Editorial Urges Long Beach Readiness Against Korea Front
Editorial praises Long Beach for swift mobilization and civic support amid Korea conflict. It notes civilian commissions backing draft and volunteer enlistment, mentions Douglas Aircraft reconditioning B-26s, and highlights Navy yard potential. Warns of a small hostile minority aligned with Communists and urging vigilance within borders.
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Marine Corps
Douglas Aircraft Co
Naval
Long. Beach
United States
United Nations Action
Far East
South Korea
North Korea
Low Beach
When Will Unions Quit Muddying Stream?
A critical look at labor unions and big business argues that unions rely on the prosperity they critique. The piece questions when unions will stop muddying the stream that sustains both workers and industry, noting interdependence and potential self-harm.
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Labor Organ
Proposal for eight inch ballot system in vote counting
Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan advocates a new voting system using an eight inch square two sided ballot punched with candidate names. The steel form tallying could reach 900 cards per hour and tallying for consolidated precincts would take about 60 minutes after polls close. Jordan projects savings of over a third of current election costs.
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Frank M. Jordan
Jordan
Washington in midsummer lull amid looming war shadows
A narrative sketch from Washington describes tourists on F Street, glee club visitors, and a Pentagon receptionist as rain falls. It recalls Korea crisis briefings, war maps labeled top secret, and the sense that calm is fragile under looming global tensions and Congress adjournment.
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Washington
Indiana
Caps
Thoughts on Faith and Harvest in Hebrews Faithful Service
The text reflects on divine recompense for acts of love toward the saints and ministers, noting that patient labor yields a joyful harvest. It weaves scriptural exhortation with a Cecil quotation about maturity, hope, and the coming of joy as sheaves of reward.
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Daithy
Cecil
U. S. Set for Period of Armed Vigilance
Washington notes optimism over Korea but fear that world war may be starting. Congress ready to fund any need, Truman to meet weekly NSC, as the nation shifts to expanded defense. Readers see push-button war fades as tanks and infantry rise in priority. Russia's next move looms.
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Europe
Congress
Korea
Truman
National Security Council
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Russia
America
38Th Parallel
Indochina
Far East
West
U. S. State Department
Press-Telegram
Supreme Court
Treasury
Tidelands
Merle N. Alderman
Truman Urges Unified Front in Korea War Effort
President Truman says Americans will not back down and predicts Communist forces in Korea will be driven back. He notes a well organized Soviet led bloc and warns that Asia could become the main battleground, urging allied ground forces to aid in Korea while cautioning against overextension elsewhere.
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Truman
GI Joe
South Korea
Manchuria
China
Indonesia
Malaya
Asia
Nebraska anticuss law as potential revenue measure
Old Nebraska law fines 25 cents to $1 per cussword spoken by anyone over 14. While mocked as silly, it could be used as a revenue tool to ease tax burdens and balance budgets, suggesting enforcement as a public finance measure amid hard times.
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Lincoln Bureau
World-Herald
Nebraska
Omaha
Just Folks By E A Guest The Beggar
A narrative poem questions hunger as a social signal. It follows a beggar who asks for coffee yet reveals money may fund vice. A passing policeman cautions generosity as possible folly while the speaker reflects on hunger’s visibility and the risks of charity.
Long Beach Harbor designated transit point for cement to Panama Zone
Ten years ago the Long Beach Harbor was named the transit point for 280000 tons of cement destined for defense construction in the Panama Canal Zone, announced by port official E J Amar. The Southern Cross, which rescued 376 passengers from the Athenia, has a brief port call today.
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Long Beach Harbor
Panama Canal Zone
E. J. Amar
Port Ger
Southern Cross
Athenia
Pur Mall Sunday Edition Notice
Fragmentary OCR text from a newspaper page mentions Sunday publication, single copy, daily price five cents, Sunday fifteen cents, and a reference to March. It includes scattered names and phrases unclear in context. The readable parts suggest an advertisement or notice about a mall or market section and pricing.
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Dally
Sant el
Public Readers' Opinions on FORUM Current Affairs
Readers' letters discuss moral decline, divine laws, and calls for moral guidance. Contributors critique muffler regulations, city traffic plans, war housing concerns, and wartime safeguards. Includes thank you note from American Legion Auxiliary unit spokesperson.
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Press-Telegram
Arthur L. Peterson
American Legion Auxiliary
Martha K. Schroeder
Banker's Prayer for Guidance and Service
A dated poem expresses a banker’s wish to use wealth for both rich and poor. It seeks divine guidance to fill a banker’s role as counselor and friend, helping others endure tasks and build a better world through stewardship and grace.
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