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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1962
Page
5
Lifeguards at Newport Calf. County beaches on a warm weekend drew the largest crowd of bathers along the South Coast with reports of extensive beachgoer activity across Long Beach and Orange County beaches.
Playing ended at 2a m today in the 14th annual Midsummer Contract Bridge Championships at the La fayette Hotel. A record 5,000 players participated in the four day meet.
The Miss International pageant in Long Beach will feature entrants from eight new nations for a total of 56 contestants Aug 9–19. IBC officials announced the additions Borneo Costa Rica Dominican Republic Haiti Jordan Liberia Nicaragua and the West Indies. Oscar Meinhardt executive producer praised the field as possibly the best yet and noted foreign newspapers sponsor many 1962 contestants. Advance ticket sales set a record.
Joseph Bechler 87 founder of Mountain View Dairies died Saturday at his Long Beach home. He started the dairy in 1921 and ran it until 1939 when his son Edwin took over. Survivors include his wife Ardred and several children. Rosary tonight at 7 at Dilday Funeral Directors with Requiem Mass Tuesday at St Anthony's Church.
The Orange County Grand Jury charged Clytus Marion Deriso, 23, of Santa Anna, with a two count murder indictment for the July 6 Garden Grove killings. Superior Court Judge Franklin G. West accepted the two count murder indictment. Deriso remains jailed in Orange County without bail.
Richard Dean Hamilton, 27, an accountant at Goodwill Industries in Santa Ana, overcame years of hospital care and multiple surgeries after a childhood bone tuberculosis diagnosis. He used crutches and a leg brace, learned to walk again, and later took on bookkeeping duties at Goodwill while living in Huntington Beach.
Don ald C. Carer administrator releases a booklet on employe saving and sharing plans. A zone change for an old-acre site at the corner of Figuerta Street and W. 228th Street in the Carson district is recommended by the Regional Motivation of the University Planning Commission. The booklet titled A Instrument for Hospital Incentives is distributed by Center of Productivity.
Lawrence Ken Priser, 23, will be arraigned in Superior Court Aug. 1 on two counts of felony child beating involving his wife's children from a former marriage. Priser, of 903 E Ninth St, was ordered held in jail in lieu of 2625 bail after a preliminary hearing. He is accused of beating Irene Patricia DeVault, 2, and John Bardolph DeVault, 1, with a belt. Police said both were bruised badly.
Multiple death notices list survivors and funeral arrangements for Marjorie Uker Judith Ryan Hazel Goff George Hansen Thelma Nelson Ruth Hall James Meglemre Elias Switzer George Roe John Russell Olive Adams Nancy Ryan and others. Services include Rosary Requiem Mass and private funerals. mortuary directors are cited for arrangements.
An advertisement purports a free trial of a product called Hem Ex for piles. The message touts rapid relief and urges readers to accept a plain package offer. Contact details reference Homex, Dept. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal.
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