POW Kin to Hear War Prisoner Picture in Los Angeles
Long Beach residents with relatives listed as prisoners of war in Korea and China may attend a discussion on the grim POW picture tomorrow evening. Joe Quinn, United Press war correspondent, will speak at Grant Hall Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles, detailing prisoner conditions, contact procedures, and prospects for release amid peace talks. The event is hosted by Los Angeles POW groups and Long Beach Post, inviting families regardless of affiliation.
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Long Beach
Grars
Korea
China
Long Beach Post
Joe Quinn
United Press
Grant Hall
Patriotic Hall
Figueroa St. Los Angeles
M. Quinn
Los Angeles Organization of
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New Insigne On WS Fleet
A new insigne appears on the Stacks of Weyerhaeuser Line. SS FE Weyerhaeuser is the first of seven ships to be equipped with the yellow, blue and white plastic disc. The disc, eight feet in diameter, carries a white S overlaid with Wey blue, for high visibility at sea.
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Weyerhaeuser
FE Weyerhaeuser
Berlin Pact Sees $100 Million Goods Exchange Plan
Berlin reports West Germany accepts a yearly pact to swap goods worth 100 million dollars with the Russian zone. Final signing awaits a Soviet guarantee to prevent interference with goods moving between Berlin and the West.
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Berlin
West Germany
Late Hal James Norman Hall Linked to Bounty Origins
Water Front recalls Hal James Norman Hall who died in Papeete Tahiti. He co authored Mutiny on the Bounty with Charles B Nordoff and the 120 foot replica for the film rested at Long Beach before deteriorating. Hall planned summer with Vega voyage including daughter Nancy Rutgers husband N G Rutgers and two children.
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James Norman Hall
Papeete
Ta' ‘Hhiti
Charles B. Nordoff
Lily
Long Beach
Vega
Honolulu
Hall
Nancy Rutgers
N.G. Rutgers
Schacht Acceptance of Job Uncertain
Jakarta July 7 Finance Minister Yoesoat Wibisono said the government had not yet been advised whether German finance wizard Hjalmar Schacht would accept an advisory job with the Indonesian government. We would be glad to utilize his services, Wibisono said of the man who directed the financial end of Hitler's empire.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Yoesoat Wisbisono
Hjalmar Schacht
Wibisono
Hitler
Divers Cut Up Sunken Ship Emidio at Crescent City
A 72 foot section of the bow from the World War II torpedoed tanker Emidio has been salvaged by Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co crews at Crescent City and beached for scrapping. Captain Ernest A. Judd reported the wreck is being dismantled underwater and the bow loaded with scrap will be towed to Long Beach. The Emidio, sunk December 20, 1941, was one of two Union Oil ships torpedoed north of the area by Japanese submarines.
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Union of Co
Emidio
Crescent City
Long Beach
Ernest A. Judd
Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co
Union
Here
Colleges May Trim Staffs for Economy
UW Office of Education reports about 670 of the nation s 1888 colleges and universities may fire teachers this fall to balance budgets. It estimates almost 7500 teachers may be laid off nationwide due to revenue loss from slower enrollment amid rapid military buildup.
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WGTON
Jay
UW Office of Education
Wrecked Vessel Put Up for Sale
The freighter Andrea F. Luckenbach, wrecked off Kauai after leaving Long Beach, is offered for sale as is excluding cargo. Luckenbach Steamship Co. sets July 30 as bid deadline. Pacific Coast salvage firms and experts have studied the wreck from their California Far East Line voyage incident.
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Andrea F. Luckenbach
Long Beach
Kauai Island
Luckenbach Steamship Co
Pacific Coast
Pacific Far East Line
Shrines Used for Wounded By Chinese Reds Near Canton
A Canton dispatch reports Chinese Reds lack space for Korean war wounded and have commandeered shrines and family worship halls outside Canton. Wah Kiu Yat Po says the wounded are kept out of Canton proper for morale reasons.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Wah Kiu Yat Po
Cox Bros. wins $93,522 Route 4 project contract
Sacramento reports the state awarded Cox Bros. Construction Co. of Stanton a 93522 dollar contract for grading and surfacing 0.8 mile of Sign Route 4 between Dulzura and Campo in San Diego County.
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Sacramento
Cox Bros. Construction Co
Stanton
Dulzura
Campo
San Diego County
Bottled Messages Collect Data on Ocean Currents
Isthmian Line ships across the world distribute bottles at sea to collect wind and current data. Messages, sometimes dating back decades, help chart drift patterns and aid oceanographic study. Willard V. Anderson collaborates with the effort, alongside the Ships and Sailing magazine.
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Isthmian Line
Long Beach
Naval Hydrographic Office
Williard V. Anderson
Ships and Sailing
the Sea
Bowery Corps Ceases Operations for One Year
New York July 7 GP The Salvation Army Bowery Corps has halted work on the Street of Forgotten Men for 28 years but only for 12 months. The shutdown will allow construction of a new building that will include a drying out center for alcoholics.
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New York
Salvation Army
Bowery Corps
Red coats urged to lift British army morale
The Daily Mail editorialized that restoring traditional red coats to all regiments would lift Britons' spirits, calling current battle dress uninspiring. Only King George's Brigade of Guards would retain the historic uniform.
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London
The
Daily Mail
King George’s Brigade of Guards
New Residents Invited to Dr Raymonds Credit Dental Office
If you have moved here recently and are unfamiliar with Dr Raymonds friendly Credit Dental Office you are invited to visit and learn how easy it is to get the dental work done at once. Ask friends or neighbors about Dr Raymond.
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Dr. Raymond
Credit Dental
Dentist Praises New Transparent Materials for Dentures
Dr. Raymond highlights a new translucent denture material he uses in his office. He notes the material is light, strong, and durable, with a low price for dentures. Samples of New Translucent Teeth are displayed this week under his supervision.
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Dr. Raymond
New D-P Elastic Impression Cream Endorsed by Dentists
Dr Raymond touts a new D-P Elastic Impression Cream designed for difficult fits. The plastic cream hardens to capture fine mouth crevices while remaining gentle on tender gums, aiming to help dentists avoid costly errors in fit.
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Raymond
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