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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1951
Page
13
A recalling diary of fishing trips near Lake of the Woods and Upper Klamath Lake in September. The author describes travel through the Cascades, encounters with deer and a blue grouse, signs of a brown bear, and calm scenes of cabin life and chipmunks gathering stores for winter.
William Tlunsell Nelson longtime Press Telegram editor and Skokie News publisher died of a heart attack at 55. He served in World War I, worked for Chicago Tribune and Daily News, later west coast editor for Aviation and Wings, and wrote for Kiplinger Service. Survived by widow Catharine Bradford Nelson two children and extended family. body at Mottell's Mortuary.
City Council called for bids to upgrade Wardlow Rd and Long Beach Blvd to Pacific Ave in a project estimated at $38,000 funded by state gas tax. The plan envisions a four lane 60 foot wide roadway, largely on Wardlow.
George H. Ingram, 43, a salesman, was fined 200 dollars and placed on one year probation after pleading guilty to bookmaking activities. Superior Judge Joseph M. Maltby delivered the sentence. Ingram was arrested in an Atlantic Ave cafe last April.
Officials to Washington. Navy and civic notes. delegation planned. Public school enrollment hit 41,973 yesterday with 13 5 percent more pupils expected. elementary rise drives half day sessions. MacArthur, McKinsey, Muir schools chart schedules as new classrooms added.
The forecast calls for a warmer day in Long Beach with low clouds persisting overnight and in the morning, clearing to sunny afternoons. Light winds shift from variable to west to southwest 1 to 20 mph, with temperatures yesterday ranging from 60 to 75 degrees.
Long Beach City Lines requests remove the 3 cent downtown fare zone and cut the 2 percent franchise payment as the City Council refers the matter to the Bureau of Franchises. The bureau will meet tonight to weigh the proposal amid a passenger decline and looming driver wage demands.
The Air Force will compensate for property damage from an accidental firing of 1576 rounds of 50 caliber bullets from a fighter plane at Long Beach Municipal Airport. Brig. Gen. Herbert B. Thatcher said the Air Force accepts full responsibility. The incident occurred during a runout at the Air Force Base, with bullets damaging at least 25 homes but no injuries reported. A special board of inquiry will investigate.
Maurice E. Carsey, 18, of 82734 Alayaites Ave, son of Mrs. Edward Carsey, reenlisted after serving briefly in Korea where he spent three front-line weeks before an underage discharge. He joined the Army Air Force with recruiter Lt. Hansen in Long Beach and will begin Air Force basic training, aiming to return to duty with his “topnotch” buddies.
Dr Maurice Rice Santa Ana pathologist testifies that Patty Hulls head wounds prove she was beaten before death and not caused by falls. He demonstrates fracture patterns with skull and lab specimen while defense seeks alternate causes. Trial resumes with cross examination of autopsy witnesses and questions if McCracken will testify in his own defense.
The first German ship seen since the war arrived in Wilmington today. The tanker Lisa Essberger, flying the red white and blue flag of Occupied Germany, went to Berth 174 after sailing from San Francisco. It will load coconut oil for Hamburg.
Lakewood American Legion Post 496 passed resolutions urging the Veterans Administration to give priority to disability compensation claims by veterans with 100 percent disability from dismemberment to prevent hardship. The post wired officials in San Diego and federal lawmakers urging action as Michael J. Ropczycki Jr. receives emergency aid and the Army and VA move to process his claim and adjust his pay.
Army prespectee E Dourte today pleaded not guilty to felony hit and run charges. Superior judge Joseph M Aitbey set November 14 for trial. Dourte is alleged to have driven the car that fatally injured Claude V Tompkins 55 of 1017 Chestnut Ave at Ninth St and Fashion Ave on July 26.
The Navy plans three 165 foot minesweepers costing 5,184,661 under a contract with Wilmington Boat Works. Yard work will begin around October 15 with W L Horton, vice president, disclosing the award as part of 68 minesweepers ordered from 17 private shipyards. Work is advancing at the Fish Harbor yard where the company has prepared for Navy construction and AFL labor is used without CIO wage-dispute impact.
County supervisors scheduled a special conference with Flood Control Engineer H. E. Hedger after four boys drowned in Bixby Slough within Los Angeles city limits. They seek legal responsibility and measures to prevent drownings in steep drainage channels around Lakewood, noting even adults struggle to escape deep water.
The Yugoslav government must submit evidence by Oct 28 supporting extradition of Andrija Artukovich, 58, Surfside resident, to face wholesale murder charges from World War II. Judge Howard V. Calverley ruled on bail denial, saying only a federal court can grant bail. defense plans to pursue District Court reviews and call witnesses in multiple countries to block extradition.
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