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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1956
Page
19
A mother asks about a 10 year old who dislikes her stepfather and wants to see her father. Advice urges allowing regular visits, avoiding portraying the ex-husband as bad, and having the stepfather act normal but not desperate. Moving away could worsen resentment and should not erase the father from the child’s life.
Long Beach Council Camp Fire Girls held its first 1956 meeting January 5 at 2120 Cherry Ave. Reports on the Chicago triennial and Horizon Club expansion were given. A peanut sale fundraiser runs January 20 to February 5 with peanut stands in local stores. Regional meetings in Bakersfield February 24–25 are open to all adults. Committee training dates are set for late January, and a local Professionals group dinner is planned at Morgan Hall with reservations.
A reader, Mrs M S, laments her husband is incredibly perfect, never drinking or smoking, rarely joking, and always proper, leaving their marriage devoid of laughter. The column advises increasing her social life, inviting friends and relatives, and pursuing personal independence to rekindle warmth and happiness.
Grace Bruns shares a plan to shed weight from 350 to 150 pounds under guidance of Miss Esther Walker a national figure consultant. She describes renewed self confidence and a youthful life, claiming changes begin in 10 days with no dieting drugs or starvation. Complimentary treatment and figure analysis offered for a limited time.
West Coast has lost weight and inches under Pat Walker guidance using modern scientific methods. Personalized attention pledges easy, comfortable slimming with firmer toned tissues and permanent results.
Josephine Lowman presents a self improvement column urging readers to start with self analysis. The piece highlights an 20 question booklet to assess personality and compares weight guidance to age and height. It encourages honest answers and personal growth steps.
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