Marine Pastors to Exchange Pulpits in Armed Forces Day Observance
Santa Ana on May 17 details reveal a pulpit exchange among Ei Tord and Orange County clergy to mark the third annual Armed Forces Day. Chaplains Weise Cimmins Austin Smith will preach in Santa Ana Costa Mesa Fullerton with morning services and evening guest appearances. Deshler and Bash will speak at local churches as civilian gatherings coincide with the event.
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Santa Ana
Ei Tord
Orange County
John W. Weise
Spurgeon Methodist Church
Evangelical Reform Church
George W. Cimmins
Costa Mesa
Community Church
United Presbyterian Church
Henry E. Austin
Orange First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Rex Smith
First Christian Church
Fullerton
Chaplin Weise
Gerald G. Bash
Santa Ana College Fiesta crowns mood and magic
Santa Ana May 17 Bill Moodle as Don Barbara Connor as Dona. The Santa Ana College students staged their 24th annual Fiesta with a downtown parade a chuck wagon dinner on the baseball field and a late night dance. Four bands joined the parade from Santa Ana High School Bellflower Reeves Rangers North Long Beach Lions Club AllGirl Band and Long Beach Youth Band.
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Santa Ana
Bill Moodle
Don
Barbara Connor
Dona
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana High School
Bellflower Reeves Rangers
North Long Beach Lions Club Allgirl
Long Beach
Cities League Seeks Storm Drain Bond Vote
COMPTON May 17 The League of California Cities urged the city council to ask county supervisors to place a $16,000,000 storm drain bond on the November ballot. Mayor Harry T Laugharn said the council had already taken the requested action weeks earlier.
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Compton
League of California Cities
League
Harry T. Laugharn
Cash Register Loot Reported at Compton Drug Store
Compton on May 17 police were told by assistant manager R. J. Bussey of Bellflower that a till at a drug company cash register at 150 E. Compton Blvd was looted of $35.
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Compton
E. Compton Blvd
R. J. Bussey
Lakewood Blvd
Bellflower
Excelsior Adults Plan Open House in Norwalk
Excelsior Adult Center director Louise Heyl announced an open house for May 22 showcasing class work and demonstrations. Activities include music by school ensembles, projects from veteran agriculture trainees, horticulture floral displays, dressmaking models, driver education dual controlled car exhibit, testing devices, and aircraft classes in session. Open house hours are 2:30 to 4:30 and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 15415 Pioneer Blvd north of Excelsior High School.
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Norwalk
Excelsior Adult Center
Louise Heyl
Excelsior High School
Pioneer Bivd
Star Mothers Unit Formed at Mokler School
Paramount May 17 a Blue Star Mothers of America unit was organized at the Major Mokier School with new officers elected. Open to mothers of service members including Korea era and adoptive or stepchildren. Monthly meetings planned for the Mokler School, with installation May 20 at 7:30 p.m. Mrs Gene Forker of Long Beach to install.
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Paramount
Blue Star Mothers of America
Lynn Mokier
Mokler School
Mines
Beach Home Sale for $82,500 In Arch Beach
Santa Ana May 17. Deed recording discloses sale of the ocean front Arch Beach home of Mr and Mrs Hollis E Brown to William Rowland Moore and his wife Zelemia Moore of Los Angeles. Consideration noted as $82,500. Property located in Rockledge Tract Arch Beach South Laguna district.
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Santa Ana
Arch Beach
Hollis E. Brown
William Rowland Moore
Zelemia Moore
Los Angeles
Rockledge
La‘guna District
Artesia Catholics Plan Sunday Fiesta Parade
Artesia residents prepare for the 10th annual Our Lady of Fatima celebration with a Sunday parade scheduled at 9 a.m. Father Mario Matle, pastor of the Catholics Church, announces the event. Miss Mary Go linho is named queen, with aides Miss Betty Souza and Mrs Mercedes Aguiar. The parade begins at Our Lady of Fatima School, proceeding to the Portuguese Hall for a dinner and dance to conclude the festivities.
Water Buying Plans Told
Orange County Water District directors informed Metropolitan Water District the county expects to buy up to 30 000 acre feet of surplus Colorado River water for release in the county next year. If purchased the cost would be 300 000 dollars with a minimum 5 000 acre feet for 50 000 dollars and a maximum of 30 000 acre feet of the 300 000 figure. Last year the district spent 250 000 dollars for water imported into the Santa Ana River and the Flood Control District spent a similar amount, totaling 506 000 dollars for 50 000 acre feet.
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Santa Ana
Orange County Water District
Metropolitan Water District
Arlington
Santa Ana River
Orange County
Women Win in Bellflower and Paramount Board Seats
In Bellflower, two women leaders won seats as the district reorganizes to a five-member city type board. Geneva H. Goodban and Irene Brandt secured three and two year terms amid a large turnout. In Paramount, formation of a five-member board passed with 1135 votes. Frank Kuhner was re elected for a three year term, and new two and one year seats went to Marie Mendenhall and Hodge Taylor Jr. respectively.
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Bellflower
Geneva H. Goodban
G. E. Meredith
Irene Brandt
Clyde A. Bower
C. D. Tiede-lmann
H. Kendall Booth Jr
Lakewood Park
Arthur W. Barrett
Howover
C. A. Porter
Avery Reaves
Paramount
Paramount Elementary
Frank R. Kuhner
Marie Mendenhail
Hollydale
Voters Rate School Boards Across Several Cities
In Fullerton many voted in heavy turnout to reelect D Gordon McComber and Robert E Fulton to the high school and junior college board. Carlton Jones reelected in the elementary district. Newport Beach chose Harvey D Peasel and reelected Donald Dodge and Leslie Steffensen in the high school district. Ocean View and Laguna Beach saw incumbents upset and re-elections in various school boards. Costa Mesa results kept Chisholm Brown and Albert Ogden as trustees, with mixed outcomes elsewhere.
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Fullerton
D. Gordon McComber
Ena Park
Junior College Board of Trustees
Robert E. Fulton
Warren J. Fergueson
Emmett Waod
Carlton Jones
Newport Beach
Harvey D. Pease
Rex Albright
Roger W. Hardacre
James B. Stoddard
Elva Woodland
Donald +. Dodge
Costa Mesa
Leslie Steffensen
Corona del Mar
C. Chisholm Brown
Albert Ogden
Board of Trustees of
the Union School
Artesians Vote Bonds and School Board Races
Artesia voters approve a 200000 bond by six to one in the Artesia Elementary District while Richard A. Franks narrowly wins a school board seat over James D. Haygond by sixteen votes. Crosby Magnusson loses reelection to Dr Carl Pagne as Ralph Burnight reports mixed results across districts. At Hawaiian Gardens Dean G Dechert is confirmed to Bloomfield School District Board with 100 percent of 46 votes for a three year term.
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Artesia
Darcy Skaggs
Tim Band
Richard A. Franks
James D. Haygond
Franks
Haygond
Crosby Magnusson
Excelsior Union High School District Board of Trustees
Carl Pagne
Ralph F. Burnight
al Sommer
Pellflower
Union High School
Burnight
Magnusson Sumimer Pagne
Bellflower
Bloomsfield
Carmenita
Norwalk
Hawaiian Gardens
Dean G. Dechert
216Th St
Bloomfield
Dechert
Emory Nielsen
County approves looser pasture rules for cattle and horses
Santa Ana May 17 County planning commissioners approved regulations liberalizing pasture restrictions in agricultural areas. They asked Orange County Farm Bureau approval before sending to the board of supervisors. The amendment caps cattle and horses at 4000 pounds per net acre with closer rules on winter supplementation and troughs 150 feet from dwellings.
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Santa Ana
Orange County Farm Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Edward Faulkner
West Anaheim
Commission
Jas
Election Results Highlight Local School Board Contests
In Cypress and Coast College districts May 17 results show Kermit E. Johnson 227 narrowly defeating James B. Broadbelt 30 for a seat on the elementary school district board. Incumbents win as Louis Conrady leads Westminster with 1058 votes and Dr. Horace Parker 925 narrowly beats Henry F. Crane 864 for a Coast College trustees seat. In Week Mansion incumbent FL M Schmitt 316 wins reelection to the elementary district governing board, with Russel M. Rasmussen 63 and Louis J. Spielman 78 as other candidates.
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Laguna
Laguna Beach
Harold T. Odmark
Paul D. Conover
Margaret F. Saylor
John P. Ingram
Cypress Cypress
Kermit E. Johnson
James B. Broadbelt
Costa Mesa
Louis Conrady
Westminster
Board of Trustees of
Coast College
Horace Parker
Henry F. Crane
Weekmansion
FL M Schmitt
Russel M. Rasmussen
Louis J. Spielman
Norwalk Baptists Services Listed
Norwalk May 17 Rev K A Lyon speaks at 11 a m Sunday service at Temple Baptist Church Sunday School at 5330 a m Baptist Youth Fellowships at 6 p m Rev Nn ongain speaks at 7 30 p m Prayer Wednesday study Revelations 8 Special business meeting to discuss Rev Lyon regular minister call Downey Band at Nazarene Church Second and Church Sts Libby Family 10 members perform Youth and evangelistic services at 7 30 p m Powers From On High sermon at 10 45 a m by Pastor Olital Garvie featured soloist Missionary in Grove Garden Rev Oliver Haslam speaks 11 a m Free Methodist Church Acacia Pine Sts Rev Burton Young guest speaker Evening worship guest Rev Young travels to Escondido heading Community Free Methodist Church Glendale
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Norwalk
K. A. Lyon
Temple Baptist Church
Edith Rensen
Lyon
Downey Downey
Libby
Nazarene Church
Lerroy Daniel
Powers
Olital [Garvie
Grove Garden Grove
Japan
Oliver Haslam
Free Methodist Church
Acacia
Pine Sts
David V. Abbott
Burton Young
Abbott
Escondido
Young
Community Free iMethodist Church
Glendale
God’s Nightingale Theme Set For First Baptist Costa Mesa
In Costa Mesa on May 17 the First Baptist Church will hold worship at 11 a.m. with Rev. P. G. Neumann speaking on "God's Nightingales" and a 7:40 p.m. message on "The Way to Life." Sunday school starts at 9:45 a.m. and the Baptist Training Union meets at 6:30 p.m. Week events include women and men prayer circles, a male chorus rehearsal, and a postponed Men's Brotherhood dinner moved to June 2. Bible study and prayer scheduled Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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Costa Mesa
First Baptist Church
P. G. Neumann
Baptist Training Union
Men's Brotherhood
Spelling Bee for PTA Meet Slated
Artesia May 17 Willow School Parent-Teacher Association members meet at 7 30 p m Monday to host an old fashioned spelling bee led by Mrs Verdades Tague Fifth and sixth graders participate music by children and kindergarten room mothers serve refreshments All parents urged to attend
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Artesia
Willow School Parent-Teacher Association
Verdades Tague
Grove Methodists Plan School Expansion
Garden Grove May 17 A building committee was elected by Free Methodist Church board to plan expansion of the Sunday School and Christian Day School facilities. Rev. David J. Abbott pastor says the plan aims to enlarge church education programs.
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Garden Grove
Free Methodist Church
David J. Abbott
Downey Voters OK 2 Million Bond and Tax Hike
Downey Union High District voters approved a 2 million dollar long range building bond by 503 to 59 and a tax rate increase to 1.40 per 100 of assessed value through 1961-62, with Clifford Shambaugh noting the results. Alameda and Old River districts also advanced bond issues and tax hikes while Downey Elementary elected a new trustee and a resignation was announced. Rivera Elementary elected E R Cornwell to the board. Garden Grove Teachers Association installed officers with Joanne Howard becoming president.
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Downey
Downey Union
Clifford Shambaugh
Reno Sirrine
Leon Wright
Alameda
Friy Day
Old River School
Roland Adams
Robert L. Ryan
Howe St
Cletus Gowdy
Downey Elementary
C. C. Carpenter
M. L. Preston
James T. Haldeman
Brookmill Rd
Carpenter
Henry J. McClustry
Damages Sought From City in Compton sidewalk fall
Mrs. Muriel Vann of 8143 Topeka First Street Paramount sues the city of Compton for 4835 in damages after tripping in a hole on Compton Boulevard at Willow Street on May 7 1951. The suit filed in Superior Court accuses city negligence for failing to repair the sidewalk.
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Compton
Muriel Vann
First
Moose Lodge to Serve Second Breakfast in May
In Garden Grove on May 17 the Moose Lodge hosts the second monthly breakfast at Garden Grove Park featuring hot cakes sausages eggs potatoes and coffee.
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Moose Lodge
Garden Grove
Garden Grove Park
Rally set for McLain at Paramount auditorium
A rally for George McLain, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 23rd district, will be held Monday at Paramount Junior High School auditorium. The event, sponsored by a pro McLain committee, will feature emphasis on pensions for aging citizens and the need for more and better pensions.
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Paramount _ PARAMOUNT
Para Mount Junior High
George McLain
Congress
McLain
Five Men to Comprise Little Lake School Board
Norwalk reports that Little Lake District will switch to a five member board effective July 1, increasing seats from three. Balloting 197 to 16 approved the change. Robert Nielsen and Carl D. Brown will fill two new Imperial Crest district seats. Nielsen led with 36 votes, Brown won the one year term with 86 votes, and two year and three year terms were decided among other candidates. Incumbents Dr Beahm and Roy Reynolds were re-elected with broad support. In Carmenita District Kyle R. Holmes was returned. write-in George B. Crawford received 38 of 99 votes.
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Norwalk
Little Lake
Imperial Crest
Robert Nielsen
Carl D. Brown
Nielsen
Paul M. Thompson
Jess Colvin
H.C. Stare
Edna Mae Stigler
Brown
Trene Newsom
Drwayne Donnelly
Gerald Plockin
George Straub
Carmenta
Kyle R. Holmes
Carmenita
George B. Crawford
Liggett St
Crawford
Planners Deny Plea for Zone Variance in Fullerton
Fullerton authorities denied a variance request to place a small single family dwelling on 1101 S Gilbert Ave. The planning commission ruled the proposed jet lot size 50 by 359.7 feet failed to conform to the residential layout of surrounding homes, blocking the variance for H. & Bemis.
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Fullerton
S. Gilbert Ave
City Planning Commis
H. &. Bemis
Permista
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