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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1958

Page

3

Youth Congress Opens at St Johns Baptist Church City

Youth Congress at St John s Baptist Church 10th Street and Olive Avenue runs today through Sunday November 30 with the theme The Christ of the Christian Religion More than 600 young people from 1035 Western Baptist Convention churches are expected The Rev Herman G Merri wether Jr pastor hosts says it will be the largest youth congress The keynote address Friday morning by Dr Horace N Mays state director of Christian education and dean of the Congress

St John's, Baptist Church 10Th St Olive Ave Christ of the Christian Western Baptist Convention Herman G. Merriwether Jr Horace N. Mays Congress

Alaska Democrats Sweep Legislature in historic landslide

Alaska voters delivered a sweeping Democratic victory across the territory in an election that left Republicans with only a handful of seats in the 60 member legislature. Democrats captured both U S Senate seats, the governorship, and key state offices, while the House remained under strong Democratic pressure though Republicans held slim leads in a few districts.

Juneau Alaska Manjor Oace U. S William K. Boardman W. O. Smith Ketebutwa Tut Republlican Bruce Kendall A. N. Welch Valdez John Longworth Jor Lee Wrangell-Petersburg GOP Anchorage Fairbanks U. S. Senate E. L Hale Bartlett

Trash Helper Killed in Los Angeles Crash

Percy Ramsour, 64, a rubbish truck helper, died from injuries after a collision between a truck and a car in Los Angeles. Five others were injured in the crash reported by APD.

Los Angeles APD Percy Ramsour

John J Montgomery Named Chief of Long Beach Battalion 1

John J Montgomery has been appointed chief of Battalion No 1 in the Long Beach Fire Department succeeding the retired William R Mendenhall Montgomery will command Patriot No 1 Platoon and oversee operations in the division

John J. Montgomery Long Beach

Russ Movie Group Visits Disneyland

In Los Angeles a tour group from the Russian motion picture industry asked what Disneyland was and who Walt Disney was. They were bused to the park, enjoyed the ride, then planned visits to movie studios and a Hollywood banquet, hoping to meet actress Mary Pickford.

Los Angeles Motion Picture Industy Disney Walt Disney Disneyland Mavic Telesvision Hollywood Mary Pickford

Signal Oil drills new Centro 2 well in Lake Maracal Venezuela

Signal Oil and Gas of Venezuela reports completion of Centro 2, a development well on a 28 000 acre concession at Lake Maracal Venezuela. Operator is Signal for itself and foreign subsidiaries of Hancock Pirie and Standard. Centro 2 yields clean oil at 2400 barrels per day. Located about a half mile east of Signal group Contro 2X in the south central concession area. The drilling rig has been skidded over on its platform and will start soon.

Signal Oil & Gas of Venezuela Lake Marcalo Venezuela Sh Nal Hancock, Pire Standard of Compandes Centeo 2 Signal Group Eea

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