Barber Shop Quartet Wins in Bakersfield Contest
The Four Bits of Harmony from Long Beach won the annual Barber Shop Quartet contest in Bakersfield. Eight quartets from Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and California competed as part of the Far West Division. Berkeley and San Jose quartets took second and third place respectively.
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Barber Shop
Bakersfield
Long Beach
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Hawaii
California
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet
America
Far West
Berkeley
San Jose
Charles Pursglove
Charles Hopper
Diels” Montgomery
Doni Nunez
Elks Club
Cedar Ave
Beavis Elected Second Vice President of City Employes
P George Beavis, field engineer in the municipal gas department, was elected second vice president of the California League of city Employes Associations at the annual Santa Barbara convention. He will also serve on the executive committee. Delegates recommended Long Beach host the 1952 convention. Beavis, Harald Wertz, William Minnick, John Kincaid, Clarence Richie, and Harvey Kelly attended.
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P. George Beavis
Municipal Gas Department
California League of City Employes’ Associations
Santa Barbara
Beavis
Severnman
Long Beach
Robbery Route Ends When Pliers Pretend Gun Is Foiled
Two men tried to rob McCoy's Market on Long Beach Boulevard yesterday afternoon. The apparent revolver was revealed as a pair of pliers by assistant manager Claude J. Clingan after he was forced to open a register. The would-be robbers, one in his 40s and the other older, fled as Clingan shouted for help.
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McCoy's Market
Long Beach Blvd
Claude J. Clingan
Clingan
Flames from the Sky Talk Set by Huntington Park Pastor
Rev. Keith C. Sanaga of Huntington Park Methodist Church will address the Methodist Men's Club dinner tomorrow at 6 30 p.m. in the First Methodist Church social hall Fifth Street and Pacific Avenue. Wesley Methodist Church tenor Bue Thomas from Los Angeles will be guest soloist with the Wilson High School Melodeers. All men of the city are invited.
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Keith C. Sanaga
Huntington Park Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Fifth St
Pacific Ave
Bue Thomas
Wesley Methodist Church
Los Angeles
Melodeers
Wilson High School
Soldier Wounded in Korea Reported Slightly Hurt
Pvt William M. McDowell, 22, brother of Mrs. Robert L. Erkert of 3255 Orange Ave, reported wounded in Korea by the Department of Defense. He has served in Korea since June with the Infantry Division after enlisting in the Reserve Corps and training at Fort Ord. His sister received a letter describing the wound as very slight after he stepped on a trip flare while on duty.
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William M. Mcvewell
Robert L. Erkert
Orange Ave
Korea
Department of Defense
Infantry Division
Ocdoweel
McDowell
Fort Ord
Sixth Infantry Division
Rebekahs Plan District 18 Instruction Session
Rebekah Lodge Lavine hosts a district 18 school of instruction at 1728 Elm Ave Mas dennie Mae Annin of Failexton president of the California Rebekah Assembly will instruct. Mrs Gene Gham district deputy president of District 10 will be general chairman. A model Judge will be demonstrated by district judges including Long Beach and southeast Los Angeles.
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Wide Awake
Rebekah Lodge Lavine
District 18
Elm Ave
Dennie Mae Annin
Failexton
California
Rebekah Assaly
Gene Gham
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Radio Hams and Red Cross Stage Defense Exercise
Long Beach radio amateurs and the Red Cross will demonstrate how radio contacts would be established if normal communications fail. Led by James Coffman, 25 automobiles with amateur radios will deploy to strategic spots around Long Beach, with a central station atop Red Cross headquarters. The test emphasizes civil defense and real catastrophe readiness for 5000 ham radio operators nationwide.
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Long Beach
Red Cross
James Coffman
Coffman
Red Cross National
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Civil Defense
Names Cleared in Bus Kiss Case in Long Beach
Two Alberts H Grahams are involved, with one not kissing any bus drivers. Albert H Graham, 63, of Long Beach, faces a 30 day city jail sentence for kissing a woman. His wife Etta Graham, 55, has received sympathy calls as the case unfolds.
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Alber. H
Graham
Ity
Wilher O F. Downs
Woman Dies or Is Injured in Clark and Artesia Crash
A two vehicle collision at Clark and Artesia Avenues left Alice Brush 35 of 3035 Heather Road Long Beach with spinal injuries. She was treated at Harbor General Hospital. Victor Brush 44 and Jack Hewing 48 were the other drivers with no injuries.
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Clark
Artesia Aves
Bellflower
Alice Brush
Heather Rd
Long Beach
Father 26 Held in Attack Case
Charles Marquez a 26 year old father of two was held in a Superior Court preliminary hearing on three counts of rape and one of attempted rape before Municipal Judge Harry F Keeler. Bail raised from 10000 to 40000 with arraignment set for Oct 29 in Superior Court. Marquez confessed to raping four Long Beach women and attempting to assault more than a dozen others detectives said. His arrest on Oct 2 ended over a year of stakeouts in the west central residential area. Three women identified him and one woman tentatively identified him at today’s hearing. Archie Stewart city public defender represented Marquez.
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Charles Marquez
Rane
Harry F. Keeler
Keeler
Marquez
Su |Perint
Long Beach
Archie Stewart
Mareuez
Theft and property damage at Kenneth Munn home
Police investigate a $300 theft from a suitcase likely taken during a football game night. The incident at 262 LE Ocean Blvd involved a group entering the house and causing damage while the family was away. Kenneth O Munn reported the loss and property damage.
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Kenneth O. Munn
Ocean Blvd
Munn
Fie
Ite Hrants
Mother Dog Seeks Help For 10 Puppies In Long Beach
A one-year-old dachshund-cocker mother with ten puppies needs assistance. The owner, Miss Elhan Johnson of 37121 Lemon Ave in Long Beach, has been feeding half the brood with an eyedropper and hopes a donor female dog can replace the eyedropper to ease care.
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Elhan Johnson
Lemon Ave
Long Beach
Share Your Knowledge Ad Promotes Press Telegram Help
Readers are urged to share knowledge with friends and inform them about Press Telegram Want Ads. The notice lists a phone number 6-9066 to place an advertisement and highlights the service’s positive results.
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