GOP picks San Francisco for 1956 convention in place of Chicago
The 1956 Republican National Convention will be in San Francisco, not Chicago, a move praised as savvy by party leaders. The piece notes Chicago’s heat and stockyards as factors, while California is expected to attract thousands of first time visitors and boost tourism and migration to offset Democratic registration advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
San Francisco
Chicago
California
Golden
Miss Universe pageant ad invites Bridgeport contestants
OROTHYRUS, formerly of Long Beach now in Sunapee New Hampshire, found a Bridgeport Telegram classified ad inviting girls to be Miss Universe contestants. The ad promised Miss Bridgeport for ages 18 to 28 with no talent required. Miss Universe officials welcomed the Bridgeport effort but suggested the wording implies no talent is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orothyrus
Long Beach
Stone End
Sunapee
N. H
Bridgeport
1953 pageant signs up 20 countries with new entries
Oscar Meinhardt reports 20 countries have signed up for the 1953 pageant, up from fewer last year. New entries include Ecuador and Ceylon, with inquiries from Egypt and Lebanon. Georgia will enter Miss U for the first time, chosen at a statewide chicken festival. A note from Bailey Fesler praises Indiana climate, adds quips about Russians and Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Meinhardt
Ecuador
Ceylon
Egypt
Lebanon
U. S
Georgia
The Traffic Clinic: Readers Pick Long Beach Peeves
The Press Telegram announces a new Traffic Clinic series with pictures and stories on traffic hazards in Long Beach. Hazards were chosen by readers who submitted traffic peeves after a prior report on the city’s 10 worst traffic situations. Police study each entry and the series begins Monday. readers may still submit peeves for inclusion.
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Long Beach
Press-Telegram
Heart Drive Plans Ready for Sunday Heart Drive
Preparations for the Heart Sunday house-to-house fundraising were made at a luncheon for Long Beach Heart Association leaders. About 55 guests were briefed by Mrs. J. Roscoe Howell and WW G. Wilson praised volunteers for fighting heart disease, with Dr. Pettus G. Secrest detailing fund use in artery work, clinics, and university research. Volunteers plan to visit 15 to 25 homes each.
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Heart
Long Beach Heart Association
J. Roscoe Howell
Ie Association
Heart Fund
Artery Bank
Children's Clinic
L and
University Research
Women’s Division
Howell
Beach Drilling Proposal Moves To Public Vote
The city council oil committee recommended an amendment allowing drilling on beaches from the Los Angeles River flood channel to the eastern city limits. The proposal was referred to the charter amendment committee and would require voter approval.
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Vrompimoen
Oy Wen
Los Angeles River
CityCouncil Oil Committee
Twin Honor for Veteran GP Worker
A double tribute was paid to Solomon I. Rosenberg at General Petroleum Corp. on Thursday for 40 years of service and upcoming retirement March 1. Rosenberg began in February 1915 in the engine room of a tug at San Pedro, later captained company tugs in Seattle and Wilmington, and has served as engineer at the Marine Terminal in Wilmington since 1937. fellow honoree P. L. Griffin, captain of the tug Lebec, also marked 35 years on company vessels. Griffin resides at 1115 S. Patton Ave., San Pedro.
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Solomon I. Rosenberg
Marcelius St
General Petroleum Corp
Apple Valley
Rosenberg
Thhe Company
San Pedro
Seattle
Wilmington
P. L. Griffin
Company
Lebec
Fic
S. Patton Ave
Cake sale aids injured mother in Cub Scout drive
Proceeds from a Cub Scout Pack 37 cake sale were turned over to Mrs. Manola Rogers of 1500 Loma Rye after she was seriously injured October 8 when she pushed her son Edwin S and another boy from a car’s path. Long hospitalization and mounting medical bills followed. she remains bedbound though released from the hospital. The cake sale yielded 85 percent of its target. Pack 37 is sponsored by Grant School PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manola Rogers
Edwin S
Grant School Pta
Tiny Dog Shielded Boy From Rabid Spaniel Attack
A five year old Dana Owen was attacked when a cocker spaniel leaped from a parked car. Tiny Spotty, a four pound mongrel, sprang to the boy s aid and drove off the larger dog. Dana escaped with a back laceration. Animal Shelter attendants quarantined the spaniel to determine Pasteur treatment needs for the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spotty
Marte
Dana Owen
St. Thurs
Dana
Charles W. Owen
Pasteur
Reservists Vital to Air Force
Maj. Gen. Revert B. Landry, commanding general of the 4th Air Force, says the U S Air Force must strengthen and retain reservists to ensure national security. He notes training time reduced by atomic warfare and stresses integration of reserves with regular forces during a Long Beach inspection. Col Roland F. Wilson accompanies him as deputy for plans and programming.
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U. S
Air Force
Revert B. Landry
4Th Air Force
Harry S. Truman
Long Beach Air Force Base
Landry
Hamilton Afb
New Orleans
West Point
Gen
8Th Air Force
Thomas ©. Winer
234Ith Air Reserve
Roland F. Wilson
Long Beach Jafby
National Commander Bowman Visits Long Beach Chapter
National Commander Meee A. Bowman of the Military Order of the Purple Heart will visit the Long Beach chapter at 8 pm today at 325 W. 3rd St. He recently returned from Europe as the auxiliary plans refreshments after the meeting under Mrs. Bernice Thompson's direction.
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Meee A. Bowman
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Long Beech
3Rd St
Bowman
Europe
Bernice Thompson
Easy Money Classifieds Offer in Lana Beach Surf
Fragments describe a local classified ad about an opportunity promising quick gains in Lana Beach. The readable text hints at a money making scheme with informal appeal and unnamed contacts.
Delay Oil Rule Changes After Protests From Industry
Long Beach city officials delay action on comprehensive amendments to remove wooden oil derricks within two years and curb noise and hazards. The delay, voted unanimously, will allow oil industry representatives to meet with a city committee and seek flexible, workable changes. Industry leaders criticize proposed measures as overly harsh and ill suited for established oil zones, urging inclusive talks and adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis D. Reese
D. M. Acres
Western Oil Sand Gas Assn
D. A. Boone
Five Hurt in Three Accidents in Long Beach
Five people were injured in three traffic accidents in Long Beach late Thursday into today. Richard L. Victor, 26, of Compton, suffered possible concussion and severe lip injuries after a collision at Artesia Street and Cherry Avenue. he remains hospitalized at St. Helen's in Bellflower. John W. Fitzwater, 33, of Gunther Way, was treated at Community Hospital for abrasions and possible fractures after his car collided with Victor's. he is listed in stable condition. Orville West, 43, of Ave, was treated at St. Mary's for contusions and a bruised leg following a Myrtle Avenue crash. he was cited for failing to stop. Ralph Jenkins, 22, and another driver were involved in a second collision. Jenkins was uninjured. Abraham Gelber, 50, of Los Angeles, and Samuel Rosenbaum, 46, were injured in a separate Spring Street collision. Gelber has possible pelvic injuries and Rosenbaum fractures. Donald Milebrandt, 27, of Carfax Avenue, the other driver, was not injured.
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Long Beach
Richard L. Victor
E. Compton
Compton
Arstesia St
Cherry Ave
John W. Fitzwater
Gunther Way
Victor
St. Helen's Hospital
Bellflower
Spring St
Lakewood Blvd
Abraham H. Gelber
Los Angeles
Samuel L. Rosenbaum
Gelber
Donald R. Milebrandt
Carfax Ave
AFL Crew Dispute Flare At Long Beach Harbor
A waterfront dispute erupts in Long Beach when the SS Tonsina arrives, triggering a harborwide stop-work meeting called by the AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots Union. The MM&P claims the Sailors Union of the Pacific overstepped by supplying the entire ship's crew under a contract with International Shipping Co of Seattle. Captain Durkin notes the local MM&P will decide next steps after the meeting as Tonsina prepares to load coal for the Far East at Berth 30 under a Pacific Far East Lines contract.
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Longeach Harbor
AFL Masters
Tonsina
AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific
Forts Wilmington Hall
Masters
Goiun
West Coast
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Robert Durkin
Mm&p
SUP
International Shipping Co
Seattle
Wash
Durkin
Long Beach
Pacific Far East Lines
Far East
Officer Faces Court March 3 on Assault
Los Angeles police officer Wirt Coates, 30, is held for Superior Court arraignment on charges of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm. A preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Ralph C. Dills set March 3 in Los Angeles Superior Court. Coates, arrested Feb. 4, allegedly tried to choke his estranged wife at her Compton home, 219 North Locust Street.
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Los Angeles
Wirt Coates
Ralph C. Dills
Los Angeles Superior
Coates
N. ‘Locust St
Compton
Prosperity Ahead Predicted by Parade Publisher
Parade magazine publisher Arthur H. Motley told more than 300 Long Beach leaders at Lafayette Hotel that population gains higher incomes and tax cuts will bring continued prosperity in 1955. He urged business to inform the public with news of new products, especially via newspaper advertising, and forecast further tax reductions as national income remains strong. Motley noted population rose 8.9 million in the 1930s and 19 million in the 1940s and projected a 25 million increase in the 1950s.
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Bill Barbee
Left
Rex L. Hodges Realty Co
Arthur HL. Motley
Center
Parade Magazine
L. M. Brewer
People's Bank of
Lakewood
Lafayette Hotel
Arthur H. Motley
Long Beach Basin
Independent Press-Telegram
Motley
Long Beach
Approve Site for Library Branch Here Formal Action
City Planning Commission granted formal approval Thursday for a 3.4 acre site bounded by Ocean Blvd Magnolia Ave and the prolongation of 1st St and Chestnut Ive for a county library branch. The plan calls reserving the northeast portion for underground parking linked to a city facility with a future courthouse connection. Assessed value 249110 with 121860 land and 124500 improvements. The site adjoins the civic center extension planned with a public safety building and new city hall when funds allow.
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City Planning Commission
Ocean Blvd
Magnolia Ave
1St St
Chestnut
County Board of Supervisors
Civic Center
Harpo Marx to Perform in Hollywood Pops Concert
Harpo Marx will perform a comedy routine during the Hollywood Pops Symphony Orchestra concert at Municipal Auditorium at 3 15 p m today. The event is sponsored by Long Beach Sciots Pyramid No 43 with proceeds aiding Sciots charity work. David Forester directs the orchestra, Betty White introduces selections, and soloists Patricia Mishon Robert Hunter and Elliott Fisher perform.
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Harpo Marx
Hollywood “Pops Symphony Orchestra
Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach
David Forester
Betty White
Elizabeth
Patricia Mishon
Robert Hunter
Eliott Fisher
Sciots
Douglas Engineers Get Retroactive Hike
Douglas Aircraft Co and the Southern California Professional Engineering Assn announce a 23 percent wage increase for about 3,000 Douglas engineers including 1,000 in the Long Beach plant, retroactive to January 3. The raise follows a prior 3 percent boost granted to all company employees in January. engineers had awaited agreement completion.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
Southern California, Professional Engineering Assn
Douglas J
Long Beach
Uaw-Cio
Management i
Inyo Sheriff Seizes Man in Long Beach Grand Theft Case
Inyo County Sheriff C. M. Howard arrested 31 year old Patrick Keller at a Belmont Shore service station, charging him with stealing $200 worth of goods in 1953 from a Shoshone store. Det Insp Les Johnson aided. Keller was located after tips from a local employment agency. The sheriff, claimed to be 6 feet 7 inches, may be the tallest in the U.S.
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Inyo County
C. M. Howard
Long Beach
Patrick Keller
Granada Ave
Belmont Shore
Howard
Keller
Shoshone
Calif
Les Johnson
Catholic Naval League to Install Landry President
Charles Landry will become president of the Catholic Naval League in an installation ceremony after a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Lucy's Hall at Santa Fe Ave. and 23rd St. Other officers will be Everett Atha, vice president. Albert Ryan, secretary-treasurer. David Parra, marshal. Canes will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Landry
Catholic Naval League
St. Lucy's
Santa Fe Ave
23Rd St
Rew
Everett Atha
Albert Ryan
David Parra
Canes
Dollar Day Sendoff Echoes Downtown Roar
An unscheduled downtown sendoff occurred at 8 a.m. as a roar swept the area surrounding Long Beach. The event centered on the electrically operated air raid alarm atop Fire Department headquarters at 341 Pacific Ave, which short circuited during the incident.
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Long Beach
Downstown
Fire Department
Pacific Ave
Downtown Dollar Day awards silver bags to five winners
Crowds thronged downtown Long Beach shops as the Downtown Dollar Day game resumed. Five shoppers won bags of silver dollars after recognizing Mr. Dollar Day and reciting the required sentence. Weather was ideal for the event and merchants anticipated larger turnout than the first day.
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Dollar Day
H. L. Stewart
Jerry Lester
Barbara Graham
Sherman
Pat Harris
W. Anaheim
Long Beach
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Malcolm Epley
R. Joseph Reed
Optometric Assn
Ormer Hoosiers
Bailey Fesler
Indianapolis
Grace Henry
Indiana
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Allen Poe
Siberia
ST. Paul
Long Beach Harbor
Heart Drive
Spot
Lana Beach
Cail
Council
Fenton
Facta
Fwooden Derrick
Ree
Long Beach Press
Gebaram
5S & SI
Edward M. O'Connor
Raymond C. Kealer
Douglas Engineers
Inyo
Mary Purcell
Anaheim St
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