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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1962
Page
6
Fragment of a classified puzzle page lists cryptic style clues with numbers and wordplay hints. An advertisement at the bottom urges readers to call a number for buyers of a musical instrument, promising cash fast. Several garbled phrases reference travel, mountains, volcanic mysteries, and various odd words, indicating a damaged OCR of a newspaper classifieds section.
Volunteers of America appeal for aid to assist several families in need. Case 46 describes an average family where the father has TB and savings are depleted. two children, a son aged 11 and a daughter 7, seek jeans, a dress, books, records, a doll and clothes, and a toy car. Case 59 notes a father incarcerated, with a mother supporting five children aged 4 to 15. the kids need shoes, nightwear, coats, books, toys, and a used typewriter for the mother. Case 39 mentions a single mother with four children seeking a blanket, warm coat, food, clothing, and toys.
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