Lakewood Health Week Starts With Family Talks
Lakewood Junior High hosts Mental Health Week events sponsored by the Lakewood PTA. Community officials and school staff discuss child behavior and trust, with films shown and plans for town broadcasts and future programs led by experts from the Mental Hygiene Clinic and City Health Department.
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John
Mary
Papa
Mama
Lakewood Junior High School
Lakewood Pta
Long Beach Mental Hygiene Clinic
City Health Department
Long Beach Mental, Hygiene Society
Virginia Ballard
Lone Beach Public Schools
Tod Russell
David Trainer
Bellflower
Flora Thurston
Long Bech
Brangenjee
Menyerene Clinic Board
Foran
KFOX
Anne Schwoninen
The
Family Service Association
Coy Sande
City Juvenile Bureau
Kurt Fantl
Post Office Gains Over 21 Percent in April
Postmaster Howard K. Goodwin reports a 21.7 percent rise in postal receipts for April, totaling 208 581.50 versus 171 311.10 last year. Calendar year to date receipts rise 11.97 percent over 1950, with ongoing delivery extensions and new routes to meet growth, especially in Lakewood Park.
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Howard K. Goodwin
Goodwin
Long Beach
Lakewood Park
Municipal Band Concert Program Summary
A concert program from the Municipal Band lists pieces such as Panamericana, Mendelssohn cornet selections, Pan America overture, and Romberg works. It notes a Wednesday program with no Thursday concert, features conductors and soloists, and mentions a planned intermission and finale. The text includes several instrumental titles and names, with some OCR errors present.
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ALON
Kurene Lawarre
Muley
Romberg
Detlhes
Zephyr
Eae Debe
Trinkane Marrivon
Coast Guard to Expand Reserves for Port Security
Washington announced a plan to enlarge its organized reserves to strengthen port security. The Coast Guard seeks mature applicants with firefighting and police experience, knowledge of waterfronts and hazardous cargo handling, ages 18 to 36 may enlist, with 48 drills yearly and two weeks of annual training.
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Coast Guard
Washington
United Press
Audas
Defense Test in Razing of Wall Demonstration
A mock city razing in downtown Los Angeles served as a demonstration disaster. Red Cross and Civil Defense used the event to train while victims were “buried” and moved by ambulances. The televised drill drew many calls to press and media outlets.
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Los Angeles
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Press- Telegram
Boy in Driveway Struck by Car Injures Child
Three year old James W. Pier man of 1432 W Ocean Blvd sustained a fracture of the left thigh head injuries and body bruises when he was struck in his driveway yesterday afternoon by a car driven by his father Willard The boy was taken to Seaside hospitals in satisfactory condition with serious injuries reported by attendants.
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James W. Pierman
W. Ocean Blvd
Willard
Desire to Feel Important Fundamental, C of C Told
Mrs. Mary Pieters of First Presbyterian Church spoke at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Wilton Hotel. She identified three shared traits among people the desire to be significant, to leave a mark, and to seek security and love, urging love for God and neighbor amid world dangers. Lloyd L. Stanley Jr. introduced her, as Gen Uselman of the Red Cross discussed the Blood Bank and blood donations.
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Mary Pieters
First Presbyterian Church
Chamber of Commerce
Wilton Hotel
Long Beach retail leaders urge more local influence in Congress
Fred A. Sykes of Long Beach Retailers Associated says the city deserves its own Congressman as California gains seven new seats, with three from Los Angeles County. Howard Bohannon notes long term industrial growth since 1940 and possible shift to war time production. Community Volunteer Organization kickoff emphasizes volunteer work and public understanding with a City Half May tour to follow.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Fred A. Sykes
Associated
YMCA
California
Los Angeles County
Sykes
Howard E. Bohannon
Chamber of Commerce
Oliver Roemer
Community Welfare Council
Women and Child Hurt in Carson Street Crash
Serious injuries to Mrs. Estela Hansen 64 of 2442 Spaulding Ave Long Beach and two others after a collision of a car and a transit mix cement truck at Carson St and Norwalk Blvd Hawaiian Gardens at 11 30 am today. Also injured were Mrs Hansen’s daughter Mrs Naryce June Higgins 25 of 17444 Lakewood Blvd Bellflower and her granddaughter Neysa June Higgins 3. The car was driven by Mrs Hansen and the truck by Jerome Murphy 35 of 328 N Pine St Orange. All were taken to Long Beach Community Hospital.
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Estela Hanson
Spaulding Ave
Long Beach
Carson St
Norwalk Blvd
Hawaiian Gardens
Hansen
Naryce June ‘Higgins
Lakewood _Blvd
Bellflower
Woman Who Saw Lincoln Feted at 95
Mrs. Florence E. Woodworth 2403 E Fourth St. received birthday congratulations on her 95th. A surprise luncheon hosted by relatives and friends was held at her home. Born in Fayette Ohio she moved to Long Beach from Butte Montana in 1921. She has a son George Woodworth in the Long Beach city engineering department five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Her favorite memory is cheering for Abraham Lincoln at a 1864 Ohio political rally.
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Florence E. Woodworth
Fourth St
Fayette
Ohio
Long Beach
Butte
Mont
George Woodworth
Abraham Lincoln
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Rebecca Loy
League of Women Voters
Monte Magree
Health Center
Palmour St
Russell
Fant
Mildred Druschel
Brandenburg
Brown Laboratories
United States
Federal. Savings
East First St
Port Dulles
Burglags Jong
King's
Gladys Comstock Smith
Burton W. Chace
Gilman Hot Springs
Agour
San Jacinto
C of C
Lincoln
Humphreys
DuMont
Vally
Herbert Rosengren
Sherbrooke
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