Beach Combing and a Smelly Homecoming Tale
A travelogue from Gold Beach to Long Beach recounts football excitement in Oakland and a mislaid Oregon column. The author describes a car fire caused by a child’s crayon light, an improvised upholstery fix, and a long lingering odor that followed them to Eureka and Santa Rosa as they sought a fresh start and a repair option.
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IHEX
Gold Beach
Long Beach
Eureka
San Jose
Santa Rosa
Bay Area
Homecoming Honors Lakewood War Hero Gerald Brown
Lt Col Gerald Brown returned to Lakewood amid a homecoming parade and luncheon. A letter he wrote to a Spokane widow confirms he watched her husband die in a prisoner of war camp after 33 months. Brown recalled his brutal camp experiences including a harsh 30 degree below zero winter.
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Beat Resnik
Gerald Brown
Lakeswood
Gerald Brown Das
Christine
Jerilyn
Lakewood
Works Manager Promoted at Long Beach Douglas Plant
Douglas Wallace A Burton, longtime employee since the first plane rolled off the assembly line, was promoted to works manager at the Long Beach Douglas plant. He succeeds K G Farrar after James Simpson's death and has led roles in properties and company assets valued over 100 million. Burton, 45, lives at Portuguese Bend Palos Verdes and holds a UCLA degree in engineering.
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Wallace A. Burton
Long Beach Douglas
Burton
K. G. Farrar
James Simpson
Portuguese Bend
Palos Verdes
Air Forces Properties
UCLA
Navy Opens War Games Off Coast
Navy conducts five day Operation Salt Wave off the coast from here to San Diego with fifty five ships including assault vessels mine sweepers and mine layers. Mine fields and submarines form the opposing force while no troop landings occur. Vice Admiral Harold M. Martin commands the First Fleet units and Rear Admiral F. S. Whitington directs the attacking force. Ships hail from Long Beach Los Angeles and San Diego bases.
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Here
San Diego
Navy
Long Beach
Los Angeles Naval Base
Harold M. Martin
F. 8
Whitington
Disposal Units Stolen From Irving Firm
A thief broke into Harrys Pipe and Supply Co at 3165 Atlantic Ave. and loaded a company truck with 26 garbage disposal units. Irving Waldman says disposals valued at 51482, total loss with the truck about 2200. Thief cut a padlock, crawled through a warehouse window.
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Harry’s Pipe and Supply Co
Atlantic Ave
Irving Waldman
City Weight Court Action Over PAC Bus Decision
Singer Anita O Day jailed today after probation misfile leads Superior Court to hold her in custody until October 23. Defense attorney George Chula blamed postal delays in Santa Ana. judge Ralph Ayerson cites failure to process probation request. O Day, free on bail since March 14, was convicted August 25 of possessing heroin while performing at a nightclub.
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Anita O'Day
Superior Court
W O’day
George Chula
Santa Ana
Los Angeles
Ralph K. Ayerson
Chula
Miss O'Day
Pierson
George Woodson
Lakewood Store Burglary Strips Clothing Line
Thieves forced open a rear door at Norman Meager's Inc. on 4144 Viking Way and carted off 2672 dollars worth of clothing and hardware. Deputies report a crowbar was used to pry the door, and a truck may have been used to remove the merchandise.
Junior Concert Band Trophy at Long Beach Fair
The Junior Concert Band received a trophy at the Los Angeles County Fair after an hour long outstanding concert at the fair. The group, directed by James E. Son, comprises 65 members.
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Long Beach
Vunior
Los Angeles County Fair Association
James E. Son
Foot Caught in Bike Leaves Boy With 20 Stitches
Steve S. Badgywell eleven year old of 332 Rhea Street suffered extensive cuts to his right heel after his foot stuck in bicycle wheel spokes Sunday. He was treated at Seaside Hospital where twenty stitches were required to close the wounds.
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Steve S. Badgywell
Rhea St
Seaside Hospital
L B Motorist Uninjured in Furious Auto Crash
Arthur Lee Knight, 23, of 240-A Loma Ave, escaped severe injuries after his southbound car on Coast Highway near Dana Point rear collided with Marine Sgt. John S. Cross’s vehicle from Camp Pendleton. Knight’s car flew 200 feet across the highway, plunged over an embankment, sailed 114 feet, rolled end over end twice, and settled on its top in a rocky creek bottom before Knight crawled out bruised but, in police terms, uninjured.
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Arthur Lee Knight
Loma Ave
Orange County
Knight
Coast Hwy
Dana Point
John S. Cross
Camp Pendleton
Man Slashed by Boat Propeller After Overturn at Marine Stadium
A Norwalk man William Robert Tevine 27 was severely cut in the lower left leg by propeller blades when his inboard motorboat overturned at Marine Stadium on Sunday. His companion Richard J. Koukal escaped injury. Both were pulled to safety by a passing boat and Tevine was treated at Community Hospital where surgery was completed successfully avoiding amputation.
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Norwalk
Marine Stadium
William Robert Tevine
Benfield
Richard J. Koukal
Walnut Ave
Lynwood
Koukal
Irvine
Community Hospital
Street work reroutes bus on Broadway Santa Fe line
Long Beach Motor Bus Co. announces rerouting of the Broadway Santa Fe line Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. over Second Street between Redondo and Ximeno Aves due to Broadway repairs. A similar reroute between Junipero and Redondo Aves will occur Thursday.
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Long Beath Motor Bus Co. Bursee
Fa. m
Redondo
Ximeno Aves
Broadway
Junipero and
Redondo Aves
Change in Bus Stops Sought
The Bureau of Franchises asked chief engineer Henry E. Gordan to study options after Poly High School students allegedly trespassed on private property at 1577 1583 and 1593 Atlantic Ave while waiting for buses. Eight residents signed a letter accusing the students of porch intrusion littering lawns and blocking entrances. Proposal suggests moving the bus stop to the east side of Atlantic Ave near the school.
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Bureau of Franchises Today
Henry E. Gordan
Poly High School
Atlantic Ave
Compton Man Injured in Motorcycle Crash
Compton resident LYNwuvay-Heney J Buelt at 5437 Rayborn Ave was injured at 4 05 p m Sunday when his motorcycle collided with an auto driven by Wilma Kaiser of Norwalk at Century Blvd and Norton St He was taken to Tweedy Industrial Hospital South Gate for a back injury.
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Lynwuvay
Heney J. Buelt
Rayborn Ave
Compton
Wilma F. Kaiser
Cyclops
Norwalk
I Century Blvd
Norton St
Buelt
Tweedy Industrial Hospital
South Gate
Petitions to Oust AFR Grow in Municipal Airport Fight
More than 900 residents signed petitions to oust the Air Force Reserve training base from Municipal Airport. The group plans a formal petition drive next Sunday at 3 PM at Heiss home, aiming for 5000 signatures and a study by Senator Kuchel on airport use and low flying aircraft.
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Air Force Reserve
Milton Helss
Home Safety Committee
Heiss
U.S
Thomas Kuchel
Pedestrian Robbery Hits City Street After Assault
A 5-year-old pedestrian was knocked unconscious and robbed of $18 by six hoodlums on Broadway between Locust and American Aves early Sunday. John J. McGann, president of a hotel at 200 W Ocean Blvd, was treated at Seaside Hospital for chest and arm injuries. Police report the attackers used a sharp weapon.
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Locust
American Aves
John J. McGann
W. Ocean Blvd
Seaside Hospital
Foster G. Strong Named Head of State Legion Aeronautics
The Wattornia American Legion executive committee confirmed Foster G. Strong of Long Beach as head of the state organization aeronautics commission. State commander William J R Burke announced the appointment.
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Wattornia
The
American Legion
Foster G. Strong
Long Beach
Aeronautics Commission
William JR. Burke
Falling pipe injures man at Bixby Knolls
A pipe rolled from the roof of Dale Oliver's garage at 168 Hulett Street and struck him on the head. The 45 year old was treated for a two inch scalp laceration at Bixby Knolls Hospital.
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Anesey
Dale ' Oliver
Polive
Oliver
Hulett St
Bixby Knolls Hospital
Fare Boost Verdict May Be Tested
The city may sue to challenge the State Public Utilities Commission’s approval of a one cent fare increase for Long Beach Motor Bus Co. routes. City officials debate immediate action, with a tentative plan to wait until the PUC meets Tuesday to decide on Motor Bus Co.’s bid to take over City Lines operations. The city manager warned an appeal could follow if service is deemed unfair, while service levels take precedence over fare hikes.
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State Public Utilities Commission
Long Beach
Sam E. Vickers
Bureau
Vickers
PUC
State Commission
Carleson
City Lines
Motor Bus Co
Raymond C. Kealer
Auto Crash Fatal to Leader in YFC
Martin R. Schafer a 17 year old leader in the Harbor Area Christian Youth Fellowship died early Sunday in a traffic accident in southwestern Orange County. He was returning from a religious meeting in Santa Ana when his car collided with another at Westminster Avenue and Bolsa Chica Street near Seal Beach Ammunition and Net Depot. Four people in the other vehicle were hospitalized in St Josephs Hospital in Orange. Schafer was president of the Harbor Area YF and a June graduate of Wilson High School. He was active in DeMolay Explorer Post 49 and Last Side Christian Church. He had been a Long Beach resident 274 years and attended Chapman College in Los Angeles. He was born in Tacoma Washington. He leaves two brothers John and Clark. Private funeral will be Tuesday at Christensen Pine Mortuary with memorial service Sunday at East Side Christian Church by the Youth for Christ group.
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Martin R. Schafer
Christian Youth Fellowship of Christian Churches
Harbor Area
Orange County
Schafer
Marvin, R. Schafer
Third St
Santa Ana
Westminster Ave
Bolsa Chica St
Seal Beach
Richard L. Watt
Sycamore St
John E. Smith
Towner St. Santa Ana
St. Joseph's Hospital
Orange
Young Schater
Harbor Area Christian Youth Fellowship
Wilson High School
Searchlight Chapter
Order of DeMolay
Explorer Post
Last Side Christian Church
Chapman
Young Schafer
Long Beach
Chapman College
Los Angeles
Tacoma
Wash
Terminal Island
Shafer
John
Clark
Ft. Ord
Christensen-Pine Mortuary
John W. Hanna
Youth For Christ
East Side Christian Church
Freak Wind Strikes Trailer Park on Long Beach Blvd
A freak windstorm tore through a trailer park at 2930 Long Beach Blvd Sunday, ripping awnings and smashing four windows of the 35 foot Alexander trailer. Mrs. Gertrude Scorn, painting on a ladder, was lifted by the wind while shouting she feared a tornado. Neighbors reported debris and dust as the twister moved in from Spring Street, leaving residents shaken and suspects of further damage.
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Robert Alexander
Danny
Long Beach Blvd
Gertrude Scorn
Alexanders
A. E. Safley
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