Long Beach News Miscellany and Memorial Day Notes
A local column recalls a Salvation Army act of kindness during the Hancock Fire and lists Congressional Medal of Honor recipients invited to Unknown Soldier services in Long Beach area. It also reports on Pontoon Bridge sightings, Douglas Aircraft lore, a writers group naming itself Garald Lagard, and Memorial Day flag etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazor Eenry F. Schroeder
Long Beach
Washington
Maj. Schroider
Prayery
Philippines
Schroeder
Donald Gary
USN
Garden Grove
Jackson Pharris
Rolling Hills
Louis van Tersel
Sierra Madre
Walter Ehlers
Buena Park
Long Beach VA Hospital
Pierpaint Hamilton
Sansto Barbara
George Turner
Los Angeles
Col. J. Zeamerer
Calvin P. Titus
Hollywood
Riftwood
Paticular
Garald Lagard
Jessie Braggford Bond
Don Muchmore
World Trade Week Ends With Harbor Day Parade
Thousands attend Harbor Day events in Long Beach as Navy ships USS Roanoke and Thetis Bay anchor offshore and Coast Guard displays line the waterfront. More than 7,000 visitors tour exhibits from Matson Terminal to Pierpoint Landing while fireboats light the parade route and foreign cars and military gear draw crowds. Citizens, officials, and Junior Chamber of Commerce guests witness the public displays marking the 32nd World Trade Week observe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Roarnoke
Coast Guard
Thetis Bay
Greer
Visse County
Matson
Beach Harbor
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dope Raids Nab Eight Suspects Including Three Women
Narcotics officers arrested eight persons over the weekend in four raids led by Sgt. Willis Z. Penhollow. The largest raid yielded a quantity of pills and marijuana near a bar at 10th Street and Orange Avenue. Those charged included Paul Leo Schoonover and wife Judith Lenora, plus Eleanor Doris Borzensky and Jerry Dalton Arnold, all from Rendina Street, and Leslie Leo Rittenhouse, a transient. A nurse, Sophia Louise Novak, was also arrested at her Carmichal home after a tip. A 17 year old boy found growing five plants in a window box was booked for illegal sale of narcotics.
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Willis ZL. Penhollow
10Th St
Orange Ave
Seemg
Paul Leo Schoonover
Judith Lenora
Eleanor Doris Borzensky
Jerry Dalton Arnold
Rendina Sr
Leslie Leo Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse
Arnold
Borzensky [Ota
Rendina
J. Brent Hitchings
Frank A. Shaw
Sophia
Louise Novak
Reg
Lee
Frank Castillo
Offinome
Cers
Ronald J. Coffee
David
C. Wingfield
Douglas Aircraft Expands Long Beach Payroll to 18,700
Douglas Aircraft Co Long Beach division added 1000 employees in two months bringing total to 18,700. Company expects peak near 20,000 with most work on the C133 and DCS jets. Chairman Donald Douglas cautions future earnings depend on government orders amid military ties.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
Douglas
Donald W. Douglas
Cler k Nabs Bandit in Holdup Try at Pedro
A 60 year old man described as Elsey E. Mead was arrested after an attempted liquor store robbery in San Pedro. He claimed to have used a .45 revolver and an S8 calibre automatic, fled from a tubercular sanitarium, and fought a store clerk named Jimbery during the incident. Officers recovered the weapons and noted Mead had a long jail history.
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San Pedro
E. Mead
Jimbery
Palmdale
A. Friedrich
Mead
W. Carson St
Tor Mead
Optimism Explained by Douglas Aircraft chairman message
The Douglas Aircraft Long Beach plant is expected to see employment rise modestly in the near term and then stay at a relatively high level as the industry shifts from manned aircraft to missiles. Douglas chairman Dould W. Douglas notes the change will reduce labor hours but the plant remains a bright spot amid overall employment declines in aviation.
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DCS
Douglas
Long Beach Douglas
Jarre
Hell Telephone Laboratories
Western Electric Co
Dougs Jag
Air Force
Army
Navy
Charlotte
N. C
Douglas Long Beach
Marine Department Reports Income and Transfers
City Auditor John R. Mansell released an annual report showing Marine Department revenues last fiscal year of 359,008.83 with expenditures for administrative and operations at 353,? Note: lifeguard service cost 242,476.15 and mooring fees from Basin No. 1 totaled 854,019.28. Transfers from the Tideland Oil Fund amounted to 102,964.50, including 853,449.50 for admin and operations and 49,515 for lifeguard areas. Mansell proposed a further transfer of 10,769.43 for maintenance by the Public Service Department. A study on additional transfer items from city titles and funding is underway.
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Marine Department
John R. Mansell
Tideland Oil Fund
Mansell
Public Service Department
Ten Long Beach residents pass California State Bar exams
Ten Long Beach residents have passed the California State Bar spring examinations. The list includes Gene W. Beckman, Norman D. Causey, Robert Ray Kirkpatrick, Lawrence H. Lackman, Don Harper Mills, Fred Murray Nelson, Lt. Ramon Joseph Pointevin, Winfield Scott Rainbolt, Philip Herman Robertson, and Arthur Bentley Skaggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Gene W. Beckman
Driscoll St
Philip Herman Robertson
Sorrento Dr
Arthur Bentley Skaggs
Locust Ave
Resident Reports Gems and Clock Theft at Home
James A. Evans, 65, of 380 Panama Ave., said jewelry and an eight day clock valued at 500 dollars were stolen from his residence Sunday. Police were informed and the notice continues on Page B-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Evans
Panama Ave
NAACP Parley Opposes Work Law Proposal
The southern area of Advancement of Colored people went on record as opposing the proposed work law. The NAACP parley stance signals a regional challenge to new labor regulations and prompts further discussion among civil rights groups.
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Area of Advancement of Colored
Downey School Bonds Sold at Premium by Bank of America
Bank of America won the bid for Downey City School District bonds valued at 45000 dollars, offering 349 dollars over par and setting a net interest rate of 2.84 percent. The National Association for the People Saturday met in Long Beach to oppose right to work legislation, with 175 delegates from 94 branches from Las Vegas to San Diego attending the conference at the City Recreation Center. Frank H. Bates opened the Southern Area meeting, and Judge Stanley Mosk spoke at Morgan Hall in Los Angeles.
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Downey
Bank of America
Downey City
National Assn. For
Long Beach
NAACP
Percy Anderson
Myrtle Ave
Las Vegas
San Diego
City
California Ave
Frank H. Bates
North Tidge
Morgan Hall
Stanley Mosk
Los Angeles
Bandits Rob Gas Station on Hill Street
A gas station attendant Wes ley M Cassidy, 50, was cornered at knifepoint by four bandits at the Hill Street and American Avenue station. They demanded keys to the cash box and escaped with 45.50 after hearing approaching footsteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M. Cassidy
Hill St
American Ave
Swim Area Reopens at Colorado Lagoon
The Colorado Lagoon swimming area has reopened after the installation of new facilities, per the City Recreation Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Lagoon
City Recreation Department
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Deeg
Malcolm Epley
Hancock
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Lassies
Long Beach Harbor
Terminal Island
L. B
Douglas Aircraft
Ken Farrar
Douglas Mer
Chamber of Commerce Satuday
Donald Douglas Sr
Eager Harbor
L.B
Noto
U. S
Donald Douglas
California
Dould W. Douglas
Marine Dept
Press-Telegram the Southland
Surinam
Pariey
Community Hospital
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