First bulk rice shipment to Stockton loaded from California
The Pacific Transport Lines freighter Hong Kong Transport, a regular Long Beach caller, is the first ship scheduled to load bulk rice at Stockton. The 66,000 ton move, with 3,800 tons of milled brown rice for Japan, is delivered by trucks to a Stockton conveyor under Milit Sea Transport Service.
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Pacific ‘Transport Lines
Hong Kong
Long Beach
Stockton
California
Japan
Milit Sea Transport Service
Ship Firms Sponsor Golf Barbecue at Fox Hills
Steamship companies operating through Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor sponsor a golf tournament barbecue and stag party at Fox Hills Country Club on Sepulveda Boulevard next Friday after noon and evening. More than 400 dollars in golf prizes have been posted. Participants include Propeller Blige Galloping Tuna Harbor Transportation Citrus Belt and Junior Traffic Clubs Foreign Trade Association and Junior Foreign Trade Association. H. J. Rogers is chairman.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Fox Hills Country Club
Slauson Ave
Sepulveda Blvd
Propeller
Harbor Transportation
Foreign Trade Association
Junior Foreign Trade Association
H. J. Rogers
Dried Fruits Boost Cargo on Golden Gate Voyage
The Johnson Line motorship Golden Gate loads dried and canned fruits along with wheat copper and lumber from the Pacific Northwest and California. She sails this weekend on a return trip to Katka Finland via Mid Europe and Sweden, with a full passenger list and capacity to be announced Wednesday.
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Pacific Northwest
California
Johnson Line
Golden Gate
Katka
Finland
Mid-Europe
Sweden
Jap Delegates Fly To World Assembly In Switzerland
Tokyo June 10 delegates from the UPA party totaling 60 will depart by air Monday to attend the Moral Re Armament World Assembly in Caux Switzerland.
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Tokyo
UPA
Caux
Switzerland
U.S to Purchase Fishing Boats for Korea Use
The Commerce Department plans to buy 20 fishing boats for Korea under ECA. Bids open June 21 at Los Angeles or San Francisco. The vessels include two 150-ton carriers, six 50-ton trawlers, 19 purse seiners of 30 gross tons each, and two 100-ton whale catchers. Some boats may be used or incomplete. Boats must be lien-free.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Korea
ECA
Department
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Traffic Over L. B. Wharves Shows Drop In May
May traffic at Long Beach harbors totaled 471,949 tons, with 212,253 tons on municipal wharves and 259,696 tons on private docks. This follows April’s 608,195 tons. The drop is partly due to a fall in imported goods and only one shipload arriving in May versus two in April.
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Long Beach
Pope Talbot Named as Agents for P T L
Pacific Transport Lines appoints Pope & Talbot Inc as agents in Oregon and Washington to improve service for Northwest shippers. PTL president R A McLaren says this does not guarantee ships to local ports. PTL runs fast trans Pacific service with four C 3 cargo liners and one Victory ship from Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor and other California ports.
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Pacific Transport Lines
Pope& Talbot, Inc
Pacific Coast Steamship Firms
Oregon
Washington
R. A. McLaren
Pacific Northwest
Long Beach
Los Angeles
California
Capt Olaf Olsen famed Pacific seafarer dies in Santa Monica voyage memory
Capt Olaf C Olsen 78 famed Santa Monica maritime figure who left Norway as a boy and later built Southern California fishing barge work. He sailed aboard the Narwhal Charles Brown and Minnie A Caine and once fought to save her in the hurricane of Sept 24 with his son Harold and crew. He cared for vessels like a father, retiring after selling the Fox and facing Coast Guard limits.
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Santa Monica
Olaf C. Olsen
Norway
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Donald McKay
Theisport
California
Charles Brown
Margaret C
Minnie A. Caine
Fox
Coast Guard
Allen
Capt. Olsen
Minnie A
Caine
Harold
Einar
Minnie
Joan Lowell J
Olsen
Pacific
Quaker Line Claims Record Transit Speeds
Quaker Line touts four fast modern ships replacing Liberty freighters claiming record intercoastal transit times. William C. Ricks says runs to Baltimore 14 days Philadelphia 46 New York 19 and Albany 23 days. Montana leads southbound with 1,000,000 board feet lumber aboard and other general cargo. Arizona Wyoming and California scheduled in late June and August respectively.
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Quaker Line
William C. Ricks
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Albany
Montana
Arizona
Wyoming
California
Nicaragua to Get 3100 Asphalt Drums This Weekend
The former net tender Maria Ines will call at Berth 48 Long Beach inner harbor to fit 3100 drums of asphalt for Nicaragua. The cargo is shipped on a commercial account by Export Oil Co. The vessel is owned by Richard Craddock, attorney, and will be used for highway construction.
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Maria Ines
Long Beach Inner Harbor
Nicaragua
Export Oil Co
Richard Craddock
Long Beach LB to Host National Customs Men Meet
Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbor will host 250 customs men from across the United States and several territories for a National Customs Service Association convention July 10 through 13. LeRoy Smith heads the LA area branch, with Alfred F. Beiter of Chevy Chase MD as national president. National U S Customs Commissioner Frank Dow of Washington is expected to attend the convention at the Municipal Auditorium.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
United States
National Customs Service Association
LeRoy Smith
Los Angeles Area
Alfred F. Beiter
Chevy Chase, Md
U. S
Frank Dow
Washington, D. C
Municipal Auditorium
Four Harbor Projects in Planning Stages
Harbor Department planning four major projects per Act Port Manager Charles L. Vickers. Anaheim Street Bridge plans advance with $1.9 million cost and work likely to start soon. A large transit shed at Pier A could reach $1 million. Bulkheading between Berth 34 and Ocean Blvd and on the opposite bank also planned. Pier A extension completion expected in July with 139 acres bulkheaded and filling in progress. East side Pier D Berths 27 31 bulkheading slated for completion this month.
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Act Port
Charles L. Vickers
Anaheim St
Plier A
Berth 34
Ocean Blvd
Inner Harbor Entrance
Theother
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L. B. Wharves
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EDSEL
Newton Marine “Editor
Harper's Bazaar
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Kayser
Ali
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Keyser
Sdasanee
Lmiller
E. Ocean
Nelly
Nelly Don
WELLY
Four Harbor
Press-Telegram
Coats Walker
Crewss
Tvvage
Artemis
Blue Swan
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