Homer Johnson to Speak at Tuesday Luncheon
Long Beach Red Cross Gray Ladies and USS Haven volunteers host a luncheon at Captain's Inn. Homer Johnson will discuss Red Cross services and a new partnership with the Exceptional Children's Foundation. Organizers seek volunteers for the expanded program serving multiple local facilities.
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USS Haven
Captain’s Inn
Rancho Los Amigos
Ashbrook
Homer Johnson
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Terminal Island
Navy
Beach
James
Long Beach Red Cross Pee
Australian Club to Meet Thursday
Long Beach members of the Australian Club of Southern California will attend a special meeting Thursday in the home of Mrs. Ruby Vassie, public relations officer, at 4807 Towers St Torrance. The meeting will feature a discussion of a proposed charter flight from Los Angeles to Australia in the near future. Australian men and women, as well as other interested persons, are welcome.
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Long Beach
Southern California
Ruby Vassie
Towers St
Torrance
Los Angeles
Australia
Sewing Society Meet in Veterans Memorial Building
DAY Unit of the Emily R. Jewell Tent 15 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War will meet in the Veterans Memorial Building at 11 a.m. Thursday. The gathering aims to sew items for the group and community projects, with members urged to bring sewing supplies and a small donation.
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Sewing Society of
Emily R. Jewell
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Veterans Memorial
Open Board Meeting Long Also United Church Council
Women will conduct an open board meeting at 10 a.m. Friday in Bixby. Knolls Christian Church at 1240 EB Carson St hosts the event. Mrs. Morris Irving, chairman, will outline agenda items.
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Council of United Church
Bixby
Knolls Christian Church
EB. Carson St
Morris Irving
May Fellowship Day Plans At First Presbyterian Church
Scheduled Friday plans for May Fellowship Day on May 2 at First Presbyterian Church. All women’s society presidents and representatives are asked to attend. Mrs. Donald J. Baker will preside.
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First Presbyterian Church
Women’s Society
Donald J. Baker
Lakewood Center Spring Fashion Premiere Draws 450
About 450 shoppers attended a Lakewood Center fashion premiere despite threatening skies. The show highlighted chemises, shirts, waists and full skirts with bright prints and a coastal chic line for spring, including men’s wear and children’s outfits, backed by a wide array of local stores and sponsors.
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Lakewood Center
Goodwill Auxiliary Hosts San Diego Visitors at Monthly Meeting
Long Beach Woman's Auxiliary will host representatives from the San Diego Goodwill Auxiliary at the local group's luncheon and meeting in the Goodwill plant. program chair Mrs. Raesella Klepper arranges a spring themed program featuring Ada Lyon presented by Jane Zelsdorf, with Don Pratt providing pre Easter music. Mrs. Stephen R. Hermini, local president, will lead committee reports on welfare and service progress. A recent visit from San Bernardino Goodwill highlighted interest in the Long Beach group's operations and projects.
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Long Beach
Stephen R. Hermini
San Bernardino
Local Man to Marry in Oxnard
John Joseph McAllister of Oxnard plans to wed Elizabeth Aunt Thomas in Santa Clara Catholic Church Oxnard on July 12. The bride’s mother Mrs Oscar Arthur Thomas announced the betrothal at a Oxnard dinner. Miss Thomas a Santa Clara High School Oxnard Immaculate Heart College Los Angeles graduate teaches at Pleasant Valley School Camarillo. Her fiancé graduated from St Anthony’s High School and Loyola University Los Angeles and works for an oil firm in Ventura.
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Roy F. McAllister
Olive Ave
McAlister
Elizebeth
Thomas
Santa Clara
Oxnard
Oscar
Arthur
Santa Clara High School
Immaculate Heart College
Los Angeles
Pleasant Valley School
Camarillo
Delta Chi Phi Sorority
St. Anthony's Hh School
Loyola University
Ventura
Poetry Contest Deadline Set by Long Beach Writers Club
Esther Leary, editor, announces April 1 deadline for manuscript and humorous verse submissions for the Long Beach Writers Club spring poetry contest. Entries will be judged by Dr. John H. Hermann, Long Beach State College. Alva Cunningham, past president of the California Federation of Chaparral Poets. and Esther Baldwin York of Leadme magazines.
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Esther Leary
Long Beach Writers Club
John H. Hermann
Long Beach State College
Alva J. Cunningham
California Federation of Chaparral Poets
Esther Baldwin York
Leadme Magazines
Saturday Fete for Scholarships by Local Association
Long Beach Chapter No 2 of California School Employees' Association hosted a Saturday night dinner and entertainment at Long Beach City College to raise funds for two new Scholarships. The awards will be given in June to a graduating senior or daughter of a local member. The program featured The Kephart Kapers with Charles Kephart in the lead, recalling can can dance memories.
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Long Beach
Caliifornia School Employees’ Association
Long Beach City College
Kephart
Charles Kephart
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