Two Lakewood youths win Merit Scholar honors
Two Lakewood High students, William B. Melchior Jr. and Pat Sainsbury, were named National Merit Scholars, earning four years of college financial aid. The Long Beach winners study engineering or economics and join 480,000 entrants nationwide in the competition.
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Lakewood High
Merit Scholarship Corp
United States
Long Beach
Warren Walters
Lakewood High Schools
William B. Melchior Jr
William Melchior
Whitewood, Ave
Pat Sainsbury
Mary M. Sainsbury
Palo Verde Ave
Lakewood
Stanford University
Sainsbury
Melchior
Stu
Owith
Newcomb
Douglas A. Newcomb
Deaths of Michael Hardman 17 at Hackett Ave
Michael Hardman 17 of 3717 Hackett Ave died Monday. Survived by mother Esther Hardman brother Lawrence father Eugene Fish. Rosary today 7 pm Lakewood Mortuary 1 Requiem Mass Thursday 9/1 am St Maria Goretti Church.
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Hardman
Michael
Hackett Ave
Esther Hardman
Lawrence
Eugene Fish
Lakewood
St Maria Goretti Church
Hearing May Set Up Suit for Oil Millions
A long report outlines possible civil action over Long Beach oil royalties and a threatened city lawsuit. Officials weigh action against private firms to halt subsidence and curb federal threats while noting a state seizure of jetty tidelands royalties since 1956. Local obituaries accompany notices for Whitcomb, Keyes, Skoog, Coco, Erbe, and associated services.
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Rom Maskata
Medi Jeral
Levit
Jas
Helen Mosk
Stearnlee
Ave
Long Beach
Pearl
Phillips
Ethel Johnson
City of
Frances Spaulding
Turning Basin Holding
Fern Howlett
Willard
North
Anna Day
Patterson & Snively Mortuary
Tidelands
A G Millikan Funeral Friday
A G Millikan of 2111 E 14th St died after a long illness. He was a retired Press Telegram employee and brother of Mrs Eliza L Tobin. He is survived by several relatives including Mrs Orrick Dahlquist Herrington Tobin and daughters Maude K Sciple Bernice Smith Mabel. Funeral services will be held at 10 30 a m Friday in the Patterson Snively chapel.
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Coco
Joseph L
Joseph L. Coco
Rhez St
Cheryl Ann
Morris Coco
Jules Hubbard
Dilday Family Funeral
Mosk
Tidelands
San Francisco
Orrick
Dahlquist
Herrington
Tobin
Mra
Coit
Ben
Levit
Patterson & Will
Atherton Street Extension Plans Considered by Council
The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce sent a communication advising planning and programming for extending Atherton Street to connect with Los Alamitos Boulevard. The Council recently voted to include this extension with Willow-Ka klea and 2nd Street Westminster Boulevard extensions already favored.
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Long Beach
Narcotics stolen from doctor’s car at hospital
A medical bag containing narcotics valued at $300 and physician’s equipment was stolen Tuesday from a car owned by Dr. Orval J. Walley of 515 Flint Ave. The vehicle was parked at Community Hospital at the time of the theft.
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Orval J. Wal’ley
Flint Ave
Community Hospital
Gardenans 7th Poker Club License Approved in Gardenans
In a special election a 7th Poker Club license for Gardenans was approved 3,249 to 2,668 with 12 absentee ballots pending. The measure was backed by Amvets and Nisei VFW after city council action. Joseph Hall of Hawthorne would operate the club at 15516 Western Ave though site choice wasn’t final.
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Gardena
Veterans
Amvets
Nisei Vfw
Joseph Hall
Hawthorne
Western Ave
Hall
Fleet Reserve Agsa
Afro - American League of Los Angeles
City Council Approves $400000 Public Works Program
City Council authorized 10 public works projects totaling 400000 including a 142557 bid to Ansco Construction for the J J H Davies Bridge completion as part of the Long Beach Marina project. Work to begin soon with traffic expected midsummer amid repairs to Hancock refinery gas holders and insurance claim plans. Additional contracts include repaving California Ave, street lighting on Atlantic Ave, fire alarm cable expansion, Sky Links clubhouse equipment, sewer work near Wardlow Rd and San Diego Freeway.
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Bixby Rds
J. HH. Davies
Sam E. Vickers
Ansco’ Construction Co
Long Beach Marina
Hantock
Hancock
Ansco Construction Co
California Ave
20Th
St Kuster Electric Co
Atlantic Ave
Ward
REX Corp
West Acton
Mass
Long Beach Restaurant and Supply Co
Long Beach Sewer Co
Wardlow Rd
San Diego
Lakewood asks county to buy country club
Lakewood City Council on Tuesday urged the County Board of Supervisors to immediately consider purchasing the Lakewood Country Club and its 18 hole golf course. The club operates under a county 25 year lease with 20 years remaining and the move faces legal and budget hurdles as City Attorney John Todd advised against the action.
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Lakewood
County
Country Club
County Board of Supervisors
Lakewood Country Club
City golf commission eyed rent boost and new projects
The council considered raising golf facility rents and directing funds to a potential purchase. Actions included bids for Blair Field floodlighting, sewer line work at Municipal Airport, spring system upgrades at the Marina Basin 1, and a Silverado Park redevelopment plan with a new playground and pool to be financed in budget sessions.
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Silverado Park
91-Year-Old Woman Killed in City Crosswalk
A 91 year old woman, Mary Kahoe, was struck in a crosswalk at 10th Street and Molino Avenue and died at Community Hospital. She was hit by Ermmest T. Goeliner, 75, of 1026 Newport Avenue, as her body was dragged about 100 feet. This incident marks the city's 13th fatality this year.
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Mary Kahoe
Ohio
Community Hospital
10Th St
Land Molino Ave
Ermmest T. Goeliner
Newport Ave
Miss Torrance Fete Canceled
Local Junior Chamber of Commerce announced the Miss Torrance segment of the Miss America contest is canceled on Tuesday, affecting participants and organizers in the Torrance area.
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Miss Torrance
Torrance
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Bill Melchior
Anderson
Keyes
Laura E
Ximeno Ave
Harry
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Maurice M. Lunning
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Skoog—Bernhoff J
E. 14Th St
Annie
Richard E. Krank
John
Dilday
Erbe
Los Alsmitos
Lillié Katherine
Chianti Dr
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Marie Reider
Lakewood Mortuary
Joseph M. Kenrick
A. G. Millikan
Bleck Buoys
Geert
Ney
Collet
Arier ‘Cowell
Fler & Bbe
Hever HS
Ian Frankst
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NSY
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Sy Thomatin
Jona W
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Gardenans
Poker Club
Hoover
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Artesia
North Long Beach
John ‘Todd
Golf Commission
Charles Garrison
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