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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1953
Page
4
A dated dispatch from Jeng Beach records shoreline activity and local observations as of May 29 1599 detailing figures and notable occurrences along the coast. The report notes weather, movements of ships or people, and emphasizes observed events for the period.
String Group to Appear in Local Church Ensemble with Raymond Parmalee and Mildred Kammeyer will be presented in concert at First Congregational Church on Tuesday evening June 2 at 8 15 o clock Sponsored by the American Guild of Organists the program will feature church orchestra solo numbers and organ combinations Parmalee long time organist at a Pacific Coast Club is known for vesper recitals Mrs Kammeyer organ instructor at Hunter College New York City recently moved to Long Beach and is a Redlands graduate Public invited no admission charge.
The Long Beach Council of Churches announces a Vacation Church School Institute to be hosted by the department of leadership training on Monday May 25 from 9 30 a m to 4 p m at First Presbyterian Church All interested persons are invited The council also welcomed two interdenominational groups the Long Beach Church Music Guild led by Royal W Stanton and the Long Beach Youth Council led by Lloyd Curtis with Rev Arthur F Fitzgerald Belmont Heights Methodist Church serving as advisor
Confirmation rites will be conducted Sunday at St John’s Lutheran Church Mo Synod located at 67th St and Orange Ave during the 1 am service led by Rev. Vernon William Hillmer. New communicants include Judy Hansmann Margaret Knight Edward Arnold Janice Craft Kay Raska Shirley Kelppe Allen Anderson Cloyce Howerton. Hillmer preaches on The Cross of Christ As It Keeps the Family Together at the 930 and 11 am services, continuing his Christian Family series.
A list of television stations and their channel numbers including XMNT Channel 2 KECA Channel 7 KN3H Channel 4 KHJ Channel 9 KTLA Channel 5 XTT Channel 11 KLAC Channel 13.
A dense listing of televised programs and films across stations ENE KNXT KLAG KNBHL KT etc for Saturday May 23 3953. Highlights include multiple hourlong and feature films such as Murder for a Midnight Rally and Swamp Fire with varied local festival style promotions. The reel includes cartoons, news shows, short stories and theater slots across a late-night lineup.
A dense OCR listing presents radio station call signs and program notes across multiple outlets. It notes show names, hosts, music genres, concerts, and weather alongside vague timing cues like 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM segments, reflecting a chaotic, mixed-broadcast guide from a bygone era.
Alvino Rey leads his orchestra with the Song Sisters and a host of entertainers in an hour-long musical revue on ENBH predicted as among the best locally produced shows. Caruso of Compton funds the production. The cast includes Marcelle, Minty, Regula Ryman, the paddle ball novelty, and the talking guitar. Time is 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. with many other TV tonight listings following.
Municipal Judge Martin DeVries will be toastmaster at a Thursday dinner for men at First Presbyterian Church. The Victory Baptist Church male octet from Los Angeles will sing as Dr Alvin Haag new executive for Men’s Work in the Los Angeles Presbytery attends. Reservations due by Monday noon at the church office.
Announcement by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles reveals a new Catholic parish named St. Pancratius in the North Long Beach area. Boundaries are Artesia Street north, Long Beach Boulevard west, Carson Street south, and Union Pacific tracks east. Rev. Daniel F. Kielty, a former Army chaplain now attached to Our Lady of Victory in Compton, is appointed pastor.
A Sunday Memorial Day service in Los Angeles will feature Rabbi Edgar Magnin and Chaplain Emery Glancz with a Brazilian missionary guest. The event honors war dead at Peace Memorial Park, with Dr. LaFavre of Mackenzie College and Rabbi Eugene Gottesman among speakers.
Long Beach will be represented at the 165th annual General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A in Minneapolis from May 28 to June 3 by Rev. E Baird of Emmanuel Church Rev Ben T Cowles of St John’s Community Church and Rev Wendell W Jareeniee of Westminster Community Church Also attending from the harbor district are Dr Andrew MacCormick of San Pedro Elders Fred Minium Joseph Knox and Frank McGuire of Long Beach
Supervisor Harry Frishman of the Long Beach Board of Education will speak at the Armed Services YMCA luncheon. His talk, titled We Learn We Earn We Yearn, covers education and public service.
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