Slain Salesman's Life Probed for Clues or Motive
Homicide detectives probe the private life of Ralph H. Burgess a 64 year old salesman who was shot to death Sunday in a furniture store at 2430 East Pacific Coast Highway in an effort to uncover a motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph H
Duke) Burgess
Pacific Coast
Hivy
Annabelle Burgess
Pearce Ave
Everett L. McKinney
Burgess
Harry Finch
James Thiele
Family Missing in Mountains Since Sunday
San Bernardino authorities search by air and ground for a five member Evans family missing since Sunday after leaving Lucerne Valley. Richard Evans, 25, his wife Berdie, 23, and children Leroyen five Shirley four and Mary three were last seen near Old Woman's Spring. John and wife Anhyei Johns traveled separately. Capt. Kendall Stone reports helicopters and ground teams deployed with no trace yet. weather and rough terrain hinder progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
San Bernardino Mountains
Leroy Evans
Lucerne Valley
Big Bear
Anwyei Johns
Evans
Johns
Kendall Stone
Old Woman's Spring
Berdie
Leroyen
Shirley
Mary
Stone
Six Children Saved From Oklahoma City Church Fire
An Assembly of God minister and his brother saved six children from a fire at the Oneness Church of Jesus Christ in northwest Oklahoma City. The Rev. T. C. Harley woke to flames, leaped from a window, and called his brother to help toss the children to safety as the building and home burned. The minister’s wife escaped, and damage estimates were not yet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Assembly of God
T. C. Harley
Marley
Clyde
Sue
Thogene Hurley
Oneness Church of Jesus Christ
Chicago Crime Queen Tripped by Mother's Heart
Chicago police captured the infamous criminal known as Queen Maggie after she visited her children. The 30-year-old gangster, linked to numerous stickups and robberies, surrendered calmly when identified by Detective Fitzgerald. She had evaded arrest since a narcotics sentence and was said to have enjoyed recent travels to Miami Beach and Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maggie” O'Connor
Galveston
Tex
Maggie
Charles Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Chiego
Meggie
Timothy O'Connor
Stateville Penitentiary
Mary Collins
Mery
Herbert Wilk
Queen Maggie
Miami Beach
Fia
Las Vegas
Burgess Found Shot Near Furniture Store in Local City
McKinney located Burgess's body Sunday morning at the edge of a furniture store area. Burgess died from a .32 caliber gunshot to the back of the head. autopsy indicates the shooter held the weapon close to the head. Burgess had run furniture businesses with John Mason, now living in Whittier, and is survived by three brothers Guy, Bud, and George Burgess in Whittier and Downey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmckinney
Reet
Burgess
Fullerton
Huntington Beach
John Mason
Whittier
Guy Burgess
Bud Burgess
George Burgess
Downey
Annabelle Burgess
Ralph H. Burgess
Eisenhower thanks cabinet for unity during illness at Camp David
President Eisenhower convened his cabinet at Camp David to praise their “perfection of coordination and cooperation” while ill. The two hour session in the Catoctin Mountains covered domestic matters and a report on Geneva conference fallout. Hagerty noted Dulles briefed on foreign issues as a possible January state of the union address loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Camp David
State Dulles
Defense
Wilson
Gettysburg
Catoctin Mountains
Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagercy
Haperty
Dulles
Sokelbemiass
Geneva Conference of Foreign Ministers
Rome
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Hagerty
Food price shifts in western cities in October
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports October food prices fell in San Francisco and Seattle while rising in Los Angeles. Portland shows a 0.2 percent rise since July. In San Francisco lower meat prices eased overall food costs 10.3 percent from September. Seattle broad declines lowered most major foods. Los Angeles saw a 0.3 percent rise driven by bacon, coffee, and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Seattle
Los Angeles
Portland
Radio Reveals New Purge in Russ Republic
LONDON AP says the Tiflis radio in the Soviet Georgian Republic announced the execution of five former security officials for high treason amid post purge turmoil. The broadcast gave only last names, named few specifics, and suggested Beria’s Georgian ties but did not link him directly to the executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tiflis
Tbilisi
Soviet Union
Lavrenty P. Beria
Beria
Moscow
Xnoxville
Tenn
Hose
Raymond V. Baker
Bulchadge
Aft
Knox County Police
One-Tin
James Bowermat
Oma
Estel Wrinkle
Cov
Bowerman
Bill
McCall
Beker
Rokava
Tsertell
McCall's
Stavitsky
Khazar
Bower
Paramanov
Nadaraia
Soviet Supreme Court
Russia
Georgia
Berla
Stalin
Long Beach Mercury Reports Coldest Season Temperature
The Long Beach downtown mercury dropped to 43 degrees the season's coldest mark, surpassing the previous low of 44 degrees. The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer daytime temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Long Beach
Weather Update Shows Warmer Temps With Increasing Clouds
Increasing high cloudiness tonight and Wednesday rolls in as temperatures rise slightly. Weather forecasters expect a mild stretch with gentle winds and a warmer trend through midweek.
Stewardess Shot to Death on Airliner at Seattle Airport
A United Air Lines stewardess was shot to death aboard Flight 678 at Seattle Tacoma airport by her former boyfriend, Robert Clendenin, 26. He shot the woman, Sally Shedd, 25, then shot himself, as passengers and an Air Force lieutenant struggled to intervene. The plane was en route to Los Angeles when the attack occurred. Clendenin fired multiple times, with one shot finally ending his life after a struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
United Air Lines
Seattle-Tacoma
Robert Clendenin
Sally Shedd
Clenenin
Clendenin
New York
Miss Shedd
Air Force
Miss Shetid
Man Stout
Portland
Ore
Where to Find It Section Reference List
A catalog of page locations for various newspaper sections including Beach Combing on B-1 and Boyle on A-11, with Bridge on A-17, Classified B-10 to B-15, Comics B-8, Crossword A-22, Editorial A-16, Financial B-3, Obituaries B-2, Radio and TV B-9, Shipping Table B-10, and Sports A-19, A-20, A-24, plus Theater A-14 and A-15, Tides Temperatures B-10, Wilson A-17, io Women B-4 to B-6, and Your World A-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyle
Wilson
Io Women
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mag Gif’ O'Connor
Victor Burgess
Investigat
Sacramento
Robert Thomas
Tucson
Hera@ying
No 1
Gales
Arne
William Mansker
Carl Mansker
Thomas
ED Creagh
L.A
S. F
Russ Republic
Lavrenty Beria
Baker
Carl Hickam
Tell
Long Beach Mercury
Shays
Herman Roesch
Clencenin
Iwate
Sven
New
Yor's
DCB
Stout
Clendon
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!