Officers Enter Alaska Arctic Summer Short Course
About 100 Army officers and Navy and Air Force personnel will attend a four week Arctic operations course at Big Delta Alaska July 24 to August 19. The program stresses sub Arctic training, weather, geography, aerial photo interpretation, mountaineering, and rescue techniques with Army and Alaskan Command officers.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Arctic
Big Delta
Alaska
Department of the Army
Chief of Army Field Forces
Sixth
Alaskan Command
Camp Pendleton Teacher Exams Set
Examination for probational appointments as teacher at Camp Pendleton will be given by the United States Civil Service Commission. Position pays $3825 to $5400 a year. No written tests required. One to three years of experience plus professional training. Applications to the director, 12th U. S. Civil Service Region, Room 128, Appraisers Building, 630 Sansome St., San Francisco. Forms available at first or second-class post offices where posted.
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Camp Pendleton
United States Civil Service Commission
U. S. Civil Service Region
Appraisers
Sansome St
San Francisco
Million Turned Over to State by Counties
Sacramento July 22 The state has received over $1,000,000 in the past year from counties acting as collection agencies or providing services. Controller Thomas Kucher said the largest payment was $657,240.28 for care of feebie minded persons. Los Angeles county paid $334,488.78, San Francisco $112,326.69, and Alameda County $99,006.41.
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Sacramento
Thomas Kucher
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Alameda County
Long Beach Pilot Meeting Promotes CAA Topics
A pilots meeting under the Civil Aeronautics Administration will convene in Long Beach at 8 p.m. in the Y F W hall to address flying questions and discuss omni range receivers and weather services. Col Joe Marriott and John L Winder lead, with open attendance. Also noted are local aviators achieving licenses and a tale of jet fighters exceeding sound speed in a Dayton dive, plus a whimsical duck incident at Oakland Airport illustrating control rules.
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Long Beach
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Y. F. W. Hall
Anaheim St
Col
Joe Marriott
CAA
John L
Bud) Winder
Dayton
Ohio
Oakland
Japanese War Criminals to be Paroled Aug 2
Tokyo reports eight Japanese war criminals including former Lt. Gen Chujiro Miura aged 62 will be paroled from Sugamo Prison on August 2, as announced by Gen. Mac Arthur.
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Tokyo
Chujiro Miura
Sugamo Prison
Gen
MacArthur
Seven Siblings Reunite After 46 Years in California
Seven Elliott siblings all residents of California gathered at Clarence B. Eliott’s home in Mountain View to mark their fourth full gathering in 46 years. Present were Todd, Clarence, Olive Hart, Marie, Shelby, Hugh, and Neil Elliott, tracing roots to early Mendocino and Sonoma counties. They say they have met mainly at funerals or tragedies, this time choosing to reunite to talk.
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California
Elliott Brothers
Clarence B. Eliott
Mountain View St
Todd B. Elliott
Clarence B. Elliott
Olive Eliott Hart
Marie Elliott Brotherton
Long Beach
Shelby Eliott
San’ Louis Obispo
Hugh O
Sonoma County
Hugh Elliott
Olive Elliott Hart
Shelby Elliott
Neil A. Elliott
Marie Elliott Brotherson
Sgt Loura Awaits Transfer to Pacific Duty
Perl H. E. Loura, 22, son of Mrs Ethel Loura of 431 E 16th St, waits transfer to Pacific duty. World War II veteran served with Merchant Marine then Army, 18 months in Italy, later Air Force at Fort Dix and Lubbock, with a 30 day furlough spent in Long Beach.
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Robert W. Downey
Downey
448Th
Long Beach Air Force Reserve Training Center
USN
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
U. S. S. Arizona
Adm
Wiliam
F. Halsey
Set
Perl H._E. Loura
Ethel Loura
16Th St
Sgt
Loura
Merchant Marine
Army
Italy
Fort Dix
N. J
Air Force
Lubbock
Texas
Long Beach
France to Get U S Cigarettes Legally
PARIS July 22 officials said Ameri can cigarets will be placed on legal sale toward the end of August. This news marks a blow to one of France oldest and most flourishing black markets.
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Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Association of Naval Officers
Long Beach Post No. 6
V. F. W. Hall
J. E. Genter
Lewis Fisher
W.O. Briggs
R. A. Baker
Raymond C. Kovach
R. E. Sykes
News OF the Armed Services
Virginia Newton
Ernest A. van Pelt
B6th Field Artillery
Fort Lewis
Wash
Comdr
Clin Overland
Nas
Los Alamitos
Officers’ Town Club
SNR
Selective Service Boards
Robert D. Hunter
Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
Hunter
USAFR
Long Beach Municipal Airport
William
Joseph Dyer
Wilma Jean Dyer
Fort MacArthur
M. O. Wert
Mei Li
Christy
M. A. Adams
Osler Ave
Breaders
Chamionship
Municipal Auditorium
EV. Hosking
Dick Wilsie
East Long Beach
F. A. W. Stiefler
Lou Walter
Lowanada Gabriel
Walter
Auto Club
The
Air
Bertrand Rhine
Pontiac
Dbuick
Oldsmobile
Mercury
Studebaker Chevrolet
Plymouth
Cadillac
Chrysler
FORD
Desoto
Lincoln
Tire Direct Factory
American Ave
Maxardeus
Lete Model Car
Sgt. Loura
France
U. S
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