Two Masked Gunmen Rob L B Mart in Long Beach
Two masked gunmen robbed the L B Mart in Long Beach Sunday, taking over $1,000 from three cash registers. They entered through the rear door, brandished revolvers, ordered customers and clerks to stay down, and fled in a stolen 1963 sedan later found abandoned on Pine Avenue. Clerks Netta Macey and Edward Gancl were restrained, and another customer Sam Tarkington reported the incident. Police linked the car to the crime and recovered it after the getaway.
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Long Beach
Iowa
W. Willow Sr
Netta Macey
Charles Lounsbury
Edward Gancl
Sam Tarkington
Wilmington
Baudits
Glenn M. Carieson
Elm Ave
Pine Avenue
Death notices list multiple local obituaries and services
Numerous death notices appear for William C. Smith John D Fordyce Simon Smetana Cleveland D Turner Paul A Crichtlow Savina F Tonini Maria B Claessens Florence M Healy Samuel H Parry Clara Leona Esmans Eugene B Carlson Herbert A with survivors and service details. Services are at Lakewood Moruary Dudley Mortuary Sunnyside Memorial or local churches. funeral directors include Baraboo Moritz MorLaughlin.
Obituaries and funeral notices from local residents
Naomi E Mullay 78 of 1208 E Werner St died Saturday in George. Survived by brother Howard Cleaves and sisters Helen Waban Gail Cleaves Rosary Tuesday 8 pm. Requiem Mass Wednesday 9 am Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Disday Family Funeral Directors in charge. Leonard E McLaughlin 69 of 28 Euclid Ave died Sunday. Survived by wife Mildred son Leonard Jr daughter Elaine McClure sister Saulgay Nichols. Service Tuesday 3 pm BW Coon Funeral Home in charge. Jucilla A Karr 60 of 294 Baltic Ave died Saturday. Service Effingham with BW Coon Funeral Home in charge locally. Jacob L Allery 92 of 8007 Marron Ave died Sunday. Survived by daughters Norma Martin Lucille Kollar. Service Elkhart Ind Holtom Brothers Mortuary in charge locally. Rebecca F Tyler 5 of 3408 10th St died Saturday. Survived by daughter Dolores Bilbrey. Service Tuesday 10 am at Saints Episcopal Church BW Coon Funeral Home. Mattie G Davison 87 formerly of 543 Cedar Ave died Saturday. Surviving nieces Golden Raymond and Clara Lambert. Service Tuesday 2 pm Patterson Snively Mortuary.
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Claessens
Maria B
Daisy Ave
Richard J
Richard A. Brothers
Louis Hageman
Emiel Hageman
Janelle DeNutte
Estelle Pack
Ivonne DeClerg
Sunnyside Memorial
Dildly
Mullay
Naomi E
E. Werner
George
Howard Cleaves
Helen Waban
Gail Cleaves
Disday Family
Our Lady of MS Carmel
McLaugrain
Leonard E
Euclid Ave
Mildred
Leonard Jr
Elaine McClurer
Saulgay Nichols
Coon
Karr
Jucilla A
Baltic Ave
Floyd
Effingham
B. W. Coon Funeral Home
Allery
Jacob L
Marron Ave
Norma Martin
Lucille Kollar
Elkhart
Ind
Holtom Brothers Mortuary
Tyler
Rebecca F
10Th St
Dolores Bilbrey
Saints Episcopal Church
Coon Funeral Home
Fugitive Robert Fournier Nabbed After Idaho Chase
Idaho Falls police captured Robert Fournier, 26, after a 120 mph chase ending when his car crashed a construction shack. He had escaped from the California Institution for Men at Chino four days earlier with William Scherer, 20, and was aided by Fournier’s wife Theresa Amy Bouchard, 23, who tipped officers.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Robert Fournier
Victoria St. San Clemente
California Institution For Men
Chino
Fournier
Smother
William Scherer
Theresa Amy
Bouchard
Orange
Orange County
China
Shout
County Vehicle Auction Slated in Los Angeles Area
A sale of 39 used Los Angeles County motor vehicles will be held Saturday at 1 PM at the County Road Department yard, 1636 Eastlake Ave. Most cars are four door sedans with several pickups. Viewing hours are 9 AM to 3 PM at 3625 Candlewood St. A public notice lists survivors for deceased individuals, and private funeral arrangements are noted for Lester Perry.
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Los Angeles County
County Road Department
Eastlake Ave
Los Angeles
Bertha Ly
Candlewood St
Albert
Ralph
Elmer
Harold
Leona Neel
Servine
Hunter
Training of Police an Awesome Problem
Long Beach and Orange County police training vary widely with each city running its own academy or sending recruits to Los Angeles City or Orange Coast. Courses range from seven to sixteen weeks, totaling up to 304 hours, with major concerns over oath ridden power and the risk of emotionally disturbed rookies.
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Newport Beach
Los Angeles City Police Academy
Fullerton
L Force
Wayne H. Bornhoft
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Truck Wreck Death Ends Hunting Trip
Anaheim man Joseph E. Merriam 32 dies in single vehicle crash near Greenville on deer hunt. He is survived by his widow Wilma and four children, plus brothers and sisters. Rosary at Hilgenfeld Mortuary today 7 20 am followed by Requiem Mass Tuesday 9 am at St Justin Martyr Church.
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Anaheim
Greenville Salur
Joseph E. Merriam
Nubwood St
Las Plumas County
Wilma
Gregory
Blair
Jay
Susan
Alexander
Charles
Laval
Thomas
Franklin
Roscoe
James
Harold
Essex
Camille Green
Mary Murray
Theresa Brown
Caroll
Richardson
Rosary
Hilgenfeld Mortuary
St. Justin Martyr Church
Sloppy Robber Grabs Cash at Red Fox Bowling Lanes
A gunman wearing a heavy long sleeved sweater and unkempt clothing robbed the Red Fox Bowling Lanes manager at 5020 Long Beach Blvd early Sunday, taking $141 before fleeing.
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Red Fox
Long Beach Blvd
Annex I to Rolling Hills School Planned
Fullerton Elementary School District trustees awarded a 174000 contract to an Arcadia construction firm to build an eight classrm annex for Rolling Hills School. Construction starts in two weeks as portable classrooms were deemed inadequate.
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Rolling Hills
Fullerton
Arjcadia
New Discovery Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery
A world famous institute reports a new healing substance Bio-Dinet that shrinks hemorrhoids without surgery. It provides minutes relief from itching burning and pain and speeds healing while reducing swelling. Tests under a doctor's observation show effectiveness even in long standing cases using Preparation H ointment or suppositories available at drug counters.
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New York
N.Y
Bandit Hits Market Owner With Bottle
A bearded bandit assaulted a 23 year old market owner, striking him with a bottle during a robbery attempt at the local market. Police are investigating and seek a suspect described as bearded.
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Bandit
Burglar Accesses Air Door at Henderson Ave Apartment
Heat kept the Boehingers home with a front door left open. Sunday morning they discovered a burglar entered the apartment and stole Mrs. Boehringer's purse containing $40.
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Joseph A. Boehinger
Henderson Ave
Explorer Talks Topology Lecture Amid Store Robbery
Explorer Lyallate Paul M. Floryandie reported a robbery at 747 W Willow St early Wednesday as a thief escaped with over 100 dollars from a cash register after an assault. The incident occurred after a breakfast meeting at the Long Beach Community Center. The victim was hurt and hospitalized after the Crown Cafeteria near First Street.
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Lyallate
Paul M. Floryandie
Po Vn
Australia
Wednesdass
Willow St
Long Beach
Crown
Ala
Mites Avenue
First Street
No Birch Society Chapter At El Toro Base
Marine Base Commander Gen John Bobbin bans any Birch Society chapter at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station near Santa Ana after an investigation of a base newspaper story soliciting membership. A Western official order cites no sanction of such activities on reservations and forbids recruitment on base. Lance Cpl George Dillard, 21, author of the story and a Birch member, was counseled as a result.
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John Birch Society
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
John Bobbin
Society
el Toro
Marine Corps
Cal
Post
Lance Cpl, George Dillard
Longview
Texas
Twelve area residents pass California architecture exams
Twelve people from Long Beach Orange County joined 129 statewide to qualify as architects after passing written and oral tests by the State Board of Architectural Examiners. Names include Juan Altiveros, Ellsworth Cates, Robert Colwell, Pasattale De Rosa, John Gray, Ernest Harris, Donald Hendrickson, Frederick Eig Jr, Mark Murakami, Rolly Pulaski, Robert Savage, and Willa Schoenfeld with listed addresses in San Pedro, Palos Verdes Estates, Long Beach, Torrance, Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Garden Grove, and Rolling Hills.
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Long Beach
Orange County
California
State Board of Architectural Examiners
Department For Professional and Vocational Standards
Juan Jose Martin Altiveros
San Pedro
Nomman Ellsworth Cates
Brookshire Ave
Ory ‘Ange
Robert D. Colwell
Acane Road
Palos Verdes Paninenia
P T Martin Rite Planned Wednesday
Percy T. Martin 65 retired Hancock Oil Co executive led Saturday service will be Wednesday at Mottell's Mortuary The deceased a former oil company official held 13 years before 1957 retirement He belonged to Masonic Lodge Long Beach Petro album Club and Boy Scouts of America Survived by wife Ruby son Stanley and daughters Polly Phifer Beverly Haralson Peggy Sprague along with brother Kenneth and sisters Ethel Stad Miller Marion Moore and Winifred Elledge
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Hancock Oil Co
Masonic Lodge
Long Beach Petro Album Club
Boy Scouts of America
Mottell’s Mortuary
Thomas Funeral Set for Tuesday
Thomas, a 66 year old Long Beach attorney for 40 years and 63 year resident, dies Thursday. Funeral is Tuesday at 9 a.m. Mortell's Mortuary. Burial at Sunnyside Cemetery. Survived by wife Lucille, son Edison Jr., daughter Miss Purcell Thomas, sister Mrs. Della Praik, and a grandson.
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Edison
Thomas
Long Beach
Mortell
Sunnyside
Lucille
Edison Jr
Miss Purcell Thomas
Della Praik
Girl, 2, Hit by Truck, in Critical Condition
Johnnie Robin Bartels a 2 year old Lakewood girl remained in critical condition at Woodruff Community Hospital after a pickup truck strike at Studebaker Road and Centralia Street. She is the youngest of 10 children of Mr and Mrs George Bartels of 4469 Petaluma Ave. The child suffered skull fractures and injuries to the left hip and internal organs.
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Johnnie Robin Bartels
Lakewood
Woodruff Community Hospital
George Bartels
Petauma Ave
Studebaker Road
Centralia Street
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Smith
William C
Vuelta Grande Ave
Gied
Wendell
LaMoyne
Marilynn Johnson
Service Baraboo
Wis
Fordyce
John D
Poppy St
Gladys
Kenneth
Gary
Amber Bond
Rhoda Bowman
Sue Allen
Cedric Curtis
Morrell
Smetana—Simon
Graywood Ave
Rose
Mary Ottograff
Kathy Angses
Lakewood Mortuary
Turner
Cleveland D
Rose Ave
Mary Orsons
Gordon
Alfred
Leon
Forest
Wade
Richard
Vera Critchlow
Los Angel Junier
Les
Paul A
Sheelar
Roy Clark
D. R
Sloan
Wayne
Gerald
Evelyn Murth
Madaline Savage
Eleanor Atkins
Forest Lawn
Cypress
Tonini—Savina
Molino Ave
Frank M
J.C. Cote
Dudley Mortuary
Santa Maria
Mottell's Mortuary
Wallace
Samuel H
Hayes Ave
Mary
Sam
John
Bill
Dorothy , Stotuemeyer
Maxine’ Carter
Nettie’ Vickers
Edna Lowrey
Estelle Wallace
Aim
Westminster Memorial
Park
Parry
Clara Leona
Lloyd O H. Parry
Patterson and Snively Mortuary
Esmans
Eugene B
Mezzanine Way
Eugenia E. Craggs
Ft. ‘Rosecrans
Turer
Pam
Shieelars
Carlson
Herbert A
Eleanor
Ronald Marchand
Lawrence
Ernest Carlson
Hazel Lundquist
Carl Nelson
Hotton and Son Mortuary
Lester
Perry
Lime Ave
Betsy
Matilda Phillips
Hunter Mortuary
Orange Coast
Newport
Glavas
Jay R. Stroh
Marine Base
Bans Birch Society
Col. Post
Dillard
The
Birch Society
Obispo Ave
Pasattale B. de Rosa
California Ave
John Mervill Gray
Reai
Ernest E. Harris
Vist del Parque
Torrance
Donald E. Hendrickson
Ventana
Palos Verdes Estates
Frederick Eig Jr
Druce Crescent
Newport Seach
Mark Isao Murakami
A la Salle Ave
Gardena
Rolly H. Pulaski
Iduka Place
Gosia Mesa
Robert J. Savage
Cissus Drive
Corona del Mar
Willa M. Schoenfeld
Eastfield Drive
Ralling Hills
P.T. Martin Rite
Percy T. Martin
Ice
S. J. Turoff
California Tuvatt
Missouri
Out OF Towners
Love Beach
Pine Ave
City Bank
Meneber
Federal Res. Spt
Feder Dep. Tit. Corp
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