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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1957
Page
15
A reader shares worries about a 19 year old son staying overnight with a young woman and a father who brags about his police role. Abigail advises the mother to insist the son come home and to report a peeping Tom to police after neighbors seek guidance on how to handle sensitive family and safety issues.
Ebell Art Unit installed new department officers at a Friday meeting held in the club house. Officers named were Herbert N. Ferguson chairman James B. Murphy vice chairman Homer Redford secretary treasurer and Ruth Elaine Jarvis doorkeeper. Members then enjoyed a program social hour and tea on the Ebell patio.
A discussion on guiding youths in choosing careers stresses parental empathy and early planning. It urges evaluating a young person’s strongest qualities, interests, and abilities, and suggests practical steps like talking with graduates, studying rudiments, and exploring fields through specific examples such as engineering or art.
A readable fragment describes a currant jelly topping for pancakes and crimped foods, dipping meat with molasses for color, and a Macaroni Ring with creamed vegetables for Lent. It suggests boiling 3 cups water for bow macaroni, adding salt, then melting butter and stirring.
The YWCA forum at 6130 p.m features investment broker Grundy and speaker on adult topics for the Round of Batentions Dinner. Misaex Mable Parrone and Ruth Slocum also participate with a short program segment.
New York plans an indoor Easter Parade style show next Sunday with at least nine spectators modeling in hotels to support the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Slater Elizabeth Kenny Foundation. Admission ranges from five to twenty three dollars, including lunch in the higher tier, as organizers strive to curb street stunts and preserve parade dignity. The event ties to a long history from colonial church strolls to the 1880s fashion press shift, with past antics ranging from cigarette smoking to bird cages as hats.
An ad promotes sleeveless dress patterns from Barbara Bell and Basle Fashion, with options to pair a bolero and Patt-O-Rama details. It lists pattern No. 473, sizes from 11 to 18, bust 32, and yardage. Send 35 cents plus name, address, and size to Long Beach Independent in Chicago.
"We doubt it," said William Sloane, association secretary. The hi jinks of a few years ago hindered the parade from serving its real aim as a promenade of fashions, officials contend.
A fragmented guide urges teens to organize their wardrobes with labeled drawers for sweaters lingerie socks and nylons. It promotes using multi hanger systems clear hat boxes and daily laundry to protect fabrics and keep outfits ready for school social life and weekend outings.
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