Three Holdups Net Bandits Total of $462
Three holdups, two by strong arm methods and a third by a bandit who was pursued by his victim but escaped, netted $461.90 here last night. One suspect is under arrest. The thief entered Dietrich liquor store at 747 Pine and fled with $41. Dietrich chased the gunman to Locust Avenue but the bandit fled after menacing him again. In a second pair of robberies at Houghton Park Village, a man lost 90 cents and then $400 to two attackers. A suspect was caught briefly by police but denied guilt, claiming alibi of going to the movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Dietrich
Pacific Ave
Pine
Dietrich
Eighth St
Locust Ave
Earl Hough
Anaheim St
Locust 'Ave
Houghton Park
Houghton Park Village
Tomlinson
Aiay
George M. Roland
Eica
Woman Seeks Eye-witness In Los Angeles Crash
Miss Nell DeZonia of 3028 E Ocean Blvd seeks a dark haired glasses wearers who talked with her after a collision at 62nd St and Vermont Ave on Oct 21 at 6 15 p m The other driver in the crash William Butterfield of Los Angeles riding a motorcycle died from injuries A manslaughter complaint may be issued against her and she needs the witness testimony to clear her name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell DeZonia
E. Ocean Blvd
Woman's Purse Grabbed on Doorstep
Mrs Annie B Roehm of 65 Dawson Ave told police a man attacked her on her apartment doorstep last night, grabbing her purse containing 35 cents and two bus tokens before fleeing to a waiting car across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie B. Roehm
Dawson Ave
Fuchsia Society Members Plant Flowers in Park
Fifty Long Beach Fuchsia Society members planted fuchsias ivy geranium and other foliage on Park Ave land near Colorado Lagoon. The city granted use of the strip. members donated plants and time. Mrs Harris led the park commission praise with Holm Wiley directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Park Ave
Colorado Lagoon
Long Beach Fuchsia Society
Park Commission
J. S. Harris
Carl Holm
Charles Wiley
Lillian Gibson
Kenneth Hartshorn
Florence Hess
Fuchsia Group
Yeggs Fail to Crack Paschall Pharmacy Safe
Thieves broke into Paschall's Drug Department at 2194 Atlantic Ave during the night and rifled drawers in a search for narcotics but failed to open the safe according to police. Owner William G. Paschall reported there was no cash missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paschall
Atlantic Ave
William G. Paschall
Joli Lobster Boat Hunted by Coast Guard Tows to Harbor
The 36 foot lobster boat Joli was hunted by the Coast Guard for hours before being found safely in tow of another fishing boat and moored at San Pedro. Aboard were Robert Burnaham, 18, of Los Angeles, and Gene Wall of Avalon. They had run out of fuel while en route from Catalina Island to the mainland and brought ashore 1500 lobsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Joli
San Pedro
Robert Burnaham
Los Angeles
Gene Wall
Avalon
Catalina Island
Husband at Bedside of Bus Crash Victim
Co. Wy Newton of 3916 Lewis Ave has gone to the bedside of his wife Harriet in Blythe hospital for injuries from a Greyhound bus crash on Highway 60. Six other passengers were injured as the bus skidded on a rain slicked road near Blythe. Mrs Newton reportedly has a shoulder in a cast. She was en route to Denver to visit relatives when the accident occurred.
Car Hits Light Standard. Driver Injured in Compton Crash
Lyle Selvooer, 25, of 907 N Chester St Compton, suffered a possible nose fracture and cuts when his car swerved across the road, struck a light standard on Long Beach Blvd at Arlington St, and crashed. Drivers said he appeared to fall asleep at the wheel 2:41 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Selvooer
Chester St
Compton
Long Beach Blvd
Allington St
Selvooer
Heart Attack Fatal to Visitor at Social
William C. McNiel, 58, of 6625 Marcelle St, died after a heart attack at a social in Selots Hall, 1003 E Sixth St. He collapsed at 5:45 p.m. and was pronounced dead on arrival at Seaside Hospital. The body was sent to Loper Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selots
Hall
Sixth St
William C. McNiel
Marcelle St
Para’ S Mount
Seaside Hospital
Loper Funeral Home
Tailless Cat Tired of Misplaced Sympathy at Show
A Long Beach man, A Adams of 3925 Osler Street, defends his tailless Manx cat Mrs Minus against pity. The five year old double champion will compete at the Long Beach Cat Show on November 19 and 20 at the Masonic Temple. Manx cats origin traces to the Orient and Isle of Man. taillessness is required for show specimens.
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Adams
Osler St
Lakewood
Meila
Minus
Long Beach
Masonic Temple
Orient
Isle of “Man
Asia
Weather Outlook With Fog Patches and Mild Sunday Clouds
Mostly clear tonight with fog patches late tonight and Sunday morning. Scattered high thin clouds Sunday with slightly warmer Sunday afternoon. Light to variable winds tonight and Sunday morning, locally moderate west to southwest winds Sunday afternoon.
Weekend Weather Preview For Long Beach
Forecast calls for a grand weekend with mostly clear skies and fog patches late night. No rain expected and Sunday could be slightly warmer. Winds up to 18 mph from west and southwest favor sailing while records show past extremes in 1921 and 1942.
Mineral Display for Public View at Sciots Hall
The sixth annual mineral and gem exhibit opens today at Sciots Hall 1005 E Sixth St with fossils and carved jade displays. Members will show lapidary techniques. hours today 10 a m to 10 p m and tomorrow 10 a m to 4 p m. Society president William Mayhew 2040 Eucalyptus Ave. membership 118. Materials come from local mountain and desert field trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sciots' Hall
Sixth St
Long Breach Mineral and Gem Society
William Mayhew
Eucalyptus Ave
Jand
City Check-up Notes on Scarlet Fever Cases
Scarlet fever cases totaled five this week, with year to date at 42, below last year’s 49. Polio cases rose by four to 54 for the year, vastly under 1948’s 214. Other ailments included eight chickenpox cases, seven mumps, four tuberculosis, two measles, and one each of whooping cough and rheumatic fever.
Termites Attack Long Beach in Armistice Day Swarm
An exterminator reports thousands of winged termites swarmed Long Beach after nests matured through rain and heat. The insects shed wings after landing, pair off, and search for new homes, threatening property as they invade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Union Fishermen Threaten to Quit Talks Under Way
Union fishermen threaten to discontinue all sardine and mackerel fishing, with talks underway among boat owners, the Fishermen's Union, and the Fisherman's Co-operative Association. A. F. L. and C. I. O. factions discuss grievance hearing after accusations of kickbacks and press ads. Fishermen work on a share basis from boat net profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Webb
Fisherman's Co-operative Association
Gilbert Zatran
C.J
Fisherman's Union
Webb
Public Funeral Tonight for Long Beach Naval Shipyard
A mock funeral is set for tonight at Municipal Auditorium to symbolize the closing and deactivation of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. About 5800 workers, veterans, and shipyard staff will join a downtown procession, with taps sounded at multiple intersections and a caisson bearing a black draped casket. The event is sponsored by the Subsidence Remedial Council, aiming to spur reactivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Frank H. Gentry
Long Beach
Residence Looted as Owner Absent
Two residents report burglaries while away from home. Robert E. Davis of 548 East 14th Street found his savings bank with $8 and tools worth $63 stolen when he returned about 11 30 pm. Marian Foster of 68724 Orange Ave says $80 from a bank book vanished, discovered on return at 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otheis
Robert E. Davis
14Th St
Marian Foster
Orange Avé
Smog Costs $14 Per Capita Annually in Southland
A national air pollution symposium in Pasadena reports smog costs the nation about $14 to $20 per person each year. Long Beach officials urge continued, costly efforts to reduce smog, noting roots in temperature inversions, auto exhaust, dust storms, and industrial growth. Experts call for partial reductions and more medical research to address health impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Southland
Huntington Hotel
Pasadena
D. R. Kennedy
Long Beach City
Kennedy
Istores
R. A. Kehoe
University of Cincinnati
Kettering Laboratory
John A. Zapp Jr
E. I. du Pont de Nemouors Co
Ety
I. D. Litwack
James 4. Smith
Health Department
L. C. McCabe
U. S.department of the Interior
Washington
Stanford Research Institution
Two Will Attend Hospital Conference
George J. Badenhausen business administrator of Harriman Jones Clinic Hospital and Miss Sarah Ruddy superintendent of Community Hospital will attend the Association of California Hospitals conference at Santa Barbara on Wednesday and Thursday. Badenhausen will preside at Thursday afternoon’s session on the shortened hospital stay of patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Badenhausen
Harriman Jones Clinic Hospital
Sarah Ruddy
Community Hospital
Association of California Hospitals
Santa Barbara
Badenhausen
Burglars Target Colonial Cleaners on Pacific Avenue
Police were notified after burglars broke into Colonial Cleaners at 2465 Pacific Ave during the night and stole 106.64 dollars from a cash drawer. Co owner Calvert 5 Major at 2232 E Sixth St reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Cleaners
Pacific Ave
Calvert 5
Major
Sixth St
Tea replaces coffee in city jail meals
Chief William H. Davey announced in response to rising coffee prices that tea will replace coffee for most meals in the city jail. Coffee remains for breakfast, but tea will prevail at other meals, with an average of 275 meals served daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Davey
Dovey
Five WWII veterans honored at Armistice Day ceremony
At Fort MacArthur Long Beach the Armistice Day retreat honored five World War II veterans. Bronze Star recipients were Sam Roska, Junior V. Clugston, Lt. Col. Edward L. Smith, Juan Conteras Jr, and David M. Rojorquez. Rojorquez also received a Purple Heart, with Lt. Col. Louis F. Springer presenting the awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Fort MacArthur
Sam Roska
Sor Irento
Junior V. Clugston
Rico
Edward L. Smith
T Orange
Juan Conteras Jr
Norwalk
David M. Rojorquez
Santa Ana
Rojorquez
Louis F. Springer
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Crash
Barbara Locke
Acapulco
Mexico
Southern California Tuna Club
Miss Locke
American Airlines
Fuchsia Society
Thomas F. Holahan
T. Harry Gowman
National Hotel
Lafayette Hotel
Robert Campbell
Holahan
Seade
Rainier
Wash
Yeggs
Pacific Ocean
Isle of Man
Irish Sea
England
Ireland
Scotland
Mrs. Minus
Frank J. Murrey
NG Beach
United States Naval Air Station
Los Alamitos
Pine Ave
234Th
Press-Telegram
L. B. Naval Shipyard
Java
L. B. Man
Fort
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