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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
19
A child run four editions of Drips From the Fawcett ended with a Red Cross donation of 1239 dollars. The paper, produced by Nancy and Chuck Fawcett with Karen Page, followed by a note from Chuck and Nancy explaining the decision to donate proceeds.
Open houses for Navy bases, the shipyard, Air Force Base, Fort MacArthur, and other local installations mark Armed Forces Day with hours from morning to afternoon Saturday and Sunday. Visitors may inspect ships and view exhibits. two women pedestrians and a 14 year old on a bicycle were injured in separate traffic incidents nearby.
A gunman wearing a handkerchief over his face robbed a service station attendant at 1833 B. Attesia St. of 190 dollars early today and fled. Police searched the area for the suspect after the daytime heist.
Attorney Gabrielson demand s a six million dollar fee from the state contending Atty Gen Edmund Brown’s office solicited and accepted his help in the Mallon case and earned a windfall for the state. He claims his effort alone produced the Supreme Court decision. Straton seeks two million for his legal work. The case resumes with closing briefs in ten days. A separate robbery report details a pistol- wielding bandit taking sixty dollars from Thelma Ladner and a similar holdup near a Downey station.
A Long Beach seaplane piloted by James Gibbs ferried toward Moncton Canada when engine trouble forced a stop on the Rio Grande near Albuquerque. After a night on the river and a refuel at Lake Mead the pilot hoped for a stretch deep and straight enough to permit takeoff once found. Meanwhile Douglas Aircraft announced a $3.9 million vacation and sick leave payout for about 19,000 hourly workers and 2,300 salaried employees not in the plan.
City records show 12 people filed and 3 returned petitions for the Fifth District council race with a 5 pm deadline today. Qualifiers must arrive by Tuesday evening to appear on the July 26 special election ballot amid possible withdrawals from out-of-district candidates.
A newspaper column quotes Bordner and Butch discussing dog and mail carrier relations. Dog fear, repellents, and mailman safety are debated. Timmis questions a dog repellent woven into uniforms, citing thousands of bite cases while noting personal anecdotes.
Water tastes gassy due to hydrogen sulfide from wells during spring cleaning at the Water Department treatment plant near Spring Street and Redondo Avenue. Kenyon Wells says the temporary condition is safe to drink, as the plant remains chlorinated and sterilized. gas will dissipate once filters are reinstalled next week.
Henry Lee Smith, 25, of 1425 Lemon Ave, was fined 819 for five traffic charges by Municipal Judge Martin De Vries. Unable to pay, he received 120 days in county jail. Charges included two counts of driving without a license, leaving the scene, driving without license plates, and two counts of failing to pay traffic tickets promptly.
Lt Gov Harold J Powers will speak at the annual Okla hore Picnic at 1 30 p m Sunday in Bixby Park. About 5 000 former Oklahomans are expected to attend the noon 4 p m picnic Mayor George M Vermillion will welcome the picnickers.
A Texas tourist, 27 year old William J. Sandberg, reported a thief took $40 from his wallet while he sat on the beach at the foot of Pine Ave Thursday afternoon. He left the wallet in his trousers inside his car and locked its doors.
Ansco Construction Co submitted the low bid of 19275.07 for paving Woodruff Avenue between Spring Street and Lost Coyotes Boulevard. Specifications call for four-lane paving with an eventual widening to six lanes.
A six year old housewife was kidnapped near 11th Street and Redondo Avenue about 9 30 p m and assaulted. The assailant bound her ankles with tape and shoved her into a car before driving to Recreation Park where she was forced out and left tied at a secluded spot. She escaped, walked to a service station, and notified police. Tape fragments were found at the scene.
Richard F. Meat, 14, of 6369 California Ave., was burned in a freak Hamilton Junior High School classroom fire on Wednesday. He is recovering at Seaside Hospital, uncomfortable from burns on his legs and hands. Fire started when a powdered chemical in his hip pocket caught fire.
Two two year old children, Martin Lee Vande Veer of 6530 El Palero St and Gale Ann Davis of Sunshine Ct, drank paint thinner at home on Thursday afternoon. Both were treated at Seaside Hospital and released.
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