Military notices and family moves briefed in Long Beach
A roundup of service personnel and family moves includes Harold Hoehn, 22, now back from duty in Atlanta and awaiting Germany. Maj William Lake Jr. returning to Roswell to move his family. LST 742 sailors William Battersby and James Reese returning to San Diego after seven months of combat in Korea. Also listed are Ty Sgt Thomas McDonald assigned to a southern Japan unit. Long Beach men Underwood and Barbo on leave after Korean duty. Donato Almero aboard USS Diachenka. and promotions for Lt Ellis E Adcock and Sgt William M Anderson with service histories highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Navy
LST 742
San Diego
William &. Battersby
E. Stth St
James M. Reese
E. Anaheim St
LST
Inchon
Wonsan
Hungnam
Long Beach
Albert
Truman Boyd Manor
James
Cy) Barbo
Missoula St
U. S
Donato Almero
Diachenka
Underwood
Almate
USN
Seabright
Barbers
Fort Art
Marlon
Korean Peninsula
Ko: Pohang-Dong
Rean
Almero
Wolmido
Korea
Pentagon gremlin alibis fuel Leatherneck ire
A Washington Post clipping portrays Marines lampooning a Pentagon gadget gremlin. Soldiers mock waterproof towels that soggy after use and cups that scorch lips, while joking about overused aluminum edges and novelty can opener spoons. The Navy and Civil Service reports are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marines
Korea
Pentagon
Art Edson
Washington
San Juan Hill
Jobs Wait for 300 Commerce Students
More than 300 Long Beach City College commerce students are poised for jobs this month. Associate Dean M H Hubbell says graduates can be guaranteed to prospective employers, with typing and dictation speeds verified by tests sponsored by the local NAO M A. Tests last month by Vito Romans Edward DeFreites and Lloyd Stanley show 80 percent pass rate versus a 75 percent national average, helping students learn they strengths and areas to improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach City College
M. H. Hubbell
The
Business Institute
National Office Management Association
Vito Romans
Edward DeFreites
Lloyd Stanley
Launch Firm Secures Coast-Wide General Cargo Service
Charles A. Bland for Fass Launch & Tug Co announced a permanent Interstate Commerce Commission certificate for general cargo service effective July 16. The service covers every Pacific tributary waterway and port, carries traffic to British Columbia, and bids to recover lost coastal shipping demand with barges replacing steamships where needed. Foss operates from Puget Sound, with 32 tugs and 150 barges, dating back 53 years to routes as far as Panama and Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Pacific Northwest
Charles A. Bland
Fass Launch & Tug Co
Bland
Interstate Commerce Commission
General Cargo Service
Pacific
British Columbia
Puget Sound
Foss
Panama
Shanghai
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Bixby Knolls
Mr. Jones
Manent
Liors N Lane Beach
Terror Mitations
Denturefit Sales Laboratory
Pacific Ave
Humphreys Music CO
Pire Ave
C. C. Harrod
Chast
Jungs
Alver
Harrod Diagnostic Offices
Locust Ave
Sill Nelson VT
Harold Hoehn
Sonj
Fred Hoehn
Ficer
la Cara St
Atlanta
Germany
Ordnance Automotive School
William F. Lake Jr
Peabody St
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
N. M
Maj. Lake
Sixth
TySgt
Thomas G. McDonald
Ocean Bivd
51St Fighter Interceptor Wing
Japan
Erika Spevak
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
England
Sat
McDonald
Ellis E. Adcock
Albury Ave
Air Force
Mather Air Force Base
Adcock
Army
William M. Anderson
Calderwood St
452Nd
Sgt. Anderson
Air Force Reserve
Pentagon Gremlin
UPI
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Tye
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Pelilieu
Horace
Brooks Salex
Hearing Bello” Center
John L. Burton and Associates
Kress Bldg
Bascom
Dick Turner
Commerce
Atlantic
Golden Glen
Glen
Uri Ep
Glen Milk
Fountain
General Cargo
Banff
Canadian Rockies
Yish Jovely Lake Louise
Columbia Icefield
Canadian Pacific
Seattle
Victoria
Vancouver
Chicago
New York
West Sixth Street
Los Angeles
Michigan
Canada
Wrac
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