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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1958
Page
2
Mrs. Martha Hinrichsen faces court action after neighbors complain she keeps 46 dogs without adequate food or drink. ASPCA agent says none are pedigreed. Hinrichsen claims the animals protect her and will resist giving any up. Magistrate Walter Bayer orders possible further action.
In Macomb County a line of eight mile long cars backed up as United Auto Workers members picketed Chrysler’s missile plant. Deputies formed a cordon, two pickets faced disorderly conduct charges, and UAW President Reuther planned to address the local board to curb the walkout. A separate note from Kentucky reports Lewis Aldridge, 65, struck by an auto in his farm yard, suffering four broken ribs after being dragged to safety.
In Los Angeles at the University of California, math teachers met for their eighth annual conference. European mute swans, living in a lake at Woodlawn Cemetery, swam in circles near a two foot dam separating their home from another pool. Mrs. Margaret Trail, their manager, offered a 25 dollar reward for the swans and their four cygnets.
The Mt Aso eruption in Kumamoto Japan killed 12 people and injured 28 as rocks and ash were expelled within a two mile radius. Seven workers were killed when hurled from a 50 foot cable car under repair. Diminishing tremors were felt and the crater remains a major tourist site.
Jerry Adler an 18 year old in Burbank was wounded in a pistol drawing at a friend’s home. A .38 bullet pierced his right eye, passed through part of his brain and lodged in a wall behind him. The injury occurred when 16 year old Paul Whitton fired accidentally while handling revolvers owned by Raymond Whitton.
A seventh story cornice collapse on Woodward Avenue killed Myrtle Taggart, 79, and injured two other shoppers, as heavy cement pieces showered a downtown sidewalk. Witnesses described the falling debris and a 10 foot flagpole also dropping. Victims Mary Lee Garland, 24, and Alvera Casper, 22, were treated and released from hospital. Rusted supporting rods were blamed for the disaster.
In Hastings Michigan a rupture in a liquid ammonia line at a storage tank caused a tank car leak that released dense ammonia gas over an eight block area. Charles Roscoe and his wife and their two young sons were overcome and hospitalized with good conditions reported. Police evacuated homes and urged residents to keep doors and windows shut as warnings aired on radio. The incident was traced to a break in the line near the station.
J Albert Deyo aged 76 and former city editor of the Binghamton Sun died Tuesday after a long illness in Binghamton. He served at the Sun for many years and was well known in local journalism circles. The obituary notes his longtime contributions to the paper and community.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a Long Beach postal audit involving circulation, delivery, and fees. Mentions Mail 24.00 and a farrier delivery cost of 2.00, with references to Pont Office Long and Reserve, plus a member audit bureau.
Philadelphia artist George P. Fayko Jr died on Tuesday at age 70. A former contributor to the Philadelphia Record he was credited with developing a drawing technique using burned match heads to create shading and textures.
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