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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1947
Page
17
A 1940s column surveys un Americanism claims by a Hollywood figure and Congress, cites McNutt and Willkie career notes, and comments on aviation safety, war stakes, and miracle claims. It reflects public discourse on patriotism, politics, and national security amid wartime.
Long Beach residents will pay tribute in a memorial service at 1:05 p.m. tomorrow in City Hall portico. Six caskets from battlefield cemeteries will lie unidentified. Adm. Walter S. DeLang will lead the ceremony with an honorary air escort and chaplains from Protestant Catholic and Jewish faiths. An Army Navy Coast Guard Marines and Air Forces honor guard will surround the caskets. Wreaths and sprays will be stored after and reused Sunday at Terminal Island Naval Station.
Kenneth Alyo Carpenter a 24 year old former teller at the Lone Beach branch of the Security Front National Bank admitted embezzling about $10 000. FBI agents traced him from Muncie to Indiana and Los Angeles where a complaint seeks at least $7 500 in stolen funds. He is held on a $10 000 bond in Muncie awaiting extradition to Los Angeles to face charges.
Mrs. Charles F. Gilbert recalls a 55 year correspondence with Mrs. Buford Cooley of Rochester after meeting in Rochester when both were 14. The two learned they shared the same birthday and birth year and have exchanged 3 to 4 letters monthly since. Cooley plans a California visit to fulfill Gilbert’s entertainment plans.
The Eastern Star Grand Chapter of California elected Thelma Bailey of Los Angeles and George Harlan of Sacramento as worthy grand matron and worthy grand patron for the year, succeeding Birdie Bassett and Judge Carson Hubbard. The grand ball follows at 9 p.m. tonight in Municipal Auditorium with a grand march at 10, while delegates tour the harbor and the Eastern Star home in Los Angeles this afternoon.
A civic notice reports tax deed sales arranged for parcels, with an unsteady record noting a visit by Mrs. Mamie Landers of Washington DC, and a public auction set to occur after recent organizational authorization by the City Council.
City Council ordered an investigation into Long Beach City Lines earnings after the Aug 30 fare rise. Engineer J R McHenry of the Bureau of Franchises reviews books kept in Oakland by Pacific Coast Lines, now in Los Angeles under Los Angeles Transit Lines. A preliminary report is due next Tuesday with a special bureau meeting Friday to hear proposals on route and schedule adjustments linked to North Long Beach service.
Chief Alvin F. Slaight announced promotions for seven policemen. Six will become detective inspectors, including Ted Sizemore and C. L. Greeley, with M. Z. Wishon joining as a detective in the bureau. Charles J. Novotny will be named uniform sergeant. Swearing in is expected at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
The salary of Dr. Newell Nay, police surgeon, was raised from 850 to 450 dollars a month by the City Council yesterday. He is required to make two trips daily to the city jail and testify in court more than before, and is on duty longer due to later cocktail parlor closings.
The Humane Society will confer life membership on Mayor Burton Vs Chace in a ceremony at 2 p.m. in City Hall. The announcement was made today by Arthur Streator, superintendent of the Southern California Humane Society.
Hal P. Fisher a real estate broker was elected president of the Alamitos Heights Improvement Association at a meeting last night in Recreation Park Clubhouse. Other officers named were Myrl Ott vice president Robert I Reese secretary and John B Moore treasurer. Three directors were chosen Neil Ensch George O Koch and H G Stevenson.
Los Angeles predicts clear weather for Long Beach today and Thursday with warmer temperatures. Light to gentle afternoon breeze anticipated as skies stay mostly clear.
Long Beach City Council gave first reading to an ordinance limiting parking to two hours on Anaheim Street between Loma and Terring Avenue. The council also instructed City Attorney Irving M. Smith to draft a traffic code amendment to create a boulevard gap at Spring Street and Bellflower Boulevard.
The article recalls Jacqueline Johnson born October 22 1936 in Pas pas Texas as a premature infant in an incubator weighing 2 1/2 ounces at birth and five and a half pounds at five months. Her mother was ill and she later moved to Long Beach in 1939 where Jacqueline, now golden haired and blue eyed, is a Roosevelt School fifth grader with a brother Mark 17 a Poly High junior.
ITV manager cites day and night noise from training planes and outlines a proposed joint meeting of Air Reserve officers, independent operators, and CAA officials to shift Air Reserve training from the north to the south runway. The Airport Commission backs the meeting but will not participate, citing a policy to end military operations at the airport. Removal to the south runway would not solve noise or crash risks and would leave independent operators without a base.
Public Works Department at Navy Base Terminal Island under Capt C C Coryell oversees long range plans remodeling and expansion of the Navy Reserve Armory and maintenance of shore establishments in San Pedro Long Beach and Sea Beach. Coryell, newly in command, has earlier war service including construction of multiple Naval Air Stations and the invasion of France Seabees operations and harbor projects. He and his wife reside at Quarters C Naval Station Terminal Island.
Two airlines began moving into two large former Army hangars acquired by the city after a court upheld the condemnation of the Darnell property, a narrow strip through Daugherty Field. Standard Air Lines leases one hangar while Amphibian Air Transport takes the other. Amphibian operates flights between Long Beach, Burbank, and Catalina Island, while Standard runs non scheduled charters and recently won a 1 million dollar Army contract to transport civilian workers to the South Pacific routes.
The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors ordered a liquor ban on all school grounds within the county outside city units. The unanimous vote aimed at curbting drinking at football games and other school events, reflecting broad jurisdiction over school penalties in the county.
City Manager Carl B. Wirsching recommends and the council authorizes buying 30 William 5 bonds at 1040.70 each. The bonds, bearing 1 percent interest, mature in 1959, paid from municipal funds.
Long Beach aims to boost water capacity with a $3,000,000 reservoir project atop Dominguez Hill to store about 43 million gallons. The plan, designed by Water Commissioners, includes a new river water feeder from the Metropolitan Water District and lands from the Dominguez Estate, with easements across nine acres.
The Pasadena Board of City Directors accepted the resignation of city manager Harold M. Hines with deep regret effective Nov. 1 as he prepares to take an executive post with the Press Telegram. Hines and his family will move to their recently purchased home at 484 The Toledo.
Mrs. Virginia Talley reports theft at the Assistance League Girls' Club located at 1260 Warren Ave. A phonograph, 35 records, and a mirror were taken. The club director placed the loss at 90 dollars. Police were notified of the incident.
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