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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1955

Page

2

Black Cat Ball at Jordan High Tonight

Jordan High hosts a Halloween Dance tonight at 7:30 with witches and goblins in attendance. Bids sold on a first come basis. masks required for admission. Pantherville groups back the event. decorations by Boys and Girls leagues. bid sales by Socii Sorority. publicity by Kappa Sigma Chi. Delta Sorority handles cloakroom. Phi Sigma Fraternity to clean up after.

Jordan Pantherville Socii Sorority Kanna Sigma Chi Delta Sorority Phi Sigma Fraternity

Poly Wins P TA Drive for Members

In the P TA enrollment drive at three high schools Poly led with 90 percent parent memberships. Wilson was second at 65 percent and Jordan at 53 percent. At Poly, top class prizes went to Dorothy Guercio’s period two class with 30.3 percent, followed by William Millington’s 27.3 percent and Neill Van Steenbergen’s 25.5 percent. All remaining Poly classes reaching 100 percent or more, totaling 32, earned an FT A viewing of The Olympics of 1256.

Jordan Poly Wilson Poly-Jordan Game, Were Won By A Class Taught By Mrs. Dorothy Guercio William Millington Neill van Steenbergen F T.A

Star Showing Wilson Films at Wilson High

Wilson High renews noon film showings for students during lunch periods. Campus thespians usher and receive a share of profits. Jerri Johnson and Dave Tranter oversee the program.

Wilson High Jerri Johnson Dave ‘Tranter

Miss Pat Gardner Crowned Jordan P TA Queen

Miss Pat Gardner was elected queen by Jordan students in a Jordan P T A ceremony held October 25 during a double sixth period assembly. Pat received two bouquets and the crown from Mrs. Scott Linebarger as attendants Janet Rodier Jo Elzenga and Mary Kraemer stood nearby.

Jordan P-T.a Pat Gardner Wes Scott Linebarger Jordan P T.A Pat Janet Rodier Jo’ Elzenga Mary Kraemer Bardy Marr Modern Chuck Sturges Beverly Bates

Indian Minister at Youth Rally

The Rev. Thomas Claus from Brantford Ontario will be guest speaker at a Youth for Christ rally at 7:30 p.m. today in the First Brethren Church Auditorium at 3rd Street and Cherry Avenue. He will wear full regalia and speak about missionary work among Indians.

Thomas Claus Brantford Ontario Canada Youth For Christ First Brethren Church 3Th St Cherry Ave Mr. Claus

Dewey High Names Kitty Hill Club President at Deweyettes

The Dewey High School girls club, the Deweyettes, elected Kitty Hill as president with Jackie Mizar as vice president, Glenda Chappell secretary, and Doris McCrary treasurer at the Oct. 14 meeting. Sponsors are Mrs. Barbara Statham and Mrs. Betty Williford. Dr. Ballard of the Board of Education discussed guidance work and the Long Beach program.

John Dewey Continuation High School Deweyettes Kitty Hill Jackie Mizar Glenda Chappell Doris McCrary Barbara Statham Betty Williford Long Beach Board of Education Taft High School Bakersfield Deweyette

School Play Choices for Poly High Announced

Masane and Sandal of the advanced drama class select and present the annual all school play. Plays under consideration include Tattle Tale Form Divine and Mother was a Teacher Growing Pain and By Jupiter. Masque and Sandal, a campus club, will produce the show with Linda Maisey as president Nelson as vice president Janet Rountree secretary and Nancy Goodman treasurer. Club plans also include a theatre party a Pasadena Playhouse visit and a volleyball team for Campus Club Hi Vinks.

Boly Masane Sandal Divine Jupiter Masque Linda Maisey Nelson Janet Rountree Nancy Goodman Pasadena Playhouse Hi-vinks

Girl Champion Returns From Portland Softball Tourney

Miss Robbie McDaniel, Jordan physical education instructor, owns the world champion trophy for the Orange Lionettes of Southern California. The team, who have placed high for six years, traveled to Lewis and Clark College in Portland, where they suffered food poisoning yet competed. Fred Wasum sponsored expenses and received a trophy for the girls’ achievement. McDaniel praised Principal John Wilson for the time off and compared her triumph to the Dodgers World Series.

Jordan Robbie McDaniel John Wilson McDaniel Portland Ore Orange Lionettes California Lewis and Clark College Oregon Fred Wassum Lionettes Miss McDaniel Joan Dodgers Buena Park

ROTC Cadets Highlight Service at Jordan High

Jordan High ROTC cadets perform flag raising, assemblies, and PTA help while stressing military courtesy and leadership. The battalion plans leadership drills and outdoor arms training with a November 11 Armistice parade march in Long Beach. New officers named include Cadet Captain Harry Pierce and executive officer Steve Allumbaughy.

Jordan David Morse Larry Perret

Poly Clubs Map Active Fall Slate

Poly clubs outline a busy fall schedule with pot luck dinners, trips to elementary schools, joint meetings with Future Teachers clubs from Wilson and Jordan, and visits to a General Electric plant. The Future Employees of Leaders of America plan a Post Office action on October 29, with a Griffith Park Observatory trip in November. Listed officers include Jo Ann Leevers and Pat Knox, among others, across FBLA and FELA campus groups.

Poly David, Bureham America David Bureham Net Wilson and Jordan General Electric FELA Griffith Park Observatory David Burchar Jo Ann Leevers John Furman Diane Higiey Mary Jo Robinson Moorganne Arnold FBLA Pat Knox Dorothy Arthur Ellen Hacklys Jill Kiep Phyllis Larne Nancy Barker

Campus Clean Up campaign by Inter Club Council

Toby Bright leads the ICC at Wilson ZZigsh as campus clubs join a semi annual perpetual trophy drive. Fifteen campus sections assign clubs and weekly grounds are judged while president Toby emphasizes a shared meeting place to address common problems and workable solutions praised by Bemis.

Wilson Zzigsh Toby Brightman ICC Toby Wilson Southern California Baten C. Bemis, Principel

Poly Ushers Name Leader For Second Consecutive Year

Senior Rosemary Misserville elected president of the Poly Usher Club with Virginia Vassey as vice president. The club assists at school and city events including the Press Telegram fashion show and a Philharmonic concert last Thursday. Future duties include ushering at the Long Beach Singers Workshop Showboat and upcoming Film Forums at the Poly auditorium.

Poly Usher Club Rosemary Misserville Rosemary Virginia Vassey Ely Independent Press Telegram Philharmonic Chib Long Beach Singers Workshop Poly Auditorium

Saints Have New Spirit at St Anthony's Girls School

The St Anthony's Girls Spirit Club boosts student morale with football posters and chants while Sr Mary Grace directs the 10 40 mass sung by the group. The choir excelled at Mount St Mary's festival. Varsity volleyball celebrated a win in a league opener as Juniors gathered at the Catholic Center Saturday night for an "Autumo eaves" themed event.

St. Anthony's Girls’ High School St. Anthony's Sr. Mary Grace Catholic Center Autumo Eaves

Bruins Host Friends Club Conference in California

The fall conference of the California Federation of World Friendship Clubs is hosted by Wil son’s Cosmopolitan Club on November 3. The program includes education and entertainment with exchange student delegates Klaus Adamik Ernest Muhrendehl Seren Harrachi, and features Susan Boyles Don Lenzer George Hayter. Cos mopolitan Club president Akira Endo will assist entertainment. Conference Committee is led by John Leonard with Dr. Gerhard Kohn and Paul Teschke sponsoring members.

California + Federation of World Friendship Clubs Wilson’s Cosmopolitan Club California Klaus Adamik Ernest Muhrendehl Seren Harrachi Susan Boyles Don Lenzer George Hayter Akira Endo Gerhard Kohn Paul Teschke John Leonard Caroi Thatcher Jill Patterson Mary Laubscher Nancy Reed Cris Penfoze Douglas Incleden Sez Harrachi Norman Blanco

Truett Baptists to Dedicate New Organ on Sunday

Truett Memorial Southern Baptist Church at 3435 San Anselme Ave will host a 4 p m Sunday dedication of a Baldwin organ. Pastor Dr Charles L McClain will officiate with Dr Robert W Magin of First Congregational Church giving a recital including The Holy City and The Nutcracker Suite. Organ gift from Mr and Mrs Chester Osgood. Mrs Osgood and Dr James Cochram will perform a duet The Lord Is My Shepherd.

Baldwin Truett Memorial Southern Baptist Church San Anselme Ave Charles L. McClain Robert W. Magin First Congregational Church the Holy City Chester Osgood Osgood James Cochram

Baptists organize new Long Beach Southern Baptist group

Rev. H. B. Long, pastor of Walnut Ave Baptist Church, named moderator of the new Long Beach Harbor Southern Baptist Association. Former Los Angeles Southern Baptist ties replaced. Other officers include Dr. Charles L. McClain, vice moderator. Rev. D. F. Venosdel, clerk. James Morrison, Sunday school superintendent. Melba Ashmore, training union director. Mrs. Virgil Barnes, WU president. and L. L. Hughes, brotherhood president.

H. B. Long Walnut Ave. Baptist Church Long Beach Harbor

German soldier returns from war dead to find wife wed to American

Walter Choroba, declared dead after ten years in Soviet labor camps, learned his wife Imarried an American. He plans to move forward as his wife Lore remained with John S. Lupinsky in McDonald Pennsylvania. He denied intent to cause trouble, saying he is happy to be home with people again.

Hawnau Germany Imarried Walter Choroba West Germany Russiar Choroba Sudinsky U. S Choroba Saii Lore John S. Supinsky McDonald, Pa United States Nech Arden Nuernberg Chornoba Mrs. Lupinsky Chorgba

Judge Frees Slayer Given Manslaughter Conviction

Cleveland jurist reverses a second degree murder verdict against Chasmles F. Robinson 28 who shot Orville Lee Johnson last July 7 in a crime described as passion driven. Judge Donald F. Lyharger reduces charge to first degree manslaughter carrying 21 to 20 years with probation possible.

Cleveland F. Robinson Daramour Common Pleas Donald F. Lyharger Robinson Ohio Orville Lee ‘Johnson

Break Ground for Los Altos Church Addition

Ground will be broken for two new church school units at Bethany Baptist Church 5225 Los Coyotes Diagonal after the 11 a.m. service Sunday. Pastor Rev. Robert I Hubbard will officiate with Mrs Bertha Herrich lighting the first dirt and Will Bryant as building committee chair. Guest speaker Rev. Al Duggen, mission ay to the Navajos in Arizona, will speak at 7 30 p.m. services.

Bethany Baptist Church Los Coyotes Robert I. Hubbard Bertha Herrich Will Bryant al Duggen Arizona

Bible College Choir to Star at Long Beach Assembly service

The 16 voice Southern California Bible College Choir will be featured at the 7 30 p m service Sunday at the Long Beach Assembly of God at 1200 Atlantic Ave Instrumentalists will accompany the choir and Reverend Mark Hinman pastor will deliver a gospel message

Southern California Bible College Long Beach

Nazarene Series to Present Services in Long Beach

Jimmie and Marvin Bond from Pasadena College singing and preaching team will conduct daily services at 7 30 p m through November 6 excluding Saturdays starting Sunday at the North Long Beach Church of the Nazarene in Long Beach Slud and Mountain View streets.

Jimmie and Marvin Bond Pasadena College North Long Beach Church

Langsam Installed as UC's Seventeenth President

Dr Walter C Langsam historian was inducted today as the 17th president of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati Ohio.

Cincinnati Ohio Wfi Walter C. Langsam University of Cincinnati

Cold Sweeps Tornadoes From South

A cold front swept into the South tornado alley bringing rain from the Mississippi Valley to the gulf coast and snow to Wyoming and Colorado. Scattered twisters damaged homes in Louisiana Alabama and Tennessee with three minor injuries. Temperatures fell 15 to 23 degrees in eastern plains and Mississippi Valley while Charles City and Tallahassee registered large gains.

Louisiana Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Valley Gulf Coast Plains Moline Ee Antonio Tex Upper Middle Valley Gulf States Rockies Washington Oregon Wyoming Colorado Charlester D.C Elkins W. Va Tallehassee

Bank robbery attempt leaves teller critically wounded in Albany

Four men sought to rob a Bank of America branch in Albany California. A teller Ronald Hawthorne was shot when he refused to cooperate. Bank alarm lines were cut and robbers fled without taking money. Hawthorne remained hospitalized with a bullet near his spine as police investigated.

Albany Calif Wea Bank of America Ronald A. Hawthorne Hawthorne

Saar Names Caretaker Chief of State

Saarbrucken parliament names Heinrich Welsch a 67 year old railroad man caretaker premier to lead the government until elections set for December 18. He succeeds pro French Johannes Hoffmann after Saar voters backed a Europeanizing plan 2-1.

Saarbruecken Saar Heinrich Welsch Welsch Johannes Hoffmann Saarr Sanders

Vaccine Cuts Polio in Half in State Report

California health officials report that polio paralytic cases dropped by about half among 214,000 children vaccinated, compared with nonvaccinated peers. The governor was told the April to September polio total fell from 3,207 last year to a lower figure this year.

Sacramento California Knight State Public Health Department

Jobless rolls drop to lowest since World War II

California the State Department of Employment reports unemployment beneficiaries fell to about 39,000 a week, the lowest level since the war. Payments averaged 935000 a week in September, down 13 percent from August and 48 percent from September 1954, with gains and declines across Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.

Sacramento State Department of Employment Gov. Knight Department San Diego

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Jordan High Pepe Mon Pat Gardner Ias Jordan P-T.a T.A. Queen Dewey High Sherrill Neil Virginia Bailard Dewey-ettes Dewey Ballard Poly High Spogky Wilson Girls Athletic Association Sandy Wasserman By John Katsumata Margaret Magner Bruins Truett Baptists Baptists Organize First_ Presbyterian Church Charles Mahin Brentwood Presbyterian Church Fnoch Judge Los Altos Church Nazarene Cincinnati U United Press Los Angeles Area San Francisco Jake
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