Electric Pony Express Delivers Meals at VA Hospital
A miniature electric tractor with enclosed cabs hauls up to six hot meals through hospital corridors to patient wards at the Beach Veterans Administration Hospital. Chief dietician Ada E. McGinley leads a team of 13 dieticians, 25 cooks, four meat cutters, four bakers, nine food service supervisors and 212 helpers to ensure balanced meals. Patients may request seconds or thirds, with no strict upper limit on portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada E. McGinley
Joseph Foley
Miss McGin
Lutas Mavridis
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Prose-Telegram
Couple Leaving on Europe Trip
Johnson Line’s motorship Seattle sails from the local harbor Wednesday for Europe and Scandinavia via Central America. Passengers include J. L. Gillibarg of San Francisco and his wife. They will disembark at Cristobal and return next month on the Lion's Gate. The Seattle departs fully laden with fruits, canned goods, and general cargo from Pacific Coast ports, topped with borax and solvents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Line
Seattle
Europe
Scandinavia
Central America
J. L. Gillibarg
San Francisco
Dealer
Cristobal
C. Z
Lion's Gate
Pacific Coast
Elks Honor Long Beach Members At Old Timers Night
Long Beach Elks Lodge to award 20 25 and 50 year pins at the annual old timers night honoring John R Rowe a 50 year member Carroll M Counts will chair The list includes 20 year honorees Charles H Allen Frank J Bannon Francis A Barbot and others and 33 year pins to C H Bean Joseph Bechler Nathan Roam Charles O Boynton W V Brainard J W Buel John H Freeland and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Lodge
Long Beach
John R. Rowe
Carroll M. Counts
B. P. O. Elks
Charles H. Allen
Frank J. Bannon
Francis A. Barbot
E. C. Blanchard
Guy Beers
J. Harry Copelin
Raymond M. Duckworth
Frederick G. Griffin
Jefferson H. Hoyt
Fred Hubbard
William H. Keller
Keith E. Lindsley
Lloyd B. Richards
O. H. Roepke
Ernest Rufus
John H. Shipp
Peter G. Stathis
Raymond W. Swinney
Joseph G Nomas
Wheater
Frank Stamm
Phil M. Swaffield
H. W. Weinberg
F. D. Wiley
Luckenbach Expands Sailing Schedule with Red Oak Victory
Luckenbach Steamship Co extends Gulf Coast route sailings after Isthmian Line suspension. The addition of the freighter SS Red Oak Victory boosts freight capacity as it delivery to Portland, Oregon occurred two days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luckenpacn Steamship Co
Gulf Pacific Coast Line
Isthmian Line
Portland
Ore
Long Beach Personnel Leaders Meet On Industry Issues
Three major Long Beach industry representatives will discuss personnel problems at a dinner meeting of the Long Beach Guidance and Personnel Association at Hughes Junior High School. George Himmelbauer of Douglas Aircraft, John Hanna of Long Beach Naval Shipyard, and Calvin Bleasdell of Ford Motor Co. will attend, with Dr. Hugh S. Brown and Dr. Stanley Ostrom directing. The event aims to connect vocational counselors with industry for information exchange, starting at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Ior
New Health Book Promises Home Relief for Rectal Diseases
A period advertisement offers a health book explaining rectal conditions like hemorrhoids fistula and prolapse and their causes. It emphasizes no medicines are sold and asks readers to send three cents in stamps to receive a copy, with no obligation. The publisher is listed as Gibson Rae Inc Dept K-33 Box 806 Albuquerque NM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Gibson
RAE Inc
Dept
Albuquerque, N, Mf
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Little
VA Hospital
Luckenbach
Oe TV
Brite
To & P
Atlantic Ave
U.H.F
Herbest Burk
Bur Luiding Jae Am
National Brands Products
Pennzoil
U.S
General Motor
General Motors
ZINK
Howard Zink
Masters
DELCO
Paris
Co Pentiac
Ladjust
Pa. Ing Fe, Trine Car Owners
al Rune Aatra
Pater
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