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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1950
Page
9
Long Beach seeks three eligible girls to ride the Tournament of Roses float on New Year Day. Contest Monday night at Municipal Auditorium Concert Hall. open to unmarried residents or students aged 316 by Jan 1, 1951. Candidates photographed and registered before the event with times to report today and tomorrow.
Elementary meals feature spaghetti and frankfurters on Monday, chopped steak on Tuesday, and Southern macaroni on Wednesday with milk and bread. High school options include baked noodles with ham, chicken soup, beef biscuit roll, tuna sandwich, and turkey gravy plates with a la carte items priced in cents. Desserts and drinks are available daily.
Long Beach Chapter of the American Red Cross graduated a group of volunteer welfare assistants as the Home Service Department expands to meet increased demand. Since July 1589 families received help, with 1000 new cases tied to military service. effort described as wartime in basis with a peace time budget.
A local ad promotes weather-proofing for coats and outer garments at Pstr's Cleaners, stating the service protects against California showers. Customers are urged to tell the salesman and to call 6291 or visit 1250 Orange Ave. A weekly stop and a free zipper stick are advertised to aid zipper operation.
In Rivers on November 18 the State Building Contractors Association adopted a resolution calling for the removal of Federal Housing Expediter Tighe Woods and a ban on further federal housing projects. The text accuses Woods of deception and was approved at the convention's concluding session. Delegates did not agree on a resolution to end credit restrictions on homebuilding.
Bernice Rankin, Bellflower High School curriculum director, explained shifts in attitudes toward mathematics and math teaching over the past two decades at the Excelsior Citizens Advisory Council meeting in the school cafeteria.
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