Garlic Gas Invades Long Beach Third Time
Long Beach police reported a strong garlic smelling odor around 4 a.m. causing doors and windows to close at the police station. It marked the third such odor incident with a still unknown source. Residents described sleepless nights and fumes discoloring fences and buildings as city officials investigate smog damage in West Long Beach and Los Cerritos Heights. Dr. R Kennedy said river runoff is unlikely the source. City Manager Samuel E Vickers pledged winter rains may reveal the source.
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Long Beach
C. W. Ross
Pacific Ave
West Long Beach
Virginia Country Club
Los Cerritos Heights
San Fran Nisco Ave
R. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Samuel E. Vickers
Kennedy
Lions Club Hears Lt Gov Knight on Land Organization
Lt Gov Knight warns Lions Club that America cannot exist as both state socialist and free enterprise. He argues Americans defend free enterprise against liberalism and progressive democracy, noting a global profit system post World War I and a battle of ideologies. He says Communists fear organized groups and would seize power via minorities, not force, praising Lions as a bulwark against foreign ideologies. Assemblyman Grant and Richard Loynes attended. five charter members and ten past presidents were present.
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Abraham Lincoln
Goodwin J. Knight
Lions Club
America
Knight
Knight Tole
Club
Charles Tickers
Burglar Surprised Ransacking Home
Larry and his wife returned to Ziv Quincy Avenue home about 9 30 last night and surprised a burglar mid ransacking. The intruder fled with a $150 watch clothing and a valuable stickpin. Jordan reported to officers.
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Jack L. Jordan
Ziv
Quincy Ave
Jordan
Long Beach Man Buys Former Navy Crash Boat at Auction
Don Bergman of Long Beach purchased the 85 foot Thunderer war surplus craft at Newport Beach for £ 4200, about 2 percent of its original cost. The Thunderer, built in 1944 for $200,000, sleeps 44 with two 1400 horsepower Packard engines and once belonged to George Bruce, the Hollywood writer, before government seizure for delinquent taxes last August.
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Newport Beach
Dan Bergman
Long Beach
Newport Harbor
Press-Telegram
Don Bergman
Bergman
Paramount Steel Co
Paramount
Mington
Bruce
Lido Peninsula
Traffic Interruption Ends As Kid Plays Officer
A playful scene on Pacific and Seventh Streets disrupted traffic when a child with a toy whistle prompted a three wheeled patrol appearance. The young officer advised the boy to practice elsewhere, and normal flow resumed after several minutes of confusion.
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Pacific Ave
Seventh St
Butch
O. K
Woman's Estate Will Be Divided Among 17 Relatives Friends
Mrs. Ida F P McCartney’s $20 000 estate will pass to seventeen friends and relatives under a will filed for probate in the Superior Court. Attorney George W W Trammel reports the decedent moved from Nebraska to Long Beach in 1911 and amassed rare antiques including vases on mahogany stands, wrought iron lamps, octagonal tables and other objects of art.
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Ida FP. McCartney
Superior Court
George WW. Trammel
McCartney
Long Beach
Nebraska
Snake bitten man seeks arm aid
Wesley Dickinson, 27, private zoo owner at 69th Street and Cherry Avenue, has been told his arm may need amputation after a rattlesnake bite. He entered Chicago Memorial Hospital under neurosurgical care, hoping to save his arm. his mother said he remained cheerful. Dickinson, a herpetologist, previously worked with Grace Wiley who died last year. He claims to have survived bites from a cobra in India and a water moccasin.
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Wesley Dickinson
69Th St
Cherry Ave
Chicago Memorial Hospital
Dickinson
Ths
TWA
Chicago
V. C. Dickinson
Olive Ave
Grace Wiley
India
Weather outlook with fog patches and easing warmth
Fog patches increase tonight and late tomorrow with generally clear skies otherwise. Temperatures soften as winds shift light to moderate. west to southwest breeze develops tomorrow afternoon, bringing cooler conditions.
Israel Topic to Lead Western States Jewish Meeting
Israel the world s newest nation will be the focus as Maurice Samuel speaks at 7 pm during a Wilton Hotel dinner of the Western States Section National Welfare Board. The Joral Jewish Community Center marks its first year in current quarters with tonight s festivities. Samuel B Laddel center president will preside and note his long record of interpreting Jewish values. He arrives from Palestine to discuss cultural activities there and their significance for American Jews. Tomorrow Dr Sheldon Eliot USC Law School dean will address a luncheon at the same hotel on arm services needs and recreational resources.
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Israel
Maurice Samuel
Western States
National Welfare Board
Wilton Hotel
Joral Jewish Community Center
Locust Ave
Samuel B. Laddel
Adil
Samuel
Long Beach
Palestine
America
Sheldon D. Eliot
Law School
University of Southern California
Armed Services
Tapic
Six Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in City
Six scarlet fever cases were reported to the city health office in the past week. Officials called it a coincidence, not a trend, as total cases for the year reached nine compared with 295 by this time last year.
Sciots End Parley Tonight With Parade
The four day convention closes tonight with a two hour downtown parade featuring more than 50 units followed by a grand ball at Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach. Sacramento to host 1850 revival. new officers elected at the Supreme Session of the Ancient Egyptian Order of Scists.
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FEZ
Harry S. Hill
San Bernardino
Supreme
Duke van Dyke
Fresno
Supress Scribe
Jack Horner
Long Beach
Art E. Smith
Santa Monica
George Wishart
Stockton
Waldo F. Postal
San Francisco
Ip.t
Erty
Municipal Auditorium
Sacramento
California
Arizona
Order of Scists
Aidio
Santa Barbara
William L. Trimble
Waldo F. Postel
Ben H. Schmidt
Seventh St
Pine Ave
Ocean Blvd
American Ave
Municipal Auditorum
Phoenix Pyramid
Fresno Pyramid
Sheik Ala Baba Fresnorino
Arabia
Motorcyclist Hurt After Hitting Paper Bundle
Thomas E. Anderson, 22, of 326 West Tenth Street, was riding west on Ocean Boulevard when he struck a bundle of newspapers in the street. He received cuts and bruises and was taken to Seaside Hospital after failing to see the bundle in the safety zone.
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Thomas E. Anderson
W. 10Th St
Ocean Blvd
Los Angeles
Anderson
Seaside Hospital
Credit Union Office Move Announced
The Office of the City Employees' Federal Credit Union will relocate from Room 200 in City Hall to Room 327 in the Public Utility Building at 215 W Broadway. President W A Minnick announced the change.
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Federal Credit Union
City Hall
Public Utility
W. Broadway
W. A. Minnick
Chest Speedup Pledges Toward Goal in Red Feather Drive
Community Chest headquarters announced 64.6 percent of the city wide Red Feather goal had been raised in the closing weeks of the annual campaign. At a western roundup luncheon at the YMCA, Bill Barbee noted strong results by division with Residential at 74 percent and Public Employer 71 percent. Virginia Davis chaired the program as volunteers planned final MopuIe campaign steps.
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Community Chest
Sixth St
Pacific Ave
Bill Barbee
Lew Dress
Long Beach Mounted Police
Virginia Davis
Barbee
Red Feather
No Ford Layoff Here at Long Beach Plant
Ford Motor Co. will not lay off 1119 workers at the Long Beach plant between November 20 and 30 due to steel and coal strikes, says plant manager Aubrey L. Edwards. A continued strike could reduce the work week to four or three days if shortages persist, but Ford has secured steel from Detroit and Bethlehem’s strike ended, aiding production.
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Long Beach
Ford Motor Co
Aubrey L. Edwards
Ford Co
Edwards
Detroit
Bethlehem
Ford
Ford Auto
Machine Stolen From Institute at Alamitos Ave
Acomptometer valued at 425 dollars was stolen from City College Technical Institute at Alamitos Ave and Pacific Coast Hwy between 4 and 6 p m Thursday. Officials discovered the theft yesterday and notified police. No immediate clues on how the theft occurred.
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City College Technical Institute
Alamitos Ave
Pacific Coast Hwy
Poice
Woman Injured by Fall at Steps
Mrs. Ada Shaw aged 82 of 3522 East First Street sustained a hip injury after tumbling down three steps at her residence this morning. She was transported to Seaside hospital for treatment and evaluation.
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Ada Shaw
E. First St
Seaside
Ita
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Kirkpatrick
P.T
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Hammond Lumber Co
Whart
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Pulaski
Credit Union Office
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