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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
20
Long Beach Public Library inventory shows 1954 55 losses total 3316 items with value 7130 36 while 1 494 million books circulated. Missing items surface in unexpected spots including pawn shops and rummage sales. highlights include astrology and hypnotism works and films valued at 100 to 200 dollars.
Long Beach teachers backed Proposition C on the June primary ballot and urged public support for a $500 yearly across the board wage hike if the proposition passes. An opposition plan from the Taxpayers Assn. of Long Beach suggested raises from $250 to $375 annually. City Planning approved a 122 lot subdivision east of Downey Ave and north of Arlington St, with Union Development Co as subdivider, plus a 3 lot tract on Molino Ave. Low bids for Water Board contracts came from Brown- Bevis Co. of Los Angeles for loading equipment at $7,228 and Bay City Bearing Co. for 2,646 feet of sludge removal chains at $6,508. City Clerk Margaret Heartwell left for New Orleans for the National Institute of Municipal Clerks conference.
Nine Long Beach brothers exhibit cattle at Artesia Dairy Land Fair May 29 to June 2. Former Gage County residents picnic at Bixby Park May 27. Cherokee County Iowa picnic May 30 in the same park. Earl Fast of Long Beach presiding at California Linen and Laundry convention in Santa Barbara. James Branson will present oil conservation at Long Beach Optimist Father and Son Banquet. State Broke and Wheel Specialists Answ. meeting at Chet's Brake Service. Boats in harbor lower flags for three crewmen of Western Explorer. American Cancer Society invites donations in memory of the deceased. Ticket to Freedom film narrated by Edward R. Murrow now at Public Library. Temple Sisterhood Sabbath at Temple Israel at 8:30 p.m. Rabbi Kaelter to speak on The Priestly Benediction at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The League of Women Voters of California closed a four day convention endorsing Constitution Amendment No 11 adding a 100 million bond to aid local schools and backing a ballot measure to remove state legislative expense limits. Officers elected include Secretary Mrs John E Howe and directors Mrs Henry Saster and Mrs Meizar Jones.
George Jack a 2T year old dancer from Lakewood moves from Navy service to a Las Vegas Sands solo slot. He will be there at least 12 weeks then return for UC Irvine exams. Previously in Chicago and Navy shows, he studied at Long Beach City College and with Al Ruiz. He aims to extend his Vegas stint to tap dance.
Postmen discuss dog bites on delivery routes with odds of 125000 carriers being bitten. Regulations now let carriers refuse to deliver to dogs causing a nuisance, shifting from bite-only refusals. John Jacobs, with ten years on the job, reports multiple bites from a cocker in Lakewood and recalls past dog attacks by owners, while carriers aim to avoid confrontation and keep routes calm.
Hamman is re elected to lead the Seaside inter hospital committee and will represent Seaside with that group. Cassady serves as vice president with Donald Locke treasurer H M Van Dyke secretary and Dr Sterling Pillsbury assistant secretary. Nine trustees are named with renewals for terms and include Thames Reed Burns Chaffe Elmer Decker Calvin Lauer Standlee Martin Douglas Newcomb Wessels Pillsbury and Settle. Re elected directors include Harry Buffum John P Davis Grant Beckstrand Joe Walker Locke and E B Miller former vice president appointed chair. Present board members include Bill Barbee Rex Hodges and J R Jimerson director emeritus.
Long Beach youths face a summer unemployment surge as 6,000 high school students seek vacation work. Sertoma Club runs a free employment service with counselor Mrs Dona Wester placing 101 youths so far. The program partners with the Youth Coordinating Council and Juvenile Bureau to place teens in sales clerking, stock, camp counseling and light manufacturing jobs as more applications roll in next month.
Postmaster George J. McMinn presented a regional certificate to William R. Harter 39 of 51 Portuguese Bend Rd Rolling Wills. Harter a Downtown Post Office clerk since 1939 was the only USPS worker nominated for the Rockefeller Public Service Award. he earned a regional certificate for finance office proficiency and civic participation.
Detective Pat A. Partie of the burglary detail recovered a stolen car left in a ditch east of Studebaker Road and south Atherton Street. The vehicle, taken from Atherton Park, belonged to Detective Parris.
County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn announced support for Sen. Estes Kefauver in California’s Democratic presidential preference race against Adlai Stevenson. Hahn, who says he was a Kefauver delegate in 1952, endorses Kefauver as the loyal choice amid the heated contest.
US defenses in the Middle East are deemed at risk while the region remains unstable. Bernard and Mitton Sahl Post 593 leader Reubin Kaminky and Assemblyman Herbert Blockstein warn that global defense hinges on Middle East stability and containment of Communist influence. Local officials discuss maintaining coastal and oil fund interests as defense concerns persist.
A Seal Beach woman filed notice of intention to circulate petitions for the recall of Mayor Paul Calvo and Councilman Pred Flanagan. The notice was filed with City Clerk Fred Hickman by Mrs. Bonnie Abata. If sufficient signatures are obtained, Seal Beach would hold its 11th council recall election at an estimated cost of about $2,200.
Atlantic Ave near Spring St experiences a partial blockade as crews relocate pipelines ahead of Spring St reconstruction from Pacific Ave to Cherry Ave. City Engineer Jess Silkerson reports the blockade will appear sporadically for two to three weeks with more than 39 companies relocating lines. Spring St construction to begin in July at an estimated cost of about $2,000, financed by Long Beach Signal Hill and the county.
Cleveland headquarters Standard Products Co at 6116 Cherry Ave announces a proposed merger with Detroit Jewelery Manufacturing Co. If approved by stockholders, Standard WW would receive Shelter stock valued at 12 million dollars and become a Shelter division. Directors of both companies approved the plan, awaiting stockholder action. Shelter makes steering wheels and rubber, cork, elastomer, and metal products while Standard produces window channels, weatherstripping, door locks, and rubber goods.
Obituary notices list Joseph Francis Murphy and numerous others by last name Railsback Smith Tikas Steele Nason Hoover Abrenberg Lippitt Alexander Miller Brown with surviving relatives and funeral details. Services are planned at Mottell's Peek Mortuary and Dilday Mortuary or Chandler Mortuary with dates and times in the week ahead.
Long Beach lifeguards report water temperature 60 degrees with surf conditions and daily tide times. High tides at 6:25 am and 6:51 pm reach 6.3 and 5.3 feet, lows at 12:41 pm and 12:48 am reach 0.9 and 0.7 feet. Sunrise 5:49 am, sunset 7:50 pm, moonrise 3:24 pm, moonset 2:34 am. Foregoing statistics by the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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