Luncheon notes feature blind philosopher speaker
Long Beach Rotary Club hears Larman Sherwood born blind from Rotterdam Junction N Y recounting education at Union College and NYS Teachers College and 11 years as a Methodist minister. He lectures widely traveling 50000 miles annually.
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Larman Sherwood
Hal
Dick Walsh
Long Beach Rotary Club
Sherwood
Rotterdam Junction
N. Y
Maryland School For the Blind
Cohoes
Union College
New York State College For Teachers
Albany
Joseph Madden
Raymond Gillingham
Polio Increase Noted Across Nation in Latest Week
Washington reports polio rising nationwide with 1203 new cases for the week ending Aug 4, up from 990 the prior week. Cumulative total since the season low in March stands at 5631, compared with 9806 in 1949 and 1185 in 1950, highlighting ongoing transmission.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Forty Percent of War Dead Brought Home
New York August 11 1945 Harold A Keats member of the U S Commission on Battle Monuments says about 40 percent of America s World War II dead have been returned or chosen for burial by next of kin. The remaining 60 percent stay in overseas cemeteries or are moved to 16 permanent World War II cemeteries abroad. The job of repatriation or transfer is essentially complete.
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New York
America
Harold A. Keats
U. S
May Come In Japanese Orphan Adoption Approved
A House bill to adopt Little Mike, a Japanese American occupation orphan, into the United States passed, making him the foster son of U S Army Sgt Jack R Terry and his wife Carolyn of Roanoke. The Senate and President must still act. Mike, born in Japan to an American soldier and a Japanese mother, was found at an orphanage in 194% and linked to Rep Burton who sponsored the adoption bill.
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Maj
Wojcik
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Saipan
Guam
Iwo Jima
Fifth Amphibious Corps
Whittier
Russell BE. Lichtenwalter
Robinson A. Reid
Washington
Little Mike
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Ward Jet S
Mike
U. S. Army
Jack R. Terry
Carolyn
Roanoke
Senate
Japan
R. Terry
Rep. Burton
D-Va
New First Aid Classes Announced by Red Cross Chapter
Long Beach Chapter of the American Red Cross announces two free first aid classes for public and civil defense use. Morning session begins Tuesday 9 to noon at Alamites Branch Library with three weeks of Tuesday and Thursday meetings taught by Eleanor J. Enis. Evening class starts Thursday at 319 W. Broadway meets Thursdays 7:30 to 9:30 for nine weeks taught by Mrs. Blanche French.
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Long Beach
American Red Cross
E. L. Albrecht
Alamites Branch Library
Third St
Toa
Eleanor J. Enis
W. Broadway
Blanche’ French
Port Shed Expansion at Long Beach Increases Capacity
Port of Long Beach will add 250000 square feet of dockside shed space at Berths A 10 and 34 boosting total shed capacity by 35 percent. The Berth 54 shed for Calmar Line steel from Pennsylvania will provide 70000 square feet, foundation pours and anchor bolts underway for a 130000 square foot shed at Berths 9 and 10, plus a cotton shed of 12000 bale capacity behind Berth A 5.
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Long Beach
Calmar Line
Pennsylvania
Names Behind the Liberty Ships and Ocean Fleet
The article explores ship naming as official identity and cultural signal. It notes about 2500 Liberty ships named for individuals, many Sea prefix vessels, and names from mountains and Marine prefixes. It highlights Stanvac and Prince Line names, plus Ivy as a short local tanker, and mentions Greek name extravagance in the fleet.
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Capetown
Melbourne
Calcutta
Ivy
Gerassimo Vergottis
Stylianos N. Vlassoputos
IdeaDy Robot New Device to Drop Bombs
New York August 11 reports say robot bombardiers far surpass human accuracy and have been shipped to a Korea air base. The electronically operated computer guided bomber and tripped the bombs remotely, possibly 200 miles from target. No combat use confirmed.
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New York
Air Force
Korea
Washington
Youths to attend Red Cross leaders camp at Blutt Lake
Six youths left Friday for a Junior Red Cross leaders training camp at Blutt Lake near Big Bear mountain resort. The camp runs until August 20 under Pacific Area Red Cross, Long Beach district. Delegates include Charlotte Munn Jordan Carol Altizer Bellflower Jean McCoy Wood Wilson Ingrid Bloomfield Polytechnic Jack Starr St Anthony's Boys Evelyn Simms Paramount Junior High.
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Red Cross
Blutt Lake
Big Bear Mountain
Pacific Area
America
Long Beach
Charlotte Munn
Jordan
Carol Altizer
Bellflower
Jean McCoy
Wood
Row Wilson
Ingrid Bloomfield
Polytechnic
Jack Starr
St. Anthony's Boys
Evelyn Simms
Schooner Lumberlady Set to Return After Repairs
The Owens rarnKs steam schooner Lumberlady damaged two months ago on a rocky pinnacle off Northern California is returning to service after extensive repairs in San Francisco and will arrive in Long Beach next Sunday.
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Owens rarnKs Steam Schoonter Lumberlady
California
San Francisco
Jaden
Long Beach
Mariner Ships to Get Nicknames of States
The Maritime Administration will assign state nicknames to mariner class ships. Fourteen names include Tar Heel Mariner for North Carolina, Old Dominion Mariner for Virginia, Golden Mariner for California, Lone Star Mariner for Texas, Magnolia Mariner for Mississippi, Buckeye Mariner for Ohio, Cornhusker Mariner for Nebraska, Keystone Mariner for Pennsylvania. Thirty five ships are on order with five at Bethlehem Pacific Coast yard in San Francisco.
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Maritime Administration
Tar Heel Mariner
North Carolina
Old Dominion Mariner
Virginia
Golden Mariner
California
Lone Star Mariner
Texas
Magnolia Mariner
Mississippi
Buckeye Mariner
Ohio
Cornhusker Mariner
Nebraska
Keystone Mariner
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Pacific Coast Yard
San Francisco
30 Top Crews Vie in Mock Bomb Raids
Thirty top bomber crews from the United States gather at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa for the Strategic Air Command annual bombing contest. They will perform mock attacks on Birmingham Dallas Houston and Oklahoma City with radar scoring. The event runs from Monday through Friday at MacDill.
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Tampa
Fla
United States
Strategic Air Command
Birmingham
Dallas
Houston
Oklahoma City
McDill Air Force Base
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