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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1957
Page
10
The editorial notes Salvation Army music and kettle collecting near a busy street corner, praising Christmas spirit amid holiday rush. It trusts that generosity fuels the season and hopes the goodwill lasts beyond Christmas Day as the year turns. The writer wishes readers a merry Christmas to all.
A fragment from a Bill Vaughan column mocks Christmas party rituals as orgies and jokes about organizing cards alphabetically. It notes diverse items from Happy Chandler’s hunting laws to Whittier’s sesquicentennial, and comments on male population trends and amateur athletics in a satirical, era voice.
A collage of holiday wishes, jokes, and brief musings mix with reminders of Christmas reverence. The page references family blessings, Santa Claus, a Sherlock Holmes nod, a psychologist tip, and small anecdotes about parking, school open houses, and a New York police critique. It ends with holiday pageant images and a mother’s note about a striped bathrobe.
The document lists multiple staff roles including publisher chief editor and managing editor with scattered names and addresses. It reads like a chaotic newsroom masthead and business contact fragment with inconsistent spacing and missing coherent narrative. The readable elements include names such as Harvid M. HitteAsat Samuel Gameron and Miles Sines, and addresses in New York Minneapolis San Francisco.
A Washington Moslem diplomat's children long for Christmas trees as their mother wrestles with faith. She fears sin yet plans to give them a tiny tree and Santa visits, hoping for harmony between belief and tradition amid Christmas lights.
Washington report says business supporters of the president released Gaither report to pressure Ike. The document colors defense weakness and asks for missiles, foreign aid, education, and space plans while denouncing limits on spending. Adams and Nixon are central figures in the leaked strategy amid a Capitol climate shift.
Poetically recalls how the name Jesus rose from a common term to a sacred title with the birth of Christ. The piece traces the transformation from ordinary name to divine symbol, noting that through Christmas Day the name became eternal and guiding for human souls.
A decade ago in Long Beach police kept Christmas traffic light amid several fatalities. Chief A G Slaight announced a quiet Christmas Day with milder temperatures after the brisk shopping period ended.
A compact reflection cites Deuteronomy guidance on dedicating new homes and notes Spurgeon’s line about homes ruled by God inviting angels to stay. The piece links faith, daily life, and divine presence in a concise devotional tone.
Readers debate loyalty laws and education reform. Minnie D Elsho of Long Beach endorses the oath while criticizing free speech limits, and Arthur Bar Sky of Carson Street argues for extended class time and focused subjects amid Cold War tensions.
D J Struven writes from Norwalk urging President Eisenhower to address deficits, employment, morale, and defense. He argues past errors burden the current administration yet trusts in swift action to secure the United States against Russia as history weighs the reelection.
The article argues education faces a crisis despite denial, noting ineffective teaching training and outdated methods. It calls for a permanent federal council on education to appraise and reevaluate concepts and criticizes California’s high school teacher certification as inadequate.
Readers submit queries to the Long Beach Prefe Telegram Information Bureau. Answers cover engraving in early American music printing, Grand Canyon National Park acreage, amethyst as a sun amulet, profit timing for Hollywood films, and tornado safety tips about cellar corners and structural collapse guidance.
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