Red Cross aid shown needed as Korea war tightens home life
In Long Beach the American Red Cross sees tripled service calls as reserves go overseas. Families with wives and babies face financial strain when a GI is mobilized. Volunteers, especially welfare aides, are urged to help sustain GI families and ease wartime burdens at home.
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Korea
Iwo Jima
Italy
France
Seoul
Po- Bang
Bastogne
Anzio
Long Beach
American Red Cross Office
Red Cross
Red Cress
The
Home Service
Naval Base
Betty Hutton to Kick Off Long Beach Chest Campaign
Betty Hutton will headline a Community Chest kickoff luncheon on October 3 at the Municipal Auditorium. Harold M. Hines, campaign chair, says about 2000 Long Beach business leaders will attend. The event, sponsored by the Long Beach Council of Service Clubs, aims to start the 1950 Chest campaign with a high profile show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Feather
Betty Hutton
Movieland
Annie Oaklay
Municipal Auditorium
Community Chest
Harold M. Hines
Long Beach
Larther
Br Hutton
Paramount
Fred Aastaire
Howard Jones
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Hank de) Lacey
Kiwanians
Rotary Club
Dumor Chamber of Commerce
Peggy Finley
Pilots’ Club
Ad Club of
Charles L. Vickers
Lions
Long Beach Fraternity Expands Into International Reach
The Order of Tong, a Long Beach City College fraternity, plans international chapters and UN approval. New chapters were formed at the University of Mexico in Mexico City and at Mexico City College in San Luis Potosi. Steps toward chapters in France, China, New Zealand, Spain, Italy and England have begun. An alumni advisory board will aid the expansion and an international magazine is planned. The Tong Alumni Association dinner on Oct. 14 at the Officers Town Club will discuss the program.
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Long Beach City College
Order of Tong
United Nations
Dick Ericksen
City College
University of Mexico
Mexico i City
Mexico City College
San Luis Potosi
Bob Neal
Tony
France
China
New Zealand
Spain
Italy
England
Jerry Lewis
Tong Alumni Association
Officers Town Club
Jaycee Orators Clash Final Monday at Peterson's Cafe
Jaycee Orators book final clash Monday at Peterson's Cafe at 7 p m with ladies night. Speakers include Dave Perrin Les Still Jack Grisham Carl Knight and Laroff Dittemore. Judges are Bill Badger Chuck Hoyer and Warner Moore. Guest critic John E Cannon from North Long Beach Toastmasters Club. Paul Kelly is timekeeper. Gordon Jacobson chairs.
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Chamber of Commerce Forum
Peterson's Cafe
Dave Perrin
Les Still
Jack Grisham
Carl Knight
Laroff
Dittemore
Bill Badger
Chuck Hoyer
Warner Moore
John E. Cannon
North Long Beach Toastmasters’ Club
Paul Kelly
Gordon Jacobson
P T A mobilizes 3500 mothers to back school bond
Long Beach mothers organized by the P T A will door knock citywide to rally support for the November 7 school building bond issue. Mrs Everett Findlay, president of the Long Beach Council of Parents and Teachers, says two volunteers per block will deliver information ahead of the vote and the final canvassing will occur the night before election day.
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Long Beach
Everett Findlay
Findlay
PTA
Mesdames
D. Hickman
Laurence Langin
Claude Wagner
Glenn Kerr
Carl
Civil Defense Coordination Gains Momentum
State county and city civil defense plans merge into a fluid network. City Manager Samuel E. Vickers reports rapid coordination with a Southern California director named and Los Angeles County's nine member defense planning board chaired by Don C. MacMillan with Fire Chief John Alderson as vice chairman. Mutual aid pacts would share police fire and health resources, aided by a proposed state law enabling a single master agreement across counties cities and the state.
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Samuel E. Vickers
Earl Warren
Southern California
Los Angeles County
Vickers
Burton Chace
County Planning Board
Don C. MacMillan
Pasadena
John Alderson
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Sacramento
Harold Kennedy
Planning Board
League of California
California
Bachelor hunted thief leaves only one clue
Police seek a well dressed thief who is not a married man after a burglary in which Ralph L. Dripps of Reading Pennsylvania reported his car near a hotel on 1521 East Pacific Coast Highway broken into and clothing valued at more than 500 dollars stolen while Mrs Cripps clothing remained untouched.
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Ralph L. Dripps
Reading
Pacific Coast Hwy
Director-elect Praises L B Band Members Ability
Eugene LaBarre, soon to direct the Long Beach Municipal Band, lauds the musicianship of its players in a letter to the Press Telegram. A veteran conductor, he led the New York City police band since 1936 and recently guest conducted Long Beach. He previously led the New York World's Fair Band in 1940 and directed the Peoria Municipal Band in 1917-18. Sixty five compositions bear his name, and he notes band music remains central to American life despite the decline of famed touring bands and bandmasters.
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Eugene LaBarre
Long Beach
Press-Telegram
LaBarre
New York City
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Elks Band
Sig Ape OT
John Philip Sousa
Peoria, Sr
Sousa
Arthur Pryor
Frederick Innes
America
Press Club Benefit Drive Aids Los Angeles Orphanage
Thousands of youngsters will flood the Nu-Pike amusement area October 2 to 8 as the Greater Los Angeles Press Club stages a mammoth benefit for the Los Angeles Orphanage. The 60 year old building must be replaced with $750,000. ticket books sold at the Nu-Pike will fund the project with proceeds going to the orphanage.
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Los Angeles
Catherine
Long Beach
Greater
Nu-Pike
Press Club
Jimmy McGarrigle
Nu-Pite
Reunion of Port and Staging Area War Staffers Planned
Arrangements are underway for a Sunday reunion at Banning Park in Wilmington of officers, enlisted men, and civilian employees who served in the Port of Embarkation at Wilmington and the staging area at Camp Anza near Riverside during World War II. Col William A. Afra, USA Ret., now in Long Beach, was the first port commander. Maj. Lloyd V. Elmore of Long Beach and Mrs Hinchberger of Wilmington head planning, with coffee on site and box lunches brought by attendees.
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Banning Park
Wilmington
Camp Anza
Riverside
Southern California
William A. Afra
USA
Long Beach
Pocket-size Book Drive Under Way In Long Beach
Six Amoyet posts in Long Beach collect pocket-size books and magazines for armed services men. Paul Desmond chairs the drive running from today through September 30, with Fire Chief Frank S. Sandeman coordinating. Amvets carry on campaign by order of Roland Bach, Long Beach Red Cross manager.
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Amoyet
Long Beach
Armed Services
Paul Desmond
Desmond
Frank S. Sandeman
Amvets
Roland Bach
American Red Cross
Three Convention Groups to Meet Here This Week
Long Beach hosts a busy convention week at Municipal Auditorium with three state and one national groups. California State Apartment Conference opens tomorrow at 10 15 am with Lt Gov Goodwin Knight addressing apartment house owners. Geofrey F Morgan of Santa Monica leads the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association from Wednesday to Saturday. Harlan Boyer of Long Beach chairs the California Inheritance Tax Appraisers convention Wednesday through Saturday. Frederick Austin, executive secretary, runs the Shoreline Planning Association of California four day event.
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Long Beach
West Coast
Municipal Auditorium
Goodwin Knight
I. V. Shirley
American Shore and Beach Preservation Association
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Santa Monica
Inheritance Tax Appraisers of
California
Harlan Boyer
Shoreline Planning Association of California
Frederick Austin
P E Agent Named ItO Head Winter S Chest X ray Drive
Joseph B E Blackburn general agent for the Pacific Electric Railway Co in Long Beach named general chairman of the chest X ray program to be conducted this winter. X rays will be taken in Long Beach Nov 27 to Dec 23 for persons 15 and older and for ninth grade students. A nominating committee named by Mayor Burton W Chace selected Blackburn. Members include C F Scott Douglas A Newcomb George Hammond William J Holmes and Mrs Frances Nielsen with Dr J D Litwack city health officer ex officio. County health department and area medical groups sponsor the program.
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Joseph BE. Blackburn
Pacific Electric Railway Co
Long Beach
Burton W. Chace
Blackburn
C. F. Scott
Douglas A. Newcomb
Ceorge Hammond
Wiliam J. Holmes
Frances Nielsen
J. D. Litwack
California Apartment Conference Opens in Long Beach
Some 2000 apartment owners gather in the Municipal Auditorium at 10 15 a m for the 10th annual California State Apartment Conference. Douglas Dorn of San Francisco presides as guest of honor with sessions at the Wilton Hotel and auditorium discussions on public housing decontrol and amendments.
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Municipal Auditorium
Douglas Dorn
San Francisco
Sle
Wilston Hotel
Burton W. Chace
V. Shirley
Long Beach
Apartment House Association
Oprakern
Irwin Knight
Fall From Bed Proves Fatal for Local Woman
Labor Day fall at a rest home ends in death of Mrs. Lila Smith at Harbor General Hospital. Police reports say she was found on the floor beside her bed at 1809 FE First St after a supposed fall. A fracture to a hip required surgery. daughter Mrs. Harry Buckley of 1701 B First St was notified.
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Labor Day
Harbor General Hospital
Lila Smith
Lakewood Mothers Lead Rowdy Child-Calling Contest at Picnic
At Pan American Park next Sunday Lakewood mothers judge a humorous child calling contest during the All Lakewood Picnic promoted by the Lakewood Taxpayers Association. The event features eclair fishing and a wide slate of playful contests including races, balloon blowing, pie eating, and balloon wars with nursery facilities and baby care provided.
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Tung Power
Lakewood
Pan American Park
Mothers-Inlaw
Sons-Inlaw
Olate Eclaira
Taxpayers
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L. B. Chest
L. B. Fraternity Goes International
Jaycee Orators
P.T. A
Norman EF. Brown
L. D. Greiner
Glenn F. Eastwood
Howard Ek~erman
T. R. Swenson
F. E. Runyan
Philip C. Chariler
Scott Lineberger
Ray Hanks
Roland R. Bach
Lester L. Humphrey
Donald J. Baker
Louis J. Marchant
Marlin Gilbreath
Fr. L. Andrews
W.E. Nicolaus
Don Jackson
Robert Wilt
Berdie Edgington
Millard Chase
Ly F. Perry
Harry H. Corwin
James E. Enlow
Paul W. ‘Umphres
Harold Clark
William R. Warwick
O. F. Carey
George Wicks
Herbert Belau
John E. Marriner
Albert L. Refsnider
Elliott F.stiles
A. V. Laughlin
Celebarum
L.B. Band
Eugene LA Barre
Benefit Drive
Pike
P.E
Ito
State Association
William
Grant
Assemblyman
Toth
New Yorker
Wilton Hotel
Joseph K. Horton
Apartment Association of
Los Angeles County, Inc
Samuel Lackman
Trving Borders of
New York
J. O'Donovan
Ierbert F. Lakey
Huntington Park
California Real Estate Association
J. W. Doan
Randolph van Nostrand
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Los Angeles
Wilton
At & ‘Ip
M. John Cotton
California State Apartment Conference
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