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National City Star-News from National City, California • 4

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the senior class is eligible to take the examination. Eligible students are Nyla Emery, Joyce Seabock, Carol Emery, Edgar' McCarley, Barbara Wool-sey, Patricia Gailband, Judy i Wagner, James Gibbs, Barbara Hayden, Norman Reed, Robert Fricks. Rodney Walker, and Lewis Berger. animation Board. The program will produce 200 scholarships to be awarded to deserving high school students who pass the test this year.

In addition, awards will be made to 800 in the category of runnerup. Only the top five percent of 4-A NATIONAL CITY STAR-NEWS THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 1955 PARADISE VALLEY NEWS- P. V. Pre-Clinical Nurses Enjoy Week-end Camp PRINTED OUTING Services Scheduled For Sharon Banke Services will be held tomor-iow morning for Sharon Elizabeth Banke.

15, who died Tues- 1 r. Mrs. ing from St. Mary's School here she attended Cathedral High School in San Diego and then transferred to Sweetwater High at the beginning of this school year. She had just recently been elected vice-president of the sophomore class at Sweetwater.

She was a member of St. Marys Church where she served I as organist. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are four brothers, Philip, Michael, Christopher, and Richard, and three sisters, Susan, Theresa, and Kathleen. Childrens Rosary will be held this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in the Berge-Roberts Chapel.

Rosary will be held this evening at 6:50 p.m. at St. Marys Church and Requiem Mass will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery in San Diego. their mother and another sister.

Wednesday they celebrated their mothers birthday. Miss Ernestine Gill, director of nurses, attended Open House at Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 11. Paradise Valley students affiliate there for pediatrics. The Associated Student Body Ox San Diego Union Academy sponsored a hike in Tcrrey Pines Park, Sunday evening, October 2. Refreshments were served at the end of the hike.

Ervil Clark, science teacher at the academy was in charge of the program. Jerry Davis, association president, assisted. Miss Ernestine Gill will speak to the prenursing students at La Sierra College, La Sierra, California, on Friday, October 14. Mr. and Mrs.

Wilfred Workman, sixth and seventh grade teachers, sponsored a social on the acadenly campus, Oct. 9. Proceeds are to go for the room improvement fund. Activities included skating, films and a dinner served in the cafeteria. About $150 were taken in.

The annual Academy picnic will be held at El Monte Park, Thursday, Oct. 13. Approximately 150 students will take part in the picnic activities. The elementary grades will not meet. Their teachers will visit other schools in this area.

Pastor W. R. Unlisted from Broadway Seventh-day Adventist church in San Dieo will lead out in the Religious Interest Week beginning Oct. 17. Meetings will be held each morning at 10:15.

The prc-cliniral nurses Paradise Valley Sanitarium spent the weekend in Pathfinders! amp at Idyllwild, California, as guests of the Young Married Peoples Club. Mr. Cylde Willard, president of the club, said the weather was deal and the camp beautiful. About eighty persons assembled Sabbath services. No preachers being in the group the sermon was provided by tape recording.

Some returned Saturday night, others remained till Sunday. According to Mr. Warren Runyan, everyone had a very enjoyable time. Miss Komilda Guthrie, a student at La Sierra College, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. E. Guthrie over the weekend. Miss Mary Ellen Franks, daugh er of Mr. and Mrs.

S. M. Franks, 2930 East Sixth street, National City, returned from Colorado where she has been working for several months. Miss Geneva junior nurse, was surprised with gifts and greetings on her birthday. Several enjoyable hours were spent with three classmates, Virginia Tierce, Bet Giberson and Wanda Burnett, at Miss Pierces homo in San Diego.

Iist Thursday evening Miss Charlotte Calvert, preclinical student nurse, was called to the Deans office. She was greeted with cries of "Happy Birthday. Cake and punch were served. Those present were: Miss Florence Gill, the dean and four of Miss Calverts classmates: Misses and Alice Miller, Vestal Deirdre, and Elsie Larson. Mr.

and Mrs. S. M. Franks spent several days in Corona, California, visiting their daughter and son-in law, Mr. and E.

T. Shaffer. Mr. and Mrs. R.

Jennings, 2511 Hill Drive, made a three day business trip to Monterey this week. While Mrs. Florence Downs was in the maternity department her friends surprised her with a shower for her new son. Mrs. Downs is a graduate of Paradise Valley School of Nursing and has been employed there recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Krips from Fullerton visited friends at the Sanitarium Sunday. They were former employees. Vacations have ended for and Mrs.

Ralph Odell and for Mr. and Mrs. William Gravatt. They report a wonderful time. Misses Verdelle ami Llillu Ells flew to Oakland Tuesday to visit their sister.

She took them bv auto to St. Helena to visit WE GIVE GREEN STAMPS M0RDH0RSTS DRY GOODS Thirteen Students Take Scholarship Examinations Soon Thirteen eligible Sweetwater students will take part in the National Merit Scholarship Program Thursday, Oct. 20 when they take the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Ex- Ample Off-Street Parking National City 228 Highland Ave. GRidley 7-0141 tional Citian, the mayor, and Jerry Harris, president of the Chamber of Commerce. Other Safeway officials on hand Tuesday morning were Merle Mantle, retail operations manager, Jack W.

Bailey, district manager, west, and John Warlick, public relations manager. (Star-News Photo). VETERAN RIBBON CUTTER National Cit Mayor Walter Hodge again cut the ribbon for an opening thi time for the new Safeway, ultra-modern market at 3rd and Highland avenue. From the left are L. M.

Babbs, district manager, east, Grant Ben-ninger, manager of the store, a long-time Na Around Our Library with Claire Goldsmith Clerk, National City Public Library inspire Su-Hi Boys Hear Talk On NROTC Program Chief John Parkin, graduate of 1940, returned to the Sweetwater campus, Monday, Oct. 10 to explain the Naval Reserve Officers training program. He illustrated his talk by showing a I movie. His audience consisted of boys from 'Sweetwaters senior, junior, and sophomore classes who have qualified for C.S.F. and a few members of the faculty.

The meeting was held in the visual aids room. University, and studied advanced theory in servo mechanisms, which deals with automatic controls in dynamics, at Wisconsin. us to ter take it." The Stowes finally settled for a percentage. In a short time Mr. Jewett presented Mrs.

Stowe with a check for $10, i 000. The Stowes were stunned both with the amount and the check. They had never had a check before and did not know what to do with it. A short time later Mr. Jewett presented Mrs.

Stowe with another check for $10,000. This old favorite Uncle Toms Cabin" is still in circula-1 tion in our National City library. Straight 'A' Average For NC Student at Summer Session Robert D. Small, 1851 East 18th street, was among the group of 106 students, not working for a degree, who made a straight "A average in studies during the 1955 Summer Session at the University of Wisconsin. In recognition of their hard work and scholastic excellence, these non-classified students have been put on a special directors list and have been sent personal letters of congratulations by Dr.

L. H. Adolfson, director of the Summer Session. Small is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

M. G. Small, of the same address. An engineer at Convair, he arrived home to resume his work there about a month ago. He is a graduate of Purdue It is hard to believe the many changes that have taken place in the last seventy years here in National City.

That is why old newspaper files make such interesting reading. Here are some interesting 1886 items: In 1886 the National City census shows ItO children, "too many for two rooms." The school will cost $1,300 in addition to the amount from the state apportionments. Mr. Kin.twll lectured in the Old South Church in Boston. He displayed an exhibit of fruit from National City.

Vol 4. No. 26. "Geronimo's wife is captured," Vol. 4.

No. 26. Four children were sent to Pasteur in Paris from N.Y. for inoculations after beingi bitten by a mad dog. Dr.

Frank Brewer has opened a dental office next door to the National City Post Office on National avenue. The doctor will be pleased to meet at his new office all In need of tooth doctor ing. Vol. 1. No.

43. Grocery price list coffee 12 'a cents per lb. In one erf the very early issues of the National City Kecord forerunner of the National City News i is an account of Harriet Botcher Stowe and Uncle Toms Cabin. The publisher, John P. Jewett, offered either a cash pay ment or a percentage payment, Prof.

Stowe said "I tell wife, that if she can get a good black silk dr-ess or $50 in money, shed bet For the tops in'Sportswear its Evelyn Wigton's of National City Excerpts from other recent letters about our catering service for our opening you handled the catering in just the manner that we wanted it handled you and your staff are to be complimented. Harry B. Allison, manager, First National Bank, Chula Vista. CATERING for all occasions from small parties to banquets for hundreds and for wedding receptions. We do thank you for a wonderful job and everyone said the food was Wonderful.

You left the house in tip top shape. C. C. Alley, Realtor. The banquet mentioned above was set up for 800 and serviced by our staff of 75.

We cater for clubs, organizations or individuals and will assist you to acquire a place to meet, if needed. Convenience Of Location is a thought to consider when choosing a mortuary. The McAllister Mortuary is centrally located in a garden setting outside the turmoil and traffic of the congested area yet easily accessible. Here, sufficient courtesy parking is provided right on the premises for an entire funeral. On Call At All Hours GA-2-1530 White Stag's bonny tartan slacks of washable wool and Orion! Sizes 10-20.

$12.95 Washable Wool Flannel Shirt, sizes 10-20. $10.95 Dm PxMt'f Airjlu Piktr The Chpla Vista Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary No. 2701 wish to thank you for the lovely dinner you served us at our Anniversary party. The menu, the food was wonderful. We hope we can call on you again for another we may be having in the future.

Doris J. Anderson, Secretary there is never an extra charge when you say "Charge It" eveW Catering GA 2-0542 robert r. 139 E. EIGHTH NATIONAL CITY COFFEE SHOP QUALITY APPAREL SHOPS FASMlON fillister ORTUHRV Chula Vista Chuia Vista 100 Broadway Smart Shops in El Cajon Lemon Grove Pacific Beach N.C. ft, THIRD 6 A VENUE.

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