Dear Abby column offers blunt personal advice on family names
A reader asks whether to name a first child after the oldest parents or blaze a new path, Abby advises using both parents' names for the baby and choosing a personal nickname. Other letters seek guidance on love, marriage, and social rules in a lighthearted advice column format.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Dean
Two Italian Designers Keep t Cool in Florence Show
In Florence Florence Italy two Milan designers Mirsa and Ayolio showcased summer knitwear and rain ready outerwear as the Italian fashion scene shifted shows to Florence. Mirsa presented mitts gowns sheathers and jersey tights while Ayolio offered raincoats and heavy worsted suits. Other designers ranged from beachwear to traditional pieces as Camisone Roberto Fabbiziani revived culottes with prints inspired by Etruscan lore.
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Florence
Italy
UPI
Mirsa
Milan
Ayolio
Bertoli
Camisone
Roberto Fabbiziani
Blue Star Mothers Meet in North Long Beach
The Department of California Blue Star Mothers of America will meet Thursday at 10 30 am at the American Legion Hall in North Long Beach with Mrs Thomas Sweeney presiding. Paramount Chapter 20 will host a noon luncheon. The afternoon program will cover community service and publicity.
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Department of California
Blue Star Mothers of America
American Legion Hall
North Long Beach
Thomas Sweeney
Paramount Chapter 20
Record Group at Meeting by Fleet Officers Wives Club
A Fleet Officers Wives Club gathering featured Mrs G R Donaho presenting a program titled A Shoepine Jovér party dress with bow tie. The event included an Orient theme fashion show of Far East made clothing, chaired by Mrs James A Shilson with Barbara cers of the Destroyer Group Bell, Long Beach.
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Fleet Officers Wives Club
G. R. Donaho
Ates
Rae Rama
James A. Shilson
Oriental
Far East
Barbara Cers
Destroyer Group
Bell
Long Beach
W. Adams St
Chicago
Emerson Dimptel
Handy Hints for Homemakers Flavoring and Cooking Tips
Quick tips for winter drinks and desserts include a nutmeg spiked eggnog recipe using egg yolk, molasses, milk, and a whipped egg white. Also suggests adding Tabasco to canned soups for flavor, making brownie mix desserts with almonds and ice cream, and notes pasta noodles swell when cooked due to starch granule expansion.
Teaching vs Force in the Learning Process
An educator argues learning is a personal choice, not caused by force. Teachers should adapt methods, respect pupil autonomy, and involve home support, while acknowledging heredity, health, and culture affect outcomes. Forcing a student to learn rarely works. perseverance and varied approaches are key.
Long Beach Family Home After Visit to Denmark
The Kelloggs Forrest and their daughter Karen spent two months in Randers on the Jutland peninsula. They narrate orderly Danish life, clean streets, and courtesy as they toured sights. They flew home via the polar route, noted friendly locals and careful traffic, and spent Thanksgiving alone and Christmas with a hotel owner's family.
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Denmark
United States
Forrest
Kellogg
Cartagena St
Karleen
Kelloggs
Randers
Jutlend penin-Magde
Lger
Gstila
Syas
Calendar Girl Sandy Nishkian at USC 1998
Miss Sandy Nishkian daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Nishkian 270 St Joseph Ave has been chosen a USC calendar girl for 1998. The 1930s era group notes poise charm and campus spirit as representatives of the university yearbook tradition.
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Sandy Nishkian
M. A. Nishkian
Str
Joseph Ave
Univer
California
USC
Plan Program Gaveleers of North Long Beach Met
The Junior Gaveleers met at Mrs. Patrick Lyons home at 5270 Linden Ave to plan the February 4 program for the North Long Beach Junior Women's Club past presidents night. The discussion touched on poise as part of beauty, noting that mature women often misunderstand poise. while becoming girlish may be excusable in teens, it is not in grown women.
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Junior Gaveleers
North Long Beach
Patrick Lyon
Linden Ave
Javeleers
NLB
Rand
Jayne
Aidan
Dydara Bon
Alicia Hart Nice Laugh Is Asset
A fragment notes a mature woman in her 40s should display dignity while joking about an inane giggle as an asset. The line suggests humor contrasts with expected sophistication in a woman of that age.
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Alicia “Hart
Shellac to Protect Old Home Memorabilia on Walls
Some people decorate homes with old mementos such as restaurant menus sheet music or play programs. Framed or nested on recreation or den walls these items need protection. A coat of shellac prevents curling and dust darkening.
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