Long Beach area learns to focus on state affairs
Long Beach residents recognize the importance of state government and Sacramento processes following the tidelands dispute. The interim study and legislative attention prompt locals, especially new arrivals, to track taxes education highways traffic control and courts, plus oil issues, shaping a more engaged citizenry.
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L.B. Area
Long Beach
Tidelands
Allen
California
Sacramento
Errant Fathers Major Public Problem in California
The Sacramento Bee reports about 43 000 errant fathers abandoning children and the state aiding needy offspring cost rising to over 93 million dollars this year. It notes costs surged since 1949 and urges counties and state to locate fathers and shift financial responsibility, arguing savings to taxpayers justify action.
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California
ANC
The
Sacramento Bee
Bee
Passport Office Moves to New Quarters Amid Roach Woes
Washington report on the U.S. Passport Office relocation planned around Labor Day. Frances Knight, director since June, advocates modernization to speed passport processing after overcrowded files, poor conditions, and aging facilities near the White House.
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Washington
Nea
Passport Office
Labor Day
Winder Building
Sith St
Old State
White House
Lincoln
Frances Knight
General Services Administration
Miss Knight
U.S
Driving bypassing grades and tax jokes in MU rule
The piece notes Missouri students won t be allowed to drive cars without passing grades. It juxtaposes taxation as consolation for not winning a TV quiz big prize and contrasts voting penalties in Australia with a milder Russian approach.
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University of Missouri
Ridder Telegram Publisher Contacts and Offices
The Press Telegram lists Harold Marquel as Publisher and H F Burmester as Manager. Editorial and Washington bureau details include Malcolm Epley and H Ridder. Advertising offices are in New York, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and San Francisco with current files maintained at these sites.
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Herman H. Ridder
Harold Marquel
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H. F. Burmester
Malcolm Epley
National Advertising Representatives
Ridder-Johns, Inc
Offlass
New York
E. 50Th St
Wrigley Ride
Sapien
Penobscot
Minneapolis
Foshay Tower
St Pat
East 6Th St
Los Angel
Wilshire Blvd
San Francisco
Sutter St
Press-Telegram
Conic Advertising Representatives
Metropolitan Group, Inc
Eisenhower Seen As Most Popular President in 50 Years
A 1950s sentiment article notes Dwight Eisenhower’s high popularity with the American public. It argues his personal decency and cautious foreign policy helped maintain broad trust among average citizens and foreign policy followers, suggesting continued success depends on national prosperity and avoiding war.
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America
Eisenhower
Eisenhower faces choice on communism and appeasement
The article argues the months ahead will reveal whether the United States under President Eisenhower will adopt a firm stance against Soviet expansion or give appeasement room. It notes a divided Democratic Party may attack any perceived weakness while hoping for steady leadership and principled peace.
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Eisenhower
America
New York Herald Tribune
Diversification Trend Healthy Factor in Expansion of Industry
Economists note a rising diversification trend as companies broaden into unrelated fields to stabilize earnings. General Motors explores trains while tire makers buy film firms, creating a broad patchwork aimed at steady demand and continued employment.
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America
Indus-3
General Motors
U.S
U. S
Just Folks
A poem by E A Guest celebrates a party as a joyful gay affair where old friends reunite and new friendships form without commerce or pride. The piece extols simple rites and shared memories, urging guests to forget daily tasks and focus on friendship and generosity.
Ice shortage and long beach history timeline in Long Beach
Long Beach faced an ice shortage while Alamitos Beach development appeared in a state report. Historically, 20 years ago GHQ Air Force units practiced at Long Beach Army air base. Thirty years back a boulevard stop system was tested to curb auto crashes as residents urged beach cleanup after weekend picnics.
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Long Beach
Southland
Alamitos Beach
State Park Commission
GHQ Air Force
Seventh Bombardment Group
Long Beach Army Air Corps Base
Itcel Field
Public Forum Letters Etiquette and Signatures Noted
A public forum notice states letters should not exceed 250 words and must bear genuine signatures and addresses. Editors may edit letters for decorum or space, ensuring the integrity of authorship while preserving substance and intent.
Championships Should Bypass All White Regions Say Negro Team
A letter argues that Charleston Little League’s South region should bypass the all white rule allowing the Negro team to advance. It contends southern teams would quit if a Negro team advances and urges consistency with no white-only barriers elsewhere. The piece decries racial exclusion as unjust and irrelevant to merit.
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Charleston
5.C
South
New York
South Carolina
Georgia
Defends Library Against Livesey
In a sharp reply to George Livesey, a Long Beach Library advocate praises the library for timely periodicals and dismisses Livesey's Grand Jury critique as ridiculous. The letter mocks his demand for more not to read and his long criticism, urging readers to support library officials.
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Jos
George Livesey
Long Beach
Livesey
Grand Jury
George
Metek Volk
People and Autos Share the Beach Debate
Letter from Dick Racing at 1022 Broadway argues autos belong on the Seaside beach front, noting 52 acres used for auto parking, picnics, boating and beach play. He urges Public Forum member J L Stewart to accept beach access and suggests Alamitos to Belmont Shore as an auto-free alternative.
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J. L. Stewart
Santa Fe Ave
Chestnut
Stewart
God
Dick Racing
Broadway
Mental Health and Liberty in Psychiatry Debate
A terse reflection on mental health care argues that tolerance of eccentricity and personal liberty are key to well being. It distinguishes conformity as a potential source of distress and suggests mental hospitals reflect society’s struggle with illness and nonconformity.
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Orry
The
Questions and Answers Liberty Bell and Zinnia Facts
Readers of the Long Beach Press Telegram inquire about the Liberty Bell bolts and the spider support added likely in 1915. The Q&A covers Halley’s comet returns, illiteracy in the U S, and the origin of the zinnia flower with etymology and regional origins.
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Long Beach Press-Telegram
Information Bureau
Eve St
N. W
Washington
D. C
If Only for A While Again
A reflective verse on friendship lasting days or years. It contemplates meeting, sharing smiles and tears, and the moments when one friend must part. It ends with gratitude to God for the gift of a brief, meaningful bond.
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Palos Verdes Estates
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