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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1948
Page
10
London Cyclist Club runs tours for the blind with members guiding on tandem bicycles. The program offers country drives for visually impaired riders and their partners through club activities in London.
Aptitude tests will select about 2300 candidates for 1349 ROTC scholarships across the United States including Hawaii and the Canal Zone. Applicants must be male high school seniors or graduates aged 17 to 21 and meet physical and mental standards. Successful candidates receive four year government funded education, a $50 monthly living allowance, and must serve in naval duties, with post graduation commissions in the Navy or Marine Corps.
Oscar Skogsberg drove a truck on Charles Street when a car jumped onto his shoulder. The truck swung left, hit a parked car, and collided with another auto. He fixed his gaze on a black cat as misfortune, dramatic in tone, became part of the scene.
In England the Cyclists Touring Club reports a record cycling surge with new members arriving at 500 to 600 monthly. Membership jumped from 3,000 to 47,000 in a year due to money shortages and high rail fares. Officials expect 60,000 members by 1950 as the club plans tours for individuals and groups.
The Salvation Army marks its flag's 70th anniversary after Catherine Booth designed the tri color. The yellow stands for holy zeal the red for Calvary blood and the blue for the soul's purity as William Booth approved the emblem. The banner flies in many nations, from Java to Kenya to Long Beach.
Science revives a sulfur and molasses tonic once used for children to protect lambs from enterotoxemia an overeating disease. The remedy aims to curb appetite and reduce disease risk in livestock.
Boston telegram reports tripled celebrations in the Tierney family. Grand Lawrence Tierney born September 1, 1889, his son Lawrence Tierney born September 1, 1921, and another Lawrence Tierney born September 1, 1948.
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