Daring rescue saves 19 from rubber raft in heavy seas
The freighter SS Montana rescued 19 crewmen from the damaged Herring Kirse 145 miles north of Midway Island as 24 foot waves menaced a life boat. Six merchant seamen aided by volunteers from Long Beach and Wilmington braved the launch to reach the exhausted survivors.
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Midway Island
Dee
Long Beach
Wilmington
Montana
Herring Rise
Car G
Scotty" Holmes
Holmes
Cuptal
Donald Steffens
W. 23Rd St
W. C. Smiley
Neptune Ave
Steffens
Effie Christman 96 dies in Long Beach
Effie J. Christman longtime Republican and civic volunteer died Monday in a Long Beach hospital at 96. A Pennsylvanian by birth, she moved to Long Beach six decades ago and led church rebuilding after 1920s collapse, aided Goodwill, UN committee, League of Women Voters, Women’s City Club, and local GOP groups. She received a Silver Tray from the President, a Mother of the Year award, and other acknowledgments. son Roland H. Christman will honor her wish to donate funeral funds to needy families.
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Effie J. Christman
Long Beach
Christman
Nixon Lodge
White House
Pennsylvania
First Christian Church
Fifth Street
Locust Avenue
Statesmen’s Club
Driver chased by police injured as car crashes
Five people were injured in separate traffic incidents in Long Beach Monday and today. Walter S. Lewis 24 of 1485 Peterson Ave evaded police before his car crashed on Tram Anaheim Street and Atlantic Avenue, overturned, and later burst into flames near Roosevelt Road and Cherry Avenue. Lewis received first aid at St. Mary's Hospital for injuries. the other driver James D. Yoho 37 of 180114 Stanley Ave was not injured. Tara L. Mullis 4 of 1152 Chestnut Ave treated at St. Mary's after being struck crossing Seventh Street. Helen C. Smith 73 of 1020 Second St treated after a collision on Orange Avenue. James A. Buchanan 24 of 1100 Linden Ave and his infant son were treated after a crash on Linden Avenue.
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Long Beach
Walter S. Lewis
Peterson Ave
Anaheim Street
Atlantic Avenue
Lewis
St. Mary's Hospital
James D. Yoho
Stanley Ave
Tara L. Mullis
Chestnut Ave
St. Mary’s Hospital
Seventh Street
Magnolia Ave
Helen C. Smith
Second St
de Ann Hughes
56Th St
Orange Avenue
Wesley Drive
James A. Buchanan
Linden Ave
James
Buchanan
Naomi E. Tanikawa
Earl Ave
Linden Avenue
1Th Street
Long Beach Navy Base
A.mn
Roxanne Ave
Far Chestnut Ave
Olive Ave
Anaheim St
Ann
Arley Freeway
Chevy Avenue
Bint Ave
Pacific Grass Highway
Lone Beach Boulevard
Anahelm Street
St. Louis Ave
Eastondae Ave
Carita Street
Charlemagne Avenue
Magnolia Avenue
Vesley
D.m
Long Beach Boulevard
Fourth Street
Atlantic Ave
7Th Street
Donald R. Nelson
Harbor Division
Nelson
California State College At
Jerry Weeks
Berth 162
Wilmington Harbor
Suspect linked to timers in Long Beach blasts
John Webb, 21, emerges as a suspect in clock activated bombings in Long Beach. Evidence tied to smokeless powder and timer parts found in Webb s kitchen and in pipes that failed to explode, with police tying devices to attacks on Ralph Kurtz s car and other vehicles. Webb faced four counts of possessing and setting off explosive devices with intent to injure or destroy property and was ordered held on 62500 bail. Witnesses described Webb s access to timers at Mary s Coin Op Laundromat where he worked.
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Vint Maden
John €. Webb
Ralph Kurtz
Long Beach
Ray L. Henry
Webb
Loma Vista Drive
Apt
Henry
Curtis J. Palmer
Anaheim Ra
James K. Hall
Cedar Ave
Daniel D. Brownell
Virginia Court
Everett R. Butler
Mary's
Coin-op Drycleaning & Laundromat
Pacific Ave
Butler
Oliver
George 8
Zugsmith
Donald J. Terrell
Terrell
U.S. Treasury
J. Merrill Lilley
Superior Court
Carroll M. Dunnam
Everett E. Ricks Jr
Sume
Lilley
New Motorbike Featured In Classifieds Today
A new motorbike is highlighted in today’s classified ads with buyers urged to act fast. The listing emphasizes affordability and potential for quick delivery, inviting enthusiasts to inspect the vehicle at the seller’s location.
Denture Adhesive Cream Fixonent Promises Secure Fit
A plastic cream called Fixonent claims to bond both uppers and lowers for dentures better than before. The elastic membrane absorbs shocks from biting and chewing, allowing wearers to eat speak and laugh with less worry of slippage. Daily home use, with patents, is advertised alongside a reminder to see a dentist regularly.
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Southlanders
Canl Holmes
Effie Christman
Roosevelt Road
Cherry Avenue
Nue
Pam
Paula A. Nowell
School St
Compton
L.B. Blasts
Betty Sanders
67Th Way
Cerritos Ave
Myrtle Ave
Annaheim Street
Raven St
Elwyn D. Grant
Webb Fark
Kurtz
Grant
Treasury
Anthony
Chools
Colifornis
Toh Oste
Sah
Cintos
Dooley
RCA
SoppuAt Narowoon
Dooley’s
ETA
Pacific Vegetable
Corporal World Trade Center
San Francisco, Calif
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