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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1954

Page

2

Reds Threatened GIs With Year in Prison

Capt. Jack Davis led seven U S troops held 12 days in Czechoslovakia. Captors threatened prison in exchange for U S military secrets, but no physical harm occurred. They were blindfolded, separated for questioning, and had belongings confiscated before return across the border.

Reds Gis Czechoslovakia U. S Jack Davis Haytown Davis Richard J. Jumper Bonneville Miss Leonard D. Tennis Alliance Ohio John F. Glasson Oakdale Calif Jerry W. Griffith Springfield Plea Mer Pavia Fuerte Germany Baernau Crossing Point Prague Fea Buslnse Childdren Darmstadt McGinnis Switlger Senc Hom Hej

Sea Freight Brokers Open New Consolidation Service

Sea Freight Brokers, Calartex, and Ocean freight brokers with offices at Municipal Warehouse No 1 in Long Beach harbor start a cry consolidation service for small shippers from Aug 15. The program will initially serve 100 cities including Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, Paso, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Ft. Worth, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston, with plans to expand nationwide.

Calartex Ocean Municipal Warehouse No Long Beach Harbor Focal Harbor L. E. Fickle Fickle Phoenix Tucson Albuquerque Paso Brownsville Corpus Christi Ft. Worth Dallas San Antonio Houston United States

McCarthy Battle Over Staff Firing Inches Toward Showdown

McCarthy remains firm amid staff purge threats as Sen. Flanders drops bid to strip him of chair, planning a Tuesday showdown on firing subcommittee staff. Dirksen and Potter push hearings while McCarthy aims to keep Cohn and aides, with censure possible from Flanders. Boston hearings canceled by GOP leaders prompt new public inquiries.

Washington Jaleves Joseph McCarthy R-Wis Wisconsin Ralph E. Flanders R-Vi McCarthy Senate McGarthy Manders Charles E. Potter R-Mich Potter Everett M. Dirksen Rti Subcommittee Ray M. Cohn Donald A. Surine Thomas W. Lavenia Francis P. Carr Flinders Government Operations Committee Flanders GOP William T. Nawland Boston Arsa

Obituary notices from Long Beach area reflect multiple deaths

Amado G Bueno aged 49 of 1580 Sonoma Ave died Thursday in a local hospital born in the Philippines and resident of Long Beach since 1936 survivors include cousin Sammy Cadauane of Los Angeles rosary Sunday 7 pm Moriell’s Mortuary requiem Mass Monday 8 am St Anthony’s Church burial All Souls Cemetery McMullen John Henry McMullen 65 former Long Beach resident crane operator for Shell Oil 30 years in Long Beach Homeland since four years ago survived by wife Florence two sons Dwight and Ivan two daughters Helen Cooper Redondo Beach and Laura Mae Donner San Gabriel two brothers William and Alvin and sister Mae Cose service Monday 2 pm Coon Funeral Home chapel interment Sunnyside Memorial Park Estanislado Perez 74 of 1415 FE 15th St died Friday born in Mexico resided in Long Beach 39 years member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish survivors wife Sylvania a son Santos Diaz Visalia three daughters Jennie Diaz Torrance Jessie Delgado Los Angeles Christiana Guerra Whittier rosary Sunday 7:30 pm Shearer Meladyen Mortuary chapel mass Monday 8 am Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church interment All Souls cemetery Blume Henry Blume 72 of 113 Rivo Alto Canal died Wednesday service today in St Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church Lakewood Sunnyside Memorial private interment Mattell’s Mortuary in charge

Bueno Amado G. Bueno Snnoma Ave Philippines Lone Beach Seattle Wash Sammy Cadauane Los Angeles Moriell St. Anthony's Church All Souls Cemetery Portland Ore Helen Cooper Redonda Beach Laura Mae Donner San Gabriel William Alvin Mae Cose Coon Funeral Home Chapel Nathaniel M. van Cleave Sunnyside Memorial Park Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Blume Henry Rivo Alto Canal St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church Lakewood Sunnyside Memorial Chapel Mattell

Two Members Named to Library Committee

City Manager Samuel E Vickers appointed two new members to the Library Work Committee and reappointed one incumbent. New members are Dr Maud Wilson of 155 St Joseph Ave a League of Women Voters figure and the Rev Emerson G Hangen of 258 Mira Mar Ave pastor of the First Congregational Church. Reappointed was Mrs Ralph D Rosesell of 2851 San Francisco Ave. Retiring members are Mrs Harry L Harrison of 2215 5 Ocean Blvd and Walter H Case of 3102 Vista St.

Samuel E Vickers Maud Wilson St. Joseph Ave League of Women Voters Emerson G. Hangen Mira ‘Mar Ave First, Congregational Church Reape Ralph D. Rosesell San Francisco Ave Harry L. Harrison Ocean Blvd Walter H. Case Vista St

Joe Elliott Memorial Sugar Pine Tree of Southern California

Joe Elliott’s Sugar Pine, believed largest in Southern California, stands high on the east slope of Cucamonga area near Chamnonga Peak. Named after Joe Elliott, longtime San Bernardino National Forest supervisor who helped fight a hillside fire and protect timber and watersheds since 1908, the tree was dedicated in 1935 with a bronze tablet.

Chamnonga Peak Joe Elliott California San Bernardino National Forest Baci Cucamonga Forest Service Porterville

Construction Permits List Incomplete With Numerous Entries

A garbled OCR styled as a monthly building permit summary lists multiple entries across unspecified locations. It names contractors such as Carl Brooks and John Dodd Go, references additions and duplexes, and shows various dollar amounts like 360,000 and 5,906, but many lines are jumbled or missing dates and precise places. The fragment hints at projects including dwellings, apartments, and Beal e Linden street works, with references to the Southern California Association of Seventh Day Adventists and Pacific Railroad, yet no coherent, verifyable schedule or totals emerge.

C.H. Pinte Carl Brooks Beale Linden Southern California Association of Seventh Teg Adventists Hulding Oregon Percy Thomas J. Ruusell Ercnitece George Ins Bacus Hamlet Williams Gauxzort Bort John Dodd Go Gkandel Star Ale Brook Carl H. Powell Eh Vactors D. Havion Harrald Erentieet Jon Lowiey Dayman Western States Homa Improvement Co

Feud Among Misses in Pennsylvania Pageant Sparks Banter

In Long Beach Miss Universe contenders from New York and other states mingle as Miss Pennsylvania Helen Vidayich and Miss Philadelphia Elaine Deen clash over who should represent Pennsylvania. The event highlights cross state friendships and light tensions among contestants while police in Chicago prepare lie detector tests in the Montgomery Ward Thorne death inquiry amid phantom phone calls.

Long Bedel Independent United States New York Connecticut Missouri Tennessee Virginia Pennsylvania Elaine Deeen Helen Vidayich Ellen Whitehead Carol Hammack Fort Royal California Cathami Richmond Utah la Verne Laub of Virginia Philadelphia Alley Jean Poritt Miss Porritt Cape Girardeau St.Louis Barbara Sueleony Elizabethton Janice Beverly Bowles Amra Chicago Montgomery Ward Thorne Thomas Mulvey Walter McCerron Thorne Maureen Ragen Alcen

Concert Names Messy Becomes Chaotic Page Fragment

Ambiguous text lists names and dates with unclear roles. Mentions Fugene TeRaree conductor and Charies te Bayne with stray phrases about afternoon concerts and contestants. References to people Renee Roy and Miss Huitmas describe looks and a NYC entry remark, but details are garbled.

Concert Program by Municipal Band Brenex

A municipal band presents a program featuring Andres Chenier and Fumi Mente Overture with Semiramide selections. The event highlights Giordana Cornet Sale and Batlot Mererne contributions while noting guest performers Frances Bowling and Danes Wallis. March engagement details and venue specifics are announced, with emphasis on a seasonal tradition and lineup.

Brenex Andres Chenier Giordana Cornet Sale BOON Batlot Mererne Yeni Quals Frances Bowling Danes

Duchess of Windsor arrives in Cannes for Mediterranean cruise

The Duchess of Windsor travels from Paris to Cannes by train on Friday night. The Duke, currently in Biarritz, plans to join her later this month for a 15 day Mediterranean cruise.

Cannes France Duchess of Windsor Paris Biarritz

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