Armed Services News From AFRS and Fort MacArthur
AFRS remains strong with Los Angeles and New York shortwave stations broadcasting to servicemen worldwide. Four 50,000 watt transmitters on the east coast and eight on the west coast reach an estimated 90 million listeners with news, sports, and entertainment. Second Lt. Robert M. Chourtet transfers from Fort Lee to Fort MacArthur. Joe and Mrs. Finke announce a baby girl weighing five pounds one ounce. Lt. Col. Donald G. LaurManan becomes commanding officer of the 307th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment at Fort MacArthur. JOC A. J. March completes a public information course at Fort Stocum and returns to the Long Beach Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. Camp Irwin is being reactivated in Barstow at a cost of 1.4 million dollars.
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Los Angeles
New York
AFRS
Atlantic
Pacific
Set
Joe Finke
Donald G. Laurenman
308Th Engineer Boat Maintenance Battalion
307Th Engineer) Boat and Shore Regiment
Fort, MacArthur
Joc A. J. March
Armed Forces Public Information School
Fort Stocum
Long Beach
Pacific Reserve Fleet
Poly Clubs Donate Gifts for Foreign Gift Boxes
Long Beach Poly technic high school clubs contribute about 40 toward filling gift boxes for children in other lands. Boxes filled by the Junior Red Cross workshop will include crayons and coloring books from Phi Sigma Theta and other organizations. About 50 boxes will contain school supplies health items games ornaments clothing and personal care items. Each box bears the inscription Gift of the Schools of the United States of America through the American Junior Red Cross. Since 1949 the Junior Red Cross has shipped over two fusion boxes to 82 countries.
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Long Beach Polytechnic High School
United States of America
American Junior Red Cross
Red Cross
Real Estate Course Graduates 12 at City College
Twelve graduates from City College Real Estate Course in the two year program received certificates at the weekly Board of Realtors breakfast in the Wilton Hotel. L. J. McClelland of Pasadena presented the certificates. instructors Ed Richards John Bohan Barry Laffoon and Frank Kendall outlined class work.
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Business and Technology Division
City College
Board of Realtors
Wilton Hotel
L. J. McClelland
Pasadena
California Real Estate Association
Ed Richards
John Bohan
Barry Laffoon
Frank Kendall
Edd C. Hagaman
William A. Black
Chester Co. Culp
Gustave A. Olson
Ernest R. Blomberg
Levi Herr
Wilmer W. Weber
Theodore Franklin
Curtis T. Wendy
John F. Cakras
Walter J. Willoughby
Thomas J. McDermott
Fire Chief Sworn In as Blaze Breaks Out
Pittsburgh June 13 Fire chief James T Coslett sworn in at city hall. His mother and wife witnessed the oath when alarms rang out and he led six company units to battle a stubborn blaze. Coslett, 20 years in the department, is the son of a fallen firefighter.
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Pittsburgh
James T. Coslett
City Hall
Coslett
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News OF the Armed Services
Virginia Newton
Robert M. Chourtet
Fort Lee, Va
Fort MacArthur
Camp Irwin
Barstow
Poly Clubs
ARDEN
Oy Arden
Tut Mrents
Cole
Santa FE Avenue
Wubb
Bo-Bo
Gole’s
Atlantic Ave
Help Thy Neighbor
Wwe
Lanny
Stokely
del Monte
Hop Cole
Atlantic Avenue
Rockes
Lloyds OF
Long BE
Cole's Market
CAI
Hughes Delicious
Baby Foods
Master Zwiebach
Weston Coconut
Coconut Baker's
CSET
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