Wilson High Plans Big Time Homecoming Festivities
Hundreds of former graduates will visit Wilson High for the 27th annual homecoming next Friday. Activities include homecoming queen and princess elections, a downtown pep rally, and tours for alumni. Poly High will visit for an exchange assembly, with Wilson students performing later at a pep assembly and downtown rally before the 8 p.m. kickoff at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson High
Ne Prly High
Poly
Wilson
Long Beach
Bruinettes
Veterans Mi Oria
Trailblazer Goes on Sale at Jordan High Raicels Yearbook
The 1954 Trailblazer yearbook will be priced at 3.50 with a 1.75 down payment to reserve. Editor Suzanne Fulton leads the editorial team, with Patt Goble and Henry Frese as chief assistants, as staff express confidence in a record year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Slodek
Suzanne Fulton
Patt Goble
Henry Frese
Jordan
Suzanne S
St Anthony Juniors Plan dances and activities at school
The St Anthony junior class hosts a tonight dance 8 to 11 at the Catholic Center with a transformed ballroom. Open House for parents will be Thursday during American Education Week with classroom visits and talks by Coast Guard Academy rep and Long Beach police speaker. Varsity Band to parade Armistice Day. band 30 members with trophies last year. Science club begins activities with field trips and contests. officers named Richard Morris president C Richard Smith vice president William Levada secretary treasurer. Brother Elmer C SC moderator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthes
Catholic Center
St. Anthony's
Richard Morris
C. Richard Smith
William Levada
Elmer
C. S.C
Students Rally for Blood Drive Rewards at Wilson
Students join a campaign to boost blood donors for the Red Cross. Three clubs, Key Club Ming and Lamb Phi, spearhead pledges with a drive ending in a blood give event at Wilson. A Saturday Dec. 5 deadline and a Jan 16 barber shop quartet show offer tickets and prizes for top pledge totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Wilson
Iber
Ming and
Lamb
Councel da Phi
Torby
Red
Longdowntown
Long Beach Beach Municipal Auditorium
Interclub Council
United
Narbonne and St Anthony's tipped off season clash
St Anthony's opens basketball season by facing Narbonne Tuesday in the gym. Vincent Devaney starts as new coach. St Anthony's appeared on KNOB FM Hi-Teen program with Merian Brown Connie Canayvsn and Cherie Miles. Yearbook ad drive underway. Girls volleyball lost to St Bernadine's last week but drew enthusiastic cheering. GAA banquet and Volleyball Spread set for the calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony's
Narbonne
Vincent Devaney
Knob-Fm
Merian Brown
Connie Canayvsn
Cherie Miles
St. Bernadine’s
GAA
Shipyard Employes Auxiliary Plans First Dance Meeting
The Long Beach Naval Shipyard Employes Association will meet Tuesday in Room 209 to discuss plans for their first dance at the upcoming gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogy
Long Beach
Naval Shipyard
Jordan's Grads to Take Part in Alumni Day
Jordan's Grads to Take Part in Alumni Day features a homecoming football game against Wilson on November 20. The day includes a baby show luncheon and a combined assembly with seniors and alumni, culminating in crowning the Homecoming Queen. Wright Atwood sponsors. officers listed. The event is a key annual highlight and may influence the Coast League championship race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Wilson
Panther
Wright Atwood
Alumni
Jack Booth
Gene Thomas
Randa Mathers
Carol Davis
Editors Named for La Fuente 1954 Spring Issue
Co editors are Dick Bach and Kay Gartner for La Fuente 1354. The staff includes MM Skare fiction Fred Weaver articles Carole Cunningham poetry Beverly Cherin critic Sue Stapleton features Don Campbell advertising manager Barbara Murray sales manager Scott Chelius art Ross Newhan circulation. The Scripters Club sponsors the annual all school magazine. Easter 1954 publication date allows current students to contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Bach
Kay Gartner
Lare MM Skare
Fred Weaver
Carole Cunningham
Beverly Cherin
Sue Stapleton
Don Campbell
Barbara Murray
Scott Chelius
Ross Newhan
la Fuente
Scripters Club
Dick Anderson
Dave Commons
Bruce Cormier
Julia Campbell
Joe Fiore
Carol Gregory
Barry Jacobs
Sandra Lang
Jack Liss
Kay Campbell
Marlene McConnell
Dee Palmateer
Vonne Sharpe
Marcia Schell
Terry Weil
John Woele
Sue Terry Heads Junior Red Cross at Meridian Idaho
Sue Terry presides over all activities of the Junior Red Cross group in Meridian Idaho at a downtown crossing event. A teenager in a car was struck by a freight train and hurled 70 feet through the air, with others assisting in administration and upcoming projects including a gift chest for a foreign country and visits to the Lee Orthopedic School. A coffee hour will follow a council meeting, with wives of members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Idaho
Poly Dunier Red Cross
Theria Hawthorne
Jack Thurman
Rotary
Bates Haenit
Allen Alevy
Madeline Weyat
Marie Russell
Ann Evans
Orkshop
Sue Terry
Lee Orthopedic School
Woodshop
Veterans Hospital
S.w.c.a
Association
A. J. Gros
Benson vows to fight rumors of resignation
Secretary of Agriculture Benson denies plans to quit amid criticism of soil conservation changes and farm programs. Hearings on the Soil Conservation Service, postponed by House subcommittee chair Bender for about three weeks to accommodate Benson, will allow him to handle drought issues. President Eisenhower praised Benson as a dedicated man amid the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benson
Soil Conservation Service
Bender
Ohio
House
CBS
Abont Ik
Sen. Young
Eisenhower
Subcommittee
White House
U.S. Proposal for Jordan Valley Water Plan
Special Ambassador Eric Johnston boosted talks among Israel, Jordan, and neighboring states to study a United Nations plan for joint Jordan River development modeled on the Tennessee Valley Authority. He reports to President Eisenhower after a three week tour of five Middle East countries, noting progress but noting harsher Israeli Arab tensions beyond his control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eric Johnston
Jordan Valley
Johnston
Paris
Eisenhower
Middle East
Dohnster
United Nations
Jordan River
America
Tennessee Valley Authority
HAPPY DAYS Rationing Ends for Whisky in England
London reports end of whisky rationing by year end as production normalizes. Government plans to drop liquor merchant quota based on prewar sales, but a sudden rush on whisky stores is unlikely. Scotch remains priced around 34 shillings per bottle, keeping it unaffordable for many Britons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
French Half Red Attack in Indochina
In Indochina the French Union forces claim a major offensive shattered a Vietminh plan to infiltrate the delta from the north and attack the Red River. Gen Rene Cogny reports Vietminh Division 320 knocked out after 24 days with about 4000 casualties. French services seek brainier draftees by classifying recruits by mental capacity to tailor inductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanot
Indochina
Vietminh
Red River
Washington
Delta
uni-Vietminh
Navy
Air Force
John A. Hannah
Secretary of Defense
Rene Cogny
Gory
Cogny
Wilson Teacher Mate Honored as Citizens
Mrs Anna Maria Buchard and her husband were honored by the Wilson Teachers Club as they received their final citizenship papers. Born in Germany they fled Hitler and then Nazi-occupied Norway before arriving in Shanghai and later the United States in 1948. Mrs Buchard taught languages at Wilson High, contributing to the school community since 105.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Glover
Wilson High School Teachers’ Club
Anna Maria Burchard
Wilson
Carl
Anna Maria Buchard
Wil
Son
Can Buchard
Wil Ison Teachers’ Club
Buchards
Hitler
Germany
Norway
Shanghai
United States
Labor Pact Failure May Open Border
SANTA ROSA. The Justice Department may open the border if Mexican labor importation ends. Edward F. Hayes says the U S Mexico pact expires December 31 with no new agreement and Mexico reluctant to sign. He warns of a potential international incident if talks fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
S. Department of Justice
Edward F. Hayes
State Department of Employment
Hayes
North Coast Chamber of Comerce
U. S
Mexico
Justice Department
Roads Searched in Lost Girl Case
In La Crosse Wisconsin a large convocation of church groups labor unions college students and auxiliary police formed a search party of about 1000 to scour roads south of the city for clues to missing Evelyn Hartley the 15 year old babysitter abducted on October 24. Police suspect a sex maniac and the main clues were found near state routes 24 and 31 and the county trunk highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wis
Evelyn Hartley
Evelyn
Dual Charges Faced by Wounded Gunmen
Los Angeles police say two wounded suspects Hereld Riddle aged 25 and Stewart Cogovan 21 of Lockport may face kidnapping and robbery charges. Det. Lt. Forbes said the district attorney will be asked Monday to file complaints. Officers say the youths disarmed and robbed two officers after forcing them outside a Hollywood bar last Wednesday. A third officer fired after one suspect opened fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Hereld Riddle
Stewart Cogovan
Lockport
C. C. Forbes
District Attorney's
Hollywood
Riddle
Meridian Chronicle Reports Youth Vehicle Collision
City Clerk Herstd Cox said the youth was alone when the engine struck his car. The auto was demolished and flung to the top of a nearby lumber pile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Herstd (Cox
Nudes Strike Over Cold Studios In Chelsea Block
Nude models staged a brief strike in three artists studios within a Chelsea apartment block after central heating failed to warm them. Local council and owners relented by raising heat by 15 degrees to resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chelsea
Snowstorm Brings 32 Unexpected Guests
A Kent County farm hosted 32 overnight guests after two buses with 215 children each got stuck in a snow drift near the Comegys farm. The youngsters, up to 17, slept in the nine room house as Mrs. Comegys prepared large meals and beds were arranged throughout the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Robert E. Comegys
Comegys
Kent County
Columbus, Ghia
Keting Co-Operative
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Murray D. Lincoln
Said
J.D. Kerr
Los Angeles
American Fruit Growers, Inc
N. L. Allen
New York
American National Foods, Inc
American National Foods
American Fruit Growers
American National Foods, Tne
GI Held for Murder of Czech Woman
Pfc. Loran B. Patterson of Denver was held for murder after a 34 year old Czech woman Anna Simoycikeva was found fatally stabbed near Boe bhingen Germany on September 26. Army officials said he would face a general court martial at Seventy Army Headquarters in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pariripani
Germany
IUP
Loran B. Patterson
Denver
Colo
U. S. Army
Patterson
Anna Simoycikeva
Boebhingen
Seismic Oil Tests Effect on Kelp to Be Reported
Dr. Frances N. Clark head of California marine fisheries lab will present findings on seismic oil surveys and kelp beds to the Fish and Game Commission in Los Angeles. Santa Barbara officials allege seismic blasts damage kelp, causing loose beds as the commission weighs three oil firms permit requests including Richfield Oil for new seismic work near Pt Conception to the Oregon line, Western Gulf of Co for a 90 day Channel Islands to Pt Conception charge area extension, and Union Oil for offshore work from Pt Estero to the Mexican border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances N. Clark
Pief
Marine Fisheries Laboratory
Fish and Game Commission
Los ‘Angeles
Santa Barbara
Richfield Oil Co
Pt. Conception
Oregon Line
Mainlane
Channel Islands
Pt Conception
Fr Dume
Western Gulf of Co
Union 04
National GOP Chief Talks with West Leaders in San Francisco
Western state Republican leaders met with National GOP Chairman W. Hall in San Francisco to discuss the 1954 political landscape. Hall, disturbed by GOP upsets in Wisconsin and New Jersey, noted concern over next Tuesday's special election in California's 24th District where five GOP assemblymen vie for the seat vacated by Norris Poulson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
W. Hall
Hall
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Eisenhower
National Committee
Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
Glenard P. Lipscomb
John L. E
Bud) Collier
California
Ineyv Gop National Committee
Ronald Button
George Murphy
Thomas W. Caldecott
Patricia Connich
Florence Doe
Mildred Youngster
Most Wanted Man Nabbed in Memphis Arrest
PBS Director J Edgar Hoover announced the arrest of Arnold Hinson 40 once on the FBI’s ten most wanted list since May 4 in downtown Memphis. He faced charges for murder of a ranch hand near Millegan Montana on June 17 1982. His wife June was also arrested and is wanted for the same offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
PBS
J. Edgar Hoover
Arnold Hinson
Memphis
Tenn
Hinson
Hoover
FBI
Millegan
Mont
June
Man Admits Robbing See's Candies Store
Joseph A. Maggio pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to robbing a See's candy store employee of 561.40 plus a half pound of molasses chips. He resided at 429 Atlantic Ave Apt 3 and entered the See's at 11292 Pine Ave on Oct 22, fled with the cash, left his hat with initials, and was arrested days later. He will be sentenced in Superior Court on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Maggio
See's
Lana
Atlantic Ave
Apt. 3
Maggio
Pine Ave
Mageio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jordan High School
North Long Beach
Karen Kemp
Linda Weaver
Sharon Sighoh
Joanns Jenardtson
Jordan High Raicels
Monay
Polytechnic High
Bill Marmion
Nancy Shapiro
Jack McFadden
St. Anthony
By Terry Laughlin
Coast Guard Academy
James Myers
Bership
Roberta
Bill Levada
Helene Allison
U.S
Armed Services
West
Man
See
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!