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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1959

Page

8

Woman tests space flight weightlessness aboard plane

Helen Rogers, 29, from Oak Park Illinois, becomes the first outsider to test acceleration and weightlessness for ABC TV Open Hearing during a Wright-Patterson center flight. She explains sensory effects, describes movement training, and notes space food tubes and future moon missions. Marriage news follows: Marcis Leckband and Edwin Wikstrom plan vows June 14 in Santa Monica. Kathleen Louise Elliott engaged to James McCune.

Rogers Wash- New York Nington Helen Jean Rogers Anying Wright Air Development Center Dayton Missers Earth Oak Park Abc-Tv Jesse Yair Miss Rogers Poly High Marcis Kay Leckband Edwin Wikstrom Santa Monica Mra Lucy Norton Mra Velma Scharn San Pedro

Dutch Theme Flower Show In NLB At Houghton Park

North Long Beach Women’s Club hosted a Dutch themed flower show titled Spring time in Holland at the Houghton Park Clubhouse. Entries were judged by James S Quintin Ralph Boens Julius Jenssen and Don West with Mrs Sara Hamel as chairwoman and Mrs Carl Puckett as vice chair. Hostesses served homemade Dutch bread cookies and spiced tea under Mrs Carl Nelson and Mrs William Loper. Mrs Clayton Watson is club president.

Holland Houghton Park North Long Beach Carl Nelson William Loper Claton Watson

DAR Names Leaders for West Arm Shores Chapter

The West Arm Shores Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution names leaders for the coming year with Mrs. Clayton C. Morse as regent. Other officers include Dallas M. Libby and A. C. Diener as vice regents, Ralph P. Hanson and George W. King as secretaries, and Margarite Patterson as treasurer. Installation is scheduled for May 26.

West‘arm Shores Daughters of the American Revolution Clayton C. Morse Dallas M. Libby A. C. Diener Ralph P. Hanson George W. King Margarite Patterson

Newlyweds James and Shirley Ball at Belmont Shore home

Mr and Mrs James Cur Ball celebrate wedding at First Friends Church with 225 guests after a Carmel and Lake Tahoe honeymoon. Officiated by Rev Homer L the ceremony features bridesmaid Marjorie Ball and maid of honor in mint green. The couple, graduates of Polytechnic High School, plan Long Beach City and State College studies. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Lowell Bauchard.

Belmont Shore Carmel Lake Tahoe James Cur Ball Shirley Jean Bauhard First Friends Church Homer L Lowell L. Bauchard Gaviota Ave Marjorie D. Ball Glenda Cooper Sheri Kincade Jan Ladd Mary Bayhard Robert J. Rodgers James Hall Bud Wiile Cecil Bauhard Dick Davis Ruth Bauhard Marie Slick Doanz Hof Beryl Woodward Eleanor Cooper Thelma Menke Esther Davis Polytechnic High School Long Beach City Cyril Ball Pine Ave Long Beach Apple Valley David A. Hesse St. Barnabas Church Jane A. Sullivan James E Sullivan Gardenia Ave Charles W. Hesse Prospect Ave

Engagement announced for Dorothy Young and Verne Handy

Dorothy Ann Young of San Jose and Verne S Handy of Long Beach announce their engagement. Young will graduate from Monterey Peninsula College in June and teaches elementary education as an Alpha Gamma Sigma associate. Handy, a Army serviceman from Long Beach, attended Brigham Young University and completed a church mission. A September wedding is planned in Los Angeles Latter-day Saints Temple.

East Long Beach Latter-day Saints Dorothy Ann Young Pfe. W Missouri Brigham Young University Provo Jed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints Temple Los Angeles

Native Daughters Plan Mothers Day Breakfast at Wilton Hotel

Long Beach parlor 154 of the Native Daughters of the Golden West announces its Mothers Day breakfast at 10 am Sunday in the Wilton Hotel. Margaret Washburn chairs the event with dances and bouquet contests for most original, beautiful, and mature arrangements. Prizes honor oldest mother and youngest grandmother and the family with most generations. committee helpers include Blanche Walsh Ann Fleming Cecelia Standley and Carol Ann Fleming.

Long Beach Native Daughters of the Golden West Wilton Hotel Margaret Washburn Blanche Walsh Ann Fleming Cecelia Standley Carol Ann Fleming

Vari-Ettas Set Card Party Tonight

Varieties club announces a card party at the Red and Gun Club house 3333 Pacific Ave tonight at o o clock. Bridge canasta and pinochle will be offered with refreshments. Velma Miller chairs the evening activities, with Mrs Jonny Frombach as ways and means chair. New Variette members welcomed include Mmes Ken Bell Gordon Lewis Frank Mauricio Robert Osborn Jack Pell Ray Richardson and Don Schennum.

van Tttes Pacific Ave Canasta Jonny Frombach Ways and Means Velma Miller Mmes Ken Bell Gordon Lewis Frank Mauricio Robert Osborn Jack Pell Ray Richardson Don Schennum

Fiorella Guild Installs New Officers at Memorial Hospital

The Fiorella Guild installs new officers for the Children’s Memorial Hospital auxiliary at Mrs. Thomas Dinsmoor’s home. New president Mrs. Virgil Koon leads with vice presidents Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Leslie Humble, secretary Mrs. F. E. Williams, and Mrs. Dinsmoor. Jome Diehm chairs the Auxiliary, and a heart shaped ceramic favor is given to guests along with a group gift for retiring president Mrs. Jesse Corwin. Centerpiece features lilacs and gardenias by Mrs. Everett Christensen.

Hands of Mercy Wnd Fiorella Guild Children’s Memorial Hospital Thomas Dinsmoor Virgil Koon Carl Petersen Mmes. M Clarke Leslie Humble F.E. Williams Dinsmoor Jome Diehm Aunxliary Children's Memorial Hospital Jesse Corwin Everett Christensen

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