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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1957
Page
12
Wilson High School Girls League will greet 350 incoming sophomores with a Big Battle Sister picnic on September 12 at Wid-Bon Taio. Lil Sister guests will be welcomed by 150 junior seniors serving as personal hosts. the program includes school tours, a treasure hunt, games, entertainment, and student speakers.
A long list of death notices from Long Beach area mortuaries: Mary H. Ross 56 of 202 E Morningside St died Saturday, survived by husband Toby and daughters Laura Lee Hess and Geraldine Reynolds. Lena Mabel Smith 73 of 854 Cedar Ave survived by daughters L Lockridge Mandys Bibb Carol Curtis and W S Russellson. Albert Stephen Laneski A K of B25 Del Amo St died. Clara Huschers 92 of 2853 Stanbridge Ave survived by sons James and Ernest. many other local residents listed with funeral service times and attending mortuaries including Hunter, White, Mottell’s, Peek, Mount Carmel, and Grand Ave chapels. Services set for Tuesday through Wednesday at various churches and mortuaries.
More than 50 San Pedro Wilmington Torrance and Gardena leaders toured Bay Scout camps at Lake Arrowhead by bus to gain first-hand exposure to Los Angeles Areas Council programs. Led by City Council President John S. Gibson and Scout District Chairman James L. Rusa they tried archery axemanship and rope climbing.
Walter Barnes of Anaheim invents a lunchbox sized fog alert device using a photo electric sensor to detect fog and emit a high pitched tone. Tested at Long Beach Marina the unit can be heard up to 450 feet with a radio link. Harbor authorities and Coast Guard may fund installation on breakwaters and entrances to reduce accidents.
A about 20 year old man with a .38 caliber revolver robbed Charles Erwon Price's liquor shop at 4302 Anaheim St at about midnight. The suspect demanded cash and fled after taking $200, forcing Price to lie on the floor while fog moved in and he searched for a way home.
Funeral service for Lisle M. Eddy 63 of 545 W St. St is set for 2 mm Wednesday at Mottall's & Peck Mortuary chapel. Entombment will be in Angeles Abbey Mausoleum. Eddy died Friday and was a member of several veterans and fraternal organizations. Surviving is his wife Litha.
Dancing classes for adults opened at Lynwood Community Center with sessions led by Waneng Marcolescos. The courses run on Mondays at 8:30 p.m. and aim to teach ballroom dancing skills to residents seeking social dance instruction.
Van Camp Sea Food Co president Lang Beach and Terminal Island announced the firm is withdrawing from a proposed 700000 dollar advertising campaign by American and Japanese canneries to urge higher fish consumption. He said the plan violated a Federal Trade Commission order prohibiting American and Japanese tuna carrier combinations. Other firms and Japanese reps have not commented, and Japanese participants have returned home. Pacific Coast fishermen meanwhile seek government quotas to limit imports of raw and canned fish.
A disjointed report details a revolver theft on a freighter near Lynwood and Compton with multiple injuries from a motorbike crash. Names include Jack F Willeford and Capt HS Calis. locations cited include Grant Street, Agnes Street, and Atlantic in California communities. Police note three cars stopped as the rider collided with a car in the inner lane. The $30 pistol is mentioned as missing after the incident.
Coast Guard rescued passengers from the 40-foot cabin cruiser Mary G after a hunter's stray bullet hit the vessel's hull off San Clemente Island. The ship began listing and leaking. Mary G was towed to safety with crew transferred to the Diana Lee. The incident occurred near the Isle of Avalon coast.
News in brief reports a picnic at i Bixby Park Sunday featuring a self styled fastest draw artist named bastro from Mar Vista. The event starts at 11 a.m. with his act at 12:30 p.m. Other notes include Munzer R. J. Munzel named chair of the National LPG Council membership committee and a series of local education and event items such as IBM data processing training graduation and Oklahoma reunion details.
Darralyn M. Kingdon daughter of Mr and Mrs Darrell G Kingdon 3707 East Seventh Street topped a three week Air Force flight traffic specialist course at West Palm Beach Florida earning qualification as a flight attendant with the Military Air Transport Service. She is a 1955 Wilson High School graduate and entered the Air Force May 6. Assigned to Travis Air Force Base.
Firefighters contained a storefront blaze at 10842 Los Alamitos Blvd early Sunday. Three crews controlled the 8 am fire in an awning before it threatened the building. About $35,000 in property was saved. cause remained undetermined.
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