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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1947

Page

11

Answers to Questions From A Reader in Carnival By Dick Turner

A reader quiz covers magnification to see atoms, sounds beyond human hearing, Jeannette Rankin as first woman elected to a legislature, Merchant Marine term merchant sailor, early U S rail tracks called strap rails, preventing raisins from sinking in cake mix, and a worker bee producing a teaspoon of honey in six weeks before death.

Jeannette Rankin Montana U. S House of Representatives United States

Veterans in College Rise in Ranking Under GI Bill

A nationwide survey shows veteran students average 16 percent higher grades than nonveterans, with prewar veterans up 40 percent. Ex-GIs credit maturity, experience, family responsibilities, and college training under the GI Bill for their success, suggesting substantial national value.

Omaha World-Herald

Senator Soaper Sees New Wardrobe Demands Rise

Senator Soaper comments on fashion reforms urging longer skirts coats purses and hats, warning of ongoing changes for women. A green skull is exhumed in Ontario gravel pit, an odd note linked to the “Is-Fit-Tete really dead?” file. British inventor Bailey’s $60,000 sectional bridge prize sees $40,000 taken by a taxi collector who never invented much.

Bailey

Answer on Marriage Happiness Test offers 10c order form

Gene Byrnes presents claims from psychologist H J Locke and L W Verguson about marriage happiness tests and page value in reading. The promotion targets readers with a 10-cent cost and self-addressed envelope to obtain answers and materials.

H. J. Locke Stanford U L. W. Verguson America

Fragmented Puzzle Clue List From An Unreadable Page

A scrambled OCR snippet lists numerous partial clues and fragmented phrases including references such as American composer, pastries, deaths, fruits, portals, destroyed Polish town, Hebrew, and various numbered entries. The vertical and horizontal word grid appears incomplete, with stray terms like patron, masthead, and country in Asia interspersed. No coherent article narrative or identifiable event emerges from the readable text.

Asia

Unclear OCR Word List Items and Phrases

A series of fragmented OCR entries includes terms such as Ovine Fussle, Wandered, Gaiters, Al Blue, silicate, Bavarian prince, Card game, Earth, Unhampered, Boat paddle, Pound ab., Oxculate, Curve, Appropriate, Good prefix, Rough leva. No coherent article narrative or clear entities identified.

Prince

Modest Maidens in McKenney on Bridge

Joy Alan details a bridge hand where only two of 15 reached a six contract. One pair reached seven diamonds but poor club distribution doomed the slam, while North would have been better off choosing seven spades after the jump bid of five.

Seven Diamonds North

Grand Slam Bid in Bridge Shows Top Honors

In a bridge discussion, South must hold the ace and king of clubs to enable discarding two small diamonds when dealing with a bad club break. If South had queen jack of spades, seven diamonds could be made. South’s heart cue bid guaranteed no losers and hinted at at least four spades, while his five clubs bid, though optimistic, revealed top honors in subs and propelled the contract to a grand slam.

South

Stock Yards Feed Nation as Hog Butcher Poem Echoes

The National Stock Yards in East St. Louis reports record total cattle hogs and sheep sold marking a second straight month of high volumes. The note suggests Carl Sandburg may need to revise his poem Hog Butcher for the World to reflect ongoing U S meat production.

East St. Louis Carl Sandburg Chicago St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lincoln's Playful Mood in Reveal Papers Note Nicknames

A Chicago Daily News item notes Abraham Lincoln and later leaders earned nicknames for allies and officials. Stanton became Mars while Welles was Neptune. Roosevelt, Morgenthau, Truman and others drew colorful tags. The piece playfully suggests such sobriquets reflect personality and context.

Abraham Lingaln Edwin M. Stanton Mars Gideon Welles Neptune Alexander the Great Aristides Gyp the Blood Louie the Roosevelt Tenry Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr Lincoln Abe Frank Rose Truman Harry John W. Snyder Johnny Snide Chicago Daily News

United Nations Strength Through Global Solidarity

The text argues that democratic forces must nourish and strengthen themselves and that the United Nations’ strength depends on the solidarity of people worldwide striving for a free and united world. It echoes themes of global cooperation and democratic resilience.

United Nations New York Times Magazine

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