Moore's Department Store Celebrates 77th Anniversary
Moore's Department Store in Lompoc marks its 77th anniversary this week. Founded shortly after the town, it remains the oldest continuously operated mercantile firm in the area and the largest complete line department store in Santa Barbara County. Owned by Howard and Ernest Moore, the business has stayed in the same family since G. W. Moore founded it.
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Moore's Department
Lompoc
Moore's
Santa Barbara
G. W. Moore
Howard
Ernest Moore
Awards Given At USDB For Efficiency Ideas
Four Branch DB staff members received official recognition certificates for ideas improving operations. Sgt. Michael J. Edwards proposed a tree nursery for landscaping around new housing. J. C. Conn earned a $10 award for a successful forced feed oil lubrication system in the cold storage plants. Archie Walters suggested a boiler plant warning system and received a certificate and commendation. Arthur Leger proposed removing extra light bulbs to save electricity and won $40, projecting annual savings of about $725.
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Norman J. Kinley
DBM
Michael J. Edwards
Training and Industries
J. C. Conn
Post Engineers
Archie Walters
Arthur Leger
Post Signal
Leger
Valley Temperatures Stay Mild Amid National Heat
Lompoc enjoyed a temperate week with an average high of 67 degrees and a low of 46. The weekly high reached 70 on Thursday while the low fell to 43, as other regions faced heat waves across the nation.
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Lompoc
V-8s Stretch Little League Win Streak to Four
Beattie's V-8s beat the Perez Red Kids 4-1 to run their league record to four straight victories. Jerry Watkins earned his second win allowing two hits. Manuel Munoz hit a two run homer as the contest marked four complete games for both teams and tightened the race for the circuit crown with Speers and Munoz tied on four homers each.
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Beattie
Perazzi Red Kids
Jerry Watkins
Manuel Munoz
Bob Speers
Munoz
Bob Mange
Norvell Howell
Carter Stanley
Bob Wall
Duane Hartley
Dad's Day Essay Winner for Lompoc Girl
Charlotte Douglas, 13, daughter of M Sergeant Charles Douglas, won a L A Times Junior Press Club Father's Day contest with a short essay praising her Army sergeant father. She notes his long absences, Wartime service, and devotion to family care including supporting her mother during illness.
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Charlotte Douglas
Charles Douglas
North Third Street
L. A. Times Junior Press Club
Lompoc
Charlotte
World in My Corner and The Birds and the Bees at Lompoc Theatre
Screen notes list World in My Corner with Audie Murphy as a boxer and Chico Vejar Art Aragon Cisco Andrade and Baby Ike as real-life boxers. Barbara Rush Jeff Morrow also star. The Birds and the Bees with George Gobel is praised though writer change noted. Sunday to Tuesday Picnic stars Holden Novak Russell Strasberg with strong cast.
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Snooper
Lompoc
Audie Murphy
Chico Vejar
Art Aragon
Cisco Andrade
Baby Ike
Barbara Rush
Jeff Morrow
George Gobels
Gobels
Mitzi Gaynor
David Niven
George
William Holden
Kim Novak
Rosalind Russell
Betty Field
Susan Strasberg
Four Babies Born This Week At Local Bottke n Bib Club
Four births listed with parents and weights from June 5 to June 9. Terri Kay Hilderbrand 9 pounds 11 ounces daughter of William and family at 610 East Ocean. Terri Lynn Selvage 6 pounds 12 ounces daughter of Leman Selvage Buellton. Yolanda Maria Noriega 8 pounds 2 ounces daughter of Apolonio Noriega 311 East Locust. Jang Dybdahl 8 pounds 9.5 ounces daughter of Jens and family at Selvangon. The piece also notes a film description and summer matinee schedule with cartoon shorts and two hour shows starting at 2 PM each Wednesday.
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Bottke N’ Bib
Terri Kay Hilderbrand
William George Hilderbrand
East Ocean
Terri Lynn Selvage
Leman E. Selvage
Buellton
Yolanda Maria Noriega
Apolonio H. Noriega
Jang Dybdahl
Jens B. Dybdahl
Selvang
William Inge
Holden
Kim Novak
Lompocan Heads AHC Students
Dean Morehart, a Lompoc High graduate and son of Mrs. Charles Bodger, was elected president of the Associated Student Body at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. He majors in hospital administration and will assume the presidency at the start of the fall term. He has been active in the college's men students organizations.
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Dean Morehart
Lompoc High School
Charles Bodger
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria
Morehart
Lafourcade's Drycleaners Install Sanitone System
Lafourcade's Drycleaners announces renovation and new equipment. Proprietor Robert Lower says the Sanitone system eliminates odor and offers superior cleaning without harming fabrics or colors.
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Lafourcade
Robert Lower
College Grad Plans UC Berkeley Public Health Masters
A recent graduate of Allan Hancock College intends to enroll at the University of California at Berkeley within the year to pursue a Master’s degree in public health.
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Allan Hancock College
University of California At Berkeley
Lompocans Return From Philadelphia Rotary Convention
Mr and Mrs Wesley Keyes returned from Philadelphia where Keyes attended the 47th Rotary International convention. The event drew 10001 delegates from 58 countries and Gian Paolo Lang of Livorno Italy was elected president of Rotary International.
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Wesley Keyes
Philadelphia
Mr. Keyes
Rotary International
Keyes
Lompoc
Gian Paolo Lang
Livorno
Italy
International Service Club Organization
Fireworks sale approved for Lompoc by 2030 Club
The 2030 Club gains permission to sell safe and sane fireworks in Lompoc for several days before July 4. Chuck Schroeder, committee chair, says no sales to minors. State law bans usual fireworks, but safe and sane types may be sold with proper authorization to fund a cement court at Flor Esta Park.
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Lompoc
Chuck Schroeder
Floresta Park
A J Graton Funeral Saturday
J Archie Graton a Lompoc resident for 48 years died early today Graveside rites set for Evergreen cemetery Saturday at 2 p m He was born April 4 1894 in Los Angeles and came to Lompoc in 1908 He worked as a painter and contractor He leaves a sister Mrs Cordelia King of Los Angeles and a brother Louis J Graton of Santa Maria Starbuck Mortuary handles arrangements.
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J. “Archie” Graton
Lompoc
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Graton
Los Angeles
Graton
Batchelor
Cordelia King
Louis J. Graton
Santa Maria
The
Starbuck Mortuary
Notice to subscribers on undelivered home records
Subscribers who normally receive their records by home delivery and who fail to receive their copies by 5 30 p m on Thursday are asked to notify the carriers by calling 8751.
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Wolverine
Hobbs Bros
Dodge & Plymouth
H Street
Walcut Avenue
Lompocan
AHC
A. J. Graton
Safeway
Ays
USDA
Dubuque
Somerset All Meat
Ana
Chet Milani
Lynden
Pepsi-Cola
Folger’s Instant Coffee
Breeze
Gold Fruit
Lic
Nabisco
KRAFT
Graham
Lim
Shasta
Frocess At
Edwards
Jemima
Skylark
Ray
Cragmont Beverages
Bonne See
Ke Ae
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