Twins Meet Sparks Four Day Beach Event in Huntington Beach
The 13th Annual Southern California Twins Convention opens tomorrow in Huntington Beach drawing twins from California and neighboring states. About 400 doubles expected across 32 classifications with judges from Hollywood and radio. Highlights include medallion awards, an amateur talent show, and a 2:30 doubles gathering at the Pay-A-Low Beach venue. Dr. Douglas Hough to preside.
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Huntington Beach
California
Southern California
Chamber of Commerce
Edgar Buchanan
Nils Thor Granland
Stoad
Hollywood Tage Emprescario
Jim Hawthorne
Sara Berner
Tees
Joy Lansing
Central Labor Council of
Orange County
Searts
William Gallienne
Ade
Judgneces Ac
Arna
Douglas Hough
Southern Twins
Road Board Asked to Keep Pact Link Orange County Route
Santa Ana September 2 board of supervisors urged action on Imperial Highway from Yorba Linda to Santa Ana. Secretary Kellogg of Imperial Highway Association pressed for a canyon link, saying it would cut three miles and remove 11 Santa Fe crossings. Supervisor Smith recalled a prior state pledge for a survey on Orange County end and argued funds should now be spent locally to complete the project.
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Santa Ana
Board of Supervisors
Imperial
Yorba Linda
Cariyor
George Kellogg
Willard Smith
Orange
Orange County
Los Angeles County
Police weigh charges in paramout teen's fatal motorcycle crash
Chief of Police Paul Kerr considers filing charges in Los Angeles court over the death of 15 year old James R Hayes of Paramount after a coroner's jury said the auto driver acted negligently. The collision at Atlantic Avenue and Elmwood Street involved D. Garton of Hinkley. Hayes died Sunday after being taken to Rancho Los Amigos and General hospitals.
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Lynwood
Paul Kerr
James R Hayes
Harrison St
Paramount
Los Angeles
Angeles
Atlantic Ave
Elmwood St
D. Garton
Hinkley
Young Hayes
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
General Hospital
Staff activation set for California Highway Patrol area shift
State Patrol announces Norwalk headquarters will host the activation of Area Six with a 37 member staff under Captain Howard G. Amborn. The unit, based at a new 30 mile headquarters, will serve Norwalk Bellflower Artesia Hawaiian Gardens and South Whittier. Boundaries stretch from Rio Hondo and Los Angeles Rivers to Long Beach city limits, Whittier Boulevard and the Orange County line.
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New Area Six
California Highway Patrol
Howard G. Auborn
New $30
Mark P. Hebblewaite
Los Angeles
Amborn
C. H.P
Alameda County
Norwalk
Bellflower
Artesia
Hawaiian Gardens
Whittier
Hebblethwaite
East Los Angles and
Compton Co
Ces
Rio Hondo
Los Angeles Rivers
Long Beach
Whittier Blvd
Orange County
Grove Pupils Start Half Sessions at Garden Grove
Garden Grove school opens Sept. 11 with half-time sessions for most pupils due to rapid enrollment. First and seventh grades meet at 3 p.m., second grade at 12:20 p.m., others at 9 a.m. full afternoon session to begin after Sept. 11. New schedules and staff additions include Mrs. Charlotte Sullivan becoming full time and Reed and Hiame teaching new duties.
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Garden Grove
Hal Boos
Charotte Sullivan
I Reed
Carroll Hiame
Costly Slip Spot Where Port Man Is Cut
In Pedro on September 2 Archie B. Shinn aged 22 of 941 Watson Ave suffered a gash to his face after an accident on Third Street near Verdes. He received stitches at a local hospital and will remain under care for several days.
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Archie B. Shinn
Watson Ave
Tisske
Sekinn
Third St
Westminster VFW Post to Host County Veterans Meetings
Westminster will host two Orange County Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars meetings. Commander Kenneth Wyman says a spaghetti dinner will follow the regular business session in the American Legion Hall on Huntington Beach Boulevard. Council members from Garden Grove and other areas will attend both events.
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Orange County Council
Westminster Vfw
Kenneth Wyman
Westminster Post
American Lion Hall
Huntington Beach Blvd
County Council
Ithe Piente
Cordr. E. B
Garden Hall Grove
New Chiefs Installed at Lincoln Village
Thomas Cummings was installed as commander of Lincoln Village Post 51 by the Whit tier Post installing team, succeeding Eugene Gray. Officers added were Joseph DiLucchio as vice commander Howard Stebbins second vice commander Howard Rogers adjutant Russell Treland finance officer Arthur Beatty chaplain James Horton sergeant at arms Hoya Bell historian and Donald Herron Lester King and Gray executive committeemen. Gray received the state American Legion award on behalf of the post for child welfare as the post won the state trophy in its first year.
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Gray
American Legion
Post
Fined Lynwood Bus Line Operator Appeals Conviction
Dean Carson proprietor of a local one family bus line, fined in Los Angeles for operating without a permit, said he has tied his fight to the Municipal Board of Public Utilities. Carson and two drivers were found guilty by Municipal Judge D Clifford Higgins of transporting Campfire Girl juniors, the Bluebirds, in Los Angeles illegally. He appealed the conviction to a higher court.
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Dean Carson
Los Angeles
Cau
Municipal Board of Public Utilities
Carson
D. Clifford Higgins
Bluebirds
Ilegally
Lawman Sued for Injuries
Santa Ana September 2 A San Juan Capistrano lawman named Carl Strat er an faced a $10 233 damages suit by James Nieblas who says he was beaten during an April 10 arrest. Harold Nieblas and Dr W Epling of Mission Village provided statements alleging facial injuries from the incident.
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Santa Ana
Carl Strateran
Vetan
Juan Capistrano
James a.Nieblas
Harold Nieblas
W. Epling
Mission Village
Newport Skipper Sued in Mishap
Newport port official Beck sued with Robert G. Engle over a mishap four year old fracture claim. Wendy mnack Jr cited in the suit. Proceedings filed in Santa Ana on September 2.
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Santa Ana
JO ‘Beck
Hon Sary Tain
Today
Robert G. Engle
Wendy Mnack, Jr
Beck
County Areas May Be Zoned for Homesites
Hearings set for Sept. 22 on rezoning agricultural areas in Cypress and Sunset Beach Heights to residential, and a proposed shift at Costa Mesa from residential to business. Planning commissioners also approved two rural Orange County business ventures and heard multiple variances. Plans include Adam F. Weber poultry ranch at Garden Grove and a Costa Mesa auto shop after 7 PM with locals supporting.
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Cypress
Sunset Beach Heights
Costa Mesa
Yeater
Orange County
Adam F. Weber
Iewhope St
Garden Grove
Fred Lambert
Santa Isabe St
Mesa
Do Not
Elden
Costa
Victoria Robert L. Myers
Sepulvéda Ave
Bivd
Capistrano Beach
Lincoln Blvd
Miller, St
Hansen St
Prd
Sunset Beach Heights Ra
Dential
Wintersbur
Freeence St
Meek
Yith
Orange Ave
Ie Ave
Airport Owners Seek State Help to Preserve Runways
Compton September 2 local and nearby airport owners face high taxes and the threat of subdivision of landing fields. They will appeal to Governor Earl Warren’s aviation task force in October for state aid to keep fields operating. Kidwall and Walker note that owners rejected a proposal to dedicate runways to the county and will ask the Governor’s interim group and the California Aeronautics Commission for a workable plan. The Central and Compton Airports along with Bellflower and Orwalk airports are among 15 privately owned fields listed by the commission as part of a necessary network of landing fields.
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Earl Warren
Fora
Sim) Kidwall
Central Airport
Jay Walker
Bellflower
Delbert
Kidwell
Association of
Los Angeles County
iGovernor
California Aeronautics Commission
Walker
Residentia
Central
Compton Aie
Rts
Orwalk
Commission
Buckley Retires After 50 Years in Pacific Steamship Trade
Dean of Coast Steamship Men M. J. Buckley longtime executive of Ami dent Lines and Dollar Lines retired yesterday per company release. He began as a sailor with Pacific Mail Line at the century’s turn and will remain at a San Francisco ad desk while serving on the city Parks and Recreation Commission.
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Pacific Coast
M. J. Buckley
Ami .Dent Lines
ALPL
Dollar Lines
Pacific Mail Line
Addesk
Sancisco
Bellflower Tract Land Owners Pay on Improvement Projects
A Bellflower area report shows 23 land owners between Center Street and Compton Boulevard contributing toward curb and street improvements. Edward Nenady, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, announced a committee will oversee installation as part of the project. Named owners include Ivan Flower, W. J. Ell, J. P. Grogan, and Jarr L. Aubucion, with Wood and V. How also listed.
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Cy Three
Center St
Compton Bioi
of Commerce
Edward Nenady
Ivan
FL Flower
W. J. Ell
J. P. Grogan Boos
Jarr LL. Aubucion
Wood
V. How
Re. CL
Rail Investments Face Adversities in Postwar View
A historical note discusses railroad stock as an investment amid wartime and postwar changes. It cites stock indexes, debt cuts, asset values, and efficiency gains, while noting wage disputes, competition from autos trucks and airplanes, and regulatory friction shaping railroads’ future.
Youth, 14, Catches Possum in Garage Tale
ENNY DOYLE, 14, and friend DONALD COOK, 16, find a live opossum under a garage board. Kenny Doyle spots a long tail, dog Search reveals the possum, they capture it, and Donald may keep it as a pet. No injuries or actions beyond a backyard discovery.
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Enny Doyle
Oregon’ Ave
Kenny
Lovesick Widow Hippo Finds New Pal at Detroit Zoo
Sept. 2 report from Detroit's hippopotamus HQ says Ishy hippo Alice, widow of her mate and son, has found a bachelor friend Barney from Africa. Alice's appetite returns as Barney swims with her, though he remains shy of people.
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Detroit
G. McInnis
Barney
Alice
Catalina Party Adrift All Night
Eighty two persons were lost after an all night outing off Catalina Island as a water taxi and liner departed from Wilmington bound for Avalon. A rescue search was mounted near Toyon Bay as the party drifted in the sea with a disabled water craft.
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Avalon
Catalina Island
Tane
Resa
Treamliner
Toyon Bay
Wilmington
Pet Bird Defense Won't Cost Life In Murder Case
In Oakland a defense argument centered on the fate of a pet bird as investigators pursued a murder case. Prosecutors contended the defendant faced a life sentence while the defense argued the threat to the bird did not alter the legal outcome.
Johnson Wins Legion Praise From American Legion
Washington September 2 Defense Secretary Johnson received rare praise from the American Legion. National Commander George N. Craig said Johnson has done an exceptional job under difficult circumstances and announced Johnson will address the legion’s 32nd national convention in Los Angeles on October 9. Johnson is a former national commander of the legion.
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Johnson
American Legion
National Legion
George N. Craig
Craig
Legion
Los Angeles
Bow and Arrow Hunters Seek Deer in Wilds of Frog Flats
C L Edney Harbor Hospital official and Desert Bowmen member leaves for Frog Flats with bow and arrow to hunt deer. This experienced archer aims for his first major game, aided by wife Bernice. They expect to return to Glendale and Harbor General Hospital on Tuesday Sept. 5 with their first bow and arrow killed deer.
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C. L. Edney
General Services
Harbor General Hospital
Edney
Bernice
Bystone
Harbor Hospital
Frog Flats
Edneys
Desert Bowmen
Desert Endy
Glendale
Mystery Solved The Ice Box Raid On Mrs Simpson Home
Sept 2 in Pedro a police search followed a raid on the ice box at Mrs Selma Simpson 1216 Channel Dr. Two bowls of spaghetti and one of okra were missing and later found as evidence in a nearby shack. Five men were arrested and denied the theft.
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Gan Pedro
Selma Simpson
Governor Sees Norway Beauties at California Fair
Sacramento report details Governor Warren pausing before a display of Norwegian sardines at the California State Fair. Anni Borde from Oslo and Berkeley explains the fish as Norway's export while Warren jokes about his Stavanger origins and the Baltic misreadings of Stavanger titles.
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Warren
California
Anni Borde
Oslo
Berkeley
Stavanger
Norway
Stavaniger
Disabled boat towed four miles off Los Angeles breakwater
A 24 foot boat named Even Steven with six persons aboard was towed four miles off the Los Angeles breakwater after being disabled. The incident involved four Coast Guard patrol boats.
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Los Angeles
Steven
Fort
Coast Guard
Fresno County Tops Farm Areas in State Estimates
Fresno County tops California farm area values after a misreported Los Angeles claim of farm income. Agricultural Commissioner John Dixon says Fresno’s agricultural worth was 233,733,963 dollars, correcting a delayed crop valuation report that led to an erroneous Los Angeles estimate.
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Fresno
Los Angeles County
California
Southern California Chamber of Commerce
Fresno County
John Dixon
Los Angeles
Blaze Menaces Newhall Homes
Firefighters battled a brush fire racing toward homes in Newhall as a 15 mph breeze pushed flames through the business district. The blaze destroyed one or two barns and outbuildings south of town while reserve crews fought a separate fire in Hasley Canyon, about ten miles northwest.
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Newhall
U. S. Forest Service
Hasley Canyon
Forest Service
Unwary liquor store owner loses ninety dollars
A thief stole ninety dollars from a cash register at a liquor store on 2800 E. Anaheim St last evening while a confederate distracted the proprietor. Clarence H H Schueiker the owner said he did not notice the missing money until the pair had left the store.
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Anaheim St
Clarence HH. Schueiker
Russians Uphold Baltic 12 Mile Territorial Claim
Moscow defends a 12 mile Baltic sea limit amid notes from Denmark and Sweden on territorial waters. The Soviet Union asserts this definition is supported by international law, while Sweden is expected to issue a similar reply.
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Moscow
Union
Denmark
Sweden
Soviet Union
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