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Independent in Long Beach, California

15 Jan 1960

Page 6

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Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1960

Page

6

Golden Years Career: Building a Family Tree

In December a 66-year-old widow, Mrs. Roger W. Williams, begins compiling a vast family tree by reaching out to distant relatives. From 24 contacts in 1956 to 69 by 1959, she mails Christmas cards and gathers stories, addresses, and anecdotes, turning her dining room into a working archive and finding purpose beyond money and retirement paradises.

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Police Rush Rare Blood to Save Lomita Woman

A Lomita woman, Marion Irvin, 23, bled after miscarriage and went into shock at Long Beach Osteopathic Hospital. Rare A negative blood scarce in Long Beach. Los Angeles hospitals and Highland Park lab helped locate two pints within 45 minutes. Transfusion credited with vital support to her survival. condition improving by Wednesday night.

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No Squeak Young Solves Crisis for USS Cogswell

In Yokosuka Japan the destroyer Cogswell faced a footwear crisis when petty officer third class Cletus Pierce, weighing 210 pounds and standing 6 feet 5 inches, could not find shoes. After improvised gear and a time-sharing period, they reached Hong Kong where a maker named No Squeak Young produced custom 15s and 15% sizes for Pierce.

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