Candy Cane Lane smog test and city chatter mix
A quirky hometown column notes smog drifting from Pasadena to the city, discusses candy cane decorations on Broadway to Pine Ave, and recalls local figures like Fred Sykes and Rep. Hosmer. It includes political anecdotes about Nixon, a college president, and a memory-filled letter from a junior high student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Pine Ave
Candy Cane Lane
L. B
New York
Pasafiena
Pasadena
Thanksgiving drumstick race for Hanks children in Downey
In Downey California a large family contest seeks a single turkey drumstick for Judy Hanks as siblings Nancy Susan John and Sandra compete for the prize while Judy recovers from a paralytic polio attack. The story also covers Long Beach ballot amendments and city measures awaiting Jan ballot and council actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beat Resnt
John G. Harris
California Ave
Oscar-ald
Judy Hanks
Taanksei
Hanks
Sioux
Falls
Judy
Pollo
Contracts to Speed Planning for Marines
City officials announced a contract to immediately finalize planning for three bridges around the Ala mitos Bay Marina with an estimated total cost of 10 million. Engensey J. R. Bote will oversee planning, replacing the late J. H. Davies, with payments set as percentages of bridge costs and not to exceed specified caps. Final plans must be finished within 120 days as the City Council authorized the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamitos Bay Marina
Sam E. Vickers
Engensey
J. R. Bote
J. H. Davies
Bole
Marine Stadium
Pacific Electric
Davies
E. Second
Pacific Coast Hny
Vickers
Santa Ana Marine Flier's Heroism to Be Recognized
Maj. James L. Cooper of Santa Ana will receive the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for rescuing a fellow aviator from a overturned, armed aircraft on Paengnyong Do Island Korea on November 1 1952. Captain J I Fisher will present the medal at 8 pm at the 15th Rifle Co headquarters. Cooper crawled into the wreckage under enemy danger and freed the trapped pilot after tunneling through sand while fuel and switches saturated the cockpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paengnyong-Do
Korea
James L. Cooper
Santa Ana
Navy
Marine Corps
J. I. Fisher
15Th Rifle Co
Marine Corps Reserve
Seal Beach
Raj. Cooper
Banks and shops to close for Thanksgiving day
Public offices banks and most businesses will close for Thanksgiving Day observance. Garbage collectors will be in full force. Post Office stations and branches will be closed no mail will be delivered. Railroads and bus lines expect heavy traffic. Markets report ample turkeys and trimnings at similar prices as last year. Schools out Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oranches
Air Line
Letters From Children to Santa Published in Long Beach
Several hundred letters written to Santa Claus by young readers in the Long Beach area will be published Thanksgiving Day in the Press Telegram. The letters appear in a special 18 page supplement that also covers the Parade of Bands on Saturday opening the Christmas shopping season and carries advertisements for toylands in various stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Press-Telegram
All Needy Families to Get Thanksgiving Food Baskets
Long Beach plans a broad Thanksgiving food aid drive with the Welfare Bureau listing needy families for box distributions. Volunteers from YMCA, Scouts, clubs, and churches will supply turkeys and meals, aiding 22 families and supporting 145 participants in related charity efforts at Salvation Army and guest home. Prisoners will receive a roast turkey dinner, cooked by a jail chef, with a full menu planned for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Starkey
Bethany Baptist School
Paul Frame
Long Beach
City Welfare Bureau
Joseph M. Kennick
Kennick
Gro Volunteers of America
O. P. Strickland
Salvation Army
Maj
William Miller
Army
Shel
Redondo Ave
Beatrice Gregers
Mary Smith
Alamitos Ave
Maj. Smith
George George
Willian H. Dovey
Visiting Boys Die in Traffic
Two New Mexico children visiting Torrance for Thanksgiving were killed in a collision with an oil tank truck at Main Street and East Road. Richard Martinez, 9, died instantly. brother Raymond died an hour later. Thomas Martinez, 17, was injured, and sister Viola Martinez, 20, suffered injuries. Driver of the car, Viola, was from San Pedro. The oil truck operator, Robert Hitch, 28, Willowbrook, escaped injury and was not held.
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Torrance
New Mexico
Main St
East Rd
Richard Martinez
Raymond
Harbor General Hospital
Thomas
Viola Martinez
Natal Courts
San Pedro
Antonio Martines
Cleveland
N. M
Grace St
Robert M. Hitch
Mona St. Willowbrook
Hitch
Navy Store Won’t Close in Economy Drive
A Defense Department spokesman in Washington said the Long Beach Naval Commissary serving military dependents will not close in the current economy drive. A final decision is due around December 1. He anticipated commissaries at Camp Roberts Camp San Luis Obispo and Lompoe will be shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Defense
Washington
Long Beach
Press-Telegram
Camp Roberts
Camp San Luis Obispo
Lompoe
Alcohol Ruled Death Factor Inmate Henry Medina
Autopsy shows primary death cause as liver deterioration from alcohol abuse. Coroner cites a skull injury from Medina head butting his cell wall as a major contributing factor. Medina, 37, of 213th Street Tor-Trance, father of seven, died after a five day intoxication sentence led to a berserk act.
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Henry L. Medina
St. Tor- Trance
Sid Flowers Dies After Stairs Fall
Sid Flowers 55 of 2515 Pacific Ave owner of Auditorium Auto Park for 21 years died this morning at Seaside Hospital from a severe brain concussion after falling at his home Tuesday afternoon. He left a wife Irene a sister Bessie McMahon two brothers Oscar and Johnny Flowers. Service Friday at 3 p m at Mottell's Mortuary Chapel with Rev Willard A Schurr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Flowers
Pacific Ave
Auditorium
el Belial Temple
Mystic Shrine
Shrine
Ed Patrol
Downstown Lions Club
Newport
Jackson County
Texas
Irene
Bessie McMahon
Port Arthur
Oscar
Jane Johny Flowers
Albuquerque
Mottell's Mortuary Chapel
Willard A. Schurr
Long Beach Smog This Year Said Worst By Inspector Nixon
Howard Nixon of the Air Pollution Control inspectorate called Long Beach smog the worst this year. Four telephone complaints were logged as residents reported eye irritation throat itching and breathing difficulties though no smog intensity measurement was recorded.
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Tulsdey
Long Beach
Howard Nixon
Navy Oiler Cimarron Returns From Far East Duty
The navy oiler AG-22 Cimarron commanded by Capt. W. W. Walker will arrive from the Far East at 7 30 p m Thursday. It will be docked at Pier A Berth 5 for docking and berthing at the naval facility.
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Far East
Cimarron
W. W. Walker
Pier A
Sale of 27 Oil Wells on Signa Hill Approved
Superior Court Judge Newcomb Cendee approved the sale of 27 oil wells on Signa Hill for $500,000. The wells, part of the estate of the late Mrs Louise E. Dabney, were sold to Melvin H. Mann, husband of Dabney’s niece Janet Mann, the sole bidder. Dabney died April 28, 1845, at 79, leaving an estate valued at $6,000,000 to two sisters and 50 relatives.
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Signa Hill
Superior Court
Newcomb Cendee
Louise E. Dabney
Melvin H. Mann
Dabney
Janet Mann
Mann
Lt Governor Harold Powers Visits Long Beach
Lt Governor Harold Powers visited Long Beach traveling from the State Building in Los Angeles. He paid respects to former Gov Frank Merriam at 20 Lindero Ave, found Merriam recovering from an auto accident in good spirits, and spoke at the Rotary Club Pacific Coast Club. He planned an afternoon harbor boat trip and meetings with civic and Republican leaders before returning to Los Angeles. Powers, a longtime Alturas resident, moved to his current role when Goodwin Knight became governor.
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Powers
Frank FP. Merriam
Merriam
Lindero Ave
Rotary Club
Pacific Coast Club
Rotarians
Los Angeles
Alturas
High School Pools Close for Thanksgiving Break
Five city high school swimming pools will close over Thanksgiving holidays per Miss Frances Dixon city supervisor of aquatics. Wilson, Poly and Jordan high pools will shut Thursday through Saturday and reopen the following Monday.
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Wilson, Poly
Jordan High
Frances Dixon
Thanksgiving union services set across Long Beach area
Thousands of Long Beach and Lakewood residents will observe Thanksgiving with church services Thursday morning. Belmont Heights and Grace Methodist Emmanuel Presbyterian East Side Christian Immanuel Baptist Second Presbyterian Churches sponsor a 3 a.m. service at Belmont Heights Church. Lakewood Village union service at 16 a.m. at Lakewood Village Community Church features Chaplain Wilford R. Hall and Ernest Beam. Westside Christian Church hosts a 3 a.m. service with James LeRoy Shields and Rev. Wayne Jenkins delivering prayers and sermon. First Brethren Church and St Luke's Episcopal, Trinity Lutheran, United Lutheran congregations hold additional services with pastors delivering sermons and special prayers. Four United Lutheran missions join for a 9 a.m. service at Lakewood United Lutheran Church. St. Anthony’s Catholic, St. John’s Lutheran, and other churches offer masses and sermons across the day.
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Long Beach
Lakewood
Belmont Heights
Grace Methodist
Emmanuel Presbyterian
East Side Christian
Immanuel Baptist
Second Presbyterian
Third St
Termino Ave
R. Merrill Jensen
Immanuel Baptist Church
Lawrence V. Lucas
Lakewood Village
F.C. Benson Relliss
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Trinity United Lutheran Church
Linden Ave
Clarence Naugle
Orvs
A. Averkamp
United Lutherans
Channel Choir
Fred Ohlendorf
St. John’s Lutheran Church
167Th St
Orange Ave
Father of 3 Crash Dead Asks $3 Million
Arthur Diller, father of three who lost his children Sandra 5 Linda 4 Randy 2 in the Rivera truck crash, sues for 3,003,006 alleging negligent driving by truck driver Bauder and owners Paxton Transportation Kaiser Steel. Seven others died in the Oct. 5 collision at Washington and Rosemead Blvds.
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Rivera
Arthur Diller
Pinton
St. Norwalk
Diller
Harry Pierce Bauder
Harvey A. Denson
Paxton Transportation Co
Kaiser Steel Corp
Washington and Rosemead Blvds
Helen Lee
Sandra
Linda
Randy
Lee
Karen Lee
Timmy Putham
Susan Shiney
Bauder
Gho Englt
Ae Ulsts
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Fred Sykes
Nee and Dadey
Yule Decoration
Craig Hosmer
Chief of Naval Operations
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Alamitos
Hosmer
Smith
V. P
Dick Nixon
Dixon
Nixon
Morning Mail
Issus
College
Will Rogers
Carley Porter
California
Jimmie Allen
Malcolm Epley
Jury Hanks
Los Angeles General Hospital
Sista Jenny Polio
Monte
Nancy
Susan
John
City Councy
Mt. Wilson
Tidelands
Tideland Oil Fund
Bay Shore Ave
Citizens Committee On Public Improvements
Paul Wilcox
Associated Property Owners
Toy City
A. M. Raw
Public Improvement Fund
Crest of
Gerald Tesmond
Recreation Commission
Thoraday
Irving M. Smith
Mallon
Uplands
Max Li ‘Ani
Glenn D. Hughes
Santa
ONG Bea
Gebaram
Harold £. Powers
Leong Beach
Los Angels
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