Most Wanted Fugitive Nabbed Crossing Bay Bridge
Donald Charles Fitterer, listed among the nations ten most wanted, was captured by federal agents and highway patrol while driving a stolen 1952 Dodge across the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. He faces an unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for murder in Iowa. He admitted shooting Harrison in a drunken argument and was arrested with four agents and six patrolmen.
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Long Beach
Donald Charles Fitterer
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Fitterer
Lee County
Iowa
Charles KK. Harrison
Denmark
FBI
John G. Peebles
Naval Base
Wilmington
Peebles
Highway Patrol
Alton Rasmussen
Harrison
Titterer
Patrick Steven Russell
Chicago
E. B. Brown
San Francisco
Russeth
St Burlington
Towa
Burlington
Brown
Oakland
Powder Puff Derby Fliers Stop in Long Beach Visit
Two of more than eight women fliers in the annual All Women Transcontinental Air Race arrived in Long Beach en route to Lawrence Massachusetts. Mrs. Margaret Callaway, a Fairfield-Suisan airport flight instructor, and Miss Lindy Boyes, an Oakland Tribune aviation columnist, carried greetings from local mayors and chambers. They tour the city with Gordon Sandberg of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce before the race start.
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Aix
Margaret Callaway
Lindy Boyes
Fairfield-Suisan
Long Beach
Myme
Lawrence
Mass
Callaway
Fairfield-Suigan air+ port
Miss Boyes
Oakland Tribune
Fairfield-Suisan Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Gordon Sandberg
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Whereabouts Sought of George Schliefer
George Schliefer whose last known location was the Bellflower Paramount area is sought by his brother in Germany. The Home Service Division of the Long Beach Red Cross chapter announced the appeal. Persons with any knowledge of Schliefer's current whereabouts are asked to telephone the Red Cross.
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George Schliefer
Bellflower Paramount
Germany
Home Service Division
Long Beach Red Cross
Schliefer
Red Cross
Pay Day Loan Plan From Aetna Finance Office
Aetna Finance offers a convenient Pay Day loan plan at 142 American Avenue. Employed persons may borrow 30 dollars at once on salary, with a 1.25 dollar cost for 30 days if repaid on time. Larger amounts up to 500 or more are available on salary, auto, or furniture purchases. Manager J Boecker invites interested workers to visit the office.
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Aetna
American Avenue
J. Boecker
Fisher Saves Skipper In Sea Rescue Off Santa Catalina
Ray Smith fell from his 40 foot cruiser Edith Ann near Santa Catalina Island Long Point while his family slept. He shouted as he swam toward the drifting boat but could not reach it until the sport fisher Kiru, skippered by Vic Brown, found him about an hour and a half later and brought him aboard.
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Ray Smith
Pasadena
Edith Ann Eamis
Santa Catalina Island
Long Point
Smith
Helms
Hey Didi
Kiru
Vic Brown
Grass Fire Attended at Buena Park Address
Buena Park Fire Department responded to an unattended grass fire at 5762 Darlington Avenue on Sunday. Authorities reported the blaze was discovered by residents and contained with minimal damage to surrounding property.
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Park
Buena Park
Buena Park F
Darlington Ave
EPSOM SALTS AND HORSE MEDICINE? Mystic battery formula dispute
Senate hearing exposed Jess M. Ritchie’s claim that a battery rejuvenator AD-X2 contains trace elements beyond epsom salts and Glauber's salts, while Humphrey labeled the formula mysticism. Ritchie refused disclosure, citing patent secrecy, and tied the dispute to Bureau of Standards actions and Astin’s firing.
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Washington
Jess M. Ritchie
O Gay
Senators
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ritchie
Oakland
Calif
Senate
Small Business Committee
National Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Humphrey
Merlel Randall
University of California
Randall
Epsom
Glauber
Minnesota Democrat
Mother Gives Up Her Daughter for Education in Denver
Sydney based Rose Vail, a divorced Australian war bride, sent her 9-year-old daughter Carol Ann to Denver to pursue a better education. She told reporters she and the child’s father Charles Vail, a former U S Navy man, had lived in America three years but could not make things work, prompting the divorce. The Pan American plane carried the girl away as Mrs. Vail watched, declaring the move necessary for proper schooling.
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Sydney
Australia
Rose Vail
Denver
Colo
America
Vail
Police Seek Owner of Wandering Brahma Bull in Los Angeles
Police hunted the owner of a 1200 pound Brahma bull that roamed much of Los Angeles before an officer shot it dead. Officer J J Poor killed the animal after it charged and knocked down Officer J P Reeves who was treated for bruises and concussion at a local hospital.
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Los Angeles
J. J. Poor
J. PD. Reeves
Peer
Reeves
Reaves
Mose Phval
Girl’s Move to Colorado Leaves Uncertain Return
A speaker reflects on a girl’s departure to live with her father and grandparents in Colorado. The message expresses hope she will return in a few years, but uncertainty remains about whether she will.
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Colorado
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L. B. Auto
Powder Puff
Derby Fliers
Pazo
Mr. R. F
Leorninator
Araning Pazo
Mary Jeanette
Beirut
Lebanon
New York
Teheran
Iran
William ¥. Markz
U. S. Army
Mary
Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
March of Dimes
Petri's Cleaners
Dmcus
Catalina
Travel Bureaus
Leach
Mystic
Bureau of Standards
Allen V. Astin
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
National Better Business Bureau
Mnewsweets
Adarz
Leiter
Dawn
Jett
Jean
Boston
Canada
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Ste. Anne de Besupré
Marie Lear Packacs
South
Grand Avenue
Angeles
Madison
Milkes
Alamitos
Anaheim Street
Tell Back
L. B
Royal Table Pad Co
Kress Building
Melieves
Ols
Tco
Irvine Ranch
Orange County
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