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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
5
The school board accepted Eugene Morin this week as he resigns from the eighth grade general science and social studies faculty. Trustees had previously accepted three other teachers’ resignations two weeks earlier.
Leonard Reed formerly with Reedson Dairy in Lompoc has joined an aircraft plant in Chatsworth. He will work on high speed motion picture camera instrumentation.
Lompoc High athletes dominated the Atascadero Memorial meet with two meet records and several school marks. Raul Yanez won the mile in 4 30.2 to push a new school and meet record, erasing a 1921 mark by Nick Carter. Yanez also surpassed George Perozzi’s meet record in the mile. Jerry Hartley cleared 5 7 to set a new school high jump record, tied previously with Joe Trigueiro. Jerry Eckert set a fresh school shot put record at 47 1 2, beating Wakamoto’s 46 4 1941 mark. Carl Stanley improved the Cee shot put mark to 49 2 at Atascadero, surpassing Gene Estrada’s 48 9. Other Braves results included Eddie Terrones in 880, Larry Wills in 220, Bob Holloway in Bee high jump, Stan Lawrence in Cee 180, and Ken Mantei in Cee 660.
A daughter Kathryn Lee Smitley was born on April 21 to Mr. Layle F. Smitley and Mrs. Smitley of 231 North H Street weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. The birth is announced by the Bottle n Bib Club.
The trout derby sponsored by More Fish for Cachuma Ince opens in Lompoc with monthly prizes for men women and under 16. A 1000 grand prize will be awarded in November for the lake’s largest fish. Proceeds fund stocking and all prizes and costs are donated. Entries $1.09 at Holser and Bailey Hobbs Bros Western Auto Lompee Record Perezzi Hardware Moore’s Hardware.
The automotive repair departments of Lompoc garages will close at noon on Saturdays starting the first Saturday in May. Firms include Beattie Motors, R. R. Dowse, Hobbs Bros., W. J. Perry, Ruffner and Schuyler, Stan's Automotive, and Valley Motor Service. Sales, service, parts, and emergency towing remain unchanged.
Lompoc Ag Chapter earned second place in the sectional parliamentary procedure event held Friday April 20. San Ynez Chapter won first with a five member team led by Will Chamberland. Lompoc was followed by Santa Barbara in third and Santa Maria in fourth. Awards and plaques were presented by Mary Fairbanks and Vern Campbell amid judges from Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo, with ice cream cake and coffee served after the event.
Sergeant First Class Tracy L. Kupper received a high school diploma on April 19 from Lt. Col. Fletcher C. Forward at the Branch USDB. Kupper, a 12 year Army veteran, earned the diploma through night classes while serving in Yokohama and later at the Branch USDB. He entered the Army in 1944, previously served as Howard County deputy sheriff, and resides in Lompoe with wife Phyllis and son Kelton.
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