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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1955
Page
20
Coast Guard air and sea search in the Catalina Channel for seven days' missing fishing boat captain Richard Wegener aboard the Catherina. Wegener, last heard June 17 off San Francisco, planned to reach Half Moon Bay and then Bodega Bay, with Coast Guard aircraft and a San Diego helicopter aiding the effort.
Harry Goldman 70 of 2659 Chestnut Ave died Thursday at home after founding Pacific Fiber & Rope Co in Wilmington. Native of Riga, he moved from St. Louis to Long Beach in 1928. He served Temple Sinai as president for three years and secretary for two decades. Active in Freemasonry and charitable groups, he left a will and supports Temple Sinai Talmud Torah. Funeral at 2 p.m. with Zionist and Masonic services.
Two young bicycle riders suffered injuries in separate Thursday incidents. Marvin Lee Ditton age 5 from 1024 I G 67th Street had a minor scalp abrasion after his bike collided with a car driven by Charlie C. Greene age 44 of 1075 Walnut Avenue Los Alamitos. The crash occurred at Myrtle Avenue and Inez Salice reported. Alan John Greenberg age 11 of 5807 Pacific Avenue fractured his left ankle when his bike was bumped by an auto at Country Club Drive and Chestnut Avenue. he was taken to Seaside Hospital. The driver of the car, Golda Lynwood Eshelman age 64 of 3751 Chest Terrial changes were announced during the Seventh-day Adventists annual camp meeting at 4100 Imperial Highway. R R Blitz president of the churchs Southland conference said changes included the following: A J Estober Lynwood to Long Beach William Henry Huntington Park to Long Beach Fred Galles Glendale to Long Beach Gerald Hardy Redondo Beach to Bellflower Orley M Berg 5th Street to Lynwood Les Her Wolpert Newhall to Hawthorne and Robert Greiner Bellflower to 64th Street Church. Adventists who encourage but do not demand a vegetarian diet heard Miss Dorothea Van Gurney of the International Nutrition Research Foundation say vegetarian diets are observed by the major portion of their worlds population for many reasons including economics health and religion.
San Pedro funeral services were held today for Guy Lyons a 70 year old pioneer harbor area businessman and civic reader who died Thursday at his home on Sunnyside Terrace after an illness. Lyons arrived in San Pedro over 86 years ago and entered the bus transportation business in 1929, remaining active until retirement five years ago. Surviving are his wife Ella Lyons daughter Dorothy Faentz of Seattle granddaughter Katherine Ball and great grandson Frederick R Hall of Seattle. Services were led by Rev Andrew W MacCormick at 2 p m at First Presbyterian Church with interment at Green Hills Memorial Park.
Summary of local notices: Steamer fined 50 for a smog violation with 30 fine by General Steamship Corp. agents pled guilty. Terminal Island agents received probation. Navy contract awarded for overhaul of USS Butternut. Civil service exams announced for firefighters at Long Beach and Pasadena. Groundwork contract granted for well sites and treatment plants. A deputy assault case fined 100. Community events include a basket plan in New York New Jersey Society and Sabbath services at Temple Beth Sholom.
San Quentin warden denies Lois Schwinning, 26, permission to witness the execution of William F. Rupp, condemned for the 1952 Yorba Linda murder. Rupp remains under stay as federal judges review a habeas corpus petition. his sister, UC criminology student, has pressed to attend citing mental illness claim.
L B Harrington, 29, of Long Beach, suffered a serious head laceration when his car hit the rear of another vehicle at Anaheim Street and Hobson Avenue. Arnold Plerett, 34, of Long Beach, was not injured. Harrington treated at Harbor General Hospital then released to his doctor.
Obituaries list residents from Long Beach and nearby towns. Thomas Griffith, Orlie Atkinson, E C Caale, Richard Baker, Michael Capolungo, Edna Leaver, Hans Hansen, John Henry Henry, Bertha Selke, Ida Del Corro, Rene Charron, Mrs Tessierinn Schies, Thalma Baker and others are named with birthplaces, marriages, and services scheduled, including church and mortuary details and interment plans.
A Los Angeles inquiry revealed John Andikian, inspector for the State Rubbish Collectors Assn, was commissioned as a special deputy and carried a gun to supervise waste-collection activities. Witnesses tie him to a claimed union-rubbish scheme with Louis Visco and Frank Matula, amid mayoral and county officials’ testimony and continuing hearings.
SAN PEDRO A Fla outlet reports postal worker Edward J. Wheatley 61 of 1477 Sepulveda Isl fell into an open elevator shaft at the post office 536 S Beacon Ave Thursday night Wheatley told police he stepped into an open shaft after opening the ground floor elevator door suffering a possible broken leg
Two cases will protest license suspensions before the State Alcohol Beverage Control Appeals Board in Los Angeles next week. The hearings, part of seven total, include Nathan Kessler and Morey C. Serf of South Seas Cafe facing a 30 day suspension for sale to a minor, and Doll Inc. of Holler Inn Cafe facing a 15 day suspension for permitting consumption during restricted hours.
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