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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated November 2, 1961 reads "Town hall dedication set - Three officers of the new Balboa Mission Town Hall, to be dedicated Sunday at 1:45 p.m., hold a rare first edition of America's oldest newspaper, 'The Connecticut Courant,' which will be presented at the public ceremonies at Balboa and San Fernando Mission boulevards, Granada Hills. Examining the paper are, left to right, Doris Rodgers, Town Hall mayor; Ora Mae Ferguson, money keeper, and Donna Ortlieb, town crier. The Town Hall, which will serve as a community center, will be part of the new Balboa Mission Shopping Center and was donated by Lionel Hayes Uhlmann Jr., developer of the center."
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Balboa Mission Town Hall American newspapers Women--California--Los Angeles Hats--California--Los Angeles Volunteers--California--Los Angeles Community centers--California--Granada Hills (Los Angeles) Granada Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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