Unfinished Business in Hoover Commission Reforms
The editorial reviews the first Hoover Commission’s work, noting 272 recommendations with 42 percent accomplished and many unfinished. It warns against blindly following every proposal, cites bureaucratic inertia, and argues for continued nonpartisan reform with a focus on consolidating agencies and clarifying medical and agricultural activities.
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Citizens Committee
Hoover Commission
Herbert Hoover
Dean Acheson
County Decentralization Push Includes Long Beach Court House
Arthur J. Will, chief administrative officer, explains a plan to build a Long Beach court house as part of decentralizing county government and addressing 20 years of building delays. Population growth and rising rental costs support a move to build rather than rent to improve service access and reduce taxpayer costs.
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Arthur J. Will
County Board of Supervisors
Long Beach
Los Angeles Civic Center
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Court House
Rhee threatens renewed war if Korea not unified soon
Joseph Alsop surveys Syngman Rhee asserting that Korea must be unified by a political conference or by force, warning the United States it may have to back a renewed Korean War. He argues Rhee will risk destruction rather than accept partition, and notes American resolve and the risk of misreading the situation.
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Prgram
Washington
Local dynamics drive Congressional races, not the president
A political analyst argues that presidential strength rarely determines congressional outcomes. Data from 1952 shows many voters skip congressional tickets while voting for the president, and in states like California New York and Kentucky substantial portions voted for president but not for House candidates. The piece challenges the view that Ike's strength translated into Republican gains and notes that local issues and personalities frequently shape results more than national party strength.
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Just Folks by E A Guest About a humble, helpful man
A reflective poem praising a friendly, generous figure who faced hardship with resilience. It recalls his years of fear and doubt while describing his enduring care for rich or poor and young or old, highlighting his vibraharp hobby and fish cleaning.
Monkey chase ends with capture in store window
Ten years ago in Long Beach police and citizens pursued a monkey that bit several people and robbed a cigar stand, finally catching it in a store showroom window. Mischa Elman was to perform at Municipal Auditorium. The Second Presbyterian Church rededication, post earthquake repair, was announced. The Long Beach Bar Association planned its biggest annual meeting at Virginia Country Club. Concrete posts for Pine Avenue ornamental lighting were rejected by the city engineering department. Smilzy Through was named the senior class play at Poly High School.
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Mischa Elman
Municipal Auditorium
Second Presbyterian Church
Long Beach Bar Association
Virginia Country Club
Pine Ave
City Engineering Department
Smiliz’y
Poly High School
Public Forum Letters and signatures guidelines
The notice instructs that letters to the public forum must not exceed 250 words and require signatures and addresses. It notes letters may be edited to maintain good taste or save space, ensuring proper attribution and readability.
Federal law to cap car speed at fifty miles per hour
George H. Moule argues a national ban on motor vehicles capable of speeds over 50 mph would reduce deaths and injuries. He claims faster cars drive up accidents regardless of infrastructure, urging a uniform federal mandate despite claims of backward steps. Moule signs at 221 Cherry Ave.
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Geo. H. Moule
Cherry Ave
Hollywood blamed for juvenile ills in movie ads
The Press Telegram warns Hollywood harms youth saying films promote crime and vice. It cites a sensational ad for The Marihuana Story showing vacuous scenes and calls for action against narcotics and liquor legalization, invoking Billy Sunday to urge voters to oppose legalization.
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Amercan
Bully Sunday
Billy
Warm Autumn Memory Poem by Metcalfe
A reflective autumn verse expresses warmth from friends who stay beside the speaker as leaves fall. The poem contrasts fading nature with enduring support from loved ones, framing companionship as comfort beyond weather or time.
Clean up skid rows and curb juvenile gangs debate
A concise urban debate quotes Dave MacPherson urging stronger action to clean up skid rows and shut off Hollywood's faucet. The address 2312 Troqueis Ave appears in the fragment, indicating a local donor or resident context. The item reads as a brief social issue stance with minimal corroborating details.
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Hollywood
Dave MacPherson
Troqueis Ave
Unhappy Folk Seek Friendship After Loss
Jeannette Sheppard Threadgill writes of grief and loneliness after a loved one's death. She recalls personal loss, the need for real companionship, and the comfort found in shared presence beyond a cup of tea.
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Peleghain
Jeannette Sheppard Threadgill
Villa Riviera
Hasty Action on Bath Houses Hit
A letter to the PRESS-SELEGRAM criticizes rushing bath house plans along the strand and waterways. The author urges waiting a year for a development program as grand as Jones Beach, praising thorough, well funded design over hasty action. The writer signs Thurlyne Waite of 3508 East Second Street.
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Selegram
Parke
New York
Jones Beach
Questions and Answers Sterling and Solid Silver
A reader Q and A column explains sterling equals 92.22 percent silver with 7.78 percent copper for hardness, while pure silver is too soft for jewelry and tableware. It also notes 4 million Americans labeled alcoholics, 3 million of them men aged 35 to 55, and that Navy personnel from six states may vote absentee in November. Carlsbad Caverns extend about 23 miles, possibly the world’s largest. birds have been photographed at 25,000 feet in India, with Everest observers sighting a bird above 27,000 feet.
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Yale Center of Alcohol Studies
Carlsbad
Dehra Dun
India
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Fragmented newspaper masthead reading publishers editors and reps
The readable fragment lists Press-Telearam Herman H. Aiddern as publisher Harald M. Hines and mentions Samuel C. Cameron as associate publisher. It references H. F. Burmeste as manager and Malcolm Entey as editor with an executive editor and national representative Riddertonna, Ihe, Somia in advertising.
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Harald M. Hines
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Samuel C. Cameron
H. F. Burmeste
Malcolm Entey
Riddertonna, Ihe
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