Knight declares reelection bid sparks early California campaign
Editorial notes Gov. Goodwin J. Knight ends speculation by announcing he will seek reelection as California governor. The move pressures Sen. Knowland for the GOP nomination and signals an unusually early, prolonged race in 1958 with open primary dynamics shaping the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Goodwin J. Knight
U. S. Senate
GOP
Sen
W. F. Knowland
Knight
Goody
Sen. Knowland
Knowland
California Newspaper Circulation Reaches Record High
California Newspaper Publishers Association reports record total circulation of 6,175,236 across daily and weekly papers. Daily papers total 4,243,067 readers while Sunday and hometown weeklies contribute millions more. Dr. George Gallup notes readers tend to engage, unlike many TV or radio audiences. Total US daily and weekly circulation around 40,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Independent Press-Telegram
Golden State
George Gallup
San Francisco
Dr. Gallup
Gas War Warnings Question Fair Trade Act
Sacramento columnist Henry G. MacArtrub notes Attorney General Edmnd G Brown plans action against gasoline price wars, questioning the California Fair Trade Practices Act. He discusses potential anti trust issues, surpluses, and economic implications of price fixing in gas and agriculture, with limited prosecutions under the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
CNS
Edmand G
Brown
California
Conflict of Interest Phobia and Honest Officials
Washington reacts to the “conflict of interest” scrutiny as Neil McElroy and Charles E. Wilson face questions over stock holdings in firms they once led. The piece notes the double standards, cites past cases, questions congressional ethics, and argues for trust in officials while condemning hypocritical suspicions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wileson
General Motors
Wilson
McElroy
Lust Folks
Beside my chair the waiter stood and with a smile I heard him say The spinach you will find is good. We're serving onion soup today. If you prefer a heavy meal Perhaps you'd like our breast of veal. The lobster thermidor looks nice. So do the carrots and the peas. Already I have served them twice. The customers they seem to please. many who drop in to eat. Raagt teef appears the favorite meat. Although the Menu cara I read, I like the walter's helpful aid. What he suggests I hamastened heed. But often when my choice is made I order, and he brings to me The Usui] toast and cup of tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raagt Teef
Walter
Usui
Long Beach Political Row Over Airport Lease
Ten years ago Rep Willis W Bradley attacked city policy on the airport lease to the Army accusing city leaders of four changes since his Washington trip. Twenty years ago Washington reports said the federal government planned to challenge California's tidel and oil claims, with Gov Frank Merriam vowing a strong California reply. Zero years ago Postmaster Fred W McCullah forecast Long Beach post office annual receipts would top $600,000, higher than the same period in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis W. Bradley
Army
Washington
Washington, D.C
California
Tidel
Frank Marriam
Fred W. McCullah
Long Beach
Briefs From Sen Soaper On Handy Men And Elevators
A wry note on men around the house and ladders. Football players unionize, with doubt about basketball. A joke implies no one travels faster than sound, contrasting oldtimers who never rode an elevator.
Gab by METCALFE LIFE UNREHEARSED
A compact verse reflection on stage life and life itself as an instant play. It contrasts rehearsed performances with spontaneous actions and urges honesty and kindness, suggesting that only goodness unrehearsed can deserve a curtain call.
Inflation Key Seen in '58 Auto Trends
Government economists warn inflation linked to auto market as 1958 models debut. Three year credit fuels past boom while small, cheap cars rise in interest, signaling a shift toward economy minded buyers and a tougher year ahead for Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors amid price and wage pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Larsen
WEA
Studebaker Packard
American Motors
Detroit
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Chevy
Buick
Oldsmobile
States with no food tax among those with sales tax
Of 43 states imposing retail sales tax nine do not levy a tax on food. States cited include California, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The Q asks when Adolphe Adam lived. A notes he was active 1803 to 1856 and famed for Giselle with dancers like Wisinsky and Pavlova.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PR. A
California
Connecticut
Maine
Maryland
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Adolphe Adam
Adolphe Charies
Adam
Giselle
Wisinsky
Anna Pavlova
Rinderpest Vaccine Developed By U S Scientists
The text notes that humans are immune to rinderpest, a deadly cattle disease that also affects sheep goats and other ruminants. It explains rinderpest, though unknown in the United States, has caused massive losses overseas. U S scientists have created an effective vaccine successfully used in Africa and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
WU. S
Africa
Press-Telegram Poor Harald M. Hinne Agat to Publisher
Washington News Bure: ee aes Albee "Bulging National Reverteing Repre sentative Ft Ang, Ince, wit ' Je rk: E. Both St -.Wriging Bldg. Detroit Fanabacat Bldg. Minneapaila 20? Friday Tower ,St Paul 36 East 4th St. Comic Advertising Repreventatives Metropolitan Group, inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington News
Ee Aes Albee
Ft Ang
Wriging
Detroit
Fanabacat
Minneapaila
St Paul
4Th St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
California Republican Assembly
Henry G. Mac Artrub
State of
Samm
East Germany
Nikita
David Lawrence
Procter & Gamtie
Neil McIlroy
Charles E
Procter & Gamble
Olficer
McIlroy
Senate Committee
Procter &Gamble
Martin Durkin
Jeber
Plumbers Union
Charlie Wilson
Neil McElroy
Congress
House of Representatives
Robert Tripp Ross
Ross
Department of Defense
I da
Jeng
Defense Department
Mr. Ross
Charlie Wison
E. A. Guest
Sen. Soaper
Gabby Metcalfe
George Clerk
Sint
Press-Telegram
Harald M. Hinne
Agat
Samuel C. Cameron
J. A. Golfing Jr
Surmester
Malcolm Epley
Miles E
Metropolitan Group, Inc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!