Swimmer aims for Catalina Channel roundtrip
Jimmy Woods a 35 year old former boxer from Ashfield North Carolina plans an unprecedented Catalina Channel round trip next weekend starting Pierpoint Landing at 7 pm. He expects 32 to 35 hours返 and will be followed by a flotilla. Woods trains two to three hours daily around the harbor and Bloomberg says the swim may exceed 40 miles. He hopes donations will cover his return flight to North Carolina.
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Jimmy Woods
Catalina Channel
Ashfield
N. C
Pierpoint Landing
Catalina
Woods
Wilton
Miami Beach
AAU
North Carolina
Dope in Socks Jails Suspect After Robbery Probe
Police arrested Dlen R. Thornton 35 after discovering narcotics hidden in his socks during a home raid at 547 Delta Ave. His wife Lila Belle 30 was booked for robbery inquiry and their 12 year old son placed with juvenile authorities. Officers also found a loaded .38 caliber pistol in Thornton’s car.
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Dlen R. Thornton
Tto City
Thornton
Lila Belle
Delta Ave
Santa Ana
Thorntons
Thorator
Doolittle Luncheon Aims to Boost UDF Fund Drive
Gen. James Doolittle head of the United Defense Fund spoke at a Pasadena luncheon hosted by Southern California Community Chests and Councils. Attendees included H. Ridings Jr. and Mayor Lyman Sutter, noting Long Beach’s 340 764 contribution to UDF as part of the October Community Chest solicitation.
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Chaiman H
Ridings Jr
Lyman Sutter
James Doolittle
Pasadena
Doolittle
United Defense Fund
Community Chests and Councils
Southern California
Sutter
Long Beach Armed Services Ymca
UDF
USO
Long Beach
Flags of All States Will Fly at Picnic
Flags of all states Alaska and Karwen will be unfurled in a colorful ceremony Sunday at the Adjl-States Society s 29th annual Picnic at Bixby Fark.
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Alaska
Karwen
Adjl-States Society
Bixby Fark
44 School Guards Start Work Monday
Police Captain Otto Faulkner announced that 44 school crossing guards begin duty Monday to aid children near intersections. Twenty nine are full time and reassigned to crossings, with additional part time guards working five hours daily during the school term.
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Otto Faulkner
Will & Men
Jail Fails to Cool Waver Writ Issued
Three days after being released from jail Edward S. Krapfli 64 fell back into old habits authorities issued a warrant for his arrest. He had been sentenced to 36 days and placed on a year’s probation on July 29 for disorderly conduct after allegedly writing more than 100 love letters to La Vera R. O Betz 26 a dental assistant at 3850 Long Beach Blvd. O Betz reported another 23 page letter three days after his release. One probation condition barred further wooing by mail.
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Edward S. Krapfli
Krapfli
la Vera R. O'Betz
Long Beach Blvd
Ken Sutherland
Kropfli
Fair Share of Work Pledged for Long Beach Shipyard
The Long Beach Naval Shipyard is promised its fair share of available work despite possible cuts from a Korean truce. Rear Admiral W D Leggett told Representative Craig Hosmer in a letter that a stable workload will be maintained as practicable, though budget cuts have reduced voyage repairs and fleet ships. Leggett says the bureau cannot guarantee a 6800 employee level, but workload prospects should reconcile estimates and ensure the yard benefits from reallocated tasks and gains in man-days.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Navy Bureau of Ships
Washington, D. C
W. D. Leggett
Craig Hosmer
Adm
Leggett
Long Beach
Hosmer
Legcett
Bureau
Long Beach Mother Receives Word Her PW Son Is Free
Mrs. Mary Jelenje of 4302 Petaluma Ave is told by the Department of Defense that her son M/Sgt. Joseph R. Dutra has been released from a Korean prisoner of war camp. He served since 1941 with the 82nd Automatic Weapons Battalion, Second Infantry Division and was captured in December 1950. He has a WWII Purple Heart and lives in Fall River with his wife and two children. The family plans to greet him in San Francisco.
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Long Beach
Mary Jelenje
Petaluma Ave
Department of Defense
Joseph R. Dutra
Dutra
Fall River
Mass
Jelenic
San Francisco
82Nd Automatic Weapons Bn
Second
Germany
Boy With Bagful of Dope Nabbed
Officer Harland C. Deck stopped an 18 year old Los Angeles youth at First St and American Ave and found in a shopping bag a half pound to a pound of flowering marijuana. Police also recovered 97 capsules of nembutal and nine amphetamine tablets. The youth is in custody for Narcotics detail questioning.
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Harland C. Deck
Los Angeles
Deck
First St
American Ave
Fred L. Good
Infantile Paralysis Downturn in Long Beach Eight New Cases Reported
Long Beach reports eight infantile paralysis cases this week, down from 129 peak last week. Total for the year reaches 62 with 29 nonparalytic and no fatalities. Health officer I D Litwack notes September decline and credits widespread serum inoculation for milder cases and prevented paralysis through contacts.
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L. B. Ebbs
Long Beach
I. D. Litwack
Litwack
Man Hurt Found With Split Tongue In Anaheim Incident
Huntington Beach police reported John Warwick found injured beside his car in front of 421 Eighth St. Anaheim doctors said his split tongue explained the speech loss. Police noted Warwick’s car damaged, suggesting a possible crash. Police questioned how the injuries occurred while Warwick, a tenant, was hospitalized at Orange County General.
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Huntington Beach
John Warwick
Eighth St
Warwick
Clyde Ferrin
Orange County General Hospital
Anaheim
Janice Mitchel
W. Albertas
Fox
Lennon St
North SL
Patricia Ann Williams
Valencia Mesa Dr
Fullerton
Janice
St. Joseph Hospital
Orange
Alvaro Fuente
Harry Fox
Olive St
Alvin C. Berry
Zeyn St
Berry
Spreckels Trial Delayed By Fainting Claim In Court
Actress Kay Williams interrupted the Aug. 20 hearing to say she might faint as Adolph Spreckels Id, sugar heir, faces charges of felonious assault. The session adjourned to Sept. 16 as Williams left the stand amid cross examination. Witnesses described a dispute at Spreckels home on Balboa Island with a shoe used in the alleged beating and blond stains on the footwear.
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Costa Mesa
Kay Williams
Adolph Spreckels
Sugar Heir
Iss Williams
Donald J. Dodge
Miss Williams
Spreckkels
Spreckels
Grand Canal
Balboa Island
Beverly Fills
Walter Z. Cadman
Orange County
Cadman
Long Beach Shriners Cruise to Catalina
The El Bekal Shrine Temple of Long Beach sails two days of events for 900 members and guests on Catalina Island starting today. They left Wilmington at 10 a.m. for their first annual Catalina cruise featuring a buffet dinner and dancing at St Catherine's Hotel, glass bottom boat rides, a picnic and a golf tournament. Two hundred Shriners wives accompany the group.
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el Bekal Shrine Temple of
Long Beach
Catalina Island
Wilmington
St. Catherine’ Hotel
Federal tax searching to continue drive in So Cal
Robert A. Riddell of the Internal Revenue Service said Washington will send additional agents to intensify the door-to-door search for federal tax delinquents. In Southern California the campaign will resume next week using proven techniques after a pause at year end. About 19 percent of 1361 persons interviewed had failed to file returns, with many cooperating to pay back taxes plus penalties and interest.
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Robert A. Riddell
Southern California
Internal Revenue
Riddell
Washington
California
California Association of Collection Bureaus Meet in Long Beach
About 100 delegates are expected for the annual California Association of Collection Bureaus convention to be held in Long Beach from April 22 to 24. Earl Horton of Santa Rosa, the state president, says Horton will meet with Long Beach unit members to discuss Seanebtian plans.
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California Association of Collection Bureaus
Long Beach
Earl Horton
Santa Rosa
Horton
City College Coed Seeks Queen Title
One of the contenders for the Queen of the Delano Wine and Harvest Festival is Connie Bigs, a business major at City College, from Subic Bay, P I. Miss Hias resides with her aunt and uncle at 2005 San Francisco Ave. The festival takes place in October.
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Delano
Connie “Bigs
Subic Bay
P_ L
City College
Hias
Diowisio
Lang
San Francisco Ave
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E. Compton Blvd
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Gaviota Ave
Staif
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Long Beach Navy Shipyard
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Douglas A. Newcomb
Long Beach Press
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Texas
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St Louis Ave
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Ceri W. Middleton
Robert M. Hill
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