Ambing and Belmont Heights Notes in Long Beach
A Long Beach column shares a woman's piece on teaching wives to drive, pansy bed figures at City Hall, and Belmont Heights neighbor stories. It mentions residents' weather-worn experiences, the Robinsons abroad, and local events including a Grandmother Clubs chapter, a tidelands bill sighting, a lottery contest, a cerebral palsy drive, and a Red Cross blood bank set for Tuesday.
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Riftwood
Adm
George McMalin
Travelers Aid Society
L. B
Long Beach
National Federation of Grandmother Clubs
Rene Garish
Bellflower
Congress
Boy Scout Swim Pool To Open Soon At Reid Park
A 440 by 75 foot heated swimming pool is nearing completion at Will J. Reid Park in July for Boy Scouts. A fence is going up around the site as Jerry Manson reports progress. the pool will include diving boards lighting and a heating system with showers.
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Will J. Reid Park
Daisy Ave
Jerry Manson
Former L. B. Man Wins Colonel Rank
Stephen P. Dillon, a former Long Beach City College student, is promoted to colonel in the U. S. Air Force. He serves with Air Materiel Command as regional representative for San Diego and Imperial County. Dillon flew the first K-3b at Fort Worth and B-31 duties, later piloting B-17s in World War II. His honors include the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with oak leaf clusters. Mrs. Dillon and their eight children reside in La Jolla.
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Stephen P. Dillon
U. S. Air Force
Long Beach City College
Colone
San Diego
Col. Dillon
Air Materiel Command
Air Force Plant
Imperial Countro
Fore Worth
Lenxas
Neal
Low
Dillon
la Olla
Teen Burglar Shot Dead in High School Looting
Police in Manhattan Beach killed a 19 year old burglar Joseph Clyde Mendetta after he and accomplice Donald Adkins looted a high school cash box and fled. Adkins escaped but was later arrested. Mendetta died at the county morgue after officers fired warning shots during a chase.
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Manhattan Beach
Joseph Clyde Mendetta
Los Angeles
C. G. Hanson
M. J. Fox
Mendella
Donald F. Adkins
Tiny) Smith
Adkins
Tuna Industry Meeting Sets Celebration in California
California tuna leaders plan a Tuesday luncheon at the Pacific Coast Club to mark the industry 50th anniversary and wire the 100,000,000th case packed in California since 1993.
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Beaders
California
Pacific Coast Club
Voters choose Signal Hill councilmen for 8th district
Voters in Signal Hill prepare to select one of 13 candidates for the Eighth Councilmanic District vacancy after Burton W. Chace's resignation. Polls open at 7 a.m. in 34 polling places, with results compiled by the City Clerk’s office in cooperation with the Independent Press-Telegram.
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Burton W. Chace
Falls
Wardlow Rd
Cherry Ave
Market 134
Flood Control Independent Press-Telegram
Dry Tuesday Taverns Closed During Election in Eighth District
Voters in the Eighth Councilmanic District face a Tuesday election with polling hours from dawn to 7 p.m. The city clerk's office confirms closures of Dry Tuesday Taverns and notes turnout is expected under 30 percent of 19 098 registered voters. Thirteen candidates vie for one seat with possible winner under 2000 votes.
Man Charged With Murder of Daughter in Custody Dispute
Arthur Herbert, 61, a Los Angeles machinist, was formally charged in San Carlos with murdering his stepdaughter Marchele McGuire, 39, after a custody dispute. Police said he had no alibi and was taken to the scene where the body was found by her son.
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Los Angeles
San Carlos
George Seely
James Edling
Friends Honor 102nd Birthday of Mrs. Mary Kelly
Mrs. Mary Kelly, born in Southampton Michigan, celebrated her 102nd birthday in Long Beach with 50 friends at Sunset Home for the Aged. A lifelong church member and music lover, she lives with sister Hattie Kelly and counts son Charles, grandchildren, and great grandchildren among her family.
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Mabey
Mrs. Kelly
Southampton
Mich
Long Beach
Calvary Presbyterian Charel
Kelly
Canada Ships Arrive Here Beacon Hill and Antigonish
Two Canadian Navy patrol frigates, the Beacon Hill and the Antigonish, reached the Naval Station from Esquimalt British Columbia this morning. About 80 cadets, university students on a four month annual training cruise, are aboard. Educational tours will be arranged for them during their stay in Southern California.
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Beacon Hill
Esquimalt
British Columbia
California
Hotel Clerk Held Up at Blackstone in Early Morning Robbery
Two masked bandits robbed the Blackstone Hotel lobby clerk George Arthur Russell, 63, of more than 30 dollars and three guest suitcases. They tied his hands and legs with tape and bindings and gagged him, then forced him to open the cash register. The men, about 25 to 30, wore hats and different colored attire, escaping with the money and guest luggage.
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Blackstone
George Arthur Russell
Russell
State Control Over Water Seen Needed
Brennan S. Thermas of the Long Beach City Water Department argues for state control to curb fresh water depletion in the coastal basin. He notes Long Beach buys about half its water from the Metropolitan Water District, while other areas lag in conservation efforts. Approximately 600 acres along the San Gabriel River face seawater intrusion as new wells are drilled northward.
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Brennan S. Thermas
Long Beach City
Metropolitan Water District
Thomas
Central Water Basin
San Gabriel River
Seventh St
New City
List St
Rose Ave
Jackson St
Walnut Ave
Light Work Nears Finish in Lakewood Village
A $200000 street lighting project in Lakewood Village is 69 percent complete with work by Fishback and Moore. 338 lighting standards will be installed along Lakewood Blvd between Carson St and Bellflower Blvd. The 21,000 lumen lights began in March and are due to finish within two months.
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Lakewood Village
Harry Kellstrom
Fishback and Moore
Kellstrom
Carson St
Lakewood Blvd
del Amo
Bellflower Blvd
Klocksiem to Serve on Interstate Body
Assemblyman Ierbert R. Klocksiem of Long Beach's 44th District is appointed to the California Commission on Interstate Commerce Cooperation. He will sit on three key committees conservation general relations and transportation.
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Ierbert R.klocksiem
Long Beach
California Commission On Interstate Commerce Co-operation
Conservation
Children to Present Rhythm Class Show at Park Event
Children who attend rhythm classes sponsored by the Recreation Department will perform in Tiny Tots Rhythms Playday at Recreation Park Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parents are invited.
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Recreation Department
Recreation Park
Sunday Ads Call for Early Submission
Classified ad takers urge readers to place Sunday Inde pendent Press Telegram ads by Saturday 2 p.m. to ensure timely service. Staff note ads are easier to process earlier in the week and offer better placement.
Ex Mayor Candidate Seeks Write-In Bid in Signal Hill
Former Signal Hill mayor William J. Hobba launches a write-in campaign for the short term council seat, vowing opposition to gambling and addressing city needs. Five others, including Reva Welch Harold Clark and Kenneth Schrank, contest both short and long term posts as the recall reshapes the council.
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William J. Hobba
Gnal Hill
Ted
Kid Mexico
Hotta
Colson
Reva Lorraine Welch
Signal Hill
Harold V. Clark
Shell Oil
Wilmington
Kenneth Schrank
Laird
Ashby
E. Burnett St
Frank B. Vaughan
Robert H. Morrison
BO Best
Hohbba
Tthe State Department of Industrial Relations
Welch
Palm Dr
Clark
Cherry Ave
Schrank
Stanley Ave
Schrank Realty Co
Long Beach
Signal Hill City
Vaughan
Gundry Ave
Douglas Aircraft Co
el Semindoa
Signal Hil
First Marine Division
South Pacific
Morrison
Lewis Ave
City Opposes Pacific Electric Sale Hearing Today
Long Beach officials and the Chamber of Commerce prepared to testify before the State Public Utilities Commission against the sale of Pacific Electric's Los Angeles Long Beach rail line to Metropolitan Coach Lines. They argued the plan would abandon 50 years of rail service for a bus system, urging that the proposed service would be inadequate.
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Los Angeles
Henry FE. Jordan
Bureau of Franchises
Gomien Sandberg
Transportation Department
Chamber
J. L. Haugh
Metropolitan Coach Lines
Opew
Haugh
Bureau
Chamber Board of Directors
Sandberg
Compton Chamber of Commerce
Auto Looted Hero Camera Stolen From John Henderson’s Car
A hero camera valued at 266 dollars was looted from the auto of John Henderson, 36, in Los Angeles. The vehicle was parked near a downtown hotel Sunday, at a let near the street.
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John 36
Henderson
Los Angeles
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