Planners OK 10 Businesses and Oil Plan
Orange County Planning Commission approved ten business developments and an oil exploration project at Westminster. The decision followed noting retiring commissioner Oliver L. Hassell after 8 years. The board also welcomed Jules Wo Markel and others as replacements, with projects including machine shops, gun manufacture facilities, auto parts plans, and retail grocers among Westminster, Costa Mesa, and Santa Ana areas.
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Santa Ana
Westminster
Orange County Planning Commission
Oliver L. Hassell
Uassell
Santa At Wisiness
Tinha B. Thornsen
Villa Park
Jules Wo Markel
Banta Ana
Charlies A. Stanford
Whitaker St
Aris
Indiana Ave
Taena Park
Businews
Don L. Davis
Shinton Ave
Min St. Stinton
Paul Vo Me
Glastitn
Gamition
Ai Emielite
Wad Thestnar Avr
Stanton
Stelina Cel
Ab Tec Dys
Thisraeas
la Dala
Annielny
Joni RB Hutehas
Anking Automobile Pixtons
Indhistt Lal Wassink Siper
Axe
Costa Mesa
Eye Huness
Henry A. Thaen
Lincoln Hisd
Mrpnolia Ret
Cy Presa
Cabbi Pro
Charlee Gauich
Thatin Ave
Hamilton Si
Costa Mesay
Wihsteposalea
Albert Freneist
Santa Ana Age
Casia Mesa
Torrance College Musicians in Weekend Performance
College musicians from Torrance prepare for a special concert with a lineup of soloists and ensembles. The event features student performers under the guidance of faculty mentors, highlighting emerging talent at the campus arts program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrance
Molmingtoon
Therbordame College
Jaanoe Koch
So Pom
Dei Holstein
Phinist
A Sonal
Greg
Gong Lares
APH Bhivk
Barks Boyde
Ceadmin
Anil Beakery Nivk
PY Albe
T Ye Bbertoe
Beady
Wits Waste
Santa Ana School Work Contract Sets New Expansion
Santa Ana boards approve a 126 605 contract to William Rohrbacher for a 10 room Edison school unit. Four Edison bids reached 144 475 for B classrooms and two kindergartens amid rising enrollment in the southeast. Construction begins at once.
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Santa Ana
William Rohrbacher
Edison
Santa Ana Board of Education
Glenn L. Martin
Wilson
Diamond School
Lowell
McKinley
George Washington
Carl 0
Santiago
Inter
Spurgeon School
Roosevelt School
Twelve Year Term Given Compton Man
The State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles fixed a 12 year sentence for Edward Brooks Willford a Compton resident. He was convicted of a Seal Beach burglary and gunfight tied to an April 16 1947 incident with James Anderson. Anderson was killed in a Tahoe cabin gunfight after a pursuit by police. Clunt Hanley a 53 year old from South Gate received no parole chances remaining in Folsom for forgery and bogus checks.
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Santa Ana
State Board of
Edward Brooks Willford
Compton
Seal Beach
Sacramento
Clunt Hanley
South Gate
Folsom
Williford
James Anderson
California Highway Patrol
Lake Tahoe
Anderson
Hub Realty Board to Meet Monday
COMPTON Feb. 17 The Realty Board breakfast at Everglades cafe 214 FE Magnolia St will feature Carl Monroe Long Beach Social Security Administration manager as speaker. Vern B Stone program chairman says breakfast is at 7 30 A M. The Feb 26 meeting will discuss a proposed TV ad campaign to popularize the term realtor.
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Compton
Realty Board
Everglades Cote
Magnolia St
Carl. Monroe
Long Beach
Social Security Administration
Vern B. Stone
Orange County Lincoln Life Exhibit for National Orange Show
Huntington Beach Feb. 17. An Orange County display will depict Abraham Lincoln life from boyhood to presidency at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino next month. Four scenes portray Lincoln’s life including youth and early career, with county produce showcases as part of the exhibit. The Bernardino display runs March 6 to 18.
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Huntington
Rallsputter
Horney
la Bernardino
Cisive
Bridge Job Bids Due Tuesday
Bids for approaches to the Rosecrans Ave bridge over the San Gabriel River will be opened by the county board of supervisors on Tuesday. The four lane bridge was finished in mid January but approaches must be built first. The project covers Rosecrans Ave from Flatbush Ave to midway between the river channel and Woodruff Ave, widening to 80 feet curb to curb as a through street toward Orange County.
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Bellflower
Rosecrans Ave
San Gabriel River Channel
County Board of Supervisors
County Road Department
Flatbush Ave
River Channel
Woodruff Ave
Orange County
Lynwood Merchants to Discuss Parking Meters Monday
Long Beach Boulevard Merchants Association plans a Monday meeting at 11335 Long Beach Blvd at 7 30 p m. The session will cover parking meter proposals, city planning commission recommendations, and opposition. Five main topics include parking regulations, off street lots, Christmas decorations, traffic flow in alleys, and next year’s program.
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Lynwood
Long Beach Boulevard
Cypress Club Adds Members
Cypress, Feb. 17. Two new members joined Cypress Community Club at Mrs. Jake Van Dyke home. They are Mrs. Dick Bakker and Mrs. Clarence Fender. Designated visitors to the country hospital this month were Mmes. A. M. Collins, Mabelle Dyer and Russell Flynn. Mrs. Morton Jones named Mmes. Collins, Fyinn, and A. E. Arnold to accompany Mrs. M. H. Cameron to Santa Ana to view a cancer film. The pic ture will be shown here later. Twenty-four members and three guests were present. Cohostesses with Mrs. Van Dyke were Mrs. J. Job Denni and Mrs. Milam Williams.
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Cypress
Cypress Community Club
Jake van Dyke
Dick Bakker
Clarence Fender
Mmes
A.M. Collins
Mabelle Dyer
Russell Flynn
Morton Jones
Mmes. Collins
Fyinn
A. E. Arnold
M. H. Cameron
Santa Ana
van Dyke
J. Job Denni
Milam Willams
Artesia March of Dimes Drive Final Totals Expected
Artesia campaign chairman Cavey Skaggs says final results of this year’s March of Dimes drive will be compiled by Monday or Tuesday. The current total counts 52360 from all sources, and he expects the final amount near the $3000 goal.
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Artesia
Cavey Skaggs
Skaggs
Mountain lion on the loose near Palos Verdes hills
Ernest H. Collins, a San Pedro jeweler, plans to hunt a large mountain lion reported in Palos Verdes Hills. He says he will hike with shotgun and hounds to slay the puma after years of resident fear and multiple sightings, including tracks and nocturnal screams near Palos Verdes Country Club.
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AN Pedro
Palos Verdes Hills
Ernest H. Collins
27Th St
Collins
Palos Verdes Country
Clu
Western Terrace
Fullerton Civic Group Proposes Cypress Street Extension
Fuller ton Chamber of Commerce proposes extending Cypress St north to Imperial Hwy as an access road and possibly linking to Brea Canyon. Highway officials map a plan to involve state county and cities of Fullerton and Brea to bypass East Coyote fields and air fields, divert traffic from downtown Fullerton.
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Fullerton
Brea Canyon
Brea Canyon Rd
Highway 101
Spadra
Red Cross Drive Quota Set at Fourteen Thousand Dollars
Compton’s Red Cross fundraising quota is $14,000, announced by campaign chairman Dr. G. L. Dumimnitt. The drive begins next Monday after workers receive instructions at 11:45 a.m. via television channel No. 9. Sixteen majors named include Art Teilas Dean Hoggan Melia Belli Lambert Brummeler Harry Silvis Nellie Letzkus B. J. Pasquinell Lorayne Hogue Albert Frank Borus Morgan Lee Belding Mildred Specht Jane Mason R. E. Murry Bert Justus Carl Smith.
Bellflower Parents to Appear on TV Sunday Afternoon
Bellflower residents join the Your Child and You program on KLAC at 4 30 p m Sunday A panel discussion on reading will be led by Dr Lester Beek with participants including Gerald Cook acting Ramona School principal and other Bellflower parents selected by local PTA leaders.
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Bellflower
KLAC
Gerald Cook
Ramona School
Cook
P. Schuber
R. Mat Woolridge
Ray C. Pryor
Parent Education
Hellflower Council of Parents
Causes of Deafness Told in Free Book Available to Public
A free booklet explains the causes of deafness and how science can aid the hard of hearing. It cites Hell Telephone Laboratories and outlines steps to overcome hearing loss. It also touts Audivox’s tiny receiver, describes its nearly invisible connector, and invites readers to obtain the booklet by writing Audivox Inc. Dept. 503-R at 259 W 14th St, New York.
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Hell Telephone Laboratories
Audivox
Ing
Western Electric Hearing Aid Division
Audivox, Inc
14Th St
New York
N. Y
Realignment discussed for Orange County districts
Newport Beach Feb 17 Assemblyman Carl W Stanley said a Los Angeles meeting will consider creating new Congressional districts. Orange County would leave the 22nd District with Riverside and Imperial counties to form a larger district, while some favor aligning with northern San Diego County. Riverside and Imperial may join with part of San Bernardino if Orange is detached. Local supervisors and chambers endorsed the San Diego alignment amid talks with northern San Diego County representatives.
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Newport Beach
Carl W. Stanley
Newport Harbor
Los Angeles
Orange County
Riverside
Imerial
San Diego County
Congress
Republican Central Committee
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Oceanside
Imperial
San Bernardino County
Quill and Scroll Elects New Excelsior Chapter Officers
Janet Maurer is elected president of the Excelsior Chapter of Quill and Scroll on February 17. Thelma Krause becomes vice president and Bonnie Breid will serve as secretary treasurer.
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Sellflower
Janet Maurer
Excelsior Chapter
Quill and Scroll
Thelma Krause
Bonnie Breid
Migration Begins Earlybird Whales Sighted at Harbor
JAN PEDRO, Feb. 17. Earlybird gray whales sighted along the local shoreline, first of hundreds moving from Arctic regions to breeding grounds in Lower California. John Olguin, Cabrillo Beach lifeguard captain, saw more than six near Point Fermin. Redondo Beach observers report a 35-footer within a hundred yards of shore. Olguin notes migration peaks next month and daily visibility from Point Fermin or Cabrillo Beach. The gray whale population, once nearly extinct due to whaling, appears to be increasing each year.
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Jan Pedro
Arctic
California
John Olguin
Cabrillo Beach
Point Fermin
Redondo Beach
Olguin
Cabrillo
School Election Slated March 16 at Carmenita
Carmenita district to hold a March 16 special election on accepting up to 150008 dollars in state funds for school construction. Superintendent McGraw noted last July's approval was insufficient as costs rose. Plans include Ramona School expansion and Carmenita additions such as a new classroom, auditorium conversions, cafetorium, parking, acoustics, and two basketball courts.
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Carmenita
Lewis McGraw
McGraw
State Allocation Board
Ramona School
Carmenita School
Workshop for Hub School Folk Held COMPTON Feb 17
A workshop for Compton City Schools office employees was held at the Abraham Lincoln Auditorium. Miss Anne Maguire of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph demonstrated telephone equipment and manners, with a film on telephone courtesy. The session was part of a yearlong series directed by Supt. Ardella B. Tibby and Marjorie Diaz.
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Compton
Abraham Linco
Anne Maguire
Facific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Supt
Ardella B. Tibby
Marjorie Diaz
Blue Star Mothers Meeting in Huntington Beach
The Blue Star Mothers of America will meet Monday at p.m. in the Recreation Center. The notice mentions Huntington Beach and the group’s local chapter inviting members and interested veterans to attend.
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Huntington Beach
Blue Star Mothers of America
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Lincoln
Cypress Club
Artesia Dimes Drive
San Pedro
Fullerton Civic Group
Red Cross
Benihly Firtcal
Rey
Callitormia Pr
Layton
Pine Ave
West
Anaheim St
Buffums
Bufjums' Stationery Dept
Brown’s OF
Long Beach, Inc
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