Cable Cars and Civic Payment in San Francisco Lessons
A San Francisco opinion piece contrasts political convenience with finance. It recalls Harold Williams on voting patterns and cites the 1906 cable car era, the Powell Street referendum, and the June bond defeat, arguing residents want benefits but avoid costs. The piece ends with a Kingsley quotation on virtue from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Robert O’brien
Lapham
San Franeiscans
Four Points
Globe
Powell St
Powell St. Hill
Laphem
San Franciscans
California St
California St. Transportation
California Street Cable Railway
Kidnapper Seizes Lakewood Village School Helper
Miss Billye Jean Sullivan, 19, a playground instructor at Lakewood Village School, was kidnapped near Faculty Ave and Harvey Way in Lakewood Village. A middle aged man forced her into a car, drove through Bellflower and surrounding roads for about 30 minutes, and she escaped by jumping from the moving vehicle on Center Street near a San Gabriel River bridge approach. Officers are pursuing leads as bystanders aided her home.
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Billye Jean Sullivan
Cornuta Ave
Bellflower
Center St
San Gabriel River Bridge
Man Dies After Fall From Sloop at Belmont Pier
William Powers Little, 40, fell from a 36 ft sloop off Belmont Pier during a brisk wind. He drowned after five minutes in choppy waters despite rescue attempts by firemen life guards and deckhand Don F Helm of the water taxi Foxie. Little was pronounced dead at Community Hospital. husband of the late Sophie Gersten Little.
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William Powers Little
Belmont Pier
Ruth C. Little
Hfe
Don F. Helm
Banner Dr
Foxie
Community Hospital
Sophie Gersten Little
Council Votes Fund for Lagoon Work
The city moved 25000 dollars from the general fund to the public improvement reserve fund to repair flood gates at the Colorado Lagoon. The money comes from the sale of Darnell hangars at the Municipal Airport.
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Colorado Lagoon
Darnell
Today's Prediction Cooler and Cloudier Forecast
The forecast calls for slightly cooler today after yesterday's highs near 71 degrees. Overnight lows around 59 degrees with scattered high clouds and low coastal night and morning fog.
Grunion Run Draws Small Turnout at Sunset Beach
Locals waited along the strand for the grunion run last night but reports from Fish and Game wardens indicated a scant showing only at Sunset Beach. The spawning fish were expected to appear tonight and again on Thursday and Friday, with later start times than last night. further runs are scheduled June 22 to 25 starting at 9 15 p.m.
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Sunset Beach
Fish and Game Commission
Not Candidate for Post of Mayor Says Klockstem
Councilman Herbert R. Klockstem stated he is not a mayoral candidate and will back Mayor Chace in reelection. The City Hall session postponed discussion of a successor as councilman-elect John R. Seaton was unavailable due to other duties. Vice Mayor A Lynn Parmley, elected last week, thanked voters for their support.
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Mayo
Chace
Herbert R. Klockstem
John R. Seaton
Seaton
A. Lynn Parmley
Shin Line Alters Schedule Amid Looming Longshore Strike
Shin Line moves up departure of the Christer Salen from the Port of Long Beach to avoid a potential longshoremen walkout. The Swedish flag Pacific Orient trader from Salen Skangen Line was originally due June 14 and will now sail June 13. The vessel serves ports including Manila Cebu Kobe Shanghai Keelung Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Long Beach
Christer Salen
Salen-Skangen Line
Pacific-Orient
S. S. Line
Manila
Cebu
Kobe
Shanghai
Keelung
Hongkong
Singapore
Two Groups Seek City Promotion Funds for 1948-49
Rex L Hodges president of the Long Beach Philharmonic Orchestra Association asks the city council to include 2300 in the Recreation Commission budget for concerts and young artists auditions. The Long Beach Zoological Society seeks 12000 to promote its work. both requests will be studied alongside the city manager’s recommended budget.
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Long Beach Philharmonic Orchestra Association, Inc
Rex L. Hodges
Recreation Commission
Long Beach Zoological Society
Youth Service Budget Inspections by Red Feather Subcommittee
The Chest subcommittee on youth services visited Red Feather agencies serving 22 000 juveniles to inspect buildings equipment and activities. They gathered input from executives staff and board members to help set budgets for the year starting November 1 and to guide the Community Chest campaign.
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Community Chest
Red Feather
Chest
Red Feather Services
Youth Services
General Budget Committee
Community Chest Board
Cloyce Bogle
Eric E. Bolin
James Craig
Arthur Dinel
William A. Harrington
City faces showdown over rubbish site and permits
Long Beach authorities weigh two new disposal options as Public Service Director James C. Kincaid warns the current site may be used for two more weeks. A county permit limits operations and requires a caretaker and landscaping to screen the dump.
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Public Service
James C. Kincaid
Paramount Blvd
South St
Kincaid
Josephb. Lamb
Water Department
San Gabriel River
Conea
Carson County
Board of Supervisors
Carl B. Wirsching
Regional Planning Commission
Long Beach
Traincicence
Main St
Avalon Blvd
190Th St
Flares Help Rescue Two Men from Drifting Boat
Coast Guard reports two men were rescued after drifting for hours at sea aboard the Doris. Flares from five miles off Sunset Beach alerted residents, who called in. Patrol Boat 33330 towed the vessel to Avalon. one other man remained aboard.
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J. J. Brand
Balboa
Coast Guard
Sunset Beach
Doria
Avalon
Lure of sea beckons Pacific honeymoon voyage begins
Marvin Lewis of Salem Oregon starts a belated four month cruise with his wife their daughter Justine 12 and friends from Wilmington aboard the 52 foot ketch Frieda sailing to Marquesas Tahiti and Hawaii The group includes the Nothurst and Nancy Fox from Salem and others The voyage aims for leisure with a return before October schooling Also aboard the Alpha from Terminal Island to Perth Australia include Dwight Atwater family others aiming to settle in Australia and pursue fisheries work Additional travelers include Kenneth Harmon Las Vegas and his wife a Navy veteran and former Manila importer planning Tahiti stopover and later beachcombing before US return The Parrs Kalamazoo Michigan with GI funds plan study in Melbourne and a literary career in Australia
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Lucille Lewis
Hawaii
Marvin
Justine
Wilmington
Marquesas
Tahiti
Justine Lewis
Mary Netdurft
Nancy Fox
Lewis
Richard Netdurft
Oregon City
Marquesan
Richard Nothurst
Salem
Coos Bay
Frieda
Alpha
Fellows and Stewart Boat Yard
Terminal Island
Dwight Atwater
Carol Bell
Marilyn
Stephanie
Long Beach
Atwaters
Perth
Australia
Atwater
Kenneth E. Harmon
Las Vegas
Nev
United States
Harmon
Navy
Manila
Santa Tomas
Corregidor
Alen
Ross C. Parr
Kalamazoo
Mich
Parr
Michigan State College
University of Melbourne
Part
Michigan
Los Angeles trio named in municipal court homicide case
Gun victim testifies that Howard G. Fairbairn James K. Dunn and Harry J. Hight all of Los Angeles forced him into a car after a Compton gambling raid, drove him to Long Beach and shot him. The three are accused of conspiracy to murder and kidnapping with two counts of attempted murder and kidnapping. Defense witnesses are expected. hearing may continue tomorrow.
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Otto B. Willett
Gerald D. Jenkins
Compton
James K. Dunn
Howard G. Fairbairn
Harry J. Hight
Los Angeles
Jenkins
Fairbairn
Dunn
Hight
Jen
Kins
Long Beach
Harry Ibert
James Satchell
Owen Murphy
City Council Denies Disability Pension for Patrolman Grommon
City Attorney Irving M. Smith reports the council voted to deny Pa trolman Charles H. Grommon a disability pension. The denial rests on the repeal of the police-fire retirement system and the belief his disability was not caused by duty.
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Irving M. Smith
Charles H. Grommon
Grommon
Smith
Grumman
Fire damages Mrs. Scntt's apartment on Loma Avenue
A fire yesterday afternoon caused heavy damage to the apartment of Mrs. Vera Scntt at 922 Loma Ave. Two engine companies responded to the call to extinguish the blaze and determine origin.
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Vera Scntt
Loma Ave
Long Head Area Forecast Improves Then Cools
Moderate high cloudiness persists today and tomorrow. Local night and morning overcast returns, with slightly cooler conditions tomorrow. Winds remain gentle to moderate as the region trends cooler at night and into the morning.
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Long Head
Pastor Frank Coleman Dies After Field Jog at Jordan High
Rev. Frank Guy Coleman 42 of 5925 Lewis Ave collapsed and died of a heart attack after jogging with his two sons Frank Jr 17 and Calvin 15 following spring football practice at Jordan High School. He directed child evangelism in Chicago authored The Romance of Winning Children and is survived by his wife Iona a daughter Elizabeth Ann his father Rev Frank G Coleman of Columbus Ohio a brother and three sisters. Service Monday at Second Brethren Church with interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Frank Guy Coleman
Lewis Ave
Second Brethren Church
Jordan High School
Frank Jr
Calvin
Coleman
Seaside Hospital
Rev
Frank G. Coleman
Columbus
Ohio
James T. Coleman
Washington, D._C
Leona Blickenstaff
Hagerstown
E. B. Niswonger
South Swansea
Mass
Guy William Rinebaugh
Oakland
Parking plan outlined to Long Beach retailers
The self liquidating one million dollar offstreet parking project will be presented to business and civic leaders at the Long Beach Retailers annual meeting on June 23. Harold Hines, an authority on municipal financing and a member of the parking committee, will speak. Jack Horner announced the plan details and said downtown Long Beach will serve as a pilot model for solving parking issues. Installation of newly elected officers and directors of the Retailers is also scheduled.
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Tee
Long Beach
Associated
Harold Hines
Jack Horner
Downstown
Council Frowns on Holding Budget Hearing
City Council members rejected Mayor Chace’s proposal for a public hearing on the 1948 49 budget. The budget, submitted to the council and filed at the city clerk, is available for public study, though no mandatory hearing is required by the charter.
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Burton W. Chace
Chace
Girl, 6, Hurt in Freak Bridge Accident
Six year old Diana B Swann of 1324 W 2th St sustained a fractured skull after a heavy metal piece from a passing truck hoist struck her on the pedestrian wall of the W Anaheim St bridge. She was reported to be holding her own at Seaside Hospital as police cited driver Herman Ferenstein 3¢ of 1215 E 15th St junk dealer for reckless driving.
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Diana B. Swann
Anaheim St
Seaside
Herman Ferenstein
15Th St
Tug Kanak Returns with Pioneer After Break Down
The Long Beach tug Kanak arrived at the harbor towing the San Pedro purse seiner Pioneer, which broke down at Manzanillo Mexico. The Kanal skippered by Capt. Harry Peachy and owned by Pacific Towing Salvage Co. completed the round trip in 12 days.
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Long Beach
Kanak
San Pedro
Pioneer
Manzanillo
Mex
Harry Peachy J
Pacific Towing & Salvage Co
Long Beach of the Future Shown on Relief Map
A 3 by 45 foot relief map titled Long Beach of the Future will tour the public free for four days from 10 am to 10 pm starting Friday at Ridings Automobile Agency. USC architecture graduates designed it after a year of Long Beach study for the Lower Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce planning committee.
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Long Beach of the Future
Ridings Automobile Agency
American Ave
College of Architecture
University of Southern California
Long’ Beach
Lower Beach
Southern California
Long Beach
Werner Rudhti
Brady
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Long Beach Press
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Marvin Lewis
Salem, Ore
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Praate Telegram
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