Country Club of Washington Township marks 80th birthday
The historic Country Club of Washington Township celebrated its 80th birthday with a luncheon at Fremont Elks Lodge attended by about 200 guests. Frances Wilke, president of the California Federation of Women's Clubs, was among the notable attendees. The event also marked the club’s silver jubilee of membership in the federation.
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Country Club
Washington Township
Fremont Elks Lodge
California Federation of Women’s Clubs
Frances Wilke
Women’s Club Federation
Charlie
California Federation of Women’s Clube
Ruth Dolph
Area B
Roma Lacy
Stop squirms and stickums baby seat invention
Jim suggests using stickum pads with hooked surfaces on highchairs pants and floors to prevent baby squirming. He imagines pads on seats and in play areas, even overalls with attached pads, to keep a child in place while a parent works. He pitches it to Helen as a fantastic idea.
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Helen
Jim
Dear Helen Epilepsy Discrimination Letters
Dear Helen prints reader concerns about epilepsy stigma in hiring. A college student with strong grades was rejected after psychiatrists were noted on a job application. The columnist urges employers to treat epileptics fairly and asks readers to speak up.
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Helen
Newlyweds Katherine Bottoms Stephen Brown Tie Hawaiian Honeymoon
Newlyweds Katherine Bottoms and Stephen Brown of Fremont recited wedding vows at Holy Spirit Church. Katherine wore a rose beige lace crepe gown, designed by her mother and sister, with parents James and Jacqueline Bottoms and Ralph Brown’s family in attendance. After a reception for 20 at Fremont Elks Club, the couple honeymooned in the Hawaiian Islands and will reside in Castro Valley.
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Katherine Bottoms
Fremont
Stephen Brown
James W. Bottoms
Jacqueline Bottoms
Brown
Marie C. Brown
Ralph Brown
Holy Spirit Catholc Church
Virginia Gilmartin
Victoria Haidle
Anne Marie Sylva
Linda Amaral
Ellen Bottoms
Alan Roth
Donald Gomes
Donald Sylva
Donald Amaral
Richard Bottoms
Fremont Elks Club
Mr. and I. James A. Bottoms
Mary Pires
Hawaiian Islands
Castro Valley
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Helen Moore
Edith Mackintosh
Eadie Scott
Ginny Marriott
Pauline
Alameda
Mrs. Marriott
Fry's Plaza
Newark Blvd
Newark
Shorpee
Sandy Skaggs
Adrienne Hosha
Gloria McGorry
Ann Johnson
Helen Baker
Barcalounger
WAU C
Mowry Avenue
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