Outstanding Youth speaker Douglass Stringfellow to visit Utah
Ogden native and 27 station Mutual Intermountain Network announcer Douglass R. Stringfellow, a WWII sprainle service veteran and Belsen survivor paralyzed below the hips, is slated to speak in Long Beach clubs this week on What Price Peace. He recently won third place in Freedoms Foundation public address, with Eisenhower and Hoover taking first and second. Stringfellow will address Long Beach Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Club, while Rotary and Optimist, DeMolay, Shrine, Kiwanis, and Toastmasters meet at Wilton Hotel and nearby venues with local leaders presiding.
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Stringfellow
Freedoms Foundation
Dwight D
Walter Wehner
Air Lines
Augusta Boss Slain by Wife
Pi Tron killed John B. Kennedy Augusta political boss of ten years with six bullets. police charged Mrs. Kennedy with murder. Kennedy rose from city fireman to fire chief and commissioner of public safety. opponents alleged kickbacks and salary gains. Mrs. Kennedy admitted shooting after an argument over her work in a local beer parlor. Kennedy had taught her to shoot.
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Augusta
Pi Tron
John B. Kennedy
Kennedy
Richmond County
Oxx Cries Quit Divorce Over 35 Cats in House
In Newport R I Thomas H Oxx 58 won an uncontested divorce from Cecilia his wife of 16 months citing extreme grounds. He testified he found her caring for 35 cats and that she removed rugs exposing bare floors to rats. He said the cats later multiplied to about 70 with mange and fleas before he called it quits.
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Newport
R. L
Thomas H. Oxx
Cecilia
Oxx
Ad Club to Hear Association Head J Neil Reagan
J Neil Reagan newly elected president of the Advertising Association of the West will speak at the Long Beach Advertising and Sales Club meeting Thursday. His talk titled Can We Lose While Winning covers his radio and advertising career from Eurek a College to CBS and McCann Erickson. Acting chairman Robert Bachrach. Dick Walsh presides. Meeting at noon in the Mirror Room, Lafayette Hotel.
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J. Neil Reagan
Advertising Association of the West
Long Beach
CBSBS
CRBS
Hollywood
McCann-Erickson
Robert Bachrach
Dick Walsh
Mirror
Lafayette Hotel
Alaska Uranium Search Scheduled
The Atomic Energy Commission and the National Geological Survey announced a summertime survey to locate significant uranium ore in Alaska. They have set up an oresampling laboratory at the University of Alaska near Fairbanks and will test ore samples free for prospectors.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
National Geological Survey
Alaska
University of Alaska
AEC
Fairbanks
Africa Citrus Shipped to New York City
About 7000 cases of South African grown oranges will be sold next week in New York City through fruit commission channels. The American Box Shock Export Association said the fruit arrived in the United States aboard the steamship African Lightning from Cape Town under refrigeration.
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Washington
Jnly
South Africa
New York ‘City
USC Honors L. B. Student With Bovard Scholarship
Florence Jeanne Dunford of 140 E Platt St wins the Emma Josephine Bovard scholarship at USC for the senior woman with the highest grade average. She scored 378 of 390 points across 120 units in four years and will have her name inscribed on a memorial tablet in the administration building by the USC Faculty Wives Club. The Long Beach graduate earned a Bachelor of Arts and was chosen from 300 senior women.
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Florence Jeanne Dunford
E. Platt St
University of Southern California
Emma Josephine Bradley Bovard
Miss Dunford
USC
Bovard
Long Beach
Rees Angel Goes to Jail Over Bail Refusal
Frederick Vanderbilt Field known as the angel of Communist causes remained jailed over the weekend after a contempt sentence for refusing to name who posted bail for four fugitive Communist leaders. A temporary order allowed release on 10000 bail pending appeal, with the condition that the Civil Rights Congress not provide the funds. The Congress had forfeited 80000 in bail when the fugitives vanished.
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New York
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Field
Federal Court of Appeals
Thomas W. Swan
Civil Rights Congress
Congress
Argentine Solons Advance Election Date to November
Buenos Aires July 7 The House of Representatives moved the Argentine presidential election to November 11 this year from February 24 1952. Backers of President Juan D Peron pushing for his reelection aid the change. Senate passage seen as likely though Peron had not yet declared candidacy under the 1949 constitutional revision.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
House of Representatives
Juan D. Peron
Senate
Peron
British Housewives Sign Meat Petition
A petition signed by 138,314 British housewives demanded a return to private enterprise in meat buying. Presented to the House of Commons, the petition calls for private traders to resume purchase of rationed meat, which since World War II has been bought in bulk by the government, much of it from Argentina.
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London
House of Commons
Britain
Argentina
Hierce to Face State's Grilling in Murder Trial
Edward Bierce, who calls the slaying of his wife Florence an act of madness, will likely testify next Wednesday in his bench trial. He recalls little of Jan 34 night when she was choked and beaten in a hotel room. Bierce, repeatedly committed to mental hospitals since 1923, pleads not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Edward Hierce
Florence
Bierce
Mighty
Norwalk
Fred Miller
Iam
Florence Bierce
Fred N. Whichello
West Marquis Adds Jervs Smith To Long Beach Staff
West Marquis Inc announces appointment of Jervs Smith to the Long Beach office staff. Smith, Stanford graduate with 13 years in advertising and market research, will serve as 45 account executive under Jack Horner. The Long Beach team now totals six, joining Larry Kelley and Lee Robertson.
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Jervs Smith
Long Beach
West Marquis, Inc
John R. West
Smith
Stanford University
Jack Horner
Marguis
Jenry Smut
iLong Beach
West Marquis
Larry Kelley
Lee Robertson
Archeologist Rey J Kinnaman to Speak at Club Dinner
Archeologist and lecturer Rey J. Kinnaman will address the Men's Club of First Church of the Brethren at 3332 Magnolia Ave at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Kinnaman has 52 years in archaeology and served as editor in chief of the American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal. The public is invited.
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Rey
J. Kinnaman
First Church of the Brethren
Magnolia Ave
Dr. Kinnaman
American Antiquaria and Oriental Journal
Poetic Justice Bard Helps Court Decide Law Suit
State Supreme Court Justice Nicholas M. Pette awarded $300 damages to two women who said another woman called them a bad name. He quoted Shakespeare to emphasize that harming a good name harms character. He ruled the word was unwarranted and unjustified though spoken in a backyard squabble.
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State Supreme Court
Nicholas M. Pette
Fleanor Thomas
North Lindenhurst
Brooklyn
Ruth Schiffer
Pelte
Ambitious 13 year old Shari Stennette aims for prima ballet star
Shari Stennette, daughter of Mr and Mrs L W Stennette, 4215 Livingston Dr, is a bold 13 year old aspiring dancer. She credits Red Shoes influence, endures a historic banana based diet for indigestion, and balances school and typing while dreaming of ballet. She envisions a future in musical comedy or acting and would become a secretary if needed.
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Sadler Wells Ballet
England
Moira Shearer
Shari Sten Inatte
L. W. Stennette
Livingston Dr
St. Mary’s Hospital
Shari
Wilson High School
Poly High School
Stalin Dared to Try Voice on Yugoslavia
Belgrade July 7 Moshe Pijade, Yugoslavia's sharp-tongued Politburo theoretician, dared Prime Minister Stalin to test his voice appeal on the Yugoslav people in a broadcast attempt to get them to rise against Premier Marshal Tito. He predicted Stalin would fail, as Yugoslavs would unite in defense of liberty and resistance to Moscow.
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Belgrade
Yugoslav
Euly
Moshe Pijade
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Marshal Tito
Mosow
Command Shifted Anca at Pacific Picot amphibious base
Brig. Gen John T. Selden led the Marines as the Command Shifted Anca at the Pacific Picot amphibious base today, taking over from the Marine Troop Training Unit amid unit realignment and leadership transition.
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Vurouradu
Pacific
Picot
John T. Selden
L A County Predicted To Lead US Population Growth By 1960
Los Angeles County is forecast to surpass Cook County in the 1960 census, with Arthur Adams of the Regional Planning Commission stating Los Angeles will lead nationwide growth. He notes Los Angeles County rose about 100000 since 1950 and Cook County holds 4508792 in 1950.
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Cook County
Alinnis
United States
Los Angeles County
Roger W. Jessup
Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Kings County
New York
Adams
Sewing Bee and Luncheon at Veterans Memorial
Local briefs note a Sewing Bee and luncheon by the Long Beach Auxiliary 71 United Spanish War Veterans at Veterans Memorial Thursday noon. Gamma Rho Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority holds a rummage sale tomorrow at Rummage Bargain Center 145 W Third St. Emblem 106 Sewing Club meets Tuesday for all day sewing and luncheon at Mrs Thomes H Varley 953 Gardenia Ave with Mrs Jetta Speer as co chair. Lincoln Sewing Circle Ladies of the GAR meet Tuesday at 337 Cedar Ave for luncheon and charity sewing. Illinois Society hosts two travel films Chawa on the River and Belgium after a covered dish dinner Friday 6 30 pm in the Manufacturers Building Illinois folk invited. A baby boy James Brian Thornton was born to Mr and Mrs Richard Thornton at Fort Ord Army hospital June 25. Father serves in Company M 20th Infantry. The family lives at 823 Kimball Ave Sea Side Long Beach. Grandparents listed in Whit tle and Long Beach.
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Thomes H. Varley
Gardenia Ave
Jetta Speer
Belgium
The
Illinois Society
Machinists
Pic
Richard Thornton
U. S. Army Hospital
Fort Ord
Company M
20Th Inf
James Brian
Kimball Ave
Sea‘side
Calif
Paul M. Thornton
Whittie
Eric Wheeler
Casnian Ave
Long Beach
Eight Long Beach Students Enroll at Redlands U
Eight Long Beach students are among 798 at University of Redlands for the first summer session Esther Merlins to carler announces. Enrollees include Gerald Cothorn Roberta Evans Verne Holmes Hugh LaBounty Marjorie Marlin Fret Riceman Robert Smith Kenneth Vaughn.
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Long Beach
University of Redlands
Esther Merlins
Carler
Gerald Cothorn
Roberta Evans
Verne Holmes
Hugh LaBounty
Marjorie Marlin
Fret Riceman
Robert Smith
Kenneth Vaughn
73 year old carpenter fathers 21st child with sixth wife
Frank Blake of Chattanooga Tennessee welcomed a baby girl weighing four pounds eight ounces, making him a father for the 21st time with his sixth wife Ruby. Blake notes his present wife has been mother five times, two former wives still living, and he cannot recall how many of his 26 children are alive.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Carpenter
Frank Blake
Ruby
Blake
Parents Seek Miracle for Leukemic Toddler Glenna Taylor
Glenna Taylor, two days from turning two, is said by Dr Milton Katz to face likely death from a rare leukemic leukemia. Her parents and Ford plant worker father appeal for a medical miracle beyond statistics after numerous blood transfusions and confirmed diagnoses from two blood disease specialists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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Glenna Taylor
J. D. Taylor
Harbor Ave
Milton A. Katz
Glenna I
Glenna
Children's Hospital
Los Angeles
Ford Motor Co
Long Beach
South Korea Harvest Expected to Exceed Normal Again
American agricultural experts with UN Civil Assistance Command say South Korea’s wartorn regions will yield a bumper harvest this year, after aerial and ground surveys across producing areas below the 38th Parallel. They estimate output well above 63 to 70 percent of normal.
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Tokyo
South Korea
United Nations Civil Assistance Command
38Th Parallel
Lad Lost Two Days in Swamp Found Hikes Out
Ten year old Donald Hillman emerged from a swamp after two days of wandering aided by little fish he caught. About 260 people searched the woods as the exhausted boy followed a fence toward a distant house while asking his mother what the family would have for supper.
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Ellsworth
Donald Hillman
Army Carrier Pigeon Caught After Eight Years AWOL
A pigeon tagged with a Signal Corps leg band and the year 1943 was found in a residential garage after eight years away from the army. The bird carried no message and is in police custody as a likely AWOL case.
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Unul
Jay WM
Signal Corps
St Luke's to Hear Rev Billig Today at Morning Service
Canon W Clinton Billig, ex executive assistant to Bisling Evie Blay for Episcopalians of Los Angeles, will preach at St. Luke's Church this morning. He is a Colorado native and USC business administration graduate, formerly deputy assessor for Arcadia for 30 years. University and church offices note a partial schedule. church hours and school vacation plan outlined.
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Bisling F. Evie Blay
Episcopalial of
Los Angeles
St. Luke's Church
Anon Billig
Business Administration
University of Southern Califrnia
City of
Arcadia
Brainale
Tniversity of Colorado At
Boulder
Thenlapiea
York City
Ani
USC
Senor Wanlon Herbert Fenn
Faily
Ehurch Schinel
L B Elks Host Hollywood Stars Night Guests
The L B Elks invite the Hollywood Stars Night baseball club led by manager Pred Haney as guests for a Monday evening event at the RikS Club. A birthday honored group from the Elks will also attend and a dinner will be served in the Green Room.
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Riks iClub
Hollywood Stars
Math ‘Ager
Pred Haney
Elks
Officer Found Dead in Oakland Apartment
Police identify the deceased as Waller FB in the MacDonald building. Donald, a State Board investigator for Equalitation, was found dead in the living room. An autopsy did not reveal the cause of death.
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Jujiyo
Imin
Waller
Mars ‘Donald
State Boar of Equalidation
MacDonald
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