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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1950
Page
17
An associate memo satirically critiques a popular child care book that claims to guide parenting. The piece follows Katy and Martin, noting the book’s advice on bedtime, feeding, and fostering independence, while the author signs as Harry Karns.
The Board will study architects' conferences held last week detailing plans to build 12 elementary schools two junior high facilities and major rehabilitations after a voter approved bond. Four elementary and one primary school prioritized with sites listed and state approval required before bids.
Defense Department announced last night that 1st Lt. John K. McLeod USMC of 257 Nieto Ave Long Beach and his wife resides is wounded in action in Korea.
Forty Louisiana Long Beach attendees join 93 Californians invited by President Truman to the Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth in Washington. Raymond Peterson will represent local child welfare and attendance groups and serve on a committee on Teese Wee SING JADUS laws.
Long Beach prepares for the Al-Western Band Review on November 25 with 31 organizations and 5688 participants marching 14 376 miles in the parade route. Total travel miles for all performers reach 1 374 280 as 650 000 spectators are expected and local coverage expands to a 16 page special edition.
Long Beach hosts three major gatherings this week with about 5000 delegates. The 43rd annual International Refrigeration Service Engineers Society meeting runs Wednesday to Sunday at Municipal Auditorium with exhibits and sessions at the Wilton Hotel. Delegates arrive from Canada Australia and other nations plus all states.
Republican women from across the state gather for the 25th annual California Council of Republican Women convention. Registration runs 4 to 7? p.m. tomorrow at Municipal Auditorium. Edith Van der Water of Long Beach, longtime committeewoman and council president, will be honored at a reception at Wilton Hotel Marine Room. Dr. W. H. Alexander of Oklahoma City delivers the keynote at the banquet in Wilton Hotel. Adm. Leslie Gehres discusses Korea at Tuesday afternoon session in Municipal Auditorium Concert Hall.
Michael Carey of Los Angeles, dean of California coin collectors, speaks at the California Numismatic Association convention. He specializes in Roman coins and is authoring a lavishly illustrated book on Roman emperors. His vast collection includes 360 foreign coins and a mythical Island of Sultana coin from the West Indies period. He notes Soviet influence on collectors and a vanished source in the German Soviet zone.
Gustav I Bergquist emerges as Low Beach champion after a round robin victory at Lincoln Park Chess and Checker Club. Jens De Bang places second with Peter Peterson third. Bergquist has played 26 years, served in the U S Army in World War II, and now runs a concession in Jergin's Arcade.
Heavy cruisers Helena and Toledo, homecoming from Korea, will leave Long Beach tomorrow for overhaul and resupply. Helena’s overhaul is four months overdue. both ships were hurriedly sent out July 6 to support ground forces in Korea. Crew parties were held Friday at the Armed Forces Y M C A and last night at the Ellis Temple.
October real estate activity in Low Beach Lakewood and Hill totaled 1437 trades worth 14.456 million dollars, nearly matching August’s record 1359 sales for 14.539 million. Lakewood Park alone accounted for 602 sales totaling 5.6045 million, signaling one of the region’s strongest years in recent memory.
The California State Numismatic Association wraps up a three day convention in Santa Cruz with about 200 delegates, a post mortem buffet at 6 30 p m, and an afternoon program including a business session luncheon and an auction led by S J Kabealo of Pasadena. Notable attendees include Dr Calvert Emmons of Ontario and Mrs L C Panosh of San Diego who displays extensive medal collections and historic coins. The event features coin exhibits valued over 500000 with stamps and medals dating to the Knights Hospitaler era and St John of Jerusalem. The next meeting site is to be Santa Barbara with date yet to be announced.
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