Harbor Dept Awards Blacksmith Contract to Paramount Steel
The Harbor Department authorized a $22 contract for welding blacksmithing and allied services to Paramount Steel Corp. The Board of Harbor Commissioners named Frank J. Hardesty, chief petroleum engineer for Long Beach Harbor, as its representative to a meeting of the District No. 1 oil and gas committee.
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Harbor Department
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Paramount Steel Corp
Paramount Blvd
Frank J. Hardesty
Long Beach Harbor
D:st No. 1
Record Heat Continues in Swelter Belt Across Cities
Weather Bureau reports temperatures 90s and 100s across the swelter belt with many cities recording new daily highs. Heat persists in major metros from Chicago to New York as water shortages and restrictions rise in several areas.
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Breau
Rockies
Mercury
Mane Town
Verurg
Gordonsville
Portsmouth
Ohio
Pirtre
S.D
Presidio
Texas
Richmond
Philadelphia
Loulinville
Moline
Frederick
Imd
Bismarck
Chicago
New York
St. Towix
Beloit
Nashville
N.Y
Elmira
Great Lakes
Canada
North Dakota
No Turn E German Flees in Steamroller at Border
Franz Neicer an East German operator drove a steamroller across a bridge at a border crossing with Soviet Zone permission. He sought political asylum in West Germany instead of returning, marking a historic use of such a vehicle in a defection. Other escapes by Czech and others in armored cars, planes, and trains are noted.
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Hof
Germany
Franz Neicer
Good Luck Pours In on Deaver Resident
Denver report says Percy Stewart of Denver is buoyed after word his son Chr James W Stewart, a corporal, was freed by Communists in Korea. The note arrives as weather and labor shifts unfold from Montana to California with temperatures in the 60s and 70s and federal workers sent home nationwide.
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Deaver
Denver
Percy Stewart
Ward
Wilson County
Kan
James W. Stewart
Korea
Hacker
Montana
Washington
Detroit
Chrysler
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Seattle
San Franco
Warren Not to Run Leads to Staff Changes in California
Governor Warren signals he will not run again as he reshuffles his staff and fills 33 judgeships across the state. He names Oalley to Sacramento Superior Court and Marvin Sherwin to Alameda County Superior Court, with Hamlin Jr. resigning for a federal post. Warren outlines plans for a Bay Bridge crossing and set of new laws taking effect September 9.
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Oalley
Sacramento Superior Court
Warren
Marvin Sherwin
R.piedmont
Assembly
Ways and Means
Alameda County Superior Court
Sherwin
Oliver D. Hamlin Jr
Federal District Court
Oakley
Alameda County
Helen MacGregor
California Youth Authority
James Welsh
Star Industrial Accident Commission
Oscar Johnson
Lin
California National Guard
Beach Vasey
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
State Toll Bridge Authority
San Francisco Bay
Army St
San Francisco
Bay Farm Island
Alameda
Navy
New U S record highs in August employment data
Commerce Department reports August unemployment at a postwar low of 1,240,000 with 63,402,000 workers employed. July figures showed 1,548,000 unemployed among 63,120,000 jobs, while 19 percent of civilian workers were jobless this August. Labor force around 65 million. Davenport widow appointed to Los Angeles city council. Actress Osa Massen wins 205,780 from late Dr. Cummins estate after court ruling.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Commerce
Robert A. Murray
Davenport
Los Angeles
Harriett Davenport
Ed J. Davenport
Osa Massen
Harvey R. Cummins
Superior Court
Miss Massen
Cummins
Man In Plastic Window Reveals Operation Details
Memphis, Tennessee. Bob Massey, recovering from recent surgery, answers questions by exposing a clear plastic window sewn into his shirt by his wife enabling observers to look through. The device is meant to show his condition to questioners.
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Memphis
Tenn
Bob Massey
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Sun, & Eves
E. German
Queen of the Highway
U.S
Helen Hering
Sheriff's Deputies
California
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Sears
Kenmore
Fifth Park
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