Pay As You Go The Bay Bridge Toll Debate
San Francisco mayor Homer Robins proposal to build two more Bay bridges garners cautious support from factions previously split over which bridge goes first. Estimates from the Bay Area Council show costs from 80 to 200 million per span and total plans ranging up to 370 million with toll financing. The piece questions toll roads versus toll bridges and whether faster highways without stops could justify similar funding.
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San Francisco
Homer Robin
San Francisco Bay Area
Hunter’s Point
Alameda County
Army Street
Alameda
Bay ‘Avon
Bayshort
Oakland
Sacramento
San Jose
Fresno
Angeles
Mirry
Bay Bridges
Requirie
Public Gift Seeks Volunteers for Christmas Health Drive
Citizens can donate two weeks of service as hostesses for mobile X ray units stationed in Hayward shopping district. Shifts run 10 am to 6 pm, four hours each, inviting people to use the free X ray and guiding traffic to entrances and exits. About 13,000 X rays have been taken. surveys continue through mid December. Call Mrs Herbert Joseph Lucerne 1-300 to volunteer.
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Hayward
Herbert
Joseph
Mexico Fiesta Privileges and Servant Life Reflections
Henry McLemore recounts Cuernavaca life contrasting Mexican fiesta days with American servant customs. He notes Mexican households grant days off to servants during fiestas, while American servants are treated like children, with bands, banners, and public celebrations shaping daily life. The piece offers cultural comparisons of privilege, wages, work expectations, and social rituals across locales.
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Jose
Mexico
Dolores
Ierola
Chucha
Gabriel
Indeo
Rostad
Cuamavaca
Ian Proudss ii
Burden
Allen Reports on Korea and Defense Debates
Robert S. Allen outlines Eisenhower era defense discussions. Senators Bridges and Taft weigh in on South Korean military buildup, Navy-Marine plans, and Army expansion. The piece covers Air Force input, joint chiefs, and looming Paris talks with Dulles Wilson and Lovett officials.
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Senate
North
Styles
Bridges
Korea
AIR Force
Army O
Sen. Dake
Robert Taft
U. S
Aso
Robert A. AlLen
France
Hhe
le Havre
Paris
Bradley
Brad
Joint Chiefs
Fragmented OCR Echoes Anewar te Gaturtey’s Poste
An erratic OCR fragment mentions a fantasy style list with numbers and names. It references characters such as King Arthur and Guido and hints at a coded sequence or catalog of items. The readability is minimal and no clear event or person stands out with full context.
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North Korea
Manchuria
Korea
Naval
Inyakern
Calif
Atomic energy reshapes industry and travel outlook
Long secret atomic energy reaches business life with risks in packaging and waste handling, plus potential gains in medical power and industrial engines. A housing trend study highlights home value gains, while advances in avionics and materials promise future tech like heat resistant gear and smarter aircraft. Welfare rises target more beneficiaries, and other business bits show cigarette output and farm asset growth as 1952 sales season looms.
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Reynolds Knight
NEW York — Atomic Energy
Agyee
Snr
Tile Council of America
Warner Bros Magicians Create Real Snow Scene For Song
Hollywood report describes Warner Bros studio workers building a winter set for the Technicolor musical By the Light of the Silvery Moon. Real snow, ice, and trees were created on a hangar sized sound stage with eighty thousand pounds of ice shavings and a four and a half mile steel track to simulate a Midwest snowscape for Doris Day and cast.
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Ben Cook
Hollywood
Mark Twain
California
Warner Bros. Studio
Belits
Ives
Gordon MecRae
Doris Day
Leon Ames
Rosemary
DeCamp
Mary' Wickes
Billy Gray
Russellms
Lines by Loglow Promotes Defense Bonds Payroll Savings Plan
The article urges every American to defend freedom by investing in United States Defense Bonds. It touts a Payroll Savings Plan where regular payroll deductions build a secure financial future and support national defense. The message aims to rally personal savings as a patriotic duty and safeguard against enemies.
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Mike
United States Defense
Burl Ives and Australian folk music influence story
Burl Ives, famed balladeer and actor, recalls his early years in Obland Illinois and Australia where he and his sister attended church and performed on radio. The piece notes Ives helped shape a 2 volume collection of Australian folk songs with Mel bourne and Father Percy Jones, and highlights his Christmas carol recordings and stage paintings. The sermon and audience reaction illustrate the deep church connection to his folk roots and his long career in preserving traditional songs.
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Washington
Ives
Percy Jones
Burl
Burl Ives
United States
Rales
Ive
Eisenhower picks Wilson and others for defense leadership
The article argues Dwight D. Eisenhower should appoint Charles E. Wilson as defense secretary with SHAPE chief Alfred M. Gruenther as adviser. It praises Wilson as an assembly-line expert able to boost US wartime production and modern weapon output, while noting other nominees Ezra Taft Benson George Humphrey and John Foster Dulles bring manufacturing, agriculture, and diplomacy strengths to a forward‑moving, nonstodgy cabinet.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Alfred M
Charles EB. Wilson
Gruenther
Mottis
Pentagon
United States
Wilson
NATO
Korea
Eic
America
General Motors
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
Stalin
Hitler
Steret
Labrador
Ezra Taft Benson
Utah
Wilthead
Roosevelt-Truman
Benson
John Poster Dulles
State Department
East
Furana
SF Building Sold at 209 Post Street
San Francisco reports the Howard building at 209 Post Street sold by Cracker National Bank as trustee for the Howard estate to Joseph Richenbaum, Henry G Gofeld, and Ben Weinguch of Los Angeles in a deal totaling 1.65 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Howard
Post Streal
Los Angeles
Cracker National Bank
Joseph Richenbaum
Henry G&gofeld
Ben Weinguch
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Huser
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Charles Wilson
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Ann Ma
Anewar Te Gaturtey
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