California Drivers May Signal Without Both Methods
In California drivers may warn with signals or hand signals. both are not required. Assemblyman Herb Klock Stein notes inquiries and cites DMV info compiled at his request. Ensure signaling devices work and check them regularly. A long letter column shares community acts of kindness aiding Mary Myers and a needy family, plus a bus history anecdote and a poignant note about an 11-year-old LA SC fan upset by Oregon’s victory.
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California
Herb Klockstein
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Herb
Mary Myers
Veterans Hospital
Q. T. Johnson
Mary
Marine Corps League
C. T. Johnson
L. A
Oregon
Burglars Active in 8 Raids in Long Beach
Eight burglaries struck Long Beach Monday night and today with losses from 3 to 330 dollars. A Home Service Co theft at 2100 E Fourth St yielded a steam iron and mixer valued 50 dollars. a stocky man in dark clothes was seen fleeing. Victims include Mrs Norman Sanchez, Albert Burgess, Ralph Hylton, Jeanette Stokesbarry, Clarence Frayer, Harry Quinby, and Ivar Holmgren. entries were via cut screens, unlocked doors, and a probable passkey.
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Long Beach
Home Service Co
Fourth St
Norman Sanchez
Neptune PL
Albert Peter Burgess
Chestnut Ave
Ralph W. Hylton
Daisy Ave
Jeanette Stokesbarry
Eucalyptus Ave
Clarence B. Frayer
Harry Quinby
W. Bist St
Ivar Holmgren
Cedar Ave
Pollea
Wilson High Plans Special Homecoming Celebration
Wilson High School marks its 27th annual Homecoming Day with a Friday Nov 13 schedule. Alumni tours, business and social meetings, a Stephens Field pep rally, a downtown Long Beach cheer session, and a stadium football game against Poly High at Veterans Memorial Stadium will highlight the festivities.
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Wilson High School
Wilson
Poly High
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Bruh
Stephens Field
Long Beach
Crash Injures Two Women on Ocean Boulevard
Two women were injured Monday night when their car crashed into a parked vehicle, which then hit another parked car and knocked down two guard rails on Ocean Blvd west of 54th Pl. Driver Jean B. Norris, 43, of 5519 E Ocean Blvd, and passenger June Alice Collins, 81, of 6108 E Ocean Blvd, were taken to Community Hospital.
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Ocean Blvd
54Th PI
Jean B. Norris
E. Ocean B
June Alice Collins
Community Hospital
County Coroner Will Give Up Post Friday
Ben Brown a 61 year old resident of 2303 E Ocean Blvd will retire Friday due to ill health after 21 years with the county. He has served as public administrator 20 years and the coroner since the charter amendment in 1945. Chief Deputy E A Winstanley of Glendale will assume the coroner's duties.
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Ben Brown
E. Ocean Blvd
Arthur J. Will
Brown
E. A. Winstanley
Glendale
Will
$26 Million Plan Expands Local School Construction
School board advances purchase of four sites east of the San Gabriel River and reviews a $26,363,127 construction program. It includes three new high schools, a junior high, four elementary schools, 38 junior high classroom additions, 17 high school classrooms, 25 elementary classrooms, and related facilities. The plan also covers vocational shops, lunchroom assemblies, adult education, and a Ford Foundation program to organize discussion groups at the public library for retired persons.
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San Gabriel River
Ford Foundation
Vickers
Four school sites approved for purchase in city plan
The board approved four sites for future schools including a junior high on Mezcanine Way west of Pioneer Blvd and three elementary lots north of Wardlow Rd west of Pioneer Blvd east of Pioneer Blvd and south of Wardlow Rd north of Willow St west of Pioneer Blvd. Total costs split 14,674,533 inside city and 11,688,594 outside. Also approved a tentative 7.5 cent school bus fare change and keeping child care centers open on Armistice Day with offices closed.
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Mezcanine Way
Pioneer Blvd
Wardlow Rd
Willow St
Douglas A. Newcomb
Hmtts
Long Beach City Lines
Long Beach Motor Bus Co
Board of Education
Walls for wells muffling noise around Termina and Ransom
City Manager Sam E. Vickers told the Council an eight foot wall will surround four oil wells near Termina Ave and Ransom St to cut noise. The wells are operated by R W German and F R Bartee. A firm representative indicated the wall plan. Vickers added underground placement after drilling may be the long term solution and the office will monitor noise and dust reduction.
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Termina Ave
Ransom St
Sam E. Vickers
Vickers
R. W. German
F. R. Bartee
Sunny Skies Return After Light Rain in Long Beach
A weak storm from the north delivered about 0.01 inch of rain to Long Beach on Monday, with no further rainfall expected for days. The season total reached 0.03 inch, compared with 0.06 inch a year ago, while Southern California saw only light showers.
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Long Beach
California
Signals urged for Jordan text and Long Beach fog crisis
Long Beach Municipal Airport closed to inbound air traffic for five hours as heavy fog reduced visibility to near zero. At Jordan High School Principal John Wilson reported a missing high value ring theft and police investigated possible entry by burglars. City Manager Sam E Vickers discussed traffic signal needs including push button signals to allow green traffic flow on Atlantic Avenue except when pedestrians cross.
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Glendale
Santa Monica
Long Beach Municipal
Pearlty
John Wilson Beach
Bujof Jordan High School
Inerawl
Clarice F. Pike
el Hobre
notAtlantic
Longs
Inves- Beach Harbor
Sam E. Feet
Vickers
Bazil A. Carleson
Atlantic
Few L B GI Loans Go four
VA official Walker H Gabbert reported at a Board of Realtors breakfast that only 33 foreclosures occurred among Long Beach Lakewood area GI loan purchases. He noted 32 in Mayfair Bellflower 21 in Wilmington and three in Downey plus 89 foreclosures in the entire Long Beach trade area with two remaining to be resold.
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Long Beach-Lakewood
Walker H. Gabbert
Veterans Administration
Board of Realtors
Lafayette Hotel
Gabbert
Mayfair-Bellflower
Wilmington
Downey
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Cypress
Police plan drag net on Atlantic Ave hot rodders
City officials announce patrols to curb hot-rodders using Atlantic Avenue as a speedway. City Manager Sam E. Vickers told the council that trucks move north toward the Paramount area via the cut-off, which ends at Olive Street, leaving limited action possible. The plan focuses on stopping hot-rod drag racing along the street.
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Atlantic Ave
Sam E. Vickers
Paramount Area
Man Suffers Wrist Cuts in Work Mishap
Patrick H Mulcahey unloading merchandise at 3705 E Anaheim St suffered severe cuts to his left wrist when a stack shifted and he struck a window. He received treatment at Community Hospital.
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Patrick H. Mulcahy
Tam Row
Anaheim St
Mulcahey
Long Beach
Western Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
San Francisco
L. Roche Walter
Arthur Summerfield
Seattle
Oakland
Los Angeles
San Diego
Yeggs Fail to Crack Safe at L. B. School
Burglars tried to force a safe at John Marshall Junior High School 5870 E Wardlow Rd during the night. They damaged the steel door but did not open it, with under 100 dollars in student funds inside. Police cite use of a chisel crowbar and drill and found fingerprints and glove marks near the entry. Senior staff A B Lift notes access through a pried window and two filing cabinets moved to reach an outlet for the drill.
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John Mar ‘Shall
E. Wardlow Rd
A. B. Lift
Liff
Polite
City to study central plant for gulf coast oil pumps
City Manager Sam E. Vickers told the council a central electrical generating plant may power about 735 oil well pumps currently operated by gas to curb air pollution. The study notes electricity costs could be far higher and favors gas if Edison raises power rates. conversion would be costly, with future water flooding possibly shifting demand.
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Sam E. Vickers
Vickers
Edison Co
G. C. Hilty
S. G. Miller
Edison
Willmington Field
Council OKs Del Amo Blvd Paying Plans
City Council approved plans to pay for Del Amo Boulevard from Orange to Cherry Avenues. City Manager Sam E. Vickers authorized bidding. Estimated cost 68000 dollars. Project includes a 16 foot dividing island and two 24 foot roadways between Cherry and Brayton Aves. Full width paving between Orange and Brayton. Also curbs gutters and pavement on Cherry Ave between San Antonio Dr and Del Amo Blvd. Del Amo will be closed to traffic between Brayton and Gardenia Aves during construction with detours via Silva and Luty Sts. Financing from the special gas tax improvement fund.
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del Amo Blvd
Orange
Cherry Aves
Sam E. Vickers
Cherry and
Brayton Aves
Orange and
Brayton
Cherry Ave
San Antonio Dr
del Amo
Brayton and
Gardenia Aves
Vickers
Silva and Lutay Sts
Wings Event Receives Airport Permit in Long Beach
After the Jaycees withdrew a request for underwrite funding, Long Beach City Council granted a permit to use the Municipal Airport for the Wings Over the Nation observance on December 13. Oliver Spernw leads the Jaycees and a proclamation will mark December 7 to 23 as Aviation Week for the 50th anniversary of powered flight.
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L. B
Mom Forgives Guard for Slaying Her Son
A Long Beach mother, Margaret Clark, forgives the guard who killed her 21-year-old son Navyman William Ezra Thacker during a Memphis Penal Farm escape. She criticizes the shooting but says she would forgive if not forget, amid the Shelby County grand jury clearing the guard, Joseph L. Stone Jr., 28. The jury deliberated five minutes and returned a no true bill. The mother questions the necessity of the shooting and suggests nonlethal restraint could have sufficed.
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Long Beach
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
L. A
Dave
Navy Relief Society
Memphis, Tenn
Margaret Clark
Leman Ave
Memphis
Navyman
William Ezra Thacker
Shelby County
Grand Jury
Joseph L. Stone Jr
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Olympic Cleaners
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Nick Visnic
Carl Katterjohn
Deanna Johnston
Gilbert Shawnee
Joyce Stevenson
Wilson High Plans
West
City
Long Beach Press
L.B. GI
John W. Enns
John Marshall Junior High School
Stoff
Yeggs
L. B. School
Carl Fletcher
Sitio Auditorium
Mary Shaw
Statentral Committee
Bennett H. Jacobs
Council of Democratic Clubs
Opal Hutchins
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