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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1947
Page
46
An A P report observes limited entry to film work beyond acting, with union rules and crowded sets hindering newcomers. A boy shifts from theater to acting, gaining an agent after a studio test, while vaudeville fades and night clubs spawn fresh talent.
Italian weekly Tempo quotes former Vice President Henry A. Wallace in an interview published today. Wallace says that General Dwight D. Eisenhower, if nominated, would become the next President of the United States.
The National Consumers League for Fair Labor Standards urged a 65 cent hourly minimum wage with industry committees allowed to propose higher rates as conditions warrant. Louise Stitt said the 65 cent standard could be adopted without an inflationary ripple, noting the current law's 40 cent minimum.
The Advertising Club at the New Masonic Temple heard Charles W. Collier outline the Advertising Counsel functions. The group continues wartime campaigns such as anti tuberculosis food conservation and fat saving drives. Next Friday marks the annual Ladies Day.
A Los Angeles and Philadelphia debate of who is the third largest city ends inconclusively after a discussion of area, boundaries, and growth. Franklin Binswanger and Earl Grover spar over census figures while Bowron cites city limits versus metropolitan area. The 1946 US census data show Philadelphia with 2 096 266 in the city and 3 260 000 in the metro, and Los Angeles with 1 805 687 in the city and 3 675 000 in the metro. Detroit’s 1940 position is noted as fourth.
Radio commentator Chet Huntley blasted the United Nations as a fraud driven by Big Five unity and urged immediate creation of a world authority without veto power to avert war. He spoke at the Wilton Hotel during a Long Beach Lions Club meeting with past presidents and guests in attendance.
In Olston Minnesota two boys aged 8 and 10 conducted a night long crime spree stealing six rifles and 10 000 rounds. They fired on homes a barber shop filling station and vehicles before surrendering in a field at daylight. Officers and a citizen posse pursued them while the sheriff called it a miracle no one was harmed. The youths cried in jail saying they planned a western thriller and meant no harm.
At Philadelphia General Hospital a salon opened in the feminine psychiatric ward providing shampoo, waves, facials, and manicures as therapy. Three patients, two with schizophrenia and one with severe depression, experienced uplift from the visit. The Philadelphia Federation of Women’s Clubs funds the beautician and about 10 to 15 patients daily will receive treatment.
In Los Angeles on November 8, 2000, 28-year-old David Ferris, described as weighing 200 pounds, began serving 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to beating his baby son with a fence paling over a lost comic book. Authorities say the mother reports more than a dozen blows occurred.
Seattle sent five hundred pounds of wheat flour and canned salmon to Europe for the Friendship Train. The supplies were flown to Los Angeles for loading since the train does not reach Seattle, marking a citywide patronage of the relief effort.
Nanking announces fifty police dogs trained to smell out opium users as part of a campaign to suppress narcotics. Metropolitan police stated the dogs are deployed to aid enforcement and identify drug users.
Governor Warren proclaimed next Monday as Marine Corps Day in Sacramento honoring the corps 172nd birthday. He praised Marine courage since 1775 and their heroism and service to the nation and the flag aboard.
Moscow reports indicate Russians believe Molotov's Thursday speech confirms that the Soviet Union possesses atomic energy and the bomb concept is not secret. Different observers weigh the claim as reassurance or a restatement of known science.
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