Ex L. B. Girl Queen of N W Fete in Bremerton
Mildred Western, wife of USN Chief Warrant Officer Tex Western, Reelected Armed Forces Week queen for Bremerton and Kitsap County. She is mother of three, active in Scouts and PTA, will be honored with Undersecretary F A Bantz at the Armed Forces Day luncheon May 18 and take part in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard parade events.
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Mildred Western
Ellen Hales
Rose, Ave
Will Reigh
Armed Forces Week
Bremerton
Kitsap County
Wesh
Mildred
Tex Western
USN
Japan
Armed Forces Day Committee
Parent-Teachers Asst
Savy Wives Club
Hearing Aid Group Meets on Tuesday
The Long Beach Society for the Hard of Hearing holds weekly Tuesday sessions from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm at 124 Wath Street. The group, open to all, plans activities including arranging repair of donated used hearing aids for those in need.
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Long Beach Society For
Pany
Wath Sty
Tne
Clue v
Camp Cooke Reviving at Lompoc Base
COOKE AIR FORCE BASE near Lompoc prepares for a new era with ICBM and IRBM training. Brig. Gen. O. J. Rutland notes missiles will be taught to crews, reshaping air force discipline and space to house reactors, with a planned city of missile stands and support facilities rising within two years.
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Bob Whearley
Cooke
C. J. Ritland
Cooke Air Force Base
Long Beach
Air Force
Ter Brains
O. J. Rutland
Air Research and
Devé-j
Opment
Trio of Eagle Scouts Chosen for National Gathering
Three Long Beach Eagle Scout Association members will join a 32 scout Jamboree Service Troop at the Valley Forge National Gathering in Pennsylvania. Joeal Dixon, Terry Barkley, and Dick Deininger depart from Palo Alto on June 30, travel to Washington, D C, for meetings with Vice President Mixon and possibly President Eisenhower and J Edgar Hoover, then tour New York including a Manhattan boat ride and the Empire State Building.
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Long Beach
Palo, Alto
Washington, D. C
Mixon
Eisenhower
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Knights of Dunamis
New York
Manhattan
Empire State Building
Liz Abner
W-Bomb Tale Told at Depot on Tours and Visit
The Eagles board a two week National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America period of service itinerary will visit Valley Forge Gettysburg and other Eastern spots. A large railroad car hides a 4 000 gallon mobile water tank dubbed a deadly looking missile but is non nuclear and non explosive.
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Eagles
Valley Forge
Boy Scouts of America
Valter
Gettysburg
Miss Hush
Navy
Jamestown
Seal Beach
Rites Set for Ex-L B Minister George Richardson
Service for the Rev. George Richardson 57 formerly of Long Beach will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the B W Coon Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn O Neal and Dr Hi Sutherland officiating. Richardson died Saturday after four years directing the field department of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. He lived in Los Angeles and earlier aided his uncle Dr Louis S Bauman founder of Spirst Brethren Church of Long Beach. He also headed Beacon Light Mission San Pedro and pastored California Brethren churches in Tracy Bellflower and Glendale. Surviving are his wife Lorette two daughters Georgie Dixon Virginia Welch and Sally Sasser and five grandchildren. Interment Westminster Memorial Park.
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George Richardson
Long Beach
B. W. Coon
Glenn O'Neal
First Brethren Church of
Inglewood
Hi Sutherland
The
Bible Institute of Los Angeles
Mr. Richardson
Los Angeles
Louis S. Bauman
Spirst Brethren Church of
Long
Beach
Beacon Light Mission
San Pedro
California Brethren
Tracy
Bellflowers
Glendale
Lorete
Georgie Dixon
Virginia Welch
Sally Sasser
Baker
A. T
Jcean Biya
Apt
Mary F
Robert E
Dorothy A
Jeanne T. O'Leary
Anthony
Leon
Lottie Zieslinski
Estelle Corkey
Martha. Konsynski
Rosary Wiles
Christensen-Pine
St. Bartholomew's
Death notices and memorial service details mix with odd wartime relic note
Death notices list several individuals with survivor details and service arrangements at Christensen Pine and Martell’s Peek chapels, including Baker A T and Harter Ruth B. Also Ramseyer, Urquidez, Powers, Reimer, and Miss Ash appear with sparse biographical facts. An unrelated wartime anecdote describes a World War I era shell display figure nicknamed W Bomb with metal-sculpted features guarding an ammunition depot.
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Miss Ash
Cecil Willis Elected by Blueprint Group
Cecil Willis owner of Long Beach Blue Print Co. elected president of the International Assn. of Blueprint and Allied Industries. He has served as director for three years and led the Southern California Blueprint and Photography Assn. and Seattle Blueprint Assn. Raymond Conn will attend the National Science Foundation Summer Science Institute at San Jose State College as one of 50 scholarship recipients. Marlyn Edes daughter of Louis Edes has completed a Trans World Airlines training program and earned hostess wings after studying at San Jose State College and Long Beach State. Long Beach Rebekah Lodge 860 will meet at the YWCA with Noble Grand Sale Calkins presiding and a Mother’s Day program planned. TOP INSTRUCTOR Thomas G. Smith of the 5th Rifle Co. of Seal Beach placed third in an instructional technique competition for Marine Corps noncommissioned officers in Washington, D.C. Lt. Col. T. R. Cathey and CWO Bedford D. Stone will speak at Armed Forces Week at the Long Beach Exchange Club. Enlisted reps from five branches will attend. John N. Osler is program chairman. The 690th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron marked its seventh anniversary with a squadron-size cake in the 670th’s dining hall per Maj. William E. McMillian Jr. Cherokee Counts Iowa celebration set for May 30 at Bixby Park with free coffee. Muncie Ind. picnic will be Sunday at noon at Recreation Park.
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Cecil Wills
Long Beach Blue Print Co
International Assn. of Blueprint and
Raymond D. Conn
Bancroft Junior High School
National Science Foundation
San Jose State College
Marlyn R. Edes
Louis ¥.Edes
Trans World Airlines
Miss Edes
Long Beach State College
Long Boach Rebekah Lodge
P.m
YWCA
6Th St
Pacific Ave
Noble Grand Sale Calkins
Wil
Thomas. G. Smith
Wth Rifle Co
Eves Seal Beach
Marine Corps
Washington,d. G
T. R. Cathey
CWO
Bedford D. Stone
Armed Forces Week
Long Beach
John N. Osler
Mitc
L. Dick
690Th Aircraft Control
670Th
San Clementesland
Whilam E. McMillian Jr
Iowa
Bixby Park
Muncie
Ind
Recreation Park
Burglars Loot $474 From Garden Grove Home While Owner In Hospital
Charles J. Farrell, hospitalized at Corona Naval Hospital, was absent when burglars looted his home at 11861 West St. About $474 in cash and government bonds valued at $400, along with other items, were stolen according to authorities.
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Garden Grove
Charles J. Farrell
Corona Naval Hospital
Farrell
U.S
West St
2 000 Mile Trek Ends in Death
A 62 year old Omaha woman Bertha Sotirhos journeyed nearly 2000 miles to visit her son Otham Sotirhos in Anaheim California. She felt chest pain near noon and died on arrival at Garden Park General Hospital. An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.
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Anaheim
Bertha Sotirhos
Sam
Omaha
Neb
Otham
Harriet Aves
Garden Perk General Hospital
Wallie Fox
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Camp Cooke
Free World
Cooke Future
Ritlend
David K. Lyster
AD City
Atoud
Rauileskin
Mountaim
Eagle
Joseph Yule
Moorpark Ave
North Hollywood
Long Beach Armed Services Ymca
St. John, Bosco School
Tfgat
Jimmy Ferruzzo
Bellflower
Richard
Kimbro
San Diego
Charles Rumrill
Lynwood
Bryan Hodgson
Westminster Memorial Park
Ramseyer
Davi
Apt. C
Iona Il
David Ny
Mary L. Harris
Alma
Hermans
Esther
Johnson
Ida Hansen
Martha Searcy
Long Bea
Wheeler—Mirs
Frances
Marie Ann’ Balear
Hortense Krantogramer
Mattell's
Peck Tuesda
Knox
Nancy Ehangis
Maggie Avilla
Ann, Silva
Pam
Powers
Clara M
W. 9Th St
Nicholas x
Reimer Audrey
Roycroft
Ralph W
Ruth Evans
Charles
Alleny
Martell's & x Peel
Cecil Willis
Broadway
First Southern Baptist Church
Orange GA
Corporal Hons
Californie
Bank of America
Ycam
Gerald Brogan
Long Beach City College
Lakewood
William ‘D. McGrath
Doris O’brien
Liberal Arts Division
Brogan
McGrath
O’brien
Liberace
Peetoring Xiheries
Paptine Pinnint
Ithneed
Atc
Piaa
Pine Avenue
Bekins Service
Bekins
Frlen Ave
Tong Beach
keWwooeds GA
Carsten
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