18th District Contest Takes Center Stage In 1952 Primary
Regional politics focus on the 18th Congressional race as two Republicans W S Grant and Craig Hosmer square off with Democrats Raymond C Simpson and Claude N Bowman. The long Beach Lakewood district leans Democratic but has shown Republican shifts. campaign tactics and candidate profiles dominate the scene as voters prepare for weekend ballots.
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Congression 41
18Th
Long Beach
Lakewood
W. S. Grant
Craig Hosmer
Raymond C. Simpson
Claude N. Bowman
Hosmer
Grant
Simpson
Bowman
Downey
State Assembly
Truman Hosmer
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jesus Christ
Los Angeles
Gerald Desmond
Arch Bonzer
Arthur L. Peterson
American Legion
Bonzer
Desmond
Paul Rioth
Harry Albert
George Richards
Norman H. Gottleib
Willis T. Lyman
Charles Jackson Sr
Bob Rope
Bob Abright
Sid Hallie
Charles Whitchurch
Lakewood Better Government League
E. Dean Wilson
W. F. Knowland
United States
Beeks
Graydon Beeks
Crenshaw Blvd
Palos Verdes Hills
Millionth New York Fire Arrives On Schedule
New York firemen primed today for the one millionth fire since Armistice Day 1918. The blaze arrived on schedule at 12 52 p m in a cluttered kitchen closet of an unoccupied East 10th Street apartment. Four engine companies two hook and ladder engines and two battalion chiefs responded to the alarm. Hoses were unrolled ladders raised but quick hand extinguishers stopped the fire.
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New York
East 10Th
Darby Pushes Freeway Dust Beam And Lifeguard Funds
Supervisor Raymond Darby, a Long Beach freeway proponent and re election candidate, vows to speed paving to curb dust along the Long Beach Freeway and to continue county funding for lifeguard services. Endorsements roll in for Herbert R Klocksiem from multiple parties and groups in the 44th District race.
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Beeks
Darby
Long Beach
Raymond Darby
Klocksiem
Herbert R.klocksiem
Harbor Democratic Club
GOP Central Committee
Republican Women
California State Colored Republican League
California Restaurant Association
State Advisory Committee
Institutional Religion
Church Federation of Los Angeles
State Employes Association
State Teachers Association
State Temperance Federation
Redwood Empire Association
Los Angeles
Chinchilla farming boom promoted by Golden State
An advertisement touts raising chinchillas for profit with claims of high incomes, low costs, and insurance. It promotes Golden State Chinchilla Farms offering top quality animals, life insurance, bank financing, and easy credit. Aimed at private buyers, it urges visits to showrooms to inspect stock and start earning quickly.
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Golden State Chinchilla Farms and Sales
Pri
Golden State
Chinchilla
Brenon Laboratory
Inglewood
Apadialiat
Warren delegation free to choose if Warren loses
Mrs. Gladys O'Donnell, California 18th District Warren delegate, says the Warren ticket will cast first ballots for Gov Earl Warren but will release the delegation if he fails to secure the nomination. Opposing ticket led by Rep Thomas Werdel calls the Warren delegates captive and seeks a free delegation. Leong Beach Central Labor Council denounces Werdel for anti labor stance and misrepresentation of the governor's record.
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Earl Warren
Gladys O'Donnell
Warren
Taft
Eisenhower
California
Gov. Warren
Knowland
Nixon
Burton W. Chace
Warren Committee
Warren Delegaon
Thomas Werdel
Werdel
Walter Bayd
George Ray
Leong Beach Central Labor Council
AFL
Republican Party
Army court sentences Phc Hetva Shepherd in Japan
In Yokohama on May 31 an Army court martial convicted Phc Hetva Shepherd of aggravated assault and sentenced him to six months confinement plus a 360 dollar fine. Shepherd from Prestonsburg Kentucky dragged a Japanese cyclist from the back of an Army truck after lashing him with a rope. The cyclist was not seriously injured.
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Japan
Yokohama
Phc
Hetva Shepherd
Prestonburg
Shepherd
Debts Disappear With Extra Money From Classifieds
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King Only Democrat in 17th District Race
The 17th district race west of Long Beach features Democrat Cecil King seeking re election as a conservative liberal cross filed on the Republican ticket facing four Republicans and an Independent Progressive. Mae Baxter challenges on the Republican ticket criticizing Truman policies while Robert H. Finch Weaver Jones and Louis Skeel cross file as Republicans with Skeel running on the GOP line and Séeliger as an Independent Progressive.
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Congress
Long Beach
Cecil King
King
House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Mae Baxter
Inglewood
Baxter
Truman
Russia
Robert H. Finch
Norris Poulson
Weaver H. Jones
Deak Thamman
Union Bass
Louis C. Skeel
San Pedro
Skeet
Loyd C. Séeliger
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Naples Improvement Assn Backs Park Land Proposal
The Naples Improvement Association endorses acquiring Los Alamitos Park land now rather than delaying. President Leland R. Schenck cites lack of long range planning for parks in Long Beach and regrets paying current prices. The unanimous vote supports a park land acquisition proposition on the June 3 ballot.
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Naples Improvement Assn
Naples
Los Alamitos Park
Leland R. Schenck
Savona Walk
Association
Long Beach
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Bendlage
State College
Desmond Committee
McKinnon
Democrat
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San Diego Daily Journal
KCBO
CBS
San Fernando Valley Times
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Veterans' Organizations
Clinton D. McKinnon
Mary Show
Robert L. Ringler
Horace Lawson
Richard Certwrigh
N.Y
Golden State Chinchilla Farms and Sales Company
Sepulveda Ely
Manhattan Beach
Magnolia Ave
Riverside
Freedom of Warren
Kenasth E Prior
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Ford Tn
Kenneth E. Pror
Race
Roberta Butzbach
Newel Crowley
Los Cerritos
Bellflower
FOR Assembly
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