Truman Plea for Maritime Settlement Ahead of Strike
President Truman expected to urge Pacific Coast maritime unions and shipowners to settle before the September 2 strike date. A presidential fact finding board report and wage and hiring hall disputes drive the stalemate, with Halloran saying no point in more meetings and an NLRB election pending on a 5 cent wage offer.
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Truman
U. S
San Francisco
United Press
Harry Bridges
William P. Halloran
Halloran
NLRB
Return of 3931 WWII dead aboard Dalton Victory
Army announces 3931 war dead are being returned from the Pacific aboard the Dalton Victory. Next of kin will be notified before and after arrival for burial at regional American Graves Registration centers. list includes families from Santa Ana Huntington Beach Compton Downey Bellflower and other Southern California cities.
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Long Beach
Pacific
U. S. Army
Dalton Victory
Department of the Army
Philippine Islands
American Graves Registration Service
Army
Daniel L. Arbiso
Robert R. Arbiso
Santa Ana
Navy
Richard A. Burner
Oda F. Leichert
Cerritos Ave
Edwin G. Burton
Mary McClure
Huntington Beach
Tovas B.castro
Jesus Castro
Andrew C. Fuller
Charles W. Fuller
Compton
Arthur E. Garrison
Arthur Garrison
Downey
Asmay
Vincent Medina
Ysidro Medina
Willie L. Minton
R. O. Minton
Bellflower
Salvador M. Padrique
Merchant Marine
Godfried Algar
San Pedro
Ovie J. Pritchett
Nancy Alice Pritchett
Norwalk
Roger E. Shaw
Grace O. Shaw
Pacific Ave
Ralph E. Showalter
Carrie Showalter
Placentia
Norwood F. Smith
Albert G. Duke
New Hearing on Rubbish Site Near Carson Street
City Manager Carl B Wirsching awaits a transcript from last week's hearing on the Carson Street rubbish disposal site and plans to confer with the State Health Department in Los Angeles to set a date for a continued hearing. Additional expert testimony is expected to support the city's plan for cut and cover disposal and the state hearing was assured to continue.
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Carson St
Carl B. Wirsching
State Health Department
Los Angeles
Wirsching
Wirsching's Assistant to Take Training
John B. Wentz administrative assistant to City Manager Carl B Wirsching will leave Monday for a two week training course in the Navy Reserve. Wentz served in the war as a lieutenant j g.
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John B. Wentz
Carl B. Wirsching
Navy Reserve
Wentz
J. G
Sunny Weekend With Light Coastal Winds Expected
Weather forecast notes sunny today and Sunday with night and morning low clouds. Temperature to creep up slightly. Gentle winds along the coast become moderate westerly in the afternoons.
Man Chosen Purple Heart Chief at Milwaukee Convention
Clifford A. Parmenter, 53, of 4500 Harvey Way, elected national commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart at the 16th national convention in Milwaukee. Parmenter, an avocado co operative executive and WWI veteran, has led Long Beach Chapter 210 and served as national senior vice commander. Other officers named include Frank J. Schneller Arch Bakay John O Connor Joseph Toader and Rabbi Michael Aronson. The 1949 convention will be in Cumberland Maryland.
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Clifford A. Parmenter
Harvey Way
Milwaukee
Wis
Parmenter
Long Beach
Frank J. Schneller
Oak Park
Archie J. Bakay
Chicago
John O’connor
Baltimore
Joseph Toader
Detroit
Michael Aaronson
Cincinnati
Cumberland
City Eyes 40 Hour Week for Police Patrols
City Manager Carl B Wirsching said he would approve a 40 hour work week for police patrolmen if personnel could be distributed without harming the public interest. Police Chief Alvin F Slaight noted retention of patrolmen seeking other work may be aided by moving from 46 to 40 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl B. Wirsching
Alvin F. Slaight
Speaker urges public to guard American liberty and culture
Joseph Scott, 81, Southern California pioneer and veteran attorney, told the Lions Club that Americans must defend liberty and reject calls for foreign economic security. He criticized schools for not teaching American history, urged cleaning out teachers who deny core ideals, and questioned loyalty tests for native citizens. Judge Fred Miller introduced him. Phil Hattery presided as officers inducted new members.
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Joseph Scott
Southern
California
Lions Club
America
Scott
Russia
Tolifornia
Los Angeles
United States
Fred Miller
Superior Court
Phil Hattery
Edward L. Shaw
Milton Gruhdeman
Eric Flamer
L. P. Murphy
Ex-skipper of Troopship Commands Freighter for Ore
Ex skipper of the troopship President Coolidge, Capt Milton McManus of San Francisco, now commands the freighter Drew Victory loading ore for Japan in Long Beach. The Drew Victory will sail to Guam and Wake to discharge military cargo before heading to Yawata.
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Seaman
President Coolidge
Espiritu Santo
Long Beach
Drew Victory
Japan
Milton McManus
San Franciscan
Coolidge
McManus
Three Hurt in Atlantic Ave Collision
Three men riding a motorcycle collided with a car on Atlantic Ave near Market St. Injured are Gilbert W. Denny 21 of Compton with abrasions Robert J. Kelly 21 of Gardenia Ave cats with possible spine fractures and Tat E. Kelly 23 of West 16th St. treated at Naval Hospital. Car driver Leo Jackson Jr. 18 of Gundry Ave unhurt. Denny cited for unlawful passenger on motorcycle.
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Atlantic Ave
Market St
Gilbert W. Denny
Tanner St
Compton
Robert J. Kelly
Gardenia Ave
Tat E. Kelly
W. 16Th St
Naval Hospital
Leo Jackson Jr
Gundry Ave
Denny
Sound Engineer to Check on Drying Plant Noise
City Prosecutor Kenneth Sutherland retains an engineer to assess the noise from the lumber drying plant at 1635 Pico Ave after a city council ruling declared a public nuisance. Neighbors complain mainly at night, though the plant sits in an industrial zone where such establishments are permitted by spot zoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Sutherland
Pico Ave
Sutherland
Ex-racer Hill Found Aboard Pacific Bear Freighter
Former racing driver Bennett Hill known as Sparks was found aboard the Philippine Bear as the ship sailed from Long Beach toward San Francisco. He now serves as shipboard radio operator and keeps a Pasadena home, having last won a major race in 1925.
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Bennett Hill
Jimmy Murphy
Tommy Milton
Peter de Paolo
Pacific Far East Line
Long Beach
Hill
Universal
Sparks
Knight of the Roaring Road
Pasadena
Pacific
San Francisco
Decrease Noted in Polio Cases In Long Beach
City health officer Dr. I. D. Litwack announced a leveling off in poliomyelitis cases. Only 12 new cases were reported in Long Beach this week, down from 17 the prior week and 14 and 18 in earlier weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D. Litwack
Long Beach
Health Department
Police Patrolman Exam Last Filing Date Announced
The Civil Service Commission announces that August 24 is the final date to file applications for the patrolman examination in the police department with a salary range of 244 to 305 dollars.
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Civil Service Commission
Iowans Gather for 42nd Annual Summer Picnic in Bixby Park
The Iowa picnic drew crowds from across the state to Bixby Park, with counties and colleges registering on trees. Veteran organizers T. H. Kramer and Martin J. Ford managed the coffee setup while Ben Richards supervised the county registries from his electric car.
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Vera Williams
Pxrom
Iowa
Lowans
Bixby Park
T. H. Kramer
E. L. Chapman
Spencer
Joseph W. Knox
Ottumwa
Ben Richards
Rhodes
Richards
Press-Telegram
Martin J. Ford
Iowa Society
City Council Grants Reductions on Church Properties
The council approved 50 percent cuts for First Lutheran Church school and playground improvements, denied cuts for the parsonage and study, and refused to reduce the church parking lot assessment. A 66 percent cut was given to Y W C A improvements, 75 percent to the Long Beach Society for the Hard of Hearing, and 37 percent to the Y M C A. A cannery and storehouse for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints saw a 7 percent cut, while Houghton Park and American Legion posts were denied 75 percent relief. The vote on the Lutheran items was 8 to 1 with A Carleson dissenting.
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ITV Council
First Lutheran Church
Churc
A. Carleson
Y. W. C. Auilding
Long Beach Society
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Lemon Ave
Houghton Park
Samuel Thomas
American Legion
Parmley
Ramsey
Kealer
Seaton
Jackson
Klockstein
Chace
Wagner
Carleson
Pilot Back Home After Baja California Crash
Arthur Pekarek 24 of Long Beach returned home by bus from San Diego after a three day Baja California ordeal. He was piloting a two seat plane to La Paz to ferry Richard McCullum when a downdraft forced a forced landing at Chapela Dry Lake Mex. Pekarek, uninjured, hitchhiked to Punta Prieta where a Coast Guard PBY flew him to San Diego.
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Arthur Pekarek
Gaviota Ave
Baja California
San Diego
Pekarek
W. Harvey Hite
Daugherty
Long Beach Municipal
Richard McCullum
la Paz
Chapela Dry Lake
Mex
Pedrogoso
Coast Guard
McCullum
Hite
Punta Prieta
Long Beach
Young Rider's Condition Improves After Orange County Accident
Thomas Frankenfield 16 of 4110 E 15th St was seriously injured last Saturday when thrown from a horse during All Saints Episcopal Church outing at Irvine Park Orange County. Reported good today at Seaside Hospital head injuries lessen. visitors now permitted. He is an acolyte and youth group chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Frankenfield
15Th St
Seaside Hospital
Arthur Frankenfield
All Saints Episcopal Church
Irvine Park
Orange County
All Saints Church
Sponsor Wanted Vet Seeks Entry to United States
Wellington New Zealand veteran Owen B Whellane 25 seeks Long Beach sponsor to bring his wife and 16 month old child to the United States He has 300 dollars ready on arrival and requests a sponsor to house the family until work is found He offers to treat sponsorship expenses as a debt of honor and asks interested parties to contact him via Mayor Burton W Chace.
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Owen B. Whellane
Ira St
Wellington
N. Z
Long Beach
Burton W. Chace
Whellane
Veterans Plan Victory March in Long Beach Today
Veterans plan a Victory Day parade in Long Beach at 7 p.m. today under the United Veterans Council. Grand marshal is Long Beach Police Chief Alvin Slaight, with 101year old Civil War veteran Charles Chappel as honorary marshal and a line of units from four service branches and veterans groups.
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Guadalcanal
Okinawa
Missouri
Long Beach
Veterans’ Council
United Veterans’ Council
Charles P. Howe
Alvin F. Slaight
Armed Service
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Julius Denker
Golden State Post
John S. McCain
United Spanish War Veterans
Arthur L. Peterson
Samuel Thomas
American Legion
Daughters of Union Veterans
American Veterans Auxiliary No. 13
Army and Navy Union
Shelter Manager Hopefuls Quizzed in City Interview
Forty one applicants seek the newly created shelter director post. John B. Wentz interviews the most promising candidates as the city manager selects the division head. The job pays 288 to 360 dollars monthly under the new scale. Decision may take weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Wentz
Wentz
Couple Returns From East Coast Motor Trip
Mr and Mrs Forrest Shattuck of 1718 E Ocean Blvd returned late yesterday from a two month trip along the southern Atlantic Seaboard through eastern Canada.
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Forrest Shattuck
E. Ocean Blvd
Atlantic Seaboard States
Canada
Call Early for All Want Ad Transactions
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Lee County
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Keokuk
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Red Oak Sun
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