Word: calif
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Spot Landing. In San Pedro, Calif., police arrested Jesus Diaz, who had smashed into three police cars, caromed off into a fourth, come to a stop in front of the police station...
...Long Beach, Calif., the Rev. Marjoe Gortner married Sailor Raymond Miller, 23, and Alma Brown, 21. Master Gortner, who was ordained last October in the Old Time Faith Church, is four years old. His father, who is a minister in the same sect, assured everybody concerned that the marriage ceremony was perfectly legal...
...legend of the Hogan spell cropped up at the Montebello (Calif.) Open last month. "Look at that Mangrum," said another pro. "Steady as a rock out there. He even grins once in a while. But if Hogan were in this tournament, you'd see Lloyd shake when he lit a cigarette. I'm telling you, the guy's got ulcers, and Ben Hogan gave them...
Humphrey Bogart, of Benedict Canyon, Calif., and wife Lauren Bacall left home unexpectedly for a day's visit with friends. The Bogart boxers had killed a skunk in the backyard, laid it triumphantly on the front doorstep, and then romped joyously through the house...
...first session of the plane geometry class at Pomona (Calif.) High School, the teacher, "Old Man Bartlett," drew an intricate problem on the blackboard. "This problem," he announced, "contains all the geometric theorems I am going to teach you in this course. If any of you can solve it before the end of the semester, he will automatically...