Port Commission Tackles Long Agenda in Harbor Session
The Port Commission faces one of its longest agendas as the Harbor Commission plans to meet tomorrow with absent members, including Port Manager E J Amar, after two delayed sessions. Items include oil development contracts, material shortages delaying extensions, and multiple small projects to be accepted. Discussion resumes on outside engineering help for Pico Ave widening, bridge and underpass work.
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R. R. Shoemaker
Pico Ave
A Sailor's Career in the Golden Maritime Age
A vivid vignette traces a sailor's life from dockside valve work and coastwise loads to voyages laden with pay and global ports. The piece notes base pay around 235 dollars with overtime, constant mobility, independence, and a preference for accuracy, romance, and varied postings from Long Beach to Hong Kong and Genoa.
Port of Long Beach Sees Heavy Shipping Surge
Port of Long Beach experiences peak weekend activity with as many as six freighters at Pier A. Isthmian Steel Traveler discharges at Berth A1 then Steel Rover arrives, Interocean MS Moldanger replaced by MS Sandor, Calmar York marshalling steel, 5S Fribourg Trader moved to Garden State, Pacific Far East Line ship 88 George Luckentach to be shifted for inbound China Bear, USS Manchester heavy cruiser to depart A-8 with Hikana Maru following as military ships stay active at A-7.
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Pier A
Long Beach
Steel Rover
Interocean Line
Moldanger
Sandanger
Calmar Line
Yorkmar
A-4
Fribourg
Garden State
Marine Corp
Pacific Far East Line
George Luckentach
Manchester
A-7
Overseas Shipping Co replaces Sudden & Christenson
A new firm, Overseas Shipping Co., organized to take over agencies at Long Beach and other ports from Sudden & Christenson, which will exit the shipping business January 1. Chris Biom serves as president with Lloyd R. Richards as vice president and GM, L. G. Cushing as vice president and traffic manager, and George E. Decker as secretary treasurer. The firm will also manage Blue Star Line affairs at Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor, with the Southern California office led by 8. T. Lashbrook in Los Angeles. Waterman Steamship Co will form a California company to handle its ships.
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Overseas Shipping Co
Long Beach
Sudden & Christenson
S&c
Klaveness Line
Fernville Line
Barber Line
Barber-Wilhelmsen Line
Norwegian American Line
Chris Biom
Overseas
Lloyd R. Richards
L. G. Cushing
George E. Decker
Blue Star Line
Los Angeles Harbor
Southern California
8. T. Lashbrook
Los Angeles
Waterman Steamship Co
California
Waterman Services
Cancer clinic canceled this week for surgeons convention
The seaside hospital announces the oncology clinic will not open on Wednesday as doctors attend the American College of Surgeons convention in San Francisco. The clinic will resume next week.
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Seaside Hospital
American College of Surgeons
San Francisco
Reserve Head to Visit Here
Fleet Reserve Association national president W. Pop Mullins will make an official one day visit to Long Beach on November 15. He will be joined by Annie Laurie Sweeney, national president of the Auxiliary, Mullins from Seattle and the auxiliary head from Washington.
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Pop) Mullins
Fleet Reserve Association
Long Beach
Joe Mason
Annie Laurie Sweeney
Mullins
Seattle
Washington
Christmas cash through Press-Telegram want ad
A brief want ad offers cash for old cars in the Compton area. Call Miss Bryan at Newmark 1 6241 to arrange pickup and payment.
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Press-Telegram
Compton
Bryan
Newmark
Texas Roundup Tuesday Night at Woodland Club
Texas State Society hosts its monthly roundup at the Woodland Club on Seventh Street and Park Avenue at 7 p.m. Sunset Rhythm Airs Band will perform and Rausch Studios will present entertainers. Refreshments will be served per president Winnie Cross.
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Texas State Society
Woodland Club
Seventh St
Park Ave
Sunset Rhythm Airs Band
Rausch Studios
Winnie Cross
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