Navy Announces Assignment Shift
Rear Admiral Carlson H. Wright of Chapel Hill N C has been assigned duty in the office of the chief of naval operations. He has been deputy high commissioner of the Carolines Marshalls and Marianas Pacific Islands since last September. Read Adm Leon S. Fiske will relieve him. Rear Adm John E Whelchel of Hogansville Ga will take over a newly created amphibious command with Adm Whelchel leaving as chief of staff to become commander of Amphibious Group Four around Aug 10.
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Carlson H. Wright
Chapel Hill
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Wright
Carolines
Marshalls
Marianas
Pacific Islands
Leon S. Fiske
John E. Whelchel
Hogansville
Adm. Wealchel
Service Force
Pacific Fleet
Amphibious Group Four
Scarlet Queen Sets Tuna Fleet Milestone at Sea
The 165 foot Scarlet Queen, built in Tacoma and owned by French Sardine Co., leads in size and luxury with 1600 horsepower, 13 knot speed, 700 ton gross, 16 bait wells, and a Cessna 130 seaplane for scouting. Skipper Tona Dutra steered her maiden voyage toward San Diego. Isthmian Steamship Co offers limited passenger service linking the coast to Asia under the American flag.
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Sardine Co
Tona Dutra
Tacoma
San Diego
Philippines
China
French Indo China
Siam
Malaya
Netherlands East Indies
Isthmian Steamship Co
U. S. Atlantic
Auxiliary Will Install Tonight in Veterans Memorial Hall
Women of Arthur L. Peterson Unit No. 27, American Legion Auxiliary, will install new officers for 1948 49 year in Veterans Memorial Hall in joint ceremonies with Peterson Post. Margeurite Horn elected president succeeding Edith Bowen. other officers include Elsie Berdebeck first vice president Lorene Killingsworth secretary Lucille Swanson treasurer Esther Penn Gregory chaplain Helen Kerfoot historian Willa Smith sergeant at arms Joseph Nagle Alice Holmes Thisda Mitchell Frances Creswick corresponding secretary Bertie Penero marshal Mary Everson Hillston Carrie Jones parliamentarian Bertha Elsey past state will install assisted by Past Department President Pauline Ellison mistress of ceremonies and Maywood unit drill team.
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Arthur L. Peterson
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Memorial
Peterson Post
Margeurite Horn
Edith Bowen
Elsie E. Berdebeck
Lorene Killingsworth
Lucille E. Swanson
Esther Penn Gregory
Helen L. Kerfoot
Willa Smith
Joseph B. Nagle
Alice Holmes
Thisda L. Mitchell
Frances McCaslin Creswick
Bertie Ann Penero
Mary Everson Hillston
Carrie Jones
Bertha M. Elsey
Pauline Ellison
Maywood
Probation Granted to Navy Enlisted Man John R Hamilton
John R Hamilton 22 an enlisted Navy man received two years probation after pleading guilty to a drunken driving charge. He must pay a 250 dollar fine and appeared before Municipal Judge Martin DeVries for the probation hearing following his arrest June 20 after the car he drove crashed.
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John R. Hamilton
Martin DeVries
Hamilton
Long Beach Flower Show Promises Floral Excellence
Alfred C. Hottes, a national garden expert, said the Long Beach Flower Show at Municipal Auditorium from August 5 to 8 will be outstanding in Southern California. He noted strong entries from commercial and amateur growers and previews florists demonstrations on corsage prep home decor and table displays with prizes.
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Alfred C. Hottes
Long Beach
Municipal Auditorium
California
Hottes
Respectable People Dishonest Says University Sociologist
A University of Chicago sociologist Professor Joseph Lohman said many ordinary citizens are as dishonest as professionals, citing surveys showing amateurs steal more loot yearly. He noted department stores and housewives slipping items to avoid costs and that people blame themselves when cheated.
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Lohman
Defense Unit Reorganizes 609th Group as Advance Section
Brig. Gen. Leroy H. Watson announced that the 609th Composite Command Group of Los Angeles is being reorganized as an overhead installation and will be known as an advance section. Similar action is expected for the 677th Composite Command Group of Long Beach led by Col. Monroe P. Weill.
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Leroy H. Watson
Southern California Military District
Fort MacArthur
609Th Composite Command Group
Los Angeles
677Th
Long Beach
Monroe P. Weill
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