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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1958
Page
20
L Armijo of 837 Washington Pl credits his dog Fifi a French poodle with saving his life during a rattlesnake strike near an Arizona desert camp. The dog barked as the snake lunged, preventing a fatal confrontation before the snake fled into brush. Fifi was treated by a veterinarian, and Armijo spoke of the dog’s courage.
Gen William Knowland told Long Beach Kiwanis his six point program to aid seniors centers on ending age discrimination, boosting private earnings without reducing benefits, and creating a governors advisory council with industry and labor. He opposed Ed Brown’s repeal of the responsible relatives law and urged bipartisan focus on aging needs. He planned to attend GOP events after the speech.
Police report a masked robber used a hammer to threaten Kinsey May, caretaker, and stole cash from a till at the Venetian Room, 18 E Fourth Street, around 5:15 am. About $522 was taken from the register and a separate bag held small amounts, with details tangled in the fragment.
Police arrested Mitel Kingston of Los Angeles for forgery after attempting to exchange a $280 check and a $49.90 purchase at a clothing store. The store manager notified authorities when Kingston returned to exchange the shirt, and a further counterfeit check was found.
In a hospital room a 32-year-old Long Beach woman named Dorothy Ann Travers asked if her children were all right. The nurse reassured her, while details of the deadly incident remained unspoken. Travers’s husband was killed and her 14-year-old son Jimmy was involved.
An appeal against Prop 17 argues it is a deadly booby trap and a lax check breaker while groups across the state urge defeat of the proposal to cut the sales tax and raise middle class income taxes. In Los Angeles a woman beaten by her husband remains unconscious. her son, a 14-year-old, faces a murder charge as he may be found to have acted in justifiable homicide to protect his mother. The case involves family guardians, protective custody, and a potential juvenile hearing within 15 days.
Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord, visiting the United States on a goodwill tour with a party, remarks on California cities facing bankruptcy risk due to state revenue changes. He implies local taxation would rise if broader fiscal controls pass.
Municipal Judge Lyman B. Sutter compared last year and recent yard photos at 2916 South St. showing improvements. The judge noted debris removal and calmer appearance. Deputy City Prosecutor Carl T. Zeiger said the owner complied with the order, and she was released on one year probation with conditions to remain law abiding.
Police officer Richard C. Pilling heads a neighborhood chest campaign team in an area south of 7th Street from Magnolia Avenue to flood control. The group includes several neighbors and friends, focusing on solicitation within a 105 block area as their sole responsibility.
Everett L Lomboldt 37 of Garden suffered lacerations to his left arm and above the left eye after a water ski fall at Marine Stadium late Monday. He required forty stitches at Community Hospital and was listed in stable condition.
The Long Beach Civic League endorsed four municipal ballot measures for the November 4 election but opposed Prop X to abolish the Municipal Bund. It urged support for Props S and T for upgrades around the Municipal Auditorium area and Ocean Boulevard, and Prop U allowing the city to employ the county, make assessments, and give local bidders a 1 percent preference.
A brilliant meteorite lit the Southland sky on Monday causing phone switchboards and newspaper offices to buzz. The fireball moved from northwest to southeast across about 30 degrees, lasting a few seconds before fading. observers noted a glowing tail that lingered briefly after disappearance.
Wilbue W Morrison of Garden Grove was named public relations manager for Douglas Aircraft Co.'s Long Beach division Tejon. He succeeds Wilson Sist who died last month. Morrison joined Douglas in 1954, started in El Segundo, and moved to Long Beach as assistant to Silshy last year. Prior to California, he was a 33 year radio news announcer in New York and served four years as bombardier navigator in the Army Air Forces during World War II, holding a lieutenant colonel's commission in the Air Force Reserve.
Delores J Howell and Jack D Freeman, workers at the Tally-Tla on Long Beach Blvd, were dragged from a car in the parking lot at 2 a.m. and beaten by a man and woman. Howell received treatment for a severely cut left foot while Freeman refused care. Victims said the assailants were former patrons ejected for drunkenness.
The Bellflower-Weddnull Lewish Center plans a Halloween dance for youths aged 11 to 14 from 7 to 10 30 pm. A civil war pistol valued at 600 dollars was reported stolen from a home on Saturday November 1 near 17836 S Bel. Mrs Faith B Waggard 40 of Flower Blvd and 1785 Sherman Pl reported the incident.
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