Iraq Scorns British Pact Demonstrations Rise in Baghdad
Iraq rejects the revised British-Iraqi treaty as failing to guarantee national rights amid tense protests. A communique from the Teal court cites swift ratification as unlikely without guarantees. At Beirut, Lebanon’s premier notes Arab League discussions on the treaty.
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Iraq
Emir Abdullah
Tegal Court
Leng
Britain
Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
Dime Drive reaches nine thousand in Long Beach campaign
Long Beach antipolio drive reports Maren of Dimes contributions totaling 9000 toward a 50000 goal at the First National Bank building. Mrs. O P Manna, vice president of the Long Beach National Foundation for Poliomyelitis, urges return of both containers mailed to over 50000 citizens. Harbor Vulture 1262 40 and 8 of the American Legion offer help as collectors begin at the Ewell Theater with assignments for Sunday shows next week.
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Maren
Hanna
Harbor Vulture
American Legion
Ewell Theater
Harley Kelly
Volture
Elmer Sivacke
Matt’ Nee
Marshall Justifies Sacrifices in U S
Secretary of State Marshall told the National Cotton Council in Atlanta that sharing farm machinery and fertilizer with Europe under the recovery program may cause hardship for a few American farmers but the sacrifices will be insignificant compared to the job ahead. He urged farmers to support the Marshall Plan as vital to Europe’s increased food production.
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Atlanta
Marshall
Europe
National Cotton Council
Milarly
Pitsburgh
Fire Department Call Log Fragments and Locations
A fragmented log lists Wednesday and Thursday fire department calls across Myrtle Avenues Balroont Ave Manta Fe Ave Long Beach Blvd and other streets with ambulances and reported damage noted. Details are incomplete but indicate multiple incidents including a fire and ambulance responses.
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Myrtle
Ainvie
Balroont
Amy
Ulance
Axtiss
Emergency Numbers for Local Emergencies in Long Beach Area
Emergency numbers listed for police and medical aid across Long Beach California area including Long Beach, Lakewood, Seal Beach and Signal Hill. Phone codes shown for police and signal hill services plus medical aid reference to Long Beach Physicians' Ex.
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Police
Long Beach
Signal
Lakewood
Torrey
Seal Beach
Sire S
Signal Hill
Bsny Medical Aid
Centenarian Navajo Cowboy Dies in New Mexico Town
Francisco Salz Anan, reputed to be 137 years old, died at 7 15 last night in San Patricio N M. Born circa 1811 he lived with the Sanchez family since the 1860s. He worked as a cowboy and sheep herder in youth and hauled freight to Fort Stanton during early service with government troops.
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San Patricio
N. M
Dan
Francisco Salz
Simon Sanchez
Sanchez
Fort Stanton
Russia’s Axis Talks and Stalin’s Wartime Diplomacy Exposed
A series of declassified documents outlines Soviet efforts to align with Nazi Germany, Molotov’s meetings in Berlin, and Germany’s plans to divide Europe. It details Molotov’s 1940 reception, secret Agrosmouls, and Moscow’s push for expanded influence from the Baltic to the Persian Gulf, ending with Ribbentrop’s cut of ties as war loomed.
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Moscow
Count von der Schulenborg
Mol ‘Olov
Finland
Dardanelles
Batum
Baku
Persian Gulf
Soviet Union
Itler
Hitler
Soviet Russia
England
Balkans
Russia
Baltic States
Lithuania
Folenda
Warsaw
Bonds to Finance Vets Home-buying
The State Veterans Board meets in San Francisco to consider selling an additional 6 million dollars in bonds to finance veterans farm and home purchases. The proposal would raise total bond sales to 126 million since 1981 to support six months of purchases at current rates.
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Sacramento
State Veterans Board
San Francisco
Department ‘of ‘Veterans’ Affairs
Timber Marketing Deals Attacked in Federal Court
In Portland Oregon on January 22 a federal suit seeks to block the Interior Department from approving a contract that would grant Fischer Lumber Company of Eugene exclusive rights to cut federal timber within a proposed unit. Plaintiffs include George E. Owen of Eugene and the Western Association of Lumbermen and Loggers.
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Ore
George E. Owen
Eugene
Western Association of Lumbermen
J. A. Krug
the Interior
Interior Department
Fischer Lumber Company
Fischer Company
MEN DYE TOO Beauty-shop Law to Be Changed
Assemblywoman Genesta M Strong proposes amending the state beauty parlor law to cover human heads not just female heads. She notes many men patronize beauty shops for permanent waves and related services and argues the law should reflect broader clientele.
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Plandome
Genesta M.strong
Nassau County
Republican
Parley Sought in City's Oil Revenue
City Manager Carl Wirsching plans a meeting with the City Council and Board of Supervisors within a week to discuss the long standing gentlemen's agreement on Long Beach oil revenue. He notes $300000 already allocated for bridge work and $1000000 more surplus expected from county wells since 1941 to be redirected to Long Beach bridges.
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Board of Supervisors
Long Beach
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Wirsching
Anaheim
Seventh St
Ocean
Blya
Ballentine testifies De Sylva offered to buy child
Santa Monica diary recounts film executive Rudy De Sylva proposing to pay Miss Ballentine 500000 to gain custody of her child. She described a 1943 coerced marriage in Tijuana to sailor William Moskovita arranged by De Sylva and a 1944 divorce, with the child born in March 1944.
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Miss Ballentine
Stephen Ballentine
de Sylva
Rescued Pair Found Safe After Coast Guard Misstep
Coast Guard failed to locate two men Gerald King and Fred Hart after radio report of a rescue at sea off Anacapa Island. They were later found ashore on Big Anacapa after signaling a passing boat. The rescue Crews had believed the trio involved a rescuer and two teens.
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Coast Guard
Gerald King
Fred Hart
Ventura
Big Anacapa
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Hart
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Vets Press Rent Controls Extension Urged Upheaval in Housing
Omar Ketchum of the Veterans of Foreign Wars told a Senate banking subcommittee that federal rent controls must be extended to prevent veterans and others from becoming economic casualties in housing markets. He warned of a national housing emergency that cannot be eased soon and noted controls may expire February 29 without new Congressional action.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Yerbal
Omar K. “Ketchum
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Reenakderng
Congréss
Admits Wife Slaying in Washington and Oregon
Milton Oregon sheriff’s detective reports Roscoe Lee Hayton admitted choking his wife to death in Seattle. He signed a statement about the slaying and burial in a wooded area near Seattle, while an oil can with $17000 cache was linked to a property settlement before their separation.
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Milton
Ore
Adam Lyskoski
Seattle
Roscoe Lee Haytorr
Washington City
Lyskoski
Marth
Hayton
Washington
Visits Analyzed Indicate Vatican Withdrawal Support
L Unita reports that recent visits by Spanish prelates to the Holy See suggest the Vatican is withdrawing unconditional support from Generalissimo Francisco Franco's regime. The article notes the changing tone and potential diplomatic shifts between Spain and the Vatican.
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Bevin warns of world war risk if one power dominates Europe
British foreign secretary Bevin argued that any attempt by a single power to dominate Europe would inevitably spark another world war. He attacked Soviet expansion, urged four power cooperation only with free states, and warned the Cominform and Soviet satellites threaten recovery efforts in Europe while suggesting a Western alliance among France and Benelux nations.
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Trieste
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Greece
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Athens
Dodge Auto Heiress Files Divorce Suit
Frances Dodge Johnson daughter of John F. Dodge has filed for divorce in Oakland County Circuit Court citing her husband James B. Johnson Jr. as morose for weeks. The case follows a high society marriage from 1938 with a reported $10 million trust fund and ties to harness horse breeding.
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Mica
Atomobile
Frances Dodge Johnson
John F. Dodge
Oakland County
Cirrcuit Court
James B. Johnson Jr
Johnson
Librarians to Be Recruited for Public Service
Young people interested in studying to be librarians are invited to a recruitment program on Saturday February 7 at 10 a.m. at Pomona College Claremont. Reservations are handled by Miss Helen Fuller of Long Beach libraries. The event is sponsored by the California School Library Association southern section led by Miss Helen Tredell with panelists from Long Beach and local libraries.
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Miss Iredell
Rescued Boatmen Found After Coast Guard Notice
Coast Guard reported three Anacapa Island men rescued after a boat capsize near Big Anacapa. Gerald King and Fred Hart were aboard when their craft sank. Hart signaled for help while King remained aboard until rescue. The pair landed on Little Anacapa and were later located as the mystery of their location was resolved.
Mrs. G A Gerken Heads Long Beach Writers Club
Mrs G A Gerken was installed as president of the Long Beach Writers Club at an all day meeting held at Colonial 951 Locust Ave. Officers include Mrs Clyde Brown Irene Rose Saris Marie Wood Elizabeth Tracy Pauline Stacy Lola Laurendeau Edward Shouffers Ted Cooper Billie Kenney Laura Thompson Ruth D Hughes Ida Sinclair Amy Bennet. The day featured a reading from Sinclair's new poetry book Chromium Sandals and the annual president's dinner is set for January 31.
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Long Beach Writers’ Club
Colonial All
Locust Ave
Clyde Brown
Irene Rose Saris
Marie Wood
Hird
Elizabeth Tracy
Pauline Stacy
Lola Laurendeau
Blanche Phillips
Depu
Edward Shouffers
Ted Cooper
Billie Kenney
Laura Thompson
Linda Arthur
Ruth D.hughes
Ida Sinclair
Amy Bennet
Sinclair
Chromium
Sandals
Truman Predicts Candidate Avowal for Democratic Nomination
President Truman said there will be an announced Democratic presidential candidate before the party convention opening in Philadelphia on July 12. He refused to name the person but indicated a candidate will emerge, and he did not comment on Henry Wallace possibly joining the Democrats.
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Washington
Truman
News
Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Whitney
Mr. Truman
Execution Sought for War Bride in California Murder
Redwood City January twenty two. The prosecution seeks to prove Jadwiga Curtin a Polish war bride twenty one guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of George W. Conner Palo Alto veteran and father of three. Prosecutors say she lured him from a tavern to a robbers rendezvous and the crime occurred during a felony.
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Redwood City
Jadwiga Curtin
George W. Conner
Palo Alto
Conner
California
Stalin Attends Memorial Rites in Moscow
Stalin attended the memorial service in Moscow marking the 24th anniversary of Lenin's death. Photographs showed him in uniform occupying a front row seat at the Bolshoi Theater. Suslov used the occasion to denounce the United States and Great Britain, warning they may follow Germany's fate.
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Moscow
Scow
Stalin
Nikolai Lenin
Soviet Union
Bolsho Theater
Mikhail A. Suslov
Communist Party
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Miners Idle in Kentucky Coal Dispute Sparks Their Holiday
About two thousand miners in Johnson County pausing work in a dispute over action against nonunion mines. The idle workforce shuts 40 truck mines and 11 loading ramps while operators foresee a long stoppage. The walkout affects both union and nonunion workers.
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Johnson Counijty
Johnson Couny
Truman Speech to Mark Cuban Freedom
President Truman agreed to address a joint session of Congress on April 19 to mark the Cuban independence anniversary. Lawmakers Martin and Connaly arranged the invitation. Cuban leaders were not expected to address Congress again soon. Captain Campbell announced from Washington the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce will join the National Association of Commercial Organizations conference.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Sen. Martin
R.-Pa
Connaly
D.-Texas
Tyumen
M, i Congress
Cuba
Ision
Martin
States Chamber of Commerce
D. W. Campbell
Long Beach
Campbell
National Association of Commercial Organizations
National Chamber of Socials
Opium seized in Mexico City hotel raid
Federal narcotic agents led by Chief Inspector Jesus Maonte seized more than 5000 dollars worth of cooked opium found in 16 cars in a hotel room in Tijuana. Local Chinatown owner Luis Yee, 52, was arrested on public health law violations and will be questioned tomorrow.
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Tijuana
Mex
Jesus M. Maontemayor
Mexico City
Montemayor
Luis Yee
Contracts Rise in New York Week Contract Totals
Engineering contracts awarded this week in New York total $118,949,000, up from $93,284,000 last week and $73,874,000 in the comparable period last year, according to Engineering News-Record.
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New York
News-Record
Bids Submitted on Moorings at Naval Station
Bids for moorings for ships of the mothball fleet at the Naval Station Long Beach have been referred to the Bureau of Yards and Docks in Washington. Firms submitting bids include Guy F. Atkinson Co. $31,084 Warren-Southwest, Inc. $34,280 V. D. Case Co. Long Beach $35,819 and Pugh Construction Co. Long Beach $351,975.
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Naval Station
Long Beachy
Bureau of Yards & Docks
Washington
Guy F. Atkinson Co
Warren-Southwest, _Inc
V. D. Case Co
Long Beach
Pugh, Construction Co
Alvin Spelling Now Standardized on Federal Maps
The U S Board on Geographic Names ruled to spell the Vermillion County village Alvin rather than Alvan on all federal maps and documents. The change aligns with long-standing local usage and the town clerk’s acceptance, ending years of mixed spelling between Alvan and Alvin.
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Washington
U.S. Board On Geographic Names
Alvin
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