MacArthur Texas Welcome Tour Expanded to Six Cities
General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Austin for a four day Texas visit with a ceremonial welcome by Gov. Allan Shivers. He will address the Texas Legislature at the capitol and parade crowds along the route in Houston Galveston San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth and Fort Worth. The crowds are expected to total around 1.3 million across the week long tour with high interest in each stop.
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Austin
Texas
Douglas MacArthur
John Bell
W. §. Drake Jr
Houston
Allan Shivers
MacArthur
Galveston
Shivers
Rice Institute
San Antonio
Dallas
Fort Worth
Druggists and Drown family host dinner meeting
Ninety five Lone Beach Independent Druggists Association members attended a dinner at Ricarts Restaurant hosted by Earl and Jack Drown. Earl, founder of Drown News Agency, and his son spoke on modern merchandising in the news agency field. Special guest George Q. Baird of Los Angeles, secretary of the California Independent Druggists Association, attended.
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Lone, Beach Independent Druggists Association
Earl
Jack Drown
Ricarts Resturant
Drown News Agency
Jack
George Q. Baird
Los Angeles
California Independent Druggists Association
Ambulance Calls Reported Across City Streets and Intersections
A fragmented record notes multiple ambulance responses and emergency calls at various locations such as Ninth Street Walnut Area Seventh Street Ocean Bird Pine Avenue Marsnall Place Cherri Richt and Pacific Coast. The text lists addresses like 1805 Willard Street 2448 ppm and Lakewood County fire station answering calls including structure fires and gas leaks.
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Atelantic
Pine Ave
Ocean Bird
Marsnall
Witton Atel
Pacific Coast
Willard St
Prass
Delta Ave
Dranze Ave
Poppy St
Reid Py
Sleeena
Ocean Blvd
Car Tye
t_datace
Lakewood County
Fic
JU Helltower
Tibetamese
Lakewood
Monorail Bill in Assembly to Authorize Los Angeles Transit Authority
A bill to authorize a Long Beach to San Fernando monorail line and create a Los Angeles transit authority will be considered by the Assembly committee on municipal and county government in Sacramento tomorrow. LA objections stalled action yesterday. The $38 million system would be funded by the federal government and repaid by the authority upon completion under the proposed legislation.
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Long Beach
San Fernando
Assembly Committee On
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Theft of $50 Stolen From Lakewood Home
Five $10 bills were taken from a metal box hidden in a chest of drawers in the master bedroom of Slohn L. Azevern's Lakewood home at 58351 Cardale Street. Drawers were rummaged as the burglary occurred between 2 and 3 45 pm, deputies reported.
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Slohn L. Azevern
Cardale St. Lakewood
Sheriff's Deputies
Harbor tract sale settled after price reductions
Negotiations between Bertha Hockemeyer and the Harbor Commission closed today over her proposal to sell a harbor-area jet for Lot 26 in Block 7 of the Long Beach Harbor Tract. She had asked 15000, and the city’s offer was repeatedly reduced before final payment of 280 was agreed.
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Bertha Hockemeyer
Harbor Commission
Miss Hockemeyer
Long Beach Harbor
Lee Harbor Department
Council Cons. Wage Raises Increases for Police and Fire
City council approves amendments to pay scales for police and fire, raising wages by 20 to 64 dollars monthly to align with nearby cities. $180000 annual cost. Final readings also on Veterans Stadium charity receipts and a license code tweak for boat-for-hire operators with city permits.
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Police and Firemen
Uniformed Services
Veterans Stadium
Defense Chief to Be Named Defense Chief to Be Named
A civil defense co-ordinator for the new county Area F will be named late this week by a committee including Mayor Bureau W. Chase Police Chief W H Dovey Councilman Horace Green Signal Hill and M M Striewig Lakewood Village The co-ordinator must be a city employee and will report to Ernest S Dixon state civil defense co ordinator Area F covers Long Beach Domin guez Lincoln Village Lakewood as far north as Artesia Street Signal Hill and surrounding areas.
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Long Beach
Bureau W. Chase
W.,h. Dovey
Horace Green
Signal Hill
M. M. Striewig
Lakewood Village
Ernest S. Dixon
Civil Defense
Orange Counye
Dominguez
Lincoln Village
Lakewood
Artesia St
This City
Governor Signs Water Measure in Southern Los Angeles County
Governor Warren signed emergency legislation in Sacramento authorizing southern Los Angeles County to form water assessment districts aimed at restoring hydrostatic pressures. The plan envisions purchasing Colorado River water, delivering it via existing lines, and spreading it in gravel beds, with districts covering Vernon, Compton, Lynwood, Dominguez Hills, Norwalk, Whittier, Signal Hill, and Long Beach. Five-year limit and five-cent assessment cap set. county supervisors to act next.
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Los Angeles County
Sacramento
Warren
Dewey L. Strickler
Colorado River
Vernon
Compton
Lyncwood
Dominguez Hills
Norriwalk
Whittier
Signal Hill
Long Head
School Board approves building deal on Pacific Coast Hwy site
The Board of Education authorized a two story building at the northeast corner of Pacific Coast Hwy and Gundry Ave for 21,500 from seller Miss Fannie Bellows. The structure carries an annual lease of about 100 dollars and will be moved and sold after the lease term, with the site to join City College Business and Technology Division campus.
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Furenase
Pacific Coast Hwy
Gundry
Board of Education
Fannie Bellows
Business and Technology Diviision
City College
City Water Department Begins Testing New Well
The first of three wells for the City Water Department has been drilled between the San Gabriel River and Pioneer Blvd. in Long Beach. The well is cased and awaiting testing. each new well targets 1000 to 3000 gallons per minute under pump. Three wells total cost about 100000 dollars, replacing older low-producing wells and not increasing overall supply.
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Water Department
Shotgun Strip
San Gabriel River
Pioneer Blvd
Frank E. Wall
Board of Water Commissioners
Carson St
Wall
North Long Beach
Poppy St
Orange Ave
Bert Gravell
Theft of Garments From Locked Car Reported in LA
Bernard Z. Brown, a Los Angeles salesman, reported theft of about one hundred women s sports garments valued at 300 to 500 dollars from his locked car parked on Fifth Street west of Pine Avenue yesterday afternoon.
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Bernard Z. Brown
Los Angeles
Fifth St
Pine Age
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