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Verdugo Views: A father of First Lutheran
James P. Beasom Jr. came to Glendale’s First Lutheran church in 1937, and during his short time as minister the congregation grew from one of the smallest to one of the largest Lutheran churches in the state. Beasom was born in Minnesota in 1899,...
Tags: Education, Lutheranism, Christianity, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Guest Column: A reminder of indifference, weakness
As Glendale and other cities throughout the world schedule the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Turks nearly 100 years ago, we are often asked why? Why the inhumanity? We are getting closer to the answer. Unlike the sporadic...Tags: Turkey, Racism, Hate Crimes, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Verdugo Views: A family, a stone house, a church
In 1909, a Pennsylvania couple purchased a tract of land in Tujunga and made plans to bring their family west, but the man died before they could make the trip. After several years, his widow made her way here.
The couple, Christian and Mary Forster,...Tags: Fashion Shows, Entertainment, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Religion and Belief
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Daylight saving time starts Sunday
Daylight saving time begins this weekend. From coast to coast, most Americans will dutifully "spring forward" by one hour early Sunday morning. We're told this helps save energy and allows us to enjoy more sunshine during the summer months.
But a...Tags: Science and Technology, Energy Saving, Los Angeles Times, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Standards
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French bill criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide angers Turkey
The French parliament is considering criminalizing the denial of the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I as genocide, a newspaper reported Tuesday. But Turkish President Abdullah Gul is urging France to drop the bill that...Tags: Turkey, Genocide, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey (animal), Hate Crimes
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Verdugo Views: The early days of the Elks
The group known as the Elks has been around since 1868. That’s when the first lodge was formed in New York City. Over the years, other Elks lodges were organized throughout the United States, and, as newcomers arrived in Glendale, they brought...Tags: New York City, Glendale (Queens, New York), Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Le Mesnager was a good soldier
Frenchman George Le Mesnager, who once owned the land that is now Deukmejian Park, settled in this area in 1866 and returned to France three times to defend his native country.
He had barely arrived here and was working at various jobs, including as a...Tags: Culture, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, France, Culture
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Tobacco and candy at the post office
The candy and tobacco store that opened in the city’s main post office in the late 1940s was part of a nationwide movement to provide work for persons living with a disability. In 1947, Postmaster Max L. Green, with assistance from the state and...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Los Angeles Times, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Getty Museum in a legal fight over Armenian Bible pages
The J. Paul Getty Trust failed Thursday to derail a lawsuit by the Armenian Orthodox Church that accuses the museum of harboring stolen illuminated medieval manuscripts — 755-year-old works that are masterpieces and, to the church, spiritually and...Tags: Judges, J. Paul Getty Trust, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Museums, Christian Orthodoxy
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An entrancing look at 'Hugo'
Martin Scorsese is not the first name that pops to mind when you say “family entertainment.” But he is a great director, and his new “Hugo” proves that his reach extends beyond hard-edged urban films (“Taxi Driver,”...Tags: Jude Law, Robert Richardson, Ray Winstone, James Cameron, Sacha Baron Cohen
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Veterans remembered at Grand View
Grand View Memorial Park had only been open for an hour on Sunday and had already welcomed 40 cars of people eager to visit tombstones of loved ones at the cemetery.
The cemetery has entered negotiations with three prospective buyers. A newly installed...Tags: Memorial Day, Colorado, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Veterans Affairs, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Residents pay tribute to veterans
GLENDALE — Fifty Glendale service members killed in battle were honored Monday during a somber and reflective Memorial Day ceremony.
The service members, who fought in either World War I, World War II, the Korean War or Vietnam War were added...Tags: Memorial Day, U.S. Army, Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Air Force, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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