Canine of War Becomes Aid Dog at Fort MacArthur
Alf the 80 pound German shepherd, once a Luftwaffe guard dog, is learning mercy at Fort MacArthur with Corporal Jack Certain of Temple, training to carry first aid supplies to wounded soldiers in inaccessible fields. Alf understands German commands and was acquired from a former Nazi airman in Berlin after World War II.
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Cpl
Jack Certain
409Th Special Engineer Brigade
Fort MacArthur
Jeraldine Payton
Fort
Alf
Berlin
Press- Telegram
AN Pedro
Luftwaffe
U.S. Army
Certain
Battte
Corporal Certain
First Army
State Agency Office Bid Wins In Compton
Bids opened in Sacramento for a 170000 state motor vehicle and California Highway Patrol building to be built in Compton. Final contractor name will be announced in 15 days. Low bids: general work 97000 by George Krigh Los Angeles, plumbing 12500, electrical 9000, total around 125000. site donated at Alameda Street and Palmer Avenue.
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Compton
Sacramento
California Highway Patrol
Los AngEx
Alameda St
Palmer Ave
Highway Patrol
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Compton Blvd
Motor Vehicle Department
N. Alameda
State Division of Architecture
George Krigh
Los Angeles
West Coast Plumbing and Heating Co
Pubtic
A. S. Schulman Electric Co
Duo Welcomed Into Costa Mesa W C T U
Costa Mesa on November 23 welcomed Mr and Mrs John La France into the local Women’s Christian Temperance Union at a Community Church pot luck meeting. Members sang led by Mrs Allene Christenson Mrs Wilma Myreh n and Miss Virginia Compton with Flora Beatty reporting on the State War Women convention in San Diego. Next meeting set for December 8 at 2 pm at the home of Mrs J H Thompson 124 East 20th Street.
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Costa Mesa
John la France
Www. c. T. U
Mmes
Allene
Christenson
Wilma
Myrehn
Velima Compton
Virginia Compton
Flora Beatty
San Diego
J. H. Thompson
EB. 20Th St
Crosswalk Planned at Carson Street and Fern Avenue
Torrance city announces a cross walk will be installed across Carson Street at Fern Avenue for the convenience of children attending nearby schools. City Manager George Stevens disclosed the plan today.
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Torrance
Carson St
Fern Ave
George Stevens
Body Found in Surf Identified
TORRANCE Nov 23 Mrs Gertrude Sobelman 46 of 1648 W 203rd St was identified yesterday as the woman who apparently took her own life by walking into the surf at Redondo Beach Tuesday morning Her husband Morris of the focal address said she had been in health and disappeared from her home early Tuesday Other survivors include two daughters Mrs Lorraine Harris and Miss Sandra Sobelman Funeral arrangements are pending at Niland s Mortuary in Redondo Beach
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Torrance
Gertrude Sobelman
Banana eating burglar prowls Lynwood homes and school
Lynwood and Compton police report a prowler on a banana eating binge. The thief looted Lynwood High School stealing a trumpet a coffee percolator and other items while throwing around school furniture and vandalizing cafeteria bananas were taken.
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Lynwood
Compton
Lynwood High School
Lynwood Police Move Monday to New Station
Lynwood police and reserves totaling seventy five officers move to renovated quarters formerly used by the main fire station on Imperial Highway. The squad room will host regular police education film showings and monthly meetings for reserves while mounted unit training continues at Rancho San Antonio. The mounted group, now fifteen strong, will be sworn in Sunday December 3 at 11 a.m. with City Clerk Limber administering.
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FSI
Paul Kerr
Imperial Hwy
Rancho San Antonio
Serief
Albert Johnston
Lynwood
Mounties
Frank Limber
Kerr
Suit Filed Over Gun Accident In Bellflower
A $113 250 damage suit was filed in Compton Superior Court by Vincent S. Dale on behalf of 14 year old Robert Gene Bushey and his parents Leonard and Florence, seeking compensation for lost eye and related damages after a pellet from an air rifle struck him during a power boy war on August 4 in Bellflower. Defendants include Brian Miller, Bert Gottlieb, and Naomi Douglas. The clerk was cited in Downey Justice Court for allegedly violating a county ordinance.
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Bellflower
Compton Superior Court
Vincent Ss. Dale Bellflower
Robert Gene Bushey
Leonard
Florence Bushey
Lakewood Blvd
Brian Miller
Bushey
Virgil Gray
Norwalk Sheriff's Office
Assault Case Binds Over in High Court Hearing
Lloyd Hughes twenty one of 1028 Paragon City bound over to Superior Court on assault with a deadly weapon after a preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Joe Raycraft. Witnesses described Hughes firing a pistol at John Suarez twenty six of 1002 Parapet Court in a cafe on November twelve. Suarez remains in serious condition with a head bullet wound at Harbor General Hospital. Bail set at two thousand five hundred dollars.
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San Pedro
Lloyd Hughes
Paragon
Superior Court
Joe Raycraft
Hughes
John Suarez
Suarez
Harbor General Hospital
Anaheim Woman Denied Damages in Crash Suit
SANTA ANA, Nov. 23. Mrs. Pauline Martinez of Anaheim lost her demand for 75,000 damages for herself and son Eugene in connection with the death of her husband Gilbert Martinez on March 6 after a crash south of Sunset Beach. Superior Judge Robert Gardner heard the case against driver Theodore Otis Burkett III and owner Kenneth A. Scarbrough, denying any part of the claim.
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Santa Ana
Pauline Martinez
Anaheim
Eugene
Gilbert Martinez
Sunset Beach
Jdge
Robert Gardner
Theodore Otis Burkett, III
Kenneth A. Scarbrough
Martinez
Newport School Head Objects to Street Plan
Newport Harbor Union High School Principal Sidney H. Davidson objected to plans to connect Harbor Blvd with 16th St and Coast Hwy. The county board had not seen the proposal and supervisors were unfamiliar. Highway officials consider an alternate link near Hoag Hospital to connect Coast Hwy with Harbor Blvd and Newport Blvd downtown Costa Mesa. Davidson warned that a new link could bisect the school campus if expansion northward occurs.
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Santa Awa
Sidney H. Davidson
Newport Harbor Union High School
Harbor Blvd
16Th St
Board of Supervisors
Davidson
Harold Sprenger
Hoag Presbyterian Hospital
Newport Beach
Newport
Costa Mesa
Ex Gardena Man Paul Spears Missing in Korea
Ex Gardena resident Sgt Paul Spears, a World War II veteran who returned to service last August, is reported missing in action in Korea. A telegram and a letter reached his wife Mrs Mary C Spears in Porterville Ga after they left their trailer at 16600 S Marin St. The couple and daughter moved in with Mrs Spears' parents.
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Gardena
Paul Spears
Korea
Mary C. Spears
Porterville
Armed Forces
Georgia
S. Marin
Spears
STARTS NEW LIFE Sightless Toddler Brightens Thanksgiving
Linda Jean Hackett, two, lost both eyes to cancer after earlier removal of the first. She smiles, gains weight, and recognizes favorite toys at her grandmother's Santa Ana home as parents and relatives cope with perpetual darkness. Doctors failed to save her sight but she remains active and hopeful.
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Linda Jean Hackett
Santa Ana
Linda Jean
Ayet
Wich
Press-Telegram
Braunpaicrs
Vv. J .Willams
E. Pine St
Rex G. Hackett
Edinger St
Santa Ana Gardens
J. W. Seland
Salt Lake City
Man Takes Count in First Round of Pension Feud
Santa Ana resident John W. Shears 77 loses a bid to keep a full 75 monthly pension while also collecting 20 monthly rental for part of his home. The State Department of Social Welfare and County Welfare Department suspend the 20 portion from relief checks. Attorney Burr A. Brown says Shears will refile an appeal for the full pension plus the rent money.
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Santa Ana
John W. Shears
State Department of Social Welfare
County Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Shears
Board of Supervisors
State Department
Burr A. Brown
Torrance Terrace Garden Club to Judge Holiday Decor
The Torrance Terrace Garden Club will judge outdoor Christmas decorations for the third annual event. A panel selected by the club will determine awards to be presented on December 24 for the best theme and outstanding display. Entrants should contact Mrs. Marion Hartley or Mrs. Maybelle Schmidt. About 200 homes were judged last year, says secretary Mrs. Jo McClay.
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Forrance
Torrance Terrace
Grand Jury to Probe Pay Leaks in Orange County
Santa Ana November 23 The grand jury begins a probe into why residents do not pay all they owe to Orange County. Foreman Barney Koster will summon members to meet with Judge Franklin G. West and county officials to establish a uniform system for collecting money owed for county services. The schools committee also reports fire hazards in several county schools and plans a strong corrective recommendation.
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Santa Ana
Orange County
Formean
Barney Koster
Franklin G. West
David R. McMillan
L. H. Eckel
Thomas P. Douglas
Edward Lee Russell
Koster
Grand Jury
Gerfain
Five Injured in San Pedro Crash
Five persons were injured when their car ran off Pacific Avenue near 28th Street at 4 45 a m and struck a utility pole. Seriously hurt was Shirley Javier 18 of 2102 Waukegan Court with a fractured collar bone and head wound. Also injured were Raymond Torres 24 driver of the car William Lansing 23 Reta Lansing 18 and Joaquin Baldez 25 all residents of nearby streets.
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16Th St
Reta Lansing
24Th St
Joaquin Baldez
7Th St
Officials Discuss Area Wide School Civil Defense Plan
Paramount officials announced a coordinated safety program for Paramount Compton Lynwood Willowbrook and Enterprise schools with national and state civil defense groups. The effort includes first aid training for staff and pupils securing safety zones within each school and communication with homes.
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Paramount
Compton
Lynwood
Willowbrook
Charles Stone
Paramount Schools
Mid-Cuisa
Stone
American Red Cross
Compton Junior College
Fred Schwankovsky
National Red Cross
Supt. Robinson
Disit
Torrance School Bid Call Soon
Torrance plans an upper grade annex for Fern Ave School with nine classrooms a shop and home economics room. Dr J H Hull says bids call early next year after plans go to the State Division of Architecture. Walteria Elementary nears completion and Hollywood Riviera survey proceeds for a new site from the Ellwood Estate. dedication planned for Walteria later.
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Torrance
Fern Ave
J. H. Hull
Board of Education
State Division of Architecture
Hull
Hollywood Riviera
Elllwood
Walteria
Torrance Blood Bank to Visit Civic Auditorium December First
The Red Cross blood bank service will be in Torrance on December 1. The bloodmobile will operate at the Civic Auditorium from 3 until 7 PM for donations.
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Torrance
Red Cross Blood Bank Service
Civic Auditorium
Lindbergh PTA Reps at Fourth District Meeting
Representing the Lindbergh PTA at a Fourth District California Congress meeting were president Douglas Hinesly and members Woodrow Hadley Arthur Kitts Jack Harris and Edward Carr. The gathering occurred in Costa Mesa on November 23.
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P.T. A
Costa Mesa
Lindbergh Harper P.T. A
Calfornia
Congress of Parents
Mines
Douglas Hinesly
Woodrow Hadley
Arthur Kitts
Jack Harris
Edward Carr
San Pedro Residents Donate 94 Pints to Red Cross Bloodmobile
Ninety four pints of blood were donated by local residents of San Pedro when the American Red Cross bloodmobile visited. Much of the blood is destined for shipment to the Korean fighting front.
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San Pedro
American Red Cross Bloodmobile
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