12 year old L B girl wins AF essay prize
A Long Beach girl Barbara Ely aged 12 won one of 15 national awards in an Air Force essay contest. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Ely of 8210 Eucalyptus Ave and will travel to Washington D C as a guest of the Air Force with Lt Dane Walker as chaperone. Barbara attends Washington Junior High and the contest theme was Responsibility of Citizenship in the Air Age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ely
Washington, D. C
Air Force
Barbara
The
Long Beach
United States Air Force
Dale EF
Eucalyptus Ave
Washington Junior High School
Nathan F. Twining
Dane Walker
Boiling Field
Washington
Dodds
Hulda Charlarlotte Dodds
Elm Ave
Bay
Gasconade County
Missouri
Albuquerque
N. M
Presbyterian
Matlin Mottell
Jell
Liew-l Reuben Luther Anderson
Long Beach Man May Run For Small Business Post
In Washington Rep. Craig Hosmer hinted a Long Beach man may get a Federal Small Business Administration appointment. The move follows a House subcommittee study on small business legislation to improve service and loan access, with expected increases in federal loan money and eligibility. Also noted is Assembly Speaker Homes Silliman likely to campaign for lieutenant governor in Long Beach, with Gov. Powers under discussion and political support from Heckert R. Klocksiem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Federal
Small Business Administration
Rep
Craig Hosmer
House
Washington
Heemtarte
Pittehrereh
Arene Angie Kunz
Congress
Assembly
Homes Silliman
Athle Spade
Republican Women
Silliman
Arald J. Powers
Powers
Assem| Himan Heckert R. Klocksiem
Klocksiem
Grash Fatal to Autoist in Lynwood Crash
Lloyd M. Atsbaks of 3823 Platt Ave died Monday after a two car collision at Century Blvd and Norton Ave. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Tweedy Emergency Hospital. The other driver, Martin T. Granville, 39 of 2212 E Ninth St, also treated at Tweedy. Police chief Paul W. Kerr said Granville would be held for investigation.
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Lynwood
Lloyd M. Atsbaks
Platt Ave
Century Blvd
Norton Ave
Tweedy Emergency Hospital
Matin T. Granville
Ninth St
Paul W. Kerr
Granville
Sixty Santa Suits Stolen From Sunset Beach Factory
SUNSET BEACH theft targets F J Garletti's Santa suit factory at 16000 Pacific Coast Way. Thief broke in during the weekend lifting 60 suits valued at 1200 in total. Garletti says about 400 suits remain and insurance covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Beach
Senta
Pacific Coast
F. J. Garletti
Paroled San Quentin Gunman Pleads Guilty in Port Fight
A 23 year old San Quentin parolee arrested in San Pedro after a clash with a detective admitted guilt in Redwood City to attempted murder and escape in the shooting of Deputy MacDonald Craik. He faced the deputy while officers served a minor traffic warrant. He carried a gun and feared return to San Quentin after a prior armed robbery conviction. Detective Eugene L. Sullivan of San Pedro led the arrest.
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San Quentin
San Pedro
Redwood City
Farmer
MacDonald Craik
Eugene L. Sullivan
Oklahoma Society to hold early Thanksgiving dinner
Oklahoma Society members will meet at the Machinist Building at 728 Elm Avenue for an early Thanksgiving dinner at 6 30 tonight, per secretary Rose Graves.
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Oklahoma Society
Elm Ave
Rose Graves
Third Annual All City Artist Exhibition Opens Dec 6
Third annual all city art exhibition will run December 6 to 10 in Long Beach. E Samuel W Heavenrich municipal art director leads with Mrs Athena Hall Mrs O S Lindenberger and Walter Haverhorst. Jury includes Ala Story Edgar Ewing and Laura Andresen. Any adult resident of Long Beach or vicinity may enter two works across paintings graphics ceramics sculpture metalwork and jewelry.
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Long Beach
E. Samuel W. Heavenrich
Musnicipal
Athena Hall
O. S. Lindenberger
Walter Haverhorst
Ala Story
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Edgar
Downey Children Missing Likely Walking Toward Oakland
Three children Emery Rennie Kane 12 Claudia Victoria 11 and David K 10 of 8539 Boyne St Downey are missing. Their mother Mary Kane a teacher says they may be walking to Oakland to join her after she warned them to clean their room. They may be with their German shepherd. Deputies have the last sighting Monday.
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Downey
Jare
Oakland
Iecause
Emery Rennie
Kane
Claudia Victoria
David K
Boyne St
Mary Aldine Kane
Fehpals
Claudiajing
Unioie
City Jar
Belcher
Long Beath
Paral L. Belcher
Long Beach
Western Union
Illinois
Spokane
Wash
Platt County
Fishing Dock faces relocation near Pier A
The Pacific Sportfishing Dock between Piers C and D must move due to impending construction. Owner-manager Arvin Leavitt suggested the east side of Pier A near the Sea Scout landing, a site President Francis D. Reider found acceptable if Leavitt provides his own floats. Commissioners will inspect options before deciding.
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Pacific
Harbor Department
Arvin Leavitt
Board of
Harbor Commissioners
Pier A
Sea Scout Landing
Francis D. Reider
Commission
Leavitt
Emmet Sullivan
Leave Jit
Port Commission Considers Tariff Reforms and Exposes Harbor Irregularities
The Long Beach Port Commission reviews tariff amendments to lower fees for less developed ports. City officials clash over retroactive bill forgiveness while harbor officials face scrutiny from Commissioner Davis and Council members. A three page progress report by City Manager details 36 irregular rental agreements with monthly rents up to 1453 dollars and unsigned occupancy notices, signaling ongoing investigations into harbor department practices.
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John P. Davis
Amat
Smith
Long Beach
Amer
Emmet Sullivan
Avalon
Frontenac
Amar
Lecmine
Neal F. Harrington
Central Services
Mansell
Harrington
Harbor Department
Op “Ators
City Auditor's Office
DeLano Named Long Beach Publicist Director
Fred DeLano, 37, longtime Long Beach resident and former sports columnist, was appointed director of publicity for the city of Long Beach. He previously led public relations at the University of Michigan 1940 to 1944 and served as publicity director for the Detroit Lions. DeLano led the Southern California Football Writers Association in 1951 to 1952 and is a University of Michigan graduate. The Municipal Auditorium office is part of the Auditorium Stadium Conventon Division under David Olmstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred DeLano
Roarwell Ave
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Long Beach
DeLano
University of Michigan
Detroit Lions
Southern California Football Writers Association
Municipal Auditorium
Auditorium-Stadium-Conventon
David Olmstead
VA Hospital Employees to Hold Dance Friday
The Veterans Administration Hospital Employees Association will host a dance at 8 p.m. Friday at Woodland Park Clubhouse 5000 E Seventh St. The group will meet the first and third Friday of each month beginning in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration Hospital Employes Association
Woodland Park
Seventh St
Bazaar to be held at Linden Hall on Wednesday noon
A noon bazaar is planned for Wednesday at Linden Hall 208 Linden Ave hosted by Club 106 of the California Institute of Social Welfare. Harrington cites corrections to the Tariff and the need for data on sales tax and receipts. Vickers notes about 10 investigation reports will be submitted soon with most of the probe to be finished within six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
Linden Ave
The
California Institute of Social Welfare
Harrington
California
Vickers
Governor Denies Appeal in Rupp Death Row Case
Gov. Knight denied an appeal to spare 19-year-old William R. Rupp Jr., slated to die in San Quentin's gas chamber Friday for the 1952 fatal slaying of 15-year-old Ruby Ann Payne while babysitting near Yorba Linda. The sister's appeal argued mental illness and troubled family life. Knight called Rupp a sex killer and refused clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Rupp Jr
Goodwin Knight
Rupp
San Quentin
Ruby Ann Payne
Yorba Linda
Orange County
University of California
Knight
Rapp
Lois Schwinning
CC Supports Trucking Bill in House Amendment
The Chamber of Commerce pledged support Monday for House Bill 6351 author Rep Glenn R Davis Wisconsin. The measure would let shippers designate routing for motor carrier property and require carriers to follow rail like regulations with remedies for damage or non compliance. The Chamber urged local congressmen to back the bill and push for swift enactment after a traffic committee study led by Den Nee e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
House of Representatives
Glenn R.davis
Wis
House
den Neee
Ambulance Movements Reported Across Long Beach Area
A chaotic OCR list records multiple ambulance calls and traffic events in Long Beach and nearby streets. Entries reference Cherry Avenue Pacific Avenue Santa Barbara Avenue and Ocean Boulevard with times from early morning to late night, noting fires, injuries, and flood control responses.
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Long Beach
Cherry Ave
Fine Ave
Ambularer
Atlante
Pacific Ave
N. mi
Wash
Dows Baseltre
Ben Francisco Ave
Arasg
Pier A
St Marne Ava
Anaheim
18Th Parade St. Ambue
Santa Barbara Ava
Ocean Bivd
Joyful Inge Bolz Flees Zone for Long Beach Arrival
Miss Inge Bolz, 24, a Hamburg trained dental assistant, arrived in Long Beach with sister Bridget Walters after a perilous Baltic to Hamburg journey through Russian zones. She recalls wartime fears, seeks an American dental job to repay her sister, and reflects on life under Soviet influence and the push for freedom.
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Inge Bolt
Long Beach
Bridget Walters
Silva
Williard Walter
Inge
England
Bolz
Hamburg
S Dientist
California
Konigsberg
Jane
Rauschen
Baltic
Koelnigsberg
Kathe
America
Germany
Development plan approved for Veterans Memorial Park site
City council approved plans for 14.3 acre Veterans Memorial Park west of the Pacific Electric tracks between 28th and Spring Streets. The design by the planning commission includes a community building picnic area children's play area court games football and softball fields and a directors office with draft room plus three parking areas for 125 cars. No cost estimate was given and actual development awaits tides and oil money from the public improvement fund. Plans also approved by the recreation and park commission.
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Veterans Memorial Park
Pacific Electric
28Th
Spring Sts
Planning Commission
Combiner
Recreation and Park Commission
Appointment to CD Council Confirmed in Long Beach
City Council confirmed the appointment of Boeward L. Brown at 357 Molino Ave to the Long Beach Civil Defense and Disaster Council. The post fills the vacancy created when George D. Hammond moved away, and the appointment was made by City Manager Samuel E. B. Vicksers.
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Tary Read
Boeward L. Brown
Molino Ave
Long Beach
Sailor Acquitted Of Marijuana Charge After Jury Verdict
Navy man Eare W. Daniel Jr., 23, of the USS Isle Royale, was acquitted by a Long Beach Superior Court jury on a possession of marijuana charge after a 90 minute deliberation. Testimony showed shipmate Jack D. Hill acted as a police and Naval Intelligence agent, testifying for the prosecution and claiming a $10 payoff. McIntyre, Daniel's fellow sailor, faces trial on sale and possession charges as Hill repeats the agent testimony.
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Navy
Eare W. Daniel Jr
Long Beach
Daniel
Isle Royale
Lou Morrison
Jack D. Hill
Don M. McIntyre
Hill
Daniel d McIntyre
Armed Forces Ymca
Noi
Alving MclIntyre
McInyre
McIntyre
Isle- Royale
Joe Raycraft
Architect Fee Slash Parley Turned Down
The Architects Association of Long Beach sought a meeting with the Board of Education over a proposed 51 percent and 7 percent commission cut on two senior high schools. The board refused, with $8,000,000 in total costs. The reduced rate applies only to these two projects and not as a general standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Architects Association of
Long Beach
Board of Education
Commission
Arthur Knoll
Knoll
Navy Sailor Killed While Hitchhiking on Coast Highway
Tony John Rosalez Jr., 19, a U S Navy sailor attached to Long Beach, was struck on Coast Highway south of Los Patos Avenue around 1 20 AM by a southbound car driven by Earl Clarence Ellis 46 of Huntington Beach. He died minutes after at Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital. Ellis was not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Beach
U. S Navy
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Tony John Rosalez Jr
U. S. Navy
Long Beach
California
Rosalez
Los Patos Ave
Earl Clarence Ellis
Memphis Ave
Huntington Beach
Elis
Four Wardlow teens to appear on Playcrafters TV show
Four teen age girls will represent Wardlow on Channel 5 at 4 p.m. Thursday on the Playcrafters program. The quartet includes Joanne Williams, Nancy Cook, Helen Skelton and Judy Trembath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardlow
Playcrafters
Channel 5
Joanne Williams
Nancy Cook
Helen Skelton
Judy Trembath
Long Beach Merchant Named to California Marine Panel
Richard Loynes, a Long Beach marine supply businessman, was named vice president of the citizen's advisory committee to the Assembly Joint Committee on Marine Affairs of California. Neil Cunningham of France was named president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B
Richard Loynes
Long Beach
Monday
Assembly Joint Committee On Marine Affairs of
California
Neil Cunningham
Pranciace
Obituary notices from Long Beach area 1927
Obituaries list residents from Burbank to Long Beach, noting deaths, ages, birthplaces, churches, survivors, and funeral arrangements. Entries include Hulda Charlotte Dodds, John MacDonald, Francesco Atterio, Hazel Coleman, Katie Ellen Sack, Mytle McLemore, Wilbur Weale, Sarah Crain, Della Patterson, and Della Patterson’s family, with Mortell's Mortuary directing services and interments at local parks and cemeteries.
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L.B. Man
Grash
Hunt Downey Trio
Kin
Warren Edgar Belcher
Our
Council
Port Commission
DeLano New L. B. Publicist
Rime
Russ Zone
Inge Bolz
Vets’ Park
CD Council
Ava O
Sailor
Buddy
Fee Slash Parley
Burbank
Church of Christ
William
Duane W. Patterson
Will Repley
Mottell’s Mortuary
Margaret Ferguson
Mottells Mortuary
Rose Hills Memorial Paris
Robert D. McIntyre
Alberio
Francesco M. Atterio
Park Ave
Naples
Italy
United States
St. Bartholomew's Parish
Ois Lena
Charles Treffry
Richard Hickey
Florence
West
Mottell’s
Winfield Edson
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Whittier
Katie Ellen Sack
E. 37Th St
Artesia
Macoupin County
Vern Arnsberger
M. J. Yatham
Myrtle Stewert
Larned
Kan
Lime Mottell
Tulsa
Motiell
Weale
Wilbur Harry Weale
Tile Ave
San Francisco
Port J
Navy Supply Depot
Arthur L. Peterson
American Legion
Seal Beach
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Stephen M. White
Native Sons of the
Golden West
Merchant Marine
Cora A
Veterans Administration Center Chapel
Los Angeles
Veterans Cemetery
Mortell
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