Santa Anaa World War I POW recalls Argonne capture at 28
Rolin Crane, 76, a Santa Ana resident, attends the American Ex-Prisoners of War convention in Anaheim. A former Montana teacher and Douglas Aircraft worker, he describes being captured by Germans in October 1918 after serving with Company A, 127th Infantry, 32nd Red Arrow Division. He spent eight weeks at Camp Akesinerlager and now cherishes reunion with fellow ex-prisoners as arthritis slows his steps.
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Rolin Crane
Santa ‘Ana
Crane
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim
United States
The
Argonne
Montana
Long Beach
Douglas Aircraft
127Th Infantry
32Nd ‘Red Arrow
France
Camp Akesinerlager
Switzerland
Association
N. Ross St
Santa Ana
Miles City
Mont
Minnesota
California
Ike
Tost
3 Days Left to Enter I P T Favorite Recipe Contest
Three days remain to submit entries in the Independent Press Telegram 15th annual Favorite Recipe Contest. Theme is Long Beach Goes International with 26 international categories and 108 cash prizes. Grand prize is an O Keefe Merritt Contempo range and second prize an Imperial 10 speed Osterizer blender.
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Independent
Press-Telegram
Long Beach
O'Keefe & Merritt
Oil Refinery Worker Dies in Dock Fall
A 27 year old Texaco refinery worker Merle Caulderwood died after slipping from a platform near Berth 8 at the Texaco Co plant 2050 Edison Ave Long Beach. He fell about 40 feet striking his head on the dock and landing in the water. He resided at 30 Lambert Road La Habra.
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Texaco Co
Edison Ave
Long Beach
Merle Caulderwood
Lambert Road
la Habra
Youth Burned by Hot Grease Accident in Kitchen
Robert Goss an 18 year old grandson of Los Angeles official Joe Goss suffered first to third degree burns on the face right arm and left leg when he dropped a pan of hot grease while frying potatoes. His father Joe Goss Jr a Harbor College teacher said he was improving today after the Thursday incident.
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Robert Goss
Joe Goss
Los Angeles
John Gibson
Joe Jr
Harbor College
Robert
Gambler Plane Hunt Resumes for DC-3 Vanished Crew
A full scale search for the Gambler's Special DC-3 resumes after five months with 35 aboard. California Civil Air Patrol wings were ordered to mobilize maximum participation over the weekend search window. The lingering mystery surrounds the missing aircraft and crew.
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California
Civil Air Patrol
Lakewood Firm Cited for Zero Defects Award
Lakewood's Dumont Aviation Associates received Lockheed-Georgia Co's Zero Defects Award at a coffee-break ceremony with nearly 300 employees. The honor covers a 12 month defect-free parts record, with over 1.8 million parts delivered for Lockheed aircraft including C 130 Hercules and C 5 Galaxies.
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Lakewood
Dumont Aviation Associates
Lockheed-Georgia Co
Lockheed
Fims
Passmore
Mark Hannaford
W.M. Boulton
Lockheed Source Control Inspection Division
Major Los Angeles Road Contracts Total $30 Million Awarded
The California Department of Public Works announced more than $30 million in highway contracts for Los Angeles and Orange counties. The largest, $10,211,457, went to Green Construction Co. for the Riverside Freeway extension from Eucalyptus Drive to the Riverside County line. Kassler Corp. and Gorden H. Rail Inc. received $9,538,765 for the San Gabriel River Freeway on a new eight-lane alignment between Lower Azusa Road and Foothill Freeway. Other bids include widening Route 67 in Orange County and expanding the Newport Freeway Route 55.
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California Department of Public Works
Los Angeles
Orange Counties
Green Construcion Co
San Mateo
Riverside
Eucalyptus Drive
Orange County
Riverside County
Kassler Corp. & Gorden H. Rail Inc
San Bernardino
San
Gabriel River
Lower
Azusa Road
Irwindale
Newport
Council reports available if postage paid
Carson City will provide free copies of council agendas and approved minutes only to groups or citizens who send stamped self addressed envelopes in advance. City Clerk Marilyn Cortina said the new policy, adopted Monday, aims to curb annual postage costs of 420 for 62 agendas and 89 minute sets mailed weekly. A color television valued at 469 was stolen from Ernest C. McKay’s home on Alamitos Avenue, police were told Thursday.
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Carson City Council
Marilyn Cortina
Ernest C. McKay
Alamitos Ave
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Jackie Smith
Paramount High School
John Passmore
Tram Passmore
Nat Dumont
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Fim
Lakewood Company
BIG Smiles
W. M. Boulton
Stet
Southland
Council
Verne Holmes
DODGE
35Th
Atlantic
San Diego
Iuperement Press
Dooley
Westinghouse Mostaires
Westinghouse 1000
Westinghouse
BTU
BTU Dooley
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