Crowning Different Boyle's Going Back to London for Rites
A New York journalist recalls wartime London as Elizabeth II prepares to be crowned on June 2. He contrasts ruins and pomp, notes the daunting ermine attire, and plans to capture a rare moment of pure English joy amid the coronation spectacle.
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West Indies Puzzle Snapshot
A cryptic style word list mixes geographic clues with names and terms such as Charlotte, Formanado, Cobalt symbol, shipworm, and Dutch city. The page blends scattered definitions and navigational hints across multiple numbered entries, presenting a dense miscellany in a newspaper puzzle section.
Picnic Announced for Nodaway County Ex‑Residents in L A
A reunion picnic for former Nodaway County Missouri residents is set for June 7 at Sycamore Grove Park in Los Angeles, announced today. It seeks former residents to reconnect and share memories.
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Nodaway County
Sycamore Grove Park
Los Angeles
Fire Engines at Two Lakewood Sites Reported
County Fire Battalion Chief W A Sherrill states engine companies will operate temporarily from two new Lakewood sites at Lakewood Blvd and South St and Studebaker Rd near Wardlow. Engine Co 94 moved from Arbor Dr to Studebaker Rd, while Engine Co 50's HQ opens with a rescue unit due in 80 days at Arbor Rd where Co 45 stays. This expansion extends fire protection in Lakewood.
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Lakewood Blvd
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Studebaker Rd
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Gardena mother pleads guilty in child neglect case
Emily Scherbert, 32, of 2624 BE 108th St, Compton, admitted leaving her 12 year old son Richard Scherbert alone without food while she gambled at a Gardena poker club. Sentencing set for June 4 in Compton Municipal Court. Police said teachers provided meals for the boy at school. The father resides in New Jersey.
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Emily Scherbert
108Th St
Richard Scherbert
New Jersey
List Posted to Aid Contract Bidders
A listing of information for prospective bidders on government contracts is now available at the Long Beach Public Library. Miss Inez Dean, document librarian, announced today that standards and quantities of products needed by federal agencies including the armed services may be found in the list. It also contains contracts awarded, the winning sum, and the bid amount. The service may be consulted daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. except Sundays in the science and technology department of the library.
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Bank charged with losing night deposit
Cahay t Theaters Corp sues Farmers & Merchants Bank in Superior Court alleging a night deposit of 5339.80 was lost or stolen after being dropped in the bank after hours box at 302 Pine Ave. The suit seeks the amount plus 7 percent interest from Feb 23. Attorney Henry Clock represents Milton B. Arthur, president of the theater chain.
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
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Theater
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Milton B. Arthur
Two Men Sentenced for Burglary and Jewelry Theft
Roland Garba and Stanley Nowlin were sentenced to 10 years to life after admitting tossing thousands of dollars in jewelry into garbage and trash cans. The pair pleaded guilty to burglary in the first degree, were armed at arrest, and stole two valuable black pearls from Frank Ellsworth of Linden Avenue. Most thefts occurred in Long Beach and Lakewood.
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Acacia St. Compton
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Pelrce
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Frank C. Ellsworth
Linden Ave
Long Beach
Lakewood
Hollywood Gossip Roundup From Mexico City to Los Angeles
Hollywood chatter covers Lester Welle and Li am O'Dwyer in Mexico City for a Saturday Evening Post piece. Jokes fly as Walter Winchell and Walter Winchell’s era figures get ribbed. Jack Benny and Georgie Burns recall earlier glories. News of Arizona Outpost retirements, Chasen’s check caper, Ann Miller marriage spoof, Ray Bolger’s return, Doris Duke Bel Air stay, Kean sisters and Christine Jorgenson lightheartedly lampooning Betty’s cigar gag.
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Mexico City
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Saturday Evening Post
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Winehell
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Georgie Jensel
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Winston Churchill
Police Arrest Woman For Drunk Driving
Millicent Ann Ezson, 26, of 1081 Roswell Ave., was booked on a drunken driving charge after her car skidded at a traffic signal on E Ocean Blvd and Orange Ave and struck a parked vehicle around noon. Officers Gandy and Barfield reported seeing her speeding east on Ocean between 65 and 70 mph.
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Roswell Ave
E. Ocean Blvd
Orange Ave
Fuiay
Clinton R Gandy
William S. Barfield
Ocean Aes
Auto Worker Vote Slated At South Gate GM Plant
Local 216 CIO Limited Auto Workers will vote Monday afternoon on a 14 page Seniority agreement reached after a week of negotiations with General Motors at the South Gate plant. Local President Russell Hoffman said both sides were satisfied with the pact and a vote to accept would revoke strike powers held by union leaders.
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Limited Auto Workers
South Gate
General Motors
Russell Hoffman
Youth on Amusement Ride Burns Hand
Stanley Woods of 11012 Ringwood Ave Norwalk received burns on the left hand and fingers Friday while on an amusement ride at 11210 W Pike. He reportedly placed his hand beneath the seat and touched a hot bar. He was treated at Seaside Hospital.
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Ringwood Ave
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W. Pike
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Civic Focus in Eighth District Candidate Frank Fitzgerald
Councilmanic candidate Frank Fitzgerald highlights improvements for Eighth District including Herman Scherer Park, paving for sidewalks and alleys, and six laning Orange Walnut and Cherry Aves. He also backs relocating the city building department. Fitzgerald arrived in Long Beach in 1923 from Garfield County Washington and works in real estate and insurance. He served in World War I in France and was wounded. He helped build barracks at Corregidor in the Philippines 1912-15. He is a member of Disabled American Veterans and Associated Property Owners. He studied law and accounting at the University of Washington.
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Garfield County Wash
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Snakes Trigger Durban Power Outage and Fatal Blowout
In Westville a two hour blackout occurred when two snakes chased a rat into a power station and touched a 6000 volt conductor. The resulting blowout killed three people and halted electrical service in the Durban suburb.
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South Africa
Westville
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