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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1960
Page
8
Cmdr. George J. Steedie Sr. pleaded innocent at a San Diego naval station court martial over a collision off Newport Beach in fog that killed sailors from USS Ammen. Cmdr. Albert T. Ford had earlier been reprimanded and reduced in rank for negligence.
The article details how divisions shifted from engineering and sales to teaching roles, noting the college’s aviation program as a major effort. Steedle pleaded innocent to some charges, while community cooperation aided the initiative with industry support, instructors, and tours.
Multiple death notices list Eva Ekstrand 78 at 5880 Gundry Ave. Mel and Ethel among survivors. Grace Guthrie Williams 78 of 3347 Oregon Ave. dies. service at Angeles Abbey. David, Burt, Corine noted. Numerous other obituaries include Armstrong, Winifred Hubbard, Lucy Wiley, John Wilson, Harvey Peverson, Frederick Schwenn, Marie Rizzo, Finnl Walker, Nellie Kendrick, George Maxner, and more with service times, ages, and family survivors.
Simon Lester Van Kelkerix, 99, of Belshire Avenue, Arlesia, and Willis Walter Bouima, 36, of Huntington Park, received 90 day jail terms for burglarizing a local office building. The judge placed them on three years probation after officers found office equipment worth 2635 dollars in their car. Loot came from 340 East Wardlow Road.
Broadway-Hale Stores won approval from Huntington Beach City Council and Planning Commission for a major shopping center at Highway 49 and Smeltzer Road. The project would include a multistory department store and 49 acres, with rapid development intended across a Cross-country route, and a future opening in Sacramento and Vista before the Huntington Beach outlet.
Rev Norman Nelson, former Comoran pastor who left opera and theatre to become a missionary in the Orient, will speak at Grace Baptist Church 2041 Palo Verde Ave tonight at 7 30 p m The notice previously stated he would appear last Sunday due to an error in the church page.
A sailor identified as William J. Anderson, 20, of the USS Herbert J. Thomas docked at Pier 15, was struck and killed by a passing car on the Pasadena Freeway near Sulane Ave in Long Beach. Police gave no reason for his freeway presence.
An item in the classifieds notes carpenters seeking needed take rate and model details. The ad outlines required specifications and compensation terms for prospective workers.
Martha E. Carter 90 of 26 Alamitos Ave a longtime Long Beach resident died Wednesday. Born in Sulphur Springs Texas her family moved to Willmore City and later settled on Whittier Street. She and her husband William Carter lived in San Pedro where he served as a street superintendent. a son Pedro died earlier. Funeral set for 10 am Saturday at San Pedro location with arrangements by Cleveland Mortuary.
A fragmentary notice references Freddie Carter leading an owners group from 1823 for 12 years and serving as president of an organization linked to the California Pike. It mentions Forrest Wilson of Long Beach conducting a dance orchestra, a vice president at Majestic Ballroom, and Emma Pettit of Barbara as surviving kin in a pioneer community, with ties to apartment owners and dance halls.
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