70 year old woman leaps from Belmont Pier and is rescued
A frail 70 year old, described as old and tired, jumped from Belmont Pier at mid afternoon. An Air Force sergeant and a nearby sailor pulled her from the water after she grabbed a jacket sleeve thrown to her. She was identified as Alice Voltag, living alone with a sister in Topeka, Kansas, and was taken to Community Hospital for shock and exposure.
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Belmont Pier
Air Force
Alice Voltag
4Th’ St
Community Hospital
Jef
Robert L. Jeffrey
Jfrey
Vokag
Jeffrey
Return from Luzon Marines Land at Seal Beach
Elements of Camp Pendleton 1st Marine Division arrived at Anaheim Landing Seal Beach after serving as aggressor troops in Sparahon Strongback on Luzon Philippines. The 7th Communications Battalion and other units totaling about 1,300 men returned from Camp Pendleton with the main body arriving in San Diego. Lt. Col. D. W. Sherman led the aggressor unit.
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Camp Pendleton
1St Marine Division
Anaheim
Seal Beach
Luzon Island
Philippines
Terrell
San Diego
Col
D. W. Sherman
Skyscraper Zoning Plan Delayed by City Council
City councilmen deferred action on a Planning Commission proposal to create an R-5 zoning class to spur skyscraper apartment construction. The ordinance was endorsed unanimously by the planning group after a public hearing last Thursday. Councilman John S. Baker urged caution and noted no objections to the delay.
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Planning Commission
John S. Baker
Bloomfield School Board to discuss teacher salary schedules
Special meeting set for April 14 to review ARTELIAs salary schedules for teachers and other personnel in the Bloomfield School District. Charles H. Carson announced Monday.
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Bloomfield
Charles H. Carson
Destroyers Move Out for West Pacific Duty
Destroyer Division 92 ships Lyman Swenson Black and Larson sailed from Long Beach for a six month Western Pacific tour as part of the Seventh Fleet commanded by Capt. J. B. Cresap. An 11 year old boy was badly injured when his bicycle slid under a car on Benton Long Avenue and First Street near News home.
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Destroyer Division 92
Long Beach
Western Pacific
7Th Fleet
J. B. Cresap
Lymanne Swenson
Black
Everett F. Larson
John Norman Shadrick
Arejm
1St St
Com
Swenson
Omdr
C. J. Smits Jr
Munity Hospital
Bruegge
Man
Larson
Pasha Ave
Harbert Jr
Samuel
Benton Long
Port Ave
Flotilla 3
Bearthump
Glynn R. Donaho
Two Long Beach Men Arrested for Stealing Oil Drill Bits
Signal Hill police arrested Robert Lee Showalter and Charles Cecil Ward on grand theft charges after they allegedly tried to sell six drilling bits to M. & W. Bit Co. The bits had been consigned to oil wells around Huntington Beach and were traced by serial numbers. Eight other bits were recovered by Orange County sheriff's deputies, who found the stolen equipment at Ward's home and linked it to a drill site near Black Star and Silverado Canyon roads in eastern Orange County. The incident occurred about 10 p.m. Saturday.
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Long Beach
Signal Hill
Robert Lee Showalter
E. Louise St
Charles Cecil Ward
E. 15Th St
Showalter
Ward
M. & W. Bit Co
Owner sought for maroon and white two seat tricycle
A nearly new two seating tricycle was among unclaimed wheel toys collected by the Juvenile Bureau bicycle division at Webster Elementary School. The trike is believed to be a Christmas present. The bike room, open 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, houses 150 bicycles and tricycles. A license costs 1 and helps reclaim ownership.
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Juvenile Bureau Bicycle Division
Webster Elementary School
Santa Fe Ave
Webster
Bob Brenner
Juvenile Bureau
Port Loan to India Touched Here
Indian transport secretary Ragghavansh L. Gupti told Long Beach and Los Angeles officials that India has secured a $43 million World Bank loan for port improvements. The funds would back berths, dredging to deep-water access, and related equipment, with Calcutta Mumbai and Madras named as major harbors. He noted a 20 percent visitor increase expected in India this year.
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India
World Bank
Ragghavansh L. Gupti
Indiay
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Joan
Indie
United States
Gupta
Calcutta
Bombay
Madras
Deaths include Metzenberg and others from local mortuaries
Obituaries list Chris Metzenberg 64 of 204514 W Anaheim St with WWII service, wife Rose and two daughters among survivors. Charles Ross 74 of 4460 Cesrifos Ave with wife Edna and daughter. Mildred El Jen Mosher 38 of 4532 Radnor Ave with husband Francis and daughter Donna. Gilbert S Willhoite 75 of 330 Grand Ave with wife Greta and sister Mabel. service details, funeral homes Mottell’s Peck Mortuary and Chris tengen-Pina Mortuary, and scheduled dates. A separate civil suit seeks $245,000 for five injured in a San Francisco to Ensenada crash with Van Houten and Lewis named as parties.
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Metzenberg
Chris
Peck Mortuary
Anaheim St
St. Mar
Thew’s Church
Rosé
Marie C. Schuler
Mary Toulte Grant
Fred
George
Mottell's & Peck
Colonial Funeral Home
Midway City
Ross—Charles
Cesrifos
Ave
Edna_M
Daniel C. Fors
Gupta
H. M. Sanyal
Government of India
Norota
Hazel M. RK. Mitra
Thelg1
Calcutta Port Commission
T.dieg
M. Malksin
Cal
John K. Steen
Servicecutta
San Francisco
Tijuana
B. Ocean Blvd
Ruby
Willhomte
Gilbert S
Grand Ave
Greta
Mise
Gertrude Willhoite
Christengen-Pina Mortuary
Long Beach Chow Wins Best in Show at Glendale Kennel Club
A one year old chow ch ing Run of FergSun owned by Madaline Ferguson at 4028 Wilton St won best of breed in chows and first prize in the sporting group at the Glendale Kennel Club show on Sunday. Champion Ching Run was home bred by Mrs Ferguson.
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Madaline Ferguson
Wilton St
Glendale Kennel Club
FergSun
iMrs. Ferguson
Three Prison Terms Given to L. B. Man
A 22 year old Long Beach man was sentenced by Superior Judge Joseph M. Malthy to three state prison terms. William Wendell Thome of 1735 Rose Ave received two consecutive one to ten year terms for narcotics possession and a concurrent one to life term for robbery.
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Long
Bookie Fined 250 Granted Probation by Judge
Wal Wright, 62, of 2010 E 19th St was granted three year probation with a 250 fine by Superior Judge Ralph K Pier. Wright was arrested Dec 4 on bookmaking charges. Surviving are wife Juanita and two children Mary Anne and Terrence. Sheriff’s officers said he operated a horse race betting phone line from Mottell’s Market at 1845 Cherry Ave.
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Wal Wright
19Th St
Ralph K- Pier
Timmins
Myles
Temple Ave
Juanita
Wright
Myles Jr
Terrence
Mary Anne
Rosary
Mottell’s &Jlay
Cherry Aye
Stop Pain of Piles Improves Home Treatment Quickly
An advertising notice touts a stainless formula claimed to stop pain and itching instantly for piles with six medically proven ingredients including Triolyte. It promises instant relief, reduced swelling, and healing, with a money back guarantee, and mentions ointment and suppositories available.
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Ise
CIA
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By Bob Sar
Beach Air ‘Force Base
William Leslie
James Johnson
Mrs. Voliag
Luzon
Marines
West Pacific
TRIKE
Lori White
Ostrom Ave
Bridgett Blalock
Petaluma
Brenner
W. Broadway
Brewer's
Long Beach Harbor
van Houten
Joseph H. Lewis
Hermosa Beach
Ensenada
Harold C. Frerks
Lewis
Frerks
P. Victor Peterson
Long Beach State College
Lloyd S Whaley
Long Beach State College Advisory Board
Mexico
Iwins Show Awards
L. B. Man
Elm Ave
LONG BEACH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND_LOAN ASSOCIATION
Alee
Grove Laboratories
FER Anhum
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