Building and Safety Dept Seeks Budget Increase in Long Beach
Charles P. Morgan, Building and Safety supervisor, asks for a 1948 49 budget of 273000 for the department. He notes the division is largely self sustaining with permit and contractors license fees totaling about 240000 annually and cites a 20 million school construction program and a 10 percent rise in construction activity expected due to materials and rent policy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Morgan
H. P. Beckman
Morgan
Long Beach
Los Angeles
West
Port radar plan discussed at Harbor Commission meeting
Harbor Commission tabled a proposal by Port Manager E J Amar and Arbor Commission President W R Martin to equip Port Long Beach with radar to guide ships through fog. Four commissioners opposed citing novelty and cost about 16000 dollars. proponents argued for publicity and shipping line goodwill. Radar would detect fog bound ships and allow radio guided courses from shore dispatch to pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Commission
E. J. Amar
Arbor Commission
W. R. Martin
Long Beach
M. S. Walker
M. V Daubney
Frank J. Parr
George Rochester
Green Seeks One Big Union for Labor Power
William Green, president of the AFL, urged at the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor convention in Pittsburgh that labor consolidate into a single powerful body to push for higher wages and living-cost adjusted pay. He claimed Congress would heed a unified labor voice and warned against continued division within labor groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Pennsylvania Federation of Lajor
Congress
Telephone Call Betrays Thief
Los Angeles on May 4 police arrested Steward John Cox 21 after a pistol whip and robbery of his landlord Armand Mercil 56. Cox allegedly entered Mercil s home knocked him unconscious stole wallet and car. He called his girlfriend Patricia Groves tipping off officers who found him at a drug store and deputies said he confessed.
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Los Angeles
John Cox
Armand A. Mercil
Cox
Mercil
Patricia Groves
Prince Michel Sees Anne Likely to Keep Faith
Prince Michel of Bourbon Parma said he is certain Princess Anne will not renounce Roman Catholic faith amid reports a Paris conclave suggested a conversion for marriage to former King Mihai of Romania. Vatican sources noted Pope Pius XII refused a dispensation for the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michel
Bourbon
Parma
Anne
Vanderbilt Scion Must Pay Alimony
Harry Cushing IV, 25, heir to the Vanderbilt fortune, must pay actress Georgette Windsor 250 dollars a month for four months as alimony. Superior Judge William Baird ruled the short marriage justified this amount. They wed in Las Vegas on August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Harry C. Cushing IV
Georgette Windsor
William Baird
Las Vegas
Nev
Cushing
Kathleen Nielson Vanderbilt
Flamingo Club Reimburses Bank After Chip Misuse
In Las Vegas on May 4, the Flamingo Club disclosed it paid off a five chip misrouted by a patron to Clarkdale Arizona. The Bank of Arizona contacted the club with the chip and a payment request, citing Shirley Graves as the depositor on the form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Bank of Arizona
Flamingo Club
Clarkdale, Ariz
Shirley Graves
Local Briefs From Long Beach Community Clubs
A series of club notices from Long Beach events include Jewel Club luncheon at Colonial Hall noon Thursday and Towans to Meet at Bixby Park 12:30 p m. Searchlight Eastern Star chairs attend 7 30 p m Thursday at Searchlight Temple 2821 E Anaheim St. Lois Crozier wins Hoadley scholarship at Columbia University planning master’s work in religious education. Local notices mention office move for Dr Johnson and return home of Mrs Velonis from Indiana and other society items.
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Jewel Club
Towel Club of
Emera
Eastern Star
Colonial Hall
Towans
Iowa
Bixby Park
Dan Carney
Long Beach
Searchlight Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Searchlight Temple
E. Anaheim St. v
Rebekah
Florerice Bonetto
Rebekah Assembly of California
Rebekah Lodge
Searchlight Hall
Anaheim St
Lois Crozier
Havana
Costa Rica Chief Will Resign Office
SAN JOSE May 4 Costa Rica leader Santos Leon Herrera announces his plan to resign after serving as revolutionary president since Jose Figueres deposed Teodoro Picado Michalski. The move follows political upheaval and signals a transition in the republic’s government status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa Rica
San Jose
Santos Leon Herrera
Jose Figueres
Teo
Doro Picado
Michalski
Negroes May Serve Board in Methodist Judicial Council
The General Conference of the Methodist Church in Boston on May 4 voted unanimously to require a Negro member on the judicial council. The council, five clergymen and four lay lawyers, interprets church law. The conference also raised the world service budget by one third to 7,903,379 dollars for the next four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Methodist, General Conference
Portant Judicial Council
Committee On Judicial Administration
George W. Warmer
First Methodist C!rdh
San Diego
Calif
Judicial Council
Supreme Court
World Service
Building Dne on Classroom at John Muir Elementary
Contracts awarded for a new classroom building at John Muir Elementary School 3101 Easy Ave. The general contract goes to J. E. Burrell & Sons for 140500 with plumbing and heating Van Hickman 19324 electrical Holtman Jacobs Inc 6771. The project adds nine elementary and two kindergarten rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Muir
Easy Ave
Board of Education
Ferest
J. E. Burrell & Sons
van Hickman
Holtman & Jacobs, Inc
A. A. Knoll
Mailer of Fatal Bomb Hunted
WOLVERHAMPTON England May 4 Capt Roy Farran fled to a secret destination as Scotland Yard hunted Jewish agents blamed for mailing a bomb that killed his younger brother Rex The device mailed in a hollowed Shakespeare volume exploded on opening Rex died two hours later of abdominal wounds.
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Wolverhampton
Eng
Roy Farran
Scotland Yard
Rex
Farran
Stern
Palestine
Keith Farran
Shake Speare
R. Farran
Rex Farran
Ann Sothern Bruised in Auto Collision
Hollywood May 4 Actress Ann Sothern nursed bruises after an auto accident that demolished her new convertible coupe. Her car overturned when it collided with a vehicle driven by M W Frederick son of Culver City as she left her Culver City Studio late yesterday. She escaped with slight injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ann Sothern
Miss Sothern
M. W. Frederick
Culver City
Plea to Attlee to halt tear down of new home
Leste Kirby and neighbors petition Prime Minister Attlee to stop demolition crews from destroying Kirby's four room cottage in Bracknell England. Easthampstead Rural Council ordered the home razed for lacking a permit though Kirby built with salvaged materials and life savings. Workmen quit after demolishing the garage and chicken house citing inability to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracknell
England
Leste
Kirby
Attlee
Easthampstead
Superior Court Opens New Department In Long Beach
Two hundred lawyers and court staff attended the opening of Department E of the Superior Court in Long Beach. Judge Fred Miller presided as Judge Dr. Jando H. Rhodes was welcomed, praised for his record, and noted to have been a former Municipal Court judge in Santa Monica. The ceremony honored Governor Warren and Presiding Judge Charles Haas for assigning two capable judges, William B. McKesson and Rhodes, who will work with Judge Miller to ease the crowded calendar and reduce trial delays. Long Beach now has five full time Superior Courts and a Court Commissioner, Harry Keeler, overseeing matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Milleren
Joseph E. Medden
Long Beach Bar Association
Orlando H. Rhodes
Department of the Superior Court
Rhodes
Superior Court
Fred Miller
Department E
Jando H. Rhodes
Long Beach
Joseph E. Madden
Warren
Santa Monica
Adden
Charles Haas
William B. McKesson
Harry Keeler
Oil Link to Tide Lands Stand Hit at Hearing
William W. Clary Los Angeles lawyer testified before a Senate judiciary subcommittee that California owned tidelands before the mid-1930s and that a 1926 Santa Barbara coastal lease did not prove government ownership of submerged lands. He noted federal title transfers to submerged lands occurred on four occasions including a late 19th century instance.
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Ashington
William W. Clary
Los Angeles
California
Clary
Senate
House
Donnell
R-Mo
Tidelands
Donne
Santa Barbara County
Calif
Santa Barbara
President Gets Nut Grower Plea
California congressmen and almond growers urged President Truman to maintain cost equalizing tariffs on almonds and other nuts. Rep Lea said the President gave a friendly reception. Bailey of the California Almond Exchange carried a petition signed by 5000 growers, outlining growers’ apprehension over reciprocal trade agreements.
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Washington
California
Truman
Rep
Lea
Dcalif
White House
D. R. Bailey
California Almond Exchange
Airways Ends Tests On New Convair Liners In San Diego
Pan American World Airways completed flight testing of the first two of 20 new 40 passenger Convair Liners at Consolidated-Vultee plant in San Diego. A third aircraft is awaited later this week with production running about 12 units monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Pan American World Airways
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Truman to Speak Off the Cuff at National Family Life Conference
President Truman plans an extemporaneous remarks at the National Family Life Conference in Washington on Thursday. Advisers say he makes a stronger impression when addressing audiences without a prepared text.
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Washington
Truman
National Family Life Conference
Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler Dies at 82
Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler, 82, widow of Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler, died today at St. Luke's Hospital New York. She would have turned 83 tomorrow after an operation last February and a hospital stay.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
St. Luke's Hospital
Philippines seeks Western Europe markets via fairs in Milan and Barcelona
Manila announces a first official overture to Western European markets. An official delegation flew to Milan to display samples of export crops and handicrafts for the International Exposition. After Milan the samples will move on to Barcelona for another fair.
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Manila
Philippines
Europe
Rome
Milan
Barcelona
U. S. Attorney Denies Red Affiliation
Los Angeles May 4 The U S Attorney James M Carter denied charges she supported the Communist party or its fronts He recalled signing no petition to place the party on the California ballot The un-American activities committee accused Carter Vernon Kilpatrick Edward Elliott Dorothy I F Carter Clinton Taft Gladys Taft and A L Wirin of signing the 1934 petition in its public inquiry.
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Los Angeles
GP V. IS
James M.carter
Communist Party
State un-American Activiities
Carter
California
State Committee
Jack Tenney
Vernon L. Kilpatrick
Edward Elliott
Combs
Dorothy IF. Carter
U. S
Clinton I. Taft
American Civil Liberties Union
Gladys N. Taft
A. L. Wirin
The
Civil Liberties Union
Labor Conference Plans International Pact for Employment Services
Montreal May 4 report from the International Labour Organization outlines a draft pact to create national employment services as aid to full employment. Delegates from governments employers and workers of the ILO's 35 member states will examine the draft at the conference opening June 17 in San Francisco.
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Montreal
Quebéc
International Labor Organization
San Francisco
I.L.0
IL. 0
Vice President Picked for Hughes Aircraft
Hughes Aircraft will have a new vice president and general manager on June 1. Lt Gen. Harold L. George, retired, who led the Air Transport Command in wartime, will assume the post. Frank M. McDonnell has served as acting general manager and treasurer for two years.
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Culver City
Hughes Aircraft Co
Harold L. George
Air Transport Command
Frank M. McDonnell
Howard Hughes’ Tool Co
General Wainwright backs Warren for MacArthur ticket
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright retired national chairman of Veterans for MacArthur for President said Gov. Earl Warren of California is his choice as Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s running mate. He stressed loyalty to MacArthur and said MacArthur will not seek office, but will answer the country’s call to duty.
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New York
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Veterans For MacArthur
Eat Warren
California
Douglas MacArthur
Wainwright
Bataan
MacArthur
United States
Harry Truman
Republlican
Earl Waren
Califronia
U S Exports to Russ Listed
Russia received 35 013 000 worth of U S metal working tools from 1947 exports, 11.8 percent of such shipments. Total U S exports to the USSR reached 149 540 000, about one percent of all American exports. Policy changes and license controls altered the pattern this year, with war potential shipments vetoed since March 1 by U S military forces.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Commerce Department
U. S
Truman Signs Note to Boy in Special Fairy Story Book
In Cheyenne Wyoming on May 4 Forest Hoffman, once gravely ill with a bladder obstruction in 1944, receives a new fairy tale titled The Enchanted Book. President Truman wrote a personal note wishing him a very speedy recovery dated April 28, 1946, and the book is presented by the American Automobile Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Little Forest Hoffman
Truman
Forest
United States
Forest Hoffman
Harry Truman
White House
American Automobile Association
Jap Woman Denies Helping Slay Yank
Miss Wakaka Hagihara 23 denied to an Eighth Army tribunal that she helped beat to death Lt. John Scanlan Jr. of Louisville with wooden clogs during the war. Scanlan was injured near Tokyo in 1945 and later killed by a civilian mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Wakaka Hagihara
Eighth Army
John ¥. Scanlan Jr
Louisville
Tokyo
U N Balkans Commission Arrives in Geneva
An advance party of the United Nations special commission on the Balkans arrived in Geneva from Salonika. Over the next five weeks the nine member panel will draft a report for the Geneva Assembly on the warfare in Greece.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations Special Commission On the
Balkans
Salonika
Geneva Assembly
Greece
Tree Trimmer Struck by Falling Debris
Leo Erwin a tree trimmer was knocked from a ladder when debris including palm fronds and vines collapsed from a height. He became entangled in his belt and was rescued after about thirty minutes by firefighters. He suffered shock and internal injuries.
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Pasadana
Leo Erwin
Leo
Fire Department
Wife shoots husband over grammar corrections at cafe
Mrs Nettie M Wismeyer 38 was held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after she fired three bullets at her 17 year old husband Clif ford in Sleepy Valley cafe Mint Canyon. One bullet struck his wrist. Deputy sheriffs said the argument began when he objected to her corrections of his speech.
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Newhall
Cath
Nettie M. Wismeyer
Wismeyer
Clifford
Sleepy Valley
Mint Canyon
Pilot Killed In Douglas Skystreak Test Flight
The Douglas Skystreak test aircraft, holder of a world speed record, crashed during a test at Maricao Air Force Base. Howard Lilly, the first test pilot for the NACA in its 30 year history, died in the crash. Officials initially refused to confirm the crash, citing NACA verification. The plane reached 650.41 miles per hour in prior records.
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Maroc Air Force Base
Air Force
Tai
Washington
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautes
NACA
Howard Lilly
Pete AY
N. CA
Ishad
Douglas
Lilly
Bill Calls for Jail in News Leaks
The House rules committee approved a bill to jail newsmen who print leaks of confidential information given to Congressional committees. The measure requires executive departments to supply requested information, with committees voting by majority to decide public disclosure, pending Senate approval and presidential signature.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Man Gives Self Up After Bank Robbery
Sheriff Lloyd Farris said a 24 year old man surrendered three hours after the New Waverly State Bank robbery 12 miles south of Un Ts ville Texas. He admitted the theft in a signed statement saying he took about 120 dollars short of the stolen amount to cover losses from cattle business setbacks.
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Untsville
Texas
Lloyd Farris
New Waverly State Bank
Here
Farris
William Carl Sullvan
Riverside
Sullivan
Long Beach City Schools Enrollment Rises to 37038
Deputy Superintendent Gladys L. Potter reported to the Board of Education that Long Beach city schools total enrollment for kindergarten through City College stands at 37,038, up from 36,133 a year ago and 21,078 two years earlier, with breakdowns for City College 3308, senior high 6068, junior high 7027, and elementary 26,633 including 3551 kindergartners.
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Long Beach City
City College
Eputy
Gladys L. Potter
iBoard of
Slain farmer Turner found after two weeks’ search
Identification confirmed for Wilson Turner a 26 year old farmer killed in a car chase. Four men from Meriwether and Chipley counties are jailed for murder with two others held as alleged accomplices. A separate arrest warrant targets Mozart Strickland as an accessory.
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Newnan
AL. Potts
Wilson
Turner
Potts
E. F. Howell
Macagee
John Wallace
Meriiwether County
Wallace
Herring Sivell
Chipley
Cowetl
Henry ‘Mobley
Tom Strickland
Myhand
Mozart Strickland
Slaying Puzzle Remains After Union Leader Korbelik Found
William Korbelik, 42, president of the C. S. O. steelworkers union, was found dead in his Wheaton home. A bloodstained mattress and a newly dug shallow grave were reported as clues. Korbelik’s widow Frances reported his disappearance on January 24 and a forensic exam noted a bullet wound to the head.
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Elmer
Hoffman Dupage County
Aid Korbellily
Ihe Hoffman
California State Nurses Association
Long Beach
Dave Olmsted
Two Floats Built for Centennial Fete
The California Centennial celebration announces construction of two identical floats for three years of events. Each float features 13-foot high three dimensional replicas of the Great Seal of California, is 31 feet long and eight feet wide, and will be drawn by jeeps with public address units. One float will serve Northern California and the other the southern part of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Masons designates Charles E Wilson top American
The Masonic order of New York state selected Charles E Wilson president of Geneva Electric Co as the foremost Mason in the United States for general public service. He has served on governmental committees handling federal programs. It is the first time a businessman has received the annual achievement award begun in 1934. Last year’s recipient was Admiral Richard E Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Masonic Order of
New York State
Charles E Wilson
Geneva Electric Co
United States
Wilson
Richard E. Byrd
Nazi Danzig Boss Pleads for His Life
Albert Forster, former Nazi leader of Danzig, asked Polish President Bierut to spare him and also appealed to Pope Pius XII in a letter to intercede. He awaits execution after being sentenced for engineering the seizure of the Free City of Danzig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gdansk
Poland
Albert Forster
Danzig
Boleslaw Bierut
Vatican City
Pius Kil
Forster
Free City of
Sports Equipment Stolen at Hamilton Junior High
Police report theft of sports gear valued at 40 shillings from the girls gym at Hamilton Junior High School over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Junior High School
Manila Banks Hold Record Cash Reserves
Manila banks reported a peak cash on hand through mid March, reaching 201,662,000 pesos about one fourth of total resources on March 1. The statistic reflects the central bank commissioner figures showing unprecedented liquidity in Philippine banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
The
Philippines
California and Northern-Southern beauty clash over pageant
News from Los Angeles and Atlantic City reports a dispute over the Misa America contest. Santa Cruz plans to send the winner of Mise California while Southern California protests the selection and claims more beauty elsewhere. Speers has not replied.
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Los Angeles
California
Atlantic City
Atlante City
Santa Cruz
Ocean Park
Chamber of Commerce
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Orange Ave
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Pine Ave
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William McKinley
W. E. Rushing
Chestnut Ave
Fuchsia Society
National
Fuchsia ‘Society
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Marine Auxiliary
League and Auxiliary
Veterans Memorial
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Burton Chace
Bazil Carlson
Herbert Re Kleckstein
Townsend Hall
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