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jailiruce hant rites y to udge cipalj an-jail , but runPe-Y to . Pa-was i be-ut a ither£417adeditoxi-'une,$150,!, of wife, \ be-iv. 5. days five t At-Dr.SERVICEThe :rash irday and s re-■rugo-AIR*Clyde A. Ferguson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Ferguson, 1220 Elm Ave., has been promoted from captain to major. He is chief of the Aircraft Distribution Office. Deputy for Distribution of the Supply Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.In World' War II, Ferguson served ir. the Pacific Theater and in the Caribbean Air Command. He is credited with 27 combat missions. He served as supply officer with the USAF mission to Peru. In civilian life he was employed by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach as production planner. He and his wife, the former Juanita Perkins, reside in Dayton.Jerry L. Groom, Long Beach native son who will observe his 21st birthday Christmas Day, has been made a corporal, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.Groom, 4105 E.Fourth St., have been notified by his station at Sendai,Japan.Groom entered the Army Oct. 27, 1950.He is with 223rd Headquarters Company, 40th Infantry Division. He attended Burnett Elementary School, Hamilton Junior High1 School, Poly High School and City College.S Ehis skillful handling of ^highly combustible flares.”Barcroft and his wife, Pauline' Juanita, have two children, Barry, 6 and Darcy Jo, 2.J. L. CKOOMFor excellent sendee while serving as an air crewman on a flare mission, June 5, 1951, along the main enemy supply rout from Chormor. to Pvongang, Korea, Cpl. Joseph II. Barcroft, of 2022 Atlantic Ave., was awarded the Commendation Ribbon with Combat “V”. B a r c r o ft, who was wounded in action, has been discharged from active duty with the Marine Air Wing, and is home.The citation accompanying the award stated that “Barcroft flew in an unarmed highly vulnerable Marine transport aircraft in the face of intense enemy anti-aircraft fire and the possibility of attack from enemy night fighter aircraft. Completely disregarding the grave danger to himself, Cpl. Barcroft contributed materially to the success of the mission byCpl.' Robert Shoff, 17, son oi Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Shoff, 2874 San Francisco Ave., is helping guard the United Nations delegates to the military armistice conference at advance, headquarters. He is a rifleman in the Seventh Division's 17th Infantry Regiment combat team which was selected for the honor guard assignment following its successful assault on ''Bloody Ridge.”Shoff, a graduate of Polytechnic High School, entered the Army 10 months ago. He has been in Korea seven months.Jack E. Brazil, of 1760 California Ave,, a member of the Seventh Regiment of the First Cavalry Division with the Eighth Army in Korea has been advanced to corporal.Peril of SpiderBites ExplainedBlack widow spider bites seldom are 'fatal, even though they usually produce extreme discomfort and prolonged illness, the Health Department said today.Deaths have resulted in a few cases complicated by such varying conidtions as old age, in* fancy and heart disease.Prevention of bites by eradicating black widow spiders can be accomplished by use of sprays..Chlordane and lindane, two chemicals now on the market under various trade names, have proved to be effective as killers.SNIFFER A SWIPERSeven-Toed Feline Turns KleptomcmicALHAMBRA, Nov. 7. lt;£ Mrs. Ethel Hoover’s pet seveh-toed cat, Sniffer, may get its name changed to Swiper.Mrs. Hoover said Sniffer has been lifting things from the neighborhood for more than six months. She’s kept busy returning gloves, rags and other articles and apologizing for her cat’s actions.
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Long Beach Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Wed, Nov 07, 1951
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