Teenager dies after San Pedro street chase crash
A 14 year old boy, James Mattis of 1046 Vsible, was killed when the car he was driving rammed into a bluff during a police pursuit on 37th Street in San Pedro. He died at San Pedro Emergency Hospital. His father Leonard Berkich said the youth had been learning to drive and had ignored warnings. The other teen rider, 13 year old Mark Berkich, was not seriously hurt. The crash occurred at high speed, about 85 mph, before the sedan struck the bluff.
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St. San Pedro
James Mattis
San Pedro
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Pedro
Kaiser Founda
Richards
Altion Hospital
Condh
Dana
John J. Baustian
Leonard
Markl
Berkich
Barbaras
Wilmington Chamber backs fight against AB 5 in oil subsidence move
The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce and the California Independent Oil Producers Assn join to oppose AB 5 proposed to unitize and repressurize the Wilmington Oil Field. They warn the law could curb independent producers and invite monopolistic control, noting AB 5, effective July 24, ties to subsidence remediation funded by federal approval for a six million dollar program.
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Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
California
Ol Producers Assn
Wilmington
Long Beach
W. N. Armstrong
Wilmington Chamber
OH Producers Assn. R
Citizens, Land &Royalty Owners Assn
Groft
J. B. Chadivick
Sporsiccalia
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Tryouts Set Up for Winslow Boy at Magnolia Theatre
Director Pat Brown announces tryouts for The Winslow Boy to be held at 1 30 p m next Sunday in the Magnolia Theatre 2400 Magnolia Ave casting five men four women aged 20 to 50 and a 16 year old boy English setting during World War I with England accents preferred The play opens Sept 16 with John Carradine in the lead.
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John Carradine
Magnolia Theatre
Magnolia Ave
England
Pat Brown
Ex-Banker Leaps From Bay Bridge to Death
SAN FRANCISCO UPI reports Peter D. Hanssen, 42, former Reno bank vice president, jumped to death from the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge today. He left no notes and appeared despondent over poor health.
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Bay Bridge
San Francisco
UPI
Peter D. Hanssen
Reno Bank Wice
Oakland Bay Bridge
Cellmates Flog Man After Trial in Kangaroo Court
An Orange County inmate serving the last eight days of a 90 day term for grand theft was beaten by six cellmates while sleeping. Merrick M Hilton, 33, of Marinette Wisconsin, sustained a broken left arm a knee injury and a head injury. Investigators say the assault followed a kangaroo court verdict over bread theft. The attack is under investigation.
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Santa Ana
Orange County
Merrick M. Hilton
Marinette
Wis
Wwe
Hilton
Mess Hall
Leedom Again to Head Community Hospital Board
Lloyd Leedom of Long Beach was re elected president of the Long Beach Community Hospital board at the annual meeting. New three year terms went to Elsworth Beam Lawrence Collins Jr Norbert Dean Dorothy Hewitt Morris Holmquist Herbert Murphy William Stanton George Vermillion and Robert Wenke. The 171 bed addition under construction will raise capacity to 350 by September 1959 at a cost of 2 512 500.
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Lloyd Leedom
Long Beach
Long Beach Community Hospital
Swithem Tf. J. Harris
Walter Havehorst
Arthur Doherty
Ross Hall
Harry H. Jacob
M. D. Jq
V. McC
Elsworth Beam
Lawrence 4. Collins Jr
Norbert Dean
Dorothy Hewitt
M. D
Morris Holmquist
Herbert Murphy
William Stanton
Im.d
George Vermillion
Robert A. Wenke
Harry Newton
Gus Tucking
Clarence Scott
George Y. H. Brown
Howard Dumm
William G. Durnin
Nat V. Frank
Inew
William T. J. Harris
Walter Havekorst
Ranch Worker Slain by In-Law in California Field
A field worker Margarito Gonzalez Martinez, 30, of Chino died from two .22 caliber bullets after an argument with his brother-in-law Steve Garcia, 30, who fled to Chino and surrendered to police. Co-workers restrained Garcia as Martinez sought refuge in a truck in a Stanton field near Chapman Ave. and Los Alamitos Naval Air Station during a lunch break with about 40 carrot harvesters. Martinez died at Orange County General Hospital at 1 40 p m. Detective Jack Baker said Garcia aimed at Jose Martinez, the victim’s brother, but was stopped by co-workers. Garcia was booked in Orange County Jail for suspicion of murder.
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Chapman Ave
Stanton
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Margarito Gonzalez Martinez
Orange County General Hospital
Set
Jack Baker
Steve Garcia
Jose Martinez
Young Martinez
Cisneros
Garcia
Orange County
Two teens rob woman. glasses and cash taken
Mrs. Frances Virginia Wither, 53, said two teenagers grabbed her purse on Garcia Avenue and then shot her in the head, wounding her, as they fled in a truck toward Chino. She is unable to work while recovering. Police said she also lost about $13 in wagers and two pairs of reading glasses.
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Frances Virginia Wither
Garcia
Young Mar 1609
Alpurse
Sell 67 Rossmoor Homes in Single Day Record
Sixty seven homes totaling 1.34 million dollars were sold Monday in Rossmoor, a real estate sales record. Officials called it the dream day as the sixth unit opened, with 1 200 homes in the development now. Bill Cheney reported 47 homes sold by noon as buyers lined up at the gates. Ross Cortese, developer, noted the project now totals 1 550 homes with sales worth about 26.4 million dollars.
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Rossmoor
Bill Cheney
Garden Grove
Los
Southwest Regional Caucus Fleet Reserve Assn in Long Beach
Delegates from Southern California Arizona and New Mexico will attend the 21st annual Southwest Regional Caucus Fleet Reserve Assn next Sunday in Long Beach. Rear Adm. Walter H. Price will address the session, opening at 9 am. The one day caucus will elect regional officers. The Ladies Auxiliary meets same time. Outgoing vice presidents are Leslie G. Ericksen and Lillian Keehen. A dinner dance Saturday at the Chief Petty Officers Club and luncheon Sunday at the Long Beach Elks Club.
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Callifornia
Arizona
New Mexico
Southwest Regional Caucus
Fleet Reserve Assn
Long Beach
Walter H. Price
Rio DE Janeiro
Amazon
Brazil
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Leslie G. Ericksen
Lillian Keehen
Unit 43
Chief Petty Officers’ Club
Terminal Island
Elks Club
Joseph Keehen
Earl Mac Wamee
Gertrude Green
Dorothy Cakeras
Independent
Press-Telegram
Death notices from scattered OCR list of names and services
Fragmented death notices report multiple individuals with ages and partial addresses. Entries list James C Beebl 78 with service today in Plymouth Street area, Clement Meadows 73, John F Bowman 49, and others with surviving spouses and relatives. Funeral services are scheduled across several funeral homes including Mottell Peek and Sterling Tl, with times and locations partial.
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James R
Huntersm
Buster Mortuary
Powerisms
Meadows
Clement
Bowman
John F
Elm Ave
Apt
Whaley Ave
Gayle
Jatrice R
Sterling
Lpm
Mottell’s & Peek Mortuary
Nurses to Meet in Colonial Hall
Angeles Practical Nurses Assn of Long Beach will meet at 7:30 pm August 19 in Colonial Hall 52 Locust Ave. Dr Robert Frankfield of Seaside Hospital staff will be guest speaker.
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Paramount
Grace M
Wics- Mortuary
Harry E
Otto
Jennie Dalton Paterson
Neve A.J
Dorothy Wren
Pri- Moad
Pacific Vate
Wednes- Coast-Hwy
Sur Jday
Green Hills
Gordon Cotter
Park
Dilday
Mottell’s “& Peek Mortuary
Actress Rosalind Russell’s mother dies in Waterbury
Mrs. Clara McKnight Russell, mother of film and stage star Rosalind Russell, died at her Waterbury home Monday night at age 82. The wrinkled, long life noted by local press includes service in social work and ties to the Russell family.
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Waterbury, Conn. Wei
Clara McKnight Russell
Rosalind Russell
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