Defense Activity Speed-up Calls for Improved Traffic Facilities
Defense activity in the Long Beach area requires faster movement of workers and materials to naval installations. Plans call for extending the Terminal Island Freeway from Willow Street, advancing the Long Beach Freeway schedule, and connecting island facilities with Los Angeles industrial zones. Additional work includes reconstructing the Seaside Avenue pontoon bridge and surveying broader traffic needs to handle a surge in local travel.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Los Angeles Naval Base
Terminal Island
Long Beach Harbor
Willow St
Los Angeles
Vernon
Paul Hendren
Naval Base
Commodore Heim
U. S. Navy
Federal Public Roads Administration
Pacific Coast Hwy
223Rd St
Atlantic Ave
Atlantic Blvd
Long Beach Blvd
Harbor
Long Beach City
Pacific Coast
Anaheim St
Harbor Department
Johnston Appointment Seen As Wise Move By Wilson
The piece judges President Truman's firing of Alan Valentine and appointment of Johnston as economic stabilizer aides. It contrasts Wilson's decisive, businesslike stance with Valentines professorial background, noting Johnston's Spokane roots and leadership experience including chairs of corporations and roles with the Chamber of Commerce and the Motion Picture Association of America. Johnston is praised as a decisive, capable choice.
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Charles BE. Wilson
Defense Mobilization
Seme
Wilson
Truman
Alan Valentine
Ene Inhnston
Valentine
General Electric
Civic Music Association
United States
Johnston
Spokane
Capital pianist challenger stirs Washington gossip
President Truman faces a new rival in piano flair as Iowa's Guy M. Gillette, a handsome senator, is booked for a radio stage show at Constitution Hall. The press ladies, influential in Washington, may crown a new idol of the ivories despite the president's noted skill.
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Truman
Iowa
Guy M. Gillette
National Press Club
Constitution Hall
Congress
Washington
What Budget Means in Military Terms
A massed analysis of budget figures ties money to hard military power. The piece argues Congress will fund a concrete expansion across Navy, Air Force, Army, and atomic energy, boosting Air Force groups to near 95 and creating a larger platform for sustained air and sea dominance. The plan, it says, would deter Soviet aggression by overwhelming industrial mobilization and space for more divisions, with the U.S. poised for rapid and lasting expansion.
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Congress
Air Force
Army
Stalin
Soviet Union
United States
Truman Congress relations improving in Washington
The article notes a warming tone between President Truman and Congress amid brief misunderstandings over troop deployments. It highlights Taft's softened stance on sending troops to Europe, mutual aim to align on foreign policy, and strong support for a UN resolution against Red China.
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Washington
Congress
President Truman
Truman
Mr. Truman
United States
China
Department of State
United Nations
Red China
Princess Margaret's fox hunt sighting stirs gossipy debate
In England, Princess Margaret faces rebuke from the League Against Cruel Sports for trailing a fox hunt in a car. The piece notes aristocratic tradition, tax pressures shrinking the landed gentry, and the enduring allure of hunting in British culture and literature.
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England
Margaret
League
Edward VIII
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
Baldwin
Respect as a Serious Thing in Timothy
The fragment cites Tim othy chapter four urging reverence for elders and the honor due to those who inspire such respect, framed in a devotional voice. It mentions Mme. Swet and underscores the value of mature guidance within a church or community.
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Mme. Swet
Just Folks by E A Guest and a curious surplus gadget
The poem reflects on home as a place of success where love, faith, welcome, and cure for hurt balance rivalry. It notes that two years ago the Army offered a surplus item priced at 800 dollars whose use remained unknown, suggesting another look may reveal its potential utility.
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Earl of Harewood
George
Britain
Press-Telegram
T N
Helen Gahagan Douglas
U. S
I. N
U.S. Senate
Harry Truman
Dean Acheson
Long Beach Education Reports 700 Defenses Workers Placed
Ten years ago in Long Beach Superintendent Oberholtz er announced that over 700 men and women have been placed in defense work after completing studies offered by the local school system. The Zebra paint issue at City Hall prompts a modern repaint plan while Procter & Gamble’s Seventh St plant will receive extended gas service under a new city contract. Thirty years elapsed since the city charter completed, now headed to the legislative body for approval next week.
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Kenneth 5. Oberholtzer
Procter & Gamble
Seventh St
Cincinnati
Freer Climate Forum Signals Open Debate on Peace
Readers critique foreign policy and atomic warfare fear in a letter page forum. Editor Paul L Rider argues for bold citizen engagement, peace science, and public resistance to war while urging responsible parental and civic action.
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Press-Telegram
Paul L. Rider
Letters on American security and civic duty in Lakewood
A sequence of letters from residents including JOHN M. KELLY and PORERD P. JACKSON oppose surrendering to fear and urge adherence to constitutional limits, showing distrust of government influence. MRS. J. E. STEPHENS praises outreach to new Lakewood residents, while T. GRAYSON ROBERTSON calls for protected parking for servicemen’s cars amid wartime conditions.
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Lletegram
Lakewood
J. E. Stephens
Radnor Ave
Press -Telegram
Pico St
T. Grayson Robertson
He Walks Beside Me In Faithful Quiet Moments
A devotional verse describes the speaker feeling God’s near presence throughout day and night. It speaks of worship, guidance in sunrise and sunset, and comfort in trials. The speaker prays to give their best to honor and serve God faithfully each day.
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New Capital
By Walter Lifpmann
Truman-Congress
By David Lawrence
Sen. Taft
Europe
America
Ry Dewitt MacKenzie
Foreign Affaire
Annivak
Timothy
E. A. Guest
Roosevelt
Korea
France
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Aders
John M. Kelly
E. Sixth St
Enitar Press -Telegram
R. G. York
City Colege
Herr Goebbels
Greater Lakewood
George Clark
He Walks Beside Me
Metcalfe
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