Re-elect Burton W Chace for Fourth Supervisorial District
Editorial urges voters in the Fourth Supervisorial District including Long Beach to reelect Burton W. Chace on June 5. It cites his long service as Long Beach mayor and county supervisor, highlights tax reduction efforts, support for a Long Beach courthouse, storm drain programs, lifeguard funding, tidelands oil funds defense, and broad local backing.
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Long Beach
Burton W. Chace
Chace
Raymond Darby
Board of Supervisors
Earl Warren
Burton Chace
Tidelands
League of Women Voters at Long Beach Study California Education
The League of Women Voters in Long Beach hosts a state convention and advances nonpartisan work to fight public apathy and ignorance. Members engage in research listen to informed speakers observe public bodies and study California education administration and finance. More power to it.
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Long Beach
League of Women Voters
League
California
Paul Douglas Eyes Patent Finance Post
Washington report says Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois is poised to join the Senate Finance Committee, challenging the conservative bloc led by Democrats and Republicans. The piece notes upcoming retirements and illnesses thinning the panel, and argues Douglas could become the bold fiscal liberal capable of breaking the pork barrel and mineral depletion tax advantages long favored by oil states. It details committee vacancies, seniority moves, and party balance shaping Johnson’s leadership and the coalition that has run Congress since 1938.
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Washington
George Nortis
Nebraska
Senate Finance Committee
Securi
Congress
Senate Finance
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Sen. Millikan
Arihtitis
Senate
Paul Douglas
Tllienois
Douglas
Johnson
Texas
Alben Barkley
Veep
Kentucky
Sen. Smathers
Florida
Sen. Long
Louisiana
Sen. Connally
Sen
Kerr
Oklahoma
Harry Truman
California
Tidelands
Millikin
Colorado
Martin
Pennsylvania
Flanders
Vermont
Malone
Nevada
Carlson
Kansas
Bennett
Utah
Churchill sees new Russia may join NATO paradox
Washington notes two opposite views on world peace from Britain. Churchill hints Russia could join NATO if behavior improves, while The Manchester Guardian argues NATO is weakening and urges massive retaliation and flexible defenses as deterrents.
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Britain
Winston Churchill
Shurerids
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Manchester Guardian
England
Winston
Russia
NATO
Korea
Ran
North Atlantic Council
Br. Dulles
Germany
Guardian
Europe
Senator Soaper Sees O'Shenko Still Powerful
A satirical note on Russian internal maneuvering and Tim O'Shenko remaining influential. The piece questions tax reform proposals and funding sources, contrasts effects on small versus big homeowners with rising utility costs, and mocks space property queries. It ends with a quip about lawyers and the Pentagon.
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Russia
Tim O'Shenko
Superstitions and omens in rural folklore
A poem catalogs outdated beliefs from many ages, noting that three cigarets on a match or a ladder can spell misfortune. It marks thirteen at table as deadly, black cats as bad omens, and stockings worn inside out as ill luck, while questioning how such notions shape destiny. The piece closes with a humorous rural anecdote about a farm man rising early.
Long Beach History Snippets From A Decade Ago
A decade-old Long Beach roundup notes a national railroad walkout threatening Pacific Electric service on May 15, 十, a naval aviation trainee report at Pensacola, and Long Beach civic actions including oil site cleanups and council special sessions. It also mentions a Jersey-like sport tire trend, a second-generation investor pride, and teen education debates.
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National Railroad
Pacific Electric Lines
Long Beach
Philip J. Brady
Ninth Service Command
Los Angeles
Lawrence C. Stevens
Public Forum Letters for Community Debate
Readers submit forum letters with genuine signatures and addresses. Letters may be edited for taste or to save space while preserving the core signatures and locality. The page invites community voices within a concise format.
Drive for Peace urged by Press Telegram column
The piece echoes George Washington on leadership and world peace, urging U S action via the State Department backed by Congress and the people. It questions policy failures and warns against repetition, with letters from Ernest Denning and Daniel F Mahoney voicing concern over actions to prevent future crises.
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George Washington
United States
State Department
Congress
Senate
Ernest Denning
Cedar Ave
Miss New Jersey Press Photographer Title Question
A Jersey resident criticizes the Press Telegram for implying Miss California winner Miss Hardcastle did not qualify due to cheesecake photos. The letter from Jane F. Lockhart of Westminster argues a New Jersey girl should win a New Jersey pageant, and questions the treatment of out of state contestants.
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New Jersey
Miss Hardcastle
Long Beach
N. J
Press-Telegram
Jane F. Lockhart
Westminster
Sailor Kidnaping Shocking Affair
A nation is ashamed over the diplomatic kidnaping of five Russian sailors. The shocking affair draws global attention as nations react to the incident and its diplomatic implications. The PRESS-TELEGRAM reports on the controversy and its international repercussions.
Portraits Gentle Hand by Metcalfe
The gentle hand is described as a healing force offering hope and faith. It speaks with quiet warmth, avoids hatred or greed, and extends kindness to others from comforting the heart to simple acts like warming a bottle or tipping a hat.
Questions Answers Public Pay Phones History Highlights
Readers send in questions to Long Beach Presa Telegram for facts. Answers cover pay phone origins 1891 Gray Telephone Pay Stations Company and global counts, biggest cargo vessel Sinclair Petrolere with ore and oil capacity, and 4 wheel brakes history credit to Europe and Fred Duesenberg with early US patents by the 1920s.
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Haskin
Long Beach
Eye St. MN. W
Washington
Gray Telephone Pay Stations Company
United States
Sinclair Petrolere
Europe
Fred Duesenberg
Plastic starches or plastics used on fabrics since 1948
Plastic starches are not starches but plastics claimed to penetrate yarn fibers and set stiffly. They wash out slowly, unlike ordinary starch which gives only a temporary finish removed by the first wash. A good plastic starch remains stiff through several washings and was first marketed in 1948.
Press Telegram Ridder and Partners Contacts
Current files of The Press Telegram are maintained at offices in Albee Building Washington New York Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Los Angeles and San Francisco. Advertising representatives and current staff roles are listed for publisher executive editor and general manager.
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Herman H. Ridder
Marold al. Hines
Samuel CG. Gameron
H. F. Burmester
Malcolm Epsey
Washington News
Albee
National Advertising
Ridder-Johns, Inc
New York
50Th
Chisago Wrigley
Detroit
Nobscot
Minneanotia
Foshay Tower
St. Paul
East 4Th St
Los Angeles
Wilshire
San Francisco
Gutter St
Press-Telegram
Comin Advertising
Metropolitan Group
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Outer Space
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E. A. Guest
Naval Aviation
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Pensacola
Hal E. Moore
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Drive For Peace Press-Telegram
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