New Poly High Life Staff Chooses Russom and Harper Editors
Jerry Russom and Shirley Harper will lead the Poly High Life weekly as editor and managing editor. They are joined by Kay Bostwick Bob Sklar as co editors of the news and Anice Barnes as feature editor. The group includes Phyllis Smith April Rawlings Isis Baker Judy Rupert and others forming the new society and sports staffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poly High Life
Steff
Jerry Russom
Shirley Harper
News
Barbara Dobbbins
Emouread. Poly
Jerry
Shirley
Bobby
Gary G. Lynes
Kay Bostwick
Bob Sklar
The
News aEe
Anice Barnes
Jean Ann Miller
Kenny Barnes
Society
Janst Erickson
Marjorie Cosby
Phyllis Smith
April Rawlings
Isis Baker
Judy Rupert
Donn Abrams
Jerry Bear
High Life
Cub
Una
Poly High
News Weekly
Barbara Dobbins
Center
Campanile Yearbook Seeks All American Status in 1953
Wilson’s Campanile advances toward an All American rating with plans for a deluxe padded 1953 yearbook. Sales begin in January under Jack Horner, with an early Jan 8 talent assembly and a three installment price of 3.25. Printing costs rise as typesetting stays in house. Mayer Franklin calls the book All-American and a true student publication.
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Wilson
Jack Horner
Mayer Franklin
Facuty
The
Campanile
Poly Christmas Concert Set for Dec 18 19
Fly High's Christmas concert nears completion for the annual program to be held on the evenings of December 18 and 19. Scenes from the Christmas story in a cathedral setting will be staged with Miss Lillian Breed noting the Bible source. Instrumental and choral numbers will be performed by the orchestra a cappella and boys and girls glee groups.
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Fly High
Lillian V. Breed
St James
National Essay Contest Starts at Poly High
Thirty six Poly High English students are invited to compete for the national essay contest with a $2009 cash award. The Lecies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors the event. Open to all high school students, prizes include 1000 dollars and a gold medal for first, 500 and a medal for second, 250 and a medal for third, 100 and a medal for fourth, plus ten additional prizes of 5 and 30 dollars. State winners may advance to final judging for the national awards. Details from Miss Hitchie who will distribute folders.
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Poly High
Mildred Ritthie
Poly
Changes in Itoly High Girls Athletic Association Awards
Kay Bestwick, president, announces a complete change in the Girls Athletic Association of Itoly High School constitution and awards. The minor DL will become a small letter, major L a pin, with officer duties updated and the present constitution modernized. Future plans include a Christmas dinner, Faye Krater’s installation as second vice president, intramural volleyball tournaments after vacation, and new CAA officer elections soon.
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Girls Athletic Association
Itoly High School
Kay Bestwick
Faye Krater
CAA
Robinson and Boyd Cup Speech Prizes At Alhambra High
Ken Robinson and Barbara Boyd earned fourth and fifth place in a speech tournament at Alhambra High School. Participants included Elizabeth Baker Sheri Gage Charles De Reimer Bob McCafferty and Francis Woodruff. They plan to compete in Redlands Lions Club and Huntington Park tournaments.
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Ken Robinson
Barbara Boyc
Jourdan
Alhambra High School
Bight Jordans
Elizabeth Baker
Barbara Boyd
Sheri Gage
Charles de Reimer
Bob McCafferty
Francis Woodruff
Redlands
Lions Club
Huntington Park
Trailblazer to Go on Sale Here Monday
Trailblazer weekly yearbook from Jordan’s 1953 edition will go on sale Monday with a limited print run due to paper shortages. Price is 33.23 payable in two installments, first now and second early next semester, with a new sales card receipt system and a, prize of free annuals for top sellers. The 128 page volume features student life centered content and lists participating students by sections and roles led by business manager Bob Miles and faculty sponsor Robert Hillis.
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Sally Jean Jonson
Jordan
Jmmual
Bob Miles
Roux
L Ife
Inordan
Charles de Reimer
Gob
Sally J. Johnson
Lisma Lemley
Carol Randaard
Pat Brinkerhoff
Sue Magness
Sharlene Kelliher
Shirley Lewis
Marlene Bigger
Shirley Dooley
Betty Everly
Bboys
Phil Drew
Glen Crandall
Joan MacDonald
Karren Smith
Carole Flores
Honnie Myers
Arlene Kimball
Violet Howard
Robert Hillis
Ponsar
Poly’s Hi Day Plans for Sophomore Class
Sophomores plan Hi Day on Dec. 1 with Tom Masry as class president drawing up activities. Yogs in powder blue and dark blue will be distributed in first period classes. Aimed to boost friendship, signatures will fill tag spaces. Annte Soloman designs the class shield on one side and the word Hidey on the other. Sweater orders are set for the next two months offering cardigan, long sleeve slipover and vest styles.
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Foly
Tom Masry
Annte Soloman
Hidey
Jordan High School Girl Wins Citizenship Award
Shirley Brock, senior at Jordan High School, won the Daughters of the American Revolution citizenship award. One winner from each of twelve sections will receive a $25 defense bond and later write a state competition theme. Shirley was chosen from three nominees by a faculty committee.
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Jordane High School
Shirley Brock
Wilson Christmas Program Promises Big Holiday Show
The Wilson Christmas program on December 17 and 18 features the choir glee clubs and orchestra in a stage adaptation themed Is There Really a Santa Claus. Cast includes Barbara Brown Wynne Wilson as the Little Match Girl and Russ Crayton as Santa Claus with narrators and Madonna roles by Jacqueline Rosen berg and Jacqueline Steele. The production emphasizes broad student participation under Ruth Burdick and other directors.
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Santa Claus
Glee Clubs
Land Orchestra
Barbara Brown
Wynne Wilson
Margaret Breckenridge
Virginia
Lynne Homola
Eva Raher
Russ Crayton
Willis Smith
Willis
Rowland Kerr
Linda Hawkins
David
Lea Hillthorpe
Jacqueline Rosenberg
Jacqueline Steele
La Fuente Drive Climax Set Monday at Assembly
La Fuente Drive concludes with a free assembly Monday during activity period for students holding Fu ente tickets. Tom Mulligan will sing, Vince Rees hosts, and performances include Jim Murdock on piano, a Robbie Haynes Ronnie Guidry duet, Charleen Smith and Dick Putnam Charleston, Kay McCampbell pantomime, plus a lively late show combo. Alice Betts and Jim Meyer direct, Hank Viets sales manager, John Gartner faculty adviser.
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Rosalee Tucker
la Fuente
Wison
Fuente
Tom Mulligan
Vince Rees
Jim Murdock
Robbie Haynes
Ronnie Guidry
Charleen Smith
Dick Putnam
Kay McCampbell
Alice Betts
Jim Meyer
Hank, Viets
John Gartner
St Anthony's Chooses Jackets For Champs Club
St Anthony's Letterman's Club selected this year's jackets by a majority vote led by Ray and overseen by Raymond Arroyo and Dick McVeigh. The all navy blue jackets feature natural leather sleeves and bear the emblem Saints of ’52 Champs marking their league title. Basketball team will wear similar jackets without the Champs emblem.
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Rick Smith
St. Anthony's Letterman's Club
Ray
Mond Arroyo
Dick McVeigh
Saints
California Receives Historic Highway Fund Boost
The California State Automobile Association announced federal allocations for 1953-54 road building totaling 30,165,758 dollars, a record increase driven by population growth. The report notes the first federal funds for the 40,000 mile interstate system and a state share of 4,150,002 dollars for the 1959-54 fiscal year, all requiring state matching under the Federal State Highway Act.
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San Francisco
California
California State Automobile Association
Tornia
Decline in Commodities Hits Wholesale Prices
New York wholesale commodity prices slid to the lowest level since July 10 1959 with the Associated Press index at 177.21 down from 178.24 last week and 196.20 a year ago. The drop was led by a sharp fall in the food group including eggs butter and other items, while grains and cotton also eased. Livestock textiles and nonferrous metals edged higher.
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New York
Associated Press
California Maid of Cotton Pageant Sees 21 Contestants
Twenty one coeds from eight California colleges competed in Fresno for the California Maid of Cotton title. A seven judge panel selected the winner after modeling and personality feats, to be announced at the California Cotton Carnival tonight. The finalist will travel to Memphis Tennessee for the National Maid of Cotton contest later this month, touring the West with her all cotton wardrobe.
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Fresno
California
Memphis
Tenn
Livestock market steadiness amid mixed farm prices
Livestock prices mostly steady with hogs and cattle near last week levels while demand remains firm. Receipts were larger in cattle, with barrows and gilts 20 to 45 cents lower, sows down 25 to 60 cents, and prime beef steady to higher in places. Lightweight and feeder categories showed varied moves as buyers weighed weight classes and quality against dressed prices.
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Ourcaca. Ora
Gusniog
Otherorreapondini
Peek
West Iber
Cholee
Ted Rumber
Atiiy
Uthity
Fragmented OCR News Brief Summary Card
A damaged OCR text fragment mentions butter faas poultry and a vague grade note with percentages and times. It includes scattered references to numbers like 42642 and 20h and partial phrases about rates, free EA, and a “young” item, with no clear cohesive event or names.
Record Christmas business strengthens postwar economy
New York reports a peak holiday shopping season with rising retail sales and postwar industrial output near a high. Federal Reserve notes sustained growth into November, with credit expansion and consumer debt hitting records. Business leaders in New York call for fair treatment from the Eisenhower administration and anticipate early tax cuts and payroll savings as Republicans plot reductions.
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New, York
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve ‘Board
Federal Reserve Index
Tichy
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Sn Sinclair Weeks
Boston
Eisenhower
Washington
Henry H. Fowler
Truman
Daniel A. Reed
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Sen
Dworsdale
Idaho
Trend of Stock Prices for Past Week Analyzed
Market analysis notes stocks recently stretched by a record number of up days may top this week. A 5-7 point correction is seen from Monday’s high around 285 toward 280 278 with potential 272 276 next week. The piece predicts a two stage pattern into 1953 with a new high 290 295 by early January and a narrow annual range. It cites Eisenhower market mood, tax policy expectations, steel stocks, retail demand, and wage trends shaping the outlook.
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Stern
Community Chest Campaign Ends in Shortfall for Beach
Beeman reported the 1952 53 drive fell $83,609 short of its $554,207 goal, with $470,591 raised. He urged colonels in each division to push a final effort to meet the minimum needed for next year’s operations, noting Red Feather agencies will face cuts in services if the target isn’t reached. Special citations honored contributors and workers including Capt. Heine and Capt. Weaver.
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Long “Beach
Red Feather
Community Chest
David E. Beemen
Beeman
Independent Press-Telegram
Heine
Naval Base
G. C. Weaver
Long Beach
John _Trebes
Coust
Norman
LaBarre
Air Force
Aoc
James Lentz
APWA Meeting Hears City Man McCune Speak
B EL McCune of the City Engineering Department spoke at an American Public Works Association meeting in Roger Young auditorium Los Angeles. He outlined Long Beach residential street specs as radical and tailored to local needs rather than copied from the State Highway Department. Wes Moreland of Long Beach, a board member, supported the description of the specs as tailored to local needs.
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B EL McCune
City Engineering Department
American Public Works Association
Southern California
Roger Young
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Wes Moreland
McCune
State Highway Department
Bigamist Hearing Set for Dec 18
Clyde Church, 16 year old San Pedro stock clerk, faces a preliminary hearing on two counts of bigamy before San Pedro Municipal Judge Walter Qdemar on December 18. Arraigned Friday, he allegedly married June Beggen Church, 93, while still married to Mrs Thelma Church, 33, and wed Phyllis W. Church, 25. Wife one seeks a de vote, wife two seeks annulment, while wife three supports her husband, who is out on $2800 bail.
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Clyde Church
San Pedro
Walter Qdemar
Church
June Beggen Church
Leland Ave
Thelma Church
Harbor Hills
Lomita
Phyllis W. Church
American Kids Play Santa in Nuernberg
American school children in Nuernberg raised spirits for 130 refugee youngsters after a Czech admitted gambling away charity funds. U S kids contributed 425 marks to cover the loss, exceeding the amount gambled and restoring Christmas cheer for the children.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Hor
U. S
268 Watches Under Corset Woman Held
British customs arrested Rosalie Siiber a Paris traveler for concealing 268 watches worth over $14,000 in a corset belt. At Dover magistrates court she received one year in jail or a 5060 pound fine.
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Dover
Eng
UPI
Paris
Rosalie
Siiber
London
Oil industry facing rising demand and large future spend
A distorted postwar market discussion notes that 1951 demand was high but subject to large cancellations due to buying surges. American Petroleum Institute met in Chicago with focus on wages and capital to keep facilities running. Indiana's John W. Boatwright projects demand rising 39 percent in 15 years, domestic up 46 percent, exports down 72 percent, needing about $5 billion yearly investment or $75 billion over 15 years.
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Searé
American Petroleum Institute
Chicago
Standard of Indiana
John W. Boatwright
Boatwright
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Washington Junior High
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Sary
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Ind
Dlic
By Richard Fiske
Padl
A. Macgregor
J. P. Hutton
H. DE LA Chapelle
Falze
Webber
Jackson
Curtin
Korea
F. W. Dodge
APWA
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