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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1955
Page
13
A compact quiz noting that weak men seek strong women and that women’s spending hints at social motives. It cites psychologists on word pleasantness, estimating ratios of pleasant to unpleasant words among children and adults to suggest people view the world as pleasant.
Gotham nightlife teems with quick jabs about Bermuda shorts and short shorts at Max Asnas Stage Deli, with snappy odds and ends on stars like Betsy von Furstenburg and Gloria De Haven. Funhouse gossip mixes with sharp one liners from a lively, unnamed observer.
An OCR fragment cites Numbers 232 urging that the heart, not the back, must bleed for sin. It emphasizes not polluting holy things and includes a brief note from the South. The text blends biblical quotation with regional tag.
A garbled OCR puzzle fragment shows scattered clues and partial entries across a crossword grid. Item words include references to names, colors, and common terms, yet the text is heavily corrupted with stray numbers and misreads, making full solution impractical.
A Chicago letter questions bidding errors in a hand where South bid five diamonds doubled. East and West could have reached game and rubber in three no trump. The responder notes West expected the resulting score and South held few red-suit cards, while North was short in hearts.
Bridge hand analysis shows West facing a diamonds fit doubt after South opens. With 18 HCP, West weighs doubling two diamonds versus a free bid of two clubs and possible no trump game, while East rebuffs or supports depending on partners’ holdings.
A satirical column references Senator Soaper and mock predictions about space troops and Liberty Planets with three eyed girls, followed by jokes on hats, labor saving devices, and a 2000 prediction that a 30 hour week will boost wages twice over. It ends with a jest about a man skipping a social invite to hear a ball game.
New York explores teen behavior in a survey by Lester Rand. The Oddity Almanac highlights active, purposeful youths beyond street corners, challenging stereotypes about modern teenagers.
The Youth Research Institute reports most teens work part time in stores, with girls earning higher weekly allowances than boys and dating spending rising. A dog names survey shows shifts from classic labels to Blackie Smoky Skippy Pal King and Tuffy, while Diamond Jim Brady is remembered for lavish dining and showy diamonds.
The passage notes a boast about diamonds in cuffs and vests, treats champagne as ancient yet credits Dom Perignon with its invention in the 17th century, debunks the barefoot grape tradition, cites Charlemagne banning the practice in 809, and mentions comedian Phil Harris joking about quitting reading after too much drink discourse.
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