City Hall and Library Bonds Hearing Planned This Year
City Hall and main public library bond proposals were sent to a subcommittee by the Mayor and City Council. A public hearing will follow the sub committee on civic center education and culture report. An unofficial city wall cost estimate was 96-1 000, with land, for a 280 000 square foot library. Librarian Edwin Castagna pegged library costs at 6 060 595. If bonds are approved, timing could shift to next year with July 6 1887 as a possible ballot date. planning director Werner Ruchti suggested a city hall west of Cedar Ave and a library site between 3rd and 4th Streets Cedar and Pacific Aves. Castagna supplied a 14 page report critiquing the existing library against American Library Association standards noting capacity 138 000 vs 750 000 and 277 reader seats vs 625, proposing a 175 000 square foot expansion in a building of 28 688 square feet versus present.
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Civic Center, Education and Culture
Alond
Edwin Castagna
Werner Ruchti Hes
Cedar Aves
1st.St
Srd
4Th Sts
Cedar and
Pacitle Aves
Cassagna
Mail
American Library Assix
Castagne
Castagna
Mystery Dart Thrown Hits 16YearOld Girl in LB
A 16 year old girl was wounded in the neck by a dart while walking near her home on Stearnice Avenue in Long Beach. She felt a sharp sting, found the dart embedded, and walked two blocks home before her father took her to a private doctor for removal and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.B
Susan F Scott
Stearnice
Britton Tech
Gil
Harley
Miliikan High School
Nash Is Sane in Sanity Trial Says Two Doctors
Two psychiatrists testified that Stephen Nash, 33, presumed ex convict, is sane for the stabbing deaths of a Long Beach man and a Santa Monica boy. Additional psychiatrists report Nash legally sane as trial set to resume Monday.
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Los Angeles
Stephen Nash
Kerry
von Wagen
Robert E. Meyers
Nash
Long Beach
Santa Monica
Frederick Hacker
Marcus Graham
Dance Master Assault Trial Slated April 2
Raymond B. Hergenrother, a dance instructor of 1160 Locust Ave, faces a battery charge in Municipal Court. He pleaded not guilty before Judge Kenneth Sutherland after allegedly severely injuring his five year old stepdaughter An tolnetta R. Schaeffer and threatening her with glass last Saturday night. The district attorney rejected a felony complaint for lack of evidence.
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Raymond B. Hergenrother
Hergenrother
Locust Ave
Kenneth =. Sutherland
Antolnetta R. Schaeffer
Pny
Low bid of 120000 for Belvedere Park baseball diamond
L B Contractor RG Webb Co of Longin Beach submitted a low bid of 120000 for constructing an air baseball diamond at Belvedere Park in East Los Angeles. County Engineer Lambie later said he would recommend to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the contract be awarded to the local firm.
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RG. Webb Co
Longin Beach
Air
Belvedere Park
Los Angeles
John A. Lambie
Tad
Purten Avuay
Lambie
Board of Supervisors
Sunday Reading Menu Features TV Widow and Divorce
The Sunday issue lists items on television amid a probe into racial integration, a column about child care and nursing benefits, and discussions of atomic waste disposal and West Coast concerns. It previews Southland Magazine fashion pictures and an earth story on a potential tidal wave impact.
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Compton
Mary Mayfield
Southland
Artis
Red Cross Quota Reaches 30 Percent In Long Beach Drive
Division chairman reports 30 percent of the $320,000 Long Beach quota raised by Friday. Campaign for Red Cross services continues with a first report meeting scheduled at week’s end. Funds targeted to support local Red Cross activities.
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Red Cross
Samad
Fame
Imoney
Cheir- Men
Bet Raid Jails Two at Douglas Aircraft Plant
Carl Barnes age 45 and Cruz Belasquez age 33 were arrested at Douglas Aircraft Co Long Beach plant Building No 12 on suspicion of bookmaking tied to horse race bets. They were booked in city jail for investigation and released Friday night on a writ bearing a bail amount set by Superior Court Judge Frank C Charvale.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
Carl Barnes
Carnhill Ave
Cruz Belasquez
Chestnnut St
Anaheim
Superior Court
Frank C. Charvale
Four Accidents In Long Beach Injure Five People
Five people were hurt in four Long Beach traffic crashes late Friday. Antonin La Grasse 24 USCG suffered a laceration and George S. Biswell 22 concussion after a westbound car hit a parked vehicle on Pacific Coast Hwy near Caspian at about 2:50 am. James F. Fielding 27 Lynwood fractured leg knee and facial injuries when his car jumped curb and hit a tree in front of 2239 Daley Ave at 2:36 am. Passenger Myrta B. Fisher 10 was treated for whiplash after her car was struck at Elm Ave and Tin St around 6 pm. Alfred Correia 40 of 800 Cherry Ave, driver of the other car, was cited for running a boulevard stop sign. Charles Biggs 38 of 1788 Rose Ave was not injured. Pedestrian Halen Hamilton 56 near Atlantic Ave and old St suffered possible spinal injury when struck by a car. Myron Horn 19 of 1090 La Derall Dr was cited for failure to yield and for a taped windshield obstructing view. Police said bets were being placed by the suspects and officers found betting markers and scratch sheets. Detectives said both men admitted betting and being in business together. They claimed to work for a higher entity not named. Officers Hoerjmansen, Trig. Robert Martin, and Policewoman Eleanard Grubb arrested them.
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Long Lage
Antonin la Grasse
Uscg
Pacific Coast Hwy
Caspian
la Grasse
George S. Biswell
Seaside Hospital
James F. Fielding
Copeland St
Lynwood
Parkway
Daley Ave
Myrta B. Fisher
Rose Ave
Elm Ave
Tin St
Alfred
Correia
Cherry Ave
Charles &. Biggs
Halen M. Hamilton
Smith
Atlantic Ave
Old St. Polie
Myron’ 4 B. Horn
la Derall Dr
Leonard Hernansen
Barnes
Belasquez
Ipy
Hoerjmansen
Trig
Robert Martin
Eleanard Grubb
Model T Hill Climb Contest Sunday on Shell Hill
Long Beach Model T Chit Will holds its annual hill climb on Shell Hill Sunday from 10 30 p m to noon with 15 to 25 Model T Ford cars dating 1909 to later models. Prizes begin Friday afternoon at 3107 E Ocean Blvd in four categories. Shell Hill site on Signal Hill will host a new one story concrete block structure through dune committee led by Roy Ruby.
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Long Beach
Shell Hill
Belmoret Shore Lions
Ocean Blvd
James F. Fowler
George M_ Vermillion
Roy Ruby
Signal Hill
Phil Hanna
Ted Butcher
Ralph Miller
Auto Death Charge Filed on Three Drivers
City prosecutor James T. Scarr filed misdemeanor charges against three motorists tied to an auto death case. Victims named are Joan Milter Bowyer, 80, of 920 Elm Ave, Eugene Davis, 56, of 1149 Cedar Ave, and Harald Esbon Stewart, 50, of 316 W Hill St.
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Fredyay City
James T. Scarr
Joan Milter Bowyer
Elm Ave
Eugene Davis
Cedar Ave
Harald Esbon Stewart
W. Hill
Periled La Habra Tots Find Dangerous Chlorine Tanks
A citizen complaint led to discovery of two 3,000-pound chlorine gas tanks in a La Habra roadside area near a school street intersection. Authorities warned such tanks are extremely dangerous if mishandled and noted the tanks, stolen with a semi truck from South Gate, were linked to a water main project in South Gate.
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Los Angeles
Orange
South Gate
Metropéitan
Gar| Geld
LVOS
Tunis
Industry Jobs Set Record for January
The Long Beach Los Angeles metropolitan area posted a January record in nonfarm employment, with 11,900 jobs added and total nonfarm workers reaching 2,155,700. An increase occurred in every major industrial group, per the state industrial relations department. Oscar Mainhardt, producer of the Miss Universe pageant, was named chairman of the Miss Pan-American host committee.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
State Industrial Relations Department
Oscar Mainhardt
Lake
Weec
Pact for Final Link of Freeway Awarded
A 1,030,381 contract for the final 14 mile link of the Long Beach Freeway was awarded to Krapina Polich and Kral, San Gabriel contractors. Don Hetherington of the Lakewood Pan American Festival committee said the project will near completion by late 1958 with the parade planned in 15 days.
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Long Beath
Krapina, Polich and
Kral
SanGaleriel Contractors
Don Hetherington
Lakewood
Rosecrans Ave
Atlantic Blvd
Compton
Gardena stock boy cleared in forgery ring case
Lynwood police said Arthur L. Shine, 30, of Gardena, was cleared of links to a suspected forgery ring and released after being detained when he returned a rented car. Eleven others were arrested last Tuesday for a check-writing blitz through the Southland. Shine did not know the car was used in the scheme.
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Lynwood
Arthur L. Shine
Gardena
Southland
Shine
Los Angeles
45Th St
Los Angeles Parks Seek Fort MacArthur Beach Lease
Los Angeles Recreation and Park Department advances toward acquiring 39 acres of beach near Fort MacArthur Reservation west of Point Fermin. General manager George Ejalch telegrammed Lt. Gen. Young seeking approval of a lease for part of the reservation, and proposed state acquisition of Royal Palms Beach to combine with the military frontage into a single city beach.
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Ft MacArthur Reservation
Los Angeles
Point Fermin
Royal Palms Beach
George Ejalch
B.N. Young
6Th Army
San Francisco Presidio
Park Department
Royal Palms
Begea
Bar Chief Denies Court Reform Charges in Legislature
Joseph A Ball president of the State Bar of California said widespread misrepresentation surrounds the court reorganization plan before the Legislature He noted the program was prepared jointly by the state bar and the judicial council and that it does not seek to remove voters or alter how judges are elected.
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Ball, & Long
Beach
State Bar
Judicial Council
Phil S. Gibson
Teenagers Jailed in Stomping Incident Report
In Gardena two teenage brothers were held by juvenile authorities after a violent assault on a boy named Orcenty. Police Captain Tracy described injuries requiring hospital care and indicated the case prompts debate on judicial appointments and reform. The victim spent three days in the hospital recovering from abdominal injuries.
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Orcutz
Ibruthars Baye
Harbor Link Due June 1
Wilmington Harbor freeways project advances four months ahead of schedule as the 42 mile extension from Los Angeles Civic Center to 2nd Street nears completion by June 1. The California Division of Highways reports contracts totaling 3,174,000 dollars, with the plan to extend the Harbor Freeway to 224 miles from downtown Los Angeles to the harbor area.
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Wilmington—Harbor Freet
Lway
Los Angeles Civic Center
2Nd Street
California Division of Highways
Harbor
Los Ant
Geles
Wie Harbor
Fashion Show Moves to Lafayette Hotel In Downey
The Lafayette Hotel will host an all cotton fashion show Monday with 1957 Maid of Cotton Jielea Landon appearing, moving from the store as previously scheduled. A lunch follows the event at noon. Jewelry valued at 735 dollars was reported stolen from a Downey home during the week. Local commerce notes include Buffums and Long Beach Chamber of Commerce updates. Police said tick Norvert A. Hillecke, 36, of 82ers is sought in the case.
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Baltums
Jielea Landon
Lafayette
Downey
Con
Tick Norvert A. Hillecke
Buffums
Ravilion Dri
Sheriff's Long Beach Chamber of Com Deputies
Merce
Lafayette How
Heart Drive Nets $15,424 in Long Beach
A door to door appeal on Heart Monday in Long Beach raised 15424.62 dollars announced by Daniel W Farnham Long Beach Heart Fund chairman Final count by Belmont Shore bank employee noted the total Meanwhile Farnham urged return of mailed letters to reach the 72000 dollar goal Donations may be mailed to Long Beach Heart Association 921 Pacific Ave or HEART in care of the local postmaster
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Heart
Daniel W. Farnham
Heart Fund
Bank
Belmont Shore
Long Beach Heart Association
Farnham
Heart Ass'n
Long Beach
Driver Killed in Santa Ana After Stop Sign Crash
A six year old Orange resident died late Friday when a car ran a stop sign at Chapin and Prospect Avenues and collided with another vehicle. George M Zwirkien of 963 Learcd Drive Orange was extricated from his overturned car, which struck a tree. William C. Smith of 35661 B Street, Tustin, said Zwirkien’s car appeared to speed into his path, while Smith sustained minor injuries and was treated at Santa Ana Community Hospital. His passenger, Ralph Mitzel of Santa Ana, was uninjured.
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Santa Ana
Chaplan
Prospect Aves
California
George M. Zwirkien
Learcd Dr. Oreange
William ¢. Smith
St. Tustin
Zwirter Auto
Zwirlien
Smith
Santa Ana Community Hospital
Ralph Mitzel
Paramount Man Killed in Car Crash
A Paramount man died at Los Angeles General Hospital from injuries after a car struck him at Paramount Blvd and Howe St early Friday. Andrew J. Horn, 54, of 12446 La Reina St, was struck at 2 am by Jo Ann Ballas, 20, of Los Angeles, who later told patrolmen she felt a bump but did not stop. She led officers back to the scene after a friend alerted them and blood was found at the intersection.
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Paramount
Los Angeles General Hospital
Paramount Blvd
Howe St
Andrew J. Horn
la Reina St
Jo Ann Ballas
Los Angeles
Yours
Kite Meet Postponed to Next Saturday at Rainbow Pier
Rain halted a kite flying contest scheduled at Rainbow Pier. Recreation Department officials announced the event will resume next Saturday at 2 pm with the same guidelines and participants expected to attend.
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Rainbow Pier
Recreation Department
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Air Force
Universal-International Arm
Martha Myer
Los Angeles City Hall
Long Beach Area
Miss Hyer
Dean Hess
City Hall
L. B
Liz
Douglas
Model T
Mychael W. Nestor
jLiong International
Kenny Droubay
TA Habra
la Habra
Jawyer
Itch
St. and
Childre Bavyer
Charles Earl Barnet
Oliva St. Laleagand
Davis
Fea
Seaside
Stewart Kenneth Marsh
Tolbert Ave
Stewart
Hills and
Robert W. Hacker
Boni G. Corbett
Police Complaint Bureau
Work Staris
L.B. Club
Lynwood Police
Gardenan
L. A.’s Parks
Fort's Beach
Bar Chief
CNS
Aflec
John Orcutt
Barbor
Tracy
Halldale Ave
St. Tles
Markc
Orenty
Long Beach State College
Jerome
Outer Space
Redondo Beach
Shirley Dolizal
Charline Pickrell
Bellflower
Howare Shapiro
E .54Th St
Bob Wollf
Surfside
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