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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1953

Page

16

Wilson High School appoints Sager as assistant principal

Francis Milton Sager, Jordan High School science teacher, was appointed assistant principal at Wilson High School by the Board of Education. The post is newly created and takes effect at the start of fall term. Sager earned his PhD from the University of Wisconsin.

Francis’ Milton Sager Jordan Wilson High Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Lard St Pine and Locust Aves Adams Elementary Walter Boyd Byrd

Man Accused of Shearing Wife in Jealous Altercation

Sim XN Hubbard 23 of 2833 Sawyer St. surrendered to Norwalk sheriff after a Friday incident in which he allegedly battered Patsy Lee Hubbard 18 and cut her hair with a butcher knife during a parked argument in front of an in law’s home. He faced Downey Municipal Court on a battery charge. Deputy H J Hopkinson arrested him on the complaint.

Sim XN Hubbard Sawyer St Sitios Norwalk Downey Patsy Lee Dei H. J. Hopkinson

Lakewood Health Unit Wins Chamber Backing for New Hospital

Lakewood's Chamber of Commerce board endorsed a privately built 100 bed hospital at Candlewood Street and Clark Avenue adjacent to Lakewood Center. George O. Schecter and Associates to start construction once a zoning change is secured. The chamber favored non profit operation and noted local stock funding.

Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Board Candlewood St Clark Ave Lakewood Center George O. Schecter Schecter Chamber Roger Engel Engel Lakewood Park Corp Ben Weingart Lou Gretz East Los Angeles Industrial Association League of Unincorporated Communities Assembly Rovernor Gretz

Foul Play Hinted in Death Quiz at Los Alamitos

Santa Ana sheriff investigators say they are not satisfied with a coroner jury finding about William Hillbrecht, 62, of Los Alamitos, who probably fell to his death May 15. They believe he was murdered and continue probing to resolve how the skull wounds occurred, noting the victim was found unconscious at Reagan Street in Los Alamitos at 2:40 a.m. May 16 and died that morning.

Santa Ana Dan Rios Barney “McKown William Hillbrecht Los Alamicos Hillebrecht Los Alamitos Sanitarium Reagan Sr Los Alamitos

Obituaries from an Inland Empire death notices page

Obituary notices list Rufius E Tyler 89 of Gale Avenue died Sunday with survivors including wife Lidia daughter Edith Cox and two more, service at Loper Chapel and Sunnyside Park. Paul Theodore Curtis 42 of Cordova Walk died Sunday. service in Cartersville Georgia. Betti Jo Anthony 28 of Sixth Street found dead. survived by husband and many family members. service planned in Patterson & Lively Chapel. Rudolph Ayer 65 of Besrnside Street died. service at Mortell's Chapel and Westminster Memorial Park. John Manning 45 of Long Beach Naval Base died Sunday. buried Seattle with Lakewood Mortuary. Essa M Skinner 76 of Ransom Street died Monday. survivors include daughter and four sons. service at Mottell's Chapel and Westminster Memorial Park.

Edith Cox Long Beach Anne M. Mattson Dorris M. Dassing Margaret Cheney Gilbert Green Lulu Rader Loper Chapel Rae Wilsrd A. Senarr Curtis Paul Theodore Curtis Cordova Walk Dalton Gashey Tame Nere Navy Moore Memorial Methodist Church Elsie James W. Curtis South Cartersville Patterson & Snively Mortuary Charles Louis Jack Robert Miller Patterson & Lively Chapel Grover C. Bagby Sunnyside Memorial Park Manning John Manning Long Beach Naval Base Brooklyn Cordelia Seattle Wash Lakewood Mortuary Skinner Essa M. Skinner Ransom St Sullivan Ind Louise M. Wilkins Jack Skinner Thomas Skinner Sunset Brach Wilmer Walter Skinner Mottell’s Chapel Westminster Memorial Park

Faces Extra Year in Jail After Plea Delay

Robert Corenevsky, a 23 year old Hollywood bookkeeper, faces a year in county jail with no credit toward his sentence after pleading not guilty to grand theft and seeking bail pending appeal. Judge George Francis granted a stay of execution but kept bail denied, returning Corenevsky to jail while the appeal proceeds.

Robert Corenevsky Hollywood Long Beach Rock Hudson Dorenevsky George Francis Francis Corenevsky

Fragmentary Ambulance Route Noted on City Streets

The readable fragments describe ambulance locations and street references such as Seventh St and Tamale Ave, Walnut Ave and Pacific, and general mentions of ambulances at multiple cross streets. The text is garbled with many nonsensical names and places, offering a rough snapshot of emergency vehicle movement in a metropolitan area.

Tol- Sig Cp Seventh St Tamale Ave Ambulanes Wils A Afaz E. Tin Walnut Ava Pacific Gonatamy Ximano Reid Peta Lingoln Rinse Venom Pasadena Ava Berth Tran Wisnae AN Abu

Lutherans Expand as California Convention Sessions Open

The Evangelical Lutheran Church reports one new U S congregation every 19 days over eight years. Rev. Gaylord Falde told California District delegates that nine new congregations joined last year including Lakewood Park and Redondo Beach, and plans include a Lutheran college in Southern California. The gathering at Our Savior Lutheran Church drew more than 200, with merger talks among four major Lutheran bodies dominating discussions.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church U. S Gaylord Falde California Our Savior-Lutheran Church Junipero Ave Falde Lakewood Park Redondo Beach Southern California O. H. Howe Minneapolis Evangelical Lutherans Church American Lutheran Church United Evangelical Lutheran Church Lutheran Free Church Raymond Olson My- Tus Knutson Los Angeles Home Missions

City Council to View Film on Kerr-McGee Offshore Drill

Long Beach officials will view a 30 minute color educational film by Kerr-McGee about offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Former State Senator Robert George of Kansas, now Kerr-McGee public relations chief, says the film shows a drilling operation 22 miles offshore and will aid local officials as offshore drilling is planned nearby. The viewing, at Browne restaurant, is a 12 15 p.m. event with city leaders as guests.

Kere-McGee Co Gulf of Mexico Robert George Kansas Long Beach Oklahoma Company Browno George Kerr-McGee

Jacket Gets Boys Jailed for Assault

Three 17 year old Los Angeles youths were arrested after a blue gabardine jacket tied to a Bellflower man’s assault at Colorado Lagoon. Ray L. Allen, 21, suffered a knife wound to the arm in a beach party attack. Det Insp Thames S. Terry traced a laundry mark to a Boyle Heights laundry. Louis Alameida, 19, of Los Angeles, stationed at Ord, claimed no responsibility for the stabbing.

Loz Angeles Colorado Lagoon May Ray L. Allen Mansdale Ave Thames S. Terry Tthe Juvenile Bureau Boyle Heights Los Angeles Louis Alameida Alameida Ord

1954 Jobs to Relieve Traffic Near Long Beach

City Manager Sam E. Vickers told the council relief from high speed traffic in Los Cerritos will come in February 1954 with Del Amo Blvd improvements between Long Beach Blvd and Cherry Ave funded by gasoline taxes. A northerly unit of the Long Beach Freeway should complete by June 1954 to divert traffic from residential streets. Four way stops may be installed at Roosevelt Rd and Pacific Ave, Roosevelt and Pine Ave, Sam Antonio Dr and Pacific, and Pacific, San Antonio and Ryne, plus Bisby Rd and Pine. He opposed extending a Wardlow Rd service road from Pacific to Locust to prevent left turns, warning it could overcrowd Long Beach Blvd at Wardlow. The council filed the report.

Los Cerritos del Amo Long Beach Blvd Cherry Ave Sam E. Vickers Long Leach Vickers Roosevelt Rd Pacific Ave Roosevelt and Pine Ave Sam Antonio Dr Pacific San Antonio Rvne Bisby Rd Pine Planning Department Wardlow Rd Locust Aves Wardlow Locust

Douglas Union to Vote on OK of Pact

Douglas Aircraft Co employees at the Long Beach plant will vote Wednesday on the UAW CIO bargaining committee's recommendation to accept terms of a new one year contract. The pact is seen as virtually certain and details will be announced at Municipal Auditorium. Swing shift meets 1 pm, day and graveyard shifts 8 pm. The previous contract expired March 5 after mediation and tentative wage gain of about 5 cents per hour plus adjustments.

Douglas Aircraft Co Big Ong Beach Uaw-Cio Municipal Auditorium Gravee J Yards

Chamber Leaders Push Operation Round-Up

Two hundred business and professional leaders took part in Long Beach Chamber of Commerce's one day membership drive titled Operation Round-Up. Teams of 50 worked under city officials, with Mayor Lyman Sutter issuing a Round-Up Day proclamation and praising chamber achievements.

Long Beach Awawpe Wilton Chamber Lyman Sutter

Autopsy on Tot Inconclusive as Mother Held for Beating

An autopsy on 17 month old Colleen O Boyle of Bellflower was inconclusive. Dr Frederick D Newhart said subdural brain hemorrhages were found and further tests are needed to determine cause of death. The mother Thelma Harriet O Boyle 28 is held on murder charges in General Hospital Prison Ward. She admitted beating the infant with a paddle after saying the child tumbled from a bed. The child died Saturday after hospital arrival with bruises head injuries and other marks. The family has two other children.

Frederick D. Newhart Colleen Sandra O'Boyle E. Artesia’ Blvd Thelma Harriet O'Boyle General Hospital

Land Bought for New Church at South Street and Downey Avenue

The chancery office announced ten acres have been purchased at South Street and Downey Avenue for the Roman Catholic Church of St. Pancratius, along with a parish hall and school to be built first. Parish boundaries run from Lakewood Boulevard east to Carson Street south, then along Union Pacific tracks to South Street and west to Cherry Avenue, then north to Artesia Street and back to Lakewood Boulevard. All Souls Cemetery remains in St. Barnabas parish.

South St Downey Ave St. Pancratius Chancery Office Lakewood Blvd Carson St Union Pacific Cherry Ave Cherry Artesia St All Souls Cemetery St. Barnabas Parish

Missionaries Finish Council Scatter to Corners of World

The annual Christian and Missionary Alliance Council closes its 56th convention in Munic pal Auditorium. Missionaries prepare to return to foreign posts as Dr. R B Brown urges missions are lived not trekked and notes global wars have spurred new consciousness in backward areas. Dr. A C Snead of New York is reelected foreign secretary. H E Nelson, P B Caviste, and Dr. A W Tozer remain in top posts.

Raymond Alkens Christian and Missionary Tabernacle Jonathan Armstutz India Amstutz Rav Ajikens World Council of Christian and Missionary Alliance Stai Long Beach Africa Christian and Missionary Alience Council Municpal R. RB. Brown Middle West West A. C. Snead New York Alliance Jere Rev. H. E. Nelson P. B. Cavistie A. W. Tozer Alliance Weekly

Absentee Ballots Cast in 8th Council District

Absentee balloting has begun in the Eighth Council District for a vacancy to be filled on June 9. About 18,000 voters will receive ballots. 24 have been sent so far and more requests come in daily. June 4 is the deadline to apply if away from home.

Burton W. Chace Dato City E. F Ted) Critchley Craig Hosmer Congress Jagues Ada C. McCarthy Richard ‘Marton Marton Marron Burton Galleher Linden Ave George Vermillion

Exel backs careful appraisal of city recreation to curb youth delinquency

In a final vote push GAllegher cites Exel favoring a careful review of city recreational facilities and expansion where needed to provide a healthier environment for youths as a delinquency prevention measure. A recent headline misidentified candidate William Nutter as a deputy labor commissioner. he continues in the post.

Galleher George D. Exel Willian Nutter al Ex Estate

Burned Hulk Up for Sale

The burned-out hulk of the MV Menestheus is up for sale with bids due Monday. Owned by British Blue Funnel Line, the cargo ship was ravaged by fire off Baja California last month and now lies anchored in Long Beach. Bids are to be received at Furne Eye de’s offices in Los Angeles and Booth American Shipping Corp. in New York. The Menestheus was built at Dundee in 1928.

San Pedro Punch, Edge & Co Blue Funnel Baja California Long Beach Furneh Eyde

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