Autumn Travel Notes Through Klamath Shasta and Bay Area
A travelogue recounts a homeward journey from Oregon to California during early autumn. The party observes deer hunting chatter at a California quarantine station on U S 97, notes Shasta Lake at a low level, stops in Red Bluff and Berkeley, and winds back via U S 99 to Pasadena. The piece blends scenic impressions with road details and traffic observations.
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Klamath Country
Oregon
California
Snyder Creek
Abert Rim
High Desert
Dorris
Butte Valley
Bay District
Walnut Creek
U. S. 99
Fresno
Pasadena
Angeles Creat Hwy
Atlantic
National Dog Week brings dogs seeking homes in Long Beach
A Labrador retriever at the Long Beach City Animal Shelter on 946 W. San Francisco Ave. hopes for a new home. The dog, 32 years in dog years this week, was found wandering near 149 Covina Drive with a note stating My name is George Please find me a good home. Shelter staff expects many dogs, from German shepherds to Boston terriers, to be adopted during the observance.
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George
City Animal Shelter
San Francisco Ave
Press- Telegram
Long Beach City
Gale England
Covina Dive
Animal Shelter
Local News High Spots
A parked car owned by Helen W. Winter on Long Beach Blvd near the flood control bridge was found missing after a flat tire left her roadside. Police filed a stolen car report. Mrs Katherine Ann McKeown, 39, pleaded not guilty to six counts of grand theft in Los Angeles Superior Court, with trial set for Nov 1. She allegedly embezzled from a Bellflower laundry from May 1950 to August 1951, with unaccounted funds and missing social security and tax payments.
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Helen W. Winter
Carpenters Sty Bellflower
Long Beach Blvd
Flood Control Channel Bridge
Katherine Ann McKeown
Los Angeles Superior Court
Los Angeles
Strike spread possible to Tulsa Douglas plant
The 20 day old United Auto Workers strike against Douglas Aircraft Co may reach the Tulsa Oklahoma plant. Leaders say Tulsa workers will vote on a strike today amid refusals to bargain, with 100 delegates at a recent conference outlining wage and benefit goals. The Tulsa plant reopened recently and could grow to 15 000 workers. Strikes affect Todd Bethlehem and Craig Shipyards as well.
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Clo
United Auto
Douglas Aircraft Company
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Jack Livingston
Tnion
Aircraft Department
Wilton Hotel
UAW
Mississippi
Livingston
Long Beach
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Donald W. Douglas
Douglas Company
Cio-Uaw
United Aircraft Welders Union
Douglas
Santa Monica
el Segundo
Todd
Bethlehem
Craig
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Dishonest Bird Robs Angler in Alamitos Bay
Earl Kidwell of Lakewood spent hours fishing at Alamitos Bay without luck. At sundown he landed a three pound croaker, then, while cleaning it, watched a pelican snatch the catch from his tackle box and fly away.
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Earl Kidwell
Carfax
Lakewood
Kidwell
Alamitos Bay
Four Hurt in Trio of Local Traffic Crashes
Police report three accidents yesterday injuring four people. Percis Burke 23 of Surf Line Place and Eugene May 27 of Orange Avenue were hurt in a motorcycle collision with a bus on Ocean Boulevard and Chestnut Avenue and were taken to Seaside Hospital. Sylvia Katzoff 21 of Webster Avenue sustained a chest injury in a separate crash at Anaheim Street and Santa Fe Avenue and was treated at Seaside Hospital. Heather Kienzle 35 of The Toledo Avenue was treated at St. Marys Hospital for a leg injury after a two car crash at Atlantic Avenue and 14th Street. the other driver Charles Davis 25 of Cowles Street was uninjured.
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Percis D. Burke
Eugene R. May
Orange Ave
Ocean Blvd
Chestnut Ave
Seaside Hospital
May
Terminal Island
James H. Gibson
Maine Ave
Sylvia P. Katzoff
Webster Ave
Anaheim St
Santa Fe Ave
Herbert E. Schofield
Heather I. Kienzle
Toledo
St. Mary’s Hospital
Atlantic Ave
14Th St
Fishermen’s Fiesta Draws 100000 In San Pedro Parade
Gaily garlanded fishing vessels paraded in San Pedro for the fifth annual Fishermen’s Fiesta drawing more than 100000 spectators. Peggy Kerns led the lead ship Coral Sea aboard a throne as awards honored Endeavor, Veteran, and Mafia for nautical pageantry.
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San Pedro
Peggy Kerns
Family divided over Alaska parka life choice
Michael Ridley of Petersburg visits his Pat Ridley family in Long Beach. The Alaska native recalls quiet scenery and free seafood, while his Canadian mother prefers Alaska's pay prices and harsh winters. Milk, eggs, and hamburger costs highlight the trade offs of life there.
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Michael Patrick Ridley
Petersbudlg
Alaska
Mike
Long Beach
Prass-Telegram Phata
Michael Ridley
Petersburg
Pat Ridley
Arthur N. Ridley
Wise Ave
Jean
Port of Long Beach to open new transit shed at Berths A 9 10
The Port of Long Beach reports a record 726,026 tons of cargo in August and expects a new transit shed at Berths A-9 and 10 to be ready in a few months. Built by Pacific Iron & Steel Co. with J.T. Barnes Co. as general contractor, the 200 by 800 foot structure costs about 1.606 million dollars and will be the port’s second largest shed after Berths 6-7.
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Long Beach
Pacific Ron &, Steel Co
J.T. Barnes Co
Red Cross Asks for Blood Again
The Red Cross seeks increased blood donations at the Tuesday blood bank on 419 W. Broadway from 4 to 7 40 p.m. Chairwoman Mrs. Gus Lucking warns the supply supports armed forces and civilian patients alike. Notably Mrs. Edwin Bosworth at 415 Santa Clara needs transfusions, having received 105 pints, while the Building Trades Council reports 32 pints credited to them from two special banks.
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Korea
Red Cross Bank
W. Broadway
Gus Lucking
Denior
Edwin Bosworth
Santa Clara
The
Building Trades Council
Weekend Burglaries Loot Safes and Stores Citywide
Safes at Safeway Market on Orange Avenue and Dr Carlyle L Ahrens home on Virginia Road were broken into early Sunday, with combined losses over $3800. Tools stolen from a Virginia Road worksite may have aided the crimes, as glass doors and windows were smashed at multiple establishments Saturday night into Sunday morning. Additional burglaries included Tops in Toys, Aretna Market, Boyson Jewelry, McRoberts Market, Owl Cafe, and Gray Bar Electric, with varied loot and minimal entry damage. Investigators link the incidents to the same suspects and note numerous break-ins started with broken glass Front doors.
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Safeway Market
Orange Ave
Meat Department
Carlyle L. Ahrens
Virginia Rd
Atlantic Ave
Aretna
E. Broadway
Boyson Jewelry Co
Pine Ave
McRoberts
Anaheim St
Owl Cafe
Gray Bar Electric Co
Daisy Ave
Clouds and sun mix for Long Beach in coming days
Clouds linger tonight and tomorrow with a mostly sunny outlook tomorrow afternoon. Winds shift from light to southwest 3 to 16 mph, temperatures steady between a 62 degree morning low and 78 degree afternoon high. Drizzle observed from Los Angeles to San Diego and at Los Angeles airport.
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Long Beach
U.S. Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
San Diego
Los Angeles International Airport
Last Plaque Entry Day for Veterans Memorial Stadium
Deadline for contest entries set by City Planning Director Werner Rudhti closes tomorrow at 5 a.m. A $10 prize awaits the author of the winning inscription of exactly 30 words. Entries should be mailed or delivered to Ruehti at City Hall, Long Beach 2.
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Werner Rudhti
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Ruehti
Long Beach 2
Recovery Is Medical Miracle After 21 Days Silence
William Ingle an 11 year old boy from 735 W Laconia Blvd west of Campton regained speech and mobility after a head injury from a fall near Athens Way La Conia St. He lay unconscious 15 days at Seaside Hospital before doctors performed a delicate brain operation on day three. After 16 days he could follow moving objects and on day 23 he spoke again. He walked and talked by last week and was discharged a month after admission with ongoing re education needed.
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Robert
Ora Ingle
Georgia Ingle
P.T
Virgil L. Ingle
Laconia Blvd
Campton
William
Seaside
Athens Way
la Conia St
Long Beach Freeway Construction Faces Steel Dearth Near Griffith
Griffith Co reports a six week steel supply for the Long Beach Freeway project with a looming shortage afterward. Structural steel is needed for a new Pacific Coast Highway viaduct over Pico Avenue, west of the Flood Control channel, as thousands of tons of dirt are moved to build the six lane divided highway. Detour work involves 20 000 tons of dirt for a temporary 48 foot wide roadway. The center of the new viaduct will occupy the old Gale Avenue right of way as part of a larger traffic interchange. No detours at Willow Street or Wardlow Road bridges. Since July 1 work has cleared old foundations and begun grading for the 2.48 mile stretch, with 80 000 tons moved and 200 000 more to come to stabilize foundations.
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Griffith Co
Long Beach
Pico Ave
Los Angeles River
Tom Oglesby
Gale Ave
Willow St
Wardlow Ra
Oglesby
Pacific Coast Hwy
Wardlow Bridge
Long Beach Man Gets County Post
Virgil W. Bullack of Long Beach is set to be approved as acting chief mechanical engineer of Los Angeles County by the Board of Supervisors. R. E. Showerd retires from the post, with the appointment temporary until a general services department is created. Florence Field of South Pasadena named acting superintendent of the county telephone department to replace Kathryn Mountford. duties will combine with the janitor department for county building supervision.
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Virgil W. Bullack
Long Beach
Los Angles County
Board of Supervisors
R. E. Showerd
County
Kathryn Mountford
Florence Field
South Pasadena
General Services Department
Hospitals Authorized Emergency Care for Armed Forces Units
Col. Sidney F. Dunn announces three Long Beach area hospitals Long Beach General Harbor General Torrance and Rancho Las Amigas plus medical stations in San Pedro and Avalon will provide urgent treatment for military personnel in remote locales from Fort MacArthur. All Southern California public and private hospitals are authorized for dire emergency care.
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Long Beach
Sidney F. Dunn
Sixth Army
Southern California
Fort MacArthur
Long Beach General Hospital
Newport Ave
Harbor General Hospital
W. Carson St
Torrance
Rancho Las Amigos
Hondo
Beacon St
San Pedro
Avalon
Wilmington
Long Beach Man Held on Speed Counts
Richard P. Tillett, 26, of 6603 Gundry Ave, was arrested after a high speed chase through Bellflower. He allegedly rode a motorcycle at 70 mph, tried to elude CHP Officer Frank Smith, and overturned at Laurel Ave and Lakewood Blvd, sustaining a minor back injury.
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Long Beach
Bellflower
Richard P. Tillett
Gundry Ave
California
Frank Smith
Tilett
Smith
Lakewood Blvd
Artesia St
Laurel Ave
Tillett
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