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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1957
Page
9
A collage of satirical local notes and anecdotes features D W Campbell dodging a ticket for a 10 minute zone while hosting visiting Japanese chamber of commerce leaders, a lawyer advising a Signal Hill rubbish complaint, a spoof invitation to Rep. Craig Hosmer from the Russian Embassy, and light commentary on Christmas card purges, Sputnik jokes, and odd ads from the era.
City Manager Sam E. Vickers told the City Council that shrinking the Long Beach Unified School District to city boundaries is impractical. He noted 17.8 percent of the district's assessed valuation lies outside Long Beach and warned that realignment would create legal, financial, and administrative problems, with some areas remaining debt liable and facilities misaligned.
Mrs Ada Leslie Welter 67 of 2571 E Lith St narrowly escaped serious injury when she fell asleep with a lit cigarette in her living room couch. Her husband extinguished the fire. Police noted a similar burn incident last May, burning two thirds of her body.
The Community Volunteer Office held its 10th annual meeting at Captain's Inn. Officers installed include Ernest Belcher as president Mrs Edmund Richards first vice president Mrs Robert Helms second vice president Mrs Sol Deeble third vice president Miss Bess Olson secretary Eldredge Bombs treasurer and George Hart Jr. immediate past president. Board members listed are Mrs Roy Parker Mrs Morcis Stim son Ro Wim Bovége Donald E Calvert Strong and Vail Young.
The Pacific Christian Convention opens today at Municipal Auditorium in WAG norm, expected to draw about a thousand delegates from Churches of Christ along the Pacific Coast and Southwest. Russell Martin of Miami, Oklahoma, an evangelist, will lead discussions on "The Growing Bible School" with sessions Wednesday and Thursday mornings and a problem clinic in the afternoon. Other speakers include Foyt.
A safe containing 383 in cash and dental gold and 293 in checks was stolen from the office of Dr Max R Letcher in San Jose. Entry was forced through a rear office window during evening sessions, as thieves pried open a window to gain access.
The auxiliary of Barracks 154 Veterans of World War I will hold its regular business meeting at 5 pm today in the Veterans Memorial Building at the city center.
City advisory committee fails to agree on subsidence abatement method but plans daily meetings to prepare a concrete recommendation for the City Council next Tuesday. Three bill versions would empower or create a district and unitization program, with broad support for a nine point plan guiding field wide suppression and rapid start.
A municipal court preliminary hearing is set for attorney William M Crawford, 35, who allegedly stole 34 000 from a trust account he managed for his associate. Crawford, of 4480 Cerritos Ave, was arraigned today before Judge Charles T Smith on four counts of forgery and four of grand theft. He is free on 5000 bail after Friday arrest on a complaint by attorney William T Pillsbury claiming Crawford forged Pillsbury’s name to checks to withdraw funds from a local bank.
A fragmentary report notes Miss Pat Murphie of Long Beach was accidentally shot in the leg while on a hunting trip with a dog companion near Provo Utah. The 1-year-old Long Beach hopeful, part of Bliss Sophomore, is described amid other names and scattered details from the event.
The famous USAF B-29 four engine plane Lucky Lady III will be displayed at Long Beach Municipal Airport during the Wings Over the Nation festival part of the Junie Chater event in Commerce. The craft, a modified former non stop world circumnavigator, is on loan from Norton Air Force Base and allows public access through a nose entrance and tail exit to inspect stations and bomb bays.
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