Junior Chamber drives Long Beach membership appeal
HAROLD WILLIAMS notes the Junior Chamber of Commerce has long aided civic projects from a municipal stadium to aviation development in Long Beach. The drive targets men 21 to 35 for voting membership, with younger and older members eligible as associates, and ends February 20.
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Eyreysopy
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach
I. C
Junior Chamber
Jr. C. of C
Wilton Hotel
Sammy’s One Man Feline Helps Master Cut Grass
Siamese cat Sammy Ling, almost a year old in April, follows Van B Thompson retired Navy man as he mows. The cat leaps into the grass catcher during mowing and rides back and forth, then jumps out at intervals to await the grass catcher fill. Sammy Ling travels with his master on daily walks and is a devoted companion alongside two cocker spaniels and a Persian cat.
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Gauy
Ling
Van
Thompson
Tolbert Aye
Sammy Ling
Intervida
Mr. Thompson
Navy
Harbor
Lakewood Renumbering Deferred by Supervisors
Lakewood Mayfair renumbering to conform with the county master plan was deferred for further study for two or three years. Supervisor William A. Smith said protests from residents delayed the Mayfair plan, with similar concerns in Long Beach. A renumbering committee handles details, and officials note mail routing issues between Bellflower Long Beach and Los Angeles and the postal districts. Uniform numbering is seen as reducing confusion and aiding locating homes, with calls for Long Beach and Pasadena to join the system as new subdivisions arise.
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Lakewood
Long Beach
Steith
Lakewood-Mayfair
County Building Department
Road Department
Regional Planning Commission
Surveyors
Bellflower
Smith
Mayfair
Long ‘Beach
Los Angeles
Belflower
Post Office Department
Pasadena
Ramsey calls cut and cover trash site an awful mess
Councilman Joseph R. Ramsey, head of the city buildings and grounds committee, says the present cut and cover rubbish disposal site at Ded Ama Street and Paramount Boulevard is an awful mess. He warns the city must secure a new site by April 15 or face increased disposal difficulties.
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Joseph R. Ramsey
Ded “Ama St
Paramount Blvd
City Council
Ramsey
Bergen
Weather Boosts in Long Beach With Showers and Cooler Afternoons
Long Beach forecast from the U S Weather Bureau Los Angeles calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers today and cooler afternoons. South to southeast winds will blow 25 to 35 miles per hour, bringing gusty conditions along the coast.
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Long Beach
U. S. Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
Postwar Dry Cargo Shifts at Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor
During the first eight months of 1947 dry cargo exports and imports through Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor total 1 146 000 tons, up from 947 000 tons in 1946. Petroleum products flow 918 000 tons outbound in tankships with 1 158 500 tons in 1946. imports rise slightly with 122 300 tons in 1947. Long Beach handles 155 000 tons and Los Angeles 653 000 tons of dry cargo in 1947, against 207 000 and 563 000 tons respectively in 1946. The overall eight month total stands at 2 036 300 tons, slightly below 1946 due to petroleum export declines. customs district totals show 2 785 000 tons in 1947 versus 2 017 000 in 1946.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
U.S. Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Los Angeles
Long Beach Harbor
Department
Barbara
Ead Spatelgut
Tren
Lng
Eigght
Plurn
Long Beach L.os Angeles Harbor
Branch Hospital Project Advances in Port City
The county moves ahead with a branch hospital at Newport Ave and Willow St by selling a five acre parcel at the northeast corner to fund the project. City Manager Carl Wirsching and County Manny Wayne R. Allen arranged the transfer in Allen's office. The city will sell the tract at cost 310 000 and lease temporary county structures on it. The plan awaits City Council approval next Tuesday. A 12.5 acre parcel at Newport and Willow in Siena HI was already bought from the federal government, and a sale of land at the southeast corner owned by the Bixbys may follow to add space.
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Newport Ave
Willow St
City
Carl Bo Wirsching
Manny Wayne R. Allen
Allen
Apton
Latier
Bixby
Wirsching
Newport and
Willow
Siena HI
Bixbys
Longshoremen Get Increase in Wages
Three thousand longshoremen locally and 12 000 at other Pacific coast ports received a two cents an hour raise after private talks between Waterfront Employers Association and the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen Union. Described as a living wage rise, it follows an eight cent increase in December and lifts base pay to 1.67 5 dollars per hour.
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Pacific Coast
Waterfront Employers Association
C. I. 0. International Longshoreman’s & Warehousemen's Union
Victim Reports Purse Thief Incident Near Bus Stop
A 57 year old resident of 27 IE Sixth St reported that a young male grabbed her purse while she waited for a bus at Tenth St and Pacific Ave. She said the bag contained travelers checks and some cash. The thief fled in a nearby car, she told police.
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Benjamin
Sixth St
Mu Bial
Tenth St
Pacific Ave
Pollee
Horsewoman Rescues Companion From Death
Dorine Brewster, a 24 year old English war bride living in Long Beach, saved Mrs. Gail H. Lockerson from being buried in sand after a horse toppled and wedged her in wet channel mud south of Del Amo Street. Brewster rode for aid, then returned to free the horse and bring Lockerson to Seaside Hospital where she was kept overnight for observation and treated for a severe bruise.
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Gail H. Lockerson
Channel Bank
Long Beach Junior League Joins National Association
The Junior League of Long Beach joined the Association of Junior Leagues of America after a two year trial period, announced at the Waldorf Astoria meeting. The group supports a dental health center, clothing drives, library on wheels, hospital clinics, and volunteer services, with 88 active members and 51 sustaining members. A commemorative community event is planned for March 5 at Mrs. H Milton Van Dyke’s Seaside Way home.
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Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York
C. F. Loder
Junior ’ League
Ninth St
American Ave
On Wheels
Community Hospital
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Long Beach
League
Mildred Wagle
Res Euntly
Ak Severud
Jupiter Pluvius Cancels Ersatz Rain Test Here
The Junior Chamber of Commerce canceled an artificial rain experiment in Long Beach citing it as unnecessary though future tests are planned. The aviation committee will continue research with Army and General Electric support, led by Capt. George M J Clarke and with Ken Brows providing a plane and Beach and Matlock as crew.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Joe
al Beach
Junior Chamber Aviation Committee
Army
General Electric Co
Long Beach
Aviation Committee
Ithe
George M.J. Clarke
Air Frorce
Ken Brows
Amphibious Air Transport
Beach
Bob Matlock
Raincoat Stolen From Parked Auto
An indirect victim Harald Sneed of 718 Newport Ave reported that last night in the 1100 block on American Ave a thief stole a lady's rain coat from his parked car during a brief interval of rainfall.
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Harald Sneed
Newport Ave
American Ave
Drouth Ends as Rain Falls in Long Beach
After a 60 day dry spell, Long Beach logged .38 inch at 19 a.m. atop the Presse Telegram Building, bringing the season total to 2.20 inches. Forecast calls for intermittent rain today and tomorrow with strong squalls, and small craft warnings from Pt. Conception to San Diego. Winds peaked at 32 mph near the harbor. power lines were briefly arced, but no major damage reported.
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Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Presse Telegram
Pt. Conception
San Diego
John F. Baker
Marine Exchange Jookout
Longach
Los Angeles Harbor
Lee
Signal Hi
Federal
E. Washington St
Southern California Edison Co
Orange County
Annelm
Buene Park
Conn
Fullarton
Ganlvan
Huntington Beech
Laguna Beach Ta Habra
Lon
Adamston Nawport
OrnuRe
Banta Ann
Freedom Train Rescheduled to Feb 28 in Long Beach
The Freedom Train will visit Long Beach on Saturday February 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the North Long Beach Union Pacific station 3105 Carson Street with public access. A revised itinerary places the train in Los Angeles February 23 to 26 Pasadena February 27 Long Beach February 28 San Bernardino February 29 and Riverside March 1 before overhaul. Mayors Freedom Train Committee chairs Fredd Hair and H M Golden announce the date change.
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Long Beach
H. M. Golden
American Heritage Foundation
North Long Beach
Union Pacific
Carson St. O
Los Angeles
Pasadena
San Bernardino
Riverside
Freed Hair
City May Abandon Probst Employerating System
The Long Beach Civil Service Commission weighs replacing the Probst rating system for city workers with a merit based method. Probst, in use since 1931, is feared to be too complex and indirect, with over 100 items and a rigid A to E scale. The Long Beach Employees Association advocates abolition in 1948 to improve fairness and supervisor collaboration, citing mechanical scoring and delayed feedback. The new plan aims to simplify rater duties and clearly show employee class, plus focus on work quality, job fit, and overall value to the department.
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Long Beach City
Civil Service Commission
George Beavis
Association Prescent
Bovis
Civil Service Office
Olney Davies
Aerve
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