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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1947
Page
17
Reader asks how to weather the in between stage while growing out short hair. Answer recommends keeping hair well curled and using a net over the back to keep it looking neat. Additional query asks about body proportions and measurements.
A 1947 feature from the Press Telegram offers Laura Wheeler Needlecraft patterns including a 12 inch dog by pattern 888 and new improved charts. The catalog promises 101 illustrations across embroidery, crochet, knitting, and home decor with free weaving instructions and 10 days to two weeks delivery.
A family advice piece discusses budgeting and parental guidance for children. The father reflects on salary restrictions and the need to control spending through allowances. The article emphasizes planning for wise management of family income to prevent financial strain and teach children fiscal responsibility.
Designer Pierre Balmain notes the new look can be overdone with skirts too long and full. He says restraint matters and many women in America emulate quick fashion cycles, while he supports the look when worn with balance. Balmain observes the trend spreading from major cities to Australia.
Dr Lynn Townsend White Jr president of Mills College has returned to his Oakland home after a week in the Southland where he was feted by Mills College board members and alumnae. He attended a luncheon reception at the Pacific Coast Club and a dinner for Mills board members and husbands at the Virginia Country Club. He was entertained by Los Angeles and Pasadena Mills alumnae and spoke at the Pasadena Women’s Civic League meeting. He is a noted scholar and this year serves as president of the Western College Association.
Designer Balmain rejects prudish limits and argues fashion can be bold without being sexualized. He states he does not aim to make clothes provocative but trusts innovative silhouettes and confident wearers to carry the look.
A speaker argues that child work is not wrong and compares it to play, noting the key difference is whether they are paid. The comment reflects a broader discussion on labor expectations and kids’ responsibilities in a community setting.
Mildred Wancey extols sweet potatoes as a high nutrition substitute for grains and meats. She notes vitamin A content varies with color, recommends selecting plump smooth roots, and offers serving ideas from baking and mashing to sweet potato pie and a Sweet Potato Apple Scallop dish with apples and brown sugar.
A columnist advises on how to handle an out of town shopping trip with a woman driving. The recommended approach is for you to propose a lunch destination and acknowledge she will be your guest, rather than waiting for her to decide.
A teen advice piece explores how pride and anger ruin relationships. It shares stories of Jan and Larry, Jean, Molly, and others showing how hasty, hurtful words and actions breed regret once cool heads return, urging restraint in the heat of passion.
A short advertisement describes Dream Symbols listed in a book titled Dream Booklat. It notes the book presents dream lore, basic interpretation rules, and a dream dictionary for home amusement, priced ten cents postpaid, with order details and subscription hints.
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