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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1957
Page
12
Obituaries for Merrill Hoyt Billings 60 Alvin D. and various relatives. Elizabeth Noel 90. Silas Mahoney McNabb 58. Glenda Gaye Shoop 16. Henry J. Glick 81. Mabel Erich 80. Catherine Van Houten Waite 76. Emma Jayne Grisham 48. Asher Mead 66. Robert Horwitt 67. Ora Alvir Smith previous name. Emma Ora Smith. Details include survivors, service times, and Mortuary listings across multiple families and addresses.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs William Daley 3421 Janice St died Saturday Survivors include brothers Billy Pat Danny and sister Karen Graveside service Wednesday 20 a.m All Souls Cemetery Mortuary directing Groman Mortuary also handling other local obituaries including Rowlands Brown Formand Swanson Winkler and McKesson with services and survivors listed for each entry
Alta F. Castro 63 of 2eay Earl Ave former Los Angeles schoolteacher died today after a 37 year career. Born in Rivera she lived in Los Angeles before moving to Long Beach twenty years ago. She taught at Los Angeles schools retiring in 1953 and was a member of Retired Teachers Association Native Daughters of the Golden West Palos Verdes Chapter OFS. Funeral by Eastern Star at 8:30 pm Thursday in Dildas chapel with interment at Inglewood Cemetery.
Funeral service for Melvin Eugene Gripp 30 of 3519 Pine Ave killed in a traffic crash at Anesheim St and Atlantic Ave will be held in Sioux City Iowa Holton and Son Mortuary handling local arrangements Gripp a native of Iowa was a sheet metal worker Surviving are son David daughter Neney Gripp parents Mr and Mrs Max Gripp brothers Verlin and Jarliss
Funeral service for Arthur Unsworth, 88, of 522 West Street, who died Sunday, will be held at 2 pm Thursday at Edwards Bros. Mortuary in Los Angeles. Born in England, he moved to Canada in the early 1920s to farm and raise horses, then came to Long Beach 31 years ago. Survivors include his wife and several daughters and sons, plus 43 grandchildren and 77 great grandchildren.
In brief notes, regional librarians serve as hosts for the 15th annual Spring Book Breakfest at the Statler Hotel in Los Angeles. Dorothy Jamieson and Devorah Wilds help arrange a breakfast honoring six Laguna writers and illustrators, with John Henderson and Hope Amstell as chairmen.
Vacation and sick leave payments totaling 4 815 000 will be distributed to 15 750 hourly workers at Douglas Aircraft Long Beach division on May 17. The announcement cited a broader national distribution across five divisions totaling about 19 million dollars.
Workers at the Texas Co Wilmington refinery and marine terminal authorized a strike to back contract demands. Local 1128 secretary treasurer Pat O Malley said the vote passed 82 percent with about 650 union members in the harbor operation. Strike could be called on 72 hours notice. Other area oil firms vote next week at the hall, with Union Oil, Shell and Richtola employees scheduled.
A sloppy dressed robber entered Mallard's Liquor Store at 402 Orange Ave on Monday night and demanded $73 from clerk Ernest L. Schaid 56, warning him to take it cool. The assailant, who wore a loose shirt tail, fled with the money.
Dave Brubeck Quartet will headline a progressive jazz concert at Long Beach City College Auditorium on May 1 at 5 p.m. with Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, and Norman Bates. Proceeds go to the college charity drive via the Alumni Association.
The coroner reports Henry R. Stein a 74 year old resident of 345 Lona Ave died Saturday from injuries suffered in a traffic accident eleven months earlier. The death brings last year’s traffic fatalities to 41.
A building permit was issued Monday for Long Beach's tallest structure since 1929. The 12 story Royal Palms, 164 units, at 1st St and Atlantic Ave will rise in days once FHA details finish. Architects Merchants and Shelley designed first floor and basement parking with porcelain enamel spandrels and 20 inches of concrete protection.
A 16 year old burglary suspect named Gordon Grove was captured after an officer fired four shots into the air and pursued him from the Underwater Sport Shop at 5914 East Second Street. He admitted casing the shop Monday to obtain air for his skin diving suit.
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