Advisers to Seek Tax Boost for Long Beach Schools
A citizens advisory committee urged the Long Beach Unified School District board to pursue a tax increase to more than 1 per thousand assessed valuation to fund operating needs over the next five years. The plan aims for a June 5 ballot, with the panel noting California districts already boosting operating funds.
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Board of Education
Long Beach Unified
Citizens Advisory Committee
John Manna
John B. Fowler
Hubert Prichard
Walter Havekorst
Brice Dourlas
Rex Hodges
Albin Largon
Fred Dean
Gene Nebeker
J. Everett Houser
M. A
Bud) Duncan
Paul Borgfeld
California
Los Angeles County
Road Plan in Orange County Highlighted in Sunday Independent
The master road plan for Orange County is featured in this week’s Sunday Independent, second in a four part series on the county’s rapid growth. A preview of the Academy Award ceremony spotlights Italian star Anna Magnani on the cover with other top nominees inside. The Air Force punch is discussed in Parade Magazine along with a marriage quiz. In the women’s section a wife blamed for neglecting duties amid third pregnancies is challenged by Mallie Mayfield.
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Orange County
Sunday Independent
Press-Telegram
Koeps
Anna Magnani
Mally Mayfield
Man Freed in Robbery Case
Police released 45 year old carpenter Barnard Purcell after he spent a night in jail on suspicion of kidnapping and robbing Lillian Mallon. Mallon identified him earlier, saying he matched the description and car, and had been robbed at gunpoint of $30 near her self service laundry on Cherry Avenue.
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Velm
Barnard Lynn Purcell
Gaviota Ave
Lillian Marron
Mallon
Cherry Ave
65Th St
Motel Association Convention Heads to Long Beach
California Motel Association plans its 10th annual meeting in Long Beach from Monday to Wednesday with 300 to 830 delegates expected. The event opens at 10:00 am in Municipal Auditorium, with registration at 8:30 am. Officers to be elected at a Wednesday banquet in the Petroleum Club chaired by Jack Metzsar. Committees include Mrs. N H Studley and Mrs. K Wachel of Long Beach, which hosts about 30 member motels. Alfred H. King of Pasadena is listed among officials.
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California Motel Assn
Municipal Auditorium
Petroleum Club
Jack Metzsar
Long Beach
N. H. Studley
K. Wachel
Wachel
Alfred H. King
Pasadena
Association
Long Beach Quake Anniversary Marks 1933 Disaster
The article recalls the 28th anniversary of the March 10 1933 Long Beach earthquake which struck at 5 55 p m and caused 82 deaths and about 1000 injuries. It mentions widespread destruction police and civic actions and notes a stolen car report and a charter battle amid the day’s events.
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Long Beach
E. J. Maclyman
Leonard P. Wood
Tal
MacLyman
Clark Ave
Long
Wood
Teens police slingshot vandalism spree ends in arrest
Two 17 year old youths cruised in a car firing slingshot slugs at homes on Raymond and Park Aves. Police heard glass break at 1st St and Redondo Ave and found two slingshots and 200 slugs. Officers seized the teens' car. victims were Robert L. Gramhall 21 Roy T. Burgess 36 and Robert M. Mulvey 38. The youths admitted breaking windows earlier but said they had not done so before.
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1St St
Redondo Ave
Folice Saib
Raymond
Park Aves
Robert L. Gramhall
Raymond Aves
Roy T. Burgess
iPark Ave
Robert M. Mulvey
Park Ave
Felice
Ney
Robert Mulvey
Bryan Hodgson
Testifies on Slaying Amid Sobs
Mrs Rosalie Frederick cried while describing the Jan 3 slaying of Jens Gamstrup in Bellflower. Witnesses Charles Frederick and the couple’s Bellflower home adjacent to Olivia Fries’s house testified hearing gunfire and seeing Gamstrup fall after the first shots. Lucius, 33, of Bell referenced as a suspect followed the wounded man and fired twice more.
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Don Maddock
Jens Gamistrup
Togan
Rosalie Frederick
Jim Willliam Lucius
Frederick
Gamstrup
Olivia Fries
Negligence Suits Filed In Superior Court
Two damage suits totaling 60000 were filed in Superior Court on Friday. Roy Moore seeks 35000 from building owners C H Sonkeer and Hollis W Harris after tripping on a loose rubber mat on a stairway at 355 E Anaheim St. He claims multiple injuries. R Walker seeks 25000 for burns and other injuries from an incident at an oil well Wilmington last June while working for B Hall Co. He accuses Technical Service Co of negligence.
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Superior Court
Roy . Moore
Anaheim St. Ang
C. H. Sonkeer
Hollis W. Harris
Moore
R. Walker
Wilmington
B. Hall & Co
Walker
Technical Service Co
Honorary Degree Awarded to Columnist Lawrence A Collins Sr
The California Board for Education granted an honorary Master of Humanities Degree to editorial columnist Lawrence A Collins Sr of The Independent. Nomination came from Long Beach State College president Dr P Victor Peterson who praised Collins public relations work and advisory board service. The award was announced by J Burton Vasche, chief of the state colleges.
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Lawrence A. Collins
the Independent
Friday
California Board For Education
Colling
P. Victor Peterson
Long Beach State College
Peterson
Long Beach
Collins
J. Burton Vasche
The
Son of State Colleges
Burglar Steals $95 From Atlantic Avenue Service Lot
Police report a burglary at 3395 Atlantic Ave where a hidden key was used to enter a sale and $95 was stolen. Responding officers described the incident as a service location break in.
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Atlantic Ave
Long Beach Hobby Show Opens April 28 at Municipal Auditorium
The annual Long Beach Hobby Show will run April 28 through May 1 at Municipal Auditorium. Doors open daily from noon to 10 pm with free admission.
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Long Beach
Municipal Auditorium
Fish Smeller on Terminal Island Keeps Canneries Fresh
L. Charles Linn, a contracted fish smeller for Hackney Inspection Laboratories, noses through canneries from boat to freight car to ensure only fresh fish are packed. He tests cooked products, inspects butchering lines, and rejects off odors, claiming really fresh fish have no smell. Linn, 16 years in the field, lives at 2759 Fashion Ave and notes tobacco smoke barely dulls his sense of smell.
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Terminal Island
Linn
Hackney Inspection Laboratories
No Man’s Land
Fashion Ave
OK Hygiene Clinic Funds Approved by Senate Committee
The State Senate Finances Committee approved a $52,000 budget to establish a full-time psychiatric treatment clinic in Long Beach. The Long Beach Mental Hygiene Society and the Community Welfare Council health division announced the measure, which earlier gained Assembly Ways and Means Committee approval. The current clinic operates only one day per week in the City Health Department building.
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Long Beach
State Senate
Long Beach Mental Hygiene Society
Community Welfare Council
Assembly ‘Ways and Means
City Health Department
Long Beach Library Embraces Jazz To Boost Beat
The Long Beach Public Library expands its jazz collection to about 5 000 records in the main library records department. Only about 50 are readily available for borrowing as many are checked out, with 7 400 02 in the catalog. Head of the record department Mrs Macy Pierson notes students from colleges and high schools are borrowing, using jazz to bridge to classics, and teachers at Poly High cite jazz as a classroom tool. The library plans ongoing growth, aiming to offer accessible home study music while catching up with modern collections.
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Long Beach Public Library
Kenton
Mulligan
Gill
Macy Pierson
Tie
Igh
Rovk
Poly High
Jazx
Pomona College Matriculation Speaker Addresses Class
James F. Ragan Jr., president of Pomona College's freshman class, spoke at the traditional matriculation ceremony. Ragan is among 295 new Pomona matriculants at the 290 Granada Avenue campus.
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James F. Ragan Jr
Granada Ave
Pomona College
Ragan
Pomona
Four more parents charged in teen carrying on
In Compton Municipal Court Judge Sidney W Kaufman heard four more parents charged over their children s alleged late night night prowling and drunkenness. Tadee Kaufman cooperated with sheriff s deputies as authorities press to hold parents accountable. Rosie Rodrigues Nellie Albarra and Euleman Garcia of Watts were sentenced to one year probation while Mary Castaneda of Watts and Hazel Jackson of Willowbrook faced similar probation due to their teens actions.
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Rosie Rodrigues
Nellie Albarra
Euleman Garcia
Mary Castaneda
Watts
Tor
Hazel Jackson
Wayside St. Willowbrook
Red Cross group hits 30 percent of its goal
Juong Geach Chapter of the American Red Cross reports 30 percent of its four week fund drive raised in week one. E R Penning drive chairman notes opening week gifts up ten percent from last year. Veterans Administration Hospital workers contribute early, boosting the Federal Employes Division to 82 percent of its target. Belmont Shore and City Employees follow with 49 and 43 percent respectively as the Drive continues.
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Juong Geach Chapter
The
American Red Cross
E.R. Penning
Veterans Administration Hospital
Paving Bid Filed for Spring Street Project
A low bid of 120 741 72 for paving Spring St between Clark Ave and Bellflower Blvd was filed Friday with City Manager Sam E Vickers by Griffith Co Los Angeles Ansgo Construction Co Long Beach was second lowest at 125 477 73 The city had a preliminary estimate of 106 000 The project calls for four lanes of an eventual six lane road with a concrete box culvert across Spring St aligned with Heather Ditch
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Spring St
Clark Ave
Bellflower Blvd
Sam E. Vickers
Garage assets hit 1.4 million in last fiscal year
City auditor John R. Mansell reported the municipal garage's end of year assets valued at 1,469,280.85 dollars with 930,581.67 dollars in automotive equipment. The garage posted net operating revenue of 15,629.48 dollars.
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John R. Mansell
Nets
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Cyrano “de Bergerac
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