Five Thousand Tons of Grains Burn at Bellflower Plant
A million-dollar fire destroyed Triangle Grain Co at N Woodruff Ave and Artesia St in Bellflower. The feed mill grain elevators and storage bins were wiped out. only the office remained. About 3,000 spectators watched as 80 firefighters battled flames for over three hours and no injuries were reported. The blaze began around 7:30.
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Triangle Grain Co
Woodruff Ave
Artesia St
Bellflower
Bobumway
Harvey Crutchfield
County Fire Department
Cratchfield
New Jersey
Ship on Reef Abandoned by Crewmen
The freighter Seagate, 4,400 tons, grounded on Sonora Reef after noon Thursday off Aberdeen Washington. Seventeen crew members were rescued shortly after grounding while Captain Tanayotis Comonis and ten sailors abandoned the teetering ship at about 1 a.m. He whispered that he had to abandon her now as water flooded holds. The Liberian registry steamer was en route from Tokyo to Vancouver when it struck the reef.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Seagate
Sonora Reef
Comonis
Tanayotis
Coast Guard
Tokyo
Vancouver
B.C
Court OKs Tideland Funds Compromise
Superior Judge A Curtis Smith approved a settlement ending People of California vs Long Beach over tideland oil revenues. Long Beach pays 12 million plus 25 percent of impounded air and gas revenues, with a 50 50 split of oil revenues and state to keep all dry gas. The deal, attacked by Theodore Gabrielson who seeks a six million fee, ends after April 5 legislation signed by Gov. Goodwin Knight.
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A. Curtis Smith
State
Long Beach
People of
California
Goodwin Knight
Theodore Gabrielson
Typhoon Emma 140 mph Hits Okinawa Causing Damage
Fort Buckner, Okinawa, reports Typhoon Emma with winds up to 140 mph. The storm damaged U S Army Ryukyus Command Headquarters, wrecked equipment, overturned cars, and forced evacuations. One death by electrocution noted. all nonessential personnel ordered indoors as 36 guard dogs escaped during the storm.
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Fort Buckner
Okinawa
Emma
Japan
Korea
Red China
U.S. Army
Ryukyus
U. S. Army
Army Policeman Electrocuted In Fan Incident
An Army fatality is reported as a military policeman who was electrocuted while handling an electric fan. The service identified the deceased but withheld the name pending notification.
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Army
Adlai Stevenson on 1956 issues not merely peace and prosperity
Presidential aspirant Adlai Stevenson states the 1956 political agenda centers on how to achieve peace and prosperity, not the goals themselves, in a quote appearing in the newspaper. The notice lists sections and page numbers across the paper.
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Adlai Stevenson
Goa
Partial interment for infant Cynthia Rus tale
At St Bernard's Cemetery in New Haven tiny Cynthia Rus tale was buried in a stark service without church rites or hearse. Parents Eleanor Ruotolo and Stephen Ruotolo stood beside the grave as the casket was lowered, Eleanor collapsing moments after arrival and aided by a state policewoman. A small crowd, mostly women with babies, watched as the cortege arrived from three automobiles. The funeral proceeded with a plain box and a single spray of flowers, amid questions about the father's presence at the burial and the body’s identification.
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New Haven
Hamden
Cynthia
Rissiola S
James J. Corrigan
Ruotolo
Whitney
Mullins
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Long Beach Press Jehoram highlights eight editions daily
The Long Beach Press Jehoram issue from September 8, 1936, lists eight editions daily across the Long Beach, California edition. The 18 page paper, priced at 10 cents, operates with classified departments and telephones HE 1161 and HE 25959.
Crash Kills 2 Sailors and Injures 2 More
Two Long Beach sailors were killed and two injured when their car rammed a railroad crossing truck on Alameda Boulevard near Del Amo Street at 6 35 a m. The car was traveling about 80 mph before the impact. The separate Manhattan fire described follows with a major blaze that evacuated more than 200 people and damaged three story loft buildings.
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Long Beach
Alameda Blvd
del Amo St
Compton
New York
UPI
Manhattan
Sailors Die In Separate Incidents Aboard US Ships
Charles Stenwart, 26, of USS L. Mason, dies after an accident at Harbor General Hospital. William Cater, 30, of USS Haven, killed instantly in the same incident as a hitchhiker enters the car. Diplomatic talks in Cairo on the Suez Canal crisis report no new developments. Harbor General Hospital scenes described, with other passengers Harold Easter and Raymond Bills noted. Windows blown out at Army HQ as reports say Britain and France may threaten force.
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Charles Stenwart
Mason
Harbor General Hospital
William L. Cater
Haven
Cater
Washington
Diplo
Harbor General
Harold Easter
Raymond C. Bills
Stewart
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
U. S
Britain
France
Cycle Officer Killed in L A Speeder Chase
Los Angeles police report a motorcycle officer died after a head on collision while pursuing a speeding sedan Friday night. Officer Harry Miller, 36, was thrown 35 feet and died instantly. Driver Clifford I. Gish, 58, was booked on suspicion of manslaughter. Gish's wife Mabel suffered a fractured shoulder.
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Los Angeles
Harry Miller
Clifford I. Gish
Gish
Mabel
Death ends 7 1/2 year traffic safety record
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania a 5-year-old boy James Tibiont was struck and killed by a tractor trailer after reportedly darting into the street from between parked cars. The city with a population around 11 000 marked its first highway fatality in seven and a half years.
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Mahanoy City
Boyo
James Tibiont
Irishman Claims Flaming Red Flying Saucer Breaks Away
Thomas I. Hutchinson of County Derry told police he found a 2 foot high egg shaped red device with three red stripes in a bog near his home. It spun when touched and escaped into rain clouds as he carried it toward Loup, RAF not involved.
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Moneymore
Northern Ireland
VPI
Thomas I. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Loup
Royal Air Force Station
Aldergrove
RAF
Air Force
Anti-Integrationists Watching Waiting in Kentucky and Texas
Nationwide flareups over school integration sparked tense scenes in western Kentucky Clinton Tennessee and Mansfield Texas as National Guardsmen and state police quieted mobs. In Sturgis guardsmen escorted nine Negroes to school while Clay residents blocked a car with two Negro pupils, chased reporters, and warned others away. Governor Chandler warned of martial law if needed and public safety officials prepared for possible federal action as about 500 guardsmen were readied over the weekend.
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Associated Prea
South
Kentucky
Clinton, Tenn
Mansfield
Texas
Sturgis
Clay
Frankfort
A. B. Chandler
Don Sturgill
Sturgill
FBI
Clinton
Weather outlook Mostly clear through Sunday
The region will see mostly clear skies through Sunday with some early morning fog. Temperatures trend slightly warmer, reducing overnight chill and bringing milder daytime highs. Light inland winds may accompany the patchy fog in rural valleys.
Tragic Jail Suicide Ends Day for 34-Year-Old Mother
A 34 year old mother Hetty Lou Grigsby hanged herself with torn red sheet strips in Long Beach city jail. Her husband DeWayne C. Grigsoy, 39, slept in the men's quarters after both were arrested for drunkenness. Their 11 year old son stayed in juvenile custody, others in a Costa Mesa boarding home. Police said the sheet rope was tied to a steel bar over her doorway and her body was found by jail matron Eleanor Linder at 3:20 am. Despite CPR, Grigsby died at Seaside Hospital at 4:15 am.
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Long Beach City
Sil
Costa Mesa
Hetty Lou Grigsby
DeWayne C. Grigsoy
Eleanor R. Linder
Man killed trying to stop wife from leaving
Fullerton report says 45-year-old Harry Anthony Schatzlein fell from a moving car while attempting to block his wife as she left with their 11-year-old son. He rode the bumper for several blocks before she braked at Nicolas and Valencia Aves. He died at Cottage Hospital. coroners to hold an inquest after autopsy.
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Fullerton
Harry Anthony Schatzlein
Delhi Re
Schatztein
Schatalein
Schatz~lein
Cottage Hospital
Burglars Loot 2652 Golf Balls From Chicago Warehouse
Thieves hacked a brick wall at a Chicago warehouse and stole 2,652 golf balls while leaving hundreds of golf clubs untouched. The burglary was reported by Lyle Hamsbureer, owner of Sportsman's Golf Corp.
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Chicago
Lyle Hamsbureer
Sportsman's Golf Corp
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Long Beach Press
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