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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1968

Page

24

Marine Exchange Switches to 24-Hour Time

The Marine Exchange will adopt the 24 hour clock starting Jan 1 for Long Beach-Los Angeles harbor schedules. Affected firms and agencies received notices as charts and chronometers stockouts sparked a rush to 24-hour time. Harbor police and staff explained the change and noted the military standard, with examples like zero six fifteen for 6 15 a.m. and zero nine hundred for payday.

The Marine Exchange Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor Southwest Instrument Co San Pedro LA. Harbor Division Sam L. Polston Navy I. Pts

Lynwood Doctor Kelley Named Chief of Staff at St Francis

Dr. Walter W. Kelley of Lynwood has been elected 1969 chief of the medical staff of St. Francis Hospital. He succeeds Dr. William Henry on the executive board. Kelley, born on a North Dakota farm, earned his degree from New York Medical College in 1944 and served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps.

Walter W. Kelley Lynwood St. Francis Hospital William Henry Kelley North Dakota University of North Dakota New York Medical College U.S. Army Medical Corps Minnesota California Huntington Park

San Pedro Attorney Named Judge in Los Angeles Court

San Pedro attorney Er nest L. Kelly has been appointed a judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Court by Gov. Ronald Reagan. Kelly, a 49 year old Democrat, succeeds Judge Thomas Griffiths Jr. in the Superior Court election context, with background as a World War II fighter pilot and Loyola Law School graduate.

San Pedro Ernest L. Kelly Los Angeles Ronald Reagan Kelly Thomas Griffiths Jr Griffiths Superior Court Loyola Law School

Marines gain civilian skills through Project Transition

Marine Lance Cpl Danny Swenson joins Project Transition at El Toro Marine Air Station in Costa Mesa. The program offers in service training for Marines with less than six months active duty who lack civilian skills. Major Loughridge says the project eases the tough move to civilian life.

Marine Lance Danny Swenson Costa Mesa Columbia Yacht Co el Toro Marine Corps Air Station Swenson Marine Air Facility Vietnam Yacht Company Marines Robert E. Loughridge el Toro Project Danny Swensen Frank Chavira

Anaheim divorc ee found murdered in neighbor’s flat

The body of 35 year old Ana hem divorcee Mrs Ruby C Reza was found in the apartment of neighbor Hubertus Brugeman 30 after he allegedly killed her then self harmed. Brugeman was treated and held on suspicion of murder.

Anaheim Ruby C. Reza Brooks Wilson Hubertus M. Brugeman Ball Road Brugeman Orange County Medical Center Lt. Wilson

Evangelists Found Guilty of Disturbing the Peace at Sears

Long Beach Municipal Court Judge Charles S. Litwin ruled two self styled evangelists guilty of disturbing the peace for shouting hellfire warnings at Sears customers. Sentences were suspended. Armmold Dietrich 27 and Robert McDonald 21 were freed on leave after arrest. Pickets paraded near the Public Safety Building and the courthouse.

Long Beach Charles S. Litwin Sears Roebuck and Co Armmold Theodore Dietrich New Jersey Robert Francis McDonald Huntington Beach Hell Public Safety Building Sears Light Club Main St Litwin

Station Robbed in Early Morning Convenience Store Heist

Bruce Beatty, 24, reported two men robbed the service station on Torrance Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway at 5:53 am. A shotgun was brandished and the pair escaped with $600 and keys to the station and safe after forcing entry.

Bruce Beatty Redondo Beach Torrance Boulevard Pacific Coast Highway Beatty

Construction Spurts as Year Ends in Long Beach Bixby Hill

Long Beach permits issue shows end of year spurt with seven new single family dwellings in Bixby Hill totaling 223290 in valuation. S&S Construction Co. to build the homes on Garner Street area 7800 block. Earlier last Friday the Building Department issued permits for 22 more homes to S&S Construction Co.

City of Long Beach The County Recorder Bixby Hill Garner Street S&s Construction Co

West Coast Cat Show Heads for Anaheim Stage

Last minute prep for the largest West Coast cat show unfolds at the Anaheim Convention Center January 18 19 with entries from California and distant states including Virginia Oklahoma Idaho and Arizona. The Ha cienda Cat Club sponsors the event highlighting a major regional feline gathering.

West Coast The Hacienda Cat Club Anaheim Convention Center California Virginia Oklahoma Idaho Arizona

Jacobys' Standard Bid Shines In Tele Phone Match

In the Cham paign Urbana event a Jacoby hand review shows Mrs Stone and Mrs Bailey using simple Standard American. Bailey passes on a two heart bid and Mrs Smith opens one spade, leading to a final contract of one spade. Stone makes three odd score potential in rubber, match points, or IMPs.

Champaign-Urbana

Beauty For You From Lemons Jelwyn Skin Freshener

Lemon Jelwyn offers cleansing and bleaching properties to clear and brighten the complexion. It claims to stimulate surface cells and remove blemish causing particles for a smooth, clear skin and a sparkling hair rinse when used in small amounts.

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