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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1956
Page
13
Dr. Anna K Daniels and Dr Roy A Doty discuss how wives influence husbands careers and corporate hiring, framing the wife as a measurable asset. A quiz style note contrasts managerial reprimands with constructive feedback and cites Dr Freehill on teacher harshness evolving with experience.
Betty Furness speaks at a TV convention dressing room about wardrobe overhauls, past TV work, and her figure, noting she now wears size eight after monitor rehearsals. She jokes about cameras, servants, and her days in commercials, while recalling shifts in her on screen image and hair.
New York report honors J Henry Smythe, a longtime Republican delegate and famed sloganeer. He coined thousands of war and political slogans, shaped convention culture since 1904, and even resembled Franklin D Roosevelt by the 1940s, drawing double takes from delegates at the 1948 GOP gathering.
The page mixes wedding jitters with pop culture notes. Model Kusty McBride, a cooking school grad, dines at Lindy's with Mike Todd. Ernie Kovacs eyes a Monday Tuesday hosting slot. Neal Hefti hires Frances Wayne as singer for his orchestra. A railroad president disputes farmer claims over cow deaths. A quip about pencils and a Woody Allen gag punctuate the humor page.
The passage captures remarks on Air Force appropriations with Congressman Clarence Cannon praising funding and Senator Estes Kefauver reflecting on primaries. It also notes a tip for modelmakers on salvaging tiny hinges from old eyeglasses, advising careful dismantling and mortising hinges into stock.
A cluttered horoscope page lists all signs with playful guidance for daily conduct and personal interactions. It closes with a 1956 obituary note about Smythe, a publicity figure described as a kind eccentric by readers, and a remembered remark about resembling Woodrow Wilson.
Bridge expert explains how to knock out long suit entries in no trump. Declarer wins with dummy queen of spades and leads heart to force West's ace, then plays clubs to force out West's ace and prevent a return. East should have overcalled to weaken defense, but misplayed, allowing South to drive clubs and spades.
Establishing spades without reclaiming the lead, South faced no further trouble with his game contract.
Fragmentary notice references Aunt Het Eteri with Lot facing incompatibility. Mentions Reno unable to complete a task quickly, implying a tense time constraint and a problematic outcome.
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