Pasadena Teens Enter California Junior Miss Contest
Faythe Head of John Muir High and Vicki Weitzel of Pasadena High compete in Covina elimination trials for the California Junior Miss contest. The winner advances to Mobile Alabama for final judging in March. both girls plan college study Faythe at La Verne College and Vicki at USC. Vicki lives on 672 S Oak Knoll Ave and enjoys fashion design. Faythe is 1712 Newport Ave and serves as secretary of FBLA at Muir. Trials begin at 8 p.m. in Covina High School cafetorium.
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Pasadena
Faythe
California
John Muir High
Pomona
Vicki Weitzel
San Gabriel Valley
la Verne College
Vicki
USC
S. Oak Knoll Ave
PHS
Newport Ave
Future Business Leaders of America
Muir
Covina High School
Legion Plans Yule Bonus Party Dec 6
The Eighth Annual Christmas Bonus Party of Post 13, American Legion, will be held at Legion Hall Pasadena. Walter O Keefe NBC comedian will headline with Gene Sullivan on organ. Al Jensen chairs the event with Rep H Allen Smith and Mrs Smith as special guests amid gifts from hams to Rose Bowl tickets.
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Post 13
American Legion
Legion Hall
No. Marengo Ave
Pasadena
Walter O'Keefe
NBC
Gene Sullivan
al Jensen
H. Allen Smith
Dreamliners to Provide Greater Comfort and Safety
The Metropolitan Transit Authority orders 100 ultra modern Dream liner buses at 2 825 000 dollars. The first shipment is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles Monday.
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Metropolitan Transit Authority
Los Angeles
Nehru vs Ike steals the show in India parley
Washington report notes Jawaharlal Nehru upstages Dwight Eisenhower with hands-on host duties during the Asia talks. Nehru adjusts microphones and guides proceedings while Ike’s arrival and crowd scenes dominate public interest as observers call Nehru both ham and good egg.
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New Delhi
Dwight Eisenhower
Abilene
Jawaharlal Nehru
Asia
India
Nehru
Parliament
Ike
Chairmen Named for Dimes Drive in Duarte Bradbury
Co chairmen Rollin Eckis and Mrs. Robert B Colbertson were named for the Duarte Bradbury March of Dimes campaign by Eugene W Biscaluz Los Angeles county general chairman. The drive runs Jan 2 31 with coin collectors in area businesses planned by Dec 20.
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Duarte
Rollin Eckis
Robert B. Colbertson
Eugene W. Biscaluz
Los Angeles County
Bradbury
Eckis
Colbertson
Cochairman
Lisa Warren
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Los Angeles
Dale H. Heeley
La Puente Man Uninjured After Diesel Engine Collision
A 29 year old Richard O Ward of 136 Collwood St La Puente escaped serious injury when his pickup struck a Southern Pacific Diesel engine near La Puente and was thrown 40 feet. He suffered minor head lacerations and bruises at the Gilman road crossing in Bassett and was treated and released at El Monte Medical Center.
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la Puente
Southern Pacific
Richard O. Ward
Collwood St
Gilman Road
Basset
Ward
el Monte ‘Medical Center
Junior Citizen of Month Named at San Gabriel High
Barbara Marks, a 17 year old senior at San Gabriel High School, is honored as Junior Citizen for December by the Alhambra Citizens Club. She is active in school and community work and plans to attend Pomona College or UC Berkeley to study interior decorating or teaching.
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India
Ike
Nehru
Jawaharlal
San Gabriel
Barbara Marks
San Gabriel High School
Alhambra Civitan Club
Barbara
Pomona
University of California At Berkeley
Santa Claus Lot Guides Tours at San Gabriel Kiwanis Christmas Sale
The San Gabriel Kiwanis Club opens a Pine Street and Las Tunas Drive lot offering guided Santa tours through forest rows of firs with live reindeer. Proceeds benefit San Gabriel child welfare groups and scholarships. teachers receive a 3 foot Douglas fir and children get candy canes. Appointment at 7-4666.
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San Gabriel
Santa
Boys’ Jand Girls
Kiwanis Club
Angeles Forest
Pasadena School Menu December 14 18 1959
Elementary menu for the week lists tacos hamburger and cheese kidney beans Spanish turkey chop suey and a manager's menu with a la carte items. Junior high and high schools offer special plates priced 35 to 55 cents plus a la carte options.
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Muir High School
Psadena High School
Pasadena City College
Freethinkers to Hear G Vincent Runyon at Embassy Auditorium
G Vincent Runyon, a Drew University graduate and former Methodist-Episcopal minister, will address the Freethinkers of Southern California at 2 p.m. Sunday. The free public event takes place at the Embassy Auditorium on 849 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles.
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G. Vincent Runyon
Drew University
Southern California
Embassy Auditorium
S. Grand Ave
Los Angeles
German Reds Crimp Santa’s Christmas Aid
East German officials curb Western Christmas exchanges by denying travel, patrolling borders, inspecting parcels, and urging citizens to report smuggling. ADN notes Santa and gifts like coffee, jewelry, and cameras allegedly found hidden in West mailed treats.
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East
Iron Curtain
ADN
Civil Service Exams Announced For Typist And Stenographer
The U S Civil Service Commission announced an examination for typist and stenographer to be held soon. Applications and details available from C L Phifer at Window 22 Pasadena Post Office.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission
C. L. Phifer
Pasadena
Man seeks manslaughter charges in Angeles Forest fire
A La Canada man asks District Attorney McKesson to file manslaughter charges against William B. Grater Jr. for the Angeles National Forest blaze. Capt. C H Murphy argues that two firefighters died and over 22 square miles burned, making arson charges insufficient. Grater faces arson arraignment in Superior Court Thursday following a not guilty plea in Municipal Court.
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la Canada
William B. Grater Jr
U.S. Forest Service
Angeles National Forest
C. H. Murphy
Vista PL
William B. McKesson
Murphy
Grater
Angeles Forest
McKesson
Nutcracker Set to Delight Pasadena Youth Cast
The Magic Nutcracker a Christmas fantasy will be unveiled at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Sunday December 20 with a cast of over 150 youths aged 4 to 21. Marta Schill and Arthur Meisner star as Princess and Prince Nutcracker. Free tickets available at Pasadena Recreation Department offices 1501 FE Villa St Monday to Friday 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
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Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Pasadena Department of Recreation
Marta Schill
Arthur Meisner
Princess
Prince Nutcracker
Margaret K. Ellis
Helen Avila- Baker
Recreation Department
Villa St
Clara
Kay Clark
Police Probe Burglary at Pasadena Newspaper
Police hunt a burglar who took 247.50 from a metal cash box in the circulation department of the Pasadena Independent and the Star-News. The box, from a locked filing cabinet on the main floor, was found empty in a paper mail room trash barrel. Entry may have been through a rear main-floor door at 525 E. Colorado Blvd.
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Pasadena Independent
Star-News
William F. Velasco
Colorado Blvd
Pennsylvanians Reunion Planned in Los Angeles
A Christmas party and dance for former Pennsylvanians will take place at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Good Templars Hall in Los Angeles attendees expected from the area and beyond.
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Good Templars Hall
Los Angeles
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MTA
Dream
Planning Legion Party
Ward Bowling
Raymond Holmquist
Legion
Bill Broom
Washington Bureau
Eisenhower
T Rail
Pontiac
Michigan
American Transit Association
Dimes
Santa Guides Tour
Santa Claus
Cliff Stanley
David Kokanour
Candy Cone
George Duguid
Frank Carpenter
R. R. Crane
Paul Erskine
Freethinkers
St. Nick
Berlin
UPI
Scrooge
West
Superior Court
Nutcracker
Setaki
Joseph J. Engholm
Altadena
Mortimer J. Matthews
Pasadena-Altadena
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