Play Group for Alamitos Bay Children Approved
Alamitos State Park recreation building to host a cooperative morning play group for peninsula preschoolers. The Alamitos Bay Garden Club will sponsor with Mrs. M F Weill and Mrs Jane Newberry guiding supervision from 9 a m to noon Monday through Friday. The commission approved a $10 weekly fee on an experimental basis until June 15, with possible remodeling conflict caveats.
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HE Recreation Commission
Alamitos Peninsula
Alamitos State Park Recreation Building
M. F. Weill
Alamitos Bay
Peninsula
California
Ex-Red Lashes Out on Communism in Movies Hearing
Mrs. Rogers Testifies That Communists Control Many Schools and Push Propaganda in Films. She cites None But the Lonely Heart and Odets Involvement, and calls for outlawing the Communist party. Hearing draws few spectators despite a large crowd earlier in the week.
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Aheck
Odets
Truman relief estimates face Senate criticism and price politics
Senator Halleck challenged the administration’s euro relief figures and accused President Truman of tying foreign aid to rising domestic prices. He warned that the $642 million Europe need could grow and criticized lack of workable plans. Labor leaders offered no immediate comment as Congress nears Truman’s national address outlining a three program relief package.
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Europe
U. S
Paris
Halleck
Taber
Mr. Truman
Truman
White House
Hallsck
Indianan
William Green
Girls to Lead Sabbath Service at Temple Sinai
The B'nai B'rith Junior Auxiliary Girls conduct the Sabbath evening service at Temple Sinai with opening prayer by Janet Rosenberg and readings by Marilyn White Merona Ravetch Es Zarnow and Marylene Harris. Toby Greenberg delivers closing prayer. Caryl Marks to give address. Rabbi I Sharon Ravetch to address the congregation. A social hour follows hosted by the Bnai Brith Auxiliary.
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Temple Sinai
B'nai B'rith
Janet Rosenberg
Marilyn White
Merona Ravetch
Es Zarnow
Marylene Harris
Toby Greenberg
Caryl Marks
I. Sharon Ravetch
Brai B'rith
City Permits Aid Oil Hunt in Los Nietos
Los Nietos Company received two city permits yesterday one for drilling from the City Clerk's office and one from the Fire Department. A building permit for the derrick was issued last week, and the state Oil and Gas Division already issued a drilling permit. President Leigh M. Battson said delays were due to lease acquisition and that all drill sites needed to develop the area are secured.
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Los Nietos
Harbor Area Presses for Harbor District Customs House
Long Beach officials and local congressmen push to place a new customs house in the harbor district to serve Los Angeles area commerce. They argue convergence of banks, merchants and shippers in Long Beach, San Pedro and Wilmington supports a harbor location, not inland Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
California
Long Beach
Harbor District
San Pedro
Wilmington
Harbor
Willis W. Bradley
Customs House
Foreign Trade Association of Southern
Congress
Bradley
Reports on idle pay taxes due for Q3 1947 for Long Beach employers
E L Funder in charge of the Long Beach audit district office of the California Employment Department reminds that state unemployment insurance tax returns for the third quarter of 1947 are due. Interest and penalties apply if paid after Oct 31. Agricultural labor, domestic service and some nonprofit services are exempt. Employers unsure of liability should contact the Ocean Center Building office at 110 West Ocean Boulevard.
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E. L. Funder
Long Beach
California
Department of Employment
Funder
Ocean Center
Ocean Blvd
Long Beach Promoted as Likely Democratic Convention Site
Long Beach leaders push a bid to host the 1948 Democratic National Convention in California. Ed James urged a united front as plans unfold with the Convention Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, and business groups backing the bid. George Taubman Jr. and notable locals favor hosting, while Carl Fletcher cautions about delegate impressions and potential free advertising. Olmsted estimates 15 thousand dollars to set up tents and up to one hundred thousand dollars in facilities could be donated by Long Beach. James Roosevelt plans to attend the Oct 29 Washington meeting to help secure the convention.
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Long Beach
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Convention Bureau
Wilton Hotel
Democratic Nave Committee
David Olmsted
Washington, D. C
National Committee
Ed James
Bureau
George P. Taubman Jr
Chamber of Commerce
D. W. Campbell
Chamber
Jack Horner
Retailers Association
Clyde Doyle
Olmsted
Auditorium Park
Democratic National Committee
James Roosevelt
California
Washington
Commodity Index Breaks 200 Mark In Historic Rise
New York Oct. 24 The Associated Press index of wholesale prices for 35 base commodities rises past 200 for the first time, reaching 200.67 on Thursday. The index has more than doubled since 1937, with most components contributing to the latest advance as food livestock and industrial groups hit near yearly highs.
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New York
Congress
Associated Press
Baseball Park Deal Studied
The city weighs buying baseball park equipment from Joe Rodgers for 8500 to 12000 including moving and setup costs. Recreation officials say new gear would run 19078. Commission pauses pending North Long Beach resident input on site at Houghton Park.
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Joe Rodgers
North Long Beach
A Commission
Rodgers
California
Lakewood Stadium
Carson St
Cherry Ave
Rodger
John A. Paap
Recreation Commission
Walter L. Scott
Municipal
Houghton Park
Bazil A. Carleson
Belgian Awards to Coast Guardsmen
Commodore L. L. Bennett presented Belgian government awards to three Coast Guard men for aiding in the rescue of personnel from a downed Belgian transport plane off Newfoundland in September 1946. The ceremony took place at the San Diego Coast Guard Air Station. the recipients were James P. Simmons AR-1c, John M. Summerville AA-1c, and Merton M. Robbings AETM-1c, who were then stationed at Argentia and later reassigned to San Diego.
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L. L. Bennett
Long Beach
Coast Guard
Newfoundland
San Diego Coast Guard
Argentia
San Diego
James P. Simmons
Fire department logs show multiple calls and limited damage
Over a 24 hour period the fire department responded to car and house fires, gas shutoffs, and ambulance calls. Notable incidents include a house fire with moderate damage at 43 W Mountain View and an oil well fire with no damage earlier in the day.
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Pacific Coast Hwy
Pacific
Toledo
Pacific Coast
American
Delta
Roswell
33Rd
Santa Fe
Mountain View
Municipal Auditorium
Myrtle
British Propose German Self-rule
A House of Commons committee urged a representative German government and a firm British stance on occupation length. It said Germans should gain full responsibility for balancing their economy, noting Germany cannot yet sustain itself and that food is the key to economic recovery. The report aligns with Hoover’s postwar recommendations.
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London
House of Commons
Germany
Hoover
Truman
New England Fire Fronts Across the Northeast
Widespread fires sweep Maine to New York with evacuations and high losses. Eleven deaths blamed on fires. officials say Massachusetts and New Hampshire blazes nearing control. coast guard ready for sea evacuation if needed.
Bar Harbor mansions reduced to charred ruins
In Bar Harbor Maine on October 24 the famed summer colony was left a smoking ruin. Eden Street once lined with showplace homes of the wealthy is now a mass of charred wreckage. The observer walked the southwest section where properties once owned by well known international figures stood.
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AR Harbor
Maine
Eden St
Bar Harbor Fire Rips Through Elite Home District
The Bar Harbor blaze expands with two miles to the town as residents evacuate by sea and land. Winds up to 25 mph threaten Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor while New England states mobilize guardsmen and coast guard crews. Hundreds of homes and the famed Kebo Valley Club are burned, with losses towering into the millions.
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Seal Harbor
Otter Creek
Northeast Harbor
Seal
Northeast Harbors
Bar Harbor
Seth Libby
New England
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rochester
White Mountains
Raymond J. Kenney
Coast Guard
McCulloch
Boston
Probation Ordered for Drunken Driving on American Ave
Milo Trefny aged 45 was found guilty of drunken driving on American Ave. Municipal Judge Martin DeVries ordered two years probation with a $200 fine and a ban on liquor during probation.
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American Ave
Milo Trefny
Martin DeVries
Navy ships in port and due arrivals in Long Beach area
Navy reports ships in port and tentative arrivals in Long Beach area. Prospective arrivals include vessels from San Diego and Manila with dates ranging from today to early November. Listed are cruisers destroyers auxiliary craft landing craft and submarines with specific hull numbers and origins.
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Navy
Long Beach
San Diego
F. T. Berr
Norria
McCaffery
Harwood
LST
Carbonero
Port Huenema
Tolovana
Guam
Passumpsic
Manila
Tawasa
Pearl Harbor
Boyd
Brown
Melvine
Pickin
Twining
Wedderburn
Melvin
C. J. Badger
Stemble
Monssen
Wiley
Hudson
Hall
Izard
Radford
Terry
Laws
Prichett
Powell
Irwin
Bole
Lofberg
Bennett
Bennion
Porterfield
Bradford
Buckeye
Curtiss
Kankakee
Neches
Amphritrite
Isle Royale
Elkhorn
Current
Henrico
Burton Island
Ft Marion
H. A. Bass
San Marcus
Sway
Auk
Motive
Symbol
Pickaway
Sphinx
Warrick
Navasot
Prevail
Hérald
UPCER
Municipal Band Concert Program
Municipal Band under Richards conducts a Saturday 2 PM program on October 25 featuring Harold Stephens as sax soloist. Highlights include The American Gentleman March, Grand Selection from The Huguenots, Serenade, The Evolution of Dixie, Arabian March, Emily Saxophone, In the Land of the Missions overture, A Southern ..., and Bendix Finale pistotate.
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Richards
James FE
Harold B. Stephens
de Luca
Senne Lake
Coverley
Emily
Gurewieh
Mustal Morceau
Nsisistvinn
Bendix
Pistotate
Tides and Sun Moon Times Forecast
Sunrise at 6 04 a m and sunset at 5 10 p m. Moonrise 2 52 p m Moonset 12 53 a m High tides 6 40 a m 4 5 ft and 7 37 p m 4 4 ft Low 12 14 p m 2 4 ft Tomorrow high 6 55 p m 4 7 ft low 12 19 p m 0 4 ft 12 44 p m 1 9 ft Foregoing statistics by U S Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
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Greece
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Sarper
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Communist Party
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Adolphe Menjou
Ronald Reagan
Gary Cooper
George Murphy
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Keith Jones
Carl DuBois
Glenn Clement
Francis Gentry
Long Beach Restaurant Association
S. S. Conklin
Carl Fletcher
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Robert F. Bradford
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San Ran Kelso Victory
San An Isthmian Line
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Nav. Co
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