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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1956
Page
26
A Long Beach survey of citizens over 65 finds church attendance drops with age, especially among singles and the divorced. Health, transportation, and loss of interest are cited, with radio or TV as a partial substitute and economics influencing participation.
The Post Office Department awarded Avalon Air Transport Inc of Long Beach a two year contract starting July 1 to carry mail between Avalon and the mainland for 12,990 dollars yearly. The firm’s operating director is Albert B. Von Kleinsmid.
The Dustory Attorney's Office filed a three-count Deckmaking complaint Thursday against Ben B. Bartnick, 56, retired Navy chief petty officer of 2525 Maine Ave., who was arrested during a raid on his home Wednesday.
Mrs. Sarah E. Just Kryhl 77 of 301 Cypress St died Tuesday. She moved to Santa Ana in 1939 and ran the Battle Creek Health Clinic in Long Beach. Surviving husband George M. Kryhl and sister Frances Armstrong. Graveside service at Westminster Memorial Park.
Mrs Mitsuyo Manaka of San Pedro and Mrs Frances Zemi of San Diego testified before the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce committee on relief for the fishing industry as tuna imports hurt ports. Senator Payne commended their effectiveness as hearings proceed toward forming a fisheries commission with powers to control imports and curb foreign tuna impact.
A German cargo passenger ship named Simon von Utrecht arrived in Wilmington inaugurating a new Europe to harbor shipping service. The City Recreation Commission schedules a Dedication Ceremony for a new clubhouse at 2800 Studebaker Rd El Dorado Park on April 12 at 7 30 p m.
L B Broker outlines stock purchase timing and investment strategies at City College. Jess Grundy details choosing closed end trusts, dollar cost averaging, and long term growth funds for conservative investors amid a Miss Welcome entrants event in Long Beach.
Marie Glenn Mooney a 56 year old practical nurse was fined twenty five dollars for practicing dentistry without a license. She received a year probation conditioned on paying the fine and ceasing practice after an investigator testified she refined a set of dentures at her home.
General Petroleum Corp's drilling department was awarded the Perpetual Sweepstakes Trophy for the best overall safety record in Los Angeles County for 1955 by the National Safety Council. Dynamic Air Engineering won the Junior Sweepstakes Trophy for organizations with 100 or fewer employees. Long Beach chapter co sponsored the Safety Convention where local winners included North American Aviation, Downey Weber Baking Long Beach Procter Gamble Shell and Union Oil among others.
City officials report a large bond cache in the downtown vault with a potential state take dependent on title and oil disputes. As of May 5, 1955 the total stood at 168.123 million dollars, with funds across multiple impound and revenue accounts including Harbor, Tideland, Water and Gas reserves, and various bond redemption pools.
Ramey D. Stanton of Lakewood was fined 275 dollars in Los Cer titos Municipal Court Bellflower on two counts of illegal flying. Judge John L. Donnellan imposed the fines after sheriff's department reported Stanton buzzed his Lakewood home on March 10. Stanton pleaded guilty.
Architects Association members screened a film titled The Conservation Story. John A Webb 18 of 2143 Long Beach suffered a puncture wound to his right ankle when a dart struck him during a game at the Long Beach Hawaiian restaurant on Golden Avenue.
Esther Caldwell, 29, mother of two, won the Mrs Lakewood crown in a Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce event held at the Lakewood auditorium. She will enter regional Mrs America finals March 29 in Compton with her husband Richard and children Diane and Michael.
The Insurance Agents International Union said demonstrations at Prudential offices will continue until a satisfactory contract is reached. About 750 agents in the Long Beach Los Angeles area are represented. The contract expired Sunday night and talks resume in Washington, D.C. Wages are not an issue.
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