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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1950
Page
24
Dan Sanborn, owner of a local tourist store, announced a new service letting travelers rent water and ice filled bottles for 15 cents for eight days, with an extra 10 cents for ice cold water. He also sold a $1.25 bottle of medicine for upset stomachs.
Southern Pacific announces the new Sunset Limited Streamliner between Los Angeles and New Orleans. The 15 car train will shorten eastbound trips by five hours and westbound trips by about three and a half hours when inaugurated August 20. It will carry 312 passengers across 13 cars with enhanced facilities.
Automotive lamp brackets must be kept tight to protect the filament which is easily broken by vibration, ensuring lamp integrity and continued performance.
Long Beach firm Kit Manufacturing dominates government trailer bids with the Transa-Home model. From 100 initial orders to a production of 3000 trailers annually, the company highlights a growing market for portable housing as crews on national projects need flexible living units. Directors Nicholson Pocapalia and Worman steer rapid expansion, with 165 workers at the plant and an 180-dealer network.
London readers learned a Churchill bust nearly faced humiliation as a Labour fund raiser planned a game where attackers would throw at a bust. Complaints from admirers led sponsors to cancel the event, clarifying the plan was misinterpreted and the bust would not be targeted.
The Department announced a plane on route from J to Korea on June 30 with fatalities listed as killed in Korea. Navy and Air Force officials confirmed the loss in a dispatch from Washington.
Six teenage girls compete for carnival queen at Sunset Beach in a fundraiser for the community center. Coins donated in receptacles help fund the project while the carnival offers aquatic races, kiddie activities, exhibits, and booths run by local service and civic groups.
Lexington dispatch reports VFW commander Clyde A. Lewis urged rapid mobilization of reserve forces. He warned defense commitments in Korea have thinned US capabilities and warned Soviet aims to stretch American forces worldwide.
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