Navy officer marks 40 years in service at Long Beach
Comdr W G Nicol of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard ends his 40-year career in the Navy. He started as a landsman, became a yeoman, served as a warrant officer in WWI aboard USS Wyoming, and held supply officer roles on a destroyer tender and a headquarters ship during WWII. He is now assistant supply officer at the shipyard. The article also notes Lt. (jg) T A Nelson on temporary duty at the Naval Base and upcoming Armed Forces Day events at Seal Beach and Long Beach including a Sea base baseball game and a Variety in Revue show.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
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Wyoming
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Normandy
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Maurice Roche
Locetta Newton
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15Th Rifle Company
J. Fisher
Tthe el Toro Base
Camp Expansion Plans Scanned by City School Officials
A committee of city and school officials will study Hill on Mt Wilson expansion at the Recreation Commission request. The panel will form within a month to explore additional camp accommodations as many sixth graders cannot attend due to limited facilities.
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Gemprin! Hill
Mt. Wilson
Recreation Commission
Nixon invited to address World Jaycee Congress
Vice President Richard Nixon is invited to speak at the eighth World Jaycee International Congress opening June 20 in San Francisco and to accept a resolution naming him World Jaycee of the Year.
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San Francisco
Richard Nixon
Junior Chamber International
Grandma dies singing love song at centennial party
Grandmother Luigia Scanferrata celebrated her 100th birthday in Italy and was praised by relatives and friends. After a few glasses of wine she sang a tribute to Rudolf Valentino, the silent film heartthrob, then collapsed and died.
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Padua
Italy
Grandma Luigia Scanferrata
Rudolf Valentino
Grandma Scanferrato
Mail Deluge From Californians Reaches State Legislators
Sacramento letters flood the Capitol as television age politics and strong groups drive a record mail volume in 1953. Assemblyman Porter says 650 oppose the adult education bill, Lyons says constituents lacked info yet voted yes, Coolidge fields a request for twenty dollars.
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Ritkie Ogg
Assembly
Ogg
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Blyman
Carley V. Porter
D.zoempton
Leroy ©. Lyons
R.fullerton
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