Mary Cutter recalls Lompoc life and 1904 schools
A reminiscence recounts Lompoc in 1904 with Miss Mary Cutter arriving to find no flower fields, a sparse population near 1,500, and changes in housing and education. Cutter taught at Lompoc High School for two years. four former pupils are still living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Mary Cutter
Lompoc High School
Marguerite Rennie Hall
Will
Emma Bland Smith
Lawrence
Elwyn Wakefield
Lompoc Hospital
Frank Barker
San Pedro
Lynn
Mass
Stanford
Dear Abby letters and the Missoula tip controversy
A mixed column features reader questions to Dear Abby including handling gossip and declining invitations with explanations. The piece also recounts Miss Cutter’s return from San Francisco and her historic teaching path, followed by a notice for the Central Coast and Dance Association dance at Pismo Beach on July 29 hosted by Square Wheelers and Curly Q's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Coast and Dance Association
Pismo Beach Veterans’ Memorial Hall
Ron Holmes
Jake Felde
Jack Osborne
Square Wheelers
Curly Q’s
Bride Designs Her Wedding Gown For Calvary Baptist Nuptials
Miss Shirley Rae Woodard designed and made the wedding gown for her marriage to Michael Leon Cook. The couple wed July 15 in Calvary Baptist Church before 250 guests with a champagne reception at the Elks Hall. They plan to reside in Mountain View after honeymooning at Lake Shasta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Rae Woodard
Michael Leon Cook
Calvary Baptist Church
Wallis A. Turner
Carl E. Woodard
South H St
Miriam Woodard
Oscar L. Cook
South L St
Alberta Stillman
Sharon Woodard
San Jose
Jennifer Jones
Santa Barbara
Jane Hellman
Peggy Ascot
Spokane
Wash
Kim Kmeck
Cindy Smith
Teresa
Tracy Smith
Kenneth Smith
the Elks Hall
Allan Hancock College
Simpson Bible College of
San Francisco
College of San Mateo
Vare Federal Credit Union
Bank of America
Palo Alto
Mountain View
Gail Reck and Bruce Vandever wed in Lompoc Nazarene Church
Gail Reck and Bruce Wayne Vandever married at Lompoc Church of the Nazarene before about 200 guests. Officiant Rev. Eugene Ashlock presided as the couple, both Lompoc High graduates, begin life together at 710 East Airport Ave. with family and friends attending a reception in the church annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Airport Ave
Aue
Bruce Wayne Vandever
Gail Aileen Reck
Lompoc Church of
North Fifth St
Teresa Wilks
Vicky Pearson
Camarillo
Marilyn Wandever
Lynn Brewer
Bob Price
James Steele
Charles Delare
John Chandler
Cuba Morris
Florence Pearson
California
Lompoc High School
Jon’s Beauty College
United States
Infomag
Goleta
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Miss Cutter
Abby
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Baton Rouge
L. Patrick Gray
Mom
Dad
Dear Abby
Missoula
Birmingham
L.A. Calif
Pismo
Lois Reed
San Gabriel
Mrs
Harold Navins
Twin Falls
Idaho
Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Cook
Bruce Fall Photo
Gail Reck
Jerome Dutra
West Pine Ave
Jack Dutra
Christy
Jimmy
Midlands
Mich
James Dutra
Organic
Dow Chemical Co
Dutra
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Refugio Beach
Solvang
Santa Barbara Mission and Museum of Natural History
Gerald Dutras
Tami Gates
Gene Gates
Denver
New Orleans
H. L. Holley
West North Ave
Valley Life
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