This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1962
Page
8
A fragmented reader inquiry from Seventh Street and Locust Avenue asks residents of Beatrice to choose between dogs and cats. The note, bearing the name Sid, 62, Locust, captures a local pets preference sampling.
The Long Beach Board of Education Monday night backed delaying the controversial State Board of Education sponsored adoption of textbooks. Citizens including Bobby Boyd and Marie Peters voiced mixed opinions on dogs and cats while debate centered on Communist propaganda concerns and the cost of new texts. The board urged further study, noting potential obligations through 1963 and beyond, with the possibility of substantial expenditures over the coming years.
Harbor General Hospital in Torrance received a 6264 dollar grant from the Long Beach Heart Association to study hyponatremia a condition where sodium disappears from the bloodstream This research led by Dr Franz Bauer uses tiny amounts of radioactively tagged sodium and potassium to trace the sodiums fate The aim is to understand whether sodium is stored in cells body fluids or bone to develop treatments that prevent fluid retention and improve heart patients care
City officials and the Metropolitan Transit Authority discussed plans for the Long Beach Motor Bus Co serving Long Beach Lakewood and Bellflower areas. Officials considered possible purchase or lease options but took no action, citing fare increases and wage costs as factors, while weighing private operation without subsidies.
Funeral service for former Long Beach Councilman Will Johnson, 98, of 716 Stanley Ave, who died Monday morning, will be held Friday at 1B at W Coon Funeral Home. He served as councilman for the Second District in 1929 and 1930 and later on the Water Board for eight years. An 18-dera reservoir on Dominguez Hill he helped purchase was named in his honor. He was a member of Masonic, Scottish Rite, Palos Verdes Lodge 389, and Shriner. After a Masonic funeral, interment will be in Sunny Side Mausoleum. He is survived by a brother, Elie.
Rev Thomes O Sullivan longtime Seal Beach pastor died after 42 years in California He served St Matthew Church St Athanasius and was listed at 228 Eighth St Seal Beach The rosary was set for Monday with funeral Mass Wednesday at 10 am at St Matthew Church Interment All Souls Cemetery in Long Beach Surviving family includes Michael Goulding and Sister Uriel mor Sheelar-
A batch of death notices lists Paul Cowdrey 71 of 9190 Cherry Ave and Stanley Wright 64 of 1627 Earth St, with survivors including spouses and children. Multiple other obituaries name Clarence D Liggett 77, Tidna Wilson MacGregor 75, James B Lowdermilk 66, and more, detailing service times, funeral homes, and next of kin across Long Beach area and nearby towns.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.