Pistol expert Dick O'Connell stars in Long Beach sports circles
Richard D. O Connell of 21 St Louis Ave Long Beach excels in pistol shooting and knife making shown by wall trophies and service medals. He captains the Long Beach Elks Lodge 383 pistol team with police and legal fields among members. During World War II he coached recruits in Southern California camps and crafted knives sent to service members in the South Pacific Italy France and Germany.
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Richard D. O’connell
St. Louis Ave
Niga Ou Company
Wilmington
Long Beach
O’connell
California
Long Beach Elks Lodge
L. M. Gibbs
Carroll Counts
Bruce W. Ketchum
O'Connell
South Pacific
Italy
France
Germany
Gertrude O'Connell
Scouts Trade Flags in Tokyo Exchange
American and Japanese Boy Scouts will exchange national flags in Tokyo on March 29 as a symbol of friendship. The U S flag to be hoisted over the U S capitol last Thanksgiving Day and the Rising Sun flag raised over the Japanese parliament building last Friday, the vernal equinox holiday.
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Tokyo
U. S
Japan
Dick OConnell Finds Hobby Indoors On Bad Weather Days
Says and Sundays when the Long Beach pistol range is closed Dick remains at home and reloads ammunition or fashions a hunting knife or bolo. He clutters up the place, Mrs. O'Connell smiled and agrees he has fun.
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Long Beach
SS Golden Bear Arrives in Long Beach After Voyage
California Maritime Academy training ship SS Golden Bear is due to arrive Saturday in Long Beach following a two month voyage to Mexico and South America. The twin funnel trainer was due today in San Diego with 164 cadet mid shipmen aboard to be welcomed by Port No 66 Propeller Club of the United States board of governors.
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Golden Bear
California Maritime Academy
Long Beach
Mexico
South America
San Diego
Board of Governors of
Port No. 66
Propeller Club
United States
Kitchen Craft Flour Claims Wide Culinary Use
A fragment describes Kitchen Craft flour as specially soft and fine, noting it works with any recipe and is sifted many times. It mentions Quick Brown Bread Sift and references measurements like 14 caps and 2 caps of fine dry bread armems, implying a cooking instruction.
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Armebs
Military Families Welcome Home and New Officers
Homeward bound servicemen and new lieutenants are spotlighted in a local update. Bruce Kinnear reports from Fort Benning and Lowry Air Force Base as Bruce Kinnear and Hutchison prepare for assignments. Richard M. Bailey returns from Japan with wife Nancy and their young son Johnny.
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Richard M. Bailey
R. M. Bailey Sr
California Ave
Bailey
452Nd
Japan
Nancy
Johnny
Baleys Ave
Briercrest Ave
Jordan High
Navy Yeomen Trainees Highlight Local Notables
Former Press-Telegram correspondent Dale Robison, 19, of Jordan High School ties a Navy yeoman course at San Diego to a staff assignment in Glenview Illinois. Enlisted September 1951, Robison trained in night flying at San Diego. Ereyl Smith and James A McKibbin, sons of Sophia Lest and Alicia McKibbin, completed courses at Naval Air Station San Diego. both assigned to Navy duties locally referenced.
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Press-Telegram
Jordan High Schoot
Dale Robison
George W. Robison
Carfax Ave
Navy
Yeoman School
San Diego
Naval Training Staff
Glenview
Robison
Naval Air Station
AMS
Ereyl Er.smith
USN
Sophia Lest
Loomis St
James A. McKibbin
Alicia A. McKibbin
Prospect Ave
Long Beach Civil Service Exam Deadline Notice
Last day to apply for the assistant office manager civil service exam in the collection and accounting division of the water and gas departments. Salary ranges from $335 to $411. Filing deadline is April 10.
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Long Beach Civil Service
Water and Gas
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Safeway
By Carol Drake
Querry
Edwards
Elend
Jordan's
Don
U.S
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Cooke
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Fort Ord
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Benning
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Hutchison Air Force Base
Denver
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Polytechnic High School
City College
Whittier College
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L. D. Kinnear
Brayton Ave
Texas
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University of California At Berkeley
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Oakland
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Phi Kappa Tau
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American Guild of Organists
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