Pomona Lads Complete 50 Mile Hike In 13 Or 14 Hours
Pomona High School juniors Allen Crawford and Raymon Schroeder led a 50 mile hike from Pomona to Lawrence, finishing in 13 and 14 hours respectively. Allen hiked barefoot for much of the route, while Raymon ended with one shoe on and one off. Several freshmen fell short, and Warren Wittman joined part of the journey advising minimal gear.
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Pomona High
Wayne Roebuck
Ottawa
Lawrence
Pomona
Allen Crawford
Pomona High School
Woodrow Crawford
Redwood Inn
Raymon Schroeder
Otto Schroeder
Allen
Pleasant Grove
Raymon
Flores
Theresa
Sheryl Flores
Miss Kladen
Fairbanks
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Miss Klaben
Edward
Cincinnati
Ohio
Klaben
Hikers Complete Tough 30‑Mile Trek in 1963 Ottawa Event
Langly and Warren Wittman covered 43 miles in 12 hours 30 minutes while Judy Hamilton and Linda Kiehl reached 30 miles in 10 hours 35 minutes. Five of about 30 students, including Mary Scott Joyce Johnson Linda Kiehl and Judy Hamilton, continued beyond Centropolis corner as Wayne Robuck sponsored the trip with parent and friend support along the route.
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Raymon
Warren Wittman
Ottawa
Centropolis
Craig Collins
Dale
Langly
Judy Hamilton
Linda Kiehl
Billy Suits
Mike Bealmer
Terry Heidner
Larry Briggs
Jim Gingerich
Mary
Shirley Scott
Joyce Johnson
Wayne Robuck
Faith In God Brings Them Through Plane Crash Ordeal
A California pilot and Brooklyn student survived seven weeks in subzero Yukon after a Feb. 4 crash. Helen Klaben 21 and Ralph Flores 42 endured melted snow rations, injuries, and frostbite, aided by faith and a rescue that followed Flores signaling SOS. Flores, an electrician, and Klaben, a draftsman, thanked their families and spoke of faith guiding them through.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
California
Brooklyn
Flores
Miss Klaben
Ralph
God
Mathe Loses First Vanderbilt Cup Match In Double Elimination
The Mathe team from California suffered its first defeat Monday night in the Vanderbilt Cup Bridge matches. Russell’s Miami based squad led by Harold Harkavy and Edith Kemp defeated Mathe by 15 international match points.
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Mathe
California
Russell
Harold Harkavy
Edith Kemp
Albert Weiss
William Seamon
Miami
Alvin Roth
New York City
Ed Taylor
Los Angeles
Harold Guiver
Long Beach
Erik Paulsen
Anaheim
Ron van der Porten
San Francisco
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Herald
Pomona News
Pomona Lads
Mary Hudelson
THE
Ottawa Herald
Ida Klaben
Nesta James
New York
U.S
Fort St. John
British Columbia
Alaska Highway
Chuck Hamilton
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Ticket Office
North Main St
Kansas
Pac
Chicago
Texas
Great Southwest
Dallas
Village Inn
VU. S
South
Fords
Riverside, Cal
Riverside
Dan Gurney
Ford
Monte Carlo
Europe
Daytona
Daytona, Fla
Falcon Sprint
Falcon
N. Main
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