Move to Promote Wider Recognition of Long Beach
Editorial argues Long Beach should push for broader recognition amid Southern California growth. It cites population estimates of 275,000 to 300,000, ranks as California’s fifth city, and notes Long Beach as a world port with rapid recent development. Calls for concerted public cooperation to strengthen Long Beach’s distinct identity within the LA region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
California
San Francisco
Oakland
San Diego
Regional Planning Commission
Traffic and Transportation Committee
California Acala 4-42 cotton crop pays off in Bakersfield
Bakersfield area growers push through a state law banning other varieties to plant a record 963000 acres of Acala 4-42. The long-stapled cotton is moving toward peak harvest in the San Joaquin Valley with about 430000 bales ginned and sold at premium prices to U S and foreign mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
California
San Joaquin Valley
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Tennesse
George J. Harrison
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Shafter
Harrison
British Jet Breakthrough Reduces Flight Time Records
Britain leads in jet development with the De Havilland Comet flying London to Castel Denito Libya and back in just over six hours. The test shows cruising speed around 480 to 500 mph as British BOAC and BEA place orders for more than 50 jets. The piece notes a likely upcoming shift from piston to jet service and questions American and Russian responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Castel Denito
Libya
Africa
Dawndle
United States
British Overseas Airways
British European Airways
Britain
Russia
U N Progressing Despite Handicaps
A U N article notes Western nations work on tasks vetoed by Soviet bloc. Progress seen in Italy Somaliland trustee plan for 16 years and Libya independence by 1952 while Eritrea remains under discussion. Moscow opposes base on North Africa. atomic control remains unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
U. N
Soviet Union
Washington
Italy
Somaliland
Eritrea
Libyea
Russia
Libya
Moscow
America
Britain
Mediterranean
North African
Uphapiny
Nyet
Grasping Lou Nova comments on boxers dispute
Grasping Lou Nova likens both fighters to a ragged boy crying on a curbstone. He describes them as grasping and cites a Wall Street Journal quote about a rich visitor asking why the child cries. The remark portrays the dispute in sharp, biting terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Nova
Wall Street Journal
Thoughts on divine power and nature in poetry
An excerpt discusses God as ruler of waters and weather, describing how he directs rain, winds, and lightning from heavenly treasuries. It reflects on the omnipotence of the universe's creator and his control of the seas and skies, citing Jeremiah and a Gay poem.
Navy Still May Retain Strong Air Power
Adm. Forrest Sherman as new naval chief could be pivotal in preserving Navy air power. The plan by Matthews and Sherman seeks to shield naval aviation from deep cuts by trimming shore establishments instead. The piece argues the Navy needs airborne control over seas and training, not more ships, to fulfill its mission per Key West and Newport accords.
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Washington
Nance
Adm
Sherman
Mediterranean
United States
Moscow
Black Sea
Adm. Sherman
Ranean
Albania
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Matthews
Johnson
Navy
Secretary of Defense
Key West
Newport
Tito Faces World With Quiet Confidence In Yugoslavia
In Belgrade, Marshal Tito speaks in a calm, practical tone about Yugoslavia resisting Soviet dictation. He rejects fears of war, notes border incidents may rise, and emphasizes moral unity, nationalism, and a shift from large hydro projects to smaller units aided by American machines to accelerate industrialization.
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Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Lenin
Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
America
Unitex
Just Folks A local chic miss departs for college
A verse by E. A. Guest contrasts adversity and prosperity as a local chic miss heads to college. She takes 55 clothes hangers and two books among her belongings, highlighting modest preparation for her new life away from home.
Long Beach Prospects: Oil Plant and Ice Rink Plans
Ten years ago yesterday Union Oil announced a $1 million high octane plant to begin about Dec 1, with contracts let to three firms. An outdoor ice skating rink, the largest in the world, was slated for Long Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Oil Company
Long Beach
Recreation Park
New York City
Seventh St
Atlantic
Redondo Aves
California
Long Beach Sunday Editorial Page 1949
Editorial page from the Long Beach press dated November 13, 1949 lists publication details, editors and subscription rates. It notes Sunday edition, weekly and daily prices, and legal copyright statements for the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A . F. Prise
Neva Prise Paduduk
S&s. & Conelin
Byars
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
Calif
Coiee
Agere Creineretves Eropanay Dunes
Kmme Dta E S Aiekiber Kucit
Carciiacion
Fos Otten
T. Puullanea
Readers' Opinions on Forum Current Affairs
A collage of letters from readers in Bellflower and Long Beach discuss juvenile delinquency and youth opportunity, the Navy shipyard layoffs and peacetime budgets, bumper height laws for trucks, thanks for press coverage of Jewish welfare and United Nations Week, and civic concerns about wartime waste. Notable signers include CHARLES H. DANIELS, CHARLES H. CORDRAY, B. R. BLACKSTONE, JOSHUA MARCUS, and GEORGE E. DOTSON.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press-Telegram
Franklin
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Grant
Charles H. Daniels
Bellflower
Calif
Navy Shipyard
America
Charles H. Cordray
E. Sixth St
Sam E. Leddel
Jewish Community Center of
Long Beach
Sidney Hartmann
Western States
National Jewish Welfare Board
Joshua Marcus
United Nations Week
George E. Dotson
A.A. U.N
Farmer's Prayer Portraits by Matcale
A poem-styled portrait asks for divine guidance for a farmer's life. It invokes soil, seeds, rain, sun, livestock, and mortgage, seeking protection, sustenance, and family welfare amid hardship. The speaker pleads for hope, courage, and strength to cultivate love and happiness on the homeward trail.
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Karl Cole
B. R. Blackstone
Argonne Ave
Matcale
George Clark
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