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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1948
Page
1
An albino deer named Buckoby arrived at Cryilio Miller's farm near Brodhead on a November visit and chose to remain. The pet deer, with 10 point antlers and moose-like fattened ends, prompted Miller to seek a license to establish a permanent residence on the farm.
Azaleas thrive when planted in peat moss mixed with ten percent sand and good drainage. Dig a large hole for the root ball and encase with four inches of peat moss, soaking the peat beforehand. Water slowly weekly to ten days, keep foliage moist, and feed with Red Star acid plant food after bloom. Spray for thrips and red spider using insecticide. Red Star Garden Chats airs Fridays at 1:13 p.m. on KXLA.
A business district grows in northwest Long Beach as four new suburban sites rise along Long Beach Boulevard from the flood control north to St. Eleven. An informal 10 businessman committee proposed zoning Walnut Grove and nearby farmland into park, business, residential and industrial zones to guide growth. On the boulevard’s east side a unit motel rises near the bridge, plus a refreshment store, engineering firm HQ, gas station, antique shop, upholstery shop and a hardware store under construction. West side development includes a remodeled service station and a nearby grocery planned. A two storefront building at Neece and the boulevard is nearly done. The plan places business fronting Long Beach Blvd with west-side residential and permitted industrial to Alameda St, separated by a 4Q-acre park along the flood channel from Del Amo to the boulevard, forming buffer strips and recreation space.
Hewon Hendon former president of Redlands University senior class named executive secretary of the Redlands Alumni Association. He will oversee business and correspondence and act as public relations representative for an organization with over 3000 members. Hendon, a former mayor of Vets Village, is a Long Beach realtor and ex Woodrow Wilson High School senior class president.
Greta's Women’s Shop at 5012 Second St Belmont Shore reopens after rebuilding. Henry Katz, former owner, notes modern display windows with angled flower boxes to draw passersby. Designer Kennett S Wing ALT Aene created boxed display sections with fieldstone panels. No change in pricing or policy beyond adding dressy dresses.
A March 40 observation from Osceola IIIS Pa shows the Loyal Veterans of Foreign Wars post membership lists 202 members with only 2s] married.
Long Beach Board of Realtors will start a campaign April 1 to raise 2500 for the National Association of Realtors Washington committee. Bond Harpole says the committee backs tax relief for homeowners on home sale losses and will aid rent decontrol, housing projects, unemployment tax, and antitrust issues. Max Eivoni will lead the local effort with 15 Realtors in the group.
Navy vessels in Port Fafowine show a dense arrival pattern from Fal eld and Teck ea Sturch with names including Spramgdeli Heleng and Wedderburn Duficans among others listed as operating in the port area as of March 19.
A week of labor discord hits soft coal miners and mine owners with a stoppage sparked by John L. Lewis over pension demands. Steel and rail transport feel the impact as production slows and shipments tighten. In other arenas, Oak Ridge averts a strike, 350,000 United Packinghouse Workers walk out in Chicago, and Federal Reserve signals tighter money amid a rising price trend.
Ben F Paine president of Long Beach Insurance Association announced two property and casualty insurance classes offered with Long Beach City College. An introductory course will be taught by Rugh Burnham open to those in or entering the field, covering fundamentals of insurance and agency operation. An advanced course by William Hines targets solicitors and agents with mastery of basics. Both meet Mondays 7 to 9, beginning April 5 at Long Beach City College at Eighth Street and Ame.
T F Merrick and A G Maspero will lead Monday and Wednesday realty class sessions at Long Beach Board of Realtors in Room 407, Polytechnic High School. Topics include Long Beach cases fees and lease and Land Economics and Appraising. Enrollment before April 1 at Long Beach City College Business and Technology Division.
Captain Hayden J Price son of J C Price and Mrs Price was assigned to the Eighth Army in Yokohama Japan in February 1948. He attended Riverside High School and is a graduate of Stan University and University of Wyoming. He entered the Army with prior unit service and later went to Texas where his wife resides in San Antonio.
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