Kerry Kangaroo Author Nora Luxford Fire of Global Kids
Dorothy Roe profiles Nora Luxford former actress radio commentator and author of Kerry Kangaroo a book that sparks children to discuss platypus emu and other Australian animals. Luxford’s wartime Anzac Club work and honors including Order of the British Empire are noted as context for her world‑minded children's literature ambitions.
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Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
Mommie
Nora Luxford
Kerry Kangaroo
Miss Luxford
New Zealand
NBC
New York
Anzac Club
Australia
Nela
King George
Aus
Tralia
Atlantic
Cmdr
Alan Villiers
International Good Will
Goldenweds Celebrate Norman H. Schlieper Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Schlieper marked their golden anniversary with an open house June 9. About 100 friends visited at the Downey home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Howes. Hosts included three sons and daughters in law, along with Standchildren and several relatives. The couple, longtime Long Beach residents since 1932, are active in Masonic circles and formerly custodians of the Masonic Temple. Out-of-state guests attended from Phoenix and Pittsburgh.
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Alfred F. Howes
Forrest Anderson
Clyde Schlieper
Norman H. Schlieper
Pine Ave
Howes
Cherokee Dr
Stanley Schlieper
Schliepers
Schupper
Long Beach
Pittsburgh
Masonic Temple
Oscar Huffine
M. G. McCreight
Phoenix
Ariz
David Spur
Dinner Tonight at Norwalk Rebekah Lodge 283
Norwalk Rebekah Lodge 283 will stage a "Chicken Dip" dinner tonight from 6 to 7 in the Lodge Hall on Front Street Clarkdale. Fried chicken pot pie stewed chicken and noodles and trimmings will be served with all items sold at ten cents per dip. All are invited.
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Norwalk
Rebekah Lodge
Clarkdale
Front Streets
Ted
Suede and leather cleaning deal at Petti's Heather
Petti's Heather department offers dry cleaning and tinting for short jackets at 5.00 with free insured pick up via Miss Lyons at Hamlork 66291.
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Petti
Heather
Miss Lyons
Hamlork
Ralph Weeks and Mrs Weeks Connected to Spewarc Church
Ralph Weeks of the Spewarc Presbyterian Church in Anchor Age Alaska is mentioned with his wife Mrs Weeks in a brief church-related notice referencing local clergy and parishioners involved in community events.
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Ralph Weeks
Spewarc Presbyterian Church
Anchorage
Alaska
Mrs. Weeks
Golden Day Celebrates Long Married Grants in Open House
Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Grant marked their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at 455 E List St. They wed June 16, 1907 in Caney, moved from Corpus Christi to Long Beach in 1941. They have two daughters Mrs. Collins of Long Beach and Mrs. J Ethlyn Covington of La Jolla, a son Jack K. Grant of Long Beach, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Attendants included daughter Mrs. Collins, daughter in law Mrs Grant, and friends Mrs Cat Cree. Guests included Mrs. Elsie Snyder of Los Angeles, who attended the Grants’ marriage fifty years ago.
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Clifford E. Ganser
Elm Ave
Oliver G. Ohnsman
Sunset
Theodore O. Ohnsman
Thomas
Oklo
Fusbany
Iowa
Long Beach
Roy L. Grant
E. List ‘St
Golden
Caney
Ian
Corpus
Elsie Snyder
Los Angeles
D. Alss
Rey
Quota Club delegate to 36th International convention
COMPTON Milva Brockman first vice president selected as delegate to the 36th annual Quota International convention from June 30 to July 3 at the Netherland Hilton Hotel Cincinnati Ohio. Eva Bailey, club president, notes no regular meetings in July and August with a possible informal get-together during that period.
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Compton
Milva Brockman
Quota Club
Netherland Hilton Hotel
Cincinati
Ohio
Shigh
Eva Bailey
Compton Quota Club
Informaal
Party Fetes Mrs Wiles at Lavette Shower
A lavette shower honors Mrs Judy Wiles of 4941 Locust Ave with gifts and a blue crepe saper bassinette. Hostess is sister in law Mrs Pamela Smith at 629 Olive Ave. Guests include Mrs Mae Smith of Long Beach and Edith Slaven of Garden Grove along with several Smith and Wiles family members.
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Judy Wiles
Locust Ave
Pamela Smith
Olive Ave
Angel
Mae Smith
Long Beach
Edith Slaven
Garden Grove
Pat Carrell
Culver City
Mary’ Smith
Santa Rosa
Roberta Smith
Freda O'Brien
Sandra Butler
Colleen King
Garten Grove
Pat Wiles
Lola Mack
Bell Mines
Billie Fitzpatrick
Ruth Sandison
Marian M. Wahl
Wilmington
Pair Wins Unit Honors at Fleet Reserve Auxiliary
Mrs. Ernest P. Briggs and Mrs. Clifton L. Cooper, members of Fleet Reserve Association Unit No. 133, will receive certificates of merit for 500 hours of hospital volunteer work. The ceremony at Roosevelt Junior High School in Lakewood marks Briggs hospital chairman for Unit 138 and Cooper retiring chaplain of Unit 133. The unit has earned national awards for hospital service at Fleet Reserve conventions, with activities at Long Beach VA Hospital including escort duty ward parties teas and dinners for patients.
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Ernest P. Briggs
Clifton L. Cooper
Ladies Auxiliary
Fleet Reserve Association
Roosevelt Junior High School
Lake
At & Pom
Briggs
Veteran's ‘Administration
Fleet Reserveif Association
Cooper
Long Beach
Veteran's Administration Hospital
Jula Wiseman Announces Betrothal to Steve Christman
Jula Wiseman told Delta Gamma Phi sisters of her engagement to Steve Christman, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph The. Wiseman is a Millikan High School graduate. The couple has not set a wedding date.
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Jula Wiseman
Delta Gamma Phi
Juls
Millikan High School
Steve Christman
Ralph
George R. Wissman
Albury Ave
Lakewood
Fuchsia Society to Feature Miss Downey Speaker
Miss Cara Christianey of Santa Monica will discuss fuchsia gardens she has visited and speak on fuchsia at the South Downey Branch meeting of the California National Fuchsia Society. The 7:30 p.m. program Thursday in E. W. Ward School cafetorium welcomes the public.
Downey Woman's Club Visits Rancho Los Amigos Ward
Members of the Downey Woman's Club philanthropy section visit the Rancho Los Amigos men’s ward every second Tuesday to serve meals, deliver cake and coffee, and give cards and small gifts on each birthday. Attendees include Mrs Einer Christiansen and Mrs Stewart as organizers, inviting others to join the Rancho Party outreach.
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Downey
Woman's Club of
Rancho Los Amigos
Mmes. Einer Christengen
Shelden Graham
Josephine Jamieson
Estelle Johnson
E. A. Freeman
Paul Prather
P. L. Savage
John Stewart
Sarah Taylor
J. D. Garcia
Virginia Drolinger
W. J. Goff
Einer Christensen
Stewart
Woman’s Club
Installation for Long Beach Toastmists Officers Honored
Mrs Lucille Robinson will supervise the new staff of officers at a 7 p m installation dinner meeting Thursday at Huffies. Mrs Thomas J Clark will officiate to induct the president and Mmes Edward Buffington Eunice Snyder vice presidents Leslie Lyons secretary Lila Hawking treasurer Ertyine Nagel. Representative Mrs Kenneth Weinard will preside and Mrs Edward Carlson will be topicmistress with Thelma Bostwick as toastmistress for the evening. The toastmistress of the year trophy will be awarded by last year s recipient Mrs Nagel.
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Lucille Robinson
Long Beach
Thelma Bostwick
Nagel
Engagement News Announced for Carolyn Lee Mat ealf and Wilbur Steuber
Mr and Mrs Robert F Matealf announce the engagement of their daughter Carolyn Lee to Wilbur E Steuber son of Mr and Mrs Harold Steuber Both graduated from Jordan High School each won the David Starr Jordan award Carolyn led Girls League and Anchor Club while Wilbur served as student body president and played varsity football They plan to continue education at Long Beach State College and California southern city No wedding date set.
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Robert F. Matealf
Linden Avs
Carolyn Lee
Wilbur E. Steuber
Harold Steuber
Devon
Jordan High School
David Starr Jordan
Carolyn
Long Beach State College
Southern California
Episcopal guest night set by Norwalk church group
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation plans a guest night in the Parish Hall at five thirty Thursday. Hostesses Mrs. Oscar Littleton and Mrs. Frank Grieshabor will lead the get acquainted gathering.
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Norwalk
Woman's Auxiiary
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
Oscar Littleton
Frank Grieshabor
Splash Party Held by Fran Cattes Junior Auxiliary
The Fran cattes junior branch of the St. Francis Hospital Guild hosted a lash party at Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Heebner's home in Long Beach. Mrs. Thomas Marks of Lynwood chairs the junior auxiliary.
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Lynwood
St. Francis Hospital
and I
Robert A. Heebner
Long Beach
Thomas Marks
Lyn-Wood
Boxed Storage offers mothproof clothes vaults for $1
Vacation alert urges safeguarding garments with Petri's concrete vaults in a Boxed Storage plan. Two large boxes hold at least 20 garments, with insured pick up and a monthly rate of one dollar. Contact Migs Lyons at Hemlock 66291 for service before travel.
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Petri
Migs Lyons
Hemlock
Downey Music Section to Hear Piano Artist
Downey Woman's Club music section hosts a noon potluck luncheon at Mrs. Roy Greeury's home with Mrs. Joe Glenn Coss as hostess. John Lee, British pianist, will perform with live commentary. Lee, born in England, has held major UK and North American posts and became a US citizen in 1953. Plans also include Downey Days at the Hollywood Bowl for teens, with chartered buses and chaperones.
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Ldowney
Downey Woman's Club
Roy Greeury
Joe Glenn Coss
Hnstess
Cass
John Lee
England
Lee
Royal College of Organists
Trinity College
Royal Academy of Music
London
The
University
Nova Scotia
Canada
CJFX
Dominion
St. Vincent's Church
Los Angeles
California Federation of Music Clubs
Los Angeles Symphony Association
Coss
Doug' Ney
Downey
Say Reunion for Families Say Reunion for Families
Mr and Mrs Juan Sanchez Arocha and daughter Laura arrived Friday from New York City to visit Mrs Arocha's mother Mrs Naomi Selway at 3627 Orange Ave They traveled with Arocha's father and aunt from Caracas Venezuela Arocha earned an electrical engineering degree from Columbia University and will work with an oil firm in Maracaibo for two years Mrs Arocha a Pomona College BA and former kindergarten teacher in New York City is a native of Venezuela and this trip honors commencement at Columbia University
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Juan Sanchez Arocha
Laura
New York City
Arocha
Naomi’ Selway
Orange Ave
Luis Sanchez
Takia Sanchez
Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Columbia University
Marlcalbo
Columbia
Laura Joan Selway
Polytechnic High School
Pomona College
Luncheon Held by LA MIRADA Escalon S T A Board
The S T A executive board met for a luncheon and business session for the school year. In attendance were Mrs. Carl Gray president Mrs. Laurence Fox Mrs. Ronald Bentley Mrs. Fred Sumner Mrs. Frank Broughton Mrs. Lloyd Magnusson Mrs. John Moore Mrs. Clarence Jenkins and Edward Radlauer vice principal.
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LA Mirada
Escalon
S-T.a. Executive Board
Carl Gray
Mirs. Lairence Fox
Ronald Bentley
Fred Sumner
Frank Broughton
Lloyd Magnusson
John Moore
Clarence Jenkins
Edward Radlauer
Paul Albert Bar Mitzvah at Lakewood Center
On birthday Paul Albert son of Mrs Solomon Albert and the late Mrs Albert will have his Bar Mitzvah celebration Saturday morning at 9 in the Jewish Lakewood Community Center 6440 E Del Amo Blvd Lakewood bringing family and friends to observe the ceremony and milestones
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Paul Albert
Solomon Albert
Albert
Lakewood Community Center
E. del’ Amo Biv
Lakewood
July salad ideas and tips for perfect meals
Eight pages of gourmet inspired cool-off salads for every occasion from Better Homes Gardens. Includes photographs, recipes, seasoning and dressing suggestions, tossing tips and new salad tools. July issue presents practical guidance and enticing flavors for summer meals.
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Better Homes & Gardens
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