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27 December 1964

A newspaper article mentioning a large bequest to the American Red Cross from Bessie (Zander) Yuncker [I01840].

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Red Cross Will Have New Center

The official groundbreaking of the new American Red Cross Service Center to be constructed on the southeast corner of First Street and Western Avenue in San Pedro was attended by Red Cross volunteers and community and civic leaders from Torrance, Lomita, Wilmington, Palos Verdes, San Pedro, and Gardena....

More than two-thirds of the funds to finance the purchase of the lot, for construction of the new building and furnishings were provided by Bessie Yuncker, who left a substantial bequest in her will. ...

Torrance, Los Angeles, California, USA

Source: "Red Cross Will Have New Center," article, Torrance (California) Press-Herald, 27 December 1964; online archives (http://www.torranceca.gov/libraryarchive/ : downloaded 13 February 2016). Major funding for a new American Red Cross Service Center was provided by a bequest from Bessie Yuncker.

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