This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1969
Page
20
Practical rules to help choose gifts for children for Christmas. Emphasizes age, interests, safety, and development, urging parents to select educational, engaging, and durable toys while avoiding passive or unsafe options and overstocked piles of presents.
Long Beach society notes detail festive gatherings welcoming the holiday season. Curly and Bernice Stansbury hosted a black-tie dinner for 125 guests at the Petroleum Club, with eyes on Santa and decorations including a life-size Kris Kringle. Ted Lingle's return from Vietnam spurred neighborhood welcomes, while Pat and Ray Boice hosted a meet-the-neighbor event for Pat Lingle's husband. Other reunions feature Gary and Carol and several local families gathering across homes from Naples to Balboa Bay Yacht Club, celebrating extended families, military returns, and milestone birthdays, including Hazel Wilson's 80th open house with hundreds paying respects.
Dr. Marcus Bach told the Institute of Lifetime Learning that magic lies in words and inner potential. He cited love faith health fortitude and courage as keys and noted life improves when old ideas are repurposed for new ends. He described life as a door opened by a magic word and cited his travels and writings.
Pearson Rosetti engagement announced. Pamela Jean Pearson of Faribault Minn engaged to Vincent John Rosetti of Long Beach. Pamela a nursing graduate and Vincent a Lakewood High School graduate attending Long Beach City College. A March wedding planned. Sawyer MacQuiddy engagement announced. Mary Louise Sawyer to wed Rand R MacQuiddy July 10 1970. Mary Louise a Lakewood High School graduate. Rand is son of Rus R MacQuiddy of Laguna Beach and attends California College Long Beach.
Christmas lighting should reflect joy and dignity.GE offers tips for indoor and outdoor displays, tree lighting rules, patterns like random spiral and lepee, color schemes, artificial trees with PAR moods, and planning basics. Begin with a theme, assess features to emphasize, and start modestly for effective results.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.