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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1957

Page

14

Modern light reaches Kasulu hospital in East Africa

Dr. William Taylor, Seventh-day Adventist missionary, installs a refurbished surgical light at Kasulu’s 50 bed Community Hospital, enabling more surgeries. The piece notes Kasulu’s 390,000 population, prior use of flashlight methods, and the generator and electric build that followed.

William Taylor Long Beach Africa Taylor Bert Resnik Mrica Kasulu Community Hospital Community Hrospital

Record Numbers Return to Class Across District

The article notes a surge in enrollments as more than 6,600 new kindergartners join the Unified District’s schools and 4,000 events are expected. At Leland Stanford Junior High School Virginia Sareh begins her first class, while Abraham Lincoln Elementary handles early snags as many families bring children. City College enrollments rise to about 20,000 with first day classes starting and guidance on age requirements for kindergartners.

Leland Stanford Virginia Sareh Liv Oxford Ohio Abraham ‘Lincoln Pandora Klunder Pandora Distrct Indergart Long Beach City College City College

Scouter Rally and Picnic Set in Donner Danner District

Scouter rally and picnic scheduled for Saturday in the Donner Danner District. Families invited. activities include scouting skill games softballs tugs and various scout games. Ponner District covers North Long Beach and Dominguez area with C Mashiant as chairman and Hill Bandley as cochair.

Danner Houchtan Fark Ponner North Long Beath Dominguez C. Mashiant Hill Bandley

State GOP Ends Meet and Girds for Titanic Struggle

California Republican leaders closed their Long Beach conference amid a fraught mood as Knowland and Knight contemplate a gubernatorial primary. The gathering underscored a looming intra party clash with Knowland hinting at a return to public life and Knight signaling intent to run. Knowland planned a Long Beach harbor tour with local officials before a possible late February decision.

California Long Beach Harrison McCalling Southland Gop Assembly Govermowland Goodwin Knight W. F. Knowland U. S Lafayette Ho Knowland

Seventh Grade Girl Becomes American Citizen on Friday the 13th

Renate Fahrney, age 12, is officially naturalized in a Los Angeles Federal Court hearing, completing nine years of immigration steps from Germany. Her family and supporters attended, highlighting her dream to become American as she begins school and looks to acting in the future. The article also notes political figures and a Kknight Knowland race context surrounding the event.

Renate Lovise Fahrney Mate A Atives Los Angeles Aster jParents Ven Fahrney Kempton Dr Los Alamitos Fahrneys Renate Germany Renate Mkes

Engineer J R Jago Rite Held

Funeral service for John Robert Jago 78 of 230 West Ocean volvae prominent ship and rail road construction engineer held today in Mottell and Peek Mortuary chapel. Jago a Nova Scotia native died Thursday after a long illness. He was a Royal Military College graduate and served with British Army during the Boer War. He supervised Cape Town to Durban railroad construction and led the Port of Halifax in World War I. Later he built railways in Canada and dry docks at Prince Rupert before moving to San Francisco as a consulting engineer. He became Plant engineer for the U S Maritime Commission at WWII creating several shipbuilding firms on the Pacific Coast including California Shipbuilding Corp. on Terminal Island. Surviving are his wife Alice Mxyt a son John W and daughter Mrs Beatrice V Waldner.

John Robert Jago Ocean Volvae Mottell Canada Halifax Maritime Prince Rupert San Francisco U. S. Maritime Commission Paccific Coast California Shipbuilding Corp Terminal ‘Island Cal- Ship Alice Mxyt John W Foreign Service Townselor State Department Beatrice V. Waldner

Autoist jailed after two crashes in Long Beach

Albert O. Aston, 41, of 4424 Greenmeadow Road in Long Beach, was jailed by sheriff’s deputies after allegedly driving drunk and causing two crashes on Carson Street near Paramount Boulevard. He sideswiped George Meyars, 48, of 5801 Rose Avenue, Long Beach, then struck Lemuel Gregory, 22, of 1127 West F Street, Wilmington, who was hospitalized with back injuries.

Long Beach Sheriff's Albert O. Aston Greenmeadow Rd Aston Carson St Paramount Blvd George Q. Meyjars Rose Ave Long 'Beach Lemuel B. Gregory W. F St Wilmington Gregory St. Helen's Hospital Bellflower

Death Notices Palmer-Davis and Thomas

Palmer-Davis 25 of 5959 Bellflower Blvd died Aug 1 by drowning in Shasta Lake. Survived by Ma Palmer Sr and Otho Jr Albert. services Tuesday 2 pm at Lakewood Mortuary. Thomas 92 of 6541 Atlantic Ave died Sunday. Survived by Walter C De Walter C L Charles Fearl Thomas Lena McFarland Everett and Vance Alexander. service Wednesday 2 pm at Dilday Mortuary.

Palmer—Davis Bellflower Blvd Shasta Lake Otto Palmer Sr Beltivers Otho Jr Albert Lakewood Mortuary Thomas Anna Ei Atlantic Ave de Walter C C. L Charles Fearl Thomas Lena McFarland Everett Vance Alexander Dilday

Cabin Cruiser Lost Two Fishermen Saved Off Catalina

Two Wilmington fishermen were rescued from a sinking cabin cruiser off the east end of Catalina Island early today by the crew of The Angler. Coast Guard reported the men were taken aboard shortly after dawn and towed toward the mainland. The cabin cruiser, believed wrecked after striking a rock at the east end of the island, remains afloat only by the other vessel’s efforts. Names identified as Gilman and Rowland Wall, 82 Lincoln St.

Wilmington Catalina Island Coast Guard Tressage A.m Coast Nable Gilman Rowland Wall Lincoln St Sutter Island

Shaky Pair Rebs Rob Dope Store At Atlantic Ave

Two jittery bandits robbed Migde's Pharmacy at 5381 Atlantic Ave Saturday night, pistol held on clerk Edward J. James 43 while they grabbed $300 cash and narcotics valued at 400. They forced James and customer Henry Loeffert 38 to lie at the rear door as they escaped with money and drugs.

Edward J. James Atlantic Ave James Henry Loeffert Los Coyotes Loeffert

Back Injury Suffered Slipping in Lubrication Stack

Jack Curry, 52, of 4373 Santa Fe Ave, slipped and fell in a lubrication stack at 2861 Santa Fe Ave Sunday. He was taken to Sesside Hospital for treatment.

Jack Curry Santa Fe Ave Sesside Hospital

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