Language, signs, and public traffic tales from Long Beach
A column surveys tongue shifts from Bias y Combing to Choctaw roots, notes on Left Turn 08 signs, and the spread of new language in highway notices. It recalls a Long Beach woman winning $100 over Kentucky Lake’s size, praises pedestrian rights in the West, and reports student letters protesting Homecoming Day class requirements.
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U.S
California
Washington Dc
Gertrude Best
K. C G. McClosky
Washington
United States
Salt Lake City
Peoople
Subsurface Survey Under Way for Navy Landing Basin
The first stage of the city’s 9.5 million Navy Landing project is completed with dredging of about 860000 cubic yards of material. A city surveying boat now monitors depth reduction from as much as 11 feet to 15 feet to verify bottom leveling. Further dredging may be needed. initial stage cost 618240 under Pacific Dredging Co. contract. Additional stages include shore protection, hydraulics, surface improvements, building facilities, and removal of Magnolia Pier.
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Magnolia Ave
Pacific Dredging Co
Hathaway
Cren
Gilkerson
Magnolis Pier
Long Beach Veterans Day Honors Its Heroes
Long Beach observes Veterans Day recalling spring 1917 and a patriotic drive to aid the war effort. Local women organized Red Cross efforts, fundraisers, and scrap drives while ships were built at yards and Liberty bonds bought by every resident. Two thousand men from Long Beach served. three dozen killed in action. city totals surpassed quotas, setting a per capita record for anti German sentiment.
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Long Beach
TUR
Tour Liberty
Couble
Longs Beach
Protective League
Students to Put It Out New Teen Page
Teenaged reporters will debut a youth page in the Press Telegram and Independent on November 21. The page targets teens with campus news, fashion, records, and etiquette. A contest to name the page offers a $29 gift certificate. entries must be postmarked by Monday, include address age and phone, and be sent to Teenage Editor, Independent and Press Telegram, Long Beach.
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The
Press-Telegram
Independent
6Th St
Fine Ave
Long Beach
Salk Shots Slated at City College
More than 5 000 City College day and evening students and staff members will receive first second or third injections of Salk polio vaccine on the Lakewood campus Wednesday and Thursday. First and second shots were given to more than 7 000 students last spring in the area's first large scale immunization of adults aged 20 to 40. The program is sponsored by the Long Beach Department of Public Health and the Long Beach Unified School District. Day students are inoculated 8 am to 3 pm in the women's gymnasium. Evening students report to the cafeteria 6 30 to 8 30 pm either Wednesday or Thursday.
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City College
Lakewood
Long Beach
Two L. B. Students Honored in Illinois
Two Long Beach students earned scholastic honors at Wheaton College in Illinois. Senior Charlotte Kay Woollett and ministerial student Dale Wendell Robison were named to the honor list, with Woollett listed as daughter of John F. and Mrs. Woollett and Robison as son of George W. and Mrs. Robison.
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Long Beach
Wheaton, College, Wheaton, I
Charlotte Kay Woollett
John F. Woollett
Myrtle Ave
Dale
Wendell Robison
George W. Robison
Levelside Ave
UCLA Education Professor to Address College Forum
UCLA education professor Lawrence E. Vredevoe will speak at a college forum on Wednesday at the Lakewood campus auditorium. The topic is Are We Lagging Behind Russia in Education.
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Lawrence E. Vredevoe
UCLA
SLM
Russia
Lakewood
Auditorum
Five to Speak on Safe Thieves Burglary at Medical Building
Five speakers will discuss the Brickey Medical Bldg burglary at 2 Sunday night in the Garden Room. The break in at Mottell’s and Peck involved a 180 pound safe and items including checks, currency, money orders, and six vials of Demerol. Calore chaired the meeting with Edna Hawkins and other locals noting the missing papers and California animal law debates.
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Brickey Medical
William
Edna M
Stournton
Dell Hawksford
Blaine Ree Sesrinisane
Jean Calore
C. Richards
Oo Calore
Vhe
Voice of
South Door Magazine
California
Calore
Lester
Coop
Long Beach
B. Earle Bricksy
Bel Jis Limited
Mont ‘Ave
Vernon P
Navy Warns Boaters Clemente Bombing Seater and Yachtsmen
A fragmentary notice reports a burglary near the San Clemente area where a $700 calculator was stolen from Eugene Spratt on a Tuesday morning. A clock valued at $30 and a projector worth $50 were also taken from the home. Navy shore bombardment exercises at the seadrome were noted, with officials citing 11th Naval District operations.
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Mid Cove
San “Clemente
Eugene Island
L.spratt
Neete
Navy
Phil Shrotman
11Th Naval District
Pat Malloy
Thousands View Veterans Day Parade in Long Beach
Thousands lined the downtown streets for a Veterans Day parade honoring the Air Force 50th anniversary. Lt Gen. William F. McKee served as grand marshal, with Orris Jackson as honorary marshal. Naval Shipyard, Douglas Aircraft, Camp Pendleton, and El Toro bands performed as schools closed and children watched the procession.
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Long Beach
Gory
Nike
Norton Corps
Naval Base-Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Douglas Aircraft Co
Air Force
William F. McKee
Air Materiel Command
Orris Jackson
National Common
Veterans’ Council
Aline
Frebes
Peggy
California
Jacobson
Camp Pendleton
el Toro Air Base
64Rd Infantry Divison
Edwards Air Force
National Guard
San ‘Diego
City College
Wilso Paly
Jordan
Millixah
Excelsior
Fire Chief's Bright Red Auto Stolen and Recovered
Sheriff's deputies quickly recovered a bright red fire chief's car stolen from Harvey Crutchfield's garage on Blackthorn Avenue, Lakewood. The vehicle was found abandoned at Artesia Boulevard and Downey Avenue in Long Beach within two hours of the report. Churchfield, a division fire chief in Los Angeles County Fire Department, was associated with the incident.
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Lakewood
Harvey
Crutchfield
Blackthorn Aven
Artesia Blvd
Downey ‘Ave
Long Beach
Churchfield
Los Angeles County Fire -Dept
Adult Scout Leaders Plan Dinner and Puppetry at City Parks
The Long Beach Area Council hosts an indoor and outdoor gathering at city parks Wednesday evening for installation of district officers and awards for adult leaders. Puppetry and drama classes for elementary children begin at multiple playgrounds with schedules listed for Truman Boyd, Cabrillo, California, Ramona, Silverado, Somerset, and Veteran’s parks among others.
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Truman Boyd
Cabrillo Playground
California
Naval Changes to Be Hosmer's Topic at School
Rep Craig Hosmer will speak on Revolution in the Navy before Nav val Reserve Officers School students at Long Beach State College. The talk, set for 7 30 p m Thursday in room CR100, will cover interplanetary satellite developments and national security, followed by floor questions and a motion picture on the New Look of the Navy.
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Craig Hosmer
Navval “Reserve Officers School
Long Beach State College
Hosmer
Navy
Beating Leaves Perkins with Facial Injuries After $5 Loot Attack
William G. Perkins, 24, of 1745 E Ocean Blvd reports being attacked by several assailants who beat him as he entered a building. He suffered a broken nose, multiple chipped teeth, facial cuts, and possible fractures. Perkins was treated at Community Hospital. The motive cited was the victim having only $5 in his wallet. The assault occurred Sunday in front of his dwelling.
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William G. Perkins
E. Ocean Blvd
Sun+ day
Perkins
Community Hospital
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