County to Purchase Civic Center Land
County counsel prepared a notice to acquire lots at 626 and 632 North Broadway from Dr Karl Fnaan Averell as part of a proposed county building cluster. The move would leave one private lot between the courthouse annex and Eighth Street. 626 North Broadway is already leased by the county. A sixth street church land sale and appraisal costs are under supervisor review. a residence at 634 Riverine Ave will be sold on November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Joel E. Ogle
N. Broadway
Karl Tfnaan
N. Riverine Ave
B. J. Smith
Building Case Denied Guilt in Newport Beach
F E Birtcher of Corona Del Mar pleaded not guilty to charges he converted a bedroom into a kitchen without a building permit. He was released on his own recognizance and faces Newport city court on November 21. Police say a January 24 1949 permit covered two sleeping rooms and a bath but he allegedly installed a stove refrigerator and sink in a sleeping room, violating the zoning ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Beach
F. E. Birtcher
Poinsettia Ave
Corona del Mar
Birtcher
Newport City Court
Blrtcher
Stanton Lions Hold Ham Dinner
Stanton, Nov. 10. Fred Leck of Fullerton, Lions zone chairman, and W. F. Irvin and Lee Hass of La Habra were guests at a ham dinner at the Lions Community Clubhouse. Ed ward Pacama of Westminster introduced. Lewis McBratney named building rental committee chairman with Robert Cole, Roy E. Allen, Harry Tabcatt, Alfred Stock, Tilbert Reynolds of Long Beach. S. C. Muraoka elected to replace John Gautschy on the board. Gautachy is working in 29 Palms. William W. Dudley to be program chairman for a meeting on Nov. 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gautachy
29 Palms
William W. Dudley
Gainer
Five Injured in Traffic Crashes in Rivera Area
Five people, four from Rivera and one from Whittier, were injured in four highway accidents from Friday evening to early Saturday. C Tudor, 35, suffered a compound left leg fracture after a collision on Rosemead Blvd. involving Thomas H. Elder, 26, of Baldwin Park. In another crash, Gilbert T. Llanes, 26, Rosandro Leandro, 24, and Robert M. Liddle, 32, were injured in front of 9517 Santa Fe Springs Rd. Paul Sam Howard, 36, was treated at Pico Emergency Hospital after a collision at Paramount Blvd. and Anaheim Telegraph Rd. James C. Plant, 21, broke a leg when his car hit one driven by Mary Helen Fortengerry, 31, on Paramount Blvd. and Anaheim Telegraph Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymon B. Lavardera
Baldwin Park
Paramount Blvd
Anaheim Telegraph Rd
James C. Plant
Eelise St
Mary Helen Forten
Gerry
Bell Gardens
Legion Junior Unit Installs in Willowbrook
Willowbrook November 10 installation of Miss Janeth Morton as president and other officers for the Junior American Legion Auxiliary with Mrs. Pearl Kudla district auxiliary president officiating. Dedication of an American Flag conducted by Miss Ruth Blake and Miss Rebecca Couts. Other officers installed include Joan Bates Anne Hughes Dorothy Miller Martin Madden Kathleen Eggers Nancy Maxwell Helen Jo Murphy Norma Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willowbrook
Janeth Morton
American Legion Auxiliary
Willowbrook Library
Pearl Kudla
19Th District Auxiliary
Ruth Blake
Rebecca Couts
Joan Bates
Anne Hughes
Dorothy Miller
Martin Madden
Kathleen Eggers
Nancy Maxwell
Helen Jo Murphy
Norma Houston
Six Hurt in Beach Crash
Newport Beach police report a three-vehicle wreck at Bayside Drive and Coast Highway at 1:25 a.m. injuring six people. Homer A. Hall, 31, Balboa Island, suffered a severe hip injury and broken ribs. Mrs Ruby Cheers, 37, Long Beach, was cited as failing to stop and had four others treated.
Marine to Face Robbery Charge in California
In Santa Ana on November 10 a U.S. Marine named John Richardson Turner, 27, of Anaheim, was held for a preliminary hearing November 14 in Huntington Beach Township Court on robbing grocer Earl T. Hill at Mewhope Wednesday night. Turner's 16-year-old brother-in-law Clelland Duane York was cited to Juvenile Court. Both admitted involvement, Turner surrendering a .45 caliber pistol and $39. York was nabbed at home. Turner found hiding in an orange grove while on 30-day leave from the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaheim
Boyd Sturgis
Jack Whittington
Turner
Hill
Santa Ana
York
Buenaark
Beach Realty Meeting Set in Laguna Beach
Beach realty group plans a breakfast at Hotel Laguna on Tuesday to discuss water issues. The meeting follows vandalism at properties with reports of five windows shot out and eggs thrown, as stakeholders weigh Colorado River water plans and potential impacts on Southern California cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Beach
Laguna
Beach
John Wes
Baleria
Abalone Ave
Eugene
Colorado River
Grassell
Peters
Arizona
California
Congress
Cypress pupils win movie reward for PTA drive
Cypress Elementary School pupils earned a movie outing as a PTA membership prize. Sixth grade under Mrs Henrietta Arnold led with a 40 percent rise, kindergarten class under Miss Kenny Leers up 21 percent, and fourth graders led by Mrs Pauline Thompson at 81 percent of the class size. School PTA enrollment reached 367 with 700 registered students yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cypress
PTAT
Henrietta Arnold
PTA
Dick Bakker
Kenny Leers
Pauline Thompson
Aleuthia Mylius
Toovie
Fog complicates area crashes injuring four
A morning fog contributed to two traffic crashes in Buena Park and Capistrano Beach. Taxi driver Arthur J. Frost 20 of Anaheim and a passenger were slightly hurt after a collision at Lincoln Boulevard and Western Avenue with a 2 truck driven by Jesse James Fields 39 of Buena Park. Frost and the passenger were treated at Santa Ana hospital. In another crash four miles north of San Juan Capistrano Marine Norman A. Schweiger 22 of Camp Pendleton suffered minor injuries when his car hit Antonio Sanchez 24 of Los Angeles. Schweiger was taken to Santa Ana Marine Corps Air Station dispensary. Dr Arnold Ari ndo 42 of San Diego and Fletcher A. Woolen 17 of Chino crashed on Coast Highway near Highway 101 Capistrano Beach at 8 10 p m Friday. Ari ndo's wife Mabel 40 was hurt slightly and received emergency care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Park
Navy
Arthur J. Frost
Center St
Anaheim
Lincoln Blvd
Western Ave
Jesse James Fields
California
Frost
Santa Ana
Hwy. 101
San Juan
Capistrano
U. S
Norman A. Schweiger
Camp Pendleton
Antonio Sanchez
Los Angeles
Schweiger
Santa Ana Marine Corps Air Station
Arnold Ariando
San Diego
Fletcher A. Woolen
Chino
Hwy
Cap. Istrano Beach
Mabel
Palm Tree Fires Prompt Arson Probe in Garden Grove
Garden Grove deputies investigate two palm tree fires blamed on youths. One blaze at the park and another in a Broadhurst and Stanford avenue yard damaged trees valued at 250 dollars and endangered motorists and pedestrians as fire crews responded. Parents warned to explain the seriousness of the acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Grove
George Honeld
Volunteer
Fire Department
Honeld
Broadhurst
Stanford Aves
Turkey Dinner Set by Cub Scouts in Midway City
Cub Scouts of Pack 103 will hold a turkey dinner in the annex of the Church of the Nazarene on November 32. Mrs. Helen Clifton has replaced Mrs. Irene Terbeest as den mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway City
Cub Scouts of
Pack 103
Church of the Nazarene
Helen Clifton
Irene, Terbeest
Whittier Trustees to Start Duties
Whittier Elementary School District installs two new board members after election. Mrs. Lynda M. Templeton of Whittier and Fred W. Nemoede of Downey fertilizer firm will take office Wednesday night, per Superintendent Fred Bewley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittier
Fred Bewley
Lynda M. Templeton
Fred W. Nemoede
Episcopal Choirs Schedule Festival At Laguna Beach
Whittier reports four Episcopal churches from Santa Ana Montebello Orange and Whittier will participate in a Sunday festival at St Matthias Episcopal Church Laguna Beach. Mrs. Parke of Laguna Beach wins Mrs Republican title for her Republican activity and election as second vice president of the California Council of Republican Women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Game Bird Association
E. Olive St
Compton
Millard Robbins
Amherst
Tibet
Dewey Burden
Press-Telagam
Laguna Beach
Paramount PTA to Hear Educator in Education Week Event
Paramount PTA plans a meeting November 15 at 2:30 PM in the cafeteria with Dr. John H. Bright, education professor at Whit tier College, as principal speaker. The visit marks Education Week, per PTA president Mrs. Dr. John H. Bright and program chair Mrs. Carl Bock. Dr. Bright holds degrees from Indiana State Teachers College and served three years as a Naval officer in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Teachers College
Indiana
Ohio
County boards backs Stanton pasture land plan
Stanton November 10 two parcels in the Stanton area would become permanent pasture land if the county supervisors approve the Orange County Planning Commission recommendation. Edward Faulkner seeks a 10 acre pasture on Western Avenue near Ball Road with livestock restricted to stockers and feeders and no weaners or day old calves. The northwest section of the pasture near a dwelling must be daylight use only and not exceed 30 head at a time. Carl A Prasse requests a 1.5 acre pasture on the northeast corner of Dale Street and Bryant Avenue for 5 head of stock with no signs allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Orange County Planning Commission
Edward Faulkner
Western Ave
Ball Rd
Carl A Prasse
Dale St
Bryant Ave
Police debut two new style cars in Fullerton
In Fullerton on November 10 police unveiled two specially built cars powered by alternators instead of generators. The vehicles enable two way radio calls and flashing signals with outside speakers for improved communication within a city block radius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullerton
Sanity Hearing Set for Stabbing Suspect
Santa Ana November 10 A sanity hearing is set for Mrs. Thera Beatrice Martin of Buena Park accused of stabbing her six year old son. The act described as a religious demonstration left the boy wounded and the father injured while restraining the knife. Judge Atwell Westwick ordered a mental competency report due by November 23 from doctors Hyman Tucker and Harold Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa‘ Ana
Thera Beatrice Martin
Buena Park
Orange County General Hospital
Ferris Elmo Martin
Roland R. Martin
Hyman Tucker
Norwalk State Hospital
Harold E. Day
Santa, Ana
Martin
Prison Terms Meted Pair
In Santa Ana on November 10 Judge Atwell Westwick handed one year jail terms as conditions of probation to a Fuller ton taxi driver and a former Newport Beach resident. Charles Lee Scott 24 pleaded guilty to grand theft of 320 from a purse in his cab. most stolen money went to gambling with 174.18 recovered. David Lee Lamb 22 received five years probation for second degree burglary after admitting theft from a Balboa apartment. Thomas Jiminez Gonzales 33 awaiting deportation to Mexico drew one month in Orange County jail for illegal possession of firearms after pleading guilty to buying a gun for resale in Mexico and brandishing it in an Anaheim store on Oct 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Fullerton
Newport Beach
Atwell Westwick
Santa Barara County
Charles Lee Scott
Scott
David Lee Lamb
Lee
Balboa
Mexico
Thomas Jiminez Gonzales
Orange County
Anaheim
Beach Chamber to Meet Tuesday in Armistice Day Shift
Huntington Beach notices the Beach Chamber of Commerce board will meet Tuesday evening instead of Monday due to Armistice Day closures. Newport City Council also moves to Tuesday for the same reason, with city offices and many businesses observing the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach Chamber
Huntington Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Gallienne
Newport
IC. K. Priest
Missions School Opens Sunday at First Presbyterian Church
Westminster, Nov. 10. An annual missions school begins at 7:30 p m Nov 11 at First Presbyterian Church under the Women’s Missionary Society. Rev Kenneth Boyd pastor. Four consecutive Sundays feature South American missionaries and speakers with a program film. Four mission study classes planned for adults and youth led by Rev Boyd and Mrs Conrady and others.
Newport Beach League Benefit Supports Local Dental Clinic
Members of the Assist ance League of Newport Beach held the annual benefit bazaar at the Balboa Bay Club to raise funds for a dental clinic serving needy students in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. The event featured Hawaiian orchids, ceramics, luncheons, bridge, canasta, and a 5 p.m cocktail party with husbands, followed by a buffet and dance. The new clinic on Via Macaga in Lido Isle is nearing completion and expected to open by year end, including a social welfare center and thrift shop. League president Mrs. Edgar Hill and fundraiser chair Mrs. Marlee Othmer led planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Balboa Bay Club
Newport Beach
Assistance League
Shawn
Lester C. Lowe
Santa Anita Oaks
N. L. McLaughlin
Balboa Island
Robert Rose
Press-Telegram
Assistance League of
Costa Mesa
Hawaii
Husbands
League
Via Macaga
Lido Isle
PTA Tea Draws Costa Mesa Members in Kindergarten Room
More than 100 Costa Mesa Main School PTA members attended a get acquainted tea in the Kindergarten room. The event, led by PTA president Mrs Ray Trautwein, featured Mrs E A Rea and Mrs Jerome Edwards as hosts and honored guests Mrs Jerome Edwards and Mrs Joseph McShane of the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa Mesa
PTA
Ray Trautwein
E. A. Rea
Jerome, Edwards
Jerome Edwards
Joseph McShane
McShane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stanton Lions
Legion Junior Unit
Bayside
Coast Hwy
Homer A. Hall
Grand Canal
Santa Ana Community Hospital
Ruby Cheers
Poppy St
Long Beach
James W. Torre
Agate St
Cheers
Hall Track
Torre
Marine
Henry Lesch
Ewing
May
Fresno
Leo Lesch
Jeanne
Velma
Lucille Lesch
Richard
Stockton
E. L. Sedelmier
Edward Anderson
Episcopal Choirs
Bakersfield
Parke
Republican Women's Club
Missions School
Mesa
Ahahela
Cyfrescine
Car Privean Gardens
Betty Grable
MacDonald Carey
Lew Ayres
Martyn Maxwell
New Mexico
Bellflower
NOBEL
Basiflower Blvd
Dennis Morgan
Virginia Mayo
Eleanor Parker
Christy
Roadium
Foremount
Compton Bird
Tyrone
POWER
Susan Hayward
Louis Hayward
Patricia Medina
the Lady and the Bandit
Downey
New Avenue
Topas
Kon Tiki" Baverly
Hugo Haas
New Meralta Theatre
Oschay Ava
Noel Firestone
Oper
Williams
Howard Keel
Texas Carnival
Rive
Norwalk
Norwalk Firestone Blvd
Torray
Michael Rennie
Patricia Neal
San Pedro ‘Cabrillo Terminal
Montgomery Clift
Elizabeth Taylor
Ethel Barrymore
Maurice Evans
San Pedro Drive-In
Gorky
James Cagney
Phyllis Thaxter
James Craig
Barbara Payton
Torrance
Normanee Harbor Drive-In
FER
Vermont
Errol Flynn
Capt
Fabian
Rod Cameron
Adele Mara
Hornet
Fox Incl
Wilmington Fox
Granada
Technisclor
John Wayne
Flying Leathernecks
Bruce Kellogg
Newmark
Rosecrans
Lonptock Hive
Robert Ryan
John Payne
Rhonda Fleming
Gandena
MO Vaand
Vermei
Crosswinds
Fred Macmurray
S Theatres
Eae
Eee
Broadway
Steve Cochran
Merie Aldon
Frankie Raine
Tony Ardeh
Ard
Ash
Walker Kimberly
Graer Garson
Michow
Wilding
Law and the Lady
Errol Slynn
Michaling Prelle
Adventures OF
Fasians
Virgisia Mayo
Huh Ronand
Steve Cochi
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!