Retiring Long Beach journalist John Teed eyes new chapters
John Teed, longtime Long Beach newspaper figure and Weather Bureau observer since 1935, retires after decades at The Press Telegram. He plans to write Long Ago In Long Beach, manage his stamp collection, preserve family genealogy, and enjoy library and musical interests while remaining active in the community.
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California
Morning Sun
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New Grove Recruiter Sgt Ponting Appointed
Sgt Fred Ponting named Atty recruiting officer for Garden Grove area with office at 1012 N Main Santa Ana. Poly High School Long Beach graduate and 12 year Army veteran son of Beatrice Ponting of Long Beach. Bronze Star European Theater Medal Distinguished Unit Citation and Combat Infantryman Badge holder. Wife Marilyn and three children will live at 13291 Binnacle St Garden Grove.
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Fred Ponting
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N. Main St
Santa Ana
Poly High School
Long Beach
Beatrice Ponting
Roswell St
Germany
Kaxtea
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Citaien
Marilyn
Laughter
Binnacle St. Garien Grove
Plan Surgery to Save Lad Hit by Auto
Lynwood doctors scheduled brain surgery at St. Francis Hospital for Big Hunt age 8 critically injured Friday when struck by a car while riding his Digycle at Forewood Street and Atlantic Avenue. Police and hospital staff later located his unidentified parents. his mother Mrs Harold H Flunt of 4629 Agnes Street was notified. Driver Gayle Fagate, 38, of 6327 Rosemead Boulevard is identified in investigators' report.
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St. Francis Hospital
Big Hunt
Forewood St
Atlantic Ave
Harold H. Flunt
Agnes St
Gayle Fagate
Rosemead Blvd
Female Quartets Compete Tonight in Longfest Meet
Female quartets compete for regional honors at Longfest in Polytechnic High School Auditorium. Seven groups sing for the title, with Sweet Adelines, Inc. regional conference entries. The Long Beach chapter, last year's winner, is ineligible but will perform.
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Sweet Adelines, Inc
Polytechnic High School
Long Beach
Pedestrian Dies in Two Traffic Accidents
Walter Franklin Carlson 73 died after being struck on Willow Street by Barton F. Herwall 36 who was not cited. Carlson pronounced dead at Seaside Hospital. Lewoy 73 suffered a fractured right foot at Pacific Coast Highway and Stanton Place when James W. Clommer 58 turned left. no citation.
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Henderson Ave
Willow
Sabom
Seaside Hospital
Donald Mapes
Mottell’s
Peek Mortuary
Uocder
Orsena Lewoy
Caen'y Ave
Pacific Coast Highway
Stenton PL
Harbor General Hospital
James W. Clommer
Artington
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Lakewood Knights’ Dance and Show Tonight
Lake Wood. Knights of Columbus Msgr. Cawley Council hosts a purgnance and floar show at Lakewood Legion Hall in Parkcrest east of Wood. The event benefits St. East of Wood private venue.
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Lake Wood
Knights of Columbus
Msgr. Cawley Council
Lakewood
NAA Car Starts Jet Engines in Fourteen Seconds
A Downey device resembling a sleek car starts jet engines in 14 seconds, far faster than other starters. It aids viewing planes and reduces engine start times from 30 to 14 seconds for the J57 engine, reaching idle around 30 seconds.
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Deipachment
Palmdale
Air Force
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Blast creates panic at blind meeting in MacArthur Park
A home made bomb or large firecracker exploded during a July 14 gathering of a blind nonprofit group at a MacArthur Park building, panicking attendees and prompting concerns over meeting locations. President Robert H. Delonghine Dougall of National Braille Enterprises described the device as threatening, though some members remain hopeful about continuing crafts and classes with better facilities and transportation support.
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IAC
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Department of Recrection
Dent
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Model Airplane Flight Aims For Catalina Strait Record
Hollywood reporter Tom Dawson pilots a model plane from Point Fermin San Pedro at dawn Wednesday toward Avalon Bay Catalina Island. If successful it will claim the longest over water distance for a model and the first to cross the channel along with a world record for time endurance.
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Hollywood Radio-Tv
Tom Dawson
At & A.m
Point Fermin
San Pedro
Avalon Bay
Catalina Island
Dr Bill Slater Fails To Beat Catalina Channel Record
Dr Bill Slater a 47 year old blastic surgeon from 1051 Burlinghall Dr swam the Catalina Channel starting Emerald May on Thursday at 7 44 p m and finishing near PL Vicente at 2 23 a m Friday in 18 hours 54 minutes He trailed Florence Chadwick 1952 record by nearly seven hours and became the first amateur to swim the channel He fought seasickness leg cramps and a near half mile swim to shore Daisy Macchio and Yvonne Sharp encouraged him at the final approach The Kathy boat ferried him to Inglewood Pacific Yacht Landing where his wife Marie met him He said he may try the English Channel next year and will study advanced surgery in Europe
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Burlinghall Dr
Catalina Island
Vicente
Emerald May
Florence Chadwick
Daisy Macchio
Yvonne Sharp
Inglewood
Slater
Marie
Catalina
English
Europe
Norwalk Man Injured as Auto Rams Pole
Norwalk resident Charles K. Birmingham 29 was critically injured when Roy Munoz 32 allegedly fell asleep and struck a pole. Both men were treated at Pico Emergency Hospital with Birmingham later moved to Los Bell County General Hospital.
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Norwalk
Break Out Ear Muffs As 74 Degree Way to End Month
The U S Weather Bureau predicts a high of 74 degrees Sunday with Friday's 76 noted. Forecaster says more warm weather likely this month and that September is the hottest month on record.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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