Vet winner of scholarship announced at University of California
Rovs E Chichester son of Mrs Grace Chichester formerly of 147 St Joseph Ave and now New London Iowa was announced today as the first Friend W Richardson scholar in journalism at the University of California The appointment was announced by Dr Robert W DesToond head of the universitys Journalism department The scholarship was established a year ago by the California Press Association in honor of the late Friend W Richardson newspaper publisher and one time governor of California It was created at the suggestion of Justus Craemer of the Orange News president of the CPA Chichester was graduated with high honors from Wilson High School in June 1941 and then joined the Army serving in the S i an the Marianas and on Kinawa He took up his interrupted schooling after the war and was graduated from Long Beach City College as a top student in 1946 At Wilson Chichester was President of The Scripters Club editor of the literary publication La Fuente president of the Scholarship Society a member of the Junior Speaking Club and was awarded a gold W for all around ability He entered the University of California in September 1946.
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Grace Chichester
St. Joseph Ave
New London
Iowa
Friend W. Richardson
University of California
Chichester
Robert W. Des Toond
California Press Association
California
Justus Craemer
The
Orange News
CPA
Wilson High School
Saian
Marianas
Kinawa
Long Beach City College
Wilson
Scripters' Club
la Fuente
School Trustee Reports St. Louis School Growth
Dr. Walter H. Boyd, Long Beach Board of Education member, noted in St. Louis that the city is spending about 27 million dollars on new school buildings this fiscal year and plans to spend 34 million more in the next general years. He said St. Louis district is about two and a half times larger than Long Beach.
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St. Louis
Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association
Walter H. Boyd
Board of Education
Long Beach
Civil Service Change Referred To Committee
Long Beach City Council sends civil service amendment to its committee for review. The measure would allow all city employees to work after age 65 if certified fit after a medical exam, reversing a prior council rejection and aligning with post November 1986 retirement rules.
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Long Beach
Civil Service Committee
Twelve Flags of California to be discussed by Judge Worley
Municipal Judge Benton Worley will present The Twelve Flags of California at the 74th annual session of the Grand Chapter of California Order of the Eastern Star in the Municipal Auditorium. The talk covers flags from Spain to the Bear Flag era, naming 12 key flags and their dates, with Eastern Star officials and California chapters listed for the convention.
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Benton Worley
Grand Chapter of
Order of the Eastern Star
Judge Worley
Don Jose Rodriguez
Drake
Sir Francis Drake
England
Sebastian Cermendo
Itus Bering
Eamr
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Emera
Long Beach
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East
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City Council Advances Stiffer Licensing Oversight
A proposed amendment requiring inspection and approval of eating establishments by the health department before original license transfer or renewal received first reading by a 7 to 1 vote. Councilman Clarence E F Wagner opposed. Lawrence O Jackson was absent. The measure tightens hygiene enforcement with a $2.50 fee for original inspections only.
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Health Department
Clarence EF. Wagner
Lawrence O. Jackson
Municipal Band Concert Program
Fragmentary OCR text appears to describe a municipal band concert program with numerous garbled proper names and fragments. Readable elements include band themes, possible titles, and unclear references to performers and pieces, but no coherent schedule or lineup can be reconstructed from the provided text.
Signal Hill Dog Tags Price Hike Considered
Signal Hill officials told the city council that current dog tag fees are too low and must rise to match other cities to fund pound services. Police Chief Ted Murphy cited tags at 31 and 82 cents and noted Southern California Humane Society offered a $50 monthly pound-service contract including pickup of all stray animals. The council unofficially approved moving to negotiate with the society and report next session.
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Southern California Humane Society
Murphy
Lloyd Tomlin
Society
Southern California
Humane Society
Will
City Worker Hurt in Fall From Ladder
A city employee, George D. Johnson, 48, of Prospect Avenue, fell 14 feet from a ladder while trimming a palm tree in front of 917 E Second Street. He suffered a back injury and was treated at Seaside Hospital after the ladder slipped on a damp sidewalk.
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George D. Johnson
Prospect Ave
Seaside Hospital
Johnson
Vendors at Fault Will Lose Market Licenses
City Council first read an ordinance revoking the permits of any market vendors convicted of a misdemeanor related to market operations. The ordinance also requires vendors to post prices for each category of merchandise offered for sale.
City Busses Urged for Municipal Ownership
BH. A. Moross of 1531 Elm Ave urged Long Beach to buy out Long Beach City Lines or place municipal buses on the streets, addressing the City Council today.
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A. Moross
Elm Ave
Ane
Long Beach City, Lines
Bond Approved For City Manager With 25000 Bond
The city council approved a 25000 bond required by the charter for the city manager. The bond coverage runs from October 30, 1947, to October 3, 1944, as stated in the charter provision.
Council Shelves Bonus Request for City Workers
City Manager Carl B. Wirsching reports funds budgeted to grant a monthly bonus to city employees earning under 285 dollars. An opinion by City Attorney Tirving M. Sele notes unbudgeted expenditures require two-thirds voter approval. The request was submitted Sept 30 by ML Rae Sener, business representative for the union.
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City Counc
Carl B. Wirsching
Tirving M. Sele
ML R. Rae Sener
Signal Hill Protests Liquor Fees Under New Law
Signal Hill will protest the liquor license fee split under the new law. Legal counsel Richard Carpenter says only 50 percent goes to elites until Sept 19 1947 with 100 percent later. city awaits October initial payment. City officials note San Francisco test case on the ruling.
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Signal Hill
Advicr
Richard Carpenter
California League of Cities
Carpenter
H.M. Chapman
San Francisco
Women Democrats for City-run Buses in Long Beach
Members of the Long Beach Democratic Study Club urged city ownership of buses and a department of transportation in a letter to the City Council. President Mrs Marvin W Jones led the group which favored a charter amendment and referred the letter to the Bureau of Franchises.
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Long Beach
Democratic Study Club
Bureau of Franchises
Marvin W. Jones
Realtors Plan Breakfast Meeting Showcased Program
Long Beach Board of Realtors held a breakfast at the Wilton Hotel. Lynn Sobey presided as chairman and Bess Colbert oversaw segments including motion pictures and music.
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Long Beach
Long Beach girl Luana Patten stars in Disney film Fun and Fanny Free
Luana Patten, a Long Beach girl born July 1938, co stars with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in Walt Disney's Fun and Fanny Free. She appears tomorrow night at the State and Towne theaters, daughter of Alberta and H. T. Patten, who gained early fame as a child cover model for national magazines.
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Long Beach
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Walt Disney
Fanny Free
Alberta
H. T.patten
Disney
Council May Aid in Hospital Plan Acquisition
The City Council, on a motion by Raymond C. Kenley, asked City Manager Car B. Wiraching to collaborate with county officials to acquire a 12 acre site and 24 federal buildings at Willow St and Newport Ave for a county hospital. Kenley urged action to assist the project, with Wirschung and County Manager Wayne B Allen to meet again soon to discuss the procedure.
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Auling
Raymond C. Kenley
Car B. Wiraching
Willow St
Newport Ave
Wayne Ballen
Wirschung
Freedom Train visit sought for Long Beach
Superintendent Touplas A Newcomb asks the American Association of Railroads to stop the Freedom Train in Long Beach next February as it tours the nation with historic American documents.
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Long Beach
Touplas
Newcomb
American Association of Railroads
Name Change Petition Seeks Lilley Surname
Superior Judge Joseph M. Male presided today over a name change petition filed by attorney J. Merrill Levy to adopt the name J. Merrill Lilley. Levy states Lilley is his mother’s maiden name.
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J. Merrill Levy
J. Merrill Lilley
Lilley
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