Alamitos Skipper Retires After 27 Navy Years
Capt. James G. Hedrick retires as skipper of the nation s largest Naval Reserve Air facility at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station after twenty seven years of service. Capt. Hedrick started on the battleship Mississippi in Long Beach and soon joins McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach. Cap Finlay, promoted from executive officer, presided over the change as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOS Alamitos
Douglas J. Finlay
James G. Hedrick
Anliva Navy
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Hedrick
Naval Reserve Air Facility
Cap
Long Beach
McDonnell-Douglas
Elsie Gardner Keeps City Hall Running Smoothly
In Lakewood, long time city hall switchboard operator Elsie Gardner handles about 70,000 calls over a decade. She swiftly routes inquiries from draft to zoning to the proper department, even when callers stray or request general chatter. Stanley Massey, past Bellflower Kiwanis president, to chair the 1967-68 Bellflower United Crusade Campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
City Hall
Elsie Gardner
Elsie
Lake Wood
Anaheim
San Fedro
Marine Corps
Stanley P. Massey
Bellflower Kiwanis Club
Thompson's Furniture Store
Miss Israel runnerup mixup at Miss International Beauty
Miss Israel was initially announced as first runner up instead of Miss Italy during the Miss International Beauty pageant at the Lafayette Hotel. Hostess Mrs. William D’Andrea described the moment as a lighthearted error, with Miss Israel remaining poised and queenly as the curtain fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D'Andrea
D‘andrea
Miss Mary
New York
Italy
Israel
D'Andrea
Gilda
Milan
Yatfa Sharir
IBC
Columbia Pictures
Gregory Perk
Carl Foreman
Scy
Sweden
Gun Sundberg
South Africa
Dawn Duff-Cray
Austria
Angelike Aichberger
Mexico
Rebeca Caldera
Kathy Landry
Nevada
Las Vegas
Columbia
Motion Picute
Eliane Lambrechis
Belgium
Lafayette Hotel
Long Beach Job Fair Yields Job Offers and Interviews
Over the weekend at Long Beach City College, 79 job seekers received offers while 2,077 interviews were conducted during seven hours of sessions. 819 followup interviews were scheduled and 349 applicants were told they might be considered for future openings. Participants included McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Johns-Manville, Southern California Edison, and Memorial and Pacific Hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Long Beach City College
George Toll
California Employment Service
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Long’ Beach Naval Shipyard
Johns-Manville Corp
Southern California Edison Co
Memorial and Pacific Hospitals
Brest LaBelle
17 Ships Marines to Attack Beaches
The biggest joint Marine Navy operation in two years, Operation Alligator Hide, will launch early Tuesday off Camp Pendleton with more than 7,000 Marines assaulting White and Green Beaches after a week of prep aboard ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pendleton
Coronado
Silver Strand
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alamitos
Finlay
Oye Ge ¥Ilas
Guest
Naval Air Reserve Training
Glenview
Massey
Bellflower Crusade
Mirta
Wee Wy Universal
Allied Artists
California State College At
Steve Cole
Faculty Ave
Leighton Ogg
Legion SG
Laguna Beach
Virginia Brown
Sea Peach
John Higman
Washington Ave
Compton
L. B. Maxey
33Rd St
Newport Beach
Seal Beach
Tall
Commerce
LaBelle Sid. Ln
Boeth
Appian
Toll
Talladega
Navarro
Belle Grove
Mathews
Applied Shultz
Ection Lanes
Mattresses! Furniture Company
Long Beach Blvd
Frida Park
Frere
Marlo Quality Construction
Berkline Extas Comfortagl
Walmut
Hollywood Studio
Bédreset
Ique White
Gon Jae Dresher
Mirror
Sins
J-tost
Faiithood
Peat Phieri Stant
Dhairs
Kroehler
Clue
Kroehler Rams
Einstein
Mersman
Ehedee Et
Praca Ion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!