This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1954
Page
5
In Lincoln Nebraska twenty of the state prison’s hardened inmates were confined to solitary cells with 24 hour guards after a brief riot that damaged the laundry area, toppled windows, and hostage four guards. Officials call the event a planned riot and launched an inquiry into its causes. One guard was slightly injured.
A Tonopah jury found Joseph C. Howard guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the beating death of Ernest Douglas, a 33 year old Lon Beach, California clerk, last November 7. The nine men and three women deliberated about eight hours and recommended leniency.
William McKinley is named president of the Long Beach Bar Association. Aia Country Club hosted the installation on Friday night with dep dist attorney Ted C. Sten as installing officer. Winston and Stratton named first and second vice presidents. Board members include Thomas W. Cochran James J. Beker Louis Hart John C. Spence Jr Roger W. Young and George Hart Sr served as 1921 president and installing officer. The event honored presidents judges and new state bar admittees.
Andy Gassaway, owner at 643 Pine Ave, announced Friday that all receipts would go to the anti polio fund. Instead of using the cash register he collected donations in a glass container, encouraging patrons to drop the price of their meals. Proceeds totaled 540.05, marking the third time he has donated one day’s receipts to March of Dimes.
Washington news reports indicate Republicans seek a compromise on the Bricker Pact via new language proposed by Sen. Knowland to President Eisenhower. Leaders discuss a possible acceptance if endorsed by Bricker and cleared with Eisenhower, amid ongoing fights over a which clause and the treaties becoming supreme law through legislation.
A fragile OCR reads a local notice issued at Long Beach California dated March 2 with postal handling details. It references a Master Audit Bureau of Circulation entry and a long garbled series of numbers and codes.
Owens Royal Hawaiians with Willie Vaughn Owens Chebo Hernandez and guests perform on KNXT at 7 30 p m A TV lineup includes Hollywood friends Hilo Hattie NaPua and others in a half hour Islands themed show featuring Do Unto Others a new song for the Golden Rule Society Also on KNXT Meet Millie Juke Box Tour Spike Jones Show Stow and Thats Amore on KCOP with Chef Milani switching stations Monday.
United States atomic and medical advance notes appear in a broadcast schedule from Los Angeles stations. Mentions include Eisenhower peace proposals, power reactor plans, and a legal time line of broadcasts with guests, programs, and regional station IDs.
In heavy fog across the Santa Fe crossing at MacFadden Street near Santa Ana, two train cars collided leaving one conductor injured and prompting a police investigation. Across Long Beach a patrol officer was struck while stopping to investigate. Dozens of traffic crashes follow in Torrance Compton and surrounding areas as fog blankets the region. The Weather Bureau warns further fog tonight into Sunday with dense pockets and visibility near zero at times.
At the Big Four conference, Dulles urged a shared goal of transforming Europe into lasting peace. Bidault attacked Moscow’s plan for a German government, while Molotov pressed merger of East and West Germany after a peace treaty. Next week, sessions move to East Berlin. Molotov and Dulles meet on atomic energy control procedures.
Quincy California reports a grand jury tampering inquiry linked to indictments of Jack Santo Emmett Perkins and Harriet Henson for the Chester grocer and three children slaying. A hotel clerk said a San Francisco caller warned a witness to keep quiet before the jury.
Roosevelt, 46, and his wife Romelle Schneider Raogavet have filed separate maintenance lawsuits. She seeks 2000 monthly alimony and 1500 monthly child support plus a claimed 2 million in community property. He accuses her of punitive action while detailing alleged infidelity with co-respondents in 1952 53.
Cleveland report states federal court convict Davis, an Akron and Alabama manufacturer, of tax evasion. He faces five years in prison and a total $40,000 in fines after a jury found him guilty of evading $738,000 in income taxes from 1945 to 1948. Davis, 56, owns Redbins Tire & Rubber Co. in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
French artillery with 105 mm guns and fighter bombers attacked Vietminh positions north of Dien Bien Phu in northwestern Indochina. Bombers and napalm barrages joined the assault as French patrols moved northward. The French command reported many rebels killed or wounded though no exact figures were released.
A fragmented TV schedule lists KTLA KTIVA KITV KETV KECA KCOP KNXT KNMT and others with shows including Johnny Jupiter West Under Arizona Skies Fighta boxing Ethel and Albert Hank Penny and Beauty Parlor. Notable names include DiMaggio and Jack Glezson.
A fragmented newspaper fragment lists multiple radio shows, hosts, and segments across stations such as LACw, SFWS, SPAC, CYMG, KEGA, KMPC, KMEC, and KECA. It mentions personalities like Alex Cooper, Evans, Hemming, Peter Slack, Sam Baker, and Bob Keillty, with scattered titles and times. The item appears as a clipped schedule blurb with unclear coherence and several unreadable pieces.
James C. Hagerty says the President's TV broadcasts are well received by the public. He based this on letters and telegrams received after each appearance. Hagerty spoke on a CBS television program Friday night and noted Ike feels more at ease with the press after a year in office and handles news conferences with greater skill.
A jumble of names and figures details building permits for additions and alterations across the city. Entries include Crawford, Shen, and Welty contractors with projects at Walnut Street and 1062 At- Irowa, plus garages, dwellings, and a car sactor. Costs range from a few hundred to over thirty thousand dollars, with multiple firms such as Marron Co and Lo Nuss Construction listed.
Berlin dispatch reports a Red Cross aid station set up for journalists with injuries. Within five days the service expects to treat about two million casualties or related incidents, focusing on immediate care for reporters with head and chest injuries.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.