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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1954
Page
11
A lineup of television channels KNKT Channel 2 KABC Channel 4 KNEH Channel 4 KHJ Channel 9 KTLA Channel KITV Channel 11 KCOP Channel 13 appears as a grouping of stations with assigned channel numbers for listing or reference.
A dense channel list shows television airings and theater features for February 13 1954 across KTLA KNXT KCOP and KITV stations with film titles stage acts and boxing bouts. Notable items include sports coverage by RABC and NBA programming as well as movie and theater showings across Los Angeles area stations.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in Long Beach launches its annual membership drive amid a series of weekly prizes. Oliver W. Speraw, president of activities, outlines goals to develop readership among young men and promote community planning, safety, sports, and public health through 130 California chapters.
A garbled OCR fragment presents scattered date ranges and zodiac cues, listing many months and years in a stream of unreadable text. The piece hints at star charts or planetary features but lacks coherent structure or clear events.
A scrambled list blends geography and language clues about France and surrounding terms. It includes references to Paris as capital, rivers, occupations, units, and various cryptic definitions, suggesting a themed crossword style with a mix of French and English entries.
In Paris a disastrous incident leaves 6300 dead with Coldstream Guards suffering serious injuries and a 21 percent rise in casualties from the prior year. A sentry near Buckingham Palace fainted and cut a finger on his bayonet amid the crisis.
A scrambled OCR shows a dense radio schedule with multiple stations, programs, and hosts. It lists 4:00 PM to after midnight blocks including music, news, weather, and various talk and quiz segments across KHJ KABC KEL KFO and KLAC stations, featuring hosts like Alex Gooner Fre el-Eheard and Cecil Brown.
A sprawling, OCR heavy list details numerous marriage licenses and associated residents across Los Angeles and surrounding areas including Long Beach, Santa Ana, and Torrance. Names, addresses, and scattered affiliations appear with minimal context, reflecting a civil registry update.
A 10 year old boy toppled from a well and impaled himself on an iron picket fence. He was reported recovering from shock and loss of blood. Local hospital officials noted blood transfusions and a cautious prognosis as authorities prepared for further updates.
A jumble of birth announcements lists numerous families across cities including Wilmington and Hermosa Beach with dates in February. The notices mix names, addresses, and child genders, reflecting a local births column common in community papers. The page also notes radio listings for tonight’s programs across stations KLAC KNX KABC and mentions “Gunsmoke” on KNX at 6 30 lpm with other schedule items.
A jumbled page of ads and notices includes insurance lines, legal notices, personal ads, lost and found, dance events, and service promotions. The piece mentions income tax service density, public notices, theater and dance events, personal ads seeking companionship, lost items like purses and pets, auto insurance, and various local business cards alongside contact details and hours.
One hundred twenty boys from Cub Pack 49 Troop 49 and Post 49 sponsored by East Side Christian Church will host Sunday evening services marking Boy Scout Week. Pins and service stars for perfect attendance will be awarded, charters presented by Boy Scout Ares Council, and remarks by E Ray Jordan and Dick Brown.
Fragmented obituary items list survivors Ralph Mercer and Bob Mercer along with various details about services, furniture and funeral directors. The text names multiple locations, dates, cemeteries, and tax service ads mixed with notices, creating a garbled but persistent record of funeral arrangements and associated contacts.
Mabel EB Campbell 11 of 3333 Long Beach rated died at home after 33 years in the city. A native of Lathrop Me she was member of North Long Beach Methodist Church and May Vista Chapter 511 Eastern Star. Survivors include husband W E Campbell two sons Earl J and Jack R Campbell a daughter Mrs Becty Auspach and two sisters Mrs Gla Eessie Brow Entombment was in Sunnyside Mausoleum with Rev Mason officiating and Baskin Star assisting.
Sir Robert Barclay Pearson, who chaired the stock exchange from 1936 to 1947, died at his London home at age 82. The longtime city financial figure led the exchange through wartime and postwar years.
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