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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1955

Page

2

Shamrocks and parades mark Shamrock St Patrick celebration

In Shamrock Texas crowds lined the streets for the annual St Patrick’s Day parade and festivities. Horses wore green ribbons and locals, including many Panhandle girls, competed for the “most winsome colleen” title as bands played Where the River Shannon Flows and Sybil Wild Trish Rose. The town’s Irish tie dates to 1890 and a 1988 revival by bandleader Glenn Truax.

Plains Shamrock Tex Shannon George Nichols Sharrock Glenn Truax St. Patrick

Offshore oil drilling debate and Formosan air actions

Los Angeles discusses offshore drilling to boost California oil supply and defend national needs, with Vice President Rubel estimating 214 billion barrels offshore and potential state revenues. A Formosan air action report notes Nationalist and Communist forces exchanging gunboat and aircraft activity near Formosa, with several vessels damaged.

Los Angeles California Los Angeles Exchange Club R. C. Rubal Union of Co Tidelands Canada Sumatra Borneo Bahrein Kuwait Saudi Arabia Rubel

Rare Heart Surgery Girl Holds Own Condition

MINNEAPOLIS Fi Penny Rae Raymond a 7 year old Waukesha Wisconsin girl had a cross circulation heart operation at the University of Minnesota Hospital. She is reported in good condition after surgery to mend an aperture in the major wall of her heart. Donor Ted Goodman Waukesha also in good condition. Doctors could not yet determine when she can return home.

Minneapolis Rae Raymond Wausesha Wis University of Minnesota Hospital Ted Goodman Waukesha

Appointees Confirmed by Senate in California

The California State Insurance Commissioner F. Britton McConnell of Los Angeles and five other appointees of Gay Knight were confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday.

Sacramento CFI F. Britton’ McConnell Los Angeles Gay Knight Senate

Pocketed clipping unclear press notice from California

Fragmentary OCR shows a California postal or circulation notice with garbled names and figures. Mentions Bureau of Circulation, weekly deliveries, price 4532.00, single copies, Lone Sang Wfornia, and an act of March. Details are unreadable.

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