Catherine Higgins Honored After 48 Years City Water Dept
Catherine Higgins retired after 48 years with the city Water Department the longest continuous service by a Ling Seach employee. Her brother Frank Higgins also works in the department as a division engineer. A brief ceremony praised her loyalty and dedication to civic service dating back to 1920 when she began as secretary to the mayor.
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Catherie Higgins
Water Department
Orange Avenue
Willow Street
Miss Higgins
Ling Seach City
Frank Z. Higgins
Te Water Department
TE Beach
Absentee landlords aid sought in Belmont Shore drive
The Belmont Shore Improvement Association will mail letters to about 1,000 absentee landlords urging higher property upkeep and selective renting. President Larry Schwartz says six members are gathering addresses from Los Angeles County Tax Assessor records as part of a campaign to raise Belmont Shore's standards amid over renting and neglected properties.
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Belmont, Shore
Larry Schwartz
Association
Los Angeles
Schwartz
Belmont Shore
Belmont Shore Improvement Association
Helmont Shore
Shore
Goetz Slay Trial Stirs Assertions On Sanity
In Long Beach, prosecutors pressed the case against Robert Goetz for the Donovan Dutton murder, arguing details show awareness and a brutal attack. A psychiatrist testified Goetz is a chronic paranoid schizophrenic while defense notes lack of a violent history.
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Robert Goetz
Aurow
Donovan Dutton
Long Beach
Charles Sheldon
Goetz
Sheldon
D.A
Dutton
Inetz
Dalton
Charles D. Harold Rites Slated Thursday in L B
Charles D Harold, 49, chairman of the social studies department at Huntington Beach Union High School District, died Sunday. A Long Beach native and WWII and Korea naval officer, he leaves wife Lorraine, daughters Sandra Harold and Linda Combs, mother Mrs Clara Harold, brothers Warren and Mel, sister Mrs Evelyn Stratemeyer, and one grandchild. Services set for Thursday at 9:20 am at Mortell's Mortuary, 1800 5 Ocean Blvd, Long Beach.
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Mottell's
Charles D. Harold
Huntington Beach Union High School
Harold
Ocean Blvd
Long Beach
California State College
Korea
Phi Delta Kappa
Lorraine
Sandra Harold
Linda Combs
Huntington Beach
Clara &. Harold
Warren E
Mel
Evelyn Stratemeyer
Hochstrasser Services Held at Mattell’s Mortuary
Services were held today in Mattell's Mortuary for Ted L Hochstrasser a Long Beach City Hall custodian for 26 years retiring eight years ago He died Sunday at age 79 of 2459 Baltic Avenue Surviving are son Gerald and daughter Mrs Thelma V Harrison and five grandchildren
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Mattell
Ted L. Hochstrasser
Long Beach
Hochstrasser
Baltic Ave
Gerald
Thelma V. Harrison
el Cajnn
Youth builds a $20 seismograph that works
Craig Weaver, aged 14, built a working seismograph for under $20 as part of his school's annual fair. His device used a pendulum and a Coke can in cement, and it later toured the California State Fair. Weaver, son of Jer ome A Weaver, hopes to pursue geology and seismology after college.
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Iam Craig
Craig
Weaver
Hidden Lane
Jerome A. Weaver
Dr. Richter
Cal Tech
Pasadena
Real estate broker Oral C. Boyce dies at 77
Funeral services held at Mortell's Mortuary for Oral C. Boyce a Long Beach area broker who served for 35 years. He resided at 2662 E Second St and died Friday aged 77. Survived by wife Naomi two sons James of Davenport Iowa and two grandchildren. He was a member of American Legion Post 287 Wilmington El Bekal Shrine Scottish Rite and Palos Verdes Lodge 388 F and AM.
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Mortell
Oral C. Boyce
Long Beach
Boyce
E. Second St
American Legion Post
Wilmington
el Bekal Shrine
Scottish Rite
Palos Verdes Lodge
F & AM
Naomi
James
Davenport
Iowa
$40 Million Cerritos Shopping Center Planned for 1970
Ernest W. Hahn announced a $40 million regional center to be built on 160 acres north of South Street between the San Gabriel River Freeway and Gridley Road near the Cerritos Artesia border. The project includes two department stores and a 1.5 million square foot enclosed mall with parking for about 7,000 cars and is expected to open in Fall 1970, employing around 2,490 people.
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Cerrins
South Street
San Gabriel River
Gridley Road
Cerritos-Artesia
Ernest W. Hahn
Ernest Hahn Ins
Cerritos and Artesia
Hahn
Dr. Silverthorn Services Held
Private services were held at Hulton & Son Mortuary for John R. Silverthorn M D who had offices at Firs Street and Pine Avenue from 1917 to 1988. He died Saturday at 10500 Paramount Blvd Downey aged 90. He was a long time member of Palos Verdes Lodge 38 PRAM. Surviving is his wife Betty.
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Hulton & Son Mortuary
John R. Silverthorn
Firs Street
Pine Avenue
Dr. Silverthorn
Paramount Blvd
Downey
Palos Verdes Lodge
PRAM
Betty
Possible to shrink painful hemorrhoids now
A New York study reports Preparation H as an exclusive formula that can shrink hemorrhoids in many cases. The medication relieves itching burning and pain and aids smoother bowel movements without narcotics or stinging agents. It comes in ointment and suppository forms and requires no prescription.
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New York, N.Y
Jerding
New York City
Washington, D.C
Midwest Medical Center
Not Guilty Plea by 2 in Holdup Case
A merchant seaman and a longshoreman pleaded not guilty to charges of robbing a Long Beach importer last month. Trial set for January 41 in Superior Court for Howard W. Gray and Raymond J. Wertz. They were arrested after the Nov. 1 bankfront holdup of John Passanisi outside a Willow Street bank. Passanisi testified it was the second time he had cash taken by Gray.
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Long Beach
Superior Court
Howard W. Gray
Marine St. Wilmington
Raymond J. Wertz
20Th St. San Pedro
John Passanisi
Willow St
Passanisi
Gray
The
Western Airlines expands flights to San Francisco and Bay Area
Western Airlines adds two new daily routes from Long Beach to Oakland and San Francisco with one way service to San Francisco, plus a mid day flight on Saturdays and a third daily Long Beach to San Francisco leg. The first 747 service to San Francisco departs Long Beach at 8 a.m. arrives 9 a.m. and returns by 10 30 a.m. Evening service leaves Long Beach at 4 55 p.m. arrives 7 24 p.m. All flights originate in San Diego on return to enable southbound connections.
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Westen Air Lines
Long Beach
San Francisco
Bay Area
Oakland
Vicam
Western
Long
Beach
Long, Beach
San Diego
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Signal Hill
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Department of Oil Properties
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Alett
Charles D. Harold Rites
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Craig Weaver
Waller
Aschonl
Ernest Hahn
Dirksen
Frank Leal
Hola
Cerritos
Halin
Charles Kober
Burk
Kober, Nicolai
Archuleta
RAMCO
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Cherry Ave
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Costa Mesa
Araport
Dowmey
Rosecrans
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Crenshaw
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Garden Grove
Huntington Park
Pacific Ave
Inglewhod
Century Blvd
Orange
Chapman - Santhana
First St. Torrance
Pacific Coast
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Whitter
Whittier Blvd
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ST. Joseph Family
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