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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1956

Page

2

Landscape Project Starts at Jordan High School

Bulldozers moved onto Jordan High School campus in North Long Beach to begin landscaping. Vice-Principal Dick Cline announced the B and M Lawn Service contract for shrubbery and sprinkler installation. The project will take months, with later plans to move bungalows for a new admin building and classrooms. Students were asked to avoid the construction area and eat lunches near the bungalows.

Jordan Panther North Long Beach Dick Cline B & M Lawn Service Cline Inclde

February Graduation Achieves Early Completers

Three students Sharon Skeens Gary Gonzales and Jean Flournoy graduated early this February by taking extra summer courses and carrying extra credits. Skeens worked toward early graduation to enter the workforce married to work. Gonzales plans GM employment and City College studies. Flournoy moved from Ohio with family to Mexico and chose to finish schooling.

Jordan Sharon Skeens Gary Gonzales Jean Flournoy Sharon Olson Skeens Gary General Motors Company City College Ohio Jean Mexico

CSF Meeting at St. Anthony Student Awards

The California Scholarship Federation highlighted education during a St Anthony High School assembly with George Rheinhalter of Long Beach City College as speaker. Life membership pins were given to Seal-Bearers Lina Gill, Carol Hoffmann, Rose Marie Powell, Joanne Wanek, and Judy Ybarrola. Plans include A and F Honor Day and a June Assembly for 28 spring members. Fourteen Long Beach area students earned awards in Bullock's scholastic art review, with recipients from St. Anthony's and other local schools.

California St Anthony High School George Rheinsalter Long Beach City College Gail Debworth Rheinhalter Lina Gill Carol Hoffmann Rose Marie Powell Joanne Wanek Judy Ybarrola Long Beach Area Bullock's Los Angeles Curtis Hoekzema Bellflower Christian High School Jo Ann Owen Geraldine Swenson Downey Senior High School Cathryn Christianson Telle Anne Kidd Garden Grove Union High School Jerry Wilson Huntington Park High School Takeshi Tani Polytechic High School Ary Cannon Linda Gill Maureen McNer

Military Ball at Poly Friday plans Sabre Arch

Poly ROTC hosts its sixteenth annual Military Ball next Friday from 8 pm to midnight at Belmont Shore Recreation Center. The queen will be crowned from the Grand March, then walk under an arch of sabre swords formed by officers. Over 100 cadets expected. social planners include Hermessey Reichard Carter Pratt Terwelp Wright Brakeman Jackel Bradley and Green. instructor Buckman notes growing attendance.

Poly’s Rotc Belmont Shore Ner Mike Hermessey John Reichard Rick Carter Mike Pratt Fred Terwelp George Wright Jerry Brakeman Don Jackel Spencer Bradley Jerry Green Poly Mastor George Buckman Foly ROTC

Poly Faculty Gives Show Poly Faculty Gives Show

Stepped up consumer spending sparked a business boom this week with a buoyant stock market and higher petroleum output. Auto sales rose to 172000 new 1956 models in early February, while factory production fell to its annual low. Retail gains in home furnishings and apparel supported cautious optimism, with the 60 stock average near prior levels and leaders predicting mixed 1956 outcomes.

New York Totel Associated Press Eisenhower General Electric Ralph Cordiner Herlon H. Curtice General Motors Theii J Company

Faculty Follies at Poly to Aid Hicks Scholarship Fund

Ford reports, Bell System, Kodak and other firms in the week’s security price trend analysis. The Poly campus hosts its fourth Faculty Follies charity show with a May theater lineup to raise funds for the Hicks Scholarship, awarding $300 to two seniors Jo Ann Evans and Doug Berg.

Curtice Ford Mc Poly Tors Motorama Miami Fla At&t Bell System du Pont East Goodyear Tire Olin Mathieson Time Magazine Slobovia Marc Ross Hicks Jo Ann Evans Doug Berg Poly John Jenkins Clara Cramsay Douglas Conrod

Girl Held Against Will and Hurt in Los Angeles

Patricia Walecki, a 21-year-old secretary, was held at gunpoint and assaulted for about three hours after leaving a store phone booth on South Broadway. She was forced to drive to a deserted area near San Pedro Street before the assailant fled. She received treatment at Georgie Street Receiving Hospital.

Los Angeles CNL Freie Patricia Walecki Georgie Street Inital S. Broadway San Pedro St Lini Sks King Pihier Elinor Williams

Eisenhower decision looms as market eyes Feb 29 vote

A historic market mood swing tied to a potential Eisenhower decision on a second term. Analysts note a rally as health news and politics shape expectations, with targets around 485 to 519 for industrials and possible shifts in commodity futures.

Hitler Eisenhower America Free World Georgia Eisenhow 2 Bero

Wilson High Girls League Names New Officers

Recent assembly introduced the Wilson High Girls League's new officers with Aletha Huston as president and Carol Smart as vice president. Other leaders include Connie Perkins recording secretary Pat Odell corresponding secretary Linda Lupher treasurer and committee heads Bette Soupos Paula Guest Linda Sue Marks Gloria Krause Pati Braun Linda Leveren Sally Gartner Carel Potter and Lynn Fitzgerald overseeing various roles.

Wilson High Girls’ League Aletha Huston Carol Smart Connie Perkins Pat Odell Linda Lupher Bette Soupos Paula Guest Linda Sue Marks Gloria Krause Pati Braun Linda Leveren Sally Gartner Carel Potter Friendship Lynn Fitzgerald Flower

Weekend electric talks seek end to long AFL-CIO strike

Washington reporters say federal mediator Joseph Finnegan opened weekend sessions with Westinghouse management and AFL-CIO electrical workers officials to push a settlement in the 10 day strike. No signs of near agreement came from the Friday session as talks continued.

Washington Westinghouse Joseph ¥. Finnegan Afl-Cio

President's Wife Survey on Tides and Temperature

A brief item notes a survey related to tides and temperature conducted at the White House or by a presidential program. It references the First Lady's involvement and ongoing efforts to study coastal conditions and climate patterns. No dates or specific results are given.

Answer to Today's Puzzle

A compact puzzle clue solution list aligns with a daily wordplay format. It maps numbers to themes and items, including small island, bridge forms, plural numbers, a dirk, a birth reference, a preposition, a sleeveless garment and a domestic slave term.

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