Spelling triumph and small-town incidents spark busy week
A boy in fourth grade excels with a perfect spelling score after a playful misstep over the word music. In Panguitch Utah a motel stay ends with four hubcaps mysteriously stolen then promptly returned by the town marshal who also sent a regretful note. A Long Beach writer recounts freeway speeds and debates safe limits, noting time gains with new connections while warning readers not to justify speeding. Foremen begin removing a balcony at the YWCA building as crane noise fills the city.
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Frey Stover
Panguiteh
Utan
T. R. Houston
Houston
Stover
Panguitch
Sunset Bivd
Hollywood
Long Beach
Bob
Marie Cole
Eime
Lompoc
Sunset Blvd
Anaheim St
Fio
LA Hollywood
Seven Kids, Peppermint Playhouse Boss Keeps Busy
Kay Carroll, 27, wife and mother of seven, runs Peppermint Playhouse at Atlantic Ave, teaching 300 children monthly in dance and drama. She balances home life with husband Wes Carroll, an American Airlines captain, who shares duties and calls her the “best cook in the family.” She began dancing at 10, has performed with Ted Lewis, Henry King, and Stan Kenton, and also writes and stages charity productions, insisting managing is simply organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Carroll
Wes Carroll Sr
Gregory
Wes Sr
Joy
Mrs. Carroll
Delia
Bear
Wes Jr
Mike
Georganne
George
Ted Lewis
Henry King
Stan Kenton
Wes Carroll
American Airlines
Kay
Peppermint Playhouse
Atlantic Ave
Wes
Vera Williams
Slogans arrive for Long Beach Jobs contest
Monday's mail brought the first batch of entries in a contest by the Sunday Independent and Press-Telegram Beach Combing column. Slogans must use the letters S and T for the two Jobs measures on the November 4 ballot, with prizes including Miss Universe pageant tickets, Ram-49'er game tickets, or three-month subscriptions.
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Mail
Sunday Independent
Press-Telegram
Long Beach
IPT
Eant
Independent
Press Telegram
Fontana to Head Chest's Oil Division
Frank J. Fontana, chief engineer for Richfield Oil Co., named chairman of United Neigh bors Community Chest campaign oil division. James G. Craig Jr. announced Fontana’s appointment and noted the division includes both unit accounts and small firms. Kickoff meetings planned with a $44,000 quota and involvement from 11 firms.
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Frank J. Fontana
Richfield Oil Co
United Neighbors
Chest’ Campaign
James G. Craig’ Jr
Tan
Craig
Jetter
Fontana
Lakewood
Max. Nichols
Charman Mottell D. Peek
Joan M .Clarke
Robert Bothner
John H. Gadwood
Robert Heck
Willard Morris
Donald J. Medley
Fims
General Truck Sales
Bixby Land Co
Sears-Roebuck So
Blake, Moffitt & Towne
Robertshaw - Fulton Controls
John Mansville Products Corp
Buffums
Ridings Motors
Columbia, Long Beach Osteopathic Hospital
Diamond & Yellow Cabs
Catalina Plane Belly Lands at L B Airport
An Avalon Air Transport Gruman amphibian made a noninjury belly landing at Long Beach Municipal Airport after gear failed on contact. All seven passengers and the pilot escaped unharmed. The incident follows recent efforts by the Better Business Bureau and new labeling laws affecting automobile dealer disclosures.
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Avalon Air Transport
Gruman
Better Business Bureau
Wedness
Sikorsky
Urges Polio Shots Citing Detroit Toll
Dr. Charles Brantingham of the Community Welfare Council urged Detroit residents to get polio vaccines noting 356 cases in the city this year versus 148 last year. He advised contacting family doctors to arrange the three shot series. Four infantile paralysis cases were reported in Long Beach this year, three paralytic and one nonparalytic.
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Charles Brantingham
Community Welfare Council
Detroit
Brantingham
Long Beach
Bar Holdup Suspect Arraigned In Los Cerritos Court
Ronald O. Skeels, 24, arraigned in Los Cerritos Municipal Court on armed robbery charges for a Lakewood bar holdup at 4132 Woodruff Ave. Last Tuesday patrons beat the gunman who escaped through a glass door. Bail set at $15,000. preliminary hearing scheduled Oct. 6 at 11 am.
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Ronald O. Skeels
Los Cerritos
Skeels
Lakewood
Woodruff Ave
Srefls
Pasadena
Gary Coly
San Antonio Dr
Orange Ave
John Landis
Skeets
Long Beach Council Ends Annexation After Voter Error
In a 64-54 vote with one dissent, Long Beach halted the 23 acre South Lakewood annexation after an election error left 15 qualified voters without ballots. County registrar Ben S. Hite admitted staff fault in preparing voter lists. The county board referred the matter to counsel and debated who should pay a $1,300 poll bill. Councilman Charles M. Garrison opposed ending proceedings and urged a second election without new petitions. city attorney warned legal impropriety. Neighborhood population 395, defined by Wardlow Road to Lomina Avenue extension.
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Long Beach
Lakewood
Ben S$. Hite
Margaret Heartwell
Charles M. Garrison
Kul
Walhfred Jackson
Wardlow Rd
Woodruff_Ave
Monlaco Rd
Lomina Ave
Long Beach Council backs policy resisting liability in subsidence suit
The Long Beach City Council unanimously approved a policy to resist all liability in the U S government subsidence case while cooperating in legally acceptable plans to halt land sinkage near the Naval Shipyard. The move preserves city defenses, reserves rights, and sets a retroactive contract with Ball, Hunt & Hart at 50 per hour for partners, 25 for junior attorneys, and 5 for stenographers. The council also endorsed a plan with Long Beach Oil Development Co to expand water injection, pending execution by the company.
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Walhfred Jacobson
U. S
Long Beach
Naval Shipyard
Jacobson
Edmund G. Brown
Ball, Hunt & Hart
Joseph A. Ball
Sam E. Vickers
Long Beach Oil Development Co
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Court orders Oct 13 cleanup for Lemons yard
Julia Lemons faces jail if her yard at 2916 South St and adjacent lot are not cleaned by Oct 13. After a Monday conviction for failing to keep the premises tidy, Municipal Judge Kenneth E. Sutherland gave her two weeks to comply, citing old furniture junk auto parts tires and debris.
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Julia Lemons
South St
Kenneth £. Sutherland
Lemons
Sutherland
City Fire Prevention Bureau
Department of Building & Safety
New Dispute Looms in Marina Land Deal
A Marina land deal faces a new dispute as the Marina Improvement Assn asks City Council for more title study on a plan to swap 20 acres from the McGrath estate for 23 tideland lots south of Lido Lane and east of the Talerio. The group questions patent validity and constitutionality of private development, citing a 1944 opinion by Irving We Smith.
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Marina
Beach Marina
Marina Improvement Assn
McGrath
Lido Lane
Talerio
Tideland
Irving We Smith
Bonnie I. Barter
Earl V. Hawkins
Association
Auto Flies After Crash Injures Two in City Incident
A large station wagon flew through the air after colliding with another car at Spring Street and Clerk Avenue Monday night. It landed upside down on a third car at a red light. Driver Frank Lopez 33 and his 3 year old son Dennis suffered minor injuries. Other drivers Robert Bergman 38 and Harold Mitchell 34, and their passengers were not seriously hurt.
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Spring St
Clerk Ave
Frank Lopez
Hanbury Ave
Robert Edmund Bergman
Lomina Ave
Laperater
Harold Mitchell
Rosebay Ave
Mitchell
Lopez
Dennis
Shoes Stolen From Store After Brief Agreement
Three cases of shoes were reported stolen from Children's Bootery at 4346 SH Davies, Bridge. Police noted the value at about $200 as store manager and Herbert R. Johnston reported the incident. Concrete details and context remain unclear due to fragmented text.
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McGrath
Parade Assn Elects Nebeker President at Lakewood
The Lakewood Pan American Parade Association unanimously elected City Councilman Gene Nebeker as president to succeed William Walker. The group stages the annual Pan American Festival Parade honoring Latin American consul officers, with Nebeker joined by First Vice President Mrs. Louis A. Williams, Second Vice President Ivan Shimon, Secretary Mrs. Dale Bennitt, and Treasurer Mrs. Ray Clark.
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Lakewood
Gene’ Nebeker
William Walker
Los Angeles
Nebeker
Louis
A. Williams
Ivan Shimon
Dale Bennitt
Ray Clark
Walker
Henry Goerlick
Rustan H. Hicks
Fred Sanchez
Joe Manno
W. G. Nichols
Frank Varnum
Ed Everly
Jack Higham
Strong-Arm Bandit Grabs Purse in Town Incident
A robber seized a woman's purse on Chestnut Ave near Garden Grove, taking about $1 in change. Mrs. Fox reported the incident and police are listing nearby contacts for witnesses and assistance.
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Press-Telegram
I Hemlock
Fox
Chestnut Ave
Torey
Lakewood
Metcalf
Garden Grove
Tebergen
Stn St
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YWCA
6Th and Pacific
Malcolm Epley
Frank J
L. B
Ridenour
the County Board of Supervisors
Press- Telegram
Southland
By Don Maddock
San Gabriel
Parade Assn
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