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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1949
Page
25
Richfield Oil Corp adds a producer to its Ust at South Cuyama as Ho x A8235 flowed at gauge with 33 degree gravity drilled to 4610 feet. Hancock Oil tests Wood-Callahan 3BaA.25 at Cuyama, five and one half barrels at 3856 feet anticipated to produce in two days.
Former St Edward Nebraska residents plan an annual Sunday picnic in Bixby Park. All States 502 OES hosts a dance Saturday at 8 p m in Silverado Park Clubhouse. Sketch Club meets tomorrow 10 a m to 4 p m in Mrs Ina Frost’s garden 438 Bonito Ave. WB A Benefit Review serves a covered dish luncheon Tuesday in Machinists Hall 728 Elm Ave. W BA breakfast club will picnic in Pomona Monday. Sheldon R Johnson and wife of San Pedro welcomed a daughter Monday at San Pedro Hospital. Paternal grandparents Paul L Nelson 2460 Pasadena Ave. great grandparents Charles T Ramsey 220 E 52nd St.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer reported to President Truman after a personal New England survey that unemployment may improve if markets remain calm. He noted some serious pockets but nothing alarming compared with local governors concerns.
Five month old Sharalee Ann Trester, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Trester of 530 Truman Boyd Manor, has been standing upright in her parents' hands. Born December 6 at Community Hospital, she is now seven months old. Navy ships in port near Port Thunneras and related port activity noted with prospective arrivals and departures listed.
A contract for 106182.70 to supply asbestos cement pipe was awarded this morning by the water board to Johns Manville Co. The contract calls for delivery of 33000 feet of six inch pipe and 10000 feet of eight inch sand 12 inch pipe. The board also awarded a contract to R. M. Price and C. B Pierson for the installation of a 16 inch steel water main across the new Carson St. bridge over the San Gabriel River. Cost of this project will be 1314.90. Price and Pierson are the contractors building the bridge for the State Highway Department.
Del Amo Avenue will receive a replacement for the old wooden bridge over Compton Creeks with a concrete and steel span. County Road Commissioner O F Cooley announced bids will be sought within 60 days. A temporary detour over Pacific Electric Railway tracks will be built with the county paying 1931 for related costs.
In Bar Harbor Maine on July 28 Mrs Walter Damrosch the wife of the renowned conductor died here last night She was formerly Margaret Blaine daughter of James Blaine who rose from Maine newspaper ranks to become Secretary of State They were married in 1890.
Mrs. Harry H. Steele of 12 Via di Romark reported a mink coat appraised at 3000 dollars as stolen since her return from a trip on July 4. She could not determine how the thief entered the home.
A stream of building permits is shown with addresses on Johnson, Park, Park Avenue, and Oak Street. Contractors include Enterprise Construction Co, F. A. Kincannon, Margaret E. Anderson, Long Beach DIL Development Co, TW Company, Bilgnore Homes Inc, Herbert L. Young, and Park Nursery for dwellings, garages, and additions totaling thousands. The list names owners James A. Kipp, Andrew and Ivy Oleh, and E. Salon among others, with various proposed adds and new structures.
Janet Cubbison a 17 year old brunette from Lakewood will occupy the queen's throne with Emmalind Smith and Barbara Buckler from Long Beach as attendants. The coronation parade starts at Villa Riviera and proceeds along Ocean Boulevard to Rainbow Pier with Mayor Burton W. Chace officiating. Corsages and bouquets were given to 19 entrants as floral displays, garden clubs, nurseries, and florists exhibited blooms at the Municipal Auditorium.
In Melbourne 400 striking workers and Communist supporters marched on Parliament House as police separated them from the steps. Sydney saw clashes outside a gas works as rival Labor and Communist factions fought amid police. In Lithgow 100 miners defied a ban and protested coal removal by nonunion workers. The Coal Mining Unions Council plans meetings to vote on the miner strike, with many expecting a return to work.
Three thousand Korean women marched on the National Assembly in Seoul to demand the dismissal of government officials who keep additional wives. Men watched as the protest grew from a rally at city hall.
Panama city July 28 Daniel Thanis Jr 57 was sworn in as President of Panama by the Supreme Court. He succeeds the ailing Domingo Diaz Arosemena who, aged 74, remains in critical condition from a heart ailment.
A 16-year-old high school girl was arrested on narcotics charges after officers stopped her at a soda fountain she worked at. An examination revealed hypodermic marks and she admitted moving from marijuana to heroin injections, claiming about 40 injections in four to five months. Ralph Johnson, 20, was also arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The girl’s parents were unaware of her drug use and the family described her as a brilliant student despite their recent cautions.
Washington reports the government plans to extend price supports for farm commodities. The Agriculture Department added cottonseed and cheese to its price support list, with total support funds now near 2.3 billion dollars across grains, cotton, butter, dried milk, and dried eggs. Production of corn and cotton is seen rising beyond demand, risking more stockpiles unless yields fall.
Miami Beach police chief Albert W. Simpson was sworn in to succeed P. R. Short and told to ferret out known racketeers. He was warned to warn criminals they are not welcome and to use all legal steps to remove them.
Sacramento July 28. The battery trial of Mrs Jesale Brini is set for 9:30 am in Municipal Court before Judge James McDonnell. Patterson, county welfare director, alleges a slap during a grocery dispute on July 15 led to Brini spending hours in city jail before release. Brini, famed as Mama Brink, faces possible county jail time or fine for battery. Her lawyer Simeon Reibin questions custody of Brinks’ 11 children as Brini returns to work as mother.
In Bessemer Alabama a young father Layman Alvin Edwards 26 a miner is accused of selling his two and a half year old daughter Jewel for 500 dollars. He also allegedly offered his eight month old daughter for adoption for 3600. Edwards says adoption was to provide for his child. His wife claims 140 dollars went to buy a car. Police Chief Lacey Alexander said the miner was jailed for investigation and prosecutors will decide charges.
Bethlehem Steel Corp reports second quarter 1948 net income of 26,749,029 dollars, 2.62 dollars per share, with a 60 cent regular dividend payable September 1 to holders of record August 8. First half earnings total 59,079,603 dollars or 5.01 dollars per share versus last year.
London traders faced a dramatic drop as British government bonds fell to their lowest levels since World War I amid a four day snow slump. A rally followed, with bargain buyers placing small bets, but brokers expect the decline to be temporary.
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