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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
4
A reader questions a spouse sign over major assets to another woman and disclaims future share. Abby urges legal counsel to assess binding nature and cautions against unsafe bargains. Other letters cover Christmas gift exchange and breast enhancement injections clarification.
Dear Abby answers two questions about dating a drummer named Phil. A drummer is a musician, but the reader’s father objects to deception about age. The column sides with honesty and cautions a 32-year-old who misstates age toward a 19-year-old.
A reflective note warns that a mother's guidance spans from a week to fifty years and grieving a lost chance to thank her is life’s great tragedy. It emphasizes gratitude for the lessons a mother shares and the enduring value of expressing thanks while possible.
Swiss tradition came alive as Josef Wolf, a Emmetten baker since 1923, visited the United States with Juliette Achermann. The guests at the Wahlbergs home included neighbors and relatives as Swiss breads pastries and schnapps featured at the New Year Eve event.
Holiday visitors at 519 Sunbeam Road in Lompoc include Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sanders and their son David O Sanders and his bride Terri Leu Henderson. The couple wed last month in Richland Oregon. Sanders, a Lompoc High School graduate, is on extended Navy leave from the USS Enterprise in Alameda before deployment to Vietnam.
Gladys Burroughs as Father Time won first prize at the New Year’s Eve party for the Lompoc Senior Citizens Club. Betty McCarthy earned most beautiful in an old west outfit, Ruth Andersen won funniest, with an honorable mention to Daisy Mahoney. Betty McCarthy received a special door prize.
Virginia Susan Hunter wed William Earl Harold in First Presbyterian Church with grandfather J. C. Owens of San Francisco officiating. The couple, from Lompoc, plans a Southern California honeymoon and will reside at 1621 East Pine Ave.
The pair wed Sunday December 29 at Vandenberg AFB Chapel 2 with Chaplain Eugene Hannemann officiating. Dianne Alley Dalby wore a white silk crepe gown. Lindsay Ade served as maid of honor. James Scott Watson was best man. The couple plans a San Francisco wedding trip after a reception at the Officers Club.
The Methodist Couples Club held a holiday party where members drew lines from a verse to determine gift exchanges. Host couple Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mills welcomed attendees at 4075 Polaris, Vandenberg Village, with co-hosts Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Bell. An ornament was added to the club tree by each member, Mrs. John Walkington won most original ornament, and new officers were elected including Keith Heinsohn as president and Dan Lewin as vice president. A bowling party was planned for January 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Lompoc Valley Bowl.
La Purisima Council of Catholic Women announces January activities starting with a bake sale after morning masses on Jan 5 at La Purisima Parish Hall. Parish members are invited to contribute baked goods. contact council president Mrs Hugh Guthrie for details. A Sunday corporate communion for council members and Catholic Daughters is planned for 8:30 a.m. Mass. On Jan 28 Dr Rodman S Hamer will speak and show travel slides from his medical missionary work. Mrs Michael Garcia will speak Jan 30 at the Santa Barbara Deanery meeting in Santa Ynez Mission.
A long list of relatives and friends from California to Michigan gathered during the holidays at multiple homes in Santa Maria and nearby towns. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Butterfield, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Smith, and families from Los Angeles, Red wood City, San Bernardino, and beyond, with travel spanning Arroyo Grande to Mission Inn Riverside. Military members and families were represented by Kenny Dean of Vandenberg AFB and Lt. Col. Thomas Chrones with daughter Carol Rigo, as well as a sailor on leave from Letterman Hospital.
A holiday social Sunday night at president Mrs. Robert Leedy’s home 405 S I St hosted Quota Club members their husbands and guests Co host was Helen Smith Refreshments featured pine boughs and a gold Santa Claus Attendees included Jay Sudbury Luther Thomas Joseph Ames Richard Sand Jack Barnes Del Scherer Mrs Richard Arnold and Mrs Charlotte Benton Guest Della Cowgill of Payette Idaho
Twister and Pillow Talk games enlivened the dancing party hosted by Jim Higgins at his parents’ home in Vandenberg Village. Refreshments included chips, dips and soft drinks. Attendees included Jim Averitt, Tony Hernandez, Barbara and Debbie Hare, Monty Twine, Cathy Higgins, Joe Ofenloch, Patty Buck, Susan Johnson, Marilyn Hill, Debbie Meyer, Ron Moore, Mike and Ann Havirstein, Everett Brunson, Terry Barham, Lynn Dobbs, John Chandler, Fred Tabin, Stan Marks, with Ed Ramirez stopping by briefly.
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