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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1954

Page

11

Let's Explore Your Mind By ALBERT EDWARD WIGGAM

Reading tips and trivia from Albert Wiggam cover claims on maturation across regions and species, notes on instinct and learning, and a program offering scholarships and early college access. The piece includes how to read faster and a mail offer for a booklet.

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Dagmar's Hollywood Bid and Nightlife Notes From New York

A cluttered column covers Dagmar at San Francisco and New York nods to Red Skelton, Marilyn Monroe, Tallulah Bankhead, and Greta Garbo, with gossip on marriages, awards, and stage openings. It mentions Joe DiMaggio, Irving Berlin, and Glorias Grahame and Grahame, plus film and TV plans and a Las Vegas style mix of names and show business tidbits.

Red Skelton Red Joe DiMaggio Marilyn Monroe Eid Murrow Greta Garko Lionel Hampton Jack Benn Seth Baker Basin Street Uned Me Baker Gloria Grahame Esquire Lim Herbert Don Saxon Maxie Rosenbloom Carolyn Leigh Bob Hope Cleveland Terry Moore Irving Auerbach U. N Robert Montgomery Nunnally Johnson

Mother's Day origin noted in Gratton West Virginia

Anna M Jarvis began the Mother's Day observance on May 9 1907 in Gratton West Virginia to honor her mother. She gathered a few friends for a memorial service marking the second anniversary of her mother's death.

Anna M. Jarvis Gratton W. V

Henry faces a calamity punishment for sin debate

Aunt Het notes Henry argues calamity should punish sin yet doubts the mechanism as many people seem to escape calamity. The reflection suggests skepticism toward divine justice amid observable earthly fortune and misfortune.

Henry Avery

Oswald Jacoby Sharp Bid Is Key to Good Bridge

The column explains how partner bidding reveals hand structure in bridge. North opens with diamond, then bids hearts, signaling a strong hand. Worth’s spade raise reveals additional distribution, guiding the decision between game in spades or no trump as South pursues the best contract in a tournament.

North Worth South Moran Dammy East Declarer

Those Little Darlings Ambush Sus Substitute Teacher

A New York tribute to substitute teachers reveals the nerves and challenges of a sixth grade class. The piece recalls a jittery sub discovering a note from conspirators and notes the kids’ talent for testing limits, while detailing chaotic moments from first to second grade rooms.

New York Teachers College Stb

Smallest party representation in early U S Senate

In the 35th Congress from 1865 to 1867 the Democratic party held only 10 seats, the smallest Democratic representation in the Senate. In the 34th Congress from 1855 to 1857 the Republican party had just 15 seats, the smallest Republican representation.

U. S Senate

Strangler Lewis and Miss America Pageant in 1920s Eve

The article notes how the Strangler nickname arose from a deadly headlock taught by wrestler George Lewis real name Robert Fredericks and banned by New York athletic commission. It also surveys Miss America winners since 1921 with blondes prevailing among the 26 titleholders starting with Margaret Gorman in Washington DC.

Lewis New York State Athletic Commission United States Robert Fredericks Kentucky University Margaret Gorman Washington, D. C

The Stars Say and the Bible Question Origins

Fragmented quiz style lines recount eye colors and biblical questions. It notes a Wesley sermon on dress as the source of Cleanliness Is next to Godliness and lists population figures for Western Germany, followed by an arthritis advertisement for Long Beach offering treatment details and a contact number.

John Wesley Long Beach Duncan D.C E. Tih St

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