Wheeler, Keystone Kops chief, dies in Long Beach home
Sussex born former director Herbert Vincent Wheeler died at 96 in a Long Beach convalescent home living on welfare with no money. Close friends recall his happier days with Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin while a suitcase of memories remains as his ashes await burial with other welfare recipients.
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Charlie Chaplin
Fatty Arbuckle
Bel Aire Hore
Balboa
Long Beach
Norman Scott
Wheeler
Leah
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Doong
Hut Wheeler
Chester Conklin
Fatty Athurkle
Emergency calls in Long Beach report multiple incidents
Long Beach police and fire departments answered numerous calls including traffic accidents at Wardlow Road and Pacific Coast Highway, building fires at Paloverde and Anaheim, first aid at Atlantic and Carson, and a trash fire at 1th Street. Reports note paralyzing conditions, resuscitation efforts, and multiple responders throughout the day.
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Long Beach
Atrive
Net Dent
Spa
Waker Road
Woodrustine
Wilaw Street
Wil Feeved
Clark Avenue
Paloverde Avenue
Anaheim Road
Paville Avene
Wardlow Road
Bowito Ave
Pacific Coast Highway
California
First Aid
Atlantic Avenue
Carson Street
Linge
Tak
Kong Buach Blvd
Oven Ho
Wish Dawn
Haneigi First Park
Fist Aid
San Dives
Bele Flower
Howe Fire
Olin Ave
Rai Fa Linden
Alamitos Ave
P.n
Ae Fy
Elin Sati
Pier vi Navy Su Soma Rahe
Orange
Sun Dingo
Lakwood
Boulevair
Restrlator
Nimeno
St. Lewis
Val Verde
Yoshee Prange
Artesia Stopan
Artesia Street
Omspo
Ana Charlemagne
Nur
Sgad Shell
Pam
Bas Alari
Orangie Avenue
Anahelm
Faring Breet
Los Coyotes
Ty Ave
Carson Streat
Bellflower Boulevard
Paci
Elin
Anaheim
Stop Signs Ordered for Bixby Hill Subdivision
Long Beach City Council ordered installation of stop signs at intersections within the Bixby Hill subdivision north of Seventh Street and west of Studebaker Road. The area is privately owned but police may enforce traffic laws under a 1909 city ordinance.
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Bixby Hill
One man killed seven injured in Long Beach traffic
A fatal motorcycle crash in Long Beach left William Gordon 43 dead and seven others injured. The incident occurred on 4101 KB Artesia Street at 7 50 p.m. Tuesday as the motorcycle struck an island divider and a building. Several other injuries resulted from separate two more crashes on Spring and Studebaker, Clark and Willow, and Pacific Coast Highway with multiple drivers treated at local hospitals. A hit run on Lis Coyotes Diagonal and Spring injured a passenger in Caroline Sehula’s car. Burglars stole light fixtures valued at 1415 from a storage area at a Bellflower housing site.
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Long Beach
William ¥. Gordon
160Th St. Gardena
Geraldine L. Gordon
Paramount General Hospital
Gordon
Center Island
Artesia St
Michael Azpeitia
Monlaco Road
Kaiser Hospital
Fin Bellflower
Spring Street
Studebaker
Walter Klydj
Elm Ave
Memorial Hospital
Tommie L. Nathan
E. Esther St
Pacific Coast Highway
California Avenue
Caroline J. Sehula
Rosebay St
Cheryl G Morino
Sane
Community Hospital
Lis Coyotes
Amir
Mojallal
Marcelle St
Campion
Daniel L. Gordon
Cedar Ave
Long Beach Boulevard
Roosevelt Road
Regency Circle
Bellflower
Lakewood
Sheriff's Deputies
YMCA Greater Long Beach Vacation Signup Details
Signups for Easter vacation activities are at five YMCA branches in Greater Long Beach. More than 7,000 youths expected to participate through April 18 or 22. Los Altos Y offers a Guaymas trip April 14 to 21 for ages ages. learn-to-swim for K-6 grade weekdays. Beath Valley Beath Valley sponsor trip for junior high April 14-18. Lakewood Y hosts two trips to Cuaymias April 19-46 and San Francisco April red. Downtown Y offers Death Valley trip April 40 and a day camp with indoor pool swimming. Tiny Tots private lessons for ages 16 months to 12 years. Takako Kimura director. information and costs at any branch.
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YMCA
Greater Long Beach
Los Altos
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Guaynas
Ico
Los Altos Y
North Community Ymca
Atlantic Ave
Beath Valley
Uptown Kiwanis Club
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Conky Hs
Lakewood Family Ymca
Cuaymias
San Francisco
Las Cerritas
Los Angeles Zoo
Disney- Tand
Los Cerritos Port-A-Pool
Long Beach Blvd
Death Valley
Takako Kimura
Parking ban to curb cyclist hazard near Heartwell Park
The Lone Tech City Council voted Tuesday to prohibit parking along the east curb of Palo Verde Avenue between Parkcrest and Carson Streets from 8 am to 6 pm every day except Sundays and holidays. City officials and St. Maria Goretti School’s public relations office painted the hazard, with frontage along the east curb on city property near Heartwell Park Golf Course.
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Teach
Tueésilay
Wark
Palo Verde Avenue
Varkcrest
Carson Streets
St. Maria Goretti School
Polien Department
Office of Community Relations
Heartwell Park
Signal Hill passes ordinance banning topless and nude signs
Signal Hill adopts emergency ordinance prohibiting obscene signs that exploit sex or depict the human form in public view near adult businesses. The measure, influenced by Torrance, targets phrases like topless and naked while allowing adult entertainment terms, with other council actions including police incentive pay, reclassification of identification officers, and a resignation notice from City Administrator Stratford.
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Signal Hill
Torrance
George Papadakis
Long Beach
Lakewood C of C elects new board at dinner dance
The Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce announced the election of a new board under a plan that reduces the board from three to one half members. Those serving three years are Larry Van Nostran Pat Milano Art Smith Mildred Hammond and Dr Donald A Baker. Two year terms go to Gil Peterson Howard Chesher Neal Fitzgerald Walt Edwardis and Larry Kline. One year terms go to Gil Robinson Joseph Sheaf Dick Robinson Sam Lampell and George McLuckie. The new board will be installed at a dinner dance in June at Lakewood Country Club.
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Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce
Larry van Nostran
Pat Milano
Art Smith
Mildred Hammond
Donald A. Baker
Gil Peterson
Howard Chesher
Neal Fitzgerald
Walt Edwaris
Larry Kline
Gil Robinson
Joseph Sheaf
Dick Robinson
Sam Lampell
George McLuckie
Lakewand Country Club
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