Election Day Prayer Vigil urged at WCTU gathering
Delegates at the Southern California Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention in Moore Memorial Methodist Church heard a call from Mrs. Zella C. Hunt Van Nuys to schedule a prayer vigil for election day from polls opening to closing to seek divine guidance for voters. The convention drew more than 500 registrants with sessions continuing through Friday featuring addresses by Ruth Gates Miller and a program highlighting the WCTU community pledge drive and speaker initiatives.
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Tist
Southern California
WCTLU
Ruth Gates Miller
South Pasadena
Albin Carson
Long Beach
Congress of Parents and
James Thomas
Belmont Heights Methodist Church
Minnie Wright
Los Angeles
WCTU
Elizabeth Thompson
San Berswarding
Clira 3
Porta
Pacoima
Blarrnette Wwi- Namsam
Anna M. Ranch
North
Korea
Resolutions Committee
Norton Sanders
Los Angeles County Probation Department
YWCA
Officer Promotion Announced at Municipal Airport
Lt Col Mezzanine Wey was promoted to lieutenant colonel by Lt Col Thomas McLeod, commander at Municipal Airport. McCray of Jeles County serves as deputy commander of the VAR group, enlisted in 1941, trained at officer candidate school, and served as squadron adjutant in the 1 th Nighter Group in Savannah and group adjutant, later overseas with the 479th Fighter Group and commanding officer of the 443th Air Service Group in the European Theater.
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Thanas B. McSel
Santa Ana PW May Face Quiz
Maj. Roy Bley, a Santa Ana prisoner of war who falsely confessed to participating in biological warfare, says he expects to be questioned at the Pentagon but believes Washington authorities will treat him sympathetically due to torture endured. He reports for duty to El Toro Marine Base Wednesday and anticipates litigation linked to the Schwable case.
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Santa Ana
Roy Bley
Pentagon
Washington
Maj. Bley
Col
Rank Schwable
Hin
Southland
Long Beach
Zach Dean
Air Force
Reds
Bley
Schwable
Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Turtle Bay Rescue Underway
Coast Guard flying boat headed toward Turtle Bay Baja California today to pick up eight survivors from the fishing vessel Elena which sank. Capt. Jack Ineaded and seven other crewmen were rescued and reported uninjured. Details on homes and home port were not available. The plane would rendezvous with Elena and bring the crew to San Diego.
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Coast Guard
Turtle Bay
Bajafornia
Blake
Elena
Jack
Star At the Sea
San Diego
Mother Forgives Slayer of Son in Accidental Shooting Case
The mother of a slain boy forgives the shooter while urging some punishment to deter future acts. She says her son was forgiving and would not want prison for an accidental shooting. The guard testified he fired at ground to deter Thacker as he climbed two fences during the incident. Thacker, a Jordan High School graduate, had pled guilty to a burglary involving a Memphis State professor’s daughter. The girl described Thacker entering through an open door.
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Tennessee
Thacker
Jordan High School
Memphis State College
Iowa Social Club Event at Park in Bixby Tronths
The Iowa Social Club in Bixby Park hosts a gathering at 12:30 p m on Thursday. Details are unclear but the notice mentions a few days and months with a focus on the club’s activity and timing.
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Aly Abe
Iowa
Bixby Tronths
Park
Crazy assailant tackles driver in Long Beach attack
Viet Nam veteran Ted W. Stotler, 30, of 4130 Fifth Street was pulled from his car at Anaheim Street and Terminal Avenue after a motorist described as over six feet and 225 pounds attacked him without provocation. The assailant, who shouted Are you crazy Yes I am fled in a car as bystanders gathered.
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Long Beach
Ted W. Stotler
Lth
Stotler
Anaheim St
Termina Ave
County Tax Collector Mails Out His Bills
Angeles County Tax Collector Howard Byram Monnay mails out property tax bills totaling 378 million plus. First installment is due December 15 and becomes delinquent then. second installment due January 20 and delinquent April 29.
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Angeles
Howard Byram Monnay
Driver Killed in Artesia Headon Collision
A head on crash near Artesia left Guadalupe Garcia forty three dead and a Norwalk couple, Marceny B and Alice, fifty two and thirty nine, seriously injured. Linda Ann Car ridden passenger escaped uninjured as two cars sustained heavy damage at Pioneer Boulevard and Cheshire Street. CHP officers quoted witnesses saying both cars were center lane and Garcia’s car had no heat on.
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Artesia
Norwalk
Linda Ann Carriding
Guadalupe Garcia
Carmenita Ave
Rancaa Los Amigos Hospital
Marceny
Civic Leader Leo Kropp Final Rites Scheduled
Funeral services for Leo John Kropp Long Beach investment broker and civic figure will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Motttells Chapel with Rev John H Peters and Palos Verdes Masonic Lodge officers officiating Entombment follows at Sunnyside Mausoleum Kropp a charter member of Shrine groups and Freemasons in Long Beach survived by wife Alma daughters Lucille Over Arline Wilson and three grandchildren He was born in Poznan Germany and moved to Minnesota then Long Beach in 1920.
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Leo John Kropp
Long Beach
Motttells Chapel
Kropp
Gladys Ave
John H. Peters
Palos Verdes Masonic Lodge
Sunnyside Mausoleum
Palos Verdes Lodge
F&am
Searchlight Chapter
Arch Masons
Royal and Select Masters
J. Winfield Edson
Bryant Wilson
Angeles S Abbey Mausoleum
Compton
Five New Department Heads Named at Two Newspapers
Lee Williams of the Independent Press Telegram announces five new department heads serving both papers. Maynard Lockmiller becomes home delivery manager, Donn Le Roy also takes home delivery, Kenneth Johnson is suburban home delivery manager, Wayne Bryson is street sales manager, and Stanford Stanley is promotion manager.
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Lee Willams
The
Independent
Press-Telegram
Maynard Lockmiller
Donn! le Roy
Kenneth Johnson
Wayne Bryson
Stanford Stanley
Williams
Dance Emporium loses license in Signal Hill fight
The Million Dollar Club at 2275 Orange Ave. had its license revoked after a heated council meeting. Witnesses cited late hours, profanity, drunk crowds, and debris on lawns. neighbors pressed for action to curb disturbances and protect children.
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Orange Ave
Tod
Kid Mexico) Faulkner
Signal Hill Improvement Association
Signal Hill
Lenyn Miggins
Rome
Juan E. Bars
23Rd St
Golden Gloves
Baca
al Martinez
Lago
Eldon Clem
William C. Folkins
John Fowler
Opersto
Hewring
Monnay
Faulkner
Patrick Corrigan
Newlywed Couple Accused in Laguna Beach Burglaries
Two young newlywed couples were accused of a string of burglaries in and near Laguna Beach. Loot valued at nearly 5000 dollars was taken in recent months, including 1500 cash and 2500 in U S Savings Bonds from Mrs Maude Mae Parks. The four admitted the series of burglaries as officers traced the trail from a diamond ring to the bond losses.
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Santa Ana
Laguna Beach
Laguna P
U. S
Maude Mae Parks
Arroyo
Orange County
William Lloyd Geriexe
Joan Elizabeth
Cedar Way
Laguna, Beach
Wanda Marsh
Harry Joseph Marsh
Camp Pendleton
Gericke
Director of Nursing to Attend California Convention
Audrey Holt director of public health nursing services was authorized by the City Council to attend the California State Nurses Association convention in San Francisco November 16 to 19. The council approved an authorized maximum expense of 3100 to be paid by the city.
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Audrey Holt
California State Nurses Association
San Francisco
Daredevil Driver Crashes in Sunset Beach Fog
Ex thrill show driver Franks Cullison and passenger Frank Palermo, both 20 and Marines, escaped injury when Cullison failed to turn on 101 Hwy at Anderson Street in Sunset Beach at 4 15 am. His car struck a cement barricade as dense fog overwhelmed the road. Cullison recalled risks of daredevil driving and noted 13 months with an auto daredevil show in Kansas.
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Sunset Beach
Frank Palermo
Cullison
Hwy
Anderson St
Aut Swensonsen Auto
Fifteen Year Old L B Boy Held on Kidnap Rap
Donald G. Scharnell, 15, of 4148 Hackett Street, and a 19 year old companion are jailed in Kingston North Carolina after arraignment on kidnap charges. They allegedly abducted Herbert Marsh of Oklahoma and drove him across the state line into Texas. The pair were arrested Saturday, hearings waived, and will be sent to Oklahoma for trial for the October 25 incident. Shupp says his stepson is a good boy and blames the distance and circus they followed for the trip. Parents had not been notified by southern authorities.
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Donald G. Scharnell
Hackett St
Kingston
N. C
U. S
Oklahoma
Young Scharnell
Dorothy Shupp
Albert
Shupp
Donald Scharnell
Eugene Sharles Everington
New Sern
N.C
Herbert Marsh
Texas
Bunypink
Associated Press
Long Beach
Donald
Shim
GOP Attacks Cecil King in 1944 Race
Republicans led by Jack Drown attack Ren Cecil King in the 17th District for voting against Eisenhower policies. Drown cites King’s 77 percent alignment with the New Deal on recorded votes. Torrance hosts district GOP headquarters as plans form to unseat King.
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Ren
Cecil King
17Th
Jack Drown
Long Beach
Palos Verdes
Drown
King
Eisenhower
Los Angeles County
Republican Party
King's
Lakewood
GOP
Torrance
Los Angeles
I Norris Poulson
George Arnold
Glenard Lipscomb
Arnold
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Lipscomb
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
18Th
Lawrence Welk
Municipal Auditorium
Charles Ducommun
Thomas P. Pike
Washington
Autos Crash Burst Into Flame Three Hurt
SAN PEDRO Flames from leaking gasoline engulf two cars after a collision injuring three. Navy man Robert Caldwell, 26, and an unidentified soldier escaped the blaze. John Lester, 26, and his passenger Gloria Ramirez, 19, were treated for injuries. Caldwell’s car struck a parked vehicle and both cars burned near Fort MacArthur. Police sought the fleeing soldier.
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San Pedro
Robert P. Caldwell
U.S. Navy
Caldwell
John Lester
39Th St
Lester
Gloria Ramirez
Sepulveda Blvd
Robert L. Baydick
Duarte
Pacific Ave
Fort MaceArthur
Ames
Richardson obituary untangled in Long Beach notices
Obituary notices list Mary Katharine Richardson, 92, of 10062 Bolsa Ave, Newark native living in Long Beach 23 years, with three sons, a daughter, eight grandchildren, and a great grandchild. Services planned at Fair Haven Cemetery Orange. Additional notices include Joseph Johnson 82, Ella Buell 86, Sophie Neill 61, Ruby Renfrow 64, Louis Barouset 49, James Repasky 46, Jesse Lang 77, and Hester Flansburg 70 with service details and survivors.
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Robert R. Washer
Howald Brothers Mortuary
Garden Grove
City Art Director to Speak at North Long Beach Club
Heavenrich, the new municipal art director, will address the North Long Beach Commercial Club at Wagon Wheel Cafe on Long Beach Boulevard Thursday noon. City Councilman Bazil A. Carleison, the program chairman, says the talk is on Design in Business.
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Heavencien
North Long Beach
Long Beach wife seeks divorce from stingy well-to-do husband
Bertha Carver, 73, accuses Gleason Cary, 80, of cruelty and forcing rummage purchases. She says he spread a broom on the roof during a quarrel and kept her from maintaining property. She seeks an equal share of assets and $190 monthly support, with income mainly from a rental apartment and Social Security.
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Long Beach
Carver
Longwoman
Beach
Bertha Orth Cayver
Bayard Rhone
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Seabright Ave
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Pine Ave
J. A. Buckle
Frankie
John Neagle
Buell
Ella West Buell
W. Spring St
East Liverpool
Ohio
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PEO
Ebell Club
Homier West
Virginia Lutz
Lida Goodlate
Nanyey Booth
Elsie
Helene Liberty
Halleck
Little Rock, Ark
Roscoe
Watsonville
Coon Funeral Home Chapel
John W. Hanna
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Memorial Chapel
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Rev. Williams Harrison
My+avs
Sheelar-McFaren Mortuary
Bavouset
Louis
Barouset
First St
Weatherford
Thelma
Mary
Richard
Lucille Hancock
Ruby Dumas
Annie Doman
Berthal Fletcher
Rex Barouset
Conroy Barouset
iSheelar - McFadyen
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Ruth Mary
G. Hunter
Long Po
Lakewood Beach Veterans Hospital
Hiram B.fices
Crosby Jr
Lakewood Mortuary
Sunnyside Memorial Chapel
Cal- Park
Vary
East
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Jesse B. Lang
Flansburg
Hester
Louise Flansburg
Des Moines
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