Christmas at the VA Hospital and a Missing TV
A WWII era tale recalls Chaplain Horowitz and Legion Post members taking Ben Brisbane home for a Christmas visit from the VA Hospital after two years of confinement due to acute arthritis. His wife’s surprise gift sparked recovery before a return to work, followed by a theft of the new TV during a hospital visit by his wife. The story ties in with a charity effort to replace the stolen set.
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Max Horowitz
Brisbane
Abbeyfield
Ben
Birthday party for terminally ill Bobby Schoen
A neighborhood birthday gathering in Lakewood Plaza honors three year old Bobby Schoen, diagnosed with a bone tumor. Doctors gave three to eight weeks to live. Neighbors donated $100 for his operation, $25 from the Lakewood Plaza Women's Club, and bought a pedal tractor as a gift.
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Bobby Schoen
Bobby
Nipomio Ave
Lekewood Plaza
Schoen
Jack R. Schoen
Plaza
Lakewood Plaza Women's Club
Mrs. Schoen
Reds Free Three More Local Men
Three Long Beach area families learned that the Korean War ended today with a temporary truce, as three more local servicemen were released as prisoners of war. Lt. Col. Carl Aubrey and S Sgt Daniel Olde-Wage were listed in good health, while S Sgt Kenneth Vanderford was freed after being a POW since April 23, 1951, and was en route home with his wife Marguerite in Anaheim. Also noted were preparations and travel plans for other released prisoners arriving by Marine Adder, including Cpl Eugene Ramos Set Robert Coffee Manuel Motind and Cpl Daniel Arellano, from Gardena and nearby areas.
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Long Beach
Korea
Carl &, Aubrey
Winifred Aubrey
Broadway
Santa Ana
Daniel M. Olde- Wage
Fitz Randolph Rd
Orange
J. W. Vanderford
Cedar Ave
Lynwood
Kenneth J. Vanderford
Marguerite
Valdiia Ave
Anaheim
Joy
John Howditch
Stanbridge Ave
San Francisco
Defense Department
Arthur J. Bowditch
Honolulu
Tang Beach
Shig Sashi
W. Artesia Blvd
Hiroshi Horiyamura
Gallup
N. M
Saski
Suji Tanikawa
E. Firestone
Downey
Ward Neff Trial Deliberations In Asphyxiation Death Case
Jury begins deliberations in Long Beach in the Ward Neff case a hotel manager charged with criminal negligence in the gas heater asphyxiation deaths of a newlywed couple on January 12 1952. Final arguments urged Neffs guilt or lack of care with defense claiming failure to fix a defective heater.
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Ward Neff
Long Beach
Ransom Samuelson
Neff
Thomas Cochran
Tne
Woman’s Wrist Broken In Slip And Fall
Marjorie Graham aged 49 of 4425 Cerritos Ave sustained a broken wrist after slipping and falling at Carson Street and Atlantic Avenue Thursday. She was taken to Megnose Hospital by her husband William.
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Marjorie Graham
Cerritos Ave
Carson, St
Atlantic Ave
Megnose Hospital
Wil Jam
Public Service Schedule for Labor Day and Admission Day
The city's Public Service Department announced that regular collections of garbage and trash will be made on Labor Day September 7 and on Admission Day September 7. (Note: If dates misread, keep main action and dates as readable from source.)
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Public Service Department
Regar
Two to Plunge for Isle Channel Mark Tonight
San Pedro swimmers Ray Carmassi and Jose Cortinas plan a mainland to Catalina crossing starting at 8 4 71 under near ideal water and weather. If successful, it would be the first such swim, with a 12 hour expected time from trainer Ray’s crew and a flotilla of support boats aiding Emerald Bay to Avalon.
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San Pedro
Ray Carmassi
Jose Cortinas
Pt. Vicente
Catalina Island
Jerry Hawryluck
Canmassi
San Francisco
Ray
Nied
Jain
Emerald Bay
Avalon
Carmass
Cortinas
Cabrillo Beach
Jimmie Woods
North Carolina
Roy Sutter
Texas Chicken
Bob Glennus
Colton
Florence Chadwick
North Long Beach Fair Queen Candidates Parade and Labor Day Fest
Tonight North Long Beach Lions Club stages a parade featuring 11 queen candidates bronco busting 11 converted cars at 7 p.m. A Labor Day Festival opens Saturday at Houghton Park with noon to 11 p.m. hours through Monday. Prizes include a 1953 Ford convertible and $300 cash plus a wardrobe. proceeds aid Lions charitable projects. many stage stars and bands will perform. no admission charged.
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North Long Beach
Lime Ave
South St
Atlantic Ave
Market St
Long Beach Blvd
del Amo St
Pacific Ave
Artesia St
Orange Ave
Neil Blakeley
Long Beach
Two Welch Robbery Suspects Captured in Arizona
Two suspects in the $1500 Welch restaurant holdup on August 17, 19 year olds James DeMarco of 3573 Fashion Ave and Patrick L. Mahoney of 2183 Tenage Ave South Gate were captured in Snowflake, Arizona and extradition waived. Detectives plan to return them to the city.
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Welch
Arizona
Lorin Q. Martin
Holbrook, Ariz
James DeMarco
Fashion Ave
Patrick L. Mahoney
Tenage Ave
South Gate
Charles D. Wallace
Det
Ingp
C. R. Wiggins
DeMares and Mahoney
Snowflake
Ariz
Holbrook Fall
DeMarco
Mahoney
Employes
Capt. Martin
E. R. Ragsdale
W. F. Greeley
Harbor City Chiseler Case to Be Heard
Harbor City perjury charges filed by the Bureau of Public Assistance name Mrs. Helen Hindewell 42 of 1056 W 254th St Harbor City ordered to appear in Superior Court Los Angeles September 21. Officials say she bought four automobiles and a radio television console while on public aid and did not disclose outside income.
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Public Aid
Harbor City
Bureau of Public Assistance
Helen Hindewell
Blind couple loses wallet in downtown Bellflower
Everly Biery and her blind husband John Biery, both on state pension checks, dropped a wallet Thursday downtown. It held $15 and two picnic tickets for the blind, a significant portion of their monthly income, and they could not search for it themselves.
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Everly Biery
Corunta Ave
John
State Pension For
Bystanders Stop Fast Forgery Suspect in Downtown Chase
Luther Lee Moore of Los Angeles, a 6b year old forgery suspect, fled officers after presenting a forged 72.41 check at 154 Pine Ave. He was pursued through downtown, a shot fired, then two bystanders G F Purvine and Norm Jacobs tackled him near Locust Ave and Ocean Blvd. Moore was booked for forgery investigation.
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Whett
Po- Ice
Luther Lee Moore
Los Angeles
Locust Ave
Ocean Blvd
Judson Drake
Pine Ave
Moore
Drake
G. F. Purvine
Norm Jacobs
Appian Way
Police Check to Center on Key Routes
Roadblocks will be set up in the Long Beach area during the Labor Day weekend. The accident prevention campaign focuses on Firestone Blvd Downey Norwalk Lakewood Blvd and Rosecrans Ave through Downey Paramount and Bellflower. Motorcycle officers will target drunken driving within Long Beach limits while crowds gather for midget auto races at Veterans Memorial Stadium and a roller derby at Municipal Auditorium. Lifeguards expect 100000 plus beachgoers over the holiday weekend.
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Long Beach
California Highway Patrol
Firestone Blvd
Downey
Norwalk
Lakewend
Telegraph Rd
Rosecrans Ave
Paramount
Bellflower
Long
W. H. Dovey
Veterans' Memorial Stadium
Municipal Auditorium
Pier Jitney Strikes Sweeper Injuring Man
Arthur C. Liermann aged 56 of 1021 Daisy Ave was struck Thursday afternoon by a jitney at Berth 6 Pier A carrying a rod of news. He was knocked unconscious and treated at Seaside Hospital for bruises to the right eye temple and head and was held for X rays.
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Arthur C. Liermann
Daisy Ave
Sprint
Pier A
Liermann
Shoots His Wife Kills Self in Row
NORWALK A 65 year old pest exterminator Walter Campbell killed his wife Eva with two gunshots in a domestic dispute over Maine versus Southern California then shot himself. The shooting occurred at the home of Campbell's stepson Harold Cunningham where three Cunningham children were present watching television. Campbell had returned from Maine after a business trip while Eva preferred Southern California. Campbell fired one shot into Eva's stomach, another into her hand, and then killed himself with a final shot to the heart.
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Norwalk
California
Maine
Walter Campbell
Portland
Eva
Campbell
Harold Cunningham
Volnteer St
Cunningham
Ann
Ronald
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