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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1959

Page

10

Demo Women Debate Death Penalty Policy View

Democratic Women’s Study Club heard Richard Rogan defend California’s death penalty stance and urged equal application. Rogan cited 1958 homicide convictions at 452 with only nine executions, noting legal costs and nonpartisan narcotics work by the attorney general’s office while highlighting state water disputes and narcotics control.

Elise Emery Richard R. Rogan California Rogan Actu Presidents Club Ciprocity Stanley Mask Cali Imperial Valley Unil Sacramento San Francisco Play Los Angeles Ragan U.S. Supreme Court Arizona- Califoriand Arizona Colorado L. H. Jarnagin

Council Convention in Fresno

Fresno council convention notes a program chairman, Mrs. Lucian F Bengley, introducing the keynote speaker.

Benefit Card Party by Wallace Auxiliary at VFW

George Wallace White Auxiliary 1746 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor a benefit card party for the National Home Fund today in the Veterans Memorial Building. Luncheon will be served at 12:15 am with Kay Larson, home fund chairman, in charge.

George Wallace White Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home Fund Veterans Memorial

Only Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese Is Kraft Made

A shopper warning notes many foil wrapped packages mimic Philadelphia Brand but only Kraft makes genuine Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese. Inspect labels carefully to ensure authentic quality and delicate flavor before purchase.

Philadelphia Kraft

Wigs: Fashion Hit Topside At International Show

New York reports a fashion wave in wigs with bold real and synthetic hair pieces. Designers show real hair coifs on models, driving demand from salons to mail order. Prices span synthetic $6 to custom real hair $125 to $350, with colors from blonde to pastel blues.

New York Statler- Hilton Paris Hubert de Givenchy Crrsta Soeurs Doris Fleischer Joseph Fleischer Mariynn Monroe Sears Raebuck and Co

Pair Plans Summer Rite for July Los Angeles

Sandra Lee Hardin and Richard Alan Sewell announce a July wedding in Los Angeles. Both are USC graduates. she is daughter of Maurice Thompson Jones and Evelyn Jones, and granddaughter of Fred A. Capen. He is son of Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Sewell of Glendale and a past master counselor of the Order of DeMolay. The note mentions fashion color trends, beauty rinses, and wigs in local salons.

Los Angeles Sandra Lee Hardin Richard Alan Sewell Harry A. Sewell Glendale Maurice Thompson, Jones Long Beach Evelyn Jones Fred A. Capen USC The Order of DeMolay Alpha Omicron,Pi Pi Kappa, Alpha

Goldenweds David and Mize Celebrate 50 Years at Home

Mr and Mrs David A Mize celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their Long Beach home with about 204 relatives and friends. Six of their seven children attended along with 11 grandchil dren and three great grandchildren. Their son Sgt Creal Mize flew from Alaska to bake and present the cake.

David A Mize Eleanor Tane Eva Baldwin Watson Mize Long Beach William D. Mize Northridge Betty McGrader Fallon Ney Ella Lee Lomax Baldwin Park Sgt. Creal Mize U.S. Army Ft. Richardson Alaska Mize Morley Missouri California

Melba Career Highlights Revealed by Opera Study Group

Nellie Melba’s life and career as told by Henri Scanlon of the Opera Study Section in the Woman’s Music Club meeting in Mottet’s Garden Room. The account traces her late start due to family opposition, breakthrough in Brussels in 1886, Covent Garden debut in 1888, fame in Paris and Italy, a 1893 American tour, and a later London farewell in 1926, with details on her birth name and stage name Melba.

Nellie Melba Henri Scanlon Woman's Music Club Mottet's Peek Garden Melba London Brussels Gilda Covent Garden Paris la Scala Italy St. Petersburg Russia America Metropolitan Meloa Melbourne Australia Faust Gounod Lynn Carol Hrach Yacoubian Mimi Pacitini Annie Laurie Adolph Brodbeck Gustav Berg Daniel B. Richmond

Cancer Film Shown At Tops Club Meeting

The American Cancer Society released Time and Two Women, viewed at a Tops Club meeting in Ruth Bach Branch Library. Dr Edward Ior leads a question period. Northern California Tops set April 4 in Sacramento with attendees from the area. Award Night is planned for 7 30 p m April 6 at the library.

American Cancer Society Wimmit Summin Tops Club Ruth Bach Edward “I. Chesi California Sacramento Mines Joe Gilli Nand Richard Hickman George Dyess Anne Price Eloise Kausler Homer Lasstey Mildred Egan

Talk Clubs Set Session at Orange Coast College

Toastmistress clubs in the harbor area plan a Saturday spring conference of Council 1 International Toastmistress Clubs at Orange Coast College Student Center in Costa Mesa. Registration at 11:30 a.m. and an afternoon education session, business meeting, and a 7 p.m. speech contest banquet. Participants include Mrs. Clifford Snyder and Mrs. Walter Cook, with contestants Daniel Halliday, Dick Coleman, Morris Shuff, Norven McKean, and leaders Mrs. Wallace Ryan and Mrs. John Titus.

Harbor Area Council 1 International Toastmistress Clubs Orange Coast College Costa Mesa Spany Clifford Snyder Long Beach Club Walter Cook Lakewood Duh Itl

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