Downey Students Register Monday for Gallatin Elementary
Downey plans pre opening registration at Gallatin Elementary on Gallatin School House Rd and Lexington Gallatin Rd from Monday to Friday. Enrollment runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kindergarten begins Sept 13 as a new district program. A seven room addition is part of a $700000 expansion financed by a state allocation. A second site for a new plant is under negotiation on a 10 acre plot at meee Ave. and Foster Bridge. Last year attendance was 525 and is expected to reach 800 with the fall start.
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Foster Bridge
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Marines gift $10 wedding gift approved in Whittier
The Marine Family Organization voted to give a $10 wedding gift to Marines whose family members belong to the group. Former S Sgt Tony Persi, wed last week, becomes the first recipient of the gift check. The auxiliary, formed by Marine families, organized in Whittier and helped start a second chapter in Los Angeles.
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Whittier
Marine Family Organization
MFO
Tony Persi
Los Angeles
Beach Woman Found Dead Near Oceanside
Oceanside Aug 18 deputy sheriffs reported the suspected suicide of Mrs Daniel Jean Budd 23 wife of a Navy radio operator She was found shot in the head in a car on a deserted side track overlooking the ocean at Camp Pendleton Autopsy planned in San Diego Mrs Budd from Newport Beach had intended to join her husband in Hawaii Aug 30 and reportedly knew a man at Pendleton, only casual acquaintance.
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Oceanside
San Diego
Daniel Jean Budd
St. Newport Beach
Hawaii
Robert Shand
Camp Pendleton Reservation
Vessel death shocks Costa Mesa community
Costa Mesa August 18 R Edward Johnston 51 of 220 E 19th St died after a fatal attack while working on the bait boat Mandell off Seal Beach. Albert Dixon Newport Beach owner of the boat rushed to Seal Beach Pier but doctors could not revive him.
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R. Edward Johnston
19Th St
Mandell
Seal Beach
Albert Dixon
Newport Beach
Johnston
Compton Man Faces Bookmaking Trial
The Superior Court set for Robert L. Rose, 40, of 1315 Compton Bird, to answer charges of bookmaking at his cafe and living quarters. Judge Thomas J. Cunningham in Los Angeles Superior Court ordered the trial after a raid netted about 150 dollars daily. Rose posted 3500 bail and awaits the Oct preliminary in Compton Municipal Court, Deputy Sheriff Le Long said.
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Superior Court Tra
Robert L. Rose
Compton Bird
Thomas J. Cunningham
Los Angeles
Fullerton Nurseryman Wins at County Fair Flora Display
J. C. Reynolds of Fullerton won first prize at the Orange County Fair for the best nursery display in the floral culture division. He received 100 dollars for the rock and waterfall display, judged best among six competitors.
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Fullerton
Orange County
Reynolds
Riding Club Sets Playday Sunday
Buena Park August 18 thirdly youthful riders compete to determine the club’s top horseman as Foothill Riding Club holds its final playday at Lawrence Heinemann arena. Lloyd Linton of the Tri City Wranglers will judge the events with trophies awarded for top junior and senior riders. A potluck dinner is open to the public before riding events begin at 1 30 p m.
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Lawrence Heinemann Arena
Franklin St
Lloyd Linton
Tri-City Wranglers
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Heineman
Downey Couple Victims in Late Friday Collision
Merle Glen Warren aged 21 and Shirley May Warren aged 22 of 8564 Via Amorite suffered internal injuries in a collision with a truck driven by Charles N. Dickinson 47 of Whittier on Gallatin Schoolhouse Road near Avvenne Lane at 6:50 p m Friday. They were taken to St Francis Hospital in Lynwood for treatment.
Gardens Woman Hurt in Car Crash
Claudia Lea McAdams a 21 year old resident of Norwalk was injured when her car lost control and rolled over on Carson Street near Norwalk Boulevard in Hawaiian Gardens at 1 20 am She was treated at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital where she was released after emergency care.
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Claudia Lea McAdams
Norwalk Blvd
Carson St
California Highway Patrol
Family Reunion Honors Navy Man
A family gathering at Mrs. Catherine Weber's home in Sun Garden honors Ronald Weber of the U S Coast Guard returning from boot camp near San Francisco. Attending are his parents Mr. and Mrs. William F. Weber, Miss Roberta Weber, Mrs. E Harold, Starlyn, Stuart, and Nola Streeter of Long Beach. Ronald studied dentistry at Long Beach City College before enlisting.
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Catherine Weber
Central Ave
Sun Garden
Ronald Weber
U. S. Coast Guard
San Francisco
Ronald
William F. Weber
Rest Ave
Long Beach
Roberta Weber
E. Harold
Bell
Flower
Starlyn
Gon. Stuart
Nolan Streeter
Coast Guard
Weber
Long Beach City College
Dairy Show At Pomona To Recognize High Quality Milk
Dairymen will be honored at the Los Angeles County Fair Pomona September 14 to 30 for top milk quality. A trophy and cash award go to the highest scoring producer, with 165 entrants last year and more expected.
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Pomona
Los Angeles
Henry Adam Morse
California Dairy Industries Association
Larry Bentley
Adohr
Chino
Santa Ana Major Ready to Tangle with Politico
Army Intelligence major Robert H. Williams of Santa Ana said he would welcome a chance to appear before the House un American activities committee. He attacked Congressman Sam Yorty over a probe into his authorship of a pamphlet that attacks subversive influences in high places claiming he aims to expose communism. Williams, a Hollywood ghost writer before World War II, served in military intelligence until 1950 and publishes Williams Intelligence News from 801 Spurgeon St.
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Robert H. Williams
House UN- American Activities Committee
Sam Yorty
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Yorty
Willams Intelligence News
Spurgeon St
Bandit Robs Gas Station in Lynwood
A bandit robbed a service station attendant at 11515 Atlantic Ave in Lynwood at 10:35 p m yesterday escaping on foot with 75 dollars. Bert Briskin said the thief displayed a 12 gauge automatic placed it at his belt and demanded cash from the pockets and drawer before forcing Briskin into a back building and fleeing west on nearby Lane.
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Atlantic Ave
Bert Briskin
Briskin
Luge
El Toro Marines Return From Korea Amid Fleet Move
The USS Montrose was set to arrive in San Diego Monday carrying about 1500 Navy and Marine veterans. Twenty officers and 397 crew of Naval Beach Group One and 73 members of the First Marine Air Wing aboard the Montrose trace a long Pacific duty from El Toro to the Far East.
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Karean Szone
Far East
iCypress Auxiliary Leaders to Report
Cypress Aug 18 Monday evening's auxiliary to Cypress Post No 9847 of the VFW will continue reports from committee chairmen started at the last meeting. Delegates include president Mrs E E Goodman and Mmes H J G Kreissler Tommy Demiris Cass Rogers. A new essay committee chairman will be named. A picnic plan with the post is discussed with tentative date September 16.
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Santa Ana
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Cass Rogers
Plang
Frank Buzz
Bellflower Couple Delegates of Church
Bellflower residents Werdell Orr a deacon of the Seventh day Adventists church and Mrs Orr were chosen by the local church to represent them at the North American Laymen s Congress to be held at Grand Lodge Michigan from August 29 to September 2.
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Werndell Orr
Winners in Orange County Fair Fine Arts Winners Told by Manager
Santa Ana August 18 The fair manager Bob Fullenwider lists first place winners in the fine and applied arts division including sculpture wood carving painting and nonfigurine ceramics. 4-H judging includes water color and various home economics and craft groups across Yorba Linda Placentia Costa Mesa Garden Grove La Habra and other communities.
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Tustin
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Laguna Beach
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J. George Eimers
Helen Hull
Inrona
del Mary
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Jennison
Cascin
Nelse
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Rove
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Balboa
Atone
Fullerton
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Katella Farmers
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West Orange
Grove
la Habra
Busy Bees
Costa Mesa
Buena Park
Yorba Linda
Ocean View
Alamitos Pioneers
Garden Grove
Brea Bees
Health Chief Hits Sewage Problems
Health officer Dr. Edward Lee Russell warned Santa Ana and surrounding cities that Orange County faces a severe sewer crisis endangering public health. He urged immediate measures including surveying the collecting system, an industrial survey to cut water use, and delaying peak dumping to reduce flooding and beach pollution. he praised industrial users and city actions but noted delays in an $8 million sanitation program and the overloaded Joint Outfall Sewer plant.
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Orange County
Edward Lee Russell
Tenuntly
Orange
Anaheim
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la Habra
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Russell
Oquilines
Bids Sought for Large Wilmington Cotton Warehouse
Bids for a 115000 bale capacity cotton warehouse at Berth 176 rear in Wilmington are due September 12, announced by Los Angeles Harbor Commissioners General Manager Arthur Eldridge. The unit, costing about 4.0 million dollars, should be ready early next year.
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Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners
Arthur Eldridge
Patrol Building Nears Completion in Compton
Compton's new $250000 highway patrol and motor vehicle building will be occupied early in September. Located at Alameda Street and Palmer Avenue, Capt. O. H. Ellis and Manager Claude Groom visited the site to plan moving in. The patrol headquarters will house three patrolmen and four clerks, while the motor vehicle office moves 16 workers and handles thousands of registrations and licenses daily. Fourteen windows will serve the public during peak periods. The building will replace the old residence on Compton Boulevard and staff will move before landscaping is finished.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
Los Angeles River
National Ave
Whittier Parking Bill Considered
Whittier August 18. First time a city zoning ordinance includes minimum parking requirements from homes to industries. The measure would require one space per single family dwelling one space per three units in multi family buildings and varied ratios for commercial and manufacturing floorspace.
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Hazard Told Grove Stop Signal Needed
Garden Grove residents warn that traffic on Garden Grove Boulevard will be more hazardous for pedestrians as widening nears completion in about three weeks. The Improvement Association directs say a stop signal installation is sought at Wright Street and Garden Grove Boulevard, with city officials urged to act.
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Improvement! Association
New Grove
Wright St
Garden Ce Garden Seve
Herbert Licker
Lo 1
Liley
Century
Bellflower Rotary Picnic Draws 150
Bellflower August 18 members of the Rotary Club and their families gathered at John Simms Park for the annual picnic. About 160 attended. President John Thompson led the event.
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Rotary Clan
John Simms Park
John ‘Thompson
Exrance Creator Echo Alba completes 310-day test
Exrance Creator Echo Alba, a registered Holstein-Friesian cow owned by Excelsior Ranch Company of Garden Grove, finished a 310-day production test with 699 pounds of butterfat and 19,124 pounds of milk. The cow, aged 5 years 3 months at start, was milked twice daily. Testing was supervised by the University of California in cooperation with the Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
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Exrance
Echo Alba
Excelsior Ranch Company
University of California
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Harbor City Boosters Endorse Slough Plan
Harbor City officials report the Harbor City Chamber of Commerce endorsed rapid development of a regional recreation center at Bixby Slough. The group seeks immediate park development for residents without a current park or playground and plans street paving as a key project alongside the slough plan.
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C. T. King
Bixby Sloughs
Artesia Man With Navy Unit in Korea
Artesia news notes Willard J. Wright aviation machinist's mate first class of 18411 Pioneer Blvd serving in Korea with a Navy fighter squadron made up of reserves from Los Angeles and Oakland. The unit recalled to active duty a year ago recently marked its first anniversary with an air attack on the Communists using napalm bombs and rockets, the Navy reported.
Bellflower Bible School Near End
Cros sing program for the daily vacation Bible school of the First Christian Church will be held at 7 30 p m Sunday. The school has had an enrollment of 165 and an average daily attendance of 140. Margaret Phillips is superintendent.
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The
First Christian Church
Margaret Phillips
Lynwood planners re elect chairman and induct new members
Lynwood officials report re election of Bob Mason as chairman of the city planning commission. City Clerk Frank Limber says he is commission secretary. New members Dale Kennedy and Al Hamblin inducted into office.
Ice Cream Social Planned at May Fair Presbyterian Church
Bellflower notices an ice cream social sponsored by the Women’s Association of the May fair Presbyterian Church at Clark and Hedda Aves. The event starts at 7 p.m. August 24 and will feature a motion picture program.
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Women's Association of the
Mayfair Presbyterian Church
Clark and Hedda Aves
Passkey Burglar Strikes San Pedro Home
A burglar gained entry to Lawrence Doyle at 832 Palos Verdes St and stole two sextants valued at 125 dollars each, police reported after the incident on August 78.
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Lawrence Doyle
Palos Verdes St
Vicim
Two Men Get Prison Terms
In Santa Ana on August 16, Leonard Teter faced his third court appearance for writing bad checks and received no probation. George E. Opp, 36, was sentenced to prison by Judge Raymond H. Thompson with denied probation. Richard Frank Armendariz, 18, linked to burglary and grand theft tied to looting Willard Junior High School, was ordered to the Youth Authority after probation denial.
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San Guentin
California Youth Authority
Superior Court
Leonard Teter
George E. Opp
Raymond H. Thompson
Richard Frank Armendariz
Willard
Youth Authority
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