Long Beach Letter on Freight Costs and Water Ideas
A reader from Pennsylvania describes a California to Pennsylvania steel shipment and rising freight costs under basing point rules. The piece notes federal price fixing complaints and how western buyers often pay freight as if shipments originate east, plus worries about California water supply and proposed odd ideas to obtain more water.
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Long Beach
Pennsylvania
California
Kaiser
Gweat
Panamar Canal
Baltimore
Point
Carland
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Two Charter Amendments Advance for Feb. 3 Vote
City Attorney’s office drafts two proposed amendments for the February 3 special election. One shortens Civil Service Commission rulemaking power. the other extends and mods harbor oil contracts to 76 years with council approval.
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Civil Service Commission
Irving M. Smith
Charter Amendment Committee
Herbert R. Klockstein
A. Parmley
Tthe Civil Service Commission
Commission
Joint Harbor Commission-City Council
Councibmeas
Harbor
Clyde G. Roseberry
John Munholland
Chamber of Commerce
Planning Commission
Sheriff Names New Long Beach Head From Downey
Sheriff Eugene Bisrciluz announced Lt. Leslie R. Keays will transfer from the Downey branch to lead the Long Beach sheriff's office. A native of Montana and longtime marksman, Keays moved to California in 1929 after Huntington Park schooling and began as a deputy, serving since 1926 in the civil department. He is married with three children and four grandchildren, and he lives in South Gate.
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Eugene Bisrciluz
Leslie R. Keays
Downey
Long Beach
Keays
Montana
California
Huntington Park
Sheriffs Office
Civil Department
South Gate
Annual Police Auction Set for December
City Manager Carl Wirsching announces the police department annual auction on December 15. Items include hearing aid batteries hub caps a blood pressure instrument a pipe vise and more unclaimed gear from the juvenile bureau such as bikes watches clocks cameras radios tires and tool boxes.
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Police Department
Carl B. Wirsceking
Pike Department
Juvenile Bureau
Girls Lose Tonsils Ask for Missing Cat
Jane Woolner and Barbara Woolner aged 21 and 7 ask after waking from tonsil ectomies at Magnolia Hospital whether their family cat Thomas has been found. Thomas, a 4 year old gray and white Maltese, belongs to Mr and Mrs Richard Woolmer of 3230 Ballie Ave S, disappeared Tuesday a week earlier.
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Jane Woolner
Barbara
Magnolia Hospital
Thomas
Richard Woolmer
Ballie Aves
Peace Promotion Plan Studied by UNESCO Commission
Mexico City November 19 The program and budget commission of UNESCOs second general conference weighs today British proposals for a 500000 project to implant the ideals of peace In the minds and hearts of millions of men and women The British proposals would provide for immediate creation of a production unit capable of initiating and influencing production on UNESCO subjects in radio press and films The ideas would cover fields where one nations views about others affect war or peace The proposals were in a resolution by J B Priestley approved by a UNESCO working party on mass communications
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Mexico -City
Unesco
J. B. Priestley
Hollywood Devout Image Highlighted by Clergy
Hollywood, Nov. 19. The city was described as the most devout in California with more church-goers and religious training classes in schools than any other city its size in the state as stated by Dr. Louis H. Evans of Hollywood First Presbyterian Church.
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Hollywood
California
Louis H. Evans
First Presbyterian Church
City Revenue Rise Touted in 1944 45 Audit
City Clerk office revenue for the 1944 45 fiscal year totaled 540 543.22, up 132 846.37 from the prior year. Higher business license fees, effective Jan 1 1947, drove most gains with 206 354.70 in 1995 46 and 150 645 for wells and permits.
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Myrielle L. Gonsul
Harbor
State Division of Oil and Gas
Civil Service
Injured Girl Improves at Sea Side Hospital
A girl struck by a car near her home at 3230 Golden Ave on November 1 has slight improvement. Her condition remains serious at Sea Side Hospital as doctors monitor her recovery.
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Merre
Yuon
Golden Ave
Seaside Hospital
Public hearing set on Rod and Gun Club clubhouse permit appeal
Long Beach City Council schedules a public hearing for Dee 2 at 11 a.m. The hearing concerns the Planning Commission's denial of a permit for the Long Beach Rod and Gun Club to destroy its clubhouse at 332 Pacific Avenue.
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Long Beach
Planning Commission
Jap Building Costs Up Too
Tokyo reports rising construction costs as a former eight story steel and concrete building for the transportation ministry, built ten years ago for 6,060,000 yen, gives way to a new two story wooden structure costing 6,000,000 yen. With the yen at 28 cents in 1937 the old building cost about 1,690,000 dollars while the new wood structure costs 120,000 dollars at 2 cents per yen, yet the yen’s buying power is now lower.
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Tokyo
Japan
Transportation Ministry
U.S
Long Beach Civic Center project eyed amid site debates
A long debated civic center for Long Beach moves toward a decision on location with three sites under review. The Rainbow Lagoon plan and an oceanfront site have gained momentum while planning officials weigh Site No 1 around Lincoln Park and related blocks.
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City Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Rainbow Lagoon
Civi Center
Ocean Front
Broadway
Ocean Blvd
Cedar and
Chestnut Aves
Omar Hubbard
Third St
Chestnut
First Congregational
Pacific Ave
Loser's $69 Check Held at U.S. Office
Jesse T. Greene of Morristown Tenn. is invited to call at the Bureau of Internal Revenue office to pick up a $69 Treasury compensation check found after the Armistice Day parade. Lionel Bailey, head of the local office, warned the check will be mailed to the Tennessee address if not claimed soon.
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Jesse T. Greene
Second St
Morristown
Tenn
Bureau of Internal Revenues
Fourth St
Lionel
Bailey
Treasury
Tennessee
Moderate quake felt from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
A moderate earthquake recorded by Caltech was felt in Los Angeles San Pedro and along the coast to Santa Barbara. The seismograph timed the quake at 2 59 p m and no damage was reported.
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California Institute of Technology
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Santa Barbara
Long Beach
Caltech
Tree Doomed Old Pepper on Dewey School Ground
Park Superintendent H. J. Scherer declared the pepper tree on the Dewey school ground on Eighth St beyond saving. He estimated the tree to be 63 to 70 years old and said the cost to preserve it would not be justified. The Press Telegram published its photo on June 10.
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Dewey
Eighth St
H. J. Scherer
Press-Telegram
Long Beach Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
Weather bulletin from the U S Weather Bureau Los Angeles reports variable clouds and cool conditions through Thursday. Afternoon temperatures in the 60s, with moderate west to northwest winds 10 to 25 miles per hour.
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Long Beach
U.S. Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
Farmers and Farm Bureau Discuss Global Food Economics
The 29th annual California Farm Bureau convention opens with Ray B. Wiser and John T. Omernik outlining farmers roles amid overseas food scarcities and building financial reserves. A symposium reveals average retail markups on fruits and vegetables range from 53 to 151 percent, with celery reaching 175 percent in Los Angeles.
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California Farm Bureau Convention
Ray B. Wiser
John T. Omernik
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
J. E. Bigelow
Farm Bureau
Leroy Getting
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Europe
Herbert W. Voorhees
Tully Knowles
College of the Pacific
Young People's Department
Wendell- Calhoun
Berkeley
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Giannini Foundation
University of California
California Farm Bureau
Alex Johnson
Commodity Service Department
Johnson
Consumer Co-Operatives
Auto Strikes Curb Kill Bellflower Man
Charles Z Leavell 26 of Bellflower was killed when an automobile struck the curb on Lakewood Boulevard. Roland G Palmer 23 of Bellflower, the driver, fled the scene but later turned himself in to Norwalk deputies and was booked on felony hit and run. Leavell was married with two children and the son of longtime Bellflower residents. The body was taken to Hunter Mortuary and then Community Hospital.
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Charles Z. Leavell
Harvard Ave
Bellflower
Lakewood Blvd
Carson St
Russell
C. V. Mendez
Roland G. Palmer
Sailor
Mayne Ave
Norwalk
Palmer
Leavell
Long Beach
Leroy
Community Hospital
Hunter Mortuary
Leonard Leavell
Shori's
Two Injured in Coast Highway Collision
Early today a coupe carrying John W. Young and Martha A. Young collided with an oil truck at Pa wile Coast Hwy and Cherry Ave. Both were treated at Naval Hospital for suspected injuries. The truck driver Paul J. Retr a8, 34, of Los Angeles, was unharmed. Earlier at Anaheim Street and Im Ave a motorcyclist Albert Baughn, 20, of 1501 Cedar Ave, was hospitalized with lacerations. car driver William R Campbell, 41, of 2912 E 4th St, was uninjured.
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Pawile Coast Hwy
Cherry Ave
Pollece
John W. Young
Navy
Martha A. Young
Fourth St
Naval Hospital
Paul J. Retra8
Los Angeles
Anaheim’ St
Im Ave
Albert Baughn
Cedar Ave
LO Sovside Hospital
William R Campbell
4Th St
Pay Raises Aid City Health Department Allotment
City Council approval of pay raises for five health department positions aims to qualify the city for a 50 000 state allotment to augment health services. Officials note the salary schedule was a concern but Dement says city not ineligible. A 3 million statewide health funding was approved in the last Legislature.
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Health Department
Harrison Ellers
John C. Dement
State Division of Local Health Service
Eilers
Dem
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