Wrong Car Confusion Ends in Crash in Long Beach
Long Beach man Walter C. Hemphill 69 was injured when he mistook a later model car for his own and crashed after noticing mismatched mileage and a woman's hat. He collided with a parked car owned by John M. Sill, sending Hemphill to Seaside Hospital with facial lacerations and possible concussion. Miss Annis L. Fletcher's car was found at the scene. police arrived as she debated what to do about her missing vehicle.
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Long Beach
Walter C. Hemphill
Harding St
Annis L. Fletcher
Fourth St
Hemphill
21St St
Linden Ave
John M. Sill
11Th St
Seaside Hospital
Miss Fletcher
California income hits all time high in 1951
San Francisco report shows Californians averaged 1435 per person last year totaling 18.5 billion statewide. California ranked second in total income behind New York as taxpayers would pay about 5 billion to the federal government in fiscal 1952. Income rose 11 percent from 1949 and 15 percent this year over 1950.
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San Francisco
California Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Department
California
Armistice Parade to Feature Long Beach Veterans
A two hour Armistice Day parade in Long Beach on Nov 12 will honor armed forces with 16 bands and units from Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Civil Air Patrol Marines ROTC groups from Jordan and Poly High Schools and the California National Guard. Grand marshal Rear Adm Wilder D Baker and honorary hero Mike Ropczyki will lead, with a veterans council grand ball to follow in Municipal Auditorium at 1:00 PM.
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United Veterans' Council
Army
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
Civil Air Patrol
Marine Corps
Jordan and Poly
California National Guard
The
Eagles
American Federation of Labor
Long Beach Council
American Red Cross
St. Catherine’s Military School
Anaheim
Southern California Military Academy
Fred Nessler
Veterans’ Council
Long Beach Mounted Police
Adm
Wilder D. Baker
Ith Naval District
Mike Ropczyki
Korea
Beverly
Jones
Earle M. Jones
Stafe
John D. Home
Department of California
American Legion
Lionel E. Hudson
Callifornia
Amvers
Clyde Doyle
Ned E. Young
Pers
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clifford F.byers
National Guard
Junits
American Federation of Musicians
Father Kills 2 Boys, Self in Gadsden
In Gadsden Alabama a 40 year old father Frank P Morris Jr shot his two sons Jerry aged six and Ronald aged two then killed himself in front of the estranged wife Mrs Morris home. He left a note in his car ashtray saying he had to do it. Mrs Morris and neighbors rushed to the scene and found the bodies as the coroner ruled murder and death by self inflicted cause. The children had been staying with Morris parents at Murray Cross fourteen miles east of Gadsden. Morris had taken the boys to take them to a picture show when the tragedy occurred.
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Gadsden
Ala
Frank P. Morris Jr
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