Station Held Up Robber Nabbed After Daybreak
A robber armed with a knife held up a service station at 1300 Magnolia Ave early today. Attendant Sherrill J. Hunt, 20, then drove the thief around for over two hours before release. Police arrested Charles C. Aldrich, 21, of 555 Chestnut Ave, on robbery and kidnapping charges after Hunt identified him. The assailant demanded cash, forced driving to eat, and carried out plans to rob Fleet Locker Club before returning to the suspect’s apartment where the knife and $68 in cash were found.
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Sherrill J. Hunt
1233
Ave
Magnolia Ave
Charles C. Aldrich
Chestnut Ave
Hunt
Ocean Blvd
Fleet Locker Club
Ocean Elvé
Ridder Talk Set at Meet in Los Angeles
Herman H. Ridder publisher of the Independent Press Telegram will speak at the Oct 21 dinner of the Western States Advertising Agencies Assn in Nickabob Restaurant Los Angeles Save Newspapers Lost Their Punch will be the talk subject Ridder will be introduced by Tom Mullins of Mullins and Earl Advertising Agency Icy Eckhoff partner of Reche Eckhoff and Lee Advertising Agency is a program chairman of the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman H. Ridder
Independent Press-Telegram
Western States Advertising Agencies Assn
Nickabob
Los Angeles
Ridder
Tom Mullins
Mullins and
Earl Advertising Agency
Icy, Eckhoff
Reche, Eckhoff and Lee Advertising Agency
Funeral Service Set for William E Albers
Funeral of William E. Albers aged 52 formerly a purchasing agent with the Long Beach Oil Development Co will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Dispay Mortuary Chapel. Friends may visit the chapel today. He died in a traffic accident near Needles. Survived by wife Myrtle and sisters Fenny Dorn Antoinette Kol and Mayme Albers.
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William E. Albers
Long Beach Oil Development Co
Dispay
Albers
Needles
Myrtle
Fenny Dorn
Antoinette Kol
Mayme Albers
Damsel in Distress Is $215 Richer Now
Oklahoma City man James Hall 21 vacationing in the South helps a hungry distressed Kansas woman at a bus depot. They dine, he leaves his coat with wallet containing $215. After washing, the coat and wallet remain but the money is missing, police reported.
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Bert Resnie
James John Hall
Oklahoma City
Kansas
Hall
Southland
Nu-Pike
Educators to Gather on Friday Conference in Los Angeles
School administrators from Long Beach and seven western states attend the first far western junior high conference in Los Angeles. About 250 delegates will visit Hamilton and Stanford junior highs to observe programs in teacher induction student development and audiovisual instruction. Bancroft Junior High principal Carl Ehmann chairs the Southern California Junior High School Committee hosting the event.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Hamilton
Stanford Junior High
Bancroft Junior High
Southern Californias
Ehmarm
Shopping Center Plans Disclosed in Westminster
WESTMINSTER A 23 acre shopping center will be developed along Garden Grove Boulevard east of Springdale Street. Paramount Market Co. will build a 40,000 square foot supermarket as the first step. Construction starts in early November. The center will have 24 stores and parking for 1,400 cars. Announcement by J Rappaport developer of Hazelwood Shopping Center.
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Westminster
Garden Grove , Blvd
Springdale St
Paramount Market Co
J. Rappaport
Hazelwod
Local girl places third in Seventeen doll contest
Gerrie Lynn Darrow, 12, of 2546 Pine Ave, won third place in Seventeen Magazine Christmas doll contest finals with a character doll named Klondy Eskimo. Prize includes a television set. Entries total 45,000. Other notes include an insurance tax talk at Apple Valley Steak House and various local club notices.
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Gerrie Lynn Darrow
Pine Ave
Seventeen
Trust Council
Edwin G. Davies
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co
Estate Planning and Trust Council
Apple Valley
Jordan High
U. S. Navy
Chemung
Municipal Pier
Josef Ranald
Linden Hell
National Machine
Accountants’ Asst
Petroleum Club
Long Beach
National Res. of Social Workre
YWCA
Livcal
Chartered Life Underwriters
Lafayette Otel
Brittania Society
Machinists
Elm Ave
Mra
Harry
Galvin
Keever Ave
Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve Training Center
Two Army Aviators Killed in Desert Lake Crash
Chief Warrant Officer William B. Hillier aged 24 and a companion were among two Army personnel killed when their helicopter slammed into a rain swollen desert lake near Alamogordo New Mexico. The wreckage was found submerged early Sunday morning after the unit had been missing since Friday. Harvey B Tolman of Honeyville Utah and the other crewman were stationed at White Sands New Mexico and en route home from Fort Huachuca Arizona when struck by the violent storm.
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Alpimer Long Beachman
William B. Hillier
Army
Desert
Alamogordo
Hunter
Set
Harvey B. Tolman
Honeyville
Utah
White Sands
N.M
Ft. Huachuca
Aziz
Girls Aid Heart Study in Schools
Teenage girls affiliate of Job's Daughters presents a life size heart model to the Long Beach audio-visual library. The donation supports a state program on heart education and funds to supply 45 models to over 200 libraries in partnership with the Long Beach Heart Association. Evelyn Davis receives the model from Sandra KARBAN, queen of Bethel Mo. 6.
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Long Beach
The
Masons
Job's Daughters
Long Beach Heart Assn
Evelyn Davis
Sandra Karban
Job
Bethel Mo
Giles Rites to Be Held for Mary Louella Giles
Funeral services for Mary Louella Giles, 74, a retired Long Beach juvenile officer, will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Mottell's & Peek Chapel. She died Sunday after arriving in Long Beach in 1932 and serving as a juvenile officer and librarian before retiring in 1953. Surviving: husband Vinton S. Giles, daughter Marion Bristol, son James V. Giles. Residence listed as 1919 E Sixth Street.
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Mary Louella Giles
Long Beach
Mottell's & Peek Chapel
Giles
Vinton S. Giles
Marion Bristol
James V. Giles
Three hurt in Long Beach traffic accidents campaign
Three persons were injured Sunday in Long Beach traffic incidents. Delores Morrison, 51, of 2291 Maine Ave, suffered a broken right ankle, a deep cut, and head injuries after being struck by a four car impact on Pacific Ave near 23rd St in heavy rain. Richard Sevierer, 17, of 3801 E Pacific Coast Hwy, cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian. Frederick Lindewinth, 72, of 735 Redondo Ave, head injuries after being struck on Ocean Blvd near American Ave at 1 29 am. Joanne Fournier, 18, of Monte, drove the car that hit Lindewinth. Mildred Heinisch, 52, of 1115 E Broadway, sustained a severe facial laceration and a broken ankle as a passenger in the Gunn vehicle involved in a separate crash on 8th St near Belmont Ave at 12 01 am. She was treated at Community Hospital.
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Long Beach
Delores Morrison
Maine Ave
Pacific Ave
23Rd St
Richard Anthony Sevierer
Pacific Coast Hwy
Johnny L. Gunn
Appleton Ave
8Th St
Belmont Ave
Gunn
Community Hospital
Coffee Urns Stolen From Centennial High
Police report two large coffee urns were stolen from Centennial High School cafeteria over the weekend. No suspects named as investigation continues.
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Centennial High
Compton
Centennial High School
Wallet Stolen From Hotel Room In Harlem
Paul G. Glasser told police his wallet containing 5193 was stolen from his pants pocket while he slept in an unlocked hotel room at 127 East 134th Street. The incident occurred Saturday night or early Sunday.
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Paul G. Glasser
E. 134 St
Bobby's Sportswear Store Grand Opening Event
Bobby's Sportswear Store at 136 Pine Ave celebrates a grand opening after remodeling and enlargement. The owner Robert H. Fisher invites shoppers to visit from 7 to 9 pm for a free sweater or skirt with a sweater and skirt purchase, highlighting fashion names like Mort Sophisticates Geist & Geist Don Loper and Evan Pipans. More than 1,000 sweaters and skirts are stocked to attract customers.
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Bobby
Pine Ave
Avery
Robert H. Fisher
Bobby's
Mr. Mort
Junior Sophisticates
Dalton
Geist & Geist
Don Loper
Evan Piipans
Scholarship Exams Set at Grove High School
National Merit Scholarships and college entrance and scholarship qualifying tests will be conducted at Garden Grove High School on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The event aims to identify top students for merit-based scholarships and college admissions programs.
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Grove H. S. Garden Grove
Garden Grove High School
Grove High School Wins First Prize at Yearbook Bee
Garden Grove High School and its Club received first prize at the annual Yearbook Bee in Garden Grove. The event featured a sponsored recording by top entertainers and involved more than 3,000 teenage girls from Orange Coast College and surrounding areas.
Bar Stool Assault at Seaside Blvd Bar Owner Targeted
Daniel R. Linder, 58, owner of a bar at 137 E Seaside Blvd, told police a 230 pound man demanded a beer, refused twice, then tore seat from two stools and hurled them at him, narrowly missing, before fleeing as officers arrived.
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Daniel R. Linder
E. Seaside Blvd
Linder
Nine Thousand Expected at Eastern Star Grand Session
An estimated 9,000 members of the Order of Eastern Star will gather October 21 to 25 for the California grand chapter session in the Municipal Auditorium. Opening ceremonies at 3 PM will be led by Guy Goodwin J. Knight and Mayor Raymond C. Kealer. Divine services are planned Sunday at First Baptist Church. Marguerite Welsheimer will preside. Elmer J. Walther, former grand patron, died September 19 in Los Angeles.
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Order of Eastern Star
Order
Calfornia
Guy
Goodwin J. Knight
Raymond C. Kealer
First Baptist Church
10Th St
Pine Ave
Marguerite Welsheimer
State of California
Elmer J. Walther
Los Angeles
Walther
Plaza Assn Meeting Set To Discuss Juvenile Problems
The Lakewood Plaza Citizens Improvement Assn. will hold a general meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday in the El Dorado Park Clubhouse. Lt. James Terry of the Long Beach Police Juvenile Division and Benso Enkojie of the LA County Probation Dept. will speak, followed by a question and answer session. The event is open to the public.
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Lakewood Plaza
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L.B. Girl
Lake
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Green
Nettie
Gondar Ave
Edward
Morris Bloom
Goldie
Freda Bloom
Alfred
Jack Bloom
Dilday Mortuary
May
Arthur Barton
Eversholt Ave
Lillian
Robert
Janet Laskowski
Dora May
Lakewood Mortuary Chapel
L.B
Qwner Bucks
Lidour Sold
Pliffin
Alpha Beta
Puss '‘N Boots
CAT Food
Spring ST
Lakewood
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