Woman Receives Husband's Awards
Mrs. Talmadge C. Thurmond of Long Beach is posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and gold stars for her husband Thurmond, an aviation chief machinist’s mate in Patrol Bombing Squadron 101. He served as aircrewman in a bomber in actions near Morotai Palau and the Philippines from November 5 to December 30, 1944, participating in long range reconnaissance flights and providing valuable service to his commanding officer.
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Talmadge C. Thurmond
Long Beach Blvd
Soarers Open Southwest Meet at Grand Prairie
GRAND PRAIRIE Texas July 24 The Southwest Meet opened today with some of the country's champion sailplane pilots on hand. The nine day event at the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport features Johnny Robinson of Pasadena California three times national champion along with Dick Johnson Palm Springs California who holds the national distance record with a passenger Ray Parker of 29 Palms California and Dick Lyon of Hawthorne among other entrants.
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Grand Prairie
Texas
Southwest
Johnny Robinson
Pasadena
Calif
Dick Johnson
Palm Springs
Ray Parker
29 Palms
Dick Lyon
Hawthorne
Resident Recalls Korean Sojourn and Dr. Rhee’s Rise
H A Clayton former Army captain and Long Beach Fire Department secretary recalls the 1945 liberation of Korea and the election of Syngman Rhee. He remembers conversations with Rhee and the Liberation Day parade with officers and Korean leaders, plus photos of Rhee and generals from Seoul.
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Syngman Rhee
Eth Tee Ee Oe
Capitol
New Republic of Korea
H. A. Clayton
Long Beach
Fire Department
Rhee
Clayton
Dr. Rhee
H. H. Arnold
John R. Hodge
Seoul
Korea
Australian 'Blue Baby' Flown Home After Heart Operation
Five-year-old Shirley Brown of Illingsford Victoria Australia fully recovered from the Blalock Taussig operation at Johns Hopkins. Her friends and neighbors raised nearly $10,000 to fund the trip home by plane.
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Baltimore
Shirley Brown
Illingsford
Victoria
Australia
Shirley
John Hopkins Hospital
Public relations talks fill club luncheon schedule
Local clubs feature programs on how public relations boost advertising value and public acceptance. Roy A. McMillan discusses well run PR campaigns with case histories, while Lions, Rotary, Shrine and Optimist groups hear various speakers through July.
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Iscussing
Roy A. McMillan
New Masonic Temple
McMillan
Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce
Kip Long
Lois Davies Smith
Anthony Cavalli
Speakers Named for Junior Chamber Forum at Masonic Temple
Tomorrow evening at the Masonic Temple the Junior Chamber of Commerce Forum will feature speakers John Nielson Irlana Engleman and Dr Wesley.
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Harry Stowers
Aircraft Industries Association
Chamber of Commerce
Wilton Hotel
Stowers
Chamber of Commerce Forum
Masonic Temple
John Nielson
Irlana Engleman
Wesley
Tugboat's Tow Destroys Bay Bank Homes Near Crockett
A tugboat towing a barge in Suisun Bay near Crockett smashed parts of six riverside houses, wharves, and fishing boats. Residents awoke to grinding wood and ran to see the tug and barge heading toward the Carquinez Bridge with splintered planks trailing.
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San Francisco
Suisun Bay
Crockett Tay
Coast Guard
Contra Costa County
Do Unto Others Bad Check Writer Faces Probation
Detroit July 24 A man named Dobson admitted writing a worthless check for a used car and later selling it for 950 dollars profit. He claimed he rushed to the bank before the check bounced but it was bogus. Judge George Murphy sentenced him to two years probation.
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Detroit
Vernon Dobson
George Murphy
Dobson
Texans Hire Western Motorist To Drive Through Oregon Curves
Three Texas travelers exhausted by endless curves in Oregon sought a local driver in La Grande. Mrs. William B. Brown of Fort Worth and relatives traveled 2000 miles toward Seattle, hoping to finish the journey safely. Veteran driver Norm Brackett volunteered to navigate the rest of the trip to Seattle and then Japan, while the unnamed Texan vowed never to return home after experiencing Oregon roads.
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LA Grande
Ore
William B. Brown
Fort Worth
Texas
Seattle
Norm Brackett
U N Bomber to Get Mental Examination
New Haven Connecticut July 24 ex Army flyer Stephen J Supina bombed United Nations headquarters claiming world peace. He was held on 50000 dollar bond pending a mental examination as Judge D W Celotto granted a continuance until Monday for psychiatrist evaluation.
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New Haven
Conn
Stephen J. Supina
United Nations
D. W. Celotto
Lupina
T. Emmet Clark
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A. R. Bone Jr
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Raymond V. Darby
Masonic Club
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Perry Barrett
Charles E. Royal
Optimist Club
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International Order of Axegrinders
L. E. Budnick
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