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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1948
Page
1
Long Beach obituary notices list Brandebury Brandenburg PARR Elsie Part and many others with service details at Mottell's Mortuary. Names include Irene Butter Gaskill Dixon Thacker Paster nick HEDGES SULLANS Wagner Lewis Coons Messinger Lawson and others with dates and burial plans in Sunnyside and crematoriums.
The county board threatens to hold back gasoline tax allocations to Long Beach and 43 cities if they pay street maintenance workers more than the county does. City Manager Wayne Allen will review Long Beach salary practices to compare scales. The county plans to curb funds to keep county workers from seeking higher pay elsewhere.
Gil M Leano Jr a 20 year old San Pedro laborer pleaded guilty before Superior Judge Fred Mille yesterday to the robbery of Mrs Ollie Sutton a San Pedro cafe operator on February 29 Sutton identified Leano as one of two men who entered her cafe bought a bottle of pop and robbed her cash register of 5 Judge Mille held that since Leano was unarmed the crime should be fixed as robbery in the second degree Category 4 was set for probation hearing
The writeup lists memorial plans for Rose Lavelle of Los Angeles with rosary tonight at 7 and requiem mass Saturday at 9 at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Calvary Cemetery interment in East Los Angeles, followed by Sgt Epirie A. Simons of Los Angeles killed in France February 24, 1945 with services in Huntington Beach and Westminster Memorial Park conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars and chaplain Krebs, Smith Mortuary handling arrangements.
Parking accommodations for Bendix Race takeoff have been arranged by City Director of Aeronautics Glenn Le Arbogast. Parking accessible from Cherry Ave, near the railroad spurs, with signs guiding entrants to the designated area for viewing planes.
A fragmented weather and tide note mentions tides, sun and moon at Aare Lantet 40242 with unclear timing and several stray terms. The readable items include references to tides and breakers, but no coherent event or outcome is established.
Lee Poteet a 26 year old Long Beach veteran of the war in Europe re enlisted for Sumther duty in the same area. His mother Mrs Anna Poteet resided at 1505 E 10th St. He signed up at the Army Air Force Recruiting Station 28 is Pine Ave for a three year tour. He will go to Fort Ord for processing prior to his European assignment.
Navy ships in port are listed with partial names and unclear references. The fragment mentions several likely individuals and places, but readable details are limited and require context from the original report.
Paul D. Bird, 24, of California, a civilian diver, nearly died when his air line broke while working 60 feet beneath a mail-boat near Newport Beach. He surfaced rapidly, developed bends, and was treated in the Navy decompression chamber at the shipyard for 10 hours 49 minutes, then kept under observation until deemed fit. His shipmate Bob Hamilton helped bring him ashore and supervisors at the yard noted this was his 11th successful decompression after the chamber’s installation.
The peacetime draft registration enters its fifth day as men born in 1924 complete signups. Those born in 1923 follow tomorrow and finish Tuesday after Labor Day weekend, while 25 year olds began Monday. An 18 year old not eligible until age 16 will wrap up by Sept 18. About 10,000 men have received draft notices, with another in progress. First draftees expected to wear uniforms in November.
Dr L E West of Los Angeles warned the Advertising and Sales Club against glittering promises of a brighter tomorrow. He cautioned that love of glory fuels false horizons and urged living for today. Asa Fishing chaired. Lois Davies Smith officiated. Anthony Alll organized the program.
The San Diego fishing boat Triton reported a crewman suffered an artery problem and was advised by the Coast Guard. The vessel, about 200 miles southwest of Long Beach, was asked to head to Ensenada for medical evacuation by plane or ambulance. The injured man’s name was not released.
Fire units answered several scattered calls including a reported vehicle incident on Magnolia Avenue and a pedestrian near Earle Avenue. Listings mention nearby addresses and unclear details about injuries or responses.
Miss Mabel Wagner 95 reportedly fell from a second story window into a hospital patio. Police said the death occurred around 7 p.m. and she was pronounced dead 47 minutes later. Hospital officials cited her admission on Aug 27 for high blood pressure congestive heart failure and related conditions. Her body was taken to Patterson and Snively Mortuary.
About 52 members of the United Church Brotherhood Club gathered at the YWCA for a luncheon to hear Dr. J Scatt wh and Rev. Ernest E. Beam discuss Proposition 12 and Proposition 2 on the November ballot. The group urged a yes on Proposition 12 and a no on Proposition 2 to influence local control over zoning changes.
New York on September 3 the Babe Ruth Cancer Fund reports two donations. A 100000 donation came from 6015 Briskin, chairman of Reysre Camere Co. Chicago, and a 10 cent gift from Jackia Minogue, 13, New York achealkoy. Briskin and Minogue express support for Ruth and the cancer fund. The fund supports cancer control under the American Cancer Society.
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