California's Congress Delegation Seated
California’s delegation to the 83rd Congress is seated with 19 Republicans and 11 Democrats in the House, and Sen. Kuchel and Sen. Knocsland starting new six year terms. New members take oath while Republicans gain control prompting shifts to key committees including foreign affairs, appropriations, and banking.
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Washington
California
California House
Thomas H. Kuchel
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
William F. Knocsland
Senate Republican Policy Committee
House
New York
Pennsylvania
Congress
Donald Jackson
Santa Monica
Foreign Affairs Committee
Oakley Hanter
Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
John Phillips
Appropriations
Veterans Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Federal Housing, Administration
William _S. Mailliard
San Francisco
Joseph F
van Nuys
Edgar W. Hiestand
Altadena
James B. Ltt
Sof
Santa Ana
House Agriculture Committee
Charles S. Gubser
Gilroy
Harlan Hagan
Hanford
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Hosmer
John ©. Moss Jr
Sacramento
Robert L. Condon
Walnut Creek
Sacred Elephants Dock Here Sunday in Wilmington
Seven sacred Cambodian elephants bound for the United States are set to arrive aboard the American President Lines freighter President Jefferson from the Far East. Noel Rosefelt, a wild game hunter, accompanies the elephants and a Siamese honey bear. Monks conducted 35 minutes of rites to bless the elephants before the voyage, sprinkling holy water with palm leaves. Rosefelt and his party were briefly detained by Cambodian rebels as they moved from the war-torn interior to the sea.
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Wilmington
President Lines
Jefferson
Far East
Orient
Noel Rosefelt
Rosefelt
Roselelt
APL
Explosion Reveals Tons of Red Propaganda in Ruins
In Valparaiso Chile a New Year’s dynamite blast killed at least 51 and injured 250. Rescue crews found nearly two tons of Communist propaganda from Russia and Mexico in the former office of Edmundo Lazo, maintenance chief, who is questioned on unauthorized dynamite storage. The building housed the department of roads and many victims remained missing.
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Valpariso
Chile
Russia
Mexico
Edmundo Lazo
Val- Parise
Department of Roods
Lazo
Writer Recovering After Plane Crash
NEWHALL I UE Writer Robert E. Bob Lee 34 recovering from injuries after his plane struck a high tension wire and crashed while attempting a landing at Saugus Airport on New Year’s Day. He suffered facial lacerations and a severed artery but bystanders stopped the flow of blood.
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Newhall—I
Robert E
Bob) Lee
Lee
Lawrence
Saugus
Kirk to Succeed Ike as Columbia Proxy
Columbia University acting president Dr Grayson Kirk is reported to be named president to succeed President elect Dwight D Eisenhower. Kirk, 48, has led the university since December 19 1950 during Eisenhower’s NATO leave. appointment would take effect January 19 when Eisenhower resumes the presidency.
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Kirk
Ike
Columbia
Wwiswy Yuorkr—At
Grayson
Columbia University
University
Eisenhower
NATO
Board of Trustees
Long Beach Man Marks 94th Birthday
Relatives from Temple City Avenal Southerlin Ore San Antonio Texas and Walla Walla Wash gather at 347 Pacific Ave Long Beach to celebrate William Johnson's 94th birthday on the last day of the year. Daughters Mabel Johnson Hazel Grant Cora Estrada attend with son Albert Johnson and granddaughter Loretta Wagener among others.
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Long Beach
William Johnson
Pacific Ave
Albert Johnson
Temple City
Fiorence Miller
Avenal
C. B. Carver
Southerlin
Ore
Robert Grant
San Antonio
Texas
Trvin Carver
Walla Walla
Wash
Prophecy Topic Draws Baha'i Faith in Long Beach
The Baha'i World Faith group in Long Beach will feature a Thursday evening talk on Prophecy by Mrs. Chris O’Lara at the Baha'i Center Town Hall. The center welcomes all faiths with 2 p.m. Thursday meetings. Plans advance for World Religion Day on Jan. 18, led by local assembly chair Mrs. Mattie Allen.
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Long Beach
End of Los Altos Ruin Search Near
Archaeologists at the Los Altos housing site near Bellflower Blvd and Stearns St were given until Monday to complete digs or finance delays. Jim Burdge of Whaley Co pressured Long Beach State College officials managing the excavation, warning that bone digging must end or be restructured. Seven ancient skeletons and parts of two more have been unearthed along with artifacts, with subdividers facing penalties for delayed completion.
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Los Altos
Jim Burdge
No. 8S
Whaley Co
Bellflower Blvd
Stearns St
Long Beach State College
California Board endorses Bible reading in schools
The California Board of Education endorsed Bible reading in public schools while opposing a bill to make it mandatory. Permissive sessions were approved 7 to 3, with the board urging the Legislature to modify the measure to require readings. Board member Thomas J. Mellon of San Francisco said the proposed law risks bringing God into public education.
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Los Angeles
California Board of Education
Thomas J. Mellon
San Francisco
TV sets in churches for coronation urged
Two English bishops proposed installing television sets in churches nationwide for the June coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The plan aims to help country areas view the event with a religious focus, with Rev J O Nicholas arranging three sets for his 13th century Norman church at Writtle, Essex.
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LN Vuin
England
Falkner Allison
Chelmsford
Christopher Chavasse
Rochester
Tony
J. O. Nicholas
Allison
Writtle
Essex
Western At Baptist Church To Show Mr Texas Film
Western At Baptist Church screens the Christian western Mr Texas next Wednesday at 7 pm at First Bible Baptist Church Wardlaw Road and Delta Avenue. Rev Ralph Boyette hosts the event with the Hour of Decision choir. The showing opens a two week revival led by evangelist Rev J H Melton who has preached since 1936 and studied at Baylor and Southwestern Seminary.
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Redd Harper
Cyndy Walker
First Bible Baptist Church
Wardlaw Rd
Delta Ave
Ralph Boyette
J. H. Melton
Baylor University
Waco
Texas
Southwestern Theological Seminary
United States
Canada
Minister to Resume Showing of Pictures
Reverend Heuven Atieranerson, minister of First Christian Church, will resume showing color motion pictures of his Holy Land trip at the 7 30 p m service. Tomorrow’s film title is Great Days in Galilee. The previous showings were postponed during last month’s evangelistic meetings.
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Heuven Atieranerson
First Christian Church
Coloy
Holy Land
Galilee
Unitarians to Hear Los Angeles Minister at Long Beach Church
The Long Beach Unitarian Church will host Dr. Wenper Malden, Los Angeles minister 1933 48, as guest for the 11 a.m. service with a talk on Religion and Peace. Dr. Robert Murray Pratt recently retired after delivering his farewell sermon on December 28.
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Los Angeles
Wenper Malden
Mle
Derek Wuc
Power of Supreme Being Topic in Wales viaband
Sermon on the power of God to guide sustain and save will be explained and illustrated in the lesson on God read across Christian Science churches on Sunday. The golden text from Isaiah 45 22 urges Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth for I am God and there is none else.
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God
Christian Science
Vacation Starts As Sierra School Closes For Snow
Campationville Sierra Nevada town at 3000 feet elevation closes the 66 pupil Sierra School for a two and a half month winter break as heavy snow piles force a seasonal pause. Principal W C Williams eyes the white blanket and ends regular winter attendance, noting summer sessions only.
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Camptonville
Calif
Sierra Nevada
Immigration Law Rewriting and New Bill Offered
Representative Javits proposed two immigration measures. One calls for rewriting the McCarran-Walter act to balance immigration and welfare with humanitarian needs. The second, the selective immigration act of 1953, would admit 500000 skilled workers over five years, prioritizing refugees from Iron Curtain nations and surplus workers under recovery programs.
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Washington
Javitts
House
McCarren
United States
Javits
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
Newark
N. J
America
Oil Drilling Record Set by Brown Drilling Co
Brown Drilling Co reports a new all time oil wells record with 832 wells drilled totaling 372960 feet in 1852. The firm operates across California and west Texas and eyed future drilling in West Australia and Peru, employing about 200 people and maintaining seven tool sets. Richfield Oil Corp completed the Ad78 well in the mington field on harbor land yielding 323 barrels daily from 3440 feet depth, with gravity 20.2 and production flowing.
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Brown Drilling Co
RNA
California
West Texas
West Australia
Peru
Richfield Oil Corp
Themington Field
City Harbor Land
Oil field drills six new wells in Wilmington area
Union Pacific plans six new wells named 93-R 431-R 428 584 585 586 in the Wilmington field. California oil output for 1952 up to year end reached 955,393,284 barrels, with a daily average around 981,722. Shell Oil completed Taylor No. 272 at Ventura Avenue on New Year’s Eve and added pumpers 126-34 Coblinga 133-29 and Lookout No. 14 at South Mountain. In Kern County Intex Oil Co report Newhone No. 1 spudded Dec 26 reached casing tests 2380-2460 feet. Reserve Oil and Gas and Standard Oil to test deep Kern County zone on 800-acre tract. Arthur E. Clark and C. B. Huntoon will drill wildcat Mutz No. 1 near Victorville. Union Oil to drill another wildcat in Tejon Hills area, producing optimism for 1953 amid labor and market shifts.
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Union Pacille
Wilmington
Shell Oil
Ventura Ave
Shell
Coblinga
South Mountain
Intex ‘Oil Co
Newhone No
Kern County
New York City
Labor Department
VLEW
William F. Schnitzler
American Federation of Labor
Jane Rolldaya
Standard and Poor's Corporation
Norerasts
National Association of Purchasing Agent
House
Small Business Committee
Congress
Engineering News
United States
S den and Bradstreet
Business Reporting Service
Tisaé Tn
New
York
Stock “Exchange
Cmt
Arket
Treasuries
New York Stock Exchange
Commodity Price List Shows Drop
New York UP. Wholesale commodity prices averaged a shade lower this weekend than last, per the Associated Press weighed index of 35 important commodity prices. The index at 178.10 vs 178.20 last week and 194.38 a year ago. Food and live stock declines pulled the index down, while Industrials, grains and cotton, textiles and nonferrous metals rose slightly.
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New York
Associated Press
Livestock Market Report From Culgaca Area
Hogs cattle and hogs traded with price declines across the board. Barrows and gilts were about 60 cents lower, sows down similar amounts while hogs and lambs showed softer trends. Slaughter cattle steady to higher as buyers stressed demand for veneer cattle. Mixed figures show bulls and feeders active but overall receipts increased with weak to lower wholesale prices.
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Ives
Stapleer-biyers
Comrarizon
Amdr
Balable
Ely
Slauchter Greera
Sonia Hieber
Tate
Wounda
Ajarte
Mylinen
Joan Eholee
Walt Otterlkn
Omar
Trend of Stock Prices for Past Week Analyzed
A stock market outlook noting stronger fundamentals, ongoing inflationary and deflationary cycles, and a forecast of a prosperous 1953. It cites estimates from the U S News and World Report for 1953, discusses OPS and EPT effects, and analyzes market momentum, valuations, and the potential for a top followed by a rotation. The analysis includes historical bull market patterns, per share earnings multiples, and recommendations to stay invested with select stock choices.
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U. S. News and World Report
Standard & Poor
General Maxim Purkayev Dies in Moscow at 56
Soviet papers report the death on Thursday of Gen. Maxim Alekseevich Purkayev, 56, a senior commander in the nation’s army. His passing marks the loss of a high ranking military leader.
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Moscow
Maxim Alekseevich Purkayev
Building Permits and Contractors Across Long Beach Area
A garbled OCR list shows numerous building permits and contractor notes for residences and renovations in Long Beach and nearby areas. Items include various projects with costs, contractors, and location hints such as Pacific Avenue, Healy-Tibbite, and Water Conatimerors, noting alterations and reconstructions.
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A. Tubers
Pacifie
Ernest
Ted
Bray
Ee Aloran
debieTs
Californie
Guy
Bench
Pireuter
Mylene
Cock Aie
Healy-Tibbite
Loan County
Petia
Crue
Gueo Atkinwon Co
Long Benul
Wong Ben
Beach
Sina
Bertha T
O Wonerd
Canairuetion
Aeline
Synch Harbor
Beit Weld
Gion
Tor
Wall
Pal
Area
Christmas Week Dept Store Sales Jump 57 Percent
Department store sales for the week ended December 27 rose 57 percent from the same week in 1951 as Christmas fell on Thursday. The Fed noted the gain is not fully representative due to different shopping days. Nonetheless December sales still point to a record month ahead.
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Wasthnusen
Federal Reserve Board
Big U S Luxury Liner Docks at Bremerhaven
The United States blue ribbon luxury liner berthed in Bremerhaven this morning with 617 passengers, most of them American military personnel. The 53,300 ton ship inaugurates regular winter service to Germany and sails for home Sunday.
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Sremerhaven
Germany
United States
America
Fragmented OCR Item Sparks Historic Market Terms
Partial readable lines reference dairy items and grades, mentioning butter eggs poultry and ringed numbers. The fragment hints at market pricing or grade classifications with scattered names and dates, but lacks a complete coherent event.
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By Harrison Humphries
Wejertaeuser
Bereker
Eureka
Haturday
Berth
AL Ruper
Asi
Jevanoah
Anchorage Ator FB
Vaemee
Powell
Thasnes
Sranaines
Faltanger
Francinco
Hong Kong
Triag Eorace Luckenbac
Nasnessi
Franclics Yaperial Seamonton
Dante San
Western
Baptist Church
Dahan
Topic
Wales
Sierra
George Beckas
John Paulos
John Panousis
Nicholas Billinis
Church of the Assumption
Anthony Faole
Constantine Papacostas
Athanasius Zes
James Pancusis
Company
By Emmet EF. Riordan
Brown
By Richard Fiske
theAmerican Petroleum Institute
Pacific Coast Office
Reserve Oil and Gas
Standard Oi
Arthur E. Clark
C. B. Huntoon
Raymond Ave
Victorville
Union Oi
Oldewell
Tejon Hills
Kerr
Afr
Tunis Creek
Lwritter
Dew-Jopes Industriais
Paul H. Macgregor
H. DE LA Chapelle
HW. If
Hutton & Lo
Paine
Webber, Jackson & Curls
D-J Industrias
U. S
Bremerhaven
Rees Ray
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