This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1956
Page
11
Albert Edward Wiggam reflects on humor saving marriage and life. He recalls a tense couple who laughed at themselves and chose humor over strife. He discusses overcoming stage fright by incremental conversation practice and storytelling. He also weighs criminal reform, noting most crimes arise from passion and advising guarded parole with family contact as a parole safety indicator.
A collage of Hollywood humor and mischief features Dean Martin joking about sobriety, George Jessel advising on world weariness, Errol Flynn prank sketches, Anita Ekberg Playboy rumors, Brigitte Bardot divorce chatter, Eddie Fisher shifting TV plans, Susan Strasberg and Stage Struck, and a souvenir of club life with Riley’s reopening, all framed in a brisk tabloid voice with playful barbs and celebrity quips.
A column cites diverse trivia from 1940 to midcentury, noting the rise of the American working girl’s average age to 39, pistachio consumption, driver safety breaks, furniture and fashion tidbits, and cultural observations. It references Lassie nominations, tea as medicine, Shen Ming’s quote, and other miscellany.
In a playful aside, Allen Swift hints his friend is a lush yet remains unaware of the Tower of Pisa's oddities, while noting his brother Carl's remarks about the situation.
In a famed September 14, 1923 bout Firpo floored Jack Dempsey for a stunning knockdown Dempsey rose to regain the edge and secure victory in a chaotic scene that electrified boxing.
In a bridge hand described by Oswald Jacoby, South faces a forced guess for the game after West opens hearts and East overcalls with the queen. A naive defense allows declarer to win tricks, exposing the common tactic where holding both ace and king tempts the defender to start with the ace to mislead opponents about the king.
In this game board and political note, South val checks a bridge trick while West discards spades then plays into South's plan. South wins the ninth trick after leading a spade from his hand and playing the king from the dummy. Sam Rayburn of Texas served as Speaker longer than any prior holder, surpassing Henry Clay.
A 1956 horoscope forecasts Aries through Pisces with strength in cooperation and cautious moves. It warns Taurus about credit, Gemini favors prompt replies, Cancer favors business luncheons, Leo hints at financial gain, Virgo urges friend-based fortune, Libra urges apology, Scorpio cautions on focusing, Sagittarius warns against new commitments, Capricorn urges slow, Aquarius advocates unbiased arbitration, Pisces cautions about tempting offers. Field Enterprises, The.
A collage of remarks from lawmakers and military personnel criticizing Justice Earl Warren and discussing brainwashing during Korea. Senator McCarthy accuses Warren of radicalism while other comments praise or question Wilson and military leadership amid Cold War tensions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.