Libby Kirk Wins Poly Talk Meet at Poly Senior Speech
Poly senior Libby Kirk captured first place in the Poly Senior Speech Contest on campus with athletics as her topic. Bruce Tucker and Carl Mallemus finished second and third. Kirk previously won the Lion’s Speech Contest and placed in inter-class events last year while also winning the 7 Speak for Democracy contest for the second time this year. Bruce had won the Christmas Seal Speech Contest in sophomore year and the US Short Story Contest last year. Carl has been active in campus groups, serving as vice president of Boys' League and the junior class. Other upcoming events include sophomore, junior, inter-class, and commencement contests.
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Libby Kirk
Poly
Bruce Tucker
Carl Mallemus
Libby
Bruce
Carl
Boys’ League
R Critser Named New Head of Juniors at Jordan
The Jordan junior class elected new officers for the spring term with Ron Critser as president Jim Rodgers as vice president Phyllis Hess as secretary and Bobbi Kilborn as treasurer. Critser belongs to Kappa Sigma Chi, Rodgers to Kappa Sigma, Hess active in Boosters and Kilborn a Rho Sorority member serving as chaplain.
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Jordan
Ron Critser
Jim Rodgers
Phyllis Hess
Bobbi Kilborn
Critzer
Kappa Sigma Chi Fraternity
Ron
Vics
Kappa Sigma
Rodgers
Phyllis
Boosters
Rho Sorority
Bobbi
Youth Speech Competition Set by Lions Club
The 19th annual Lions Club speech contest in California and Nevada will center on Youths Problems of Tomor row. Six Wilson School students will be picked to present before Lions Clubs of Los Altos and Belmont Shore with the winner advancing to face peers from other local high schools for the final selection. The all city winner may compete with regional youths representing California and Nevada for a $1,500 scholarship awarded to the chosen college.
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Lions Club of
California
Nevada
Melvin Cutron
Wilson
Maren
Kent Wilson
Los Altos
Belmont Shore Lions Chihs
Oother
Poly Girls’ League
Poly Girls' League
Gayla
Brothers
Nancy Marr
Robbie Fisher
Nancy Omataj
Carolyn Byrd
Margot Ward
Tne
Tips for Teens Senior Drink Refusal Guide
A teen column offers practical tips on refusing alcohol at social events. It advises avoiding direct denials, ordering nonalcoholic drinks that mimic cocktails, and gently stating personal boundaries to prevent conflict over drinking. Emphasizes honesty and maintaining composure to keep dates while avoiding pressure.
Career Nurse Talks at Dewey High School
Mrs Lang, a registered nurse, spoke to John Dewey Intinuation High School girls about nursing as a career. She outlined opportunities in nursing, training locations, education level, and course length, sharing her diploma schooling in 1936 and her inspiration to pursue nursing.
Six Jordan Students Win SoCal Industrial Education Prize
Six Jordan students Jim Summers Sam mie Barnett Dick Connors Ray Morris John Sehnek and Jimmie Owen were named winners in the Southern California Industrial Education Association contest, highlighting their achievement in the regional program.
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Jordan
Southern California Industrial Education Association
Jim Summers
Sammie Barnett
Dick Connors
Ray Morris
John Sehnek
Jimmie] Y Owen
GAA Elects Diane Link President at Mexico Diving Meet
Diane Link, former Poly High GAA leader, chosen as president after Miss Merriam Ernst’s election. Leslie Siar directs exhibition with butterfly breaststroke and dolphin kick while Nancy Merrill advances as second vice president. JoAnn Leevers and Janet Hilton serve as recording secretaries. Jo Ann Royer and Major Sammy Lee coordinate sponsorships. Ana Roger pledges a synchronized swimming exhibition for GAA members in March.
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Diane Link
Poly High
GAA
Gamece
Mexico
Merriam Ernst
DiAne
Leslie Siar
Marda West
Nancy Merrill
Janet Hilton
JoAnn Leevers
Jana
Jordan
Jana Wilson
Jo Ann Royer
Sammy Lee
Santa
Ana
Roger
Policemen Abolished at Wilson High in Student Vote
Wilson High voters approved three propositions to reform student government. A Safety Director group will handle drills and emergencies, eliminating the Student Court and leaving a Supreme Court. The Governor of Entertainment becomes Governor of Activities and a Rally Committee is formed.
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Wilson High
Bruinville
Wilson
Supreme Court
Shakespeare Actor Poly Show Promises One Man Macbeth
Jack Rank, renowned performer, will present Shakespeare's Macbeth at a Poly campus assembly. He delivers all roles through rapid costume changes and stage production. Rank has toured nationally, taught dramatics at the University of Nebraska, and depuis 1933 produced The Theatre of Jack Rank with over 6,000 performances.
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Poly
Jack Rank
Rank
University of Nebraska
Film Studios Begin Five Day Work Week in Hollywood
Hollywood studios adopt a five day week for the first time in 50 years. The A Capella Choir from Wil Shooting of films will perform at the Saturday assembly. Union and management agree on the Saturday Grace Methodist Church event as the Senior noon gathering and Girls Glee Club are scheduled to sing.
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Hollywood
Wilson
Wil
Son High School
Union and Management Girls Glee Club
Grace Methodist Church
Tides and Temperatures reports for Sunday February 5 1955
Weather summary lists sunrise sunset moon phases and tide data with high tides around 4:27 pm and low tides near 12:23 pm. Includes water temperature and surf conditions as reported by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and coastal weather statistics from Long Beach Lifeguards.
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U.S. Coast and
RIDAY
Trend of Security Prices for Past Week Analyzed
PAUL A. MacGREGOR discusses market behavior amid uncertainty before a presidential decision. He notes minor fluctuations, compares current yields with a year ago, and predicts a bullish or bearish shift depending on future indications. The piece references economis tics and forecasts for 1956, with technical analysis from H de LA CHAPELLE.
Jetliners Ordered for Paris AIP Air France
Paris announces S100 million worth of new airliners. Ten four jet Boeing Stratoliners to be delivered, capable of carrying about 145 passengers each.
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Paris
AIP
Air France
Honeymoon Delayed for Quarter Century
Lexington report notes Charles Edison Gill’s marriage license to Dorothy Ruth Cartmill was granted but his 25 year prison sentence for a November bank robbery in Germantown Ky. kept the wedding on hold. Gill’s sentence was handed down January 1 after the crime.
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Lexington
Charles Edison Gill
Dorothy Ruth Cartmill
Maysville
Davy Crockett Struggles at Great Lakes Rifle Range
David Crockett of Minneapolis, a sailor in boat training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, says he is not proficient on the rifle range. He explains he never handled a rifle before and admits being a city boy.
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Great Lakes, In
David Crockett
Minneapolis
Minn
Great Lakes Naval Training Conter
Tyg
Penchant for women's shoes shocks Boston
A 74 year old man Albert E Granger is held on suspicion of larceny after admitting knocking Miss Dorothy McEleny to the sidewalk and stealing her shoe on December 29 1954. Police say he stole seven shoes from women and was arrested last June. McEleny recovered her shoe after officers led them to a barrel a block from the scene.
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Boston
Albert E. Granger
Dorothy McEleny
Granger
Record profits drive 1955 big company results
New York reports show General Motors topping the list with 2.189 billion in net earnings after taxes for 1955. Standard Oil, United States Steel, Kennecott Copper, Baton Carbide and Carbon all hit new highs, with momentum toward 1956 profits. Auto plants shift to shorter weeks as production slips, while steel and oil demand remains strong and department stores post solid sales gains nationally. Government credit policy debates rise as Humphrey argues against standby controls.
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Senate
Stanley Ruttenberg
Afl-Cio
Heinz Lueditke
New York Journal of Commerce
Wall Be
New York
General
Motziss Corp
U. S
Standard Oi Co
New Jersey
United States Steel Corp
Kennecott Copper Corp
Baton Carbide & Carbon Corp
Chrysler
Detroit
de Soto
Dodge
Plymouth
Packard-Clipper
Studebaker-Packard Corp
General Motors
Washington
Ebinhower
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Obituary notices from Long Beach area mix of deaths
Obituaries note Medseer Clarence Lee Neel of 2930 Long Beach died Thursday and to be interred at Sunnyside Park. Olive M Rowe, 1051 San Antonio Dr., died Wednesday after study at Polytechnic High. survived by mother Nellie York and siblings. Others: Dr Maxwell Kerr of 61, Ximene, Long Beach, a chiropractor with Philadelphia services. Newstead Howard James, 56, supervisor for Southern California Edison, lifer in Long Beach. Concheta James Lutz and Jesse H Ferris Lutz noted with residences in Downey and Compton, service details listed. Interments at Sunnyside and Riverview in Portland, plus Compton and Long Beach church connections.
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Medseer
Clarence Lee Neel
Compton
Medeker
Long Beach
Sunnyside Blvd
Aguilar
Colo
Rowe
Olive M. Rowe
San Antonio
Polytechnic High School
Tive
Sandusky
Ohio
Nellie York
Ray Mee
Kerr
Maxwell Kerr
Ximene
New York City
National Chiropractic
Hannah
Lawrence Kerr
Endicott
N. Y
Roselyn Campbell
Philadelphia
Val Steinberg
Mac.Steinberg
Patterson & Snively Mortuary
OES
Sife
Sarah Louella
Winona Mixter
Spongberg’ Chapel
Roy Mason
Masonic Lodge
Sunnyside
Ceme ‘Tery
Lutz
Downey
Concheta James
Jesse H.ferris Lutz
E. St.r James
Bell Gar
S. Butler Ave
Helgens Hospital
Shell Oil Co
Austin
Mintz
Signal Hill
California
Oye Sons
Case Oil Field Service
Rivera
Rolling Bay
Wash
Vesta A
Genrce T
Monterey
Barbara Ann
Jesse Donald
Larry Richard
Obituary and crash report from California and Mexico
Obituaries note Emma Cunningham of Long Beach California dying at 56 02 Long Beach Blvd Long Beach and survivors including daughters Ann Lyke and Betty Bowman and son Eugene Brown with multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services at San Mateo with Hunter Mortuary. Mexican crash near Campeche leaves 14 dead and 70 injured when a truck collided with a bus during a holiday travel period.
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Cunningham
Emma i
Long Beach Blvd
Isweden
Long Beach
Ann Lyke
Betty Bowman” l
San Carlos
Eugene Brown
San Carlo
San Mateo
Hunter Mortuary
Campeche
Mexico
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Sue Guest
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Dick Landes
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H. de LA Chapelle
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Patterson & ‘Snively
Morgan Gates
Riverview Cemetery
Ore
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Plainview
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Fred Ferris
Miller-Lorent Ferry Chapel
Roy L. Ruth
Randall Scott
Fedsels
Vanegavas Brandanger
Lisi Manila Lareoo Enher Dan Sran
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Harry Cuthecath
Ora
Xan Bneidee Standard Dil Co
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Manzanlilo
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Smanzanilo
Acaitlao
Acapulco Ciudad Co
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Ciudad de Cuenca
Pack Fellene
Honolulu Garden
Francisco
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Fen
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Kaciiog
Yare Bowers Wester
Ober Lulekenn
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Honda
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Gress
Thet
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