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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1954
Page
15
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A columnist catalogs his new circle of friends who are all "nuts" in comic form. Each persona—a car-loving showpiece, a statue-collecting bachelor, a Great Dane owner, a bachelor with a bondage to marriage, and the narrator himself—embodies quirky foibles and humorous gaps. The piece closes with the confession that the entire gang is the author.
Long Beach Los Angeles County Medical Association issues public note on thyroid function. Thyroxine governs metabolic rate affecting energy, growth, and body processes. Tests include BMR, blood thyroxine, and radioactive iodine uptake. treatments exist for hypothyroid and related conditions.
A 93 acre complex of offices and stores dominates Chicago's waterfront. The Merchandise Mart, a giant among world commerce buildings, spans two full city blocks and hosts a busy business hub on the river’s edge.
The piece argues canine loyalty endures but NYC dog licensure dropped from 12 517 to 272 814 since 1947 while the human population rose. It cites urban stress, landlords, traffic, noise, and fumes as factors, suggesting dogs retreat to quieter countryside as cats mock city life.
The note states optical glass achieves .99 transmission whereas ordinary window glass averages 85 to 90 percent. It also contrasts blacksmithing in dark metals with whitesmith work in white metals such as tin and zinc.
A dated dialect line suggests a local speaker argues heaven should transform slim sinners into fat ones rather than letting them escape with mere eternal punishment. The remark reflects humorous or sharp social commentary from the period.
In a Bridge column, Alfred Sheinwold explains a classic problem where a card's value as an entry beats its role as a trick winner. West leads diamonds, the reader demonstrates losing control mid hand and learns the tactic of drawing only two trump rounds before clubs to preserve potential club tricks.
A sour quip noting that a woman rarely believes her first husband ideal until she has another, suggesting the speaker should pursue remarriage.
Card game analysis describes a bridge tactic leading to dummy and clubs while a reader’s mind teaser answers propose lessons on highway safety and personal prediction. The piece cites Wisconsin freshmen studies and team dynamics, ending with an offer to obtain a psychology booklet by mail for 15 cents.
Science briefs report solar temperature far lower than prior estimates around 13 million degrees, versus earlier calculations near 28 million degrees. In a separate note, the Douglas fir beetle destroyed about a billion board feet of lumber across Washington and Oregon in 1952.
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