Rudy Valleeappears at Weibel Vineyards for Rotary benefit
The entertainer Rudy Vallee performed at Weibel Champagne Vineyards during a Fremont Rotary Club benefit. An enthusiastic, mixed-age audience from San Jose and Sierra Nevada traveled to see him. He joked about aging, recalled 1930s acts, and promoted his upcoming book Let the Chips Fall.
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Rudy Vallee
Weibel Champagne Vineyards
Fremont
Gladys Higgins
San Jose
Stan
Marilyn Patten
Porothy Fisher
Millie Redeken
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Connecticut Yankees
Vatlee
Lionel Barrymore
Winston Churchill
Fred Weibel
Fred
Marlene Weibel
Vallee
Robert Morse
San Francisco
New York
Whiffenpool
University of Maine Stein
Winchester Cathedral
University of Maine
Fremont Rotary Club
Vallee reflects on career, TV, and fans at Los Angeles event
The veteran crooner recalls World War II service with the Coast Guard band and shows off his humor with fans gathering for Polaroids. He praises television, reminisces about early radio, and jokes about a Nancy Sinatra special budget while sharing anecdotes about family life and a flea market find.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Vallee
Winchester Cathedral
Nancy Sinatra
Weibel
von Ribbentrop
Yale University
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Adolph
Hitler
Rudy Vallee Still Going Strong At Old Age Show
Photo by Len Cook documents Rudy Vallee in a public appearance with family members. Report notes his ongoing one man show, hinted retirement plans, substantial upkeep costs including pet food for two Poodles, and praise from peers for his enduring energy and humor.
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Vallee
Nonagenarians honored belatedly for their wedding
A belated wedding reception honored Mr. and Mrs. Wesley MacArthur, both in their 90s and cousin to the late Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Lois M. Nelson hosted at her Fremont home with guests Mary Purdy Mary Hammer Mr. and Mrs. James Baldock and daughter Karen Mr. and Mrs. David Hice and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McCabe. The couple previously held a reception 33 years ago in San Francisco by Nora Francis and Mrs. Nelson and her husband Ted.
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Wesley MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Lois M. Nelson
Fremont
Mary Purdy
Mary Hammer
James Baldock
Karen
David Hice
Lloyd McCabe
Nora Francis
Nelson
Ted
San Francisco
Frost-Cook Nuptials At Shinn Park In Fremont
Deborah Frost wore her mother’s wedding gown and great grandmother’s petra as she married David Cook in an alternating ceremony at Shinn Historical Park led by Revs Sally and Walter Smith. Attendants included Kathy Chapman andVicki Frost with Carol Tomieila and Shelley Rood as bridesmaids. Scott Williams was best man. About 250 guests saw the ceremony and reception, with a Pinecrest honeymoon and a Molalla Oregon home planned.
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Deborah Suzanne Frost
Petra
David Edward Cook
Sally
Walter Smith
Shinn Historical Park
Dudley Frost
Fremont
Kathy Chapman
Vicki Frost
Carol Tomieila
Shelley Rood
Theodore Cook
Scott Williams
Steve Leedan
Marty James
Dug van Houten
Pinecrest
Molalla
Ore
Newark chapel wedding for Bonnie Boardman and Chester ap pro
Bonnie Boardman and Chester ap proached the altar at Rose of Sharon Chapel in Newark to exchange vows before Rev Faith Cordeiro. Guests included the bride’s mother Alice Lowe and the groom’s mother Mrs Johnny Rayray. The couple planned a reception at the United Auto Workers Hall in Fremont and a honeymoon tour of Northern and Southern California and Las Vegas Nevada. They will reside in Fremont.
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Chester “Bill
Rose of Sharon Chapel
Newark
Faith Cordeiro
Alice Lowe
San Leandro
Johnny Rayray
Stockton
United Auto Workers Hall
Fremont
Norther
California
Las Vegas
Nev
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Clark Redeker
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Len Cook
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Gene Andre
Gwendolyn Allen
Toledo
Ohio
Earl Goodell
Rotary
Blake Richards
Doug Richards
Gwin Pruitt
Strong
Maurice Marks
Vacation Bible School
Srmal Evangelical Free Church
Framont
Frost-Cook
David E. Cook
Shinn Park
Newark Chapel
James Grebil
Tracy
Earl Cunningham
Robert Snyder
Thomas Cunningham
Randy Morris
Vincente Lopez
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