Long Beach Grows as Cotton Trade Hub Under Stricter Rules
Long Beach strengthens as a cotton shipping port with decades of underwriting practices guiding handling. Coast Guard safety measures push stricter import security while stevedoring firms face enforced cleanliness and harbor officials may act to clear hazardous premises.
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Long Beach
Goast’Guard
Harbor Department
Los Angeles Harbor
California
Pacific
Longeach
Los Anges Harbor
Pacific Coast
Coast Guard
Town Meeting Leader to Speak at Poly High School
George V. Denny Jr founder director and moderator of Americas Town Meeting of the Air will speak at Poly High School in the auditorium at 8 Wednesday night His talk on Is This Americas Century is part of Long Beach College Celeb rity Series In 1949 he took the program to 14 world capitals from London to Honolulu with recordings flown back to the United States each week
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George V. Denny Jr
Amer *Ica
Poly High School
Wtorium
America
Long Beach City
Ollege
London
Paris
Berdim
Vienna
Rome
Ankara
Tel Aviv
Alexandria
Karachi
New Delhi
Manila
Tokyo
Honolulu
Washington, D.C
United States
School Awards Spur Craftsmanship Pride
The Old College Try program links industrial arts to student projects at Long Beach schools. Students in vocational courses replace football with boats, meat cutting, and bindings as workbench focus. Awards recognize finished products with ribbons and merit certificates, while the alma mater earns achievement certificates. Public Schools Week shows projects, with 13 divisions and 40 classifications awards on April 21.
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Old College
Long Beach
City College
Glenn D. Warrick
Seafarers Begin $2.5 Million Vacation Pay Program
Seafarers International Union starts distributing 2.5 million dollars in vacation pay to seamen at 90 day intervals. Workers become eligible for 140 dollars yearly, prorated by service length, funded by 50 cent daily contributions from ship operators and overseen by a union board. Eligibility shown via discharge papers as funds ready in Wilmington.
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Seafarers International Union
AFL
SIU
Wilmington
Wage Stabilization Board
Optometrists to Offer TV Viewing Guidance
SACRAMENTO Feb 16 The California Optometric Association will hold a four day convention here starting Sep 21. The group will present recommendations on television viewing and answer whether television harms the eyes. Dr Harold Stein of Los Angeles will report findings of a special subcommittee on television.
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California Optometric Association
Associaon
Harold Stein
Los Angeles
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Burk's Stores Orders 6 Carloads of Admiral Refrigerators
Burk's Stores Inc places a six carload order of 1952 Admiral refrigerators in Los Angeles. The purchase signals a strong year for refrigerator sales as Burk's expands to eight Southern California stores and rolls out a major newspaper advertising campaign. Henry Feldman leads as president with Larry Malin as secretary treasurer. The firm operates Long Beach and other Southern California locations.
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Admiral Refrigerators
Los Angeles
Burk’s Stores, Inc
California
Henry Feldman
Burk’s Stores
Larry Malin
Admiral Line
Long Beach
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