Jordan High elects student officers for new term
Sixteen hundred students at Jordan High School voted in the campus election. Shari Commen, a senior, became student body president while Marty Isenberg, former Lindbergh Junior High president, was named manager. Earl Finney, longtime grid standout, is judge. Jack Beckwith is host. Joan Porche becomes hostess. Fredelyn Ballard joins as library commissioner. Officers to be installed in February.
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Jordan High School
Jordan
Shari Commen
Marty Isenberg
Lindbergh Junior High School
Jana
Offoe
Manage
Earl Finney
Panther
Jack Beckwith
Joan Porche
Fredelyn Ballard
Poly High to Demonstrate Health, Fitness Plan
Poly High students will host a parent demonstration on Tuesday evening January 28 at 7 30 in the boys gym. The program features Polyettes orthopedic demos calisthenics tennis basketball techniques and flag demonstrations with J Roscoe Howell as master of ceremonies Hel en Gass and Walter Bell directing the event.
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Poly High
J. Roscoe Howell
Poly Pta
Helen Gass
Walter Bell
Poly High Wins First Week In Campus Cleanup Contest
Poly High captured top honors in a five week interschool cleanup competition titled Operation Triple HK at Poly, Jordan and Wilson campuses. Board of Education members visited the schools weekly and designated Poly as best in appearance. Wilson and Jordan were represented by Bill Baker, Jay Hagey, and Carl Wellard who aim to promote the contest each semester.
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Poly High
Poly
Jordan
Wilson
Board of Education
Triple HK
Bill Baker
Jay Hagey
Carl Wellard
Saints Gather Gifts For Foreign Schools
The Junior Red Cross at St. Anthony's High School gathers items to fill gilt boxes for overseas schools. Proceeds from last night's dance support the gift chest, while the varsity band performs at the Catholic Center tomorrow. The senior class debates are set for January 18 and 19.
Poly Elects Officers for Spring Term
Results of election held on the Poly High School campus were announced Friday by Kathleen Harnett. Officers include Tsutomu Uchida as student body president for the February-Tune semester and a slate of commissioners led by Bob Sklar and Navlene Hade. The list also names Tom Cottee as yell king, Pet Williams as chamber of commerce president, and multiple club leaders across youth, boys and girls leagues, athletic and class officers.
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Poly High School
Kathleen Harnett
Tsutomu Uchida
Bob Sklar
Navlene Hade
Dave Bakes
Don Abrams
Jerry Hight
Margo Robertson
Martyn Williams
Commission
Tom Cottee
Yell King
Pet Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Madeline Crosby
Margaret Abel
Hutch Youth Club
Bob Horton
Helen Griego
Marilyn Kerns
Max Johnson
Boy's League
Dave Ward
John Knowles
Jim Richardson
Girls’ League
Carolyn Carlson
Emily Dennis
Marilyn Stivers
Louise Lee
Pat Carter
Treasuren
Tyene Pullos
Girls' Athletic Association
Bob Wells
Marty ‘Erickson
Darlene Ingraham
Nellie Bell
Tot Mabry
Maly Hubbell
Bob Ward
Ray Sugiyama
Nancy Goodman
Poly Editors Named On Poly High Life Staff
Jean Ann Miller and Lois Baker elected to editor in chief and managing editor roles at Poly High Life. Juniors Margie McDonald June Harner and Doug Ives take over LS pages news feature and sports. Senior Judy Rupert as society editor. Joann Bruse and Barbara Nutell named assistant editor and Page One rewriter. Lorena Curtiss Lynn Boyington assist editors. A New Lund on Page 4. Connie Ruby Claire Liebeguth Gay Jonson handle rewrite. News Bureau led by Cherri Nakashima with Don Abrams Margie Cosby Myn Moore Vere Cre 38.
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Jean Ann Miller
Lois Baker
Poly High Life
Margie McDonald
June Harner
Doug Ives
Judy Rupert
Society
Nets Bureau
Joann Bruse
Barbara Nutell
Lorena Curtiss
Lynn Boyington
Lund
Connie Ruby
Claire Liebeguth
Gay Jonson
Cherri Nakashima
Don Abrams
Margie Cosby
Myn
Moore
Connie Lu Berg Tops Local Music Contest Winner
Connie Lu Berg a 17 year old pianist and Poly high senior won first place in the Ong Beach Philharmonic Orchestra group artist contest. She will guest solo with the orchestra January 29 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Concert Hall.
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Connie Lu Berg
Poly
Ong Beach Philharmonic Orchestra
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
Navy
Guster Borg
California Ave
Connie Lu
Mu Alpha Sigma
Delta Gamma Omega
Junior Philharmonic
Long Beach
Local Entries Sought in TB Paper Contest
The Long Beach Tuberculosis and Health Association directs focal arrangements for state competitions in tuberculosis paper writing. President Harmon F. Gunn reports awards of $130 per entry. Contact him at 921 Pacific Ave. Deadline is March 1.
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Long Beach Tuberculosis and Health Association
Harmon F. Gunn
Pacific Ave
Army Navy Union to Meet Tonight at Veterans Memorial Building
Army and Navy Union chapter will hold a meeting tonight led by Captain A. D. Borden Auxiliary. The gathering is set for an evening in the Veterans Memorial Building with attendees invited to participate in the local service organization.
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Army
Navy Union
A. D. Borden
Army and
Veterans Memorial Building
College Advisement Night At Poly High School
A panel discussion for Wilson and Poly High seniors planning college will be held at Poly High on Jan 20 at 7 30 PM. Wilson and Poly leaders welcome students and parents to learn about college opportunities and preparation, with reps from Caltech to USC and more.
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Wilson
Poly High
Poly High School
Poly
Wel- Wilson
Bob Wells
Bill Marmion
Adopted by Marshall Funler High Students
Jens-Peter Kahler a 13 year old orphan living in an attic in Rendsburg Germany has been adopted by more than 900 students at Marshall Funler High. The school has sent several hundred dollars in addition to clothing and food packages to their friend in West Germany. The effort is organized by the Save the Children Foundation. Student leaders Judy McLellan Becky Carter Laurine Munroe Pat Malone Edward Higuere and Carol Burnley support the project. Jens Peters father was killed near the end of the war and his mother and he were left homeless. They moved to West Germany where they now live in an attic room without basic comforts. The Marshall Sennes students have received their first letters from their adopted boy.
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Jens-Peter Kahler
Rendsburg
Germany
Marshall Funler High
West Germany
Save the Children Foundation
Jack V. Smith
Judy McLellan
Becky Carter
Laurine Munroe
Pat Malone
Edward Higuere
Carol Burnley
Jens-Peters
Lad
Marshall Sennes
Leviend
Youth Wins Honors at Yale L.8 1953 Scholar of Yale year
Thomas A. Porter of Long Beach Yale Class of 1956 was named a scholar of a cop yank for outstanding scholastic achievement during 1953. He maintained an 80 plus average in both freshman year semesters to qualify for Yale's top undergraduate scholarship. A Jordan High School graduate Porter earned a university gift scholarship and served as commencement speaker and class vice president.
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Thomas A. Porter
Long Beach
Yale University
Clyde A. Porter
E. 60Th ‘St
Yale
Jordan High School
Porter
Jordan
California Scholastic Federation
Wilson Students Shine in Public Speaking Contests
Wilson students competed in the Knights of Pythias speaking contest with a statewide prize of 350. Exchange students Marie-Anne Picard Hella Fesefeldt Tom Hesterberg and Roland Mohrman spoke on Youth Groups in Europe Germany a Divided Country and other topics. Lions Club sponsorship outlined a 2500 tuition prize for the US constitution talk. Sir Robert Haddow spoke on the British position regarding the United Nations. Advanced typing students at City College earned proficiency certificates for future employment with names listed.
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Wilson
Knights Offi Pythias
United States
Lions Club
Business Division
City College
Jyn Wilson
Jing
Jakie Jurgenson
Joe
Heir Tt Monk
United Nai Steins
Jackie Kozax
Gail Wagvins
Pessal Covention Tsnee
Lynne Warburton
Oil Students' Club Elects New Officers at Long Beach City College
The Oil Students' Club at Long Beach City College elected Jack B. Craigford as president with Kim Jeffers as vice president and Dick Hamillton as secretary treasurer. William Hendrick sponsor heads the petroleum technology department. Freeman Fairfield, head of Oil Tool Corp, hosts a January 26 dinner at the Pacific Coast Club for the group.
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Jack B. Craigford
Long Beach Petroleum Club
Long Beach City College
Kim Jeffers
Dick Hamillton
William Hendrick
Freeman Fairfield
Oil Tool Corp
New Officers Named by Barristers Club in Long Beach
Barristers Club members elected at a Walton Hotel meeting Thursday Atty. Donald C. Wallace Jr. as president succeeding Atty. Louis D. Morrison. Also chosen were Atty. D. Thomas Johnston as vice president and Walter S. Barnes as secretary treasurer.
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Long Beach
Barristers Club
Atty
Donald C. Wallace Jr
Louis D. Morrison
Walton Hotel
Attys
D. Thomas Johnston
Walter S. Barnes
iKenrick to Address Lakewood Democrats
Long Beach article notes rising coffee prices with a 3 cent per pound hike at one brand and predictions of further increases to 99 cents. Josep H. Kenrick will address the Lakewood Democratic Club at St Cornelius Parish Hall at 8 p.m. Tuesday, with John Davis presiding. public invited.
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Long Beach
South African Student to Be Pulpit Guest in Newport Beach
Rev. Kemp-pait of South Africa will be pulpit guest Sunday at 11 a.m. service at Christ Church by-the-Sea Newport Beach. Pastor Rev. Thomas Roy Pendell announced. Kemp-Blair was born in Cape Town and is a theological student at the School of Religion, University of Southern California. His sermon is titled The Darkness Retreats.
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Aarey N Kemp-pait
South Africa
Concert Postponed From February to April
The piano duo Gold and Fizdale will not perform here on February 15. The concert is rescheduled for April 19. Long Beach Civic Music Association president David Hargrave announced the change. The next local concert remains March 9 with Victoria De Los Angeles of the Metropolitan Opera at Wilson High School auditorium.
Tides and Temperatures for Sunday January 17 1954
Sunrise at 6 58 a m and sunset define day length. Moonrise at 3 58 p m and moonset at 5 35 p m accompany tides 65 ft at 7 27 am and 4 0 ft later. survey notes 247 ppm. Coast and Geatle references.
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Coast and Geatle
Market Outlook from H De La Chapelle Letter
Regular readers note long-term optimism despite a minor market setback. The piece details weekly stock trends, inventory adjustments, and a predicted uptrend as early signs appear, with bargain opportunities cited and Dow Jones context alongside bond and commodity influences.
Optimism and caution mark 1954 business outlook
New signs of easing in activity mix with resilience as investment for the quarter could hit 6.5 billion dollars. Retail sales rise and wage rates peak, while savings swell. Yet cutbacks and layoffs appear in Packard, Aluminum, and other sectors. Forecasters foresee a solid year, but warn against complacency amid overcapacity.
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New York
Packard Motor Oay Co
Aluminum Co. of America
U. S. Steel
Benjamine F. Fairlens
Fairless
Journal of Commerce
Ronald J. Chiniack
Chicago
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Don G. Mitchill
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
Harold B. Dorsey
Argus Research Corp
Glendale Minister to Be Pulpit Guest
Glendale minister Rev Frank Inman of the Southern California Conference Board for Missions will be the pulpit guest Sunday at North Long Beach Methodist Church at 11 00 am preaching The Indestructible Church He will lead a three week crusade and has served pastorates in Illinois and for the past ten years has focused on helping churches strengthen programs He recently moved to California.
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Frank Inman
Glendale
Division of Finance and Field Service
South ‘Ern California Conference Board For Missions
North Long Beach
Evangelist Rev J W Henry Serves Interim Nazarene Pastor
Rev J W Henry, evangelist, is serving as interim pastor of First Church of the Nazarene at 741 E 10th St while awaiting a regular appointment. Henry, with 45 years in ministry and 20 years as a Nazarene pastor in the Southern California district, retired at the last conference. Morning sermon titled Holy Joy and evening message The Need of a Revival.
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J. W. Henry
First Church of the Nazarene
10Th St
Carlton G. Fansford
First Church
Albuquerque
Henry
Nazerene
California
Vocalist to Appear at Burns Memorial Church
Prof Earle Anderson will be the musical guest Sunday evening at Burns Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church 3720 Temple Ave Rev Joseph A Ryan announced Anderson a 73sollo and national recording artist will sing gospel and spiritual solos The evening is Family Night with the largest family present and the family with 1600 percent attendance recognized The revival closes under Chaplain Dean L Vermillion guidance
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Earle Anderson
Pesafena College
Burns Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church
Temple Ave
Joseph A. Ryan
Anderson
Dean L. Vermillion
Elder Smith Plans Sunday Address at Long Beach Chapel
Elder Guy M. Smith will speak Sunday at six a m in the Long Beach Chapel of the Reorganized Latter-day Saints at Ninth Street and Olive Avenue. His topic is A Light for 1954. The Chapel Choir will sing Send Forth Thy Light, directed by Mary Rasmussen. Everett Miles will lead a discussion class at 7 p m on The Financial Laws of the Church. George B. Hall leads the 1 p m service, with Apostle E J Glazer as guest speaker Wednesday at 7 p m.
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Guy M. Smith
Long Beach
Ninth St
Olive Ave
Mary Rasmussen
Everett Miles
George B. Hall
E. J. Glazer
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