Fire Put Out on Warning by Railman in Fullerton
Santa Fe train engineer saved a historic packing house at Isabel Ranch when flames erupted late Sunday night. Santa Fe stationmaster sounded the alarm at 9:37 p.m. Three fire rigs extinguished the blaze causing 306 dollars in damage. The packing house, storing citrus pulp, had been closed weeks earlier after the citrus season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullerton
Santa Fe
Santa, Isabel Ranch
vFire
Lloyd Echels
Los Angeles
Charles
Anaheim
iChie? Echels
Lecturer Sues for $100000 Over Voice Damage
Long Beach lecturer Edward A. Griswold files a $100000 claim in Superior Court alleging permanent injury to his speaking voice from an April crash. He accuses two drivers, Margaret Duke and M. G. Thomas, of Long Beach, with damages for medical costs and lost earnings. The suit details a collision at Broadway and Grand near Naples.
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Acci
Edward A
Ted) Griswold
Long Beach
Mar
Explorer
Garet Jane Duke
M. G
Thomas
Griswold
Broadway
Campo
Riviera
Naples
Tadase Roroshaut
Pharley Byrd
Little Rivier
Idaho Society
Ruby
Harbor Man Faces Bookmaking Charge In Cafe Arrest
Clarence Lind, 56, of 1300 Avalon Bird Wilmington, jailed on suspicion of bookmaking after cafe raid at 206 W Sixth St. Investigators found betting paraphernalia in his possession at the scene.
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Harbor
San Pedro
Clarence Lindsay
Avalon Bird
Wilmington
W. Sixth Sr
Firebug Blaze Damages Norwalk Home on Cheshire Street
Firebug started blaze at 12014 Cheshire Street home of Floyd V Hall and his brother Roger causing about 100 dollars in damage to contents. Neighbor Beulah M Paterson reported a glow at 10 13 p m and saw signs through a window while the Hall brothers were away. Fire confined to two beds where the fire was started as law enforcement investigates the seventh blaze in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Cheshire St
Floyd V. Hall
Roger
Beulah M. Paterson
Hall Brothers
Lawrence Ball
Plan Fete for Jewish Women Meet Here in 16th Western Regional
The 16th biennial western regional conference of the National Council of Jewish Women convenes at the Wilton Hotel Long Beach with delegates from Washington Arizona Utah and 23 sections. Sessions panels and workshops focus on engaging members expanding education and social action under the theme The Making of Tomorrows. Mrs Morris Weiner presides at a workshop while Miss May Herman participates. Mrs Moise Cahn speaks at a Lafayette Hotel banquet detailing overseas programs and scholarships for social work. Seattle was chosen for the 1956 regional conference.
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Wilton
Wilton Marine Room
Cniy
Morris Weiner
Long Beach
May Herman
Moise’ Cahn
International Council
National Organization
Lafayette Hotel
Council
Far East
United States
Seattle
Wash
Tides and Temperatures For Tuesday March 9 1954
Forecast lists sunrise and sunset times with moonrise and moonset. Tides show high and low stages, including measurements and periods. Coasts and geodetic survey data are noted as the source.
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U. S
Indoor Sports Invite Seeks Disabled Members
Indoor Sports club invites physically disabled individuals to join. Meetings are the first three Saturdays and fourth Sunday monthly at Hutch View Street and Locust Avenue from 4 to 10 pm. Activities include pool, shuffleboard, table tennis, and cards. Officers include Claire Kirk president and Rita Hubbard treasurer. Good Sports auxiliary recently elected officers and is seeking new members.
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Polallg
Publicity c
Hutch
Claire
Kirk
George Fournier
Gene Atkins
Johns Crume
susan= Welch
Bet Niches
Rita Hubbard
di ‘Azel Fourier
Alfred
Rita ‘Sears
George
Second Ship Grounded in Outer Harbor
A 10,000 ton freighter J L Luckenbach grounded near the Pilot Station in the outer harbor as dense fog lingered. Tug R D Alexander from Wilmington Transportation Co pulled the ship free, inspections found no damage, and it docked at Berth 230 B, Terminal Island. Nearby, the Los Angeles, a Swedish motor ship, freed three hours after grounding. the Darfield earlier struck a reef off Palos Verdes Estates, taking days to float. Long Beach Vice Mayor Bazil A Cebienen announced a bid for re-election, with two Ninth District council seats in play seats to be decided in May and June.
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J.-L. Luckenbach
R.d.alexander
Wilmingtoo Transportation Co
Don Davis
San_ Francisco
Terminal Island
Los Angeles
Arlier
Darfield
Palos Verdes Estates
Long Beach
Bazil
A. Cebienen
Carleson
Market St
Roodstead
Ated
Gordon Carmen
Francis Crawford
City employee C B Minnis dies at 47
Charles C Chuck Minnis 47 longtime Long Beach city building inspector died Sunday at his home 2324 Tulane Long Beach after a heart attack He served with Seabees in the Aleutians during World War II worked for 20th Century Fox prior to the war was active in the Long Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce Elks Lodge 888 City Employees Association and other groups Survivors include wife Estel a son Gary R with the Army in Korea his mother Winifred and a brother Funeral set for 2 pm Wednesday at Dispay Chapel with Rev W H Galraith and Rev W B Galbraith officiating
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Seabees
Aleutians
Minnis
Set
20Th Century-Fox Studios
Berkeley
Mr. Minnis
Long Beach
U. S. Army
Korea
Winifred
Robert L
Dispay Chapel
W. H. Galraith
Chapel
W. B. Galbraith
Sunnyside Memorial Fark
Dr David Gold Heads Center Men's League
Dr David Gold elected president of the Bellflower Lakewood Jewish Community Center Men's League. Rudy Kane named chair of the telephone committee and Max Mason to head the sports activities committee. Elections for other officers follow a report from the constitution and by laws committee under Charles Litwin.
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David Gold
Bellflower -Lakewood
Rudy Kane
Max Mason
Wnder
Charles Litwin
Two Men Injured In Auto Collision On Bellflower and Roland
Two drivers, William Alexander Nixon 69 of 6502 E Don Julio St and John Edward White 32 of 5600 Roland St were injured Sunday night when their cars collided at Bellflower Blvd and Roland St. Nixon suffered a fractured rib and White a scalp laceration. Both were treated and released. Nixon was treated at Seaside Hospital and White at Community Hospital. One native of DeWitt Iowa, he came to Long Beach in 1946 from Culver City. Surviving are three daughters. Friends may call at Dilday Chapel tonight. Service and interment will be in Denver Colorado.
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Inglewood
Park Cemetery
William Lange
White Funeral
Bellflower
Holston & Son Mortuary
Zlks
Ader
Annie Laurie
Payne Ader
W. Ocean Blvd
Wabash
Ind
Long Beach
First Methodist Church
Western Shores
Dar
Betrine
OES
Kappa, Kappa Gamma
California
DePauls Wees
Albert Payne
Beatric
Fletcher A
Elm Ave
Hed Diniay, Payne
St Paul
Minn
Patterson, & Snively Morto
Kalmon "L. Mot- McDonald
Iment
Mitchell
Hawaiian Gardens
Bruce McCloy_ Mitchell
E. ‘Carson Blvd
Carbondale
Kaw
Thelma Donovan
Bruce J
Andrew
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Robert McIntyre
Mottell
Bellflower Blvd
Roland St
William Alexander Nixon
Don Julio
John Edward
White
Roland
Nixon
Seaside Hospital
Community
Hesbial
DeWitt
Towa
Culver City
Irs
Madelie
Jacobs
Denver
Cols
Pedro Man Dies After Gas Explosion in San Pedro
Kenneth Lawler, 52, died from burns after a gas explosion at his home on 9095 Palos Verdes Street in San Pedro. He was hurled from a window and died Saturday at Harbor General Hospital. The body was taken to Cleveland Funeral Home.
Missing Boy 9 Found Dead in Lake Merced
The body of 9 year old James Reibeling, an amateur radio enthusiast missing since January 27, was found Sunday in Lake Merced by a lake patrolman. His stepfather Melvin Delauney identified the body. Felice said there was no evidence of foul play.
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S. F
Lake San Francisco
Lake Merced
James Reibeling
Melvin"Delauney
Felice
Arrange Talk on Business Development
Frank E. Cox of Kawneer Co will headline a one day urban redevelopment conference titled Operation Dress Up at the Lafayette Hotel Tuesday afternoon. Cox has logged 300000 miles studying shopping area decentralization and off street parking effects. Cliff Hubbard will preside as chamber civic development chair.
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Frank E. Cox
Kawneer Co
Berkeley
Lafayette Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Cox
Mexico
Alaska
California State Department of Education
Cliff Hubbard
Chamber
Harbor area traffic crashes injure four in weekend
Four people were hospitalized after three collisions in the harbor area over the weekend. The injuries ranged from cuts and bruises to minor harm. Names include Jack Killeene of Pacific Coast Highway, Raymond Haley of Downey Avenue Paramount, Nadine White and Sylvester Chavez of 203rd Street, with drivers Herald White and Daniel Arellano involved in the crashes.
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Wilmington
Harbor
Jack Killeene
Pacific Coast Hivy
Tomita
Pacific Coest Hwy
Lemeda St
Raymond Haley
Downey Ave
Paramount
Kenneth Veldneer
Andrea ‘Ave
Torrance
Anaheim
St. “Land
Alameda ‘Straat
Nadine White
Sylvester Chavez
203Rd St
Crenshaw Blvd
Herald White
Daniel Arellano
156Th St
Gardena
Ex-Used Car Dealer Faces Five Arraignment Counts
Former Long Beach used car dealer Frank James was ordered to appear March 22 in Superior Court for arraignment on four grand theft counts and one count of writing bad checks. The preliminary hearing saw testimony from a San Tsidro auto dealer about seven cars placed on consignment and not refunded. Erasmo Andahdo, bank official, testified he invested 16,000 as backer. The bad check involved a 43.78 check to Acme Mattress Co. in Long Beach. James, once at 1709 American Ave, now works as a used car salesman locally.
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Long Beach
Frank James
Superior Court
James
Municipal
Charles K. Smith
S. San Tsidro Auto
Erasmo Andahdo
Tijuana
Acme Mattress, Co
Long ‘Beach
American Ave
Martine Lines virtually takes over Long Beach port with five ships
Waterfront veterans note the Port of Long Beach sees a rare concentration as Martine Lines operates five vessels at Berth 10 Pier A and Berth 3 and 9, discharging cargo from Gulf ports to Europe and loading for Japan. Vessels include Nigel, Boy, Mary Luckenbach, Niger, and Devon City with New York Maru and Nikko Maru also involved in various cargo moves.
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Martine Lines
Long Beach
Ping Firm
Nigel
Smother
Mary
Luckenbach
Bertha
Gulf of Mexico
Japan
Pier A
Gulf
Europe
Antwerp
Bremen
Devon
Pier
Yehrall
Liverpool
Rotterdam
le Havre
Dunkirk
Long Beach Designer Julie Pitman Found Dead in Portland Motel
Mrs Julie Marie Pitman a 51 year old Long Beach dress designer born in Austria was found dead in a gas filled motel rear in Portland Oregon ruled death by own action by police. She carried 1260 in American Express checks 436 in cash and bank books showing nearly 10000 in deposits and an airline ticket to Los Angeles. A suicide note was found with the body and she had been in Portland two days.
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Julie Marie Pittman
Long Beach
Portland
Ore
Austria
Vis di Roma
Christensen+ Pine
Pitman
Peltmer
American Express
Los Antecs
Mes
Edward Wilson Rites Slated
Funeral service for Edward Wilson, 45, of 103 Argorne Ave., who died Friday of a heart attack in his car, will be at 10 a m Tuesday at Mortell's Mortuary. Survived by wife Alice E., two children, brother Robert E. Wilson, sister Mae Ervan. uncle Rev. Quintin P. Roger, ex East Long Beach Methodist member, officiating. Wilson was a Quaker State Oil Co. representative for 18 years.
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Lewis
Mabel Lewis
Faculty Ave
Y Lakewood Village
Tong Beach
Bloomington
Kan
California
Fulerton
First Methodist Church
Fullerton
Order of Eastern Star
Charles Lewis
lAvenal
Loma Vista Mausoleum
Edward Wilson
Argorme Ave
Mortell's
Alice E
James Edward
Judith Anne
Robert E. Wilson
Mae Ervan
Wilson
Quaker State Oil Co
Six Hurt After Three-Car Crash On Pacific Coast Highway
Six people were hospitalized after a three-car collision on Pacific Coast Highway in the Torrance Lomita area. The most seriously injured include Mrs Vernita Brown 40 Ramiro V Martinez 22 Marcelion Sentina 26 and Leonardo Garcia 32 all of Venice. Others injured include Walfred Alsted 41 Redondo Beach and Pedro Flores 16 Venice. All three vehicles were demolished.
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Torrance
Harbor General Hospital
Pacific Coast
Torrance-Lomita
Vernita Brown
Middlebrook
Ramiro V. Martinez
Marcelion Sentana
Leonardo Garcia
Venice
Walfred Alsted
S. Juanita Aves
Redondo Bedeh
Pedro
Flores
Brow
Aly
Jsted
Martinez
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Yokonama Poitipoine Transport
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New
San Francisco Ramatin
Inderinie Minursota
Mark (Dominguez
Allen
Ptaimapis
Bazil U. Carleson
C. B. Minnis
City
Chuck) Minnis
Harbor Area
Relska Ae Schea
Relsk
Line
By Don Brackenbury
L.B. Woman's
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Airaee
Third Street
Mertell
Chapel of Third
Alenvies
Ips
Phere Torhove
Mera Oreceusky
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