Hospital benefits for sick or disabled employees questioned
A report examines hospital benefits for sick and disabled workers, asking when such coverage should apply and how employers administer eligibility. It notes policy gaps and possible reforms affecting labor welfare and healthcare access.
Locksmiths Thank Forgetful Citizens
A feature on Long Beach locksmiths notes the craft’s growth from ancient pin and tumbler designs to a modern busy trade. Veteran F. M. Jones, 74, describes locksmiths as accidental professionals who began as hobbyists and now run busy shops serving homes and cars.
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F. M. Jones
Long Beach
Jones
Press-Telegram
Furtucal
Classified Ads Offer Quick Local Help and Services
Fress Telegram classifieds promise fast solutions for renting buying selling binding work and hiring reliable help. Contact by phone at 16 9066 for listings and assistance.
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Fress-Telegram
Plan for Acoustical Treatment at Lakewood Center
A contract to spray 45 asbestos containing material on the Lakewood Pan American Fork Community Building ceiling to improve acoustics is expected to be let within days for completion by Nov. 25. The Sound Control Co. developed a color included mixture. The county will package contracts for five parks with Pan American starting first.
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Lakewood Pan American Fork
Carl Gearhardy
County Parks and Recreation Department
Sims Park
Bellflower
Sound Control Co
Electric wheelchair built for crippled veteran with aid from many firms
Edwin White, a multiple sclerosis patient at Long Beach VA Hospital, had a self propelling electric chair built with parts donated by several firms. The VA supplied a special wheelchair frame and motors, while White mounted a gear box, batteries, and control rheostat to create a mobile chair named Electra.
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Edwin White
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
White
Press-Telegram
New England
Army Signal Corps
J. EB. Coberly Auto Agency
Los Angeles
Duttles
Birmingham
Veterans Administration
J. E. Coberly Co
Ectra
Injured Seaman in Critical Condition
Frank Andrews twenty two USN of the destroyer USS Wedderburn is in critical condition at Santa Margarita Hospital Oceanside after head injuries from a motorcycle collision with a barricade and signal light near Anaheim. He previously received emergency treatment at Fullerton General Hospital.
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Frank Andrews
USN
Wedderburn
Santa Margarita Hospital
Oceanside
Anaheim
Fullerton General Hospital
Southern Baptists Oust California Executive Crittenden
Dr. A F Crittenden of Berkeley, longtime executive secretary of the Southern Baptist General Convention of California, was unseated after a convention floor battle. Rev C E B Willbanks of Vivian was elected to succeed him. Delegates also reelected V M Posey of Berkeley as president and H B Long of Santa Ana as recording secretary.
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Bakers Visu
A. F. Crittenden
Berkeley
Southern Baptist General Convention of
California
C. EB. Willbanks
Vivian
V. &. G. Posey
H. B. Long
Santa Ana
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