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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
19
Wives of Vietnam era sailors share inventive mail ideas to boost mail calls and morale. Candy gifts, valentine decoupage, ship-shaped gift boxes, staged letters, and homemade baked goods top the list. Photos, crafts, and daily letter plans help keep husbands connected during long deployments aboard ships like the USS New Jersey and USS Samuel Moore.
A columnist recalls fan clubs for Lon McCallister Van Johnson and Brita Bambeck, noting awkward enthusiasm and public antics after a Fort Worth plan. The piece humorously reflects on fan culture, aging, hormones, and the columnist’s indifferent stance toward forming a new club.
A Desmond clan holiday open house hosted by Delor and Josephine Bombardier at 603 Molino Ave Long Beach features numerous Desmond relatives and guests from Harborn Pa Sun Valley Ontario Downey and Los Angeles. social hosts include Vincent and June Mottola of Downey.
Two wedding notices outline Susan Patricia Skipton and Maitland Everett Williams wedding at Sierra Madre Congregational Church with reception at Altadena Town and Country Club. They honeymoon in Yosemite and San Francisco and will live in Pasadena. A second notice covers Cornelia MH van der Linden and Cliff O'Brien wedding in Garden Grove with Lake Arrowhead honeymoon and Garden Grove home.
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