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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1948
Page
4
PALLWoop Sept 4 reporting the September 5 opening in Los Angeles of the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus with over 300 Hollywood personalities in the cast proclaimed as the greatest show on earth. The event promises an unprecedented spectacle as film stars join the traditional circus lineup.
In Nashville a large Bendix air race day featured Navy pilots led by Ens. F. Brown flying North American F-86 Fury. The event drew over 20 000 spectators with stunt acts, a world speed record attempt, and a charity circus benefiting St Johns Hospital.
The Weather Bureau forecasts mostly clear days for Long Beach and nearby areas. Night and early morning fogs are expected with slightly warmer temperatures tomorrow and winds turning moderate southwest to west.
The dispute centers on crewing of the luxury liner Lorting docked at Pier A Long Beach. S U P contract protection and expected talks with F L leaders are cited. ILWU spokesman L B Thomas says a peaceful strike is possible while unions plan to unload $50 000 in ship stores as crews stay aboard to oversee operations.
The nationwide petroleum labor dispute freezes refineries and pumps from California to Washington and beyond. Major companies halt operations as unions demand higher wages and the fight spills into adjacent states and territories.
About 100 Abatti cooks stewards and other workers quit the Lurline and planned to board a train to San Francisco, home port. Union members would vote today on the employer demand for non Communist affidavits before talks resume, with a second ballot on the latest offer. Employers say ballots are meaningless as offers are withdrawn until affidavits are argued. Shipping from Puget Sound to San Diego is disrupted, with losses up to four million dollars daily.
Several short items from Long Beach note Mrs Lil Lan C Theyson visiting Sacramento to see her son Charles Theyson and family. Lectures at Latter Day Saints Church discuss American Indian origins linked to the Book of Mormon. Stamp collectors meet at 131 W Fifth St. Ray Barrett shows German state stamps. Maj Maurice G Long and family arrive from Ottawa for a visit. Long serves at the US embassy there. Robert D Martin and Jim Benning depart for George Washington University in D C. Coffeyville picnic and reunion planned at Inspiration Point Santa Monica. American Legion Auxiliary reports to be heard at Veterans Memorial Cambrian Plane. Long Beach Cambrian Society Labor Day picnic at Bixby Park. Mrs May Goodrich to visit George Wallace White Auxiliary No 1746. Organists guild Sep meeting at All Saints Church with liturgy study. Long Beach Lodge 888 Elks no meeting due to Labor Day. annual eks- ple mic barbecue planned at Houghton Park Sept 12.
Winners from 230 entries in city summer photography classes sponsored by the Recreation Commission and Board of Education were announced at Recreation Park Clubhouse. First prize went to Cleo Lee for Study in Architectural Angles. second to John Hadnash for The Bunty of a Boy Bunting a Baseball. third to Barbara Mog for Child On the Beach.
The Coast Guard cutter Minnetonka returned to Long Beach after 20 days at a mid Pacific weather station between the mainland and Hawaii. The crew guarded air lanes and observed conditions while a Caroline Mars plane relayed radio traffic. One sailor had a successful appendectomy aboard. The only fish sighted was a small lousy shark.
A stray bullet from a 38 caliber revolver shattered the front window of Orville Pappin at 4445 Faculty Ave Lakewood Village yesterday. The slug landed on the blanket where six year old Jack slept. Pappin reported hearing a backfire before discovering the bullet hole and spent round.
In Havana on September 4 Noel Salazar, 26, acting chief of the Cuban ministry of education police, was attacked and fatally wounded today.
A batch of Long Beach area obituaries lists Marion Newkirk 92 of 500 Almond Ave died Sept 3 after a short illness in a Los Angeles hospital. Otto Callor 83 retired Anaheim attorney died at Fullerton Cottage Hospital. Mary Ann Sheehan 67 of 7176 Myrtle Ave died Sept 2. Margaret Love 58 of 4122 E Broadway died yesterday in Monrovia sanitarium. Mary Lu Cochrane 90 of Elm Ave died at daughter’s home in Lomile Iowa. Henry Watson 67 of 1012 E 10th St died yesterday. W. Nuckols 76 of 510 Central Ave Seal Beach died yesterday. James Mathison 78 of 204 Quincy Ave died Sept 1 in a local hospital. Services and interments noted for several, with families named and funeral homes listed.
In Rutland Vermont a 12 year old boy named Robert Lynch was decapitated by a flaming tar barrel explosion as he leaned against the barrel while smoking. Police Chief J Fred Carbine said tar splattered three playmates and the drum flew about 200 feet before landing.
Long Beach schools offer early enrollment for new pupils across elementary junior and senior high and city college information centers list dates and times. Parents must bring birth date verification such as birth certificates or family Bible records and note age cutoffs for kindergarten and first grade enrollment.
Dr. George C. Clark 85 longtime Fullerton physician died today after a brief illness. In more than 50 years of practice he delivered over 2500 infants and ran a general medical office. Survived by widow, son George Dewitt Clark of Balboa, daughter Mrs. Eudelpha Edwards of Fresno, sister Mrs. W. A. Smith of Beverly Hills. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McAulay and Suters Mortuary Fullerton.
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