New Civil Defense Chief Named for Great Cinfeid
Alden Tornquist named chairman of Sunset Beach Surfside Colony civilian defense council after Stuart Briggs resigned. An air raid siren for Surfside and northwest Sunset Beach was installed at Zieke Service Station on Coast Highway, with a second to be installed at King’s Service Station. The organization meets Mondays at 8 pm in the fire station and seeks auxiliary firemen policemen and block wardens, plus trained nurses. Volunteers should contact Mrs. Allah Knouse for first aid training or Mrs. Paul Frame for personnel duties. Other officers include Burioiteh Manley and William Rogers as chief black wardens, with Crumpton as auxiliary police chief.
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Sunset Beach
Alden Tornquist
Surfside Colony Civilian Defense Council
Stuart Briggs
Tornquist
Surfside
Zieke
B. Coast Hwy
King’s Service Station
Coast Hwy
Broadway
Allah Knouse
Knouse
Paul Frame
Burioiteh Manley
William Rogers
Crumpton
Cheif
Caltech awards summer scholarship to Crosby
Donald G. Crosby, son of Mrs F A Crosby of 266 Ximeno Ave, wins a Caltech summer scholarship in biology and related fields funded by the McCallum Foundation. A 1950 Pomona College BA, Crosby is a teaching assistant in organic chemistry and plans to earn a PhD around 1953 or 1954. He is a Portland, Oregon native, 23, and previously studied at Wilson High School.
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Donald G. Crosby
F. A. Crosby
Ximeno Ave
California Istitute of Technology
Crosby
Caltech
McCallum Foundation
New Brunswick
N. J
Portland
Ore
Wilson High School
Pomona College
Union Ofl Co
Wilmington
Clarmont
Navy
Priorities Readied for Tool Builders
Washington May 15 UP The government has set material priorities for machine tool and component makers including nuts bolts gears and valves. The aim is to assure ample production in the third quarter to meet defense needs. NPA said manufactures are assured of obtaining necessary materials and parts amid rising demand since the Korean outbreak for basic tools to turn out defense and essential civilian goods.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Jet Engine Course for Air Volunteers at Long Beach
Lt. Col. Thomas E. McLeod announced a jet engine course for the S078th Volunteer Air Force Reserve Group at Long Beach Municipal Airport. The first class for the 9350th VAR Squadron will be July 5. Promotions freeze lifted for VAR lieutenants and airmen since the Korean War began. Headquarters is Building T-84. liaison staff operate 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends.
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Volunteer Air Force Reserve
Long Beach Municipal
Thomas E. McLeod
McLeod
Guy M. Harvey
VAR
Croup
Airport
Three From L. B. to Attend Building Assn. Convention
The Building Owners and Managers Association of Long Beach will be represented by three members at the 11th annual National Association of Building Owners and Managers convention in Houston Texas. J Chuck Jergins will chair a rental forum discussion. Max Lowe will report on decentralization office payrolls escalator clauses and air conditioning rates. Mrs Leota Wail Heartwell a director will also attend. The convention theme centers on the defense effort impact on office building operation.
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Building Owners and Managers Association of
Long Beach
National Association of Building Owners and Managers
Houston
Texas
J. Chuck
Jergins Trust! ‘Building
NABOM
Max Lowe
Leota Wail
Heartwell
Lions Meet SEAL BEACIT May Event Entertainment
Lions Club plans an evening event tomorrow at Sam's Sea Food Spa with the Douglas Stead Players to entertain. H. Van Austein chairs the program and FL W. Hickman will preside. The observance on May 15 involves sons and daughters and a night program.
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Seal
Sons and Daughters
Lions Club
Sam's Sea Food Spa
Douglas Stead Players
H. van Austein
FL W. Hickman
Factory Job Gain in State Posts Postwar Peak
San Francisco reports California manufacturing employment rose 20 percent from a year earlier. Paul Scharrenberg, state director of Industrial Relations, notes the largest rise in the aircraft industry. Industrial relations department figures show last month’s total industrial workers at 136,000, highest since the war.
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San Francisco
California
Paul Scharrenberg
Scharrenberg
Industrial Relations Department
Dance A Dinner for 078th Volunteer Air Reserve Group
A dance for members of the 078th Volunteer Air Reserve Group and guests will be held at Long Beach Air Base Officers' Club on June 5 at 8 p.m.
Lakewood Professor to Talk on Color TV
Dr. Willard Geer, USC physics assistant professor and former City College instructor, will discuss color television advantages and disadvantages for four proposed systems. He will speak at a meeting of the American Society of Chemical Engineers in Los Angeles tonight. society members include Long Beach and surrounding areas.
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Willard Geer
Pep
Perwood Ave
Lakewood
American Society of Chemical Engineers
Los Angeles
Geer
University of Southern California
Long Beach
Chamber Directors Back Overload Law Endorsement
Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed state legislation to raise monetary penalties for truck overloading while reducing imprisonment provisions for drivers. They argued vehicle overloading damages highways and lowers braking efficiency, increasing risk on roads.
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Chamber of Commerce
Trial of Former Texas Official Postponed Nine Times
Washington May 15 UP The trial of former Texas Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald and others on charges of violating the federal lobbyist law has been postponed for the ninth time. It is now set for June 18 as directors push for higher non suspendible fines in their resolution.
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Washington
Texas Agriculture
J. E. McDonald
Wweet
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