Postal Supervised Blaze Saved Night Watchman at Downtown Post Office
Supervisor P G Smith and night watchman Gilbert P McKnett guided a man through smoke to exit a 30 by 40 foot boiler room fire at 3 45 a m in the downtown Post Office Bidg with oil smoke filling the basement. McKnett was taken to Harriman Jones Clinic Hospital for a checkup while fire crews used suction fans and oxygen to control the blaze. No mail was damaged and deliveries were not delayed.
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Harriman Jones Clinic Hospital
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William McGree
George McMillin
Gilbert McKnett
Prentice G. Smith
Tragic Car Window Death In Chester le Street
Coroner's jury in Chester le Street ruled on Monday that Ernest Hogg, 48, took his own life by pressing his head against a rolled up car window and slowly tightening the mechanism. The coroner noted strangulation as the cause of death and described the act as self-inflicted.
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Chester-Le-Street
Ernest Hogg
FTC Charges 17 Health Firms With False Ads
The Federal Trade Commission accuses 17 health, hospital, and accident insurers of deceptive advertising. The firms include Bankers Life, Mutual of Omaha, Reserve Life, and United Insurance. Hearings set for December, potential penalties up to 35000 daily per violation. FTC broadened probe to about 900 companies with state support nationwide.
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Undertaker Convicted in Body Debts Dispute in San Pedro
Henry R. Halvorson, San Pedro mortuary owner, convicted on a misdemeanor for holding a body for debt collection. Judge Lea Aggeler set October 28 for motion ruling. potential fine up to 500 dollars and six months in jail. Dispute with rival mortician Harvey Gallaugher stemmed from removal and hold of John Yeonart’s body after a heart attack death on Catalina Island.
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Henry R. Halvorson
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Los Angeles
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Harvey W. Gallaugher
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John Yeonart
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Lakewood
Souta
Catalina Island
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Gallaugher & Dee Young Mortuary
ISMOG AND SMOG TALK GETTING THICKER
Los Angeles boards push back yard trash burning outlaw by a year to curb smog. City Council critiques move, citing big polluters like refineries. Officials test exhaust-control device as anti smog talks continue with public hearings planned in Pasadena and Ontario.
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Los Angeles
John C. Holland
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Suit Looms to Force Vote on Annexing South Lakewood
A Long Beach council faces a potential mandamus suit from South Lakewood residents if it does not proceed with annexation. Attorney Emanuel Gyler warned a decision to delay threatens court action, while petitions and a prior injunction complicate the process. The dispute centers on a 70 acre tract bounded by Studebaker and Wardlow roads and Isan Gabriel River, amid ongoing litigation over a second area.
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Arnold Praeger
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Ives to Air Harriman Shocker on TV Tonight
Senator Irving M. Ives plans a statewide TV and radio broadcast to reveal a startling and shocking situation involving Averell Harriman, his Democratic-Liberal rival. Ives canceled campaign appearances to prepare for the telecast amid speculation of a surprise move as polls show him trailing.
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Irving M. Ives
Averell Harriman
Ives
Republican Peae
Wiliam W. Tyler
Weather Update on Fog and Cooler Night Mornings
Frigid fog patches blanket the region tonight and early morning with chilly temperatures. Skies clear later as the day warms slowly, bringing light winds and potential frost in rural areas.
Despondent mother, 57, dies after two suicide attempts
Artelia-When Te-year-old John Hurley found his mother under a gas jet with a bedspread, he revived her. He later returned from school to find her deceased in the same setup. Helen Pauline Hurley had been despondent since her husband’s death in June while battling cancer. Deputies listed the death as by own action. John and two sisters reported her recent distress.
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Barbara Myers
Rosemary Ort
Weather and notices roundup from a coastal paper
A compact list shows where to find features across sections from Beach Combing on B-1 to Your World on A-2. It maps pages for Boyle Bridge Classified Comics Editorial Obituaries and sports across A-11 to B-13 with tides and temperatures on B-2 and Wilson on A-9.
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Young Boy Admits Setting Neighbor’s House Fire
Arson investigators report a nine year old boy has confessed to burning down the home of Mr and Mrs Aaron Young in North Hollywood valued at ten thousand dollars. The fire occurred last Saturday while the family was away. The youth is being held in the Van Nuys juvenile ward awaiting a petition in juvenile court.
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van Nuys
Court curbs questioning in Sheppard murder trial
In Cleveland the court limited defense questions about Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard's alleged affairs with Susan Hayes of Downey during jury selection for the Bay Village murder trial. Prosecutors warned of bias while defense argued for broader inquiry into sexual relations and potential prejudice in the panel.
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Susan Hayes
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Burke
Edmund L. Verelinger
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Edward Blythin
Corgan
Long Beach Chosen Home Port for Eight Destroyers
Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas told Mayor George Vermillion that Long Beach will host eight of 16 destroyers moved from the Atlantic to the Pacific Fleet. The carrier Midway will be decommissioned and modernized at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, with no home port specified for it at this time.
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George Vermillion
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