Long Beach Trades School Moves Forward Amid Site Debate
The Long Beach Board of Education selected a site near Hamilton Junior High for a new Technical Institute after evaluating options. About five acres will be bought to expand to roughly twelve, with an estimated 1 million dollars set for development. Construction timing remains uncertain due to building shortages and demand for elementary schools.
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New Technical’ Institute
Lest
Alto
Board of Education
Douglas Newcomb
Hamilton
Technics Institute
Eighth St
Ninth St
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American Ave
Locust Ave
Long Beach
Halloween in Modern Manner and Seasonal Observations
An article reflects on Halloween’s changing nature from mischievous pranks to constructive community events. It notes city playground carnivals organized by the Recreation Commission, the improvement of trick or treat practices, and a nostalgic Dad recounting past mischief with a hopeful view toward youth behavior. It also touches on Soviet-US relations remarks by Nikolai Novikov, Southern California weather quirks, grain price dips, and market feelings about the season.
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Teilif
Recreation Commission
Dadias
Stopgap Aid for Europe to Be Voted Amid Time Limit Concerns
Washington reports that stopgap aid to Europe will be voted on but with a tight time limit. Business leaders urge no funds beyond the coming year and insist safeguards. They advocate exporting American goods to designated business units rather than direct government grants.
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Europe
David Lawrence
Washington
Spe
America
Commercce
Harriman
Interior Krug
Middle West
Wdk
Ger:je
Germany
Busiess
Theor
Controversy Over wartime Morale and Postwar Aid Debate
Capitol notebook outlines Lt Gen John Lee’s helmet salute drill to boost morale in Paris. The piece also surveys potential Democratic vice presidential candidates, postwar policy shifts, and tensions between aid to Europe and domestic economic restraint.
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Washington
Geii John Co HL Lee
Lurdpe
Paris
Squintel
Just Folks a Poem by E A Guest on War and Peace
The verse recalls Julius Caesar era battles and contrasts ancient gold and slaves with modern war. It laments increased slaughter and profits from war, arguing that victory brings no true gain and that peaceful work should end war forever.
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Julius Caesar
Halloween Homecoming Echoes at Long Beach College
Ten years ago today Long Beach Junior College alumni returned to campus for Halloween homecoming and a 10th anniversary celebration. The piece notes historical reads from 20 and 30 years ago and mentions local milestones, war effort funding, and a Chicago Tribune blurb with a tangential line about flying saucers.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Junior Collége
Germain
cChicago’ Tribune
Woman's marriage amid hardship and love
A fragmented note describes a widow with four children marrying a man driven by genuine love rather than necessity. The short record hints at emotional struggle and societal judgment surrounding a late-life union.
Family Tends Newborn as In-Law Reconciles Visit
A tense domestic row ends with Jewel forgiving relatives and bringing the baby to Ma for care while Jewel goes to a patty. The reunion follows a period of strain after the in-law’s anger.
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Jewel
Peasant Leaders Form Anti Communist International
The article reports a planned peasant council of exiled leaders from eastern Europe forming an anti communist propaganda drive with hubs in Washington and London to counter Cominform. It notes reactions by Gen. Lucius D. Clay and Gen. Charles De Gaulle and mentions Brazil and Chile cutting relations with Moscow. Milan Gavrilović leads in London with plans for a world peasant international to unite against communism.
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Dewlin MacKenzie
Prom
Aftoin
Russia
Washington
London
Agai
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Berlin
Charles de Gaulle
France
Brazil
Chile
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Poland
Peasant “International
Communist — Information , Pure
Soviet Union
Europe
Comintern
Third International
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Hungary
Gavrilovic
Tacques ‘Duclo 3
Cominform
United States
Britain
Moscow
Mikelajenyk
Warsaw
Dinner Stories and a Photographic Enlargement Firm Visit
A doorstep encounter unfolds as a wary householder questions a polite stranger. The visitor denies selling insurance or household goods and clarifies he represents a firm dealing with photographic enlargements. The exchange ends with the door opening wider and curiosity about the visitor’s role lingering.
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Motion
Accelinis
A & mySelf
Portraits by Metcalfe Bookstore Description
A fragment describes a bookstore as a dreamland for readers and writers. It highlights shelves of fiction and poetry, fairy tales for children, and displays with greetings. The piece mentions stationery, pens, pencils, and books on proper writing.
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House of Fiction
European composers seek Broadway foothold in New York
A fragmented sketch notes European musicians seeking success in Broadway, including a pianist who toured New York, a Salzburg conductor Kleffenbach, and a concert miscue with Fireman’s Quadrille. The piece reflects on cultural adaptation and the harsh American tempo.
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Budapest
Ea Kleffenbach
Salzberg
New York
University of Leipzig
Kleffenbach
America
Bireman
McKin_ney
Kleftenbach
Faellénbarh
Ae Ua
Lee
Billy Mowe
Public Forum Letters on Peace and Traffic Safety
Readers' opinions from the Press Telegram pages express demand for Christ‑centered peace policies, critique of advisers on science and military training, and calls for stop sign enforcement to protect pedestrians. Residents argue for drinkless days and praise Mothers Singers Chorus publicity for a Fun and Fashion Show.
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John R. Steelman
Carl T. Compton
Thomas C. Murray
Cedar Ave
Mothers Singers Chorus
Robert L. Hultz
Orange Street School
Put. A
Coal shortage drives cross ideology critique in press
The St. Louis Post Dispatch notes that Russian communism, British socialism, and American capitalism all struggle to secure coal, signaling a rare cross ideological consensus on energy scarcity.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
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