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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1956
Page
16
Assemblyman Herbert R. Klocksierm seeks reelection after receiving a warm endorsement from the California Teachers Assn. Arthur F. Corey, state secretary, praised Klocksierm for supporting bills to improve schools and teacher benefits.
Frank A. Meyers, 60, of Downey, walked into a nearly invisible glass door at the Norwalk Sheriff's Station on Saturday night. He sustained a scratch and a knee bump, and deputies noted similar mishaps have occurred here before.
Superior Court juries began deliberations in two cases. Sylvia Taylor and her husband George faced six and ten counts respectively over alleged robberies and thefts at Lakewood Center meat market with faked reports. Lenola Ramsey and Marguerite Reeves, from Torrance, faced abortion charge counts in Judge Beach Vesey's court, with deliberations due mid afternoon.
Lifelong cerebral palsy sufferer Miss Pool appealed for aid in locating her tan and white pet dog. The 5-year-old male toy terrier Chihuahua mix was last seen Sunday near Esther Street and Pacific Coast Highway, according to Miss Pool's mother, Mrs. Ollie Pool.
Hancock Oil Co reports net income of 5267,152 and 0.87 per share for the nine months ended March 31, 1936. For the same period last year net income was 4,360,431 and 1.28 per share.
Dominguez Lincoln Village T A and Good Scouters plan an evening house-to-house drive to raise 600 dollars for an athletic field at the Community Room Scout Hall 21156 Santa Fe Ave. Chairs Mrs Allen Robey and Mrs L R Park lead calls from 7 to 9 pm to move bleachers and backstops using donated materials from Shell Co.
Martha Murphy 59 of 89634 Via Wanda was named Southern California Mother of the Year by Gold Star Mothers at Forest Lawn Glendale. Presentation was by Ruth Singer national president and Lara Rea Los Angeles chapter head. Murphy’s son Bernard died in the South Pacific in World War I. another son G Barr Murphy serves in the Air Force in Japan.
State Sen. John A. Murdy Jr. of Huntington Beach was appointed today to a special Legislature sub committee on the importation of surplus water from southern California into the blossoming Southland.
The Better Business Bureau announced three new directors: Gibson Lee, president of M.S. Walker & Co., John E. Riley Jr., plant controller at Douglas Aircraft Co. Long Beach plant, and J. Floyd Ragan, executive vice president of the Bank of Belmont Shore.
Armed Forces Ball set for Tuesday at Municipal Auditorium as part of Armed Forces Week. Widespread attendance expected with servicemen in uniform. volunteers sought for hostess dances. Open houses planned at Long Beach Naval Shipyard Naval Station and Air Force Base Saturday and Sunday. Ft MacArthur and El Toro Marine Corps Air Station host open houses Saturday.
More than 25,000 Long Beach area residents are expected to join Harbor Day events on Sunday, May 27, closing World Trade Week. A new Pier A warehouse will showcase cargo displays, foreign cars, and exhibits from military commands and a fashion show. Junior Chamber of Commerce tugboat contest winners will be named, and free boat rides plus Coast Guard demonstrations will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Pier Point Landing. John P. Davis will speak on World Trade and the Port of Long Beach at a Chamber breakfast on May 23.
Lakewood merchants announce a three day celebration to open a new Lakewood Center unit south of May Co. Free tickets for a drawing of a 1956 Cadillac will be given during the event opening Thursday. Over 80 stores will participate with special prices Thursday through Saturday. The celebration is led by Wallace Bruce and Jim Wilkes with Harbor District co sponsors listed. The event includes open house displays and a chance to see exhibits about air force history and war memorabilia.
Death notices list Mae Spurling and Alice W Crabtree with services at local chapels. A Buena Park incident reports three men jailed on narcotics possession after a bag with white powder traces found. suspects named Salinas Lucero and Holguin, with additional drunk in auto charges. Other notices include Anderson Mary Agnes Bramon Marcus Davella Jr. and Bigelow Eunice Lillian with service details.
Fred S. Dean, an electronics wholesaler from Long Beach, was named one of three men reappointed today to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority by Gov. Knight. The action confirms continued governance for the agency overseeing regional transit.
A man was robbed of $70 in a parking lot behind Martin E. Pollard's Sherman drug store at 6th St and Pine Oakslave early today. Police report a bandit assaulted Charles Nettles, 42, of 811 E. The incident follows a broader context of local transit policy discussions in Los Angeles.
At about 9 a.m. today two trucks and an auto collided on Center Street at Downey Avenue. Driver Chris Peterson, 35, of Norwalk, sustained serious injuries. Joe English, 32, of Norwalk, suffered arm lacerations after being thrown to the pavement when his soft drink truck was rear ended by a gravel truck driven by Lee Denney, 47, of Compton, who was unhurt.
Coast Guard reports fragmentary messages that the tuna boat Western Explorer, owned by Camp Seafood Co and captained by Frank Manska, is aground off the west coast of Mexico near the Socorro Islands. Aboard are crewmen from San Pedro and Wilmington, with radio alerts indicating the vessel may be lost after leaving two weeks earlier.
Bellflower Saturday night saw two bandits steal about 800 to 1000 dollars from a market on Bellflower Boulevard. Attendant Donald Lee Vander May, 18, 9848 Maple Street, reported one robber bought shampoo while a second man produced a revolver and ordered all the cash into a sack.
Loot valued at 112 was taken from the A-1 Cafe on Cemetery Blvd. A .22 rifle worth 48 was stolen from the site near Dunlap Crossing Rd. Stolen items included cigars cigarettes and food. The haul, found at Ralph P Saenz home on Indt, totaled about 70 dollars. Deputies investigated reports of jukebox and shuffle board losses.
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