Real Estate Licensee Activity Grows Yet Business Cools
R S Davis reports California real estate shows higher dollar volumes per licensed broker than in 1940 41 yet overall business cools as licensees rise faster than sales. In Los Angeles County the count nears 114 percent growth since war, while sales up 54 percent and dollar value 33 percent.
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Los Angeles County
R. S. Davis
Davis
Directory of
Real Estate Bulletin
California Real Estate Association
Wage Hike Ends Strike at Celanese Plant in Rome Ga
In Rome Georgia a 2 cent an hour base wage increase ended a 116 day strike at the Celanese Corp rayon plant. Production will be restored to top levels and about 1900 workers will be rehired as soon as practicable. The contract runs for months with no wage reopening. Negotiated by George Baldanzi and W Brown after an all day meeting with union and company officials. The strike began August 24 over wage disputes and included picketing and court actions. The contract promises rehiring without discrimination and reinstates group insurance for all employees.
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Rome
Celanese Corp
Rayon
George Baldanzi
Textile Workers Union of America
C. I. OD
W. ¥. Brown
Celanese
Ships Reach China
Hong Kong dispatch reports the U S aircraft carrier Tarawa and destroyers Buckley and Hawkins arrived today from Tsingtao for a ten day unofficial visit to China and nearby waters.
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China
Hong Kong
Tarawa
Buckley
Hawkins
Tsingtao
Standard Oil Man in Hungary to Die
In Budapest a people's court sentenced former director of the Hungarian Standard Oil subsidiary to death for attempting to overthrow the state. Two officials received jail terms. a geologist was acquitted. The court cited instructions from American mission members and company directors, with defense appealing to the supreme court. The U S State Department said American officials were forced to sign police confessions.
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Budapest
Hungary
People’s Court
Standard Oil Company
N. J
Simon Popp
Sandard O l
Botog Abel
Bela Pinder
Kalman Barnabazs
Popp
Paul Rudemann
George Bannantine
Supreme Court
Rudemann
Balnantine
U. S.state Department
Yule Tree Dealer Ensures Harbor General Gets Trees
Cy Perkins of a 2200 Pacific Ave lot pledged 100 Christmas trees to Harbor General Hospital Torrance after reading a plea in The Passing Show column. Hospital staff applauded, noting 24 wards would enjoy a festive Yuletide. Perkins, known for philanthropy, typically supplies trees to numerous causes.
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Jere
Harbor General Hospital
Torrance
Cy Perkins
Pacific Ave
Perkins
Mous
Sters
County Hospital
Terminal Island Traffic Study Planned
A Marine Association of Commerce committee will study vehicular and pedestrian access to Terminal Island. The panel, chaired by Harry E. Wade, will meet December 15 at 8 30 p m in the Colonial Room of the First Cabin Dafe to consider improving island traffic from Long Beach and San Pedro. Participants include R W Imphoff Richard W Park Edwin W Sandison George Anderson E Belcher Pepper Wilson W M McIlwaine John Logan Monty Phister Albert Herbold Vincent Thomas Assemblyman R S Shoemaker and others.
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Wilmington
Terminal Island
Marine Association of Commerce
Harry E. Wade
Long Beach
San Pedro
R. W. Im
Phoff
Richard W. Park
Edwin W.sandison
George Anderson
E £A Belcher
Pepper Wilson
John Logan
Monty Phister
Albert Herbold
Vincent Thomas
R. S. Shoemaker
Long Beach Harbor
Radio Author Here Tonight at Alamitos Library
Irvin Ashkenazy, author of radio scripts for Cavalcade of America and other programs, discusses The Influence of Radio and Television on American Literature at the third Author Meets the Reader session tonight at 8 at the Alamitos Branch Library. Public invited.
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Alamitos
Third St
Irvin Ashkenazy
Cavalcade of America
Hollywood Theatre
Grand Central Station
Radio Luxemburg
Radio Norgmandie
Lden
Ashkenazy
Robert Browning
Long Beach
Library Executives of
Southern California
Sthe Authors’ Guild. Soc
Mother of 3 Gets 60 Days Jail Treatment
Los Angeles December 9 Mrs Francine Gibson 22 began serving a 50 day county jail sentence for child neglect. Police Judge Raymond Reid suspended 30 days and placed her on two years probation. Two daughters aged 3 and 18 months were sent to Juvenile Hall and Alyse 8 1/2 months to General Hospital. Husband George Gibson a former Air Corps lieutenant is at Birmingham Veterans Hospital. She blamed relatives for her troubles and admitted the house was dirty while washing clothes.
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Los Angeles
Francine Gibson
Raymond Reid
Burbank
Karen Mae
Bari Sandra
Alyse
General Hospital
George E. Gibson
Air Corps
Ohio Firms Lay Off 1000
In Cleveland area large layoffs affect over 1000 workers. Apex Electrical and Manufacturing Co cut 300 last week with 400 more set for January 1. National Carbon Co and Jack & Heintz Precision Industries also report reductions. Addressograph Multigraph Corp and Foote-Burt Co trim offices and staff amid weak orders and year end activity.
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Cleveland
Greater
Apex Electrical and Manufacturing Co
Clarence G. Grantz
Jack & Heintz Precision Industries, Inc
Selectric Motor
National Carbon Co., Inc
Addressograph Multigraph Corp
Foote-Burt Co
Surgeon Doctor Removes His Own Appendix in Four-Hour Operation
Hamburg report says Dr Theodor Herr aged 37 performed self surgery in Hamdorf near Rendsburg. He removed his appendix yesterday in a four and a half hour operation in the hospital surgical ward. After sewing the incision he resumed daily duties. A nurse assistant assisted by handing instruments.
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Hamburg
Theodor Herr
Herr
Hamdorf
Rendsburg
East Prussia
Passion Play’s Music Charms Audience in Local Performance
The Passion Play in Convention Hall Long Beach features 60 local singers directed by Arne Zan with organist Berenice Toniutti and actor Josef Meier as Jesus. The program blends Handel Mozart Gounod and Dubois music across 22 scenes, with four rehearsals and matinees today and tomorrow.
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Judas
Arne Zan
Southland
Zan
P.T. A. Mothersingers
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Choir
Scottish Rite Male Chorus
Merriettes
Ell
Handel
Mozart
Gounod
Dubois
Zahlas
Josef Meier
United States
Luenen
Westphalia
South Dakota
Whittier Narrows dam plan seeks 516 million grant
In Los Angeles on December 9, county flood control district engineers announced a 516 million grant request for the Whittier Narrows dam from the next Congress. H B Hedger testified at a hearing by the national planning commission proposing to limit Home building to one house per five acres to cut condemnation costs. The hearing resumes on December 22.
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Los Angeles
Whittier Narrows
Congress
H. B. Hedger
County Flood Control District
Hedger
Ional Planning Commission
United Nations adopts genocide ban by 55 nations
In Paris on December 9, the United Nations approved a sweeping genocide convention by unanimous vote with 55 nations in favor. Costa Rica El Salvador and the Union of South Africa were absent. Assembly President Evatt called the move an epoch making event and urged rapid adoption by all states.
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Paris
United Nations
Costa Rica
el Salvador
Union of South Africa
Assembly
H. V. Evatts
Australia
Rotary Speaker Predicts Long Distance Dialing Within Years
Edwin M. Blakeslee of Santa Monica, president of the Associated Telephone Co. Ltd., told the Rotary Club that in three to five years long distance calls could be dialed directly to relatives in Oshkosh or Kokomo without local exchanges. He noted rapid growth of phones in Long Beach, with 97,199 in service now versus 46,523 in 1940, and cited shortages of materials delaying industry expansion. He spoke on independent telephone companies, wartime speed of service, and the American free enterprise system’s reach, contrasting U.S. phone density with Europe and Russia.
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Susie
Oshkosh
Hiram
Kokomo
Edwin M. Blakeslee
Santa Monica
Associated Telephone Co., Ltd
Rotary Club
New York City
Blakeslee
Long Beach
Bell System
Bell Organization
Klan to Stage Public Rally in Macon
In Macon Georgia the Ku Klux Klan plans a public rally and initiation ceremony at City Auditorium. Hundreds are expected to take an oath as Handbills invite the public to learn the group ideals. The imperial degree team led by Grand Dragon Samuel Green of Atlanta will conduct the ceremony and broadcast over the public address system. Reporters and photographers must show press cards and register at the press room.
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Macon
Ku Klux Klan
City Auditorium
Association of Georgia Klans
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Grand Drago
Uel Green
Atlanta
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Warren R. Cochran
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