Myrna Kelley Wins Top Speech Honors at Poly High
Senior Myrna Kelley captures the top $25 prize in Poly High interclass contest for the third straight year with a speech on Kentucky Derby. Junior Carol Ortner takes $15 for Jerusalem. Carolee Houser earns $10 for San Francisco. sophomores Jim Matson Richard Montgomery Sue Wiley also compete. Sponsored by the Key Club with judges Odle W. Wright and Beach Vasey.
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Myrna Kelley
Poly
Pol
Myrna
Carol Ortner
Carol
Jerusalem
San Francisco
Carolee Houser
Jim Matson
Richard Montgomery
Sue Wiley
California
Paul Smith
Sandy Elder
Larry Nichols
Key Club
Odle W. Wright
Beach Vasey
Municipal Court
Scholarships Awarded to 23 Jordan Seniors
Twenty three Jordanites will gain $1600 in total scholarships from various firms and clubs. Lee Morgan received the largest individual award of $200 from Sears and Roebuck. Additional $100 grants went to Jodi Rydell Odessa Russell Briant Davis Jon Dytr Kathy Johnson Allen Brakensick Betty Moran Shari Commeau Marty Isenberg Jim Wright Ali J. City College recipients and others from North Long Beach Lions Club North Long Beach Women's Club Pan-Hellenic League Downton Zions Club and Ford Foundation funding. Unawarded yet are $28 from Grant PTA two $50 scholarships from Exchange Club and two $50 grants from Ford Foundation.
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Lee Morgan
Sears and Roebuck
North Long Beach Lions Club
Jodi Rydell
Odessa Russell
Briant
Davis
Jon Dytr
Kathy Johnson
Allen Brakensick
Kent Goodman
Carol Dim
Mick
Nancy Witcher
Downton Zions Club
Betty Moran
Shari Commeau
North Long Beach Women's Club
Pan-Hellenic League
Respectifuicaly
Marty Isenberg
Elks Club
City College
Jim Wright
Ali J
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Exchange ,Club
Ford Foundation
Public Library Displays Student Art and Craft Work
Local students’ art and ceramics are on view at the Main East and North Branch libraries through June 14. The show, first in a series by Isabel Connor and Doris Watts, features paintings by Ralph Mc Adams, Avis Goodrich, Ruth DuPea, and others, plus crafts by Mary Sanders and many more. East and North Branch displays include works by Virginia Clark, Gail Packard, Doug Hastings, Ann Browning, John Parks, Jo Anne Bymes, and Don Peete among others. Art teachers from Jordan, Pal y, and Wilson High contributed student pieces.
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Judy Cambell
Glenn Rublick
Kin Lancaster
East Branch
North Branch
Isabel Connor
Long Beach
Doris R. Watts
Mary Pearson
John Lynch
Watts
Main
Mary Sanders
Letha Jones
Buddy Phillips
Bob Griffiths
Robert Vantorn
Sandy Zaaser
iJalella Handers
Helen Houk
Barbara Ferris
Robert Spindler
Carolyn Costella
Julio Mar+ y[tineau
Jean Trout
Beverly Wilson
Robert Nicholson
Beverly “‘lByrne
Barbara Wright
North Branch Library
Virginia Clark
Gail Packard
Doug Hastings
East Branch Library
Ann Browning
John Parks
Jo Anne Bymes
Don Peete iKin Lancaster
Betty Valdez
Beverly J. Schnug
James A. Milroy
Jordan High
Elsa F. Warner
Robert J. Adams
James A. Fortmann
John Jenkins
Paly High
Ruth J. Burchele
Evelyn W. Luberg
Wilson High
Wilson High Names Next Term Editors and Staff
Wilson High announces Vicki Grubacich and Carol Gregory as full term co editors of the Loud speaker with a full staff named by advisor John Gartner. New roles include page editors, associates, and assistants across three pages, sports, business, and circulation. the school’s largest club, the Girls League, plans a June 1 banquet and officer elections.
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Vicki Grubacich
Carol Gregory
Wilson High
Wilson
John Gartner
Page
Sue Ellen Dikemary
Joyce Koehler
Karlene Kahlstron
Joe Anne McMillan
Beverly Whitford
Duska Howard
Nancy Plumb
Jane Lifflander
Linda Lord
Bill Campbell
Bob’ Bockman
Vaughn Young
Shirle Berendrecht
Gloria Howell
Linda Ennen
Jo Howell
Marianne Ford
Dave Wilson
Jim Lloyd
Frogs-Telegram
Toby Brightman
Sally Gartner
Erme
Padgam
Jordan's
Cats Purr
Parley
Philadelphia
Socialist Party
Wilson's Girls’ League
Girls' League
Vicki Gruhacich
Judy Cochran
Lelita Reid
Donna McLellan
Barbara Plyler
Barbara Powers
Senecay
Joanne Cling l
Margaret Mix
Meridth Green
Marian Hodges
Carol
Next Schwenn
Harry_J. Moore
E. 0. Bemis
Leon Catlin
Max Morrison
Earl Goddard
Dick Walker
Pra Benson White
Walt Lodwick
John Gilmore
Miss Skare
Fred Weaver
Frank Smead
Ross Newhan
Yvonne Sharpe
Bill Davenport
Kay Gartner
Margie Desmond
Sué Stapleton
Mary Beth’ Nichols
John Minslowe
Jim, Enzweller
Poly Names Officers for Fall Term
Poly High School lists student body president Mary Ann Hubbell and senior class president Jay Thienes plus junior class president Ray Sugiyama after a Friday election. A wide slate of officers covers athletics welfare safety and secretary roles across youth clubs and school organizations.
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Mary Ann Hubbell
Poly High School
Jay Thienes
Ray Sugiyama
Dave Paul
Kitty Curry
Boi DuBourdieu
Ed Critchley
Ronnie Brown
Barbara Nowling
Mancy Martin
Billy Beakey
Church Fiesta Planned for St. Cyprian’s June 5-6
Father Mario Matic announced the annual St. Cyprian’s Fiesta at Clark Ave and Arbor Rd on June 5 and 6. Thousands expected. proceeds benefit St. Cyprian’s Catholic School. Food, refreshments, and children's rides offered. roast beef dinner served June 6 from noon to 8 PM. Sponsors include Holy Name Society, Mothers Club, Altar Society, Boy Scout troop, Chi-Rho Club, and church school children and sisters.
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Clark Ave
Arbor Rd
Mario Matic
St. Cyprian's Catholic School
Father Matic
Holy Name Society
Mother's Chub
Altar Society
Boy Scout
Children and Sisters of the Church School
Perle Mesta Hosts Big Capital Party Upon Return
Perle Mesta, once the capital's top hostess, hosts her first Washington party since returning to the scene. She has taken over the Sheridan Park hotel's main ballroom, hosting 600 guests with accepts from Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Warren couple, and many Senate and House members.
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Perla Mesta
Washington
Truman
Luxembourg
Sheridan Park
Earl Warren
Senate
House
Quick Arrest in El Monte Bank Robbery
Lawrence Mooney, 53, of Burlington Vermont, charged with robbing the Security First National Bank in El Monte of 570 dollars. He used an acquaintance to aid the getaway after threatening the teller Elizabeth Wilson. Mooney was captured after a chase through Temple City Pomona, with a tram to Las Vegas planned.
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Los Angeles
Rence Mooney
el Monte
Felice Said
Mooney
Burlington
First National Bank J
Elizabeth Wilson
Temple City
Mezinger
Pomona
Metzinger
FHI
Union Pacific
Las Vegas
Santa Margarita Dam Wins Senate Approval
A government suit over water rights ends as the Senate approves a bill authorizing construction of the Santa Margarita River dam in California for joint use. The measure passed after a floor fight, with opposition from Navy and civilian water interests waning. The river’s waters have long been contentious between federal agencies and California stakeholders, and the bill moves to appropriations consideration for the new fiscal year.
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Washington
Thelfornia
Senate
Santa Margarita
California
Navy
Reuters
Knowland
House
Justice and Navy
Fallbrook
Denver housewife avoids jury duty with list of excuses
An unidentified Denver mother with three children asked to be excused from jury service saying she would rather sit at home. Her letter cited household chores and monitoring her children, plus consulting a psychology book to understand their behavior. She was granted exemption for at least one year.
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Denver
Chinese officer defecting after arranged marriage forced
A Chinese Communist officer who turned against the Reds after his fiancée was forced to marry another man was picked up from a small boat off northern Formosa. Accompanying him, a company commander named Kai Wei-Yi, the woman he wished to wed, and two boatmen were held by the defense ministry.
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Ormosa
Reds
Formosa
Ithe
Defense Ministry
Kai Wei-Yi
U S Warship Leasing Approved in Japan
The Japanese Diet approved by a 116 to 68 vote an agreement to lease warships from the United States, with initial backing from the Power House. The plan moves forward amid parliamentary debate and regional security considerations.
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U.S
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Power House
West Coast Dock Peace Guaranteed by New Contract
A two year contract signed by the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union guarantees waterfront peace on the West Coast through much of 1956. The agreement runs to June 15, 1956 and provides optional wage reviews between June 15, 1954 and June 14, 1955, plus a second review on June 15, 1955. Arbitration will govern wage changes. The pact also adds three week vacations after 12 years service and includes changes in penalty cargo rates and sail differential.
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San Francisco
Building Permits This Month From Frayed OCR
A partial list of building permits shows totals for this month and year to date. Entries include additions and alterations at multiple addresses such as 5404 Olive and 4322 Tus Jane, with contractors like Western States Home Improvement Co and J B General Contractors. Amounts range widely including figures like 3000 and 17400, with various proprietors and street names, though many items are garbled.
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Olive
Cannon
Brown
V. Waalpert
Challen C. Posner
Apes Hoages
W. Trihe
John Kurich
Pasadena
James M. Fox
W. BR. Tichardeon
Calumbia
Fiavel Sheen
Western States Home Improvement Co
J.B. Russell
Haa Abbey~ Field
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