New Year Eve Celebrations Across Southern Alameda County
Numerous clubs and associations in Southern Alameda County plan large New Year’s Eve galas. Castlewood Country Club hosts two consecutive dances in Colonial and Florentine rooms with cocktails at 7 pm, dinner at 9, and breakfast at 6 am. Auxiliary groups from the Medical Association, Cabrillo Park, and Washington Township clubs also stage major events with cocktails, dinner, and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda County
Castlewood Country Club
Colonado
Florentine
Sothern Alameda County, Medical Association
Merrymasing. P
Cabrillo Park
Washington Township
Eden Branch YWCA to Celebrate First Birthday in San Leandro
Eden Branch of the YWCA marks its first anniversary in San Leandro with a January dinner at Hele Hall 1800 Bancroft. Mrs. Robert Moon chairs the event noting a brief business meeting will introduce four new board members and report branch accomplishments and finances. Rev. Robert Moon will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Eden
YWCA
Robert Moon
Hele Hall
Bancroft
San Leandro
First Methodist
Marshall ‘Malik
B’ Street
Hayware
Eulana Tzlotson
Mmnes
August Borgeréde
Paul Shret
Walter Schulte
Malcolm Sowers
Heyward
Edward Dart
Marvin Edwards
John Plankinton
David Rice
Edward Schieder
San Lorenzo
Clarence Hanselman
Earl Menret
O Valley
Jesse Parker
Louis Petree
Alles Turner
Forrest
Fairbrother, Jr
John Kinney
Livermore
The
United Crusade
Newlyweds Fitzgeralds Return From Washington for Yale
Newlyweds Michael Fitzgerald and Diane Schaffner spend Christmas at Fort Lewis with plans for his service in Japan after their November 16 wedding. Michael is the son of Mr and Mrs W P Fitzgerald of San Lorenzo. Mrs Schaffner is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Schaffner of Palomere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Fitzgeralds
Washington
Yale
Pyt
Michael Fitzgerald
Diane Schaffiner
Fort Lewis
Pitzgerald
Man
Japan
Tokyo
Fitzgerald Jis
W. P Fitzgerald
Mooney Avenue
San Lorenzo
Glen Schaffner
Palomere
Toad
Legion Unit Names 2 New Staff Members
Mrs. Betty Brady was elected sergeant at arms and Mrs. Charlene Cooner became marshal of Bill Coady Unit 630 American Legion auxiliary. Barbare Lapeta reported two Christmas baskets delivered to needy families and a group visit to Lima Liver more Veterans hospital on December 16 to decorate trees for patients. Executive board set next meeting for 8 p m at Mary Jane Freeston's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Brady
Charlene Cooner
Bill Coady
American Legion Auxiliary
Pearl Buehlmeyer
Barbare Lapeta
Welt
Bob Morehead
Post
Fried chicken named nation’s favorite food in survey
An Agriculture Department survey of homemakers shows fried chicken as an overwhelming favorite in American homes. The report notes per capita broiler consumption around 15 pounds for the year, with poultry consumption rising since 1950 while overall chicken intake grew slower. Fealty to other forms declined as per-household meals shifted toward fried chicken.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Hayes Family Hosts Overseas Guest in Castro Valley
John H Hayes family welcomes Jessie Prince an Army staff driver for a colonel spending holidays in Castro Valley with Don Ford and his parents Mr and Mrs Hayes. Prince will return to Baumholder Germany January 6 after visits including trips to Oregon the mountains and San Francisco with Ford and family during January 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Prince
Germany
Castro Valley
Don Ford
John
Hayes
Prince
Ford
Feiing Prince
Heyes
Oregon
San Francisco
Suzann Rider Betrothed to Jack Marlow in Informal Party
At a Christmas Eve gathering Mr and Mrs D F Rider announced the engagement of their daughter Suzann to John Marlow of Castro Valley. The Riders marked their 36th anniversary as friends and family toasted the couple. Suzann recently graduated Hayward High, works in Oakland, while John is a San Francisco State College freshman. No wedding plans were set pending school schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Rider
Ward Street
Suzann
John Marlow
Castro Valley
John Marslow
Barlow Drive
Fivar-Olg Merry
Chris Rasmussen
Aljameda
George Drewes
Hayward
Miss Rider
Hayward High School
Oakland
Marlow
Spring
San Francisco State College
Cure Your Pans With Simple Home Curing Steps
Read instructive tips for Christmas pans made of aluminum iron or tin that have not been cured. Wash and dry, tinse and oil with salted fat, bake at 350 degrees for two to three hours, then cool and wash again in clean water.
BPW Cs State Board Seeks Equal Rights Push 1957 Plan
The California Federation of Business and Professional Women’s clubs announces its first meetings of the year at Paso Robles California led by Evelyn E Whitlow. The federation backs an Equal Rights amendment and equal pay while opposing a lowered Social Security retirement age for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California, Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club
Paso Robles Tan
Paso Robles
Calif
Evelyn E. Whitlow
Miss Whitlow
Los Angeles
BPW
California
Clévst
Organization For Women
Miss Palmer
Federation
Sclths
National Federation
National Legislative Committee
Washington
Jon. Ll
Leonard Shifrine wedding in California hometown
Anna Leonard and Moshe Shifrine were married Wednesday at the Shinn home on Fremont Avenue before a small family gathering. Rev. C. W. Kirkpatrick of Niles Congregational Church officiated. The couple plans to reside in Vacaville, California after January 1.
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Ann Shinn Leonard
Gaa
J.C Shing
Moshe Shifrine
Bas Calif
Shinn
Fremont Avenue
C. W. Kirkpatrick
Niles
Vacaville
Calif
Berkeley Civil Defense Chief to talk on Escape Routes
Col. T. E. McCarthy Civil Defense and Disaster Coordinator for Berkeley will speak on Escape Routes at the Lake Merritt Chapter Watsonia Secretaries Association meeting at Pland's restaurant. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. President Ann Turner will preside.
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Col
T. E. McCarthy
Civil Defense
Berkeley
Lake Merritt
Miss Carolyn Adkins Weds Glenn May in Oregon
The former Miss Carolyn Sue Adkins and Glenn May, an Air Force member, married December 22 at Bethel church on B street. The ceremony was conducted by Rey James Swanson with bridesmaids and attendants from Riverside and Hayward. The couple honeymoon in Ontario, Oregon, and plan to reside in Oregon after a Greenland assignment.
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Melvin Glenn May
Bethel Church
B! Street
Carolyn Sue Adkins
Edna Adkins
Standish Avenue
Air Force
Rey
James
Swanson
Ontario
Ore
Blaine
Mays
John Adkins
Donna Adkias
Beva Lou Lair
Hayward
Mildred Lair
Connie Guerre
Famela Wallis
Payette
Ida
Clarence May
Dick Adkins
John Huckabee
Roger Huckabee
Miss Adkins
Sam Lorenzo High School
Bethany Bible College
Santa Cruz
Thelma van Arstiall
Haywerd
World of Women 1956 Leap Year Highlights and Marriages
Mary Prime surveys a year of female milestones from Hungary to Monaco, Israel to the United States. It covers heroic women resisting Soviet oppression, leadership gains, high-profile marriages and engagements, notable absences, and cultural shifts, including fashion trends and Olympic achievements. The piece also notes dignitaries, kidnappings, and notable deaths, framing 1956 as a year of bold strides for women worldwide.
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Mary Prime
United Press
Hungary
Iiking
tooThey
Run- Bary
Middle East
Israel
France
Britain
Egypt
United Nations
Ess
Grace Kelly
Prince Reinier of
Monaco
The
Riviera
Rainier
United States
Grace
Noodle serving plan with cottage cheese and dill seeds
A quirky instructions note suggests serving four with cottage cheese large curd plus dill seed and poppy seeds. The text plays with spellings and food pairings in a casual recipe style.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Castlewood Ning
Sons
Daug
Daily Review
Stan Gerke
Country Club
Russell
Linda Thompson
Tom Fisher
Tim Murphy
Care
Alvarado
POE
Eles
Jacke Husmisel
Fourth Street
Irvington
Robert McGinnis
Newark
Nimes
Robert Nethery
Dean Daversport
Robert ‘Drouin
Sam Kent
Jick Husmisel
American Legion Post 195
Veterans’ Memorial Building
Hal Morin
Starlighters Girls Trio
William Kitchings
Cliffrd Rogars
Dorothy Gomes
Art Gomes
Eden Branch
Legion Unit
John H. Hayes
Suzann Rider
Castlewood
Sharon
Sandra George
Tom
Ron Broaich
Jack Marlow
BPWC
Equal Rights
Hazel Palmer
Segalis
Messares
Miami
Beach
Congress
Equal ‘Rights
House of Representatives
Ofl
Anna Leonard
Moshe
Shifrine
Jore,Angus
San Jose
Gary Lee King
Jennette Beverly Tuxmah
King
San Leandro First Methodist Church
Claude Tormans
Fairway Street
Floyd King
Redwood Word
Casiré Valley
Carmel
Glenn May
Monte Carlo
Margaret Truman
New York
Clifton Daniel Merlyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Dien Bien Phu
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Indochina
William Zeckendorf
Guri Lig
Trygue Lie
Julius la Rose
Rosemary Meyer
Dave Garrowey
Pamala Wilde
Gloria Vanderbilt
Sydney Lumet
Dana Wynter
Greg Bautzer
Terry Moore
Eugene McGrath
Jeanne Crein
Paul Brinkman
Clare Boothe Lace
U. S
Italy
Uitness
Autherine Luzy
University of Alaboma
Mildred McDaniel
Atlanta
Patricia deCormick
Lakewood
Nina Ponomereva
London
Peter Weinberger
Westbury
N.Y
Cyntain Rudolo
Hamden
Conn
Mer Andrea Doria
Stockholm
Babe Thidriksen Zaharias
Elsie Janis
AEP
Irene Curie
Marie Curie
Mistaguett
Hattie Carnegie
Broadway
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