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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1957
Page
9
A humorous look at how newspapers misword headlines and copy across sources. Examples include misstatements about a mortuary death, a widow’s sister wedding, and a church convention being held, plus odd phrasing in theater, military, and legal notices.
Dr Robert Corrigan and colleagues reveal a Precon method to flash messages on TV so fast viewers react without awareness. Commercial use could boost entertainment time, with mind influence tested in psychology and education. Corrigan, a Tulane and USC scholar, notes early experiments show subconscious viewing affects problem solving and preference, while approvals and patents are pursued by Experimental Films Inc.
Captain Butler earns U S Coast Guard commendation for rescuing 20 passengers from a distressed vessel off Mangalore India in 1956. He towed them to Bombay after circling and taking aboard four men from a skiff. The rescued included a young boy and the captain’s son Bob who later joined the Navy aboard USS Roanoke.
Magie, a 55 year old supervising mechanic for the Los Angeles City Housing Authority, has earned 20 fair prizes since 1952. His recent wins include a first, second, third and fourth at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona. He makes two pound batches by hand, beating eggs for texture and watching the thermometer, and his wife Marion notes his success but keeps kitchen duties at a distance.
FBI agents and Long Police arrested Edward Reinert, 32, on a Washington D. C. warrant charging parole violation. Reinert was living in a Long Beach hotel with his wife Barbara and worked as a television repairman and truck driver.
Navy Relief's benefit ball is scheduled for Friday night at Municiper andirarina with a 8 PM start. Leighton Noble and band will perform while Hollywood figures Dick Powell Dorothy Malone and the McDonald sisters are listed to attend. Tickets on sale at the auditorium. proceeds to Navy Relief Society.
Long Beach contractor James A. Sparks 42 of 3430 Myrtle Ave dies Sunday. Funeral rites set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Dilday Mortuary Chapel. Sparks survived by wife Betty J and two sisters O D Crabill and Isabell Merritt. member of Monte Vista Masonic Lodge Long Beach Builders Exchange and B P D Ellis.
Stephen D. Pearlman a nine year old of 2360 Lewis Ave suffered two severely crushed fingers when a float struck his hand while fishing at Magnolia Pier Sunday afternoon. Police said a wave pushed the float against the pier as he reached between the float and the pier for bait. He was treated at Seaside Hospital for injuries to his right ring and little fingers.
City and state officials and Civic League members will attend a 6:30 pm dinner meeting at the Women's City Club in Long Beach. Panelists include Assemblyman William 3S Grant, City Auditor John Mansell, John W. Wilson, Dr. James C. Lien, Dr. Russell J. M. Brougher, and Dr. Winston M. Crouch. Questions cover city finances, low flying planes, oil and herbal commissions, oil revenue split with the state, and perceived boss rule.
A car driven by Evarado Ara in Santa Monica struck a pedestrian near the Douglas Aircraft Co. plant on Harco Avenue. Glenn C. Thomas, 38, an electrician, died at Santa Monica Hospital after the incident. Ara was booked on suspicion of manslaughter and felony drunk driving.
Police reported vandals broke thirteen colored light globes along Rainbow Pier by throwing rocks, likely Saturday night or Sunday morning. The incident remains under investigation with no suspects named.
Long Beach hosts Dr Florence MacMahon the first American woman dentist. Born in England and educated in San Francisco 1902 she practiced in San Francisco Chicago and Los Angeles before settling in Long Beach. She specialized in pediatric care and gentle extractions, retiring in 1938.
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