Fund for Rickey Nears 3000 With Car Dealers Drive
Rickey Hammond, a Long Beach boy who lost an arm, leg and foot in a train accident, nears 3000 in donations. The fund at Pacific National Bank stood at 2674.68 as car dealers and organizations led a drive. A public auction by the VFW will be held June 7 at 6000 Paramount Blvd. to continue support, with contributions welcome from June 5.
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Rickey
Rickey” Hammond
Seaside Hospital
Long Beach
Richard Hammond
Pacific National Bank
West Long Beach Horta Club
Weber Baking
Ray Vines
American Ave
Herman Cotter
Lloyd E. Patterson
Paramount Blvd
George Wallace White
VFW
Sales and Salvage, Inc
Paramount
Lakewood Plaza
Larry Marquis
N. Fanwood
Mike Briley
W. Willard
Long Beach Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Florida Vote Split Shapes Democratic Race at Convention
At the Democratic National Convention Florida awarded 19 votes to Richard Russell with Kefauver blocked at 5. Taft and Eisenhower backers traded blame over Texas delegate battles as Republicans list 400 Taft, 388 Eisenhower, 60 contested, 169 uncommitted or unknown. Democrats tally shows Kefauver 147, Harriman 95, Russell 84, Kerr 30, with 616 needed to secure the nomination.
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Richard B. Russell
Florida
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Taft
Chicago
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
United Press
Harold E. Stansen
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Earl Warren
California
Gen
Averell Harriman
Russell
Robert S. Kerr
Alben W. Barkley
Gov
G. Mennen ‘Williams
Michigan
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
President Truman
Adiai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Four Destroyers to Return Saturday From Korea Duty
SAN DIEGO May 28 The four warships of Destroyer Division 111 will return here Saturday following seven months of combat duty off Korea The vessels are the USS Wiltsie USS Theodore E Chandler USS Hammer and the USS Chevalier
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San Diego
Destroyer Division 111
Korea
Navy
Wiltsie
Theodore E. Chandler
Hamner
Chevalier
Maj Woicik To Speak At West Long Beach Lions
Major Michael Woicik, just returned from Korea, will address the West Long Beach Lions Club at 6 30 tonight at Miller's restaurant. W W Slater is program chairman and Jack Reynolds will preside.
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Michael Woicik
Marines
Korea
West Long Beach Lions Club
Miller's Restaurant
W. W. Slater
Jack Reynolds
Band and Mounted Police in Santa Maria Parade
The Lange Beach Youth Band with 15 majorettes will join the Santa Maria annual parade and rodeo on Saturday. The Long Beach Mounted Police are also slated to appear at the event.
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Lange Beach
Santa Maria
Long Beach
Churchill Warns on Red Buildup in Korea
London reports say the Communist forces in Korea nearly doubled their army since July arming up to about 1 million with 500 tanks and self propelled guns. The air force expanded to 1800 planes, mostly jets, including MIGs, and supplies of all kinds grew as talks stalled. Churchill and Earl Alexander urged swift action and a possible major offensive could be launched with little warning.
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London
Winston Churchill
Korea
Churchill
Earl Alexander
Houses of Commons
Lords
Alexander
Buiwick
Mark W. Clark
Wake Up To More Comfort
A fragmented ad style notice touts better mornings with relief from backache fatigue and discomfort. It hints at improved energy and ongoing daily condition issues, but readable specifics are limited by garbled text. The piece reads like an insurance or health product pitch from a generic provider.
Duke of Windsor Visits Churchill at Downing Street
The Duke of Windsor called on Prime Minister Winston Churchill at 10 Downing Street. He arrived from New York and is staying with Queen Mary at Marlborough House. He plans to leave Friday for Paris to retain his duchess.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Winston Churchill
No. 10
Downing St
Britain
New York
Queen Mary
Marl ' House
Paris
Chinchilla Business Publicizes Prime Southern California Stock
A local ad promotes a ground floor investment in a profitable business plan. It boasts a quality beaching stock and claims the finest selection of high graded chinchillas in Southern California at “Meason shie” prices.
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California
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