Clara Bow life tour ends in Hollywood paralysis
George C. Flowers reviews Clara Bow the It Girl whose rise from Brooklyn streets to Hollywood superstardom ended with a retreat from public life. The piece recalls her peak 1920s fame, marriages to Rex Bell and relationships, the Daisy DeVoe scandal, legal battles, and Bow’s later residence in Culver City. It notes Bow’s retirement from film after 1930, a later radio cameo, and hints at ongoing private struggles as a physician describes her as never truly living.
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Clara Bow
Rex Bell
Clara
Richard Arlen
Uere
Clare Bow
Sheller
Richard
Arlen
Alrage
Mollywood
Jday's
Jindustry
Daisy DeVoe
Motion Picture World
Star
Isle
Wall Street
DeVoe Hadeen
Miss DeVoe
Bell Sine S
Rex Anthony
George
Miss Bow
Miss Gow
Mrs. Hush
Hollywood
Culver City
Death notices from Long Beach area region pages
Obituaries list multiple individuals with details of deaths and survivors. included are Glenn-Cerrall T 56 of Long Beach and Elizabeth Pauline Bishop 42 of Essex with spouses and children, plus Babbitt Sedie L 62 La Habra and Ricker son Mrs Men Teel 93, Gladys G Woodall, Paul O Brian 49, Francis Kelly USN 37, Helene Demarest 61, Johanna Vandermey 81 with survivors and funeral home arrangements. services scheduled for various locales including Westminster Memorial Park and Dilday Family Funeral Directors.
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Babbitt
la Habre
Sedie
Kelly—Francis
USN
Minerva Park
Japan
Mariel
Diane
Jill
Patrick Kelly
Milly
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego
Dilday
Long Beach Groups Urged to Sponsor Christmas Parties
Local Bureau of Public Assistance director Dean R. Byron says Long Beach groups are sought to sponsor Christmas events for needy children. The goal is to provide parties for at least 500 youngsters this year with private groups handling activities, transportation, and gifts.
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Long Beach
Dean R. Byron
Bureau of Public Assistance
Bureau
Byron
L B Annex Petition Drive for 91 Acre Area
Long Beach petitions for annexation to a 91 acre area northeast of El Narada Park will be circulated during the holiday season. The effort aims to extend city boundaries to include the stretch beyond the park and nearby parcels.
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L.B. Annex
Long Beach
el Narada Park
Deaf Burglar Gets 90 Days
Qwen E Wanamaker, 43 of 1888 Orange Ave. was found guilty of burglary and sentenced to 90 days in jail by Superior Court Judge Maurice Sparling. Wanamaker, who is deaf and with a deaf mute wife and six children, burglarized a building maintenance firm at 2473 Cerritos Ave., Signal Hill, for $30.
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Qwen E. Wanamaner
Orange Ave
Superior Court
Maurice Sparling
Wanamaker
Cerritos Ave
Veterans group seeks signatures for LB annexation drive
The City Council may face a special election next year if at least 23 percent of registered voters sign petitions. Mary Coulter of 12224 E. 280th St leads annexation efforts covering 240 single family homes with about 140 registered voters, targeting areas near 226th Street Los Coyotes Creek and Long Beach limits. The drive starts Dec 21 with a formal inspection by VEW Auxiliary officer Mary Torgersrud Wednesday night at Veterans Memorial Building.
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Mary Coulter
J Street
Los Coyotes Creek
Long Beach City
Hawaiian Gardens
Science Shrinks Piles With New Healing Substance
Special New York report describes Bio-Dyne as a new healing substance claimed to shrink hemorrhoids without surgery. Observations note prompt pain relief and gradual reduction over months across varied cases up to 20 years standing. Suppositories and ointment forms of Preparation H are advertised for purchase.
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New York
N.Y
Oaces
Narcotics Overdose Claimed Young Man at Home
Coroner's autopsy says Clyde Douglas McClure aged 23 died from a narcotics overdose at his home 683 East First Street Early Friday detectives report five fresh puncture wounds on his arms from a hypodermic needle confirming drug use analysis and findings.
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Clyde Douglas McClure
First St
McClure
Tragic crash claims couple and pilot on Arizona peak
A Santa Ana couple en route to a funeral in New Mexico died when their twin engine Piper Apache crashed on a 9,000 foot Arizona mountain. The pilot’s body was found with the couple after three weeks of search. relatives were notified and the survivors included their son Stephen.
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Santa Ana
New Mexico
Arizona
Patricia Pima County
Ariz
Ann
Willard Walden V. Burr
Santa
Charles C. Rodenbaugh
Larchiment St
Nona Lee Rodenbaugh
Robert H. Brown
E. Avalon St
Rodenb
el Paso
Tex
Arizona Civil Air Patrol
Sherief Burk
Micah
Cucson
Rudenbaugh
Fl Tora Marine Base
Stephen
Party on Wagon Train Star Yacht Ends in Loot and Vandalism
On Weekend the star host Johnl McIntire a Los Angeles resident told police his 45 foot yacht Joshua was broken into during a lavish party at Shelter Point Yacht Landing San Pedro. Patrons consumed liquor and food, left the vessel in a shambles and stole three sleeping bags valued at 115 dollars.
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Johntl, McIntire
Svalgo
McIntire
Los Angelia
Joshua
San Pedre
Shelter Point- Yacht Landing
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Aare Felton
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Angelus Funeral
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Gene
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Vandermey
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Veterans Memorial
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