Harbor shipping brings diverse goods from Asia and India
Carpenting from Czechoslovakia and pepper from India join water chestnuts from Hong Kong and bamboo products from Japan in plus cargo seen yesterday at the harbor. Indian items include mats bases and jute while large outbound shipments to the Philippines and the Dutch Indies were loaded on the De La Rama Line freighter Dana Allen. The Dona Alma, three ships built in Japan for De la Rama, returned from New York with a maiden voyage end.
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Czechoslovakia
India
Hong Kong
Halla F
Japan
Shedaneladon
Philippines
de la Rama
Dana Allen
Biermand& Bucknall
Citheaga
Dona Alma
New York
Cone
Manila
Lunch Menu For L B Public Schools Week of Feb
The menu lists weekly meals for Long Henel school students with daily items such as spaghetti and frankfurter on Tuesday and vegetable beef soup on Thursday. It notes students at junior and senior high schools do not need to purchase full meals before ordering a la carte items.
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Tinenls Petholes
Spaghert
Frankfurter
Inter
Armet
Cradt
Lumberlady weathered gale off Cape Blanco in long voyage
Long Beach vessel Lumberlady battled 24 hours of fierce seas off Cape Blanco Oregon. The lumber sling failed breaking loads and decks swamped while crews fought to secure cargo. Captain Maland praised crew and Long Beach officials planned new tariff changes set to raise costs for port users.
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Cape Blanco
Ore
Lumberlady
Ohn Maland
North Pacific
FE. Barry
Long Reach
Gumber Co
Lambertady
Harold F. ‘Norton
Norton, Lilly & Co
Fillerrmaan & Bucknall
Chicago
Norton
San Fran
Notables Sail on Lurline
Notables voyage on Matson liner Lurline across the Pacific to Sydney. Southern Californians include Mo Barnes, Firestone sales manager, with Mea Barnes. Eugene Barnes, motion picture exec, with his wife. Kenneth Carrah er, LA mattress maker, with Mrs Carrah er. Howard Meighan, Columbia Broadcasting VP, with Mrs Meighan. John J. Rearden, retired Union Oil traffic chief, with his wife. Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Drinkwater, parents of Terrel Drinkwater, Western Air Line president. Arthur Wartzel, US vice consul in Sydney, sails with Mrs Wartzel and daughters Beth and Tandthen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Oil Co
R. J. Drinkwater
Terrel Drinkwater
Western Air Line
Sydney
Australia
Arthur Wartzel
Worteel
Beth
Tand
Competition Keen in Race to Stock Copra Oil Supply
Procter & Gamble president Neil J. McElroy reported from the Philippines that copra oil supplies are expanding as the war threats prompt stockpiling. He noted no acute shortage is foreseen and cited the Philippine Manufacturing Co. as a key supplier, with operations feeding the Philippines and exports to Puerto Rico. He also observed strong postwar recovery and security improvements in the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil J. McElroy
Procter & Gamble
Philippines
Philippine Manufacturing Co
Tribute to retiring tanker fleet engineer after 28 years
A banquet at the Lafayette Hotel honored Raymond C. Jones retiring as superintending engineer of General Petroleum Corp tanker fleet after 28 years. About 100 steamship men attended. Jones and his wife will move to San Francisco.
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Lafayette Hotel
Raymond C. Jones
General Petraletin Corp
Jones
San Francisco
Tom Forster
Forster Shipbuilding Co., Inc
Walter Richards
Hampton Neergaard
Dan
Wall
Marine Department
Mojave
Lebec
Tejon
Colina
1924 Paper on Lincoln Murder Facts Revealed
A 27 year old Indianapolis Star copy in Long Beach reveals trial details of the Lincoln assassination. It cites living witnesses from 1924 familiar with the Surratt boarding house and notes Gen Lew Wallace served on the military commission. An additional witness disputes Booth's balcony leap with an alternate exit claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Linstein
Indianapolis Star
George S. Treher
Amanda Dr
Long Beach
Murray E. Surratt
Washington
Lew Wallace
Ben Hur
John Wilkes Booth
Band to lead midwinter reunion program for Nebraska veterans
Eugene LaBarre who led the Commercial Club Band in 1911 will direct the Long Beach Municipal Band for a midwinter reunion of former Nebraska residents at Bixby Dark Saturday February 24. Paul S. Dietrich Nebraska State Society president estimates 16000 Cornhuskers will attend. Attorney Robert Wenke former Stanton Neb will speak on Nebraska Today. Mayor Burton W. Chace also of Stanton will give a welcoming address. Music by Lulu Petty Dog formerly of Beaver Crossing.
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Eugene LaBarre
Chatron
Nob
Long Beach
Aic
Webraska
Bixby
Paul S. Dietrich
At Neb
Nebraska State Society
Robert Wenks
Stanton
Neb
Araska
Nebraska State University School of Law
Robert A. Wenke
Nebraska Supreme Court
Burton W. Chace
Lulu Petty Dog
Beaver Crossing
Japanese Ship Takes U. S. Coal to France
The Japanese freighter Pacific Maru, after visiting Long Beach, sailed to Philadelphia and was reported discharging Pennsylvania coal at Rouen, France. She is the first Japanese freighter to call at an American Atlantic or European port since before the war.
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Long Beach
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Rouen
France
Fish Landings Set Record Across West Coast Plants
A historic catch for canning was landed at Long Beach Los Angeles San Diego Santos Harbor Francisco and Monterey plants totaling 1 213 238 614 pounds with 530 000 000 pounds as an all time record per local reports San Diego and other ports reported albacore bluefin tuna skipjack yellowfin sardine bonitos yellowtail jack mackerel Pacific mackerel squid and sardines among the landings with totals by port and species detailed.
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Long Beach-Los Ange
San Diego
Santos Harbor
Francisco
Monterey
San Francisco
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L. B
Oregon Coast
Edsel Newton
Prose Telegram Marine Editor
Cisco
U. S
Ellerman & Bucknall Associated Lines
Harry Dorr
Norton & Lilly
Los Angeles
Lincoln
Nebraska
Pina Avenue
Burroughs
Iwoman
J. J. Strom
Brown
Kays
R.O.T.C
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Brown Military Academy
Calif
Howe de
John Brown
KGER
Brown School For Girls
Glandora, Calif
Finast
Southern California Military Academy
Long Baach, Calif
Praskindargartan Thrush
California
Long Beach Goll
Big Toe
Esau
Beltone
Baltone
Fat-Ax
Hearing Center
John L. Burton and Associates
Kress Bldg
Barker Bros
Broadway
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