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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1954

Page

2

Poly High elects Molly Hubbell student body president

Molly Hubbell, 25, will lead Poly High School's student government as fall semester president. Aided bycommission members including Dave Paul, Kit Curry, Bill DuBourdieu, Ed Crutchley, Ronnie Brown, Barbara Nowling, and Nancy Matti the team will organize class and club activities. Junior class heads Nay Sugiyama with Carl Malimus as VP. Marty Harris as secretary.

Poly Molly Hubbell Commission Dave Paul Kitty Curry Bill DuBourdieu Ed Crutchley Ronnie Brown Barbara Nowling Nancy Matti Themnes PQ LY Om Mabryan Seeetteak Nay Sugiyama Carl Malimus Marty Harris Teen Tavern Thel Hutch Joanne Watson Helene Greigo Red Cross Jim Fukaymoto J Sve Rae Wil Chamber of Commerce Swolle Emily Dennis Bill Authier Kathleen Hancock Jack Allen Ewards Margie McDoneld Corrine Buefington Kaz Fujii Norman Sadijian

Bursting At Seams Jordan School Faces Record Enrollment

Jordan anticipated 2023 enrollment to surge to 890 sophomores and a senior class near 463, the largest in 20 years. The campus shows minimal changes besides new trash barrels and patches of grass, with the journalism bungalow updated but lacking a phone, while the crowding makes navigation tough for returning alumni.

Jordan Long Beach Camue DSJ

Two Travel Far to Learn at Wilson High School

Contributing to Wilson High School’s cosmopolitan campus are two foreign students, Pilar Marquez de la Plata from Ecuador and Akira Endo from Japan. Pilar, a sophomore, plans to be a secretary and later an artist, while Akira studies violin with a one year visa and hopes to extend his stay through good grades.

Sally Gartner Wilson High School Pilar Marquez de la Plata Los Coyotes Dragonlas Ecuador Pilar Wilson Japan Akira Endo Prospect Ave United States Akira America Aliro Endo Pilor Marquez de la Plate Wilson High

Pep Leaders Chosen for Poly Activities

A group of 29 members will lead Poly's student body in yell songs and spirit as the yell leaders song girls and flag swingers take over their roles. Margaret Abel Clelia Flanders Sharon Dargavel Ellen Hadhlya Terry Zimm erman Patsy Jo Carter JoAnn Smith lead the group with Mary Lou Anderson Marion Hada Francine Engles Louise Lee Earline Robinson Pat Rayburs and Jann Randall as flag twirlers. Bill Bankey elected to head the yell leaders with Bod Ward Jim Subles Ernie Clark and Dolores Knox the first girl to work with the pepeters under a new rule. Dolores qualified as a top five finisher in last spring's election to become a yell leader.

Poly Yalls Margaret Abel Clelia Flanders Sharon Dargavel Ellen Hadhlya Terry Zimmerman Patsy Jo Carter JoAnnn ‘Smith Mary Lou Anderson Marion Hada Francine Engles Louise Lee Earline Robinson Pat Rayburs Jann Randall Bill Bankey Bill Bod Ward Jim Subles Ernie Clark Dolores Knox Pepeters Dolores

Imported Tuna Dominates Week’s Seafood Imports

SAN PEDRO reports USFWS data show week of September 12 to 18 saw total tuna imports reach 3,954 tons. Of this, 1,712 tons were albacore, and 289 tons were other tuna species. This week’s receipts exceed the prior year period when 2,070 tons arrived.

San Pedro U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

New Staff Additions and Departures at Jordan School

The Jordan school adds 22 new staff across departments. Social culture sees replacements like Miss Leong Auld for Miss Vivian Welly in England on a Fulbright. Miss Priscilla Brooks takes James Moore’s classes in Austria. Several teachers shift rooms and roles across social, math, wood, metal, and driver education.

Dendan Leong Auld Vivian Welly England Priscilla Brooks James Moore Austria Wright Atwood Jordan Vaughn Gordon Stanley Larsen DSJ Norgert Pels Germany Thomas Gough Robert Greely Etheline Turner Gerald Pomeroy Edward Zavodnik Alvin Hat Wan Donald Hopkins Iver Rustuen D. R. Wilgon Richard Brown Joe Tantorna James Sharp South Africa Clark Bernd Dorothy Bembridge P.E Frances Breig Elizabeth Robinson Alvin Raskaw Lloyd Saucier Spt Snow

Tribe Adds Catcher Grasso Eligible for World Series

Cleveland Indians place catcher Mickey Grasso on the World Series eligibility list replacing pitcher Dave Hoskins under Commissioner Ford Frick ruling. Grasso was sidelined with an injury for most of the season.

Tribe NEW York Mickey Grasso Dave Hoskins Cleveland Indians Ford Frick Indians Grasso

Weeklong Trend of Security Prices Shows Mixed Signals

Walter Sree de Jr. reports a cheerful week for workers as layoffs ease and stock averages hit new 25 year highs, with optimism on prices and housing, offset by autoworker layoffs and slow autumn business. Includes notes on factory hiring, production shifts, and market tone from experts.

Walter Sreede JR New York Wovernment Statisticians Rew Studebaker Kenosha Wis Mead General Eleetric Co Louisvil Amana Refrigeration Inc Amana Iowa Lawrence H. Whiting American Furniture Mart Manufa Ures Pittsburgh Steel Co Allenport Iron Age U. S Ford Mator Co Laurance David Rockefeller Nuclear Development Associates Kno S. American Woolen Co

Future Good Says Chief of Studebaker Packard

Chicago reports Paul Hoffman Studebaker board chairman says Studebaker Packard will form a new company on Oct 1 with 249 million dollars in assets and 2 million in working capital He predicts a large market share but refuses exact targets Also outlines potential diversification into 20 to 30 non auto enterprises and plans to run 15 000 cars in October at South Bend with two shifts anticipated next year

Dow Industrals Menerater Strane Bugaboos Chicago Studebaker Corp Packard Motor Studebsier- Packard Corp Paul Hoffman Studebaker Hoffman Studebaker-Packard Hollman Harold S Vance James J. Nance Packard General Motors Ford Zidifter Whese Studebaker Lone Aic

UC Approves 18 Million for Campus Expansion

University of California regents approve an 18 million capital improvement program for 1956 across eight campuses. Funds include gifts and pledges totaling SL5221. major projects cover Berkeley physical sciences, Davis field labs, La Jolla salt water research, Los Angeles libraries and facilities, Riverside life science and education structures, San Francisco hospital and parking, and Santa Barbara campus facilities.

Santa Barbara (S University of California Regents Santa Barbara College Berkeley Davis la Jolla Los Angeles Riverside San Francisco 13Th Moor Moffite Hospital Santa Barbara

Helen Zarifes Wins Lindsay Peters Jr. Award

Helen Zarifes a 1952 Polytechnic High graduate has won the Lindsay Peters Jr. Award for American government studies at Stanford University. Daughter of Jané and Peter C. Zarifes of 4315 Olive Ave she earned the honor for outstanding scholastic achievement at Stanford. She held leadership roles at Polytechnic High including Portia Club president and Student Chamber of Commerce secretary.

Helen Zarifes Polytechnic High Lindsay Peters Jr Stanford University Zarifes Jané Peter C. Zarifes Olive Ave Jupnors Stanford Roosevelt Washington Junior High Addit

Explosion Aboard Africana Kills One Off Lisbon

An explosion aboard the 5,000 ton Panamanian ship Africana southwest of the port of Lisbon killed one person and wounded several others, Lisbon authorities announced. The blast occurred about 250 miles southwest of Pba.

Lisbon Portugal Africana Pba

Construction Boom Seen With Record 1954 Expenditures

New York report cites Miles L. Colean forecasting U S construction spending to reach 36.9 billion this year and rise to nearly 39 billion in 1955. Through August 1954 spending hit 23.7 billion, a four percent rise, with private outlays up about one billion next year and government work up eight percent, led by highways.

New York Washington Construction Miles L. Colean Architectural Forum Coleen Commerce and Labor Department Colean

Loyalty Demand Voiced Before Bar

The retiring president of the California State Bar Eugene M Price from San Francisco urged suspension of disbarment for attorneys refusing to reveal if they are Communists at the convention. Price said lawyers should be above suspicion of disloyalty. Dewitt A Higgs of San Diego was elected to succeed Price as President.

Coronadg Wri Tne California State Bar Eugene M. Price San Francisco Price Board of Governors Dewitt A. Higgs San Diego

Named to Institute Elected to national professional society

Margaret M. Whitelye of 2429 E Broadway is named a member of the American Institute of Accountants, the national professional society of certified public accountants.

Margaret M. Whitelye E. Broadway American Institute of Accountants National Professional Society of Certified Public Accountanta

Buyers See Uptrend in September Business Survey

New York WPi A reports a normal seasonal pickup in progress with potential gains through year end. Industrial purchasing agents foresee a quick spur then steady activity in a highly competitive market, with orders outpacing production and prices showing strength while inventories fall. Employment rises and home building remains strong in 100 locales.

New York

Barbara Powers Heads Big Group

Barbara Powers was elected presiding officer of Scholarship Society, Wilson's largest organization. Ann Thompson will be vice president, Georgia Higgins recording secretary, Nancy Wettleman corresponding secretary, and Ken Iverson treasurer. Sophomore orientation will be the main project for the first quarter.

Barbara Pawe Scholarship Society Wilson Ann Thompson Georgia Higgins Nancy Wettleman Ken Iverson Tressier

Unclear OCR fragment on dairy eggs and poultry trade

Fragmentary OCR text references butter eggs poultry trade terms, percentages, vessels, and prices but is largely garbled. It mentions entities like Canaries and various unrelated words, offering no coherent event, person, or organization to summarize meaningfully.

Incomplete Building Permits List With Names and Sums

A fragmentary local notice lists several building permit actions and costs. Names such as Mugbee and Waller appear alongside addresses like Marvel and Lincoln. Sums shown include 130,000 and 2,000, with various contractor references and responsibilities noted.

Marvel M. Sompa L Foulae George Iitact George FR. Waller Additon Lincoln Lao Henna Dwalinn Newwart E. Cannan LELOE Linton E. Bees

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