Foreign sailors find music of home at Long Beach shop
In Long Beach the Benaderet shop at 136 East Street serves as a world music hub for foreign seamen. Pop Benaderet and Beatrice stock a vast array of records from Australia to India, with locals and visiting crews trading stories and requests. Sailors favor western pop from Americans but seek orchestral and regional tunes based on nationality. The store hosts demonstrations and even spotlights Russian and Greek repertoires, drawing sailors to hear music from home.
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Long Beach
Benaderet
E.ast St
Hosh Yildin
Turkey
Mohammed el Hakkar
Oriental Ensemble
Ennre
Benaueret Music CO
Ty Fon
Alph Benadecet
Beatrice
Los Panchos
Mes
Greece
Benaderets
Australii
Beatrice Benaderet
Ralph
Pop
Theater cashiers hold up yields only $185
A well dressed gunman pressed a small pistol into cashier Beverly Kelly at the United Artists Theater on American Avenue and took about $185 before fleeing. Kelly recalled the figure and the robber’s terse command to hurry.
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United Artists Theater
Geean
Atanday
Beverly Kelly
Ameriean Ave
Old Paller
Vickels
Beverly Kelly Theater Robbery Victim Details Incident
A theater robbery left Beverly Kelly as a victim as a gunman demanded cash from the cashier. The assailant warned the cashier not to call anyone for five minutes and fled across the street toward Ocean Bay. The report notes the cashier's blurry view of the weapon and the suspect’s warnings.
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Biya
Death notices from Long Beach area roll call
A list of obituaries for Rhoda Cate and others from Long Beach area inclines: Agnes Meyers, John Kuwitzky, Mary Graham, John Gorden, Cynthia Ruge, John Scaley, Frank Ragaria, Samuel Crawford, Harrington. Each entry notes surviving relatives and service details, with funeral homes Dilday, Mattel Mortuary, Patterson Snively, and Sunrise chapels handling arrangements in California.
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Crawforn
Samuel Sratt
Agnes Alsop
Patterson & Snively Abituary
No Surgery Needed to Heal Swollen Pile Tissues
Advertises Saintiness Paro suppositories or ointment for piles with claims of immediate relief without surgery. Promises three action ways: anesthetic sleep of nerves, reduced swelling, and promoted healing. Targets readers with pain, itching, and swelling seeking at home relief and money back guarantee.
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Siainiess
Papen
Funeral Set Wednesday for A F Gill
Anthony Francis Gill a longtime Long Beach music teacher dies in local hospital. Services are Wednesday at 3 pm at Mottell's and Peek Mortuary for Gill who taught 32 years at Faly High School. He belonged to several associations and the Elks Lodge and is survived by his wife Lulu and son Don. Interment follows at Sunny Side Memorial Park.
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Anthony Francis Gill
Long Beach
Mottell’s
Peek Mortuary
Gill
Faly High School
Southern California
Lulu
Don
Sunnyiside Memorial Park
One man Navajo clothing drive seeks help
Adolph Nagurski of Compton leads a one man charity to gather castoff clothing for Navajo families in the Winslow Arizona region. He plans to truck eight loads to the reservation on January 30 and asks readers to drop off donations at Local 148 Union headquarters or at Air Oasis and Bruch Automotive in the city.
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Husky Airecalt Works
Press-Telegram
Adolph Nagurski
Compton
Winslow
Ariz
Nagutski Plana
Ht Reservation
Ion
Douglas Aircraft Co
Routh Aircraft Co
Nagurske
Masteen
Cherenez-Bltsue
United Auto Workers
Ifirenouse
Air Oasis
Spring St
Bruch
Itc
Gether
Nagurski
Dagursiel
Seek Information in Dog Bite Case
The city animal shelter is seeking a medium sized black and white stray dog believed responsible for a bite on the son of Mr and Mrs Irvin Ee Butter of 5444 Olive Ave Bun ny The dog is described as part hound and part cocker with long hair and a chain collar The outcome depends on finding the dog and confirming rabies vaccination with Pasteur treatments if needed.
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Ine Animal Shelter
City urged to declare emergency on subsidence control
Roberts calls urgent emergency action to curb subsidence linked to Wilmington Oil producers. He cites a potential 200 million damage bill and urges full private industry cooperation, accelerated city actions, and a new administrative division to manage subsidence control including harbor lands and city oil properties.
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Wilmington Oil
Naval Shipyard
Roberts Ueges
Oitu
Cho
Ajmorits
Bag Ma
Harbor Commission
Iboard
The Voice of Sages Promises Power Through Prayer
An article describes a man known as The Voice of sages who offers a free booklet The Magic Between the Lines of the Lord's Prayer claiming hidden powers in all minds. He shares travels in the Far East and promotes a system of mind power, health, wealth, and success via a institute in Los Angeles and a free postcard offer.
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Voice of
Far East
Pear
madjPower
Hobart
Polse
Trvd
Los Angeles
California
Druggist McManus Dies at 54 in Long Beach
Harry McManus longtime Long Beach Drug Co pharmacist of Fing Avenue died Monday at age 54 after a life spent in New York and California. A Scots-born immigrant, he owned the Long Beach Oris Co before 1930 and was an Elk and parishioner of St Barnabas Church. Surviving are his wife Edith and brothers Hugh and Thomas. funeral arrangements are pending at Peek Mortuary.
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Cate—Rhoda May
Magnolia Ave
Adeline Mae Selserson
Lebrother
George Lor
Eva Brodwell
Ainsworth
Neb
Motieil's & Peek
Kuwitzky
John Robert
Claremont Ave
Hazel
Geneva Richards
Mattell's &I. Peck
3Rd St
Alamitos Ave
Harry McManus
Long Beach Drug Co
Fing Ave
New York
Bbefore
Long ‘Beach
Phicist
Long Beach Oris Co
Ace McManus
The
Elks
St. Barna
Munda de
Ace
Edith
Hugh
Thomas McManus
Motsit's & Peek Mortuary
Shot in Head Was Fatal for Irvine
Santa Ana coroner reports Myford Irvine sixty was killed by a .22 caliber revolver bullet to the brain, though a shotgun blast mortally wounded him. He owned the Irvine Ranch and was found in the family home basement. His wife said he had been despondent since Christmas over business issues. A private Episcopal service is planned. Survivors include his daughter, son, and stepson. An autopsy was ordered to assess other injuries.
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Myford Irvine
Richard Richards
James, Pont
Irvine
Irvine Ranch
Irvine BW
Myford Ra
Pond
Gloria
Vicinda
Jimmy
William
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