No Quarrel in 58 Years as Missouri Couple Celebrates
Benjamin C. Scott and Mary Willie Scott of 1129 Chestnut Ave marked 58 years of marriage with a family dinner and harbor sightseeing. The couple, married three days after Christmas in Higginsville Missouri, praise a quarrel free life. They moved from Missouri farms to Yankton South Dakota, then to Long Beach in 1939. Scott has 42 years as an Elk. They have six sons a daughter and eight grandchildren.
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Benjamin C. Scott
Chestnut Ave
Higginsville
Mra_ Scott
Mrs. Scott
Scott
Mr. Scott
Willie
Scotts
Missouri
Yankton
Sdb
Long Beach
MacArthur Biography Tops New Library Titles
The public library adds a detailed portrait of Gen. MacArthur by Kedley and Ryan, highlighting private life and career from papers and pronouncements. Other new books include Nev as Lincoln profile, Hamilton on American Indian history, Sheehan on nation making, Siegfried travel, Dixon Copp travel, Fallon literary works, Wilson classics, Partridge essays, Pearson on emotional disorders in children, Lane on mountains, Sherman on stopping drinking, Bird on building fires, Hotchkiss advertising, Hayward on staining and polishing, Ullman River of the Sun, Shirer The Traitor, and Maugham Trio.
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Frank Kedley
Cornelius Ryan
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
United Nations
America
Lincoln
Allan Nevas
Charles Hamilton
Donald Sheehan
Switzerland
Andre Siegfried
John Dixon
Fallon
Carlos Fallon
Edmund Wilson
Erle Partridge
Gerald H. J. Pearson
Ferdinand c. Lane
Harold M. Sherman
Eric L. Bird
George B. Hotchkiss
Charles H. Hayward
James R. Ullman
the Traitor
William L. Shirer
W. Somerset Maugham
Five Million Dollar L A Real Estate Deal Reported
In Los Angeles a $5,000,000 real estate transaction involved Realtor Henry Jaffe purchasing outstanding stock in Wyvern Wood, a housing development at Olympic Boulevard and Soto Street from John S. Griffith and Howard Cunningham. The project comprises 147 buildings and 1103 housing units with development that began in 1938.
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Sup Angeles
Henry Jaffe
Wyvernwood
Olympic Boulevard
Soto St
John S. Griffith
Howard Cunningham
Revised Bus Schedules and Fares Take Effect Tomorrow
Long Beach transit unveils new zone fares and routes, with a five cent downtown fare daily 9 am to 4 pm except Sundays. Fares cap at 20 cents for 13.2 miles, tokens phased out. New hourly shuttles link Lakewood Bellflower North Long Beach, plus direct service to downtown Long Beach for Lakewood Village residents.
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Bureau of Franchises of
Long Beach
California Public Utilities Commission
Long Beach City Lines
Long Beach Motor Company
Lakewood and
Bellflower
Dellflower
Cherry Ave
Carson St
Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach Blvd
Lakewood
Uptown
Atlantic
North Long Beach
City College
Lake Wood-Bellflower
South St
Rocker St
Dairy Ave
Louis
Market Ste
Lakewood-Bellflower
Spring St
Lakewood Blvd
Ashworth
Lakewood Village
Mayfair
Lakewood Gardens
Laughton to Guest at Rotary Club Meeting Wednesday
Actor Charles Laughton, famed for his one man show, will be guest of the Rotary Club in Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday as part of a program coordinated by Ely Somerville. His speaking tour, praised by critics, follows a decade of benefit performances for hospitalized servicemen.
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Charles Laughton
Harles Laughton
Helena
Mont
Gradu
University of Wiscon
Harvard Law School
Will
Neon
Pacific Coast Club
Laughton
James Thurber
NBC
Cecil Fulcher
Shrine Club
Wilton Hotel
Roy Stilgenbauer
East
Midwest
Glenn E. Thomas
Ely FE. Somerville
Willard Sheridan
Avalon
Town Hall
Tracy Hamprson
Arthur A. Powel
William C. Strang
VW. Wier
Howard Millett
Valley Forge
Paul J. Prout
Charles Evett
Harry Brewer
Roger Enders
Minuteman
John A. Harris
L. G. Nattkemper
Pichange Club
Milton G. Gabrielson
Bay Shore Congregational Church
Wesley Horton
Navy Surgeon Under Fire Performs Appendectomy At Inchan
Lt. Wallace C. Ellerbrook USN aided a serviceman under shellfire during the Inchan landing when the George Clymer was hit. He also helped evacuate 308 wounded to Japan during Hungnam. A Long Beach native, he trained at Long Beach City College and the University of Texas. His father, Leonard P. Ellerbrook, resides in Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Seau
United Nations
Inchan
U.S. S
George Clymer
Japan
Hungnam
Ellerbrook
Long Beach City College
University of Tews
Ex First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Tops 12 Smartest Women
Eleanor Roosevelt ranked first on the Book of Knowledge list of the 12 smartest women in America for the second year in a row. Marian Anderson was second, with Anne O Hare McCormick, Vijaya Pandit, Dorothy Thompson, and Margaret Mead among the top 12.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Book of Knowledge
Missouri Shows Its Marines Both Ways
Jefferson City Missouri dedicates a Christmas trip home for twenty two Marines seeking a New Year’s reunion. State officials, with support from local communities, arrange transport and lodging to honor the Marines’ service and boost morale.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Burglary and Missing Items Reported in Mixed Text
Fragmented OCR describes burglars entering a local food store and discussions of a National Guard plane to transport men back to base. It mentions Camp Pendleton California, St. Louis January 1, and Marines from Kansas City with two cases of cigarettes found amid scattered bones and pickled items.
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Amida
National Guard
Camp Pendleton
Calif
St. Louis
Kansas City
Retiring Officer With 28 Years Service Reluctant Sarge
A 60 year old patrolman in the department, after 28 years in the lowest rank, retires without promotion. He holds a BA from Portia Law School a BA in literary interpretation from Emerson College and a Doctor of Laws from Boston University. He says he might write a book.
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Flanders
Portia Law School
Emerson College
Boston University
Sigworths Attend Grandchilds Funeral
Dr and Mrs Dwight Sigworth of 4245 Cedar Ave returned from Modesto after attending the funeral Thursday for their granddaughter Barbara Irene England daughter of Mr and Mrs David L England Jr who died Wednesday in Modesto Also surviving are a sister Linda of Modesto and other grandparents Mr and Mrs David L England of Santa Barbara Mrs England is the former Janet Sigworth. Dr Sigworth is President of the Board of Education here.
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Dwight ¢. Sigworth
Cedar Ave
Modesto
Barbara Irene England
David L. England Jr
Sigworth
Linda
David L. England
Santa Barbara
England
Janet Sigworth
Board of Education
Health Seal Sale Chairman Urges Early Payments
Judge Martin DeVries, general chairman of the 1950 Christmas Seal sale for the Long Beach Tuberculosis and Health Association, urges early payments to reach the $35,000 goal. He notes $46,000 raised and stresses prompt response from contributors to fund tuberculosis education and case funding for a healthier Long Beach in 1951.
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Martin DeVries
Long Beach
Nephew of L. B. Couple Safe After Korea Battle
Carl E Baker Jr 27 enlisted in the U S Marine Corps arrived safe in Hamhung Korea after his unit was cut off 59 miles north of the city by Chinese forces. Assigned to the First Division he said his company fought their way out in two days. Marines greeted by unit mates who feared they were lost. Parents Mr and Mrs Carl E Baker reside in Ithaca New York and have relatives in Long Beach.
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Hamhung
Baker
Carl E. Baker
Outside Job Jail Break-In At Adams County Jail
Sheriff Dorsey J. Schultz says burglary at Adams County jail in Gettysburg was an outside job. Thieves entered via a coal chute and took $45 from an open safe belonging to 25 prisoners.
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Gettysburg
Dorsey J. Schultz
Adams County
Schultz
New Denture Fit Promise From Denturefit Labs
Wearers of false teeth gain relief from ill fitting plates through a Denturefit process offered by Denturefit Sales Laboratories. Beginning in Long Beach and expanding to 11 branches, the service guarantees 100 percent satisfactory fit for a five dollar charge plus tax, with a Long Beach office at 610 Pacific Ave.
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Long Beach
Pacific Ave
Bunche Sees Peril but Doubts War Near
Dr. Ralph Bunche, 1950 Nobel prize winner and UN trusteeship chair, said the world situation is dangerous but he does not expect war. He appeared with Mayor Vincent Impellitteri on a CBS television program in New York.
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Bunche
New York
Ralph Bunche
United Nations Trusteeship Commission
Vincent R. Impeliittert
Columbia Broadcasting System
Soloist Composes Lord's Prayer Score by Mrs Watkins
Long Beach musician Mrs F Fern Watkins has written published and marketed a score to the Lord's Prayer. The radio premiere featured Hal Nichols of FOX with Richard Preston as soloist, later repeated with Elsie Davis at the organ. Watkins active in the Long Beach music scene and Woman's Music Club.
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Fern’ Watkins
Press-Telegram
Les Beach
F. Fern Watkins
Robert A. Watkins
Olive Ave
Watkins
Hal Nichols
FOX
Richard Preston
Long Beach
Elsie Davis
Iet
American Guild of Dhapists
Menu highlights for L. B. Public Schools meals
Long Beach elementary and junior senior high cafeterias present weekly menus with daily cafeteria options. Prices show soup 5c to 10c, main dishes 12c, vegetables 5c, salads 10c, desserts 16c, milk and juice sold daily. Students may choose a la carte items before or instead of the special plate lunch.
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Long Beach
Ae Ten
Senor
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