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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1949
Page
6
Brig. Gen. Leroy H. Watson announces a revised schedule for Army Reserve units to complete their annual training. Units at Fort MacArthur originally slated for Dec 23 and 24 will now train the prior weekend on Dec 17 and 18. Those planned for New Year weekend shift to Jan 7 and 8.
Beginning with the 1950 assessment season veterans buying homes under contract must present the deed or contract to the county assessor before tax exemption on real estate is allowed. J Earl Merrifield, American Legion service officer, announced the recording date must be on or before the first Monday in March. Any deed or contract dated after March 6 1950 will not be accepted for the 1950 exemption, but data will be recorded to clear title for 1951 and later years.
Gyda Fra zee elected president of the Long Beach unit of the Marine Corps League Auxiliary. Other officers include Cecilsheldon senior vice president Claire Williams junior vice president Maude Carnell secretary and treasurer Beatrice Einsen chaplain Jimmie Anderson and Ida Baker trustees. Auxiliary sale planned at 43212 W Broadway to fund Christmas baskets for disabled Marines.
Santa Claus will visit the Long Beach Naval Receiving Station air base hospital and ships on Dec 23 24 with dinners stage shows and gifts for children of personnel and underprivileged youths. Ships will host onboard entertainments while the hospital hosts a party in the auditorium. Also noted are reenlistment leave for Lt Nick and various transfers and enlistments across Long Beach military units amid holiday preparations.
Denturefit Sales Laboratories markets a denture refinering process promising perfect fit at five dollars per plate with tax. Originating in Long Beach, the chain expanded to twelve California and New Mexico offices within a year. The firm guarantees 100 percent satisfactory fit or no charge, and warns of imitators using similar names to mislead customers. Contact at 61 Pacific Ave Long Beach and phone 70-1946.
In Hamburg a shopkeeper caught three burglars in a north German town and forced them to call out for police with a toy pistol. Police heard the cries and arrested the culprits, according to the Schwaebische Iltucker report.
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