Army Urges Hillbilly Recruit to Return After 1000 Mile Stroll
Aberdeen Maryland news tells of Peter Grainger a 26 year old a. w. o. 1. recruit who vanished Nov 12 after a 1000 mile stroll from New Mexico to see a high school girl in Waukesha Wisconsin Officials warn he is "over the hit" and may face a pickup at sight order if he does not return promptly The Army notes he scored 93 on the entrance exam and claims self education through 200 books while skeptics doubt his Doctor Carver and Paw references.
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Aberdeen
Nova
Army Today
Peter Grainger
Ing Grounds
New Mexico Mountains
Grainger
Waukesha
Wis
Army
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Curi
Milwaukee
Carol Amidon
Civilization
Carol
Paw
County Tackles School District Annexation Move
County officials will hear a petition from residents in a Bellflower area seeking transfer from Long Beach Unified to Bellflower School District. A public hearing is set for Jan. 15 as local voters press for annexation while opposing officials warn of longer trips and potential loss of Lakewood Junior High attendance.
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Douglas A. Newcomb
Long Beach Unified School
Bellflower
Bellflower Blvd
del Amo Blvd
Clark Ave
Candlewood
Bigelow
Long Beach
Samuel Gompers
Board of Supervisors
Clark Searle
Lakewood Taxpayers Association
Searle
Lakewood Junior High School
Taxpayers’ Committee
South St
Mooncutt Ave
Long Beach Unified
Lakewood Fork
Candlewood St
Violator of Health Code Sentenced to Jail
John J. Bradshaw 23 of San Pedro received three concurrent one year sentences in Superior Court for Health and Safety Code violations and probation violations. Jewell Nerodi of Los Angeles, a Naval Shipyard employee, got one year in county jail for attempting to sell narcotics on a ship, after defending himself in court.
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John J. Bradshaw
San Pedro
Joseph M. Maths
Yesteray
Bradshaw
Jewell Nerodi
Los Angeles
Naval Shipyard
Maltby
Block Warden Class Postponed For Holiday
Block warden class to observe holiday. no meeting at City Hall tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. Police Lt. W J Mooney announces the class resumes November 28. Additional enrollees can be accepted then.
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W. J. Mooney
Long Beach
Mrs. Walter Case Returns to Stage in Strange Bedfellows
Mrs. Walter Case, president of Long Beach Community Players, returns to the stage in Strange Bedfellows a comedy about the introduction of woman suffrage on the west coast opening Friday for an eight week run at the Community Players Theater 5021 E Anaheim St. She plays Julia Cromwell with praise from Director Herbert Yenne Phil Hattery stars as Senator Cromwell Gillian Webb from the Royal British Academy makes her Players debut as Clarissa Cromwell Marvin Cloyd plays her husband with a cast including Ruth Cozart Williard Sheridan Doris Francis Ed Mitchell Katherine Shuman Susanne Daly Bill Sel over Gini Flack Meta Smith Don Baldwin and Mandell Light The company expects strong audience interest similar to Suds in Your EC
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Walter Case
Long Beach
Gillian Webb
Royal British Academy
London
Clarissa Blynm
Cromwell
Matthew Cromwell
Marvin Cloyd
Ruth Cozart
Williard Sheridan
Doris Francis
Ed Mitchell
Katherine Shuman
Susanne Daly
Bill Selover
Gini Fl
Peace Center Case Tossed Out
Judge McGuire directed acquittal of Miss Sylvia Soloff in the Peace Information Center trial. The center, based in New York, circulated the Stockholm Peace Appeal denounced by the State Department as propaganda. The government had charged the officers with acting as foreign agents and failing to register.
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Washington
Matthew F. McGuire
Peace Information Center
Sylvia Soloff
McGuire
New York
Stockholm
State Department
Center
Trial Before Judge for Car Theft Suspect
Edward Cogan of Lakewood pleaded not guilty to grand theft and driving without the owner's consent. He waived a jury trial before Judge Joseph M. Maltby and will be in court tomorrow. He was arrested after the stolen car struck a pole on Alameda Boulevard near Dominguez.
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Edward Cogan
Lakewood
Joseph M. Maltby
Alameda Blvd
Dominguez
Signal Hill names Jenkins fire chief in city move
Signal Hill selects Capt. Ray A. Jenkins a veteran of 24 years with the Fire Department to serve as fire chief succeeding E L Albrecht who retires after 27 years. The council delayed lease approval to finalize changes and also debated whether the police chief may continue as prosecutor under new court act. Street Superintendent L E B Irvine named to City Planning Commission through Sept 7, 1953.
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Ray A. Jenkins
Harold Kennedy
Signal Hill
Dana R. Williams
Sutherland
William
Long Beach
L. EB. Irvine
City Plarning Commission
Owen L. Dunbar
Golden
Three Motorists Must Pay $500 Fines
Judge Harry F. Keeler in Municipal Court yesterday fined three motorists a total of 500 dollars. Archie A. Lewis aged 52 pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received 300 dollars or 90 days. Joseph E. Sain 21 was fined 150 dollars or 30 days for drunken driving. George M. McGregor 47 was fined 50 dollars or 10 days for intoxication in a car.
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Harry F. Keeler
Archie A. Lewis
E. Third St
Joseph E. Sain
WSS
Hector
George M. McGregor
Pine Ave
New Studebaker Plant to Make Jet Engines
New Brunswick New Jersey November 20 Studebaker Corp opened its new four million dollar assembly plant planned as an eastern depot for Studebaker cars but will be devoted to making parts for turbojet engines for an indefinite period. Jet engine assembly will be at Studebaker’s South Bend Indiana plant.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Studebaker Corp
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Plarrt
Eleven Red Cross Nurse Aide Graduates in Long Beach
Eleven Red Cross nurse aides were graduated after 80 hours of training at 319 W. Broadway and will supervise under doctors and nurses at Long Beach Veterans Hospital. Names include Mesdames Be arana Bennett Foor Koester Lassman Neel Phelps Reid Richardson Stanley De Vito and Mrs Charles E Munn chaired the convocation with nurse Monica Cahill assisting. Participating were Joseph E Blackburn Holand Bach and several married women listed among the attendees.
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Red Cross
W. Broadway
Long Beach Veterans Hospital
Julio Bearana
Reba Bennett
Margaret Foor
Francis Koester
Violet Lassman
Margarite Neel
Ruby Phelps
Jeannette Reid
Modena Richardson
Emma Stanley
Delphine de Vito
Charles E. Munn
Red Cross Nursing Services
Monica
No Formal Request Yet for Pupil Tags
School Superintendent Douglas A. Newcomb said no formal application has been submitted to the Board of Education for distributing metal identification tags to school children. He noted that several groups have already protested against the proposed distribution.
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Board of Education
Douglas A. Newcomb
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