Riding Roundup at Idyllwild Camp Tahquitz Adventure
Malcolm Epley joins a stubborn gelding named Brown Jug then Bay and King in a mountain ride with L B Scout executive Appling guiding. The trek traces Camp Tahquitz trails and the Idyllwild reservoir, showcasing Kiwanis volunteers and new Girl Scout camp facilities as camping season begins for youth in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idyllwild
Bay
Ap” Appling
L. B
King
Camp Tahquitz
City approves widespread salary raises for 95 employees
City Council authorized amendments to the salary ordinance raising pay for 95 city workers and several department heads effective August 1. Top increases affect the assistant city manager, police and fire chiefs, social welfare superintendent, city clerk, and office heads, with new salary ranges and newly created qualified traffic engineer position replacing a veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. McHenry
William H. Dovey
Frank S. Sandeman
Joseph Kenrick
J. W. Bibb
R. J. Miller
Lemuel Spencer
Philip Taylor
Jay Winesett
John B. Mosher
Neal F. Harrington
Samuel E. Vickers
Alexander J. Napier
Juvenile Bureau
Police Department
Tne
Macdonald Plea Reset for June 21
Civil Service Commission hearing on the appeal of Assistant City Clerk Edwin L. MacDonald from charges of incompetence filed by City Clerk Clyde G. Roseberry has been continued from 7 p.m. Thursday to June 21 at the same hour in the Council chambers City Hall. Continuance granted at the request of Roseberry’s counsel Kenneth Sutherland so he can prepare. Roseberry is vacationing and will not attend. his term expires Saturday and Mrs. Margaret Heartwell will succeed him per recent City Council action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Edwin L. MacDonald
Clyde G. Roseberry
City Hall
Kenneth Sutherland
Roseberry
Margaret Heartwell
Two Men Escape From Air Force Guard House
Two AWOL prisoners escaped the guard house at the Air Force Base by cutting a hole in the wooden floor. The escapees were Henry Salot, 19, and Kenneth G. Lizer, 20, according to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Base
Case
Henry Salot
Kenneth G. Lizer
Plan checking fees proposed to city schools
Chamber of Commerce directors urged the city building department be relieved from free plan checking and inspections for city schools. They cited the State Department of Architecture charges and suggested fees be collected from other city departments. They argued building safety is a service, not income, and promotions should wait until economies are achieved. J W Pant chaired the construction industries committee that proposed the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Architecture
Chamber
City Building Department
Library
Harbor
Department of Building and Safety
Chamber Construction Industries Committee
J. W. Pant
Anaheim Resident Hurt in Crash
An Anaheim man Hursel V. Snyder 41 of 1601 Sycamore Ave was seriously injured last night when his car rear ended a truck and trailer on Lakewood Bil south of Stearns St He was taken to Community Hospital with possible internal injuries bruises and cuts including a mouth laceration requiring 50 stitches The truck driver Fredrick E Tieck 27 of El Monte was involved in the crash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaheim
Lakewood Bil
Stearns St
Hursel V. Snyder
Sycamore Ave
Fredrick E. Tieck
el ‘Monte
Bierce Disc on Wife Killing Heard in Court
Edward B Bierce testified via phonograph records about the night Florence Bierce died in a downtown hotel room. The autopsy cited strangulation and multiple injuries as the cause, while the defendant described slaps and a punch during a struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bierce
Jury Selection Continues in Beauty's Murder Trial
Rose Marie Birdsall, 24, a former Long Beach waitress, fights for acquittal in the life and honor murder of Warren L. Eddenfield, 46, with prosecutors and defense trimming a 75 member panel to 12. Birdsall says he attacked her on Mt Baldy road and she struck back with a vodka bottle to save her life and honor. The trial adjourned after a tense day as jurors and alternates are considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Marie Birdsall
Long Beach
Warren L. Eddenfield
Eddenfield
Mt. Baldy
Yeehox Canyon Road
Miss Birdsall
Ruth
Chino
Rialto
Mt. Bally ‘Road
Inter
Rose Marie Birds
San Bernardino
Rose Myars
Civil Defense picks local co ordinator for F area
In Los Angeles county Civil Defense set up Operating Area F covering Long Beach and nearby cities. A committee including Mayor Burton W Chace Police Chief W H Dovey and Horace W Green will select the area coordinator who must be a city employee with admin ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Bina Hill
Lincoln Village
An Minguez
del Amo
Union Pacific
Lakewood
Artesia St
Los Angeles
ES Dixon
Inglewood
State Office of Civil Defense
Burton W. Chace
W. H. Dovey
Signal Hill
Horace W. Green
W. J. Mooney
Long Beach Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Council
Tot Registration Sets New Record
Preregistration for kindergarten last week totaled 4049, surpassing the Long Beach Unified School District’s prior peak. Enrollment at month end reached 3882, a historic high, as officials cite a new state law raising kindergarten and first grade age requirements effective Sept 22, not applying to those already registered for next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Unified School
Bandits Loot Gas Station on Atlantic Avenue
Two masked bandits held up a service station attendant at 5200 Atlantic Ave early today. One, armed with a revolver, forced the attendant to place cash in a paper bag and flee in her car with $30. The victim is James L. Kunkel, 26, of Artesia.
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Atlantic Ave
James L. Kunkel
S. Studebaker Rd
Artesia
Kunkel
Weather Forecast Repeats Familiar Pattern
The weatherman predicts a repeat pattern with night and morning low clouds, hazy afternoon sun through Wednesday, and slightly cooler temperatures. Light variable winds shift to west to southwest at 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon, with yesterday's high low range between 58 and 75 degrees.
Graduating Grandmothers at Long Beach State Class of 1951
Five grandmothers among 218 Long Beach State College graduates will receive B A degrees at commencement. The youngest is 43, Mrs Milleur, who pursued education and led The 48er while teaching and raising a family. The others, including Mrs Freemire and Mrs Martineau, balanced work and study, with views that schools remain similar despite more class discussion and objective tests.
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Long Beach State College
Suiilda Hitchings Nieat Babe
Minnie Martileneau
Frank Freemire
Lucy Everson
Carl F. Tennant
Press-Telegram
la Pasada
Minnie Martineau
Raymond Ave
W. Artesia St
Surrilda Hitchings Milleyr
Tanglewood
Lakewood
Artesia
Milleur
Long Head City College
Bakersfield City College
Fresno State College
48Er
Freemire
Whittier College
State College
Bloomfield School
Ralph Freemire
Everson
Martineau
Tennant
Catalina Line Terminal Nearer Realization at Long Beach
Fort of Long Beach expects the Catalina Island steamship terminal to be completed at Pier A end, with a $560,000 project planned. BP K Wrigley and Catalina officials discuss reducing cost from a $2,000,000 plan to smaller 300 passenger vessels to improve speed and access from Long Beach Harbor. Amar notes the need for sketches to finalize basing plans while Catalina negotiates channel access between Wilmington and the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catalinay Island Steamship Co
Fort of
Long Beach
E. J. Amar
BP. K. Wrigley
Catalina
Jack B. King
Catalina Island
Wrigley
Amar
Opert Sea
Long Channel
Wilmington
Har‘bar
Ine
Prebirthday Fete For Girl Facing Surgery At Naval Hospital
Betty Rogers a few hours from her third birthday and a serious operation at San Diego Naval Hospital received a flood of gifts and messages after publication of her plight in the Press Telegram. Her father SM1 William Rogers USN is in Korean waters. Betty got dolls clothing a doll in a clown outfit and a toy umbrella along with offers of help including a blood donor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Rogers
Naval Hospital
San Diego
W. Williams St
Press-Telegram
William Rogers
USN
Garden Grove
Betty
Rom ‘N Clown
Shakeout Ordered at Port Terminal
Port of Long Beach to install a new car shakeout to speed cargo loading. Port Manager E. J. Amar orders the heavy vibrating machine at a cost of 6795.70 to remove coke and ore residue from hopper cars. A second bulk loader will be installed on Plier D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butk
Long Beach
E. J. Amar
Sapa
Shootingest Ship Arrives Home From Korean War
The light cruiser USS Manchester, dubbed the shootingest ship in the Korean War, returns to Long Beach Friday after nearly a year on the Far East firing line. It is due off the breakwater at 3.8 pm and to moor at Pier B at about 9 am, with 1350 sailors and 73 officers under Capt. S. Lewis Parks aboard. Mayor Burton W. Chase and Navy officials will lead the welcome as families gather. Manchester fired 29,602 rounds and endured frequent enemy fire, aiding the Thailand corvette Prasae during a January rescue operation with helicopter shuttle runs and naval gunfire to block enemy advances.
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Manchester
Long Beach
Far East
Pier B
Navy
Long Bez
Burton W. Chase
Korean
Korea
United Nations
Wonsan
Thailand
S. Lewis Parks
Coronado
Two Bus Firms Share Management Under Franchise Charge
Long Beach City Lines and Long Beach Motor Bus Co face a 30 day response to a franchise violation claim alleging identical directors officers and management. Assistant City Attorney Joseph B Lamb filed the notice after ex Councilman Lorenz asserted the buses violated city orders. Lamb favors separate corporate personalities but says distinct officers and directors suffice to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach City Lines
Long Beach Motor Bus Co
Bureau of Franchises
Joseph B. Lamb
Lamb
Ph E. Lorenz
Sso
Dock Negotiations Report Thursday
Progress of negotiations between the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union and Pacific Maritime Association, under way in San Francisco, will be reported to ILWU Local 13 at a stop-work meeting in Wilmington Bowl. The foremen will lay off at 3 pm, with the night shift working as usual at 7 pm, announced by Local 13 President George Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
Pacific Maritime Association
San Francisco
ILWU
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L. B. Kiwanians
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Macdonald
Elen Michel
Red Cross
Michel
Edward B. Bierce
Florence
Fred Miller
Carl Dwankowski
State
Norwalk
Blerce
Twankowski
Dwankowski
Dr. Dwankowski
Gues
Frederick DB
Newbarr
St. Vincent's Hospital
St. Louis
Alexian Brothers
Patton
Beauty
Civil Defense Program
Long Bea
Gele Aram
Bandits
L. B. State
By Bud Lembre
Catalina Line
Coatseas
Press - Telegram
Compton
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