County Purchasing Sets Peak at 17,870,994 in 1947 48
Los Angeles County purchasing activity rose from 5,946,987 in 1939 40 to a new high of 17,870,994 for 1947 48 per an annual report to the Board of Supervisors by County Purchasing Agent Wayne R Allen. Daily buys averaged 70,000 with seven buyers each over 2,500,000 in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Board of Supervisors
Wayne R. Allen
Allen
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Darwin
Europe
East Coast
Lennox
Los Angeles County
Union
State Elks to Assemble Here in '49
Long Beach will host the California State Association of Elks convention September 21 to 24, 1949. The invitation came from Long Beach Lodge 833 and city officials, with Exalted Ruler Freeman Sinclair leading the delegation and a 34 member Elk band directed by Clark Higgenbotham.
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Long Beach
California
Freeman Sinclair
Raymond Peterson
Ray Peterson
Elks
Clark Higgenbotham
Fire extinguishers valued at $36 stolen
Police report two fire extinguishers valued at $36 each were found missing yesterday from a Union Pacific Company oil well located at Frenry Ford Ave and Seaside Blvd. The incident details follow standard local crime reporting procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Company
Frenry Ford Ave
Seaside Blvd
Oil Union Chief Denies Back-to-Work Move
The CIO Oil Workers Union rejects company claims of returning to production amid a strike. Union leaders, including A B. Kinstley, say the push to resume work is false and that stoppages continue at major refineries. Police report limited violence. protests outside Richfield plant persisted._shell oil sues strikers over damages_
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. O. Oil Workers Union
Nvestiaun Fimtire
A. BR. Kinstley
Fort Worth
Texas
International
California
Reese H. Taylor
Union Oil
Laval 128
Oil Workers International Union
Long Beach Blvd
International Depretative
J. R. Thornbury
Shell
Richfield
Union
Associated Oil Companies
Watson
Granville V. Staats
Los Angeles
Seaside Hospital
Long Seach
W. F. Greeley
Staats
Claude H. Witchen
Houghton Park Village
Elmer Smith
Nor
Hit run kills dog and injures woman on busy highway
Mrs Irene Anna Sabicha 60 of Santa Monica released from Community Hospital after fracturing a wrist and sustaining cuts when struck by a car on Highway 101 between Seal Beach and Huntington Beach. Her chauffeur Lloyd A Hamilton said the dog ran onto the highway, was hit, and another car struck Mrs Sabicha as she attempted to aid the animal. the driver stopped briefly then fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Anna Sabicha
Santa Monica
Seal Beach
Huntington Beach
Lloyd A. Hamilton
Hamilton
Heat Wave Ends as Cooler Conditions Reach Long Beach
An overcast sky and a cool breeze lowered today s maximum to near 66 degrees in Long Beach down from yesterdays 89. The Weather Bureau said the two day autumn heat wave was over with coastal readings in the low 70s and interior areas cooler. Temperatures across the region ranged from El Centro 102 to Los Angeles 94 as officials noted the pattern change.
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Long Beach
Official
Weather Bureau
Press-Telegram
Baja California
Southland
California
el Gentro
India
Burbank
Pasadena
San Bernardino
van Wuys
Los Angeles
Petition Seeks Bus Line Extension and Loop Route
A petition signed by Rasmussen and 322 others asks extending the E Seventh Street Magnolia Avenue bus line north of Wardlow Road and forming a loop back downtown. The Bureau of Franchises meets Monday at 9 30 a m to review. A counter petition signed by Cipolla and 624 others requests keeping the current route unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. Co. Rasmussen
E. Seventh St
Magnolia Ave
Wardlow Rd
Bureau of
223Rd St
Golden Ave
Spring St
Magnolia
Carmelina Cipolla
Pirates Hunt For Lost Treasure Crew Safe After Storm
The motorship Malibu Inez and crew of pirate treasure hunters feared lost after a tropical storm off Baja California were reported safe and proceeding, with La Serama reporting radio contact and the ship spending the night in Santa Maria Bay. A prior SOS triggered a search, hampered by darkness and rough seas. The expedition, led by James A. Forbes, aimed to recover up to 60 million dollars in treasure believed buried on Cocos Island. Readouts list 12 aboard including Capt Farley and Forbes relatives, with origins in San Francisco Riverside Newport Beach and Santa Barbara.
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Baja California
Coast Guard
la Serama
Santa Maria Bay
Pacific Ocean
SOS
George Farrey
States Marine Corp
James A. Forbes
Riverside
Newport Harbor
Cocos Island
Forbes
Robert Johnson
Archaeological Society of Southern California
Frank Porter
Charles Briggs
Charles Forbes Sr
San Francisco
Johnson
Costa Rica
Beckner
Maritime Strikers Meet At Bowl In Wilmington
Maritime strike activity centered in Wilmington as five unions held an open meeting this afternoon. Louis Goldblatt and E. Tangen, leading officers of key international unions, were slated to speak to assembled unionists in the ban. A caravan of cars from about 40 Los Angeles machinists unions was expected to arrive with food for soup kitchens, joining longshoremen, cooks and stewards, and Marine Radio Operators.
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Wilmington Bowl
Louis Goldblatt
International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union
San Francisco
E. Tangen
Marine, Cooks and Stewards
C. I
Los Angeles
Community Chest reports $125470 subscribed toward goal
The first complete report on the 1948 Community Chest shows $125470.63 raised, 25.7 percent of the $488003 goal for 18 local Red Feather Services and the U S O. Division I Industrial and Finance leads with 40 percent of $100153 quota. Residential Division trails at 32.1 percent of $80000. Other divisions show lower percentages. Special Gifts and Employes divisions have no quotas, funds credited to other divisions. Clifton R. Hubbard notes upcoming full report for Employes division. Special Gifts funded into other divisions.
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Community Chest
Red Feather
U.S. O
Industrial and Finance
Virgil B. Gillespie
Jack Crown
D. Wills
J. W. Lantz
Sam Cameron
D. E. Root
Verne Morrell
E. J. Wightman
Bess Colbert
C. R. Brantingham
Clyde Roseberry
Harry B. Galbraith
John Berry
E. E. Hearlund
Clifton R. Hubbard
Hubbard
Jo Wheldon
Jordan High School
Communist Chest
West
William R. Brooks
Ruth Craig Merrell
Strangadetts
Lions Told Chest Support Amounts to Christian Duty
John Wilson of Jordan High spoke at a Lions Club meeting urging increased Community Chest support. Darrel Neighbors noted Long Beach’s past per capita gifts and praised the unified campaign aiming for 488,003 to fund 19 Red Feather agencies. Rex Reason introduced 10 service representatives from the Chest programs.
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John Wilson
Jordan High School
Community Chest
Lions Club
Wilton Hotel
Darrel Neighbors
Lire Community Chest
The
Lions
Long Beach
California
Wilson
Red Feather
Pape
Rex Reason
Ormunity Chest
Nell Loder
Long Beach Day Wurseries
Jack Stanley
U. S. S. Duluth
Armed Forces
Y. MC. A
Jimmie Lynn Paden
Jimmie Lynn Paden, Girl Scouts
Gary Driver
Bob Garrison
Gloria Rogers
Salvation Army
Isabelle Shepphird
Visiting Nurses’ Association
Pat Riley
W. Co. A
John Thornton
Boy Scouts of America
Nicki Clayton
Camp Fire
John Carr
Phil A.j.hattery
Hill Council Debates Permits for L B Cabs
Long Beach taxicabs would need Signal Hill permits to operate in the Hill city under a proposed ordinance discussed by the Signal Hill city council. The measure mirrors Long Beach’s taxi rules requiring Long Beach permits for operators serving Long Beach. Representatives from Yellow and Diamond lead firms in Long Beach and the two Signal Hill operators attended the hearing. No action was taken.
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Long Beach
Signal Hill
Hill City
Lie Signal Hill
Democratic Theory Emphasizes Living Democracy in Schools
Dr Alexander J Stoddard Los Angeles city schools superintendent urged teachers at a state institute that democracy must be learned by living it in school life. He said schools influence daily life across communities and must revitalize American democracy through real student experiences and shared living. The conference closed the California Association of School Administrators annual convention, with Douglas A Newcomb chairing and Homer H Cornick presiding. Music by Long Beach all-city orchestra under Nicolas Furjanick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander J. Stoddard
Los Angeles
Teachers’ Institute
Municipal Auditorium
Dr.Stoddard
California Association of School Superintendents
Douglas A. Newcomb
Homer H. Cornick
Santa Cruz
State Association
City College Orchestra
Long Beach
Nicolas Furjanick
Wilson High School
Hearing Tests Highlight Pupils Needing Attention
County Schools Superintendent C C Trilingham reports a special survey showing about two students per 40 in each school class have notable hearing loss. Tests identify children needing care, with adenoid-related eustachian blockage as a common cause. Regular testing yearly or at least every three years is urged. county offices offer trained audiometrists to assist nurses and teachers.
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C. C. Trilingham
Trillingham
Ex Navy Man Killed in Trona Motorcycle Crash
Clarence Vaughn Bennett Jr. 27, of Trona and former Paramount resident, was killed Thursday night when his motorcycle crashed in Trona. Bennett served as a chief petty officer in the Navy during World War II and was discharged in 1945. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence V. Bennett of Victorville. Funeral service set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moreland's Mortuary in Compton.
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Clarence Vaughn Bennett Jr
Trona
Low Beach
Anxi
Paramount
Bennett
Clarence V. Bennett
Victorville
Moreland
Compton
Long Beach Area Forecast Shows Cooler, Clearer Skies
The Long Beach area is expected to have mostly sunny afternoons today and tomorrow with night and morning low clouds. Temperatures will be much cooler this afternoon and winds will be variable.
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Long Beach
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State Elks
Gelearam
Calif
Navy
Pacific Reserve Fleet
AE Martinez
Shell Oil Company
C. I. O. Oil Workers International Union
Local. 5
Martinez
Capt. Farley
Charles Forbes Jr
Harlow Merrick
Santa Barbara
Marie Briggs
John Mahoney
George Bruehl
Newport Beach
Lee Chinberg
Harry Jones
Frank Meikle
Maritime Strikers
Brayton Ave
Burnett St
Signal Hil
Signal Hill Field
Chest Reports
Jerome Hines
Metropolitan Opera
Charles Pierce
Long Beach Civic Music Association
Hines
Lawrance Hart
William R. Atkinson
Opera Star
Chest
Sixth and
Pine
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