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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1951
Page
9
Mrs. Mabel Woestman membership chairman reported and Mrs. Rebecca Loy was program chairman for the meeting. The group discussed backing legislation and elected officers at the session.
Washington February 15. The heat from a human body near master scales of the National Bureau of Standards causes an error in weight. The scales check a platinum iridium master weight against duplicates, using remote control to prevent heat error. Dr. Virginia Bailard, re elected president of the Long Beach Mental Hygiene Society, promises continued support for mental health funding. She heads psychological services in the Long Beach Unified School system. Officers include Mrs. J R Phelan, vice president. Mrs. Hazel F Huston, recording secretary. Mrs. Claire E Pike, corresponding secretary. and Mrs. Malcolm C Todd, treasurer. Max Becker named executive assistant. Officers were elected at the Lafayette Hotel meeting. Dr. Don C Littlefield, president elect of the American College of Neuropsychiatrists and LA psychiatrist, chaired the nominating committee and reported on the Paris Mental Health Congress. Montie Mapree, legislative committee chair, noted Assemblymen Grant and Kieckstein backed the state budget. Long Beach Mental Hygiene Society, in its first year, has en-
The LB Public Schools lunch menu outlines weekly meals across elementary and high schools. Dishes include Spanish noodles, buttered peas, baked macaroni and cheese, spinach, peaches, milk, soups, salads, and a la carte options. Washington's Birthday notices appear with festive dishes and dessert choices.
Seaa Beach area clubs plan a talent show to raise funds for Franklin School for the Deaf in Santa Ana. The event follows a quarterly meeting of 14 Orange County Federated Woman's Clubs Junior Membership at Seal Beach City Hall. Debut of officers planned with Hawaiian theme and music by Long Beach performers.
Washington reports the Military Sea Transportation Service has shipped 30,000 or more Army Navy and Air Force personnel each month to the Far East since July. Rear Adm. William M. Callaghan noted July 50,000 August 62,000 and a recent average near 25,000 per month. He did not give an overall figure but said 6,275,477 tons of dry cargo and 20,033,000 barrels of petroleum were moved to the Far East in the last six months of 1950.
Menu lists items including salad minced ham sandwich chocolate cake with fudge icing strawberry pudding with whipped cream priced from 1c to 12c. Desserts priced 10c. Orange juice and ice cream sold daily. Students at Junior and Senior High Schools not required to buy the Grill Plate before ordering a la carte items.
Intercultural relations open to the public with two films Brotherhood of Man and Picture in Your Mind. Coy Sanders of the Long Beach Juvenile Bureau will lead a post screening discussion at Ala Mitoss Branch Library at 1836 E Third St tomorrow at 8 p.m. The event is hosted by the Long Beach Coordinating Council’s intercultural relations committee and Library Inn, with a repeat showing Friday at Bret Harte Branch Library 1408 W Willow.
New public library arrivals include IDGAR ANSEL MOWRER'S Challenge and Decision arguing for limited world federation in light of a rising Soviet threat. Also featured: fiction by Bibesce Giles and James, art and design volumes, architecture and landscape guides, and psychology and municipal administration titles.
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