Long Beach Port Expands Facilities to Lure Shippers
Port authorities push aggressive growth plans to turn Long Beach into a bulk cargo hub. New terminals and sheds attract steamship operators with higher traffic and multi‑million dollar potential. Aimed at boosting trade, plans include extending Pier B and building a Pier California shed, plus a large Liberian‑flag tanker project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Long Beach
E. J. Amar
Bestics
Pico St
Anaheim St
Eagle Oil & Refiring Co
Marine Association of Commerce of
Los Angeles Harbor
Calcutta Port Sets Peacetime Cargo Record
Calcutta Port reports 718000 tons handled in March 1949 excluding bulk petroleum, a peacetime record not seen since World War I. Docks Manager K Mitter says current tonnage matches leading world ports and exceeds any east of Suez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Sardines for Oil and Meal Limited to 50 000 Tons
California Fish and Game Commission will issue permits totaling 50 000 tons for the 1949 50 sardine season, far short of the 100 000 ton request. Croker warns economic shifts could favor reduced capture over canning, and permits may go to plants without canneries. Canners oppose discrimination and plan to follow last year’s emergency reductions. Payne recalls industry pledge linked to Prop 15 defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fish and Game Commission
Richard S. Croker
Division of Fish and Game
Croker
Commission
Lee F. Payne
Port Organization Backs Breed Bill in California
The Marine Association of Commerce of Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor endorses the Breed bill now in Sacramento to remove state sales tax on merchandise used in ship construction or on vessels in offshore commerce. President Harry E. Wade says passage is needed due to competition with non taxed suppliers and expects harbor business to rise. The group has telegrammed Senate revenue and taxation committee members urging approval ahead of June hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Association of Commerce of
Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Sacramento
Harry E. Wade
California
Association
Senate Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Africa Sailings Schedule Set for Joint Line Plan
A clocklike schedule of Africa sailings is set by a joint Silver Line and Java-Pacific service to begin June 22 with the S.5 Silveroak. Java-Pacific provides the freighters Radja and Limburg while Silver Line supplies Silveroak Silver sandal and Silverteak. Sailings depart monthly on the 22nd from this port, with a Lourenco Marques stop on the 18th, then route to the Pacific Coast via South America and return August 11.
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Africa
Silver Line
Java-Pacific
Silveroak
Java-Pacific Line
Radja
Limburg
Silversandal
Silverteak
Lourenco Marques
Pacific Coast
South America
Columbia River
Puget Sound
the &Th
British Columbia
San Francisco
L B Youth to Lead Cheers at San Jose
Richard Osborn son of Mr and Mrs Burton H Osborn will lead cheers for the 1949 50 school year at San Jose State College public relations office announced He is a sophomore industrial arts major member of Kappa Alpha fraternity ski team and a 1945 46 head cheerleader at Woodrow Wilson High School in 1946 he graduated from there and cheered for two years
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Richard Osborn
Burton H. Osborn
Quincy Ave
San Jose State College
Richard
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Woodrow Wilson High School
New Zealand Leader Advises Youth At Graduation
Sir Bernard Freyberg, Victoria Cross recipient and Governor General of New Zealand, urged graduates not to drink spirits or smoke heavily. Speaking at a university ceremony in Auckland on May 28, he warned that such habits store up trouble for young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
New Zealand
Bernard Freyberg
Bernard
New Prenatal Care Edition Announced by Children’s Bureau
Washington May 28 The Children’s Bureau Federal Security Agency announced a completely rewritten edition of the government booklet Prenatal Care. More than 9,000,000 copies have been distributed since its 1913 first publication. Single copies are available free from the Children’s Bureau Washington 25 D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Children’s Bureau
Federal Security Agency
Washington 25
D. C
Panama Canal Tolls Debate Spurs Defense Cost View
Capt Willis W Bradley, former Long Beach congressman and Pacific Coast Steamship executive, told a House subcommittee tolls burden western states. He urged writing off canal capital cost as national defense, and proposed tolls fund civil government, canal operations, pensions, services, and Panama rental share.
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Cape Cod Canal
San Francisco Bay
Tennessee Valley Authority
Panama Canal
Willis W. Bradley
House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Long Beach
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
United States Treasury
Pacific Coast
Bradley
Canal Zone
Panama
Cows feed rules shape milk flavor in big dairies
In San Francisco on May 28 a policy note explains how Grade A dairy cows are tightly managed to ensure milk tastes as expected. Cows must eat alfalfa at set times, avoid late grazing, and may receive carrots. Milk is protected from copper iron fumes and from exposure to gasoline or fly spray, and must not stand in heat or be shaken during transport.
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Francisco
Initial carvers pass up board at All Saints Church
In RIGHTLINGSEA England in May an Anglican church council sought to curb wall graffiti by nailing a wooden board to an oak with a sign asking visitors to inscribe initials on the board. Twenty five years later, not a single initial has been carved on the board, yet visitors continue to carve on the walls at hundreds per year according to Rev Charles Heard.
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Rightlingsea
England
All Saints Anglican Church
Thals
Charles
Visi
Local 681 Culinary Alliance Meeting Set at Municipal Auditorium
The 23rd annual Long Beach Culinary Alliance Local 681 meeting will be held tomorrow at the Municipal Auditorium. Executive secretary Jack Arnold announced the event opens at 8 45 p m with a program featuring stage and screen stars in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Culinary -Allance
Municipal Auditorium
Jack Arnold
Guard Unit Seeks Officers for 234th Antiaircraft Group
Long Beach National Guard seeks qualified officers to fill vacancies in the 234th Antiaircraft Group. Prospective officers must hold a major or captain rank in communications or radar, or be first lieutenant on chaplain, supply, or athletic instructor tracks. Former officers or GT students may interview Mondays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the adjutant’s office. The 234th to undertake two week Heid training at San Luis Obispo from July 30 to August 14 with pay and allowances per rank.
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234Th
Long Beach
Clifford F. Beyers
W. Seventh St
California Ave
Stearns St
Euclid Ave
I General
National Guard
San Luis Obispo
Beyers
Burglars in Paris Pose as Visitors With Bouquets
Paris police arrest Charles Barrois and Louis Desentre on burglary charges. The pair visited expensive apartments in elegant attire and carried a bouquet to appear legitimate. If someone answered, they claimed to be visiting someone else. when unattended, they broke in and robbed the units.
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Paris
Charles) Barrois
Louis Desentre
Jand
Damaged Liberty Ships Sold to Pacific Firms
The Maritime Commission sold the damaged S. S. Peter White for 36066.89 dollars. Zidell Machinery & Supply Co of Portland Oregon and Condenser Service and Engineering Co purchased the damaged Liberty Ship John Carver for 69346 dollars.
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Maritime Commission
Zidell Machinery & Supply Co
Portland
Ore, Condenser Service and Engineering Co
John Carver
Navy seeks 10000 civilian specialists for reserve integration
Approximately 10,000 civilian specialists may be taken into the inactive Naval Reserve under a new procurement plan to bolster officer corps in key fields during emergencies. Commissions open to qualified applicants in Naval Reserve staff corps and general line. most require a college degree. Enlisted Navy Reserve personnel preferred in appointments. Several service members receive transfers and new duty assignments across Marine and Naval bases, with multiple awards and recognitions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve Staff Corps
Schoo
Naval Shipyard Gets New Supply Officer
Commodore A F Ryan Jr supply officer at Long Beach Naval Shipyard is relieved by Captain Carl W Seitz from Patuxent River Md. Lt Commander R W Kirby departs Sanders Point Philippines to relieve Lt Commander McLendon at the yard. McLendon will report to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Ryans next assignment remains unannounced.
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Covenmeny
A. F. Ryan Jr
J. B. McLendon
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Carl W. Seitz
Naval Air Station
Patuxent River
Ryan
R. W. Kirby
Sanders Point
Philippine Islands
McLendon
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
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L. B
Edsel Newson
Prese-Telegram Marine Baker
Los Angeles
Utah
Japan
California Association of Port Authorities
Claire V. Goodwin
Oakland
U. S. Atlantic
Matson
Matsonia
Genoa
Cosmopolitan Shipping Co
Agency For Home Lines
Graham Bros
KR. R Shoemaker
Bcat
Manchester
Pacific Rier
Furness Line
Britain
Bergen
Norwegian
Uxpcaat
de Luxe Electric
William Myers Poater
First Methodist Church
Sunnyside
Ralph Freese
Oreage-Hynes Tine Rente
Aiia
Cneden Interrsee
Meaden
Glanes
J.C. ‘Keys
San Jose
Fort Maceur
Col
Cliford F. Beyers
Seventh St
Rennie Taylor
Prove Belries
Culinary Alliance Party Tomorrow
Angeles Vista
L.B. Guard
Virginia Newton
A. E. Becker Jr
U.S.N
Naval Operations
Washington, D.C
Frank A. Bettis
I.S.M.C
Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
E. P. Brady
U.S.M.C
Marine Corps
Nicaragua
Marine Corps Expeditionary Force
Fifth Defense Battalion
Teeland
Third
Marine Amphibious Corps
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
Calvin
Matthews
Sgt. Bettis
Frank R. Young
Marine Barra NA & ND
Seal Beach
Snay Ing
Valley
Mrs. Young
Long Naval Hospital
V.V. Smith
U. S. Nu
Long Beach Naval
Wedderburn
Pfs
P. Brady
U.S
NA & ND
Sealing Barracks
Camp Lejeune
N. C
McKeesport
E. R. Wickam
U. SN
Naval School of Justice
Port Hueneme
Pe. Elden F. Grovum
Pic
Robert D. Paulson
Marine Barracks
Naval Base
Marine Barracks Naval Station
Seattle
Wash
Naval Operation Basay Kodiak
Alaska
Naval Shipyard
Binet Federal Savings
Anaheim
Walker’s
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