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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1962
Page
5
Long Beach steps out of a battleship memorial proposal citing no space in city plans. The fate is now in the Harbor Commission as Port Ambassadors push the effort, with the project possibly handled by the Harbor Department.
Dwight C. Sigworth was elected president of the Long Beach Board of Education succeeding the late Dr. Walter H. Boyd. Sigworth, on the board 15 years, will serve until next May. Jerald Jacobs will represent the district on the City Recreation Commission. The Navy offered the wrecked battleship USS Indiana as a memorial, but Harbor Commissioners questioned cost and interest. Graveside rites were planned for former Long Beach physician William E. Shattuc, M.D., who died in October. he had practiced in Long Beach since 1925 and served in Kiwanis and the American Legion. Surviving relatives include three sons, three daughters, and five grandchildren.
Chief Joseph F. Yeaman, 33, radarman aboard the destroyer Larson, has never taken shore duty in 15 years of active service and reups for six more years to stay at sea. Home life includes wife Betty and seven children, with Yeaman praising Long Beach and noting his wife’s view of Navy life. He plans to assume Air Interceptor Controller duties when Larson resumes sea duty in December.
City Manager Joan Mansell will meet Harbor Commissioners Daubney and Harrington Thursday to map a general review of Harbor Department operations. The move follows a council vote last Tuesday against pay raises for five port employees and seeks a detailed budget‑timed analysis across harbor divisions.
A cluster of death notices from a local paper lists individuals such as Elizabeth M. Misters, William T. Ragsdale, Mary Henderson, Earl T. Nickerson, Speros Polychrones, Ralph M. Wollard, Maxine Legard, Charles Baylis, Charleen Jankowski, Victor A. Pearl, Augustus Dodge, Jerry Polychrones, Gerald A. Rockhold, Harvey Leavitt. Each entry gives age, residence, survivors, service times, and mortuary details, with services held at various locations including Patterson & Shively, Stephens & Bobbit, Hunter Mortuary, Disday Family Funeral Directors, Mottell's & Peek, and others.
Boaters clash with Beach Marine Department officials over lifting a 35 mph speed limit at Marine Stadium. Council committee considers half day limits before major events. racing boats may be kept out during practice on select days. Electrical unions protest slower rules and licensing questions spark new debate.
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