Veterans to Solicit Cafes and Hotels in Chest Drive
Veterans groups in Long Beach will solicit cafes and hotels as part of the Community Chest drive. Assemblyman William Grant and Herzel Granovitz head the hotel and restaurant classification for the Associated Services for the Armed Forces. The ASA F includes YMCA, Catholic and Jewish agencies, with other Chest agencies ready to join as needed.
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Associated Services For the Armed Forces
William S. Grant
Left
Hertal Granovitz
Community Chest
Chest Drive
Long Beach
Veterans
William 5. Grant
Committee of Associated Services
Armed Forces
Herzel Granovite
United Service
National Catholic Community Service
Jewish Welfare Board
W. C
Travelers Aid and Salvation Army
Grant
E. 8. Calhoun
W. G. Cheney
Max ‘Wisot
Herzel Granovitz
John Clarke
Harry L. Lee
Tanker reactivation trials near harbor after war onset
Stage Test Runs two of a dozen tankers re activated here since the Korean war broke out. The Escambla was reactivated by Harbor Boat Building Co. and the Chepachet by Craig Whipbuilding Co.
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Harbor Boat Building Co
Craig Bhiphuliding Co
Postwar Record of 432 Merchant Ships in August
A SeaBorne Exchange report shows a postwar August tally of 432 merchant ships calling at Los Angeles Harbor. Ship arrivals rose from July’s 415, with August 1949 totals including 323 American flag vessels up from 319, while British Empire ships fell from 32 to 23. Passenger and cargo ships and tankers varied, lumber shipments dipped, and several national fleets contributed modest counts across Norweigan Panamanian Danish Honduran Mexican Dutch Greek Italian French Philippine Chilean flags.
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Metros Angeles Harbor
SeaBorne Exchange
Norweigan
Coastwise Line Opens Seattle Office in Expansion
Coastwise Line announces growth after establishing its Long Beach to Alaska service. New Seattle office opens with H H Wrightson as VP in charge of Columbia River and Puget Sound. Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco offices reorganized with several managers promoted. Northern route reaches Seward, Alaska via Liberty freighters.
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Coastwise Line
Long Beach-Alaska
W. T. Sexton
Seattle
H. H. Wrightson
iColumbia River
Puget Sound Territories
D. 3
Barnes
Portland
George Hutton
J. M. Kelly
Coastwise Services
Cc. V. Lynch
San_ Francisco
Pier A
Long Beach
H. H. Pierson
Seward
Alaska
Coast Guard Wives Club Party Planned for Friday
Coast Guard Wives Club announces a Friday party for enlisted men's wives and their families. Funds from the event go to the recreation fund for ships and stations for free entertainment and recreational materials. The gathering and dance occur at the yard of Mr and Mrs Earl Boles in Artesia with dancing, cards, refreshments and games.
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Enlisted Men's Wives Club
Earl Boles
Artesia
Eastwind Nears Arctic Pole On Supply Run
The Coast Guard icebreaker Eastwind, on a mid July Arctic supply mission with two cargo ships, pushed to within 445 nautical miles of the North Pole. This is believed to be the northernmost point reached by a ship under its own power in the western hemisphere. The voyage visited weather stations at Alert Ellesmere Island Resolute Bay Cornwallis Eureka and used three helicopters with Canadian air support from Halifax.
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Washington
State Department
Coast Guard
Eastwind
Arctic
North Pole
Istoth
United States
Canada
Ellesmere Island
Alert
Resolute Bay
Cornwallis Island
Eureka
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Move to Allow Foreign Ships in U S Coastwise Trade Assailed Here
The report on loosening coastwise ship restrictions drew criticism at a local meeting. Joseph K. Carson Jr. urged bringing the source into the open while Parachute Rigger John Barker unveiled a survival kit for those lost at sea near the 11th Coast Guard District. Capt. Pjalmar Johansen received a State Department citation upon the Reinholt’s Brooklyn arrival after aiding 650 passengers. Burial honors were given to Captain George E. Littman, veteran sea master and windsarmminer, at Fall Brook after a long career starting in clipper ships.
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11Th Coast Guard
John Barker
San Diego
Mexco
Pjalmar Johansen
Ivaran
Reinholt
Korea
State Department
Arval
Brooklyn
Johansen
Inchon
Japan
George E. Littman
Lloyd
Singapore
Fallbrook
Test pilots now seen as mature flight engineers in long beach
The piece argues test pilots are not daredevils but mature men with years of experience. It notes Douglas Long Beach as a hub where pilots and production engineers review flights to eliminate bugs and push aircraft to their limits. It also mentions propane as a potential future aviation fuel and expands cargo by air.
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Douglas Long Beach
Orly 2
Aeronca
Scott to Talk to Civic Forum
Walter L. Scott director of municipal and school recreation will speak at the Chamber of Commerce breakfast forum Wednesday morning in Wilton Hotel. His subject is Coordinated Recreation In Long Beach and the talk details how schools cooperate with municipal government to provide a recreation program attracting educators and leaders nationwide.
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Walter L. Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Wilton Hotel
Willard Lee
Long Beach
Freshman at 36 He’s Now on Faculty
Charles H. Bowman, who enrolled at the University of Illinois in 1546 at age 36 and later became an assistant professor, has joined the faculty. Bowman, married, previously held an academic post and is noted for his scholastic records as an early standout assistant professor.
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Champaign
Ill
Charles H. Bowman
University of Dainois
Bowms
Bowman
Long Beach Port Upgrades Falter at Key Berths
Shipping authorities report several new facilities at the Port of Long Beach costing millions have failed to meet demand, with under wharves and large transit sheds unable to handle anticipated traffic. A new transit shed at Berths 9 10 Pier A is planned to be nearly as large as the Berths 6 7 shed.
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Long Beach
Pacific
Northwest Dimate
Singapore
Royal Army
Sin
Kong
Korea
Air Information Officer Takes On New Duties
Maj. Ralph M. Cissne, long Beach Air Reserve Training Center public information officer, will serve as Air Force coordinating officer for all news and media releases to the public. He will work with Army Navy and Marine teams at the Armed Forces Information Center in Los Angeles. Cissne, a Long Beach resident, is active in Boy Scouts and local service groups. He will keep his office at the air base during a temporary Los Angeles assignment.
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Ralph M. Cissne
Long Beach
Air Force
Armed Forces Information Center
Federal Building
Los Angeles
Army
Navy
Marine
Cissne
Olds Estate Set at 4 1 2 Million
Lansing reports the late RE Olds founder of Oldsmobile and Reo motor firms left an unofficial personal estate of about 34.5 million with total wealth around 60 million. The will hasn’t filed for probate. most funds go to Ransom Fidelity Corp Olds Foundation after widow provisions. He divided holdings between daughters Gladys Olds Anderson and Mrs C S long ago.
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Lansing
Mid
RE. Olds
Oldsmobile
Reo Motor
Auto
Pioneer
Fidelity Corp
Olds’ Foundation
Gladys Olds Anderson
C. S
Expert foresees cheap atomic power for Britain
Birmingham dispatch reports Sir John Cockcroft, Britain's leading atomic researcher, saying atom power could become as cheap as coal or oil once a pilot plant is built. He notes Harwell scientists are testing approaches to scale and would seek government funding for a full experimental plant if successful.
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Birmingham
Eng
Britain
John Cockcroft
Atomic Research Station
Harwell
British Association For Advancement of Science
Flintridge Academy Emphasizes Culture and Sacred Heart
Flintridge Academy highlights cultural values as Sacred Heart Academy era 1931 construction proceeds for the pipe project.
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Flintridge Academy
Sacred Heart
Old Maritime Laws May Be Abolished
Obsolete maritime statutes may be repealed under a new United States Navigation Code proposed in Congress. The plan reduces required documents from nine to three, introduces a single register, imposes tonnage taxes including deck cargo space, and broadens penalties. Estimates place small ships at 27.50 and liners up to about 900. Diversion rules are clarified for coastwise to foreign port routes. Steamship executives favor streamlined paperwork and clearer diversion rules.
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Congress
Matson
Lurline
Oae
Military Academy Emphasizes Reading and Full-Day Cadet Program
Cadets at the Southern California Military Academy on Cherry Ave continue to study the three R's with a strong reading program and full-day classes. The school, overseen by Mrs. Ted Neal and Lt. Col. W. M. Reaper, runs prekindergarten through ninth grade and offers a robust athletic program and modern facilities. It is one of three Brown Schools in California, with sister institutions in San Diego and Glendora. Terms begin September 18.
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Southern California Military Academy
Cherry Ave
Ted Neal
W. M. Reaper
Brown
California
Brown Military Academy
San Diego
Lunior College
Brown School For Girls
Glendora
Free Grace
Black-Foxe Institute Expansion Announced
Los Angeles based Black-Foxe Military Institute on Melrose Avenue and Wilcox Street announces expansion for the fall term. The campus hosts elementary, intermediate, and senior high schools with day or attendance options, highlighting college prep emphasis.
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Black-Foxe Military Institute
Melrose Ave
Wilcox St
Los Angeles
Black-Foxe
College P
Dale Carnegie Course Offered in Long Beach This Fall
Dale Carnegie's course returns to Long Beach with 400 students trained in effective speaking, leadership, and human relations. The program, run for 38 years, draws graduates from sales, teaching, industry, and public life. A demonstration meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday September 13 at the Masonic Temple with George Hughes leading. first session free of charge.
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Dale Carnegie
Long Beach
Beach
Masonic Temple
Carnegie
George Hughes
Combination Courses Offered by Acheson Academy
The Acheson Academy in Ausca dero offers a blend of theoretical and practical studies designed to fit every student’s goals for universities professional schools or technical colleges. Curricula provide basic graduation courses from California high schools and include Christian education with weekly Sunday services at an Atascadero church.
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Acheson Academy
Auscadero
Agricultural and Mechanical
California
Academy
Robin Hood School to Open on Sept 11
Fall term at Robin Hood School on Redondo Ave will begin September 11 with kindergarten and first grade classes. Madame Charlotts jabern oversees special studies at Northwestern, guiding early education at the new site.
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Robin Hood School
Sept Redondo Ave
Damee Charlotts Jabern
Madame Sch
Northwestern
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