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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1956
Page
11
Mary and 50 families face a Thanksgiving without turkey as Mary 13:12 and her siblings await aid. Veterans Hospital dad on leave. Mrs. Mabel Otin and Army Mothers assist. Salvation Army HQ at 829 Locust Ave mobilizes funds to provide dinners.
A door to door drive for the Long Beach Exceptional Children's Foundation raised about 7680. Mrs Albert Bon, past president, chaired the drive and urged more contributions. Volunteers are thanked and asked to report. results may near 8000 with a yearly goal of 37000.
Campaigners push toward the $900,000 target with 85,000 professional division pledges, including attorneys and doctors. Despite strong drive, several sectors remain short of quotas such as architects and engineers. Donations are collected at Community Chest headquarters, with emphasis on business cooperation and continued fundraising.
Fire engulfed a 1935 and a 1901 automobile in Alden Reynolds’s garage at 2649 La Vere Dr. Firemen reported the blaze began after 1 am, with Reynolds unaware until alerted by a passerby. Investigators had not determined a cause. City Council gave first reading to an ordinance authorizing mobile food vending vehicles with health standards, facing traffic obstruction concerns from Ally Walter Desmond and city attorney. A permit and license fee were expected if enacted.
William Orville Garrison of Artesia received four weeks in county jail and five years probation after being convicted of a misdemeanor related to a fatal automobile collision at 219th and Violata. Richard J. Holquin of Hawaiian Gardens died in the crash. Judge Beach Vasey sentenced him in Superior Court.
Terminal Island bridge to Ter Mihi Island via Seaside Blvd will close to vehicles during high tides for up to five hours over seven days starting Thursday November 28. Closures are scheduled at various times from November 28 through December 6, with daily windows announced.
The American Cancer Society film 144,000 Could Live will be shown at 12 local schools over four evenings beginning next Monday. A local physician will lead a Q and A on cancer at each screening, with 60 physicians from the Doctors Speakers Bilocal joining under Dr. William Cheney. Screenings are 8 p.m. at school venues including Hubert Howe Bancroft Junior High and others, with a schedule listing Poly High, Woodrow Wilson, Inglewood, Jordan, Franklin, Hughes, Logan Stephens, and George Washington Stay junior highs across Monday to Thursday and through May 28.
Caltech geologist Dr Clevenice R Allen warns San Andreas fault strain could trigger a major quake. Civil defense agencies in Southern California will conduct a coordinated drill on November 29 involving nine counties and several disaster agencies.
About 1,260 city employees with long service records were honored in a City Council ceremony. Forty senior staff accepted awards on behalf of themselves and their subordinates, as Toby Wick, former employee and Civil Service Committee chair, praised the veterans.
The city mailed a check for 858,875 to the state representing dividends due on certain funds. The payment is part of a larger total of 122,238,000 and will be delivered by year end. Officials cited long service records and expected awards from the U S Treasury as factors in the distribution.
The Harbor Commission will advertise for bids Monday to construct the Ocean Blvd bridge over the Los Angeles River. Chief Harbor Engineer Shoemaker said bidding starts Friday with four weeks to bid. Project cost is about 4 million dollars and completion is targeted for October 1859 after January work.
City workers cast ballots on a plan to combine federal old age and survivors insurance with the revised municipal retirement system. Over 2,600 eligible employees voted at City Hall and six other facilities as polls closed amid a smooth, rapid process. Officials expect a large majority in favor, with official results due Wednesday. If approved, the integration would raise benefits for higher paid workers and be effective January 1957.
Vehicle collision on Orange Avenue involved Egil Fe Elfis 62 and drivers William K. 2lis and Carl J. Prough 56. Elfis reportedly suffered minor injuries at the Newport Avenue intersection near Ap Melon Street.
Andrew V. Har law of 8381 Lime Ave was struck by a car at Tric Sty and Lime Ave. He suffered a shoulder injury. The driver, Ann M. Poitevin of 6300 Bayshore, was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian. A witness described the boy freezing as the vehicle approached.
County Mayor Achur J. Will reported to the board that Mayfair must pay 24945 cents per $100 tax this year despite dissolution plans. The Mayfair district tax was mistakenly included in the August levy. under county charter extra funds would fund district highways.
The Long Beach Board of Education authorized about 143 million dollars for school construction and related projects. Architects Duff y and Dreher were approved to design plans for auditorium upgrades at five junior high schools and a Signal Hill Elementary School addition. Outdoor swimming pool contracts totaling 235000 were approved for City College Liberal Arts Division. Funding for these units is expected to start by late summer or early fall, with work at Signal Hill School to begin soon.
In Superior Court Judge Beach Vasey ruled narcotics officers lacked cause to search an automobile. Bernard Glen Lorenz, 19, at 3734 Gaviota Ave. was dismissed after four marijuana cigarettes were found during the local search.
The Independent Frese Telegram Classifier announces a Christmas Gift Department in the upcoming issue starting next Sunday. It promises a complete list of suggestions for the family to help shoppers decide what to buy and plan earlier.
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