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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1953
Page
8
Mrs. Mignonette R. Curiel won an interlocutory decree from Elias Curiel, a banker and liquor tycoon, in Superior Court. She testified he left her in 1951 and later sought a divorce. The ruling grants her $800 per month for life.
In Los Angeles Mrs. Me ria Haas obtained an interlocutory divorce decree from Superior Judge Ingall W. Bull while her husband Hugo Haas lay ill in a Milan hospital. Haas allegedly threatened arson, eviction, and self harm. Haas testified by deposition from Europe to a U S consul in Milan.
Edward Martin Sedgwick a director who worked with Tom Mix Hoot Gibson and Buster Keaton died Thursday of a heart attack at age 60. In later years he was linked with the I Love Lucy TV show.
Nine men escaped from the Weston State Hospital insane ward and were recaptured within ten miles of the facility. Frank E. Brown, 27, surrendered near a house after being cold and hungry. The group overpowered attendants and used a hostage before exiting through an electric front door.
A clipped comic-toned column notes the mayor's ban on the traditional May Day parade and ponders renaming it the May Not parade. It also references local housing plans, a renamed Polish city, and a string of satirical cultural jabs from Hollywood to Washington. The piece weaves in jokes about TV, fashion, and a missing persons bureau anecdote.
Edward Weyer announced the officers for Lakewood Plaza Unit 6 Annexation Association on Thursday. Co-chairman Murray Storm, secretary-treasurer Doris Lovrien, publicity chairman Jane Teasley, petition drive co chairman Jack Cramer, and Maxwell from The Denmark Ministry of Just Maxwell hold posts. Dues are $1 and petitions will circulate starting May 19 for both married and unwed women.
Hollywood star Martha Raye files for legal separation and support from husband Nick Condos in Dade County Circuit Court. She cites mistreatment and violence after a May 3 incident, seeks custody of nine year old Melody, says professional standing is jeopardized. The couple, married February 22 1943 in Newark, operate a Miami Beach night club. Raye has been married previously to Buddy Westmore David Rose and Neal Lang.
A garbled program listing shows a Saturday afternoon concert by the municipal band with terms like Corne sits Teas and Connuctor, Bon, Humoresque, and references to a late night event. The text is distorted, making exact titles and performers unclear.
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