Flying careers of Kelly and aviation milestones in Long Beach
Plane Talk reviews Fred Kelly of Western Airlines logging 25 000 flying hours over 32 years, from WWI Jennys to Convairs, plus notes on Eddie Rickenbacker and WWII VIP missions. It also covers Desert Airpark near Palm Springs, a prototype aircraft act, and the growth of Long Beach Municipal Airport as a major local industry.
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Jack Knight
Fred Kelly
Western Air Lines
Kelly II
Kelly
Aviating
Long Beach
Army Air Corps
Kelly Field
Texas
Western
Air Force
Washington
Eddie Rickenbacker
Victorville
Rickenbacker
Civil Aeronautics ‘Administration
Congress
Glenn Abbogast
Bud Winder
Leo Hummer
Spud Martin
Bill Morrissey
Clyde Schlieper
Wilson Silsby
Bill Toher
the Haskell's
Bill’ Hite
Randall Scott
Kay Daugherty
Ralph Cissne
Bill Brecht
Sarge” Richards
al Slater
Ralph Adams
Animated Pictures Aid in A F Training and 25 Years at Bank of America
Animated pictures explain military concepts to the public at Chanute Air Force base where Edwin P. Parr, longtime Bank of America employee, is honored for 25 years of service. Parr, now assistant cashier at 3582 Gaviota Ave., joined California National Bank in 1925 and stayed with Bank of America after the merger. He received a diamond-studded pin at a Jonathan Club luncheon in Los Angeles, joining the bank’s Quarter-Century Club. Parr has been active in civic and youth work, holding posts with Holy Name Society Boy Scouts, and Cham ber of Commerce committees while sponsoring youth groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
Billy
R. Tucker
George
Chanute Air
Tucker
Air Force
Glendale
Colorado
New York
Donald Duck
Walt Disney
Edwin P. Parr
Gaviota Ave
Bank of America
First St
Pine Ave
Jonathan Club
Los Angeles
A. J. Gock
Parr
California National Bank
First and Pine
California National
Holy Name Society
Chamber of Commerce
Catholic Welfare Bureau
Long Beach Bankamerica Club
Coast Guard Calls Men for Cadet Appointments in 1951
The Coast Guard issued a last call for young men ages 17 to 22 to seek cadet appointments via competitive exams. Exams will be held in 109 cities on February 19 and 20, 1951, with applications due by January 15, 1951. Cadets study at New London Conn for four years, receiving an engineering degree and a commission as officers aboard the Eagle during summers.
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United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard Academy
Coast Guard
Slater
United States
Washington
D.C
Academy
New London
Honorary Reserve Officers Welcome at War College
Army reserve officers with average grades or ineligible for active duty enroll in a voluntary program named Life War College set to open January 5 at Fort MacArthur. Col Arthur L. Cable issued the invitation, with courses covering modern warfare, guided missiles, and biological attack. enrollment information is available at Building 939, Upper Reservation.
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Army Reserve
Army
Life War College
Fort MacArthur
Arthur L. Cable
Upper Reservation
Training for Jobs at Business Institute of L B C C
Intensive employment training starts Jan 2 at the Business Institute of City College. Classes cover stenography and general office work, enabling students to qualify quickly. War conditions increase job opportunities. programs aim to place students and offer leveling courses for advancement or refresher training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Institute of City College
Pedersen Family Reunion After 35 Years in Long Beach
The Danish Pedersen siblings gather for a Christmas Day dinner at a Long Beach home, reuniting eight siblings, five brothers and three sisters, for the first time since 1915. Several members reside in Long Beach while others travel from Kansas, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis. The group plans to stay through New Year’s Day.
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Agnes Rasmussen
Alamitos Ave
Tescott
Kan
Denmark
Herbert Pedersen
Rose Ave
Dagmar Pedersen
Temple Ave
Long Beach
Halgard Pedersen
Anaheiny St
Oscar Pedersen
Rose
Olga Lee
Minneapolis
Res Union
Hartmand, Pedersen
Santa Ana
Alfred Pedersen
Los Angeles
Herbert
Dagmar
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EV. Hosking
Desert
Palm Springs
Desert Airpark
7Ni
S-Sat
Billy Tucker
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
A. F
Rid
Uncle George
Walker
News OF the Armed Services
ENED
Virginia Newton
Eagle
11Th Coast Guard District
Times
Dale D. Suttle
Air Command and Staff School
Maxwell Air Forces Base
Alabama
Suttle
Offutt Air Force Base
Nebraska
Air University
Maxwell
Navy
Marine Corps
Lee F. Irvine
L. E. Irv
Myrtle Ave
Lyman K. Swenson
John Dayton Tate
Dr. Yeoman
USN
Far East
Battleship
Missouri
Aldred J. Bruins
Teleman
William Bruins
U. S. Naval Base
Yokosuka
Japan
War College
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Comdr
J. M. Peterson
USNR
Naval Reserve Bakers
Los Alamitos
Terminal Island
U. S. Navy
Business Institute of L.B.C.C
Pacific Coast Hwy
Long Beach City College
Business Institute
T Confi
Aspire Ouf Ne Wa
Tanlby
Do Nue
Ig DE
Jee
Walker Anthre
Shee
Onnel
Raul
Yakerd
SO Umaia
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