White Cane Sale To Aid Blind Lions On Main Street
Lions Clubs conduct a two day White Cane Day sale in downtown bounded by Pine and American Aves Ocean Blvd and 5th St to raise funds for blind rehabilitation. Canes priced as in street campaign with contests, a touring float and ambulances with PA systems to boost donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hardesty
Val Deaser
Downtown
Lions Club
Eddie Baker
Lions Clubs
Pine and
American Aves
Ocean Blvd
5Th St
Lions Club of
Monterey Park
Herty Hughes
Richard Klein
George Bailey
Virg Door
Big Runway iNeed Told by Hosmer
Rep Craig Hosmer told a Lakewood audience that Long Beach Municipal Airport must have a long runway to attract big aircraft. He warned that an industrial subdivision approved by the Lakewood City Council could block needed airspace near the proposed 10,000 foot diagonal runway. Airport officials argue 55 foot high buildings near zero weight clearance could shorten the runway by up to 3000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Craig Hosmer
Lakewood
Greater Lakewood
Hosmer
Louis Bay
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Death Notices Campbell Day and Johnson family cases
Campbell Day Buford E. 67 and William 97 died recently. Campbell Day’s survivors include wife Irena and several daughters and brothers. Services at Mottell's and Pirst/Peek Mortuary with Brethren Church involvement. B. W. Coon Funeral Home directing. George W. Johnson 62 of 4230 Lemita Ave died Saturday. Surviving Magna and daughter Karen. Service planned Wednesday at 5 pm at Dilday Chanel.
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Johnson
George W
Lemita Ave
Magna BM
Karen
Gevin
Robert A
Cedar Ave
Hilda
Eugene Watson
Geraldine Davis
Ellwood
Harola
Richard
Faith Needham
Mildred Ginn
Margie Dalby
Pendleton Ore
Mottell’s & Peek Mortuary
Welcher
Jesse Amos
Myrtle Ave
Goldie
Morris McFadden
Oscar Davis
Nell Harrington
Ie Joffrey
Mottell's & Peek Mortuary
Francis—Henry Eugene
Linden Ave
James M. Wilson
Harry D
St. Anthony's Church
Car Dealer's Confession of Fraud Told on Trial
A former Long Beach used car dealer testified on a five-count fraud case, admitting involvement in financing and selling cars to customers with others' funds. He described how money was routed through a finance company and admitted knowledge of misused proceeds during the dealings. The trial proceeded with at least one co-defendant linked to the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Wirne
Ted
Willi
Walker
Fred
Russell Cy Osborne
Osborne
Amers Ave
Public Hearings Resume Oct 9 on Water Boost
Lakewood Water and Power seeks a 23 percent rate increase. Public Utilities Commissioner Rex Flardy and Examiner Stewart C. Warner will preside at 10:20 am in Lakewood City Council chambers. If approved, the average homeowner bill would rise from 31 cents to 83.75 cents per month. The private utility serves about 29,000 homes in Lakewood, East Long Beach and Downey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
Rex Flardy
Stewart C. Warner
Chambers
East i
Long Beach
Downey
Boat Motor Stolen in Los Angeles Theft Report
Attorney Robert H. Rich of Los Angeles reported the theft of a 48662 meter from his boat on a trailer parked near 5398 Appian Way. The incident was reported on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Rich
Los Angeles
Appian Way
Tioga Club Meeting Set Tonight
Tioga group plans an 18 hole championship golf course and clubhouse on 135 acres near Carson Street and Norwalk Boulevard with 400 members and non sectarian policy. Construction slated to start November first.
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Tioga Country Club
Lakewood Country Club
Tioga Group
Carson St
Norwalk
Michael Lloyd
Long Beach
Virginia Country Club
Bus and Car Crash Injures Two Women on Willow and Easy
Two women were injured in a bus car collision at Willow St and Easy Ave on Monday. Barbara Hanna 52 of Caspian Ave suffered knee arm and shoulder bruises while Esther Stenlund 61 of 228th Street Wilmington had cuts and a head wound. Dagmar Anita Riddar 36 also of Wilmington drove the car, and Walton F. Sawyer 32 of East 20th Street Long Beach Motor Bus Co. operated the bus. Injured were treated at Seaside Hospital.
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Willow St
Easy Ave
Barbara Hanna
Caspian Ave
Esther Stenlund
Mother Talks to Son Before Murder Trial Return
Mrs. Dorothy Schlichting of Artesia spoke by phone to her son Pvt Ralph T. McFarlane, awaiting a rehearing of murder charges in Germany after a June 1956 conviction. The call, arranged through a military officer and Rep. Holifield, brought renewed hope as McFarlane remained in Leavenworth awaiting execution.
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Dorothy Schlichting
Norwalk Blvd
Artesia
Pvt
Ralph T. McFarlane
Germany
McFarlane
Fof
He Ij
Leavenworth
Court of Military Appeals
Lowry
Air Force Reserve
Chet
Holifield
Judge Sutters crackdown on road race drivers pledges action
Municipal Judge Lyman B. Sutter vowed a crackdown on motorists who use roads as raceways. Five young drivers pleaded guilty to racing and received 30 day suspended licenses and fines totaling 527 dollars. Names include Philip G. Nelson William D Crawford Darrell L Wilborn Paul DelComo and Alfred F Allom. Arrests occurred on Long Beach and Signal Hill main streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman B. Sutter
Philip G. Nelson
el Paso St
Wiliam D. Crawford
College St
Garden Grove
Darrell L. Wilborn
Penfold Ave
Paul ¥. DelComo
San Francisco
Alfred F. Allom
Johnson Ave
Long Beach
Signal Hill
Main Streets
Hit In-Law Gets One Year Probation In Battery Case
Raymond Sanford Tilley, 30, of 1755 Onlo Ave, was fined and placed on one year probation after being found guilty of battery against Clifford L. Westwood, 12143 Arlington Ave. Westwood had filed the charges on Sept. 16 following an incident in Municipal Court on Sept. 3. Tilley also faced a charge of failure to provide for his three minor children, which was dismissed for lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Sanford Tilley
Onlo Ave
Martin de Vries
Tilley
Clifford L. Westwood
Arlington Ave
Shim
Westwood
Tiley
Ister
Joyce Tilley
W. Willard St. Westwood
DeVries
Damaged Yule Cards Claim Denied in San Francisco
Superior Judge George Francis denied damages to Mrs. Claude L. McFaddin for Christmas cards she claimed were lost or damaged. She sought 2652 dollars from H Crocker Co for one third of 220000 Yule greetings salvaged from a dump for 25 dollars in January 1955 during two-year ownership dispute. The court noted Crocker subsidiary had dumped the cards believing they would be destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Francis
Claude L. McFaddin
McFaddin
Tiveli Dr
H. &. Crocker Co
San Francisco
Office of 2 Doctors Looted of Equipment
In Bellflower burglars broke into the offices of Drs. Frank W. Protemen and William M. Fitch at 9910 Artesia Street, stealing three typewriters two adding machines and other valuables estimated over 3800. Deputies said entry was gained by cutting a screen and prying a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellflower
Artesia St
Frank W. Protemen
William M. Fitch
Tea for Faculty at El Camino College Patio
Nearly 200 El Camino College faculty members attended a tea Sunday in the patio area, celebrating faculty activities and camaraderie. The event drew attendees from various departments and reflected campus community spirit.
U. S. Steel Idles 160 at Torrance Mill
Layoff of 160 workers began Monday at United States Steel Corp Torrance mill. Officials say total production staff of 780 is trimmed due to reduced demand. One open hearth shut Sunday and 12 inch rolling mill to drop 20 percent by next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrance
United States Steel Corp
Seaman ship class opens Monday at Dewey School
Public seamanship and boat handling classes begin Monday at Dewey School Locust Ave and 8th St at 7 30 p m. The two hour sessions run weekly for 12 weeks under Coast Guard Auxiliary. Registration on opening night as boating grows in Southern California.
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Dewey School
Locust Ave
8Th St
Coast Guard Auxiliary
California
Coast Guard
Zellie V. Cronin
Poppy St
Los Angeles
Pomona
James £. Son
Long Beach
George W. Goldsmith
Seaview Mutual Water Co
San Diego County
Two Marines Hurt When Auto Hits Freeway Culvert
Regular monthly meeting of the Chia State Society is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Silverado Park Clubhouse starting with a thoughtful supper. A sightseeing picnic in Plainview, Nebraska, will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Houghton Park Clubhouse.
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Chia State Society
Silverado Park
Buena Park
Plainview
Neb
Camp Pendleton
Serlja
M. Tod
Houghton Park
Ously
Peoria
Sycamore Park
Figueroa St
Los Culvert
Santa Ana Frees Angeles
Valley View Ave
Hoisington
Kan
Cortex Pars
West Covina
Pat Montano
Danny Skipper
Richard J. Murphy
Montano
Skipper
Woman's Escort Slashes Ex-Husband in Bar Assault
A 45-year-old Long Beach man was slashed by his ex-wife's escort at a Lakewood Boulevard bar. William Boneton, with his current wife Geraldine, was attacked after offering a beer. the escort knocked him down and cut his face, leaving his left ear partially severed. Deputies seek the escort for assault with a deadly weapon.
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Bellflower
Long Beach
William U W. Honeton
10Th St
Lakewood Blvd
Geraldine
Boneton
St. Helen's Hospital
Oneton
Education Office Employees Set Meeting in Norwalk
The Los Angeles County Association of Education Office Employees holds its first meeting of the year in Norwalk. Funeral service for Harry C. Cilley, 76, of 1309 E, Long Beach, will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at Patterson & Snively Chapel in USC. Interment at Sunny Side Memorial.
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Norwalk
Los Angeles County Association of Education Office
Harry C
Cilley
Patterson & Snively Chapel
USC
Charles W
iMayes
Sessia Orate
Pedestrian Hit by Automobile Seriously Hurt in Downey
A 10537 S. La Reina Street woman, Marie Matilda Whruggel, 10537 S. La Reina St, was struck by a car at Firestone Blvd and Downey Ave in Downey. She suffered major injuries and was moved to Rancho Las Anvi jg Hospital then to St. Francis Hospital in Lyn wood. driver Thomas D. Taylor, 33, stated sun glare caused him to turn left into Firestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
Firestone Blvd
Downey Ave
Marie Matilda Whruggel
S. la Reina St
Rancho Las Anvi
Jg Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Lynwood
California Highway Patrol
Thomas D. Taylor
Dunbar St
Bellower
Firestone
Tax Study Units to Be Named in Norwalk
A Norwalk Chamber of Commerce board meeting will appoint a committee to study all municipal tax structures for the new city. Lunch is at noon at the Chamber office with President Bill English presiding and Mrs Maude Gray, executive secretary, coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Chamber of Commerce Board
Maude Gray
Chamber
Bill English
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Dorney & Farlinger Mortuary
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Robert Kennedy
Society of California Accountants
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J. Hugh Quinn
Barton Smith
Phil Moore
City College Business and Technology Division
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