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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1950
Page
7
City Manager Samuel E Vickers said an old sewer break caused past waste deposits into Hamilton Bowl. The line has been repaired and the condition no longer exists. City Engineer investigated the complaint.
The Navy consolidates all Los Angeles recruiting under Comdr Myron W Graybill and Lt Comdr George P Daly to save costs. Offices will be in the Federal building. Graybill leads officer procurement and enlisted recruiting with Daly as assistant.
Application forms for subsistence allowances for former prisoners of war are available at the Office of the State Department of Veterans Affairs in the Heartwell Building and at American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans headquarters. Forms are not difficult to complete and require discharge certificates or other proof of time served in enemy prison camps. Eligible include military personnel held in any theater of war, certain American civilians imprisoned by the Japanese after December 7 1941, and surviving relatives if the prisoner died. Benefits are $1 a day per day of imprisonment when food was inadequate and up to $60 per month for civilian internees under certain conditions, funded from enemy assets held in the United States.
The report lists promotions and assignments for Air Force Reserve and Navy personnel. Clarence L. Schmid advances to full colonel and commands Fighter Command at Hamilton AFB. Harley A. Kalai reports to Long Beach Naval Hospital. Ev Hosking becomes captain in the Air Force Reserve. Robert I. Wheeler receives orders to USS General G. M. Randall. Walter H. Belsh ee reports to Long Beach Naval Hospital. New arrivals at Fort MacArthur include J. T. Daugherty, J. C. Renner, and L. O. Foster.
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