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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1953
Page
9
A city study finds 88 percent of hospital arrivals did not require speeding ambulances. Regulators vary by city, with few enforcing rules. Sirens are common and drivers often pass red lights. Recommendations urge Red Cross first aid certs for drivers and on scene care by medical attendants.
In a contract play described as part of the Stayman Convention, North opens two clubs seeking a major. South responds with a four heart fit, North supports to game, and West leads a trump. South, after drawing trumps, cashed the ace and overruffed, while West followed with a club lead.
A playful essay argues September is the calendar’s dull interlude between summer and autumn. It likens the month to a schizophrenia ridden season, a stagehand ushering change, and notes its odd power to sharpen appetites at restaurants as people brace for the upcoming season.
Ratrological message daily birth date guidance lists dates and signs including Mar 21 Apr 20 and Jul 24 Aug 22 ranges. The text references zodiac periods and monthly spans in a dated format with scattered punctuation.
The article analyzes a bridge hand where East errs by playing a low club. West must overtake with the king, then ruff and discard to set up a three-endplay sequence. South takes the queen, cashes the ace of spades, and after further plays West must lead again, allowing declarer to secure the apparent winning line and a sharp critique labels it a sound contract yet an outright gift.
A reader laments a wedding confusion as Betty’s spouse joins the clan through marriage and brings a shared appetite for meals, underscoring kinship tied to domestic life rather than external alliances.
Science brief notes that roughly 800 deaths occur annually from lightning with about 240 men among them due to greater exposure. It also cites findings on sleeping bags, irrigation potential, insect-related agricultural losses, and safety aids in highway design, plus other brief science facts from the period.
Fact II notes Arkansas California Louisiana and Texas grow most U S rice. The Gota Canal at 115 miles is the longest, with the Suez at 106 miles ranking second. A tighter steering feel may indicate front brakes dragging. Sassafras trees display three distinct leaf forms on a single twig.
A fragmented editorial asks what causes carelessness behind accidents and warns fear as a major barrier to success. It notes rising installment debt from 2 billion in 1945 to 16.5 billion, urging money prudence education. It promotes two booklets on conquering fear and self control, with payment details and mailing instructions.
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