Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Independent in Long Beach, California

We have 16,224,693 pages in California

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1966

Page

27

PRESENT PURA-FECT Big fashion game helps Santa bag his quota

Mary Ellis Carlton notes Santa’s season calls for long haired fake furs in a mixed assortment from evening shrugs to ski parkas. The fakery offers rain and snow shedding warmth, light weight, and pocket friendly costs. Tips emphasize proper sizing, mainly snug shoulders, limited short sleeves to evening styles, and coat length no more than half an inch longer than the dress.

Festive Opti-Mrs plan charitable Christmas festival

Mrs Peggy Perry and Mrs William W Harlow Sr chair an Opti MRS event at Lafayette Hotel International Ballroom next Tuesday noon featuring 14 decorated trees 20 door prizes and Chrysteen fashions luncheon and show proceeds go to Optimist Boys Home YWCA Comp Fund and Salvation Army Proceeds support three charities and youth welfare organizations.

Peggy Perry William W. Harlow Sr Lafayette Hotel International Ballroom Chrysteen's Laurance Kingsbury

Olive Burt Retires and Busy Writer Turns to New Books

The piece highlights Olive Burt 71 a Salt Lake City journalist and author returning home after Thanksgiving visits. It notes her 18 years at the Salt Lake Tribune and 17 years at Deseret News, supervising children’s features and serving as librarian, plus 39 children’s books and adult titles on murder ballads and the Brier family saga. Two new works are planned for spring, and she comments on snowy Utah mountains, skiing, and Colorado snow. The surrounding notes cover the Braly family's weekend at Borrego Hot Springs, business travel, and local social events including a baby shower Braly family.

Olive Brier Los Angeles Johnny Sched Cation Ches Virginia Braly Bob Mary Alice Dixon Mariyn Tom Marilyn Japa Orient

Beauty of Christmas Exhibit Opens Free in Houghton Park

The 16th annual Beauty of Christmas exhibit by North Long Beach Women's Club comes to Houghton Park Clubhouse Friday to Sunday. Free admission invites all to view noncompetitive displays themed "Christmas Bells" and ideas for holiday decor. Junior Women's Club assists, with special tables for children and ethics from other clubs.

North Spised Lea M. L. Bonnowitz To & Pam Hirany D. Edwards Civh Geraldine Robinett Kenneth Newton H. D. Edwards North Long Beach

Also Mentioned on This Page

Santa Mary Ellis Carlton Aventura Indep Borg Russel Taylor Opti Masterson Society Orgravure Colorado Utah Borregu Hot Springs Pracide Beatart Pat Tont
Search Courier

Search the Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication