North Long Beach Fair opens with baton contest
The fourth annual North Long Beach community fair features a nationally recognized baton twirling competition. Otis will direct the contest, with judges Gordon Wheatly and Don Mc Campbell. Over 100 young majorettes compete across five classes from young novice to senior. Entry blanks available from Otis at 40 Atlantic Ave in Compton.
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North Long Beach
Ed Otis
Otis
Gordon Wheatly
UCLA
Santa Ana Junior College
Don McCampbell
Long Beach City College Band
Dyearola Connie’ Shoemaker
Compton
Atlantic Ave
Wood burner and stage coach L B Resident recalls 1877 trek
George E W Beamsley age 99 sits at home at 820 Gladys Ave recalls travel in 1877 from Lake Geneva Wisconsin to Jacksonville Ireland to visit brother James. He traveled by slow Union Pacific train to Redding California then stage coach to Jacksonville with fuel by wood or buffalo chips. Beamsley moved to Long Beach in 1921 after bottling works. his sons James and John live on Gladys Ave and Freeman Ave, another son George is in Longview Washington.
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George E. W. Beamsley
Gladys Ave
Lake Geneva
Wis
Jacksonville
Ire
James
Union Pacific
Redding
Calif
Boise
Idaho
Beamsley
Times
Press-Telegram
Long Beach
John
Freeman Ave
George
Longview
Wash
Korea to Sell Scrap Iron Exports Contract Signed
Tokyo August 30 reports Korea will sell scrap iron as a war byproduct. Japan has signed a contract for 100000 tons of scrap iron with the South Korean government through Pacific Iron Scrap Corp. The Yawata Iron Works and Fuji Iron Works are named partners in the deal.
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Tokyo
Morea
Japan
Jhas Juts
Yawatai Iron Works
Fuji Iron Works
Pacific Iron Scrap Corp
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Aaron Schultz
Atlantic
Rosa
Groy ~ S
Kground
Bernhardt Dining Group
Pam Rag
Heywood Wakefield
Karpen
Charles OF London
Gustom
Lawson
Ansepeeet
Maine
Sheraton
Hoffman
Westinghouse
Crosley
Grayson
Bayon Gabardine
Cole
Tay
Eatire
Laca
Entira
Pine Ave
Grayson's
Los Angeles County Fair
Ed Schoeberl
Plymouth St
Toni Crandall
L. B
Korea
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