Miss Ruddy Quits as Community Hospital Chief
Miss Sarah A. Ruddy resigns after 21 years as superintendent of Community Hospital, effective Oct. 24. Born in Nebraska and long based in the Los Angeles area, she plans to rest and find a new home, noting she has led the hospital through much growth and change and will retire from the executive post.
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Dent
Community Finest
California
Sarah A. Ruddy
Community Hospital Board of Directors
A. A. Jones
Tye
Gen
Hap Arnold
Community Hospital
Miss Ruddy
Nebraska
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Clara Barton Hospital School of Nursing
Af Community Hospital
B. F. Tucker
P.T
Anti Truman Talker Held for Anarchy in Jasper
In Jasper Alabama a 44 year old man delivered a tirade against President Truman and U S military leaders before about 500 people and was arrested on a charge of unlawful anarchy. Wallace Haley of Decatur Route 3 was taken into custody after addressing a Saturday crowd in the courthouse square with the police reporting he called military leaders pansters and hoodlums. Police said Haley pretended to be a preacher but preached straight communism and was held on a 2500 dollar bond under Alabama code 1940. Jasper lies 32 miles northwest of Birmingham.
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Jasper
Ala
Truman
U. S
Harold Wilson
Wallace Haley
Decatur
Rt. 3
Haley
E. Dick Burrow
Wilson
Birmingham
Long Beach City College Hosts Cosmopolitan Summer Poll
Pupils representative of the United States at Long Beach City College report a cosmopolitan session with students from 26 states and Hawaii. New Yorkers lead with eight attendees, then six Iowans and five each from Illinois Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The Lakewood campus poll was initiated by Harper C. Wren, with 72 colleges represented including Rice Teachers College Reed College Oregon and Willamette University.
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Long Beach City College
Ively
Hawaii
Ilnols
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Harper C. Wren
Lakewood
City College
United States
Versity
Rice ‘Teachers College
Reed College
Oregon
Willamette University
B-29s Bomb North Korea At High Rate Of Fire
Tokyo reports Maj. Gen. Emmett O'Donnell revealing B 29 bombers are blasting North Korean targets at about 200 tons daily with 3000 tons dropped since July 13 from two new groups. Crews average WWII combat veterans while missions focus on small, hard to identify targets from high altitude.
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Tokyo
Emmett
Rosie) O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Korea
Twins in 10 Days Mother Dies at Deaconess Hospital
Authorities at Deaconess Hospital report the birth of twin girls ten days apart. The mother Mrs Donald Voelker, 20, farm wife, died shortly after the second birth. The first child was born July and the twins are reported doing well. Hospital officials call the ten day interval very unusual and note pneumonia followed the first birth.
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Lincoln, DL
Deaconess Hospital
Donald Voelker
Mysterious Shotgun Blast Hits L. A. Man
Los Angeles July 2 F Robert Vanderfort aged 28 was wounded by a mysterious shotgun assailant while walking on a downtown street. More than 40 pellets were removed from his legs and doctors said his condition was not critical. Vanderfort did not see the shooter and knew of no one who might wish him harm.
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Los Angeles
F. Robert Vanderfort
Vanderfort
Heroine Saves Baby in Flaming San Mateo Home
Mrs Winifred Hassos braved flames and smoke three times to rescue her 2 year old granddaughter Kathy Willings from a burning apartment. Firemen called the act miraculous. She was awakened by a shout from another child and initially fled toward safety before returning to save the child.
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San Mate
Winifred Hassos
Hassos
Kathy Willings
Ohio State Society Picnic Next Sunday in Whixbs Park
The Ohio State Society or Lone Beach will stage its own picnic next Sunday at Whixbs Park. Dinner is at noon, followed by a change and program at 1. Refreshments will be provided on the grounds.
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Ohio State Society
Lone Beach
Hixbs Park
Iowa Picnic in Recreation Park Draws Hawkeye State Alumni
Thousands of Iowa natives and friends gather in Long Beach for the Iowa State Society picnic on August 12. The event, tracing back to 1900, celebrates Hawkeye State heritage with county booths, a Long Beach band, invited governors Beardsley and Warren, and a program highlighting the 99 Iowa counties and reunions across the Southland.
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Southland
Towa
Recreation Park
Prairies
West
Iowa State Society
Iowa
Long Beach
California
Pasadena
C. H. Parsons
A. Hamilton
Town Association of
Southern California
Hawkeye State
J. B. Heartwell
Stephen Townsend
Santa Ana
Parsons
Beach
Bixby Park
John G. Spielman
Frank F. Merriam
Iowa Society
William Beardsley
Earl Warren
Dr Campbell Dentures Credit Plan Promises Easy Terms
Dr Campbell offers complete denture service with in house credit and no finance charges. Patients can obtain new plates immediately with up to 15 months to pay, even on Easy-to-Pay Plan. Offices handle all work, repairs, and adjustments, with emergency service and same day completion for many repairs.
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Campbell
Dr. Campbell
Webster
Mosley Mob Attacks London Soviet Embassy
Bricks were thrown at the Soviet embassy in London as a Mosley era Union Movement mob demonstrated. Police detained two men as leaflets linked Mosley to defending against Russian communism. Witnesses describe a tense scene at Kenzi ngton palace gardens, with calls to send a message to Stalin.
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London
Oswald Mosley
Mosley
Union Movement
Russia
Kensington Palace Gardens
Stalin
Democrats Name Bowles and Senators to Lead Fall Ticket
Connecticut Democrats pledged action on the home front to aid Korea and named Gov. Chester Bowles and U S Senators Brien McMahon and William Benton to head the ticket. Bowles and McMahon were renominated by acclamation. Benton survived a challenge from former Lt. Gov. Wilbert Snow, who withdrew after a roll call showing 384 to 19 against him.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Philippines Send 17 Sherman Tanks to Korea War Effort
The Philippines dispatched 17 Sherman tanks and a tank destroyer to American forces in Korea, a move disclosed by a U.S. general. The development indicates intensified support for UN actions amid the Korean conflict on Sunday July 30.
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Philippines
Korea
Sewing and Knitting Volunteers Sought by Long Beach Red Cross
The Production Service of the Low Beach Chapter American Red Cross calls for more volunteers. Mrs. Elizabeth Packman chairs, with yarn provided for hospital stocks and other articles. Meetings and work at Red Cross headquarters, 319 W Broadway, on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Large sewing quotas include Veterans Administration Hospital mending, layettes for veterans babies, warm garments for Navajo Indians, and more, requiring additional women two mornings per week.
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Low Beach
American Red Cross
Elizabeth Packman
Red Cross
W.broadway
Veterans Administration Hospital of
Long Beach
Dam Pacts Approved for Cachuma Project Start Date
Santa Barbara July 2 10 announced all contracts for the 10 million Cachuma water project on valley holds will allow work on the dam to begin in about two weeks. Project Manager said the timetable remains tentative.
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Santa. Barbara
Vallé
Violinist Camilla Wicks Heads to Europe on Tour
Long Beach violinist Miss Camilla Wicks and her mother depart for New York to sail for Europe aboard the Oslo-Tee. She will give 28 concerts in Norway and Scandinavia, record for a Norwegian company, visit Holland Spain Italy and Switzerland, and solo with the Paris Philharmonic after Christmas.
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Camilla Wicks
Long Beach
Ingwald Wicks
New York
Europe
Wicks
Norway
Holland
Spain
Italy
Switzerland
Paris Philharmonic Orchestra
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Mosley Mob
Demos
Bowles
Senators
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Long Beach Grocers
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