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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1951
Page
3
Fullerton's El Dorado Ranch will be subdivided with construction of 34 homes starting now. Trees will be cleared on a 10 acre east of Richman Ave above Brookdale Pl. First unit costs about 560000 with 1300 to 1750 square feet residences on 70 by 110 foot lots.
Buena Park announces a community parade on May 26 with Mrs. Vincent J. Maleski as co chair and another chair to be named. Mrs. Frank Webber named secretary. All men must wear whiskers or face a fine. Women’s theme to be announced. Foothill Riders to prepare barbecue dinner. VEW Auxiliary to handle banners. Parade led by B. E. Neilson, chamber of commerce president.
Bellflower Martec 31 residents launch a Lakewood Gardens Civic Association safety program urging daytime no passing on streets for better driver visibility and protection for children and pets. It advises children not to play or cross streets unattended, dogs that chase cars are a hazard, bicycles should be licensed, and motorists should drive carefully.
Mr and Mrs Geroge Miyate depart from Stanton on March 31 for a visit to Japan. They travel with their two children Judg and George Jr. The family plans to visit Miyate's parents in Kishima and return in Tune.
Huntington Beach March 81 Four high school boys were injured when their car ran off Ellis Ave west of Gothard St, overturned three times. Driver Dickie Lee Frazier 16 and passengers Delmar Ingraham 16 Don Christianson 17 Wayne Mershon 17, all Newhope district, received first aid at the county hospital.
Burglary at 6029 Au try Ave left costume jewelry valued at 28 and Red Cross funds of 22 missing. Mrs Isadore Arbenz found drawers open and contents scattered about the bedroom when she returned about 3 30 p m yesterday. Deputies notified.
A garage at 15302 McRae St caught fire at 6 30 p m yesterday causing an estimated 650 in damage to the structure and contents. Sparks from an incinerator are believed to have started the blaze. Owner listed as Vincent Saputes of the same address.
Bellflower postal district members plan an annual spring golf tournament in three brackets to be held May 2 and May 9 at Lakewood Country Club. Awards will follow the final round. Committee chairmen include John Goode and Gene List with Dick Johnson and Ronnie Fox Johnson as co chairs. handicaps prepared by Burt Smith. Ben Martin assists.
In Owney on March 31 Mrs. Marjorie DeLeon, 33, of Norwalk, received sixty days in county jail and two years probation after a jury found her guilty on two counts of child neglect for chaining her seven year old son Eugene to a pole in the backyard. Authorities say neighbors reported the incident last November 29 and a cold morning discovery followed.
Newport Beach March 31 Engineer Morgan Noble of the Orange County Harbor Commission drew plans for dredging the channel under the Newport viaduct. The 20 foot wide channel will be at least six feet below mean lower low tide to ease access to the Rivo Alto Channel, which already saw improvements and development along its banks. Cost not to exceed 2000 dollars, funded partly by the city and partly by the county. The viaduct links Central Ave. with The Arches overpass.
Gracie Amatrong, age 11, of 7233 B Compton Blvd is a professional western style singer and a member of the American Guild of Variety Artists. She will appear on television on Day Dell on channel 1 and leads the Compton Memorial Day Parade on May 30 and the Pan American Festival parade in Lakewood on April 21. Her parents Mr and Mrs George Armstrong report she has won five singing contests in the past year.
Downey on Lakewood Boulevard near the North American Aviation Co plant will see bids called soon for a concrete pedestrian overcrossing replacing the existing wooden span. State Highway Department district engineer M. E. Cessna announced an approved $15,900 allocation last week as plans near completion.
Paramount March 31 Roosevelt School won the fifth annual district relay races for elementary boys and girls, finishing with 62 points to narrowly beat Grove and Mokler at 61 and Lincoln at 59. The team title was decided in the final relay event amid ceremony led by district recreation director Charles Stone and PTA officials.
Los Alamitos volunteers raise funds for a resuscitator for emergency use. The auxiliary members, including the ladies, are helping with the drive.
GARDEN GROVE March 31 This campaign surpassed its Red Cross quota as a tally by Mrs Corda Potts shows a total of 2651 11 dollars about 2 percent over the 2690 goal. Major donations included 164 40 from Rubber Corporation of California and 82 20 from its employer. Potts was aided by Helen Ewing Betty Baldwin and other workers including at First National Bank. Potts collected 1673 53 from businessmen with residential gifts not yet reported.
Paramount and Norwalk report Major Lynn Mokler Post 3916 names Adam Jaskoviak commander and Thelma Loomis auxiliary president with a mass installation at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium April 15. New officers include Loomis, Ruble, Loomis, and others. delegates named to county council and National Encampment.
A series of birth notices from Los Angeles area hospitals including Fullerton General Hospital and St Joseph Hospital report newborns in March. Names announce parents Alphie Sante, Owen, Georne, Sack, and others with residences in Whittier, Toluca Lake, Newport Beach, and Pasadena.
Marriage licenses issued by SANEA and AXA Office show a brief, status update on pending nuptials. Unclear readable details indicate names or dates may be partially visible within the clipped OCR text.
Paramount School District avoids a building crisis after the State Allocations Board in Sacramento approves contractor bids for two new school plants despite bids exceeding state estimates. Stiglbauer Bros. of Downey would build Holly School at 282,436 and Crowell Company would build Los Cerritos School at 459,000.
March 31 in Garden Grove an inter national plant authority was stumped when asked to ID a purple flowering vine owned by Mrs. Howard Johnson. Speaker Mrs. Maria Wilkes could not identify the plant as horticulturists weighed in, while officers were elected for the coming year and will be installed May 25.
SANTA ANA March 41 Widows and children of men killed in the Korean war may be eligible for educational assistance which their menfolk might have claimed. Director Ben Liebermann of the county's Veterans' Service Center said today Congress passed legislation last fall extended the aid to survivors of Korean war victims.
Buena Park Kiwanis Club will host a dinner for the Lynx girls softball team at the Women's clubhouse on April 10. Team practice begins April 1 in Long Beach, with April 3 home game against El Monte at 8 p.m. in Recreation Park, Buena Park. May 1 opens the season with Monrovia, followed by a May 3 matchup with Orange.
Orange resident Boo Schastag of the Orange Toastmasters Club earned top honors in the area Speakoff judged by ten at the Women's Club. Schastag will represent the local area in an April 28 district contest at Whittier. Runner up was Mark Soden of Santa Ana, with Bart Hodak of Huntington Beach and James Monroe and Scott Lee of Santa Ana also speaking.
Fullerton Junior College will host an exhibit day on April 26 with displays and demonstrations across departments from 7 to 10 p m. A fully equipped college print shop under R A J Porter will illustrate typical displays as part of the event.
American Legion Auxiliary members met with Mrs. George Risch to finalize April events including a push-card party in Legion Hall on April 19 to benefit Child Welfare. Mrs. Cecil Wilson named Mrs. Ira Bouldin chairwoman with Mrs. Risch and Mrs. A. H. Garcia as committee. The Orange County Council meets April 10 in Los Alamitos, then the 21st District gathering April 15 in Palm Springs with Mrs. Cecelia McKinnon presiding.
Fullerton March 31. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. will relocate its business office from 120 N Spadia Rd to the new dial telephone building at the northeast corner of Pomona and Amerigo Aves. The firm has leased current quarters since May 1938 and disclosed plans today.
Paramount leaders gather for the fourth annual Paramount Community Fair planning luncheon. Chamber President Bob Krahill says directors will meet Monday with Bill Overby of Pan-American Amusement Company to review rides, games and facilities for the summer event.
Bellflower March 31 President Gil Wainscott leads a slate of new Bellflower Optimist Club officers at Batten's restaurant. Named were Dr George Scouten first vice president Den Kinkadi second vice president C T Correll secretary Roy Murray and directors Leo Merchant Joseph Smith Komer Starr R B Taylor and Roy Harris. Harris serves as immediate past president. Installing officer was Barney Koster of Santa Ana.
Mrs Theodore L Roth of 7842 East First Street has returned home following surgery, reports Stanton local notice dated March 31.
Two people were injured in separate traffic accidents in Bellflower and Artesia according to the California Highway Patrol. Pedestrian Charles Hibton, 42, of 9900 Raimona Street, with possible fractures, was struck on Ramona Avenue near Bellflower Boulevard by a car driven by James K. Evans of Alhambra. In Artesia, Joe Martiné, 25, of 10709 Harcourt Street, Anaheim, sustained minor injuries when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Henry A. Chavez of Los Angeles on Pioneer Boulevard.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Sturgeon have purchased the modern ranch style home at 105115 Flower in Parcades Residence Stanton. Sturgeon is a manufacturer based in Huntington Beach.
Lynwood report describes Ronald Buttemere seventeen of 10761 Osgood Ave treated for minor injuries after being struck by a car driven south on Osgood at 525 PM. The driver William Flemmer of 10797 Osgood Ave said the boy suddenly ran into the auto. A separate late night crash at Alameda and 118th Sts left Thurman Ramsey and Jane Birkby with severe cuts. driver was John Jones of Watts.
NORWALK March 31 Committee leaders announce the Artesia chair Oney Alves will arrange a one week series of noon dances on Excelsior High School campus with events led by committee members.
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