Long Beach water plant tours invite public to see treatment process
The Long Beach water department opened its Spring and Redondo plant for tours on Sundays and Wednesdays at 2:45 and 3:45 PM. Visitors watch a film Pipeline to the Clouds, then tour the basin where 12 million gallons are treated, noting the gull deterrent net and the transformation of murky water into clear fluid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ong Beach
Water Dept
Spring
Redondo
Newport
Long Beach
City Flood Debris Claim Denied by Flood Control Board
Flood Control Engineer H. E. Hedger advised the Board of Supervisors that the Flood District has no obligation to reimburse Long Beach for 11 720 spent clearing debris from beaches at river mouths after January storms. The debris, Hedger said, is a natural flood consequence not caused by district structures, with limited precedent for removal duties outside Seal Beach under a long standing contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Board of Supervisors
H. E
Los Angeles
San Gabriel
Hedger
Seal Beach
San Gabriel River
Bishop Talks Here Today at Poly High Auditorium
Bishop Thorpe B. Ignacson of the Presiding Bishopric will speak today at 10 am and 6 30 pm in Poly High auditorium for the quarter ly conference of the Long Beach Stake. The stake includes wards in Long Beach Compton Lynwood Wilmington and San Pedro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorpe B. Ignacson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City
Utah
Poly High
Lly
Long Beach
Compton
Lynwood
Wilmington
San Pedro
Long Beach faces sea boundary clash over inland waters
California and the federal government clash in Washington over seaward inland water boundaries that determine tidelands ownership and oil revenues. The dispute centers on San Pedro Bay and the line from Point Fermin to Newport Beach, with impacts from a 1950s Supreme Court ruling and a World Court reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro Bay
Master of Chancery
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
U.S
Carillo
Ft. Fermin
Newport Beach
Hare
Channel Islands
Long Beach
California
Washington
Willam H. Davis
New York
Irving M. Smith
Everett W. Mattoon
Point Fermin
Gavi Vota “Ave
World’ Court
Hague
Hay Court
Norway
Britain
Nor‘Way
Prairie State Folk Hold Spring Picnic
Illinois State Society members gathered at Bixby Park for a spring picnic marking an Illinois Lincoln Day event. Guests from Mattoon Nauvoo Champaign Peoria enjoyed reminiscences as Dr Tracy Strevey of USC spoke on Lincoln in Illinois. Long Beach Municipal Band performed with trumpeter Don Pratt and others as planning for a summer picnic in Bixby Park July 26 was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Davies County
Illinois
Massac County
Prairie State
Bixby Park
Tllinois State Society
Mattoon
Nauvoo
Old Marrisa
Champaign
Peoria
Tracy E. Strevey
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
University of Southern California
Raymond V. Darby
David B. Livingston
Illinois State Society
Ilinois
Los Angeles County
Long Beach
Eugene LaBarre
Don Pratt
Marion Pamarniatess Huth
Ts U' Nichols
Hubert ‘ Crozier
Glia Adarky
Brooks to Head National Principals Association
Dr. Harold B. Brooks principal of Franklin Junior High School is set to be elected president of the National Association of Secondary Principals in Cincinnati Ohio tomorrow. The post almost always follows the first vice president role Brooks has held this year. he also serves as executive secretary of the state principals organization. He joined the Long Beach school system in 1920 and has led as junior high principal since 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. Brooks
Franklin
National Association of Secondary Principals
Cincinnati
Ohio
Brooks
Oranization
Longeach
Time Changed on Blood Banks in Long Beach
Roland R. Bach, Long Beach Red Cross chapter manager, announced new hours for weekly blood banks from 3 to 7 30 p m on Tuesdays. Donations have dropped recently, and the drive aims to triple 1952 donations to meet Department of Defense needs as hospital calls rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Young Long Beach executive rises at Imperial Oil and Grease Co
L B educated man L M McVicar 22 son of Mrs T W McClain elected vice president after nine months since UCLA graduation. He helped expand Imperial Oil and Grease Co assets over 250000. Born in Ventura he moved to Long Beach, attended Wilson High, studied at Fullerton JC and Berkeley, and now resides with wife Patricia and daughter Pamela in Bel Air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventura
Long Beach
Lowell
Will Rogers
Wilson
Fullerton JC
University of California At Berkeley
McVicar
Nno
George Gerber
North Hollywood
Gerber
Imperial
Glendale
Fate of Pan American Festival Decided at Lakewood Meet
Leaders of Lakewood organizations meet at Lakewood Junior High to decide whether to drop the annual Pan American Festival parades queen coronation and other events due to sponsor shortfalls and scope. Bemis notes heavy planning needed and seeks a group to assume responsibility while the flag exchange will occur April 19 with Chile honored at the exchange as students study Latin America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
E. 0
Bemis
Bemish
Chile
Uaier
U.S
Lion's Club
Taxpayers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Business Association
Village
Oied
Jesr Solter
Greenmeadow
Walter
Douglas Union Meeting Today In Long Beach Plant
Wage Stabilization Board recommendations on a 10 percent plus 90 cent hourly raise for over 10,000 Local 148 workers at Douglas Aircraft Long Beach and 300 welders across Long Beach Santa Monica and El Segundo plants prompt a mass meeting at Municipal Auditorium. Union leaders say WSB action signals potential settlement via collective bargaining. both sides express optimism while noting unresolved issues on retroactivity and union shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United. Auto
Douglas Aircraft
Long Beach
Municipal Auditorium
Santa Monica
el Segundo
WSB
Upon
Wage Stabilization Board
Douglas
Pierce and Allard
Uaw-Cio
Korea
WSH
Congress
Shopa
Saidin
Associated Press
6000 Dog Licenses Sold Reported by Shelter Director
James W. Bibb, director of the Animal Shelter at 986 W. 15th, reported that 6000 dog licenses were sold yesterday, 1200 more than the comparable period last year, with 14008 licenses still outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Bibb
Te Go
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gordon Vesney
Clyde Winslow
Clyde
America
Bob
Bishop T. B. Isaacson
Huntington Beach
Balbos
Argue Tideland
Prairie State Folk
By Bill Conway
Ais
D. L. Adams
E. H
Livingston
Iillinois State Society
Birby Park
Winois
Gertrude Buchannan Allan
Lor Beach
Long Beach Press
Geleoram
L. B
R. L
Douglas Union Meeting
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!