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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1956
Page
7
A reflective essay argues five to nine year old boys lack ethics and manners yet grow through patience and affection. Mothers face a tension between discipline and preserving childhood joy as boys seek freedom from rules, learning duties and social norms to become mature adults.
Advertisement offers Pattern 801 for children's pinafore dress in sizes 2 4 6 8 with a separate collar. Instructions embroidery transfer and mail order details priced 25 cents plus 6 cents for first class. Includes Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book offer with crochet knitting embroidery ironons and more patterns.
Maureen O Hara escaped a brush fire in Stone Canyon near her Bel Air home as flames threatened 13 nearby houses. Firefighters battled the blaze for two hours after sparks from an incinerator started the fire, scorching 15 acres of open land and approaching the actress rear garden and her daughter Bronwyn's playhouse.
The article outlines numerous lead exposure hazards from vapors during melting and with leaded paint on girders roofs and batteries. It warns of skin absorption from gasoline and emphasizes careful handling to avoid lead dust and ingestion by children. It also answers a reader question about erysipelas noting penicillin reduced fatalities and makes a brief health guidance point.
Harry Belafonte will lead the Nation al Anthem at the Shrine North South game in Miami without accompaniment after Shrine officials vetoed his appearance with the band due to Shrine rules. Ben Lanier denied a racial issue, stating the decision was about Shrine regulations.
Robert E. Lee has opened advertising agency offices in San Diego California at the Lus Grant Hotel. The move brings new agency presence to the hotel area and expands local advertising services.
The listings detail LOEWs Poli Majestic Merritt Warner Beverly and HI WAY with films including Four Girls in Town Gun the Man Down King and Four Queens Great American Pastime Secrets of the Reef Hollywood or Bust Sherwood Forest Disneyland U S A and Westward Ho with showtimes across the day in multiple venues and repeated titles across theaters.
The Loew's Poli screens Four Girls in Town in Technicolor with George Nader Julie Adams Marianne Cook Elsa Martinelli and Gia Scala as finalists in a world wide talent hunt. Warner shows Hollywood or Bust with Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Anita Ekberg shines in a prologue and a cross country caper. Clark Gable stars in The King and Four Queens at the Majestic, with The Great American Pastime also playing.
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