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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1957
Page
11
A Long Beach note urges L B Merchants to sponsor a hat and glove week to boost women’s grooming after a resident complained of locals and visitors viewing women poorly. The letter contrasts California informality with defenders of a polished civic image amid various local items.
The destroyer tender USS Frontier crew donate 304.50 to 11-year-old Sydna Jean Elrod to buy leg braces. Sydna, stricken by polio in 1950, has used a wheelchair since. Her father William F. Elrod serves aboard USS Norton Sound and resides at 3021 McNab Ave. The presentation occurred in Long Beach with Frontier sailors James Schmidt and Woodward Laird.
Programs begin with classes in cooking and electric cooking at Local High School. Sessions run tonight from 7:30 to 9:20 and continue Wednesday Thursday and Friday at Municipal Auditorium. Classes cover practical cooking and appliances with hands on demonstrations.
The Women's Division of the United Hospital Fund held a noon luncheon at Victor Hugo's Restaurant to present its second report after ten days of activity. Officers noted 16 section chairmen reported for four teams, with aims to contact about 6,400 businesses by May 10. Prizes and fashion tips highlighted sessions, and grand prizes exceeding 3000 dollars were planned for the final May session.
A man and woman were acquitted today of charges they concealed two bandit fugitives. Superior Judge Beech Vasey found insufficient evidence. Rose M Lucchesi, 31, and Richard H Coen, 24, were arrested Nov. 1 and accused of hiding loot and burning clothing tied to a $1,837 market holdup. Reinke and Mackley, both 25, are serving prison terms for armed robs.
Frederick Norman Flagee of 38 Chestnut Place was sentenced today by Superior Judge Beach Vasey to 60 days in the county jail on an attempted burglary charge. He was arrested March 17 by officers who found him by a jimmied door at a 3 Ward Street cafe.
Home economists in Long Beach area will teach cost effective cooking at the Independent Press Telegrams Cooking School opening tonight in Municipal Auditorium. Standing is Miss Florence Gattshall, National Livestock and Meat Board field staff expert, with Alice Watters garnishes specialist seated.
The Long Beach Chamber proposes creating an autonomous airport authority with powers to set policy and run operations at the Municipal Airport. City Council referred the matter to the Whole and to City Manager Sam E. Wicker for a report. The letter cites declining passenger, freight, and airmail traffic and notes Western Airlines will trim stops on April 28, 1957. It questions details of the authority but emphasizes boosting commercial airport development.
California faces a financing surge as rapid growth outpaces current reserves. State Treasurer Ronald Button told a Long Beach luncheon that bonds will fund long range programs including schools and clinics, with current sales of 300 million in school and veterans bonds and a planned 200 million in state building bonds next year. By 1970 bonded debt could triple, impacting counties and districts statewide. The three day State Employment Department convention continues with workshops on business management unemployment insurance auditing and related topics. Centers of activity include a banquet honoring employees with 25 years service and a keynote by H A Stewart.
Long Beach Motor Bus Co proposal seeks expanded service to the Douglas Aircraft Co plant while cutting schedules on other city routes. The Bureau of Franchises took the matter under advisement after heated discussion. Councilman Virgil Spangberg opposed curtailment but supported increased service to Douglas. The issue is set for May 13 bureau meeting.
Two candidates filed petitions to appear on the May 14 municipal primary ballot. Robert F. Burns of 1933 San Anselmo Ave in District 4 and Norman L. Gernhardt of 1860 Fashion Ave in District 6 submitted original petitions of nine and 11 signatures, then, with five extra days, both surpassed 50 signatures before the deadline.
The attorney general argues the proposed Armed Services YMCA at Magnolia Ave. is a local project and using tidelands and oil revenues would violate the trust. The four page Los Angeles Superior Court filing contends the expenditure lacks state-wide benefit and that the 1953 tideland amendment does not authorize such use. A hearing is set for May 21 before Judge A Curtis Smith.
A pair of thieves posing as maintenance men robbed an insurance firm secretary at 2020 Pailic Ave Monday afternoon. They knocked at the rear door, distracting her with a sales pitch while the other man stole two purses and a wallet from her purse in the front of the building, totaling 195 dollars. The victim was Mrs Elfreda A Hubbard aged 60. She reported the incident to police.
Griffith Observatory scientists anticipate a major display as Arend-Roland nears a return after its discovery. Dr. Dinsmore Alter notes the comet will be visible north of the sunset, with a tail about a million miles long and likely seen until May 10. If conditions permit, a six inch refractor may be mounted outside to handle crowds, while inside viewing remains unlikely.
Elimination rounds for the Miss Welcome to Long Beach contest run Friday Saturday and Sunday with finals May 3 at Municipal Auditorium. Contestants from Lakewood Los Altos downtown North Beach and Belmont Shore will compete in staged events at Pierpoint Landing Alamitos Bay and the Belmont Shore float. Finalists total 15 to be judged May 2 at Concert Hall. Deadline to enter is noon Wednesday at the Wilmington Hotel.
Pacific Coast model railroaders gather in Long Beach for the three day NMRA convention at the Lafayette Hotel. Members tour life size facilities and view miniature layouts while exhibitors showcase the latest equipment. The Railettes plan harbor tours and a nurse will supervise junior railroaders during dances and banquets. Carlywood Model Railroad Club hosts the event and arranges tours and activities for attendees.
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