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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1947

Page

21

Juvenile Bureau Pairs Win School Training in LA

Ten Southern California juvenile officers graduate tonight from the University of Southern California Delinquency Control Institute in Los Angeles. Long Beach’s Margie Lee Cate and Coy Sanders are among the group. Cate serves as class president and Sanders will coordinate delinquency prevention work with city organizations after returning. The event, at Willys Cafe on Crenshaw, features address by Dave Andrew of the Sheriff’s Rehabilitation Division.

Coy Sandars Margie Cate Long Beach Juvenile Bureau University of Southern California Los Angeles Press-Telegram Phota Long Beach Juvenile Bureau Ciill Southern California University of Southern California Delinquency Control Institute United States Long Beach Margie Lee Cate la Verne Ave Coy Sanders Orange Ave Sanders Cate Elizabeth Sherman Pasadena Wily's Cafe Crenshaw Blvd Dave Andrew Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Kenrick Vf Sanders Pasadena Community Playhouse Long Beach Community Players Chiffey Junior College Alpha Gamma Sigma California Junior College Scholarship Society Pomona College Phi Beta Kappa Claremont Graduate School Phi Delta Kappa The Methodist Church Whittier College

Taylor Named Co ordinator of Family Life Program

Pr Katharine Whiteside Taylor will become co ordinator of family life in Long Beach schools effective January 1. Deputy Superintendent Gladys L Potter announced the appointment after a prior University commitment delayed her start. Taylor, mother of three, earned a PhD in family life training from Columbia University and has 20 years of teaching experience. She will lead the expanded family life program in the second semester.

Katharine Whiteside Taylor Long Beach Gladys. L Potter Taylor University of’ Finais Columbia University

Burglars Loot Wittenborn Apartment Then Escape In haste

Police report burglars fled the apartment of John and Mrs Wittenborn at 312 EB 16th St last night. Losses included clothing valued at 275 dollars and nine pairs of rifles valued at 38 dollars.

John KR. Wittenborn 16Th St

Waterfront Captain Returns to Command Phineas Banning

Captain TR Robinson, retired since 1916, takes command of the Liberty freighter Phineas Banning for a 11,300 mile oil run from Long Beach to Ras Tanura. The voyage, part of Pacific Far East Line duties, moves scrap and pipe to support Saudi Arabia and Bethlehem Steel’s wartime supply chain.

Prena-Telegram Marine Smalady TR. Robinson W. Forham St North Long Beach Phineas Banning Pacfic Far, East Line Isthmian Line Ras Tanura Persian Gulf Pacific Far East Line Pacific China Wan Ech

Fortune Teller Faces Theft Charge in Texas

Wichita Falls Texas December district attorney Elmer Parish filed theft by false pretext charges against a fortune teller. The complaint from Mrs Annie Schacht 50 says the woman disappeared with twenty thousand dollars given to be blessed for investment growth.

Wichita’ Falls Texas Elmer Parish Henrietta Annie ‘Schacht

Truman to Hold Weekly News Conference

Washington December 17 President Truman will hold his weekly news conference tomorrow at 4 p m in the White House briefing room.

Truman Washington

Agency Offers Santas at Fifteen Dollars for Half Hour

Hollywood figures back Santa service as actors fill in for holidays. Robert Strauss runs an agency supplying bona fide actors in fine costumes to homes and events for fifteen dollars per half hour, rising to twenty five for peak days. Deliveries include profiles, interviews, and a wakeup supervised by a film studio.

Folly Wood Strauss St. Nick Santa

Six Death Sentences For War Crimes Probed

A Belgrade county court sentenced six accused Hungarian war criminals to death and two other defendants to prison for alleged mass killings in northern Serbia during the German occupation. The rulings reflect postwar justice actions by Yugoslav authorities in December 1917.

Belgrade Serbia

Christmas display aims to curb reckless driving in Sacramento

Sacramento Safety Council unveils three wrecked cars placed along downtown curbs to remind drivers to slow down during the holiday season. The half day event encourages careful driving as an antismoking decoration, reflecting city efforts to reduce crashes.

Sacramento Strategic Paints

Night at the Palace Theater listings and showtimes

The page lists a series of film titles and showtimes across multiple theaters including NEWS PALACE and STRAND. Entries mention titles like Desire Me Love From a Stranger and The Ghost Goes Wild with various start times and room numbers for El Paso venues.

Anlantio Loy Vonger Ed Dale Penlia Jim Ne Ebell Sanita Tomo News Palace Oren Ritz Youra el Paso

Pastor links U. S. to Rome in Sermon at Wilton Hotel

Dr. Louis H. Evins of First Presbyterian Hollywpod warned Shrines during a lunch at the Wilton Hotel that atomic energy remains and warned against worshiping science. He urged unity, racial harmony, and usefulness while noting divorce trends and social tensions reflecting modern unrest.

Scheine Club Wilton Louis H. Evins First Presbyterian Church U.S Rome Evans America Evang

Comedian Jack Oakie and Ex-wife Venita Varden May Reconcile

Hollywood reports speculate a reconciliation between comedian Jack Oakie and his divorced wife Venita Varden. Varden arrived from New York to spend the holidays at Oakie’s Northridge estate. Oakie met her at the airport but neither commented. They married in 1936, separated in 1938, reconciled briefly, and divorced in 1945.

Hollywood Jack Oakie Venita Varden New York Oakie Northridge Oakte

Robert Montgomery Made French Knight of Legion of Honor

Hollywood notes report film actor Robert Montgomery has been made a knight of the French Legion of Honor for his World War service as a U S Navy officer. The ceremony was conducted by Charles E Mast director of the French Institute of Higher Military Studies with host Charles Boyer and many film celebrities in attendance.

New England Pacific Harbor “Boat Building, Co Boston Navy Hollywood Robert Montgomery U. S. Navy Charles , E. Mast French Institute of Higher Military Studies Charles Boyer

Occupation Cost Pact Announced in House of Commons

Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin announced in Parliament that an agreement on financing operations in the Anglo American zones of occupation in Germany has been reached and will be signed in Washington today.

London Ernest Hevin House of Commons Germany Washington

Hollywood Spotlight on Declining Film Output and Talent Glut

In Hollywood a downturn in movie output lowers actor salaries as a surplus of talent floods the market. Freelancers seek major studio contracts while producers shift focus away from gangster stories due to new restrictions. The piece notes rising costs for top stars, shifting codes, and industry reactions across films, previews, and TV, with remarks from Den O’Keefe and others.

N Ollywood A.P Film Capital al Capone Capone Moscow Hollywood San Bernardino Santa, Barbara Legion of Decency Amber Sam Goldwyn

Motorette Sought For Woman In Need

Mrs W L Anderson of 134 Santa Ana Ave broke her hip and cannot walk. In a Telegram letter her husband 20 appeals for a second-hand motorette to help take her out in the sunshine.

W. L. Anderson Santa Ana Ave Proes- Telegram

Argentine approves drilling contract for 40 wells

Buenos Aires reports the Argentine government approved a contract awarded to the Drilling and Exploration Co of Dallas Texas to drill 40 exploratory oil wells at an estimated cost of 60 000 000 pesos about 12 500 000 dollars.

Buenos Aires The Drilling and Exploration Co Dallas Texas

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