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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1951
Page
6
A quirky local note quotes Mantager Evdie Sawyer proclaiming the Phils will win or at least root for Camel themed cheer. Sawyer touts camels as cool mild and great tasting.
The ad urges readers to smoke Camels for 30 days to judge mildness using their own T zone. It emphasizes a thorough, no tricks approach and promotes Camels as the cigarette chosen by more people.
Allied officers on the western front report Red discontent as North Korean and Chinese troops failed to receive expected Soviet armored and air support for their April 22 offensive. U N estimates tallied over 900 enemy sorties and about three miles gained by ROK infantry near the Han River, with Reds threatening Seoul.
Work on a new 200 by 80 foot transit shed at the Port of Long Beach is expected to begin framing within three months. The Berths 9 10 project includes retaining walls by Walter R Groshong for 62000, fabricating by Pacific Tron & Steel for 580434, and the James J Barnes Co handling the remaining 895800 contract. Once complete it will be second in size at the port, behind the 1200 foot Berths 6 7 shed, the world’s largest.
Three drunken drivers were ordered to surrender their licenses for 90 days after pleading guilty before Municipal Wilbert Downs. John R. Campion 29 of Los Angeles laborer arrested April 5 in the 5100 block of Atlantic Ave. Claude A. McGee 34 arrested April 38 at Willow St and Pacific Ave. Raymond D. Horn 45 painter arrested May 7 in the 1300 block of Chestnut Ave.
A Carmelitos Community Hall meeting in Orange Ave and Via Wanda discussed forming a North Long Beach Bixby Knolls Knights of Columbus council. Acting chair Al Washkowiak outlined eligibility for St. Barnabas and St. Athanasius parishioners with others welcome. Attendees included Robert Sheahan Bellflower district deputy and John Coleman Hollywood district financial secretary. Organizational committee members were Washkowiak Weil Smith Stahlheber Kineen Quinn Gannon Craig Daniels O’Hern. Next meeting set for 8 p m Thursday May 17 at Carmelitos Community Hall.
A dinner meeting of the Orange County Coast Association will be held at Hotel Laguna in Laguna Beach at 8 30 p m on May 15. President H F Kenny of Balboa says reports will cover erosion control for Bolsa Chica Beach Surfside Colony and other topics including proposed state shoreline development legislation and progress on the Sepulveda Freeway into Orange County plus water sanitation and finance.
In Laguna Beach this morning Rev. Clarence W. Kerr of Glendale Presbyterian Church was chosen moderator as 300 ministers and lay members attended the presbytery spring meeting. Retiring moderator is Rev. Calvin A. Duncan of Knox Presbyterian Church Los Angeles.
In a stark address Truman warned of a real possibility of Russia launching death blow atomic attacks on New York Cleveland Chicago Seattle Los Angeles and Washington. He argued free nations have checked communism in Asia and dealt a heavy blow to the Kremlin conspiracy by fighting in Korea.
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