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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1957
Page
2
In Buffalo West Virginia, Vernon D. Figg wins the mayoral race 90 to 36, with Recorder Pigg and all-male City Council securing solid majorities. Mrs Norma Warner leads the strongest women’s slate but falls short, while Warner vows scrutiny of male officials.
Readable text shows a jumble of prices and numbers without clear context or identifiable entities. No events people organizations or places are evident to anchor a proper summary.
Washington UPI reports the Dandy Democrats defeated the Grand Old Party 10 to 9 at Griffith Stadium in an annual congressional baseball game. About 2,000 spectators watched Rep. Olin Teague manage the Democrats with Rep. Ford hitting an inside-the-park homer, as Rep. Fascell and others played. The game raises funds for underprivileged youngsters.
In Paris a French government spokesman cited financial strain as the reason for retiring one of the two aging battleships. Premier Mollet’s administration called the move a painful but necessary action as the navy faces acute budget problems and delays in modernization.
As of January 1 5 308 acres were under agriculture lease and 2409 acres have been reclaimed the Marine Corps announced at Camp Pendleton no further cancellations were planned yet 647 acres of land would be reclaimed for military use by December. In Chicago an estranged wife 29 Marie Devaney a secretary for a barge company died after plunging from a 38th floor window in the Trade Building at La Salle and Jackson Streets police said she slashed her wrists before the fall and could not enter the closed office.
Concert program from the Municipal Band lists conductor Charles Payne and a long string of oddly rendered names and pieces. The shuffled text mentions Vibraphone solos, a March titled Busy Boss, Chopin, and various misread performer notes. The fragment suggests a chaotic OCR capture of a Thursday event at the Municipal Auditorium with Albert Wy and others.
Daily paper edition notes circulation and listing details with scattered OCR fragments. Mentions Bureau of Circulation and a date like 371963, along with locations Lone 2 and Pine Avenue, Lear Head, suggesting a catalog entry or filing notice rather than a full news report.
An ad for the Huntington Hotel on Ocean Boulevard promotes beachside living with private baths and room rates around 24 dollars. It highlights dining with turkey roast and Virginia ham, daily service, and a dining room that overlooks the ocean. A breakfast option and club meals are also listed.
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