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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1948
Page
4
A Long Beach note explains that many women face foot trouble from long days in court. To ease discomfort, jurors are provided plush upholstered foot stools in the jury assembly room to rest their feet during proceedings.
A collision on Carson Street near Lakewood Country Club left six people with minor injuries. Drivers Jerry Groom 16 and Joe Benore 33 were unhurt. Passengers included Joy Russell 16, Beverly Millsap 17, Sally Sanchez 16, Phyllis Benore 32, William Clark 26, and Alice Clark 26. Clark was taken to Long Beach Naval Hospital. others treated at Community Hospital. Daisy LaFrance 58 was hurt on Ocean Boulevard by Catherine Newman 44 and taken to St Marys Hospital.
Ida Lee Kennedy, 47, of 1335 Stanley Ave., was hurt in a two car crash at Pacific Coast Hwy and Temple Ave at 5 50 p m. yesterday. She was taken to Seaside Hospital with possible fracture of the right elbow and facial abrasions. Passengers included John R. Wilson, 49, also of 1335 Stanley Ave. The other driver was Charles W. Calkins, 47, of Fullerton. no injuries to drivers.
Pacific Coast maritime strike ties up 132 American flag ships and threatens 530000 Pacific Coast jobs if unresolved. Albert W. Gator, president of the Pacific American Steamship Association, notes 6250 officers and seamen idle along with 12000 longshoremen. Mariners report 34 ships idle in San Francisco and 26 on the East Coast with several Army cargo movements continued. Marineline speakers suggest possible mediation by San Francisco Mayor Elmer E. Robinson, while employers doubt he can resolve issues.
The California State Theatrical Federation opens a two day convention session in Long Beach with President F. B. Williams presiding. Delegates will attend the state A F L convention at Municipal Auditorium starting Monday and engaging in dances and theater events arranged by local unions and theater companies.
The U S Coast Guard ferried a sick Avalon woman and her three daughters from Catalina to Long Beach after doctors said she could not travel commercially. A telegram at 1 pm informed her husband at the Naval Hospital in Long Beach was in serious condition. Boat 83320 carried the family back to the mainland by 3 25 pm.
The Long Beach area forecast calls for scattered cloudiness today and tomorrow with possible showers late this afternoon or tonight. Small craft warnings remain as west to northwest winds gust 20 to 30 mph, with little temperature change expected.
Joe D. Owens of San Pedro, 20, is set to be arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on two counts of manslaughter for the deaths of Jeff Berry and Bob Galen Sanders, both 20, in a motorcycle collision with a parked truck on Alameda Street near Sepulveda Boulevard. Police charged him with illegal parking and parking a disabled vehicle without warning flares.
Early morning temperature fell to 53 degrees the season's lowest so far while yesterday's readings ranged from 73 to 61. Small craft warnings were issued for winds up to 30 mph from Point Conception to Oceanside, per the Weather Bureau.
City will install a new type horn on Belmont Pier after 116 residents led by Mrs. A M Hazzard protested the noise. City manager cited worn parts as the cause of the objectionable sound and announced the change designed to emit a more pleasant noise.
City Council asked Carl B Wirsching to report on a harbor district incinerator site. Mayor Burton W Chace urged exploring all options before other sites. Possibility of leasing land near Orange Ave and Spring St. from Jergins Oil was viewed as uncertain.
At 2 20 a m today a collision at Hoxie Avenue and Firestone Boulevard Norwalk left seven people injured. Drivers Robert H Watkins 41 Long Beach and Harold R Byrne 22 Santa Ana were involved along with passengers from Santa Ana Ross Mather 20 Jack Weaver 20 and Robert Wintigler 19 and Norwalk residents Frances Beck 42 Delmar Shackle 43 and Byrne.
The council authorized leasing the coffee shop in the Administration Building at Municipal Airport to Lee S. Todd and canceled the prior lease held by Standard Air Lines, Inc. The action was approved yesterday.
More than 150 instructors toured Long Beach harbor aboard the Estrea Alvin K. Maddy as harbor secretary Senna explained the docking and shipping facilities. The event is the second annual harbor excursion for new school staff with Gladys Potter calling harbor knowledge essential for good teaching.
More than 300 delegates attend the fifth annual California State Council of Culinary Workers Bartenders and Hotel Service Employees meeting at 324 E Fourth St Long Beach. International President Hugo Ernst presides with State Council head Mrs Frankie Behan. The convention runs to Sunday then aligns with the State Federation of Labor event opening Monday. Delegates urged to back Truman-Barkley and Prop 13 reapportionment while opposing Taft Hartley allied candidates and Prop 3 6 16 etc. Banquets greet delegates including a Monday opening event at Wilton Hotel and a large Thursday dinner for related councils.
City Council sends a Daisy Ave petition to the city manager for action. Victor H Dixon and 57 others seek a plan by US property owners to widen Daisy Ave between Pacific Coast Hwy and Hill St into a 75 foot divided street with a five foot central divider and asphalt paving. 40 dollars is budgeted for the project. Taxes cited by petitioners total 8315 annually.
Thomas A. Newton of 4423 Harvey Way Long Beach was found not guilty by a Newport Beach City Court jury after 15 minutes deliberation on charges of prowling loitering and trespassing on private property at night.
A tentative plan in Los Angeles assigns Pico Avenue and Seaside Boulevard as a new bus stop for Navy personnel. Terminal Island Transit Co. will serve passengers between midnight and 6 am, with pickups east of the pontoon bridge for eastbound trips to Long Beach and east of the bridge for westbound pickups. The change awaits state commission approval and a company certificate update.
Arvin E. King reported a break in at 1427 E Ninth St last night. The thieves took a pistol two rifles and a shotgun valued at 169 dollars.
Persistent oil strike continues with no sign of easing as more stations display Sorry No Gas signs. O A Knight CIO Oil Workers chief to speak at Wilmington Bowl at 8 pm offering to present all facts to members.
City Manager Carl Wirsching urged continued study of financing for the Veterans Memorial Stadium after the low bid of 1.495 million exceeded the 945 thousand city estimate. Options include building half now with piling for the full project or transferring 550 from the Haynes funding line to cover the gap, with city cost at 728 thousand, bonds 455 thousand and public works 117 thousand.
Mrs. Houy and her husband, acting managers at the Chace Motel on 101 W. Pacific Coast Hwy, were robbed by two men last night. A pistol wielding bandit ordered Mrs. Houy to sit and her husband to lie down as they took cash from the drawer and a closet box before fleeing.
A thief stole 12 chicken pies 21 chili blocks and 20 tamales from a Fritz Bachman delivery truck in Altadena near Long Beach Blvd and Mountain View St. The owner reported about five minutes away from the scene and priced the loss at 24 dollars.
The city attorney was asked by the City Council to draft an emergency Traffic Code amendment to close Del Amo Boulevard adjacent to Clara Barton School during school hours because of traffic hazards.
City Auditor Myrielle L Gunsul disclosed in an audit to the City Council that as of August 31 the city held 25 694 560 51 on deposit across active inactive and time accounts in local banks.
A thief entered a sleeping man's room at 822 Daisy Ave this morning and took his trousers containing $80. The trousers were recovered outside the house, minus the cash, according to Earl Edhron.
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