White Hills Bombing Shocks John Manville Plant Area
Two planes dropped bombs near the Johns Manville plant at White Hills. A 200 pound blast crater marred hillside terrain, a eucalyptus limb was torn off, and brush destroyed. No injuries were reported as eyewitnesses saw the craft, while Camp Cooke and military investigators prepared."}
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Miguelito Canyon
Johns-Manville Company
Camp Cooke
White Hills
Santa Maria
A. C. Cromwell
Johns Manville
Lt Dick Henning Commended For Action In France
Lieut. Charles R. Henning of the 937th Field Artillery Battalion has been commended for ingenuity and devotion to duty in Southern France from August 15 to October 1, 1944. As Assistant Intelligence Officer he improvised map making and survey control methods enabling accurate artillery fire and reducing risk to friendly troops. The commendation cites his courage perseverance and devotion reflecting credit on him and the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R
Dick) Henning
A. B. Henning
W. F. Smith
Henning
France
937Th Field Artillery
Charles R. Henning
937Th Field Artillery Battalion
United States Army
Douglass Likely Named Justice Of Lompoc Court
Phillip Douglass expected to be named Justice of the Peace for the Fifth Township at a special Board of Supervisors session. If approved he would serve as both Justice of the Peace and city police court judge, replacing the late A. Gordon Oliver. Each post pays 100 dollars monthly, with the Justice of the Peace term lasting until the next general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Douglass
Fifth Township
Board of Supervisors
A. Gordon Oliver
Douglass
Charles Poulsen
Mr. Oliver
Lieutenant Moncur Killed in Action with Fifth Armored Division
War Department casualty lists report Lieutenant David K. Moncur killed in action in Europe. He served with the Fifth Armored Division and trained at Camp Cooke. His wife’s listed address was 407 West Ocean, Lompoc, though she has not resided there recently.
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David K. Moncur
War Department
Four Lompocans Named Members 1945 Grand Jury
Harry Howerton Toby Negus Elizabeth Kenney and Channing Peake are Lompoc members named to Santa Barbara county's 1945 grand jury along with 15 others. Horace P Hoefer was named foreman by Superior Judge Ernest D Wagner. Other members by district include A P Ardinghe Allyne Mackinnon Marie Jackson Bert Kallman Helen B Lewis Harold Clark Glenn Morrey John MacDougall Howard Elise Morrison Arroqui Margaret H Hourihan Russell Doty Alfred Luttrell Frank L Roemer and Joseph Soares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Howerton
Toby Negus
Elizabeth Kenney
Channing Peake
Lompoc
Santa Barbara
Grand Jury
Ernest D. Wagner
Horace P. Hoefer
Wagner
A. P. Ardinghe
Allyne Mackinnon
Marie Jackson
Bert Kallman
Helen B. Lewis
Harold Clark
Glenn Morrey
John MacDougall Howard
Elise Morrison Arroqui
Margaret H. Hourihan
Russell Doty
Alfred Luttrell
Frank L., Roemer
Joseph Soares
Campaign to raise quota for Boy Scouts funds
Under Toby Negus as general chairman the 194 canvass aims to raise 2448 dollars for Scouting in Lompoe district. About 100 volunteers from clubs churches and organizations will interview nearly 1000 residents businesses and groups in the valley over the next two weeks. Miles P Walton now serves as full time field executive for the northern county. Chas Laubly audits and collects reports in the city clerk's office as donors mail in advance gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toby Negus
Lompoe
Negus
Miles P. Walton
Chas. Laubly
Police Enforce Night Parking Ban as Streets Go Quiet
At 2:00 a.m. cars must be off the streets per city law, with officers preparing a fresh batch of tickets after Chief Peterson ordered new prints. Police expect more violators to appear before the judge, who will handle the cases.
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Peterson
New Members Plea of Hospital Auxiliary
Mrs. Leo Mollath presided at the February 13 meeting of the Womens Auxiliary of Lompoc Hospital. Committees were named for sewing, refreshments, and flowers for March. The group urged non professional volunteers in Lompoc to join and attend meetings, held the second Tuesday monthly at the hospital. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Charles Gross.
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Leo Mollath
Womens Auxiliary
Lompoc Hospital
Frances Bodger
Dean Martin
Lompoc
Charles Gross
High Honors For Lompoc Scouts at Silver Beaver Dinner
O. B. Westmont was awarded the Silver Beaver at the 28th annual Lompoc Scout dinner with Oscar Kirkham presenting the citation. Westmont’s longtime service in the Mission Council Lompoc District and his roles as commissioner and district chairman were noted during the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Westmont
Lompoc
Boy Scouts of America
Oscar Kirkham
L. E. Heiges, Jr
O. B. Westmont
Region XII
A. R. Groenink
Westmont
Lompoc District of Mission Council
Mission Council
Vernon H. Vawter
H. E. Franken
Harwood Day
Lieutenant Malone Killed in Japan Air Action
Mr and Mrs O L Malone of this community learn their son First Lt Maurice Malone has been killed in air action over Japan. The family says Maurice enlisted three years ago and served as a B 29 first pilot. He leaves a wife in Dallas and is survived by three brothers in the armed forces.
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O. L. Malone
Maurice Malone
Japan
Malones
Lt. Malone
Pvt
Marion Malone
Warrensburg
Missouri
Pfc
A. L. Malone
Tallahassee
Florida
T. Jack Malone
Guadalcanal
Fort Worth
Texas
American Air Lines
Dallas
Camp Cooke
County Attorneys Pay Last Tribute To Gordon Oliver
The Santa Barbara County Bar Association honored the late Atty. A. Gordon Oliver with a memorial service in the courtroom of Superior Judge Ernest D. Wagner in Lompoc. Arden T. Jensen delivered a eulogy recounting Oliver's career as city attorney, justice of the peace, and private practitioner, praising his integrity and devotion as husband and father. The court adopted a resolution mourning his loss and extending sympathy to his family.
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Santa Barbara
Oliver
A. Gordon Oliver
California
Lompoc
Fifth Judicial
Santa Barbara County
Income Tax Aid Changes Schedule
The Internal Revenue assistant serving the downstairs library clubroom for public income tax help has altered hours from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm to 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
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Internal Revenue
Thirty Three Inch Steelhead Leads In Derby
The Moore Mercantile sports department lists a 10 pound 10 ounce steelhead at 33 inches as the leader in the big fish derby. James Martin caught the big fish that tops the prize money from the local sportsmen’s association. Crowds packed the river as hundreds fished, but last Sunday drew the largest turnout. Anglers hope for more rain and a muddy stream to spur another steelhead run.
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Moore Mercantile Company
James Martin
Sportsmens’ Association
Lt. Larry Main Decorated With Army Air Medal
Lieutenant Lawrence E. Main receives the Army Air Medal for meritorious achievement in aerial missions in the Southwest Pacific Area from May to September 1944. General George C. Kenney commends his courage and resourcefulness in sustained flight missions against enemy installations and shipping.
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George C. Kenney
Allied Air Forces
Southwest Pacific Area
Alex Main
Lawrence E. Main
Southwest Pacific
West S P Campaign Targets Eastern Industries
Southern Pacific Company reports an intensive effort to attract Eastern firms to locate in the West. Vice President W W Hale notes growing assurances from large national concerns and lists national magazine ads, a robust industrial department with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Houston, and representation in 22 eastern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Company
West
W. W. Hale
Western States Council
Steel Committee
Salt Lake City
Hale
Health Officer Carswell Resigns Unexpectedly
Dr. John Carswell county health officer resigned at the supervisors meeting citing ill health effective April 1. He had led the health department about three years and earned $7200 yearly. The board will confer with him in Santa Barbara on the department’s future handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carswell
Carswell
J. F. Lewis
R. B. McClellan
Health Department
Santa Barbara Toda
County Health Department
R. C. Main
John Stewart
Lawrence Parma
Department of Public Works
State Division of Highways
War Fund Drive Well Under Way For Red Cross
The Red Cross War Fund drive has begun with donations already received. Mrs. Harry Hobbs says volunteers will push hard to ensure a successful campaign. Fifty three donors left for Ventura to give their Valentines to wounded soldiers, including Toby Negus on his sixth trip. A March 27 call for appointments and April 2 home nursing classes for high school girls and adults are announced by Mrs. A G Hollister and Mrs. R E Sudden respectively.
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Red Cross
Harry Hobbs
Ventura
Toby Negus
A. G. Hollister
American Red Cross Office
R. E. Sudden
Home Nursing Department
Pattee Receives Bank of America Quarter Century Honor
M. R. Pattee, manager of the Lompoc branch, marked 25 years with Bank of America by receiving a diamond studded gold service pin and entry into the Quarter Century Club. C. F. Wente presided at the ceremony in San Francisco’s loan headquarters last Thursday. Pattee began his banking career February 8, 1920 with the First National Bank of Lompoc and became manager in 1934 after the bank joined Bank of America’s statewide system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of America
M. R. Pattee
Theig Lompoe
C. F. Wente
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dick Henning
Moncur
Fifth Armored Div
Malone
Gordon Oliver
Larry Main
Army Air Medal
Growth of West S. P. Campaign
Pattee
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