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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1953
Page
9
A scrambled horoscope style text asks readers to find a number and circle letters by birth date. It lists date ranges like Mar 21 to Apr 20 and Jul 24 to Aug 22 with stray letters and fragmented words, suggesting a deciphering activity rather than a clear news item.
Retired Cambridge utilities man Frank Ball, 48 years in the utility business, dedicates his days to toy collecting. Starting with toy banks, he broadens his collection to hand carved, clockwork, and early mechanical toys, trading with fellow collectors nationwide and researching toy making as a link to history. He avoids major repairs to preserve value and hopes to write a book someday.
A compilation of assorted facts touches on the Marine Band history, sugar chemistry, foot muscles, early shoe-making, Jockey Club naming rules, Aztec currency, Ben Nevis height, Vermont’s official flower, Australia’s population density, canine vision, Buenos Aires rank, Alaska snow events, and a 1814 ransom payment at Alexandria Virginia per Britannica.
A Pennsylvania father argues religion would deepen if heaven allowed marriage. He claims a heavenly promise of a young wife would compel him to lead a better life. Local debate centers on eternal companionship and moral reform.
Oswald Jacoby comments on a bridge hand where Hard Luck Joe, South, misplays after North expresses dissatisfaction. West leads seven of spades, dummy covers, East plays nine, South wins with king, then finesses dummy’s ten on a heart. South ducks diamonds then cashes hearts and clubs, but East wins with king after a club return.
A lighthearted column notes a correspondent praised Prince Charles at the coronation calling him “every inch a king.” It wryly mentions mischief makers, royal turnout of peeresses, cold cream ads, a nameless speaker, and the modern home and fridge ads.
The text blends a bridge misplay tale with a classically tense hand. It notes Joe’s eleven tricks and two overtricks after a three no trump bid, and Arth’s displeasure at Hard Luck Joe for not doubling when East led three spades. It also hints at penalties and points in nonvulnerable game contexts. It then shifts to a note on primitive currencies and a Greek legal custom of murderer punishment by relatives.
A humorous column notes Aunt Het’s concern about elephants in the zoo and wonders how they cope when a prominent nose gets itchy, reflecting lighthearted curiosity about animal nature.
Question by question summary shows heredity clinics offering free guidance on heredity topics. The text cites an Eugenical News list of concerns and notes reader advice on reading speed, with a promotional booklet for speed reading. It concludes with a faith-based remark on education at Piney Woods College, highlighting growth from humble funding to a sizable institution and a student inoculation demonstration.
Los Angeles County faces persistent fly control problems as flies show potential resistance to insecticides and rural ranches border urban areas. Experts doubt rapid public health relief, noting wartime promises failed and the fly issue is likely to persist for some time.
Gladys Parker notes that Mopsy is studied by many specialists concerned with pest control. A western insecticide producer admits fly control is a major problem for science, requiring frequent changes in control chemicals to stay ahead of flies and rapid market turnover of new insecticides.
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