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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1951
Page
4
In Chicago on March 30 an ex convict named Fred Erissa 465 a perfume and cosmetic sales man was shot to death by four masked men in what police call possible gangland vengeance. Police seek five men later sentenced in the liquor theft case for questioning.
California’s U S Senators and five Republican Congressmen from Los Angeles County urged a thorough anti corruption purge at a $100 a plate Lookout California dinner in Los Angeles drawing about 1200 attendees. Speakers pressed firing Vaughan and O’Dwyer, abolishing the RFC, and a hard line on foreign policy while praising MacArthur.
Opening of UC extension course in imaginative writing set for tonight at 7 in the Children's Room. Mrs. Dorcas Davis de Jong directs the class, which welcomes visitors for a single session, focused on fiction writing with critique and laboratory methods. Marguerite Wallace Kennedy is linked to a Kennedy novel case study.
The Long Beach Social Security office at 434 E Third St will be open all day tomorrow to accept last minute applications for Old Age and Survivors Insurance benefits for those eligible under the 1950 amendments. Manager J G Bretherton warns back payments cover only six months and delaying beyond tomorrow could cost one month of benefit pay. He notes many retired workers 65 or over may be unaware they are now eligible and that insured workers over 75 are eligible regardless of current work or earnings.
An overflow crowd attended the funeral service for Fred W. Herman 59 of 384 Cedar Ave. general manager of Douglas Aircraft Co Long Beach Division who died Monday night. The service at Pierce Bros Mortuary in Santa Monica was conducted by Chaplain Murphy A Lanning USAF. The eulogy was by Dr B M Woods of the University of California. Pallbearers included CG Brown G D Brown D G Gilmore H O McCluer D W McDonald Simpson E J Stineman A C Wallen. Interment at Forrest Lawn Memorial Park featured USAF buglers blowing Taps.
Municipal Band concert scheduled Friday at 2 PM on March 20 conducted by Eugene Labarre with James Eh as assistant soloist Kaphonimm-Jihanies Payne. Program includes Fantasie and The Pass and final finale arrangements by Lake featuring Coreniy and Babysh e?
Charles Furgeson of Artesia received the Orth Diamond Award at the Press Telegram Newspaperboy Advancement Dinner in the Wilton Hotel last night. He is a 11-year-old Excelsior Union High School student with 323 years of perfect route management across deliveries. Guest speaker Bootin Ren Agajanian, formerly the Los Angeles Dons star, shared pro football experiences. The City Service Banner went to Lakewood Village under Mrs. Helen Irby. Joe Atkinson of San Pedro was named Boy of the Month for top Advancement Program points. Jack Kane received a California Newspaperboy Foundation Certificate of Merit. The Four Hits of Harmony performed, with Joanne Jorgensen at the piano. Masters Dealer award recipients included Carl Britton, Ernest Gordon, Randy McClintock, Kent Arns, Andy Johnson, Jim Mis, Nelson Owens. March birthdays were celebrated with cakes.
Roberta Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs Evans of Linden Avenue has been chosen as California representative to the Forum for College Women in New York City April 14 She is a sophomore and one of 50 students in the forum A Jordan High School graduate from 1949 she majors in history and plans to be a professor She also represents the university at the National Speech Tournament in Stillwater Oklahoma.
Consolidated Grocers Corp offers to acquire the business and assets of Gentry Inc of Los Angeles. Nathan Cummings and G E Clausen announced the joint proposal. Gentry directors and principal stockholders have recommended shareholder approval. Shareholders meet April 12 to act.
Commissioner Clifford E. Peterson says motorists without 1953 registration plates will face citations unless they show proof of having applied for the new tags. The California Highway Patrol will issue the tags to drivers meeting the new requirements starting Sunday.
Los Altos Seventy five bus No 15 operated by Long Beach Motor Bus Co will use the authorized Britton Dr route for the first time. The inbound trip reverses the path.
An afternoon concert at 3 o'clock Sunday by the Long Beach All-City Junior High Orchestra under Fred Ohlendorf will be held in Polytechnic High School auditorium. Elizabeth Rule Derry will notate the program featuring works by Bach Schubert Dvorak and Wagner. Violin soloist Marla Mount will perform in one number.
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