German Recipients Write of Gratitude for CARE Aid
A Long Beach, California, man Joseph Hoffman helped locate German relatives exiled by war. Letters from Germany describe hunger cold and harsh Russians in their zone. Hoffman's CARE packages and thanks reveal shared struggle and hope for better times.
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L. B
Walter Strauss
Oak Yland
Germany
Alery
Joseph Lossman
Long Beach
the Hanes
Hoffman
Ib ‘Bo
Tom
Rosemarie
Holiman
Bot
Ruth von Cederstolpe
Ife
Europe
Perfect Foot Contest Opens In Long Beach
Chandler Shoe Salon on Pine Avenue announces a May event to find the "Miss French Room 1949." A sealed size mystery shoe pair and envelope will determine a winner who receives 300 dollars and six pairs of shoes for the sponsoring organization.
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Chandler's Shoe Salon
Pine Ave
Long Beach
Chander Shoe
Third St
Onvirons
Wayne Wythe
Complete Meal Angler Catches Fish and Chips
An amateur fisherman Arch Wiley fished at Murwillumbah New South Wales and landed a large flathead with a five inch potato bulge in its middle. The quirky catch occurred at Cudgen Creek during a meal of fish and chips.
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Sydney
Australia
Arch Wiley
Murwillumbah
New South Wales
Wiley
Long Beach Woman Celebrates 90th Birthday
Mrs. Giffin, a Long Beach resident since 1920, marks her 90th with four of five children at home for Mother's Day. She recalls hearing Lincoln's assassination and has traveled widely from covered wagons to airplanes, including flights to the Orient and Mazatlan.
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Birsmere
H. Giffin
Elm Ave
Lincoln
Giffin
Far East
Orient
Monongahela
Burnington
Iowa
Mazatlan
Mexico
Floy Hughes
Long Beach
Ben. Thompson
Miami
Fla
Townsend Club Meetings Schedule Listed
Townsend Club meetings are announced for the week led by Mrs H T Newby secretary. Activities include club gatherings at Trinity Baptist Church and various halls with motion pictures and card games scheduled across multiple days.
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Mra
John Harris
Townsend
Day Nursery Commended for Care of Gary La Pointe
Virginia La Pointe, a Long Beach PBX operator and Community Chest donor, praises the Day Nursery’s care for her son Gary. Gary, son of fallen soldier Marcel J. La Pointe, enjoys a May basket project and painting for Mommie. The West Branch at 11th and Chestnut serves about 90 children with low fees based on family finances.
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Gary la Pointe
Mommie
LL Marcel J. la Pointe
Germany
Gary
Long Beach
Virginia la Pointe
Cedar Rapids
Iows
Focal
Red Feather
Chestnut
Spaulding St. J
East Long Beach
Plymouth St
North Long Beach
Community Chest
Farenta
11Th St
Chestnut Ave
Mra
Nelie Loder
Auto Heat to Grasp 80 Percent of New Homes in 1949
The Oil Heat Institute states about 720000 of the 900000 new U S homes planned for 1949 will feature automatically controlled heating systems. This reflects a shift toward automatic heat control in postwar housing.
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United States
Oil Heat Institute
Live Babies in Maternity Class Draws Public Interest
The maternity program at a local clinic will use life size baby models and baby dolls in a five week class opening Wednesday. Mrs Ethel Bevan, director of parent education, says observation by close observers will be allowed for the first time. Expectant mothers can join by calling the listed number.
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Vis Seal League
Melite Ave
Nea Bat
Ethel Bevan
Luncheon Honors Retiring American Executive Tat a eenat
A retirement luncheon at the Galt Penin Club in Los Angeles honored Tat a eenat, longtime district manager for American Hawaiian Willams ide and Shortation ae. He began as a railroad employee, joined A-H in 1921, served as a major in the Army Eremation Corps, and later led the War Shipping Administration coast management.
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Har
Duncheon
Galt
Los Angeles
Ypetow
A-H
Army Eremation Corps
Te War Shipping Administration
Press Vulgar Portraits Spark Anger Over Princess Photos
In Oxford May 7, UK Attorney General Sir Hartley Shawcross condemned press vulgarity in covering Princess Margaret's private holiday. He cited photographers barred by Italian police and noted British papers shunned by authorities amid controversy.
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Oxford
Eng
Hartley Shawcross
Plargaret
Royal Aly
Rene Enna
Alyar
Ta Aly
Britain
Police
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Glogau
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Meyer
Atlantic Ave
Tong Beach
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Julia Wagner
Kathryn Uoyd
Press-Telegram
L. B. Woman
J. H. Giffin
Townsend Club
Calif
Press-T
Marcal
J. Fe Painta
Tha Day Nursery
Amila
Social Welfare League
AT First and
Pacific
Ae Frank. Bros
OFEN
Paahie
Aaa
San Pedro
SIXTH
Mesa
Columbia Credit Plan
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