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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1957
Page
2
London man Walter Howe asked a court to increase his portion of the late Mrs. Howe's estate claiming his earnings were saved by her. She left 100 pounds to him and the rest to charity, calling his prior bets a squandering. The judge ordered Howe receive a life income and keep the house titled in his wife’s name.
Los Angeles reports Elizabeth Bonazza wins a divorce after testimony about her husband Ralph carrying a pail with a dozen eggs to a mistress. Dallas sees Wally the wallaroo escape and tour Oak Cliff before being recaptured. In Germany the Air Force urges defensive driving as European auto accidents rise. England cites banana shaped eggs on Wilfred Waterman’s farm prompting ministry inquiry. Philadelphia barber Agron Musselman charges 80 cents for a cut and Chicago judge adjusts a drunk driving fine to 50 dollars after a candid admission.
A publication notes daily delivery along Strait and Pipe avenues except Sundays. It lists Louk Bi and Audie Haren associated with local goods, with a delivery charge of 2.00. The notice references a second layer of service in North 16 and mentions a 324.00 bench amount in AC LOBE.
Rain fell extensively across California boosting feed and pastures for farmers and ranchers after a dry spell about to a decade. Most regions saw above normal moisture while areas south of the Tehachapi Mountains received only half or less of expected rainfall, suggesting the drought cycle may persist there.
Reports say Prime Minister Kishi, detained at Sugamo Prison after World War II, vows to erase the war and end hostilities. Rainy Western drought boosts cattle prices. California cattle population and imports rise, with farmers hoping for stronger demand to restock ranges. In Algeria, rebels and French troops clash near Algiers leaving multiple casualties as imports set state records.
Six prominent California executives urged caution against immediate government wage and price controls amid the economic downturn. They cited rising inflation for 1955 and warned that public mood could worsen without careful policy, noting hotel and steel sectors face delayed expansion as consumer spending slows. The group praised Hoover and Humphrey warnings while asserting freer markets better curb spirals.
Dr George Comeri, 52, a world authority in pathological research and president of the American Histochemical Society, died Thursday in Palo Alto. He was a former professor at the University of Chicago School of Medicine.
J Leon Hubner, a historian, poet and retired lawyer, died after a long illness on Thursday in New York. The obituary notes his extensive writings and public service career spanning decades.
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