38:
357:
be enlarged with slices from two other districts so that it would have a majority of
Negroes, who, he said in December 1940, represented 7% of the city population and who should "be given representation according to their own desire, in the interest of democracy." The proposal was rejected the next
372:
that "numerous complaints of
Communistic activities by city employees have been made known to Councilmen, and that a fair and impartial investigation should be conducted." Rasmussen said it was a "dastardly plot" against his reelection campaign and that he was "sick and tired of being tagged as a
405:
Councilman
Rasmussen is well known for bringing personalities into an argument and making insulting remarks. A few days ago he called me a vile and profane name. Today he again endeavored to make insulting remarks to me. I thought it time to show my disapproval and took direct action which any
435:
Week that would put the council on record as opposed to discrimination "against minority groups" and encouraging broadest "racial" unity. Other members of the council objected to those two terms, and, after a two-hour debate, they were eventually deleted and the motion was adopted, 10–5, in
421:
offered for sale in the city, Rasmussen revealed he had served "dinner filets" made of horse meat to his guests and "they said they were delicious." He added: "I gave one of the steaks to the Mayor , but he said his wife was out of town and he had to feed it to the dog."
390:
In March 1942 he introduced a proposal making it unlawful to sell "patriotic emblems" like
American flags which actually had been made in Japan unless express permission was given by the Social Service Commission. The motion passed unanimously.
401:
over a dispute about raising city wages. They shook hands later in the same
December 1942 meeting, but McDonald nevertheless issued a press statement saying that:
809:
209:
When Carl
Christian was sixteen years old, he borrowed "a hundred dollars" to attend a barber college, after which he used the proceeds from barbering to finish
804:
789:
799:
784:
263:, on May 21, 1922. They had three children—Miriam Eileen, Ralph Christian and Alvin or Alvind Carl—and lived in Los Angeles at 4308 Third Avenue in a
194:(May 12, 1901 – November 14, 1952) was a Lutheran minister who was also a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council between 1939 and 1947.
320:, also a Negro newspaper publisher, and in 1945 he gained another victory over Mrs. Bass, this time in the final. He lost his councilmanic seat to
309:
In the primary election the
Tuesday after the court decision, Davis was eliminated from the field, placing third after Negro newspaper publisher
794:
347:
declaring that the program was "not a governmental matter, but one of personal interest and entirely outside the sphere" of the council.
746:
354:
316:
Two years later, Davis attempted a comeback, but
Rasmussen beat him in the final. In 1943 Rasmussen won a primary-election victory over
284:
57:
306:, voted 38 charges of misconduct against him. After trial, Superior Judge Raymond McIntosh ruled in favor of Davis and exonerated him.
237:
148:
210:
287:
was bounded on the west by
Crenshaw Boulevard, on the north by Exposition Boulevard, on the east by the city boundary with
432:
214:
291:
and on the south by Vernon Avenue. In 1947 it was noted that the district's population was "nearly 50 per cent Negro."
37:
203:
122:
742:
226:
53:
222:
310:
779:
774:
249:
230:
253:
138:
466:
313:, first, and Rasmussen, second. Rasmussen won the seat over Washington in the May final election.
298:, had been the representative in the 7th almost continuously since 1927, but in February 1939, a
288:
241:
359:
344:
340:
218:
735:
398:
381:
377:
336:
295:
270:
He died at the age of 51 on
November 14, 1952, in his home at 1019 Verdugo Road, Burbank.
260:
81:
217:. He was first a retail clerk, then a salesman for a Minneapolis hardware firm and then
317:
20:
436:
opposition to any form of discrimination and in favor of general unity and tolerance.
768:
756:
321:
264:
93:
691:"Councilmen Reach Punching Point in Pay Boost Dispute," December 10, 1942, page 1
716:
701:
690:
672:
657:
642:
627:
612:
597:
582:
567:
552:
537:
522:
507:
492:
477:
369:
303:
418:
299:
414:
417:
over whether to adopt an ordinance requiring that charcoal be added to all
229:
states and then in 1923 became part owner of a retail hardware business in
206:, the son of Rasmus S. and Mary Elizabeth Rasmussen, both of Denmark.
245:
244:
in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1927 to 1930, after which he held three
256:, and finally the Emanuel Danish Lutheran Church of Los Angeles.
493:"Proposed New Alignment for City Voting Precincts" (with map),
413:
During a City Council discussion in the midst of World War II
362:
appeared at the council meeting to speak in favor of it.
368:
Rasmussen at first opposed an April 1941 proposal by
221:
for a wholesale house. He worked for a subsidiary of
702:"Councilman Discloses He Served Horse-Meat Dinner,"
384:
in advocating the outlawing of the Communist Party.
628:"City Employee Subversive Activity Inquiry Voted,"
397:Rasmussen was struck in the face by Council Member
177:
154:
144:
128:
108:
103:
87:
75:
51:
28:
686:
684:
431:He fought for a December 1943 resolution honoring
717:"Council Avoids Controversy on Bill of Rights,"
658:"Reds Hope for Sneak Victory in City Election,"
335:Rasmussen's request that the council ask Mayor
202:Rasmussen was born on May 12, 1901, in Tyler,
462:
460:
458:
456:
448:links may require the use of a library card.
8:
343:Week failed in April 1940. with Councilman
259:Rasmussen was married to Clara Margaret of
729:
373:Communist." He later voted for the probe.
302:, at the instigation of District Attorney
267:area house he owned adjoining his church.
36:
25:
673:"Don't Sell 'Made in Japan' Flags Here,"
467:Los Angeles Public Library Reference File
376:In 1947 Rasmussen joined with Councilmen
452:
810:People from Leimert Park, Los Angeles
71:July 1, 1939 – June 30, 1947
7:
805:South High School (Minnesota) alumni
508:"Voters to Decide Issues Tuesday,"
285:Los Angeles City Council District 7
19:For the Danish marine painter, see
14:
790:20th-century American politicians
613:"Council Adopts District Lines,"
583:"M.R.A. Appeal Lost in Council,"
800:People from Lakeside, California
785:Los Angeles City Council members
478:"Ex-Councilman Rasmussen Dies,"
523:"Charges Voted Against Davis,"
358:week, although Assembly Member
211:South High School (Minneapolis)
167:
16:American politician (1901–1952)
1:
795:People from Tyler, Minnesota
721:December 16, 1943, page A-16
598:"Councilmanic Shift Urged,"
215:Minneapolis Business College
643:"Subversive Check Balked,"
497:November 30, 1940, page A-3
826:
538:"Davis Wins Exoneration,"
18:
753:
740:
732:
617:December 18, 1940, page 1
527:February 16, 1939, page 6
482:November 15, 1952, page 3
406:red-blooded man would do.
294:Rasmussen's predecessor,
204:Lincoln County, Minnesota
185:
123:Lincoln County, Minnesota
99:
64:
47:
35:
743:Los Angeles City Council
587:April 18, 1940, page A-2
283:In the early 1940s, the
192:Carl Christian Rasmussen
54:Los Angeles City Council
351:Negro council district.
225:as a traveler in three
223:International Harvester
677:March 12, 1942, page 1
647:April 26, 1941, page 3
632:April 22, 1941, page 1
557:April 6, 1939, page 11
542:March 31, 1939, page 1
512:May 25, 1947, page A-2
408:
311:Leon H. Washington Jr.
403:
353:He proposed that the
662:May 18, 1947, page 9
568:"Election Returns,"
250:Viborg, South Dakota
236:He studied for the
231:Lakeside, California
706:May 3, 1944, page 1
572:May 3, 1939, page 1
553:"Primary Returns,"
254:Salinas, California
139:Burbank, California
719:Los Angeles Times,
704:Los Angeles Times,
675:Los Angeles Times,
660:Los Angeles Times,
645:Los Angeles Times,
630:Los Angeles Times,
615:Los Angeles Times,
600:Los Angeles Times,
585:Los Angeles Times,
570:Los Angeles Times,
555:Los Angeles Times,
540:Los Angeles Times,
525:Los Angeles Times,
510:Los Angeles Times,
495:Los Angeles Times,
480:Los Angeles Times,
242:Grand View College
763:
762:
754:Succeeded by
602:December 11, 1940
446:Los Angeles Times
333:Moral Rearmament.
189:
188:
132:November 14, 1952
42:Rasmussen in 1943
30:Carl C. Rasmussen
817:
733:Preceded by
730:
723:
714:
708:
699:
693:
688:
679:
670:
664:
655:
649:
640:
634:
625:
619:
610:
604:
595:
589:
580:
574:
565:
559:
550:
544:
535:
529:
520:
514:
505:
499:
490:
484:
475:
469:
464:
360:Augustus Hawkins
345:Arthur E. Briggs
341:Moral Rearmament
219:purchasing agent
171:
169:
135:
118:
116:
104:Personal details
90:
78:
69:
40:
26:
825:
824:
820:
819:
818:
816:
815:
814:
765:
764:
759:
750:
745:
738:
736:Howard W. Davis
728:
727:
726:
715:
711:
700:
696:
689:
682:
671:
667:
656:
652:
641:
637:
626:
622:
611:
607:
596:
592:
581:
577:
566:
562:
551:
547:
536:
532:
521:
517:
506:
502:
491:
487:
476:
472:
465:
454:
442:
426:Bill of Rights.
399:Ira J. McDonald
382:Ed J. Davenport
337:Fletcher Bowron
330:
296:Howard W. Davis
281:
276:
261:Arco, Minnesota
238:Danish Lutheran
200:
173:
170: 1922)
165:
161:
145:Political party
137:
133:
120:
114:
112:
88:
82:Howard W. Davis
76:
70:
65:
43:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
823:
821:
813:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
767:
766:
761:
760:
755:
752:
739:
734:
725:
724:
709:
694:
680:
665:
650:
635:
620:
605:
590:
575:
560:
545:
530:
515:
500:
485:
470:
451:
450:
444:Access to the
441:
438:
433:Bill of Rights
415:meat rationing
388:Made in Japan.
339:to proclaim a
329:
326:
318:Charlotta Bass
280:
277:
275:
272:
199:
196:
187:
186:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
163:
160:Clara Margaret
159:
158:
156:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
136:(aged 51)
130:
126:
125:
110:
106:
105:
101:
100:
97:
96:
91:
85:
84:
79:
73:
72:
62:
61:
52:Member of the
49:
48:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
29:
21:Carl Rasmussen
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
822:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
772:
770:
758:
749:
748:
744:
737:
731:
722:
720:
713:
710:
707:
705:
698:
695:
692:
687:
685:
681:
678:
676:
669:
666:
663:
661:
654:
651:
648:
646:
639:
636:
633:
631:
624:
621:
618:
616:
609:
606:
603:
601:
594:
591:
588:
586:
579:
576:
573:
571:
564:
561:
558:
556:
549:
546:
543:
541:
534:
531:
528:
526:
519:
516:
513:
511:
504:
501:
498:
496:
489:
486:
483:
481:
474:
471:
468:
463:
461:
459:
457:
453:
449:
447:
439:
437:
434:
430:
427:
423:
420:
416:
412:
407:
402:
400:
396:
392:
389:
385:
383:
379:
374:
371:
367:
363:
361:
356:
352:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
327:
325:
323:
319:
314:
312:
307:
305:
301:
297:
292:
290:
286:
278:
273:
271:
268:
266:
262:
257:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
234:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
207:
205:
197:
195:
193:
184:
180:
176:
157:
153:
150:
147:
143:
140:
131:
127:
124:
111:
107:
102:
98:
95:
92:
86:
83:
80:
74:
68:
63:
59:
55:
50:
46:
39:
34:
27:
22:
757:Don A. Allen
747:7th District
741:
718:
712:
703:
697:
674:
668:
659:
653:
644:
638:
629:
623:
614:
608:
599:
593:
584:
578:
569:
563:
554:
548:
539:
533:
524:
518:
509:
503:
494:
488:
479:
473:
445:
443:
428:
425:
424:
410:
409:
404:
394:
393:
387:
386:
378:Lloyd Davies
375:
365:
364:
355:8th District
350:
349:
332:
331:
322:Don A. Allen
315:
308:
293:
282:
274:City Council
269:
265:Leimert Park
258:
240:ministry at
235:
208:
201:
191:
190:
134:(1952-11-14)
119:May 12, 1901
94:Don A. Allen
89:Succeeded by
66:
780:1952 deaths
775:1901 births
411:Horse meat.
370:Roy Hampton
366:Communists.
304:Buron Fitts
77:Preceded by
769:Categories
751:1939–1947
440:References
419:horse meat
300:grand jury
246:pastorates
227:Midwestern
149:Democratic
115:1901-05-12
328:Positions
324:in 1947.
279:Elections
198:Biography
67:In office
395:Slapped.
178:Children
60:district
56:for the
172:
164:
121:Tyler,
289:Vernon
155:Spouse
166:(
162:
429:1943
380:and
248:—in
213:and
129:Died
109:Born
58:7th
771::
683:^
455:^
252:;
233:.
168:m.
181:3
117:)
113:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
