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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1958
Page
7
Two letters debate the rails on American Ave. One view calls them ugly and interfering with traffic, urging removal. The opposite view praises them as key to Long Beach growth, offering fast transit to Los Angeles and signaling a shift toward underground lines in time. Signed by Bob Swan, Olga Rogers, and DJ Struven.
Local oil operators won a delay in the subsidence suit but riskier options loom. The government may amend to seek only an injunction to halt production, forcing field repressuring to stop sinking near the Wilmington area and the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. The paper argues the suit speeds up repressuring and favors an early solution.
A disparate set of observations covers effigy color for a coach, Indian summer as warm days after a post holiday reminder, references to classic film stars, sports band dynamics, and political symbols. The piece playful notes amid social quips, with a bartender held on a peace bond after an insult claim.
The document lists staff and offices of a newspaper including publishers editors and managers such as Herman H presselesram as fiddler, Daniel H Ridder as publisher, Harald M Hines polisher, Samuel G Camaren-Gent purchaser Anst, A Collins Jr as manager, Milex E Lines as managing editor, Wartlectie News, and advertising reps at John’s, Inc. with multiple city addresses in New York Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Saint Paul Los Angeles San Francisco and Comico Advertising Representative Metropolitan Group Inc.
Washington reports the Democratic National Committee plans to hold the 1960 national convention mid-July to allow ample time for organization and financing. The article notes the 1958 campaign was unhappy, cites potential contenders, and discusses internal party jockeying, committee leadership, and bidding by Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Miami.
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown issued an opinion reversing 1951 rulings and declaring county hospital information confidential. The move hinges on 1953 legislative changes, affecting licensing and public access to reports on safety, sanitation, and administration in county hospitals. The ruling warns that disclosures could be blocked unless counties opt to release data or the legislature clarifies the law.
The Press Telegram notes the annual Christmas seals sale aiding tuberculosis research and education with funds funding scientific search and mobile X-ray units. Jim Watson at Tong Beach General Hospital urges investment for future health and disease eradication.
John Morganthaler writes a whimsical column urging brighter days for older readers. The essay lampoons aging, idleness, longing, and memory while reflecting on a modern society driven by youth. It muses on elder perspectives, nostalgia, and the hope for a gentler era.
Juan Rodriguez de Cabrillo is called the Columbus of California for his credited discovery of the state. Though some Spanish explorers may have reached California by land earlier, Cabrillo’s voyage began at Navidad on July 27, 1542 and three months later reached Point Loma near San Diego Bay. A national monument at Point Loma honors the event.
The third Kiwanis club in the city formed at a Masonia temple dinner with East Long Beach Kiwanis club sharing the charter. Rex Kay-Tor named president with Jr B Conner Pat Masterson as vice presidents Bert Burgin as secretary and C E Kabree as treasurer. Directors include Lloyd Leedom Leon Catlin Ben Thompson Lori Q Martin Rev George F Tinsley Maurice Hayter Wm MacArthur Edward Perry Francis Smith. Also notes pension eligibility issues for retired fire and police workers and Farmers & Merchants Bank milestone of 21st birthday and capitalization reaching one million dollars.
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