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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1952
Page
4
Sophomore class sweaters for Poly high may be ordered soon by class of 1955 members. Prices range from 7.50 to 12.50 depending on style, with sleeveless, full length slipovers and cardigans. Orders are to be placed with Miss Kathleen Harnett in Room 505 during fourth and fifth lunch.
The St Anthony seniors heard Brother Albert of the Christian Brothers discuss the necessity of a college education. The talk covered entering paths, scholarships, entrance exams, and data on California colleges including fraternities, housing, chapels, and job opportunities. More than 100 students attended the session and asked questions after.
Dr. Donald Cole, president of California Baptist Seminary, will be guest speaker at a Thanksgiving program presented by City College church clubs Roger Williams and Westminster at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the student lounge, according to Marilyn Miller of Roger Williams.
Wilson forms a new Key Club chapter to join Kiwanis sponsored youth groups. Jim Meyer, Wilson student court chief justice, organized the East Long Beach Kiwanis sponsorship after learning about the club at Junior Statesmen of America. The chapter will admit 12 seniors, eight juniors, and six sophomores with letters sent to prospective members.
Students in Jordan High School's radio workshop class under Mr Rebart Girieno meet every eighth period to gain experience in radio drama and program production. Selected scripts are broadcast over KLON with students handling sound effects and script creation.
Poly GAA hosted Wilson and Jordan executive and advisory boards for a Wednesday conference in the girls gymnasium. About 50 girls attended the annual meeting led by Jo Ree Turner of Jordan and Lois Bould of Wilson, with Kay Bostwick noting the attendance. Refreshments were provided by the Maphemers girls of the Poly.
The Science Club of St Anthony's High School elected Wilagin Ponce as president and Das vil Kerstien as secretary with Chad Krull as treasurer. The group plans to advance a jet engine project, study jet propulsion principles, and visit Ford and other plants for inspiration. Returning members include Robert Lake and Dave Kerstein, with new activites and members expanding the club's reach.
The Key Club sponsored Rag Drive on campus to raise rags for a standard theater projector for the auditorium. Club president Tom Douglas and Harold Berry led the drive, with prizes of 10 and 5 dollars for top weights. Students bringing a large bag earned a ticket to the Technicolor film Destination Moon and a color cartoon. The winning club and Braun have not yet been announced.
Alice Betts editor of La Fuente and Rosalee Tucker editor of Loudsneaker, both Wilson High journalism students, earned their first checks for writing with an article on the Junior Red Cross and its decorating work for Veterans Administration hospitals in the current issue of School Arts magazine.
Last week voting selected Miss Elsa Warner as Poly art adviser for the Christmas covers contest. Three designs by Jack Pumphrey Shirle Lewis and Jo Ann Downing competed with Pumphrey praised for modern style yet honoring ancient Christmas traditions. Girls’ cover designs have not been revealed yet this is the first year entries were opened. The three finalists bring prior experience and a memorialized touch to the program covers.
Poly seniors win the inter-class pocket book drive with multiple firsts and a second, totaling three firsts and one second. Juniors place second with 26 and sophomores third with 10. The drive ran November 12 to 14 and involved house-to-house collection led by student body president Alien Jackson.
The City College American Association of Engineers formally initiated 12 new members at La Venta Inn Palos Verdes. New members include Lincoln Odell Chuck Yonde Dick Richter Rod Warfield Bill Spenser Carl Krause Tom Parkin Maury Becker John Margali Ralph Reece Wayne Kirby and Ed Braden.
The City College Radio-TV Workshop will air a 15 minute documentary program titled Four Point Fioneer at 4 p.m. today on radio station KGER. Kenneth Carter, Instructor, confirms the schedule.
United Nations commanders in Korea mobilized fighter bombers to smash new Communist offensive lines on the central front. Air, sea, and ground actions included air strikes on Sniper Ridge and Triangle Hill as U N fighters knocked out 55 enemy gun positions and five troop bunkers. Major Louis Green of Salt Lake City claimed a MIG 15, outmaneuvering the Soviet jet.
The University of California Board of Regents invites more than 20 professors dismissed during the loyalty oath controversy to return. President Sproul to work out terms. sign Levering Act oath or resign with retroactive pay. Attorney Weigel says he will contact the professors scattered across U S universities and Europe.
ST. PAUL Minn. A mother, Mrs Kenneth Jensen, said she dressed her 22 month old daughter and suddenly strangled her from behind with her arm around the neck. She reported the child went limp and later died, prompting authorities to detain the mother for psychiatric observation.
Confidence grew among businessmen as industry posted strong production and indicators showed a robust economy. Eisenhower’s choice of Charles E. Wilson as Defense Secretary drew praise from finance and industry leaders, while Taft outlined aims for a leaner federal budget and potential tax cuts. Record crude oil output and electricity, high business loans, and ongoing steel decontrol plans frame a week of optimism and policy shifts.
The article notes improving business outlook and rising stock prices in low priced shares, with 1953 optimism for January. It cites strong retail sales, high savings, and anticipated top quarterly earnings. It warns of tax selling, price softness, and unlikely extensions to OPS and PPT, urging caution.
The Long Beach Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Council inspected a new radio receiving unit that interrupts music broadcasts to sound alerts in emergencies. Demonstrated at City Hall by Charles Wood of O Donnell Corp, Los Angeles, the unit costs 275 dollars plus a 30 dollar monthly service fee. A smaller home unit is also produced and endorsed by New York State Office of Civil Defense. Wholesale commodity prices, per AP index, fell to a low not seen since July 11, 1950, with livestock and grains slipping while industrials and textiles rose slightly. the index stood at 178.16, down from 179.67 last week and 195.62 a year ago.
A garbled OCR text lists multiple street names and numbers with scattered phrases. It mentions dates and times, places like California Avenue and Falnon Avenue, ambulances, and civic terms, but the content is too fragmented to extract a coherent event or narrative.
Capt. Pete M Messina back from 14 months in Korea solved the kids forgetful problem by sending home movies each month. Upon returning he was greeted by daughters Rose Rosalie and Elizabeth Amm who rushed to hug their dad and say welcome home.
Miss Magda Lawson, an insurance and real estate woman from Needles, won 1380 absentee ballots to become the first woman on the San Bernardino Board of Supervisors. She will represent the first supervisorial district covering the Mojave desert and much of the San Bernardino Mountains, about 22 000 square miles, and takes office December 1, succeeding H. George Cunningham who did not run.
Otto Dietrich, Hitler's press chief, died in a private clinic in Dusseldorf at age 34. He had been released from Landshers war crimes prison in 1960 after serving part of a seven year sentence for atrocities against civilians.
Vatican reports a Rome University archeologist describes a stone portrait of Saint Peter found in a niche beneath St. Peter's Basilica. The artifact bears Petrus and dates before the current basilica, with pagan statues nearby suggesting an earlier burial context. Pope Pius XII had earlier indicated excavations under St. Peter's confirmed burial of the first pope.
Rear Adm. John W. Roper will be guest speaker at the launching of the first of six Navy mine sweepers built by South Coast Steel at Newport Beach. Mrs. Roper will sponsor the 144 foot vessel to be named AMS 139.
Chicago livestock prices show a steady to firm trend with widespread bids and several notable price points. Buyers reported strong demand for hogs and cattle while some classes moved lower, including pigs and yearlings, with ranges around 12 to 60 dollars and reports of two hundred dollar consignments and select lots bringing higher figures.
Morrisville Pennsylvania truck driver Worth EH Thompson, 30, Langhorne, sat in his cab as 33 000 volts arced through the truck. A ladder touched two high voltage lines, one broke and rested on the other. Rubber floor matting and a seat cushion saved him from electrocution after a 45 minute ordeal. Philadelphia Electric Co crews shut off power and Thompson was treated for shock by a passerby medic.
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