Buggy Business Booms In Long Beach By Formaneck
William Formaneck runs Wilform Burkey Works at 1322 Coronado Ave Long Beach producing 500 to 600 racing sulkies practice carts and pony show vehicles yearly. The 7,000 square foot shop employs specialized artisans across woodworking metalwork upholstery painting and trimming. Formaneck, a former Fresno resident who moved to Long Beach after World War I, started building buggies in his spare time and turned full time after the war, with demand now rising beyond supply and most sales outside California.
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James Douthit
Long Beath
William Formaneck
Formaneck
Wilform Burkey Works
Coronado .Ave
United States
Towa
California
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Formanecé
Fresno
Heer
Los Angeles
U.S
Long Beach
Douglas Aircraft
Hospital official to address parents of mentally retarded children
Dr Hyman Tucker superintendent and medical director of Fairview State Hospital Costa Mesa will speak at a monthly meeting of parents at the Exceptional Children's Foundation 4519 E Stearns St The University of California Extension Division offers spring courses at John Dewey Continuation High School and nearby sites with topics from audio visual education to counseling and hygiene UCLA offers classes at Bancroft and George Washington Junior Highs starting February 5 and 17 registrations early CARE Kosher Passover packages available for delivery in Israel by April 15 through Long Beach CARE chairman W L Carney master of arts degrees in theology awarded at Wheaton College and other local academic and professional updates
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Hyman Tucker
Fairview State Hospital
Costa Mesa
Exceptional Children’s Foundation
E. Stearns St
University of California Extension Division
John Dewey Continuation High
St St
American Ave
UCLA
Bancroft Junior High School
Centralia St
George Washington Junior High School
Israel
Long Beach Care
W. L. Carney
Railway Express Agency
Obituary notices list multiple deaths and services
A string of obituary notices lists Elizabeth Ngou and numerous others by surname, with addresses, survivors, and service times. Entries include Wells, Brackman, Chown, Sarles, Katoo, Harden Brook, McCray, Gartner, and others. Service details reference Mottell’s and Peck Mortuary, Santa Monica area, and various dates and times.
Persian Cat Takes Top Show Honor
A black-haired Persian cat defeated 220 rivals to win the First Annual Championship All-Breed Cat Show. Luana Torchfisher, owned by Mrs. Harpie E. Webb of Sunland, California, earned top stein show honors as the four-year-old male outshined three division champions including Rosedere Little Girl, Tabbie, and Tortie Special. The Lafayete Hotel hosted the Sunday event, sponsored by the West Shore Cat Club and the Town and Country Cat Club.
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Gladys Winck
Pasadena
Walter K. Johnson
San Diego
Caroly Grimm
Burcham School
California Teachers Ass. Commission On Teacher Education
H. J. Wuiltsberg Jr
Northtern National Life Insurance Co
Century Club Oy
Sundey
Harpie E. Webb
Sunland
Calif
Rosedere
A. M. Dickie
Alhambra
Fred Galvin
Anaheim
Sir Ronlore
Silver Mesa
Hawthorne
Webb
Lafayette Hotel
West Shore Cat Club
Town and Country Cat Club
New Rules Set for Miss Universe Pageant Eligibility
The Miss Universe organization announced stricter age and eligibility requirements for 1959 delegates. Contestants must be born before July 1940, provide certified birth certificates and sponsor attestations, and swear they are not married. The rules aim to prevent earlier disqualifications such as Miss U.S.A. and Miss Utah in prior years.
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Oscar Meinhardt
Seidi
U.S.A
Utah
Charlan de Shel
Long Beach to Get 175000 in U S Health Grant
A federal grant of 175000 will fund a one year health study in Long Beach aimed at discovering undiagnosed diabetes and related chronic diseases. The project by the United States Public Health Service will screen populations, with final diagnosis and treatment not included. Medical staff and community groups will assist in case finding during the year long pilot.
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Long Seach
Long
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City Health
Apartment
Litwack
J Litwaeck Seid
Witwack
Long Beach
Deaf Hears With Both Ears Heard Every Word of Sermon
A hearing impaired man named Mr X, long unable to understand sermons, reports success after binaural hearing aid fitting with Beltone. He previously wore a single-ear device but now experiences clear, full comprehension. He plans to continue with both ears aid.
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Mr. X
Seltone Evaring
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Lastlton
Sun & Pine
Long ‘Beach
Calif
Shoemaker Dies at 60 City Harbor Chief Engineer
Shoemaker longtime Los Angeles harbor chief engineer dies at age 60. A Purdue graduate, he served as Army officer in World War I and held multiple posts including assistant structural engineer and draftsman with the Port of Los Angeles. He led professional groups in Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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Oscar Evisene
Atlantic Ave
Betty Jenon
Eugene Lowman
Veterans Administration Chapel
West Los Angeles
Mattells and Peck
Shoemaker
Los Angeles
The
Fort of Los Angeles
Long Beach
Rotary Club
Virginia Country Club
American Society of Engineers
American Assn. of Civil Engineers
Purdue Club
Founders Society of City Engineers
Honor Farm Escapee Gets Year in Jail
A 28 year old service station attendant with a long record of drunken arrests was sentenced to one year in county jail for escaping from the city honor farm. Jones Edward Tueshurt of 6006 Centralia Street was also placed on four year probation and ordered to abstain from alcohol. He admitted fleeing the farm’s fence shortly after beginning a 60 day sentence for drunkenness. Arrested in Altadena, the case was heard last month.
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Jones Edward “Tueshurt
Centralia St
Tursburg
Altadena Dee. A
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