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19 images. Iowa Picnic (Long Beach), 9 August 1952. Gary Priebe -- 11 years; Joey Priebe -- 8 1/2 years; Frank Merriam (ex-governor); Burton W. Chace; Eugene Labarre; Benton Ballou -- 88 years (Ontario); S.L. McGregor -- 72 years (Grinnell, Iowa); R.L. Ward -- 65 years (Kosuth County, Iowa); Mrs. Elsa Butler -- 72 years (1021 Sanborn St., Long Beach); Mrs. Minnie Cunningham -- 76 years (1064 Cedar St., Long Beach); Mrs. Ina Wheeler -- 74 years (Greenfield Iowa); Charles Cooke -- 78 years (537 Cypress Ave., Pasadena); Charles M. Sharp -- 71 years (1051 Obispo St., Long Beach).; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Lapp. Date: 1951-08-12. Reporter: Reay. Assignment: Iowa Picnic. 20: Eugene Labarre; Long Beach Municipal Band. 19: Eugene Labarre, Marshall Craig & Long Beach Municipal Band & Crowd. 28/29: Gary Priebe 11; Daniell Priebe 4 1/2; Joey Priebe 8 1/2. born Waterloo Iowa, been here 7 yrs. 2418 Santa S.t E LA. Ex gov. Frank Merriam & Burton W. Chace, So. LB".; Supplementary material reads: "Chernus -- Long Beach. Captions. Iowa Picnic. 1-- Shows Benton Ballou, 88, of Ontario, who registered for his 50th Iowa Society Picnic. He is from Clayton county and the last of a group of 40 who started attending picnics to survive, he said. 2-- Shows L./R. Swaping [sic] yarns, S.L. McGregor, 72, of Grinnell, Iowa, now of Long Beach, who is attending his 30th picnic, and R.L. Ward, 65, of Koosuth County, Iowa, attending his first picnic. 3 & 4-- Shows Mrs. Elsa Butler, 72, of 1021 Sanborn St., Long Beach formerlly [sic] from Green County, Iowa, eats pie and hot dog. This is her 26th Iowa picnic. 5/6/7-- Shows L./R. Women wearing paper hats and eating, Mrs. Minnie Cunningham, 76, of 1064 Cedar st., formerlly[sic] from Goldfield Iowa, eat picnic lunch at Recreation Park. 8-- Lonliest[sic] man at picnic, or who claimed he is, is bearded Charles Cooke, 78, of 537 Cypress ave., Pasadena, who left Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1901 doesn't find any friends. 9/10-- Shows Charles M. Sharp, 7

4 images. Long Beach store bombing, 2 May 1957. Dr. Maurice C. Weiss - 61 years (injured); Mrs. Shirley Weiss - 47 years (injured); Officer James Thiele; Officer Harry Finch; Officer Ralph Simonds.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Emery. Date: 1957-05-02. Reporter: Emery-Phister-RW. Assignment: Long Beach store bombing. 06: Dr. Maurice C. Weiss, 61, chiropractor, in his store at 246 E. Bdwy, LB. His wife Shirley, 47, in bed at Seaside Hosp. telling story to (L to R) LBPD homicide dets. James Thiele and Harry Finch. LBPD police technician Ralph Simonds with microscope examining detonating device, batteries, rubber band, wire & scraps of paper from bomb. Close-up of handwriting on package which exploded: Dr. Weiss' name written in ink."