Bogus Check Man Returns New Auto
A bad check artist who bought a car under false pretenses returned the vehicle to Harbor Lincoln Mercury at 1633 American Ave and left an older car to cover the trouble. Fort Corwin, a salesman, told police that on Tuesday he sold a 1957 Mercury to R. J. Weddendorp of Bell County, received a $500 down payment by check, and took in a 1987 Oldsmobile as trade.
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Inc
American Ave
Fort Corwin
Francis P. Welch
R. J Weddendorp
Bell
Corwin
Plumbers Win Court Modifier In Strike Saga
A Superior Court judge modified an order to allow plumbers unions to sign work agreements with non-members of the Plumbing Heating and Piping Employers Council while barring any individual signing with council members. The six day Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 108 strike against the Sheet Metal Contractors Association involves 36,003 workers across Southern California. The change comes as talks may resume Monday, with the disruption idling billions in construction across nine counties. The dispute also touches plasterers and other trades as the industry faces summed impacts.
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Bayard Rhone
Sheet Metals Workers’ Union
Sheet Metal Contractors’ Assn
Rudge Rhone
California
Los Angeles
Orange
Flu Outbreak Traced to Davis Affecting Long Beach Area
An influenza outbreak traced to a Davis area source spreads toward the Long Beach region. Health officials report unclear if this is the same strain as earlier cases. 22 of 301 teenage girls at a California conference contracted the illness between June 21 and 30. No cases reported in Long Beach. camps alerted to watch for occurrences.
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Litwack
California
Davis
Long Beach Man Killed As Car Flips On US 101
Holiday weekend traffic claims a Long Beach salesman, Severin D. Sorenson, 48, when his car overturned on US 101 south of San Luis Obispo. He was visiting family in Lake Obispo. Police report multiple crashes Friday: others injured include Oscar Andrews and Fenny Keefe.
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Long Beach
U.S. 101
San Luis Obispo
Severin David Sorenson
E. 2Nd St
Sorenson
Lake Obispo
Obispo Ave
10Th St
Junipero Ave
Rear Admiral Pearson named director of development planning
Rear Adm. John B. Pearson Jr USN ret has been appointed director of development planning for North American Aviation Inc His new office will analyze and coordinate planning for current and future product developments.
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John B. Pearson
Subsidence Study Eyed by Assembly Interim Committee
Long Beach assemblymen Grant and Kockstein said an interim committee would study halting subsidence, with a Monterey meeting planned this weekend. The city advisory group discussed hiring reservoir engineer Dr. Frank S. Hudson and postponed selecting a appointee while reviewing legislative proposals for the state committee.
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Assembly
Monterey
Long Beach
Williams
Grant
Herbert R. Kockstein
Frank S. Hudson
Population books received by Long Beach Library
Lone Beach Public Library has added several works addressing population growth. Librarian Edwin Castagna notes titles include The Limits of the Earth by Fairfield Osborn and The Geography of Hunger by Josue da Castro.
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Digw
Lone Beach
Knight Signs Orange Co College Bill
Governor Knight signed a bill to create two four year colleges in Orange and Southern Alameda counties and to purchase sites for colleges in Stanislaus and the Marin Sonoma Napa Solano area. The measure earmarks 1.65 million dollars for each of the first two sites and 500 thousand for the other two. Assemblyman Carlos Bee noted more facilities are needed as war baby college enrollments rise and expects classes to start within a year if sites are secured. The Public Works Board will select sites with the Education Department.
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Nxt
Carlos Bee
Bee
Orange
Alameda
Public Works Board
State Education
Police Save Woman From Ocean Off Rainbow Pier
L B police rescued a 24 year old woman who leapt from the Rainbow Pier after attempting suicide. Companions at 37 Locust Ave and 153 E Seaside Blvd chased her toward the railing. Sgt Johnston grabbed her as she jumped. she surfaced and was carried under a pipe by a wave. She was unharmed and released on bail later that morning.
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Rainbow Pier
Seaside Blva
Mattie B
Nay
Labadie
Elsie E. Merrell
Locust Ave
Lee A. Cooper
Bell Gardens
George R. Johnston
VicTot
Sher
Arraigning Brewster Over Traffic Light Incident
Frank W. Brewster, chairman of the Western Conference of Teamsters, must appear in Municipal Court July 24 to answer a misdemeanor charge for running a red traffic light and causing an accident in Wilmington on June 28. Brewster was notified by letter that his arraignment is set for the San Pedro division at 1 40 p m. A union official and two passengers were treated at Wilmington Receiving Hospital after the crash.
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San Pedro
CNS
Frank W. Brewster
Western Conference
Teamsters
Wilmington
Brewster
Independent Stolen Suit and Bar Chase Take Arrests
A man accused of breaking into Blue’s residence in Paramount and stealing clothing and a cider jug full of pennies was chased after being spotted in a bar wearing the missing clothes. Deputies cornered and arrested Thomas I. Sanders, 31, of Bellota Avenue, after a 15 minute pursuit. Sanders allegedly stole items from Blue’s home Thursday afternoon, and the $50 coin jug was sold to a gas station attendant for ten cents due to a closed bank. The Independent building, later modernized, was announced as part of a Belcher and Associates purchase funded by the Community Welfare Federation to convert it into Chest headquarters and office suites.
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Thomas I. Sanders
Bellota Ave
Sanders
Olfieers
E. 3Rd St
Belcher and Associates
Ernest Belcher
Community Welfare Federation
Federation
Mrr.and
Mes. Fr
E. Fairfield
Pro
The
Chest
Independent
Long Beach Sun
Aviation pioneer W B Kinner dies at 74
Winfield Bertram Kinner, 74, long active in aviation and aircraft manufacturing, died Thursday in Long Beach after moving from Minnesota in 1915. He built planes and engines at Security Aircraft Corp. from 1937 to WWII and previously ran Kinner Aircraft Co. in Glendale. Survived by daughter Donna Hunter of Long Beach. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Winfield Bertram Kinner
Southern California
Kinner
Long Beach
Southland
Minnesota
Finn
Security Aircraft Corp
Spring St
Municipal Aiport
Kinel Nee Aircraft Co
Glendale
Los Altos Ave
Donna Mi ‘Hunter
Benton County
Iowa
Second Presbyterian Church
Mottell's
Peek Inn
Pioneer Kinner engines and famed folding wings noted in era
In the 1920s Binner engines powered civilian planes and training craft with Kinner patenting folding wings later used on carrier Navy aircraft in World War II. A British freighter spotted four people clinging to a cabin cruiser after their launch capsized near Catalina Island. Rescued were Mrs A Alden Safstrom and Doris Pren-Morgast of Los Angeles and Howard Beckwith of Santa Monica, by a pilot and the Sevenpool, with Coast Guard support. The party had left Avalon for San Diego at 6:30 am and the launch, struck by an underwater object, capsized at 11:30. The rescued were taken back to Avalon and plans to tow the capsized craft to harbor were made.
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Kinner
Catalina Island
A * Alden Safstrom
Doris Pren- Morgast
Los Angeles
Howard Beckwith
Santa Monica
Seven- Pool
Safstrom
Coast Guard
Avalon
San Diego
P Ho
Kinner Founder Built First Planes for Amelia Earhart
The early aviation pioneer operated a Long Beach Glendale field in the 1920s after teaching himself to fly. He produced Amelia Earhart’s first two planes and developed five engines, including a 125 horsepower radial used in the two place Security Airster. The survivors include his wife Cara.
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Long Beach
Tweedy
Birds
Glendale
Amelia Earhart
Kinner
Winfield
Oakland
Robert Hof
Tucson
Ariz
Knights of Dunamis Convention Site Picked
Long Beach was chosen as the site for the August 1958 convention of Knights of Dunamis, a service organization, by the group in Washington D C at the close of the meeting.
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Long Beach
Knights of Dunamis, Asorvice Organization
Lala ‘Scotts
Washington, D
Honolulu Yacht Race Sees Brisk Winds Propel Fleet
Amid brisk winds, a 34-yacht fleet sails toward Honolulu in the biennial trans Pacific race. Orient led Class A with 66 foot cutter San Francisco. Morning Star and others reported favorable sea conditions and a wake of historical times as the race continued toward the finish.
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Gresham
Frank Hooykaas
la Can-Vagas
Nev
Orient
Nali-U
Bege-ada
Jwind
Peter Grant
Et ‘Ag
Honolulu
Ward Honokolu
Angeles
Jada
George Indig
Hemi
William’ Sturgis
San Marino
T. I Mosely
Coast, Guard
San Francisco
Louisuis Statham
Beverly Billz
Barloventy
Las
Star
Nam
Lakend
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Seaside Memorial Hospital
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