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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1950
Page
16
The famed White House Sunshine Special, President Roosevelt’s convertible, ends its flashy era and heads to a Dearborn museum. Once armored and armed for protection, the car carried dignitaries to Yalta and Casablanca before serving a quieter public role.
Mrs. ter H Boyd delivered a Memorial Day address at Arlington Nation Cemetery praising freedom, tolerance, and spiritual integrity. She urged honoring fallen service members, accepting their torch, and preserving a society worthy of their sacrifices.
Detroit reports the 8 year old Joey Housey found buried in a shallow grave in Martin's Woods near Lake St. Clair. Police say the child was slain by a sex deviate, throat cut and left head battered. Body covered by a foot of dirt, found two weeks after a trip to Jefferson Beach Amusement Park.
A meeting at the Poly Hutch Canteen gathered ten teen club officers to align plans for the Recreate Department run centers. The six clubs enroll over three thousand youths, each with a supervisor and staff. clubs meet three evenings and two afternoons weekly with a Friday dance as highlight. Attendees included Richard Burke, Bill Sundell, Bob Fredrick, Charlotte Nelson, Leona Frazeur, Will am White, Barbara McBride, Gordon Emery, Carol DeAndre, Gary ritus, and others from Teenville to Silverado Park.
Officer J H Dickson stopped an 18 year old motorist at Newport Avenue and Anaheim Street. The youth, Eugene H Burridge of 3042 Magnolia Avenue, faced multiple citations for improper turns license plate issues muffler headlights and tail lights. He was found wanted on two traffic warrants and bail was set at 24 dollars. The youth had 15 citations in total and was booked on the warrants.
Long Beach Youth Band will join eight bands in the Youth Parade of Champions at 2 p.m. on the Los Angeles County Fair grounds in Pomona today, the fair’s final day. Ted Otis' Twirlettes also participate. other events include casting contests, archery, driving demonstrations, Cavalcade of Stars at 3 p.m., livestock parade, thrills shows, harness races, jet car demos, and scouting demonstrations.
Paris reports Chief Justice Paul Mongibeaux who presided over the 1945 treason trials of Field Marshal Petain and former Premier Pierre Laval died yesterday in Perigueux, southwestern France.
San Diego Rotarians visit Long Beach for a Wednesday noon luncheon at Lakewood Country Club followed by a golf tournament for the Rotary trophy and a bowling contest. Other club activities include a fellowship dinner, guest speaker Dr. Leo Conti on Flying Saucers and Aztec Sheep Dogs, and a packed schedule of service club events across Long Beach.
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