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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1948
Page
1
A Long Beach court report notes jurors face long hours and standing or seating. the county provides plush upholstered footstools for jurors to rest their feet during trials and jury assembly.
Pacific Coast maritime strike leaves 132 American flag vessels idle as 6250 officers and merchants await a settlement. Albert W. Gator warns 530,000 Pacific Coast jobs may be jeopardized. some longshoremen load for the Army while a mediator offers little progress.
The California State Theatrical Federation opens a two day convention led by President F B Williams. Delegates will attend the week long state AFL convention starting Monday at Municipal Auditorium. Local Tang Beach officials arrange events with Fox West Coast Theater Corp and the Moving Picture Projectionists Union hosting dances and theatre visits. Key local officers include W E Swank Sr president Max G Millar vice president Alonzo S Bennett secretary treasurer and pate Lahlum business representative.
Four rescued by Special Boat yesterday to transport Mrs. Joseph M. Cacozza of Avalon and her three daughters from Catalina to Long Beach after doctors warned she could not travel on a raft. The Coast Guard boat took the party to shore and returned the crew. Mrs. Cacozza, under a physician’s care, learned her husband, a patient at the Naval Hospital at Beach, was in serious condition due to an extended illness.
Fragmentary weather note reports shifting vane winds of 30 mph possible today and tonight with a temperature change. No clear location or date specified.
Two-car crash on Carson Street near La Wood Country Club injured several occupants. Drivers Jerry Groom and Joe Benore were unhurt. passengers Joy Russel, Beverly Millsap, Sally Sanchez and others received minor injuries and hospital treatment. Another accident on Pacific Coast Highway injured Ide Kennedy and passenger Wilson. driver Charles W. Calkins was uninjured.
Joe D. Owens aged 20 of San Pedro is set to be arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court Department 42 on two counts of manslaughter. The charges relate to the traffic deaths of Jett Berry and Galen Sanders, both 20, who died after their motorcycles collided with the rear of a parked truck on Alameda Street near Sepulveda Boulevard. The victims died at Harbor General Hospital shortly after the crashes.
A chilly morning saw temperatures drop to 53 degrees, the season’s low so far, prompting advice for an extra blanket. Winds earlier reached 30 mph with small craft advisories in effect from Point Conception to the Oregon coast as reported by the weather bureau.
City Manager Carl B Wirsching to report on incinerator availability following council request. Mayor Burton W Chace urges exploring all possibilities before other sites are considered and suggests consulting the Harbor Commissioners about municipal use of their incinerator. Potential Water Department land lease with Virginia Oil near Orange and Spring Streets viewed as highly uncertain.
A two-vehicle collision at Hoxle Avenue and Firestone Boulevard in Norwalk at 2 20 am injures seven people. Drivers Robert H. Watkins and Harold R. Byrne are among those hurt, with several other victims named from Santa Ana and Norwalk. City officials say noise protests over a fog horn at Belmont Pier spurred a plan to install a new, quieter horn due to worn parts.
The City Council authorized leasing of the airport coffee shop in the Administration Building to Standard Air Linetaries on the designated day, approving the lease terms and conditions for the municipal facility.
The harbor visit aims to indoctrinate new Royal Pie Schools staff with tours of harbor facilities and the planned annual harbor excursion for new board members and teachers amid preparations for the school program.
More than 300 delegates attend the fifth annual California State Council of Culinary Workers Bartenders and Hotel Service Employees convention opening in Long Beach at 324 E Fourth St with International President Hugo Exnat presiding. Delegates will press political agendas including support for Truman Barklay Democratic ticket and Prop 13 reapportionment, while Prop 2 and other measures are slated as chief business through Nov 2.
City council analyzed a petition from Mr and Mrs Victor H and 57 residents seeking street improvements on Daisy Avenue between Pacific Coast Highway and Lincoln Street. They request paving a five foot wide strip and other enhancements per the proposal.
A tentative plan to place a bus stop at Pico Avenue and Seaside Boulevard near Long Beach for Navy personnel was announced in Los Angeles. Transit Line officials and state utility officials met with Navy officers to allow late night operations and pickups east of the bridge, pending the Transit Company applying for state certification.
Thieves who broke into Arvin E. King's home at 1427 E Ninth St last night armed themselves with a small arsenal. Police report include a pistol two file- and hammer-style weapons valued at $169. King reported the break and theft to authorities.
The article reports renewed oil strike activity with violence at stations and minimal refinery disruption. International CIO president to address Wilmington Bowl Monday night to present facts to union members and leaders.
City officials study financing over the weekend as the proposed Veterans Memorial Stadium faces a bid more than 500000 above the estimate. The plan may be cut to half the project or funded via special reserve and public service work downs, with total cost now around 1300000.
Two men robbed the iShace Motel at 101 Pacific Coast Highway, taking $84 from Joseph A Hevy and his wife noting they were acting managers. Mrs Houy said she woke to a voice and saw one bandit at a living room counter while another searched a cash drawer and a closet in the back bedroom. Both ordered the couple to stay quiet before fleeing.
A theft occurred as a hungry individual took food from a delivery truck parked near Lang and Mountain. The incident happened while a delivery was being made, with the thief fleeing after grabbing items valued at 24 dollars. Police are investigating the brief attack on the vehicle.
City attorney proposes emergency amendment to traffic rules on Del Amo Road at school hours, following City Council request. The measure aims to regulate street use near schools and district facilities during daytime hours.
Readable figures show the city's bank balance at 25 694 560 dollars for August. The record notes the amount is repeated in the August report and references the ongoing financial evaluation by city officials.
A burglar targeted a residence stealing a pair of trousers and eighty dollars, leaving the owner bewildered by the odd assortment of items taken. Police noted unclear details from the report and urged residents to lock doors.
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