Generation gap gone in bridge competition
Rochelle's convention center in Long Beach hosted the 2rd annual contract bridge sectional tournament finals with about 400 in the room and more than 2,000 from the Los Angeles Long Beach area participating in the four day event. Winners listed include Mike McMahon Downey Trike Paulsen Los Angeles James Kabner Los Angeles Gerald Bare West Covina and Alex Tschekaloff Tarzana. The event drew teens and older adults, with many players in science and engineering fields and some celebrities noted by Max Hardy. A veteran bridge cadet warned that intense play can tense nerves and even trigger heart attacks or fights between partners, though most remain focused on the math and strategy.
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Rochelle
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Mike McMahon
Downey
Trike Paulsen
James Kabner
Ts Angeles
Gerald Bare
West Covina
Alex Tschekaloff
Tarzana
Robert Disehner
United States
Max Hardy
House blast injures visitor in Los Angeles fire
A two year old Oakland man suffered critical third degree burns after an explosion and fire destroyed a small wood frame house at 10954 Croesus Ave in south central Los Angeles. He was treated at County USC Medical Center after transfer from St. Francis Hospital. Arson investigators examined the rubble to determine the cause as hopes fade for survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Los Angeles
Jonny Horn
County Usc Medical Center
St. Francis Hospital
Lymwood
Croesus Ave
Great Western Savings offers insured strength and growth
The six Great Western Savings associations present a powerful safe savings network with assets over $31 billion. They advertise 63 California offices and claim the largest office network among savings institutions, inviting over a million savers to choose their Brand of Strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Savings Associations
California
Great Western
Savings Associations OF Great Western
Great Western Savings and Loan Association OF
Southern California
Long Beach
Lakawoorl
Seal Beach
Leisure World
Laguna Hills
E. Spring St
Westminster Blvd
C Toro Road
Great Western Savings and Loan Association
Shattered phrases hint at health notes from Broadway listing
Fragmentary OCR cites aches in shoulders and legs plus vague circulation and muscle spasm notes. Mentions body aids and “Desire to wark” with garbled phrases and a Broadway reference. No clear event or person identified.
Long Beach waitress Betty Bommer cancer fundraiser success
Betty Bommer a longtime Long Beach waitress with a beloved personality became the focus of a community drive at Q Conal's Cafe on Fourth Street. Friends and customers raised over 3000 to cover medical bills as she battles cancer and receives care at Willowslake Convalescent Home.
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Loi Beach
Betty Bommer
Long Beach
Conal
Fourth St
Bommer
St. Mary’s Hospital
Doris Wolfe
Tom
Sue Hughes
Sre
Hughes
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Hardy
Tommy Prothro
Lorne Greene
Barry Crane
Hugh
Milfie Hefer
Fieelih
OM Shaw
Kelsey Petterson
Bellflower
Kelsey
Norris Frazier
Vietnam
Jon Wittes
Brown University
Rhode Island
Wittes
Great Western Savings
Belmont Shore
Long Afach
Downtown
Long Beach Blvd
Lakewood
Plu
Santa Ana
Mair
Buera Park
BIOL
Stanton
South Bay
Torrance
Hawthorne
Tati
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