Pioneer Society to Host 46th Annual Reunion Labor Day Weekend
Pioneer Society president Domenico Signorelli announces the 46th Pioneer Reunion for September 1–3 in Lompoc. Events include an opening dinner with the Pioneer and Lompoc Valley Historical Societies at Grange Hall, an audio-visual tour of Honda School and Canyon, and officer installations. Saturday features a Pioneer reception and tea at Knights of Pythias Hall, with Native Daughters of the Golden West organizing and Mrs. Chris Hogan in charge. Lompoc High School classes plan reunion parties, plus a party lineup across the weekend.
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Domenico Signorelli
Lompoc
The
Historical Society
Pioneer
Knights of Pythias Hall
Native Daughters of the Golden West
Chris Hogan
Perry Martin
Pioneer Society
Lompoc High School
Dear Abby Letters and Pioneer Society Open House Notice
A Dear Abby era plea urges polite guest habits as hosts lament mess and towel use. Meanwhile Lompoc hosts a Pioneer Society event at Ryan Park featuring Honda area memories, class reunions, and a public viewing at the Fabing McKay Spanne Home of the Historical Society.
Miss Van Wyk Weds Jerry Arden in San Diego Honeymoon
Miss Deborah Elinor Van Wyk and Jerry Allen Arden wed on July 22 at St Marys Episcopal Church with about 100 guests. Officiants were Rev. Stuart Fitch and Rev. Reed Merino. The bridal party included Miss Pamala Arden and Miss Barbara White. best man Mark Mandel. The reception followed in a church garden with a small formal program and attire details for the couple and family. The bride, a Chapman College graduate, and the groom, a U S Air Force captain stationed at Vandenberg, plan a transfer to Los Angeles next month.
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San Diego
New Mexico
Jerry Allen Arden
Deborah Elinor van Wyk
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Stuart Fitch
Reed Merino
Norris Elwell van Wyk
Inverness
Ancel August Arden
Amarillo
Texas
Lou Rubinstein
Pamala Jean Arden
Barbara White
Burlingame
Mark Mandel
Milwaukee
Wisc
Roberto F. Moll
Vandeberg
Glenn A. Arden
Dallas
Hugh Allen White
W. T. Hutchinson
Nancy Callicotte
G. F. Adams, Jr
Rodger Meek
Chapman College
Vandenberg
California State University
Los Angeles
University of Texas
U.S. Air Force
Fleet Reserve hosts joint officer installations in SLO and Lompoc
Lompoc Branch 292 Fleet Reserve Association and Ladies Auxiliary hosted a joint installation for Units 272 in San Luis Obispo. Allie Mac Oden installed as officer. Mrs. Ray Weatherly relinquished the gavel. New president Mrs. Ray Rains. other officers named including Mrs. William E. Bergman and Mrs. Warren E. Manning. Out of town officials attended, including national officers. A Sunday breakfast honored visiting officers.
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Lompoc
Fleet Reserve Association and Ladies Auxiliary
San Luis Obispo
Allie Mac Oden
Unit
Southwest
Ray Weatherly
Unit 292
Ray Rains
William E. Bergman
Warren E. Manning
Charles Burkhardt
Lola J. Wood
Mary Owre
Norman Solomon
Association
Adeline McDonough
Martha Stickel
Liberty Lucas
National Marshall
Ann Hebert
Joe Keehan
Natonal
Gene Marquis
LOM POG ft CORD Valley Lite Betty Laurent Editor
Local note from Valley Lite highlights Betty Laurent as editor and features LOM POG and Cord collaboration. The piece lists community updates and upcoming events with emphasis on editorial leadership and venue notes.
Birthday party honors William F. Howerton 80
The Buellton birthday dinner honored William F. Howerton on his 80th birthday. Attendees included eight remaining siblings and numerous relatives from Lompoc Santa Barbara Goleta and Grover City. Born July 26 1892 near Orcutt he is famed for horsemanship and baseball in the Lompoc area.
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William F
Bud) Howerton
Buellton
Burt Jory
Howerton
Lompoc
Orcutt
Frank Howerton
Lucy Kalin
Bess Hooker
Bert Howerton
Mildred Headrick
Nell
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Abby
New York
Mirada
Cal
Wayne Martin
Herbert Plumm
Clifford Moore
Elsie Savaker
Verdie McDonald
Ethel Henning
Genevieve Wilkerson
Marvin Winn
Alden Smith
Dell Lounes
Warren Robinson
Ina Moore
Alice Klein
Marian Hooker
Albert Henning
Howard Sperber
Arthur Cherry
Virgil Boudreau
Charles Godet
Cecil Couch
Fred Marshall
Clifford Cooper
Richard Lazier
Mandes
Leslie Tatjes
Thomas Clifford
Ethel Plumm
Thelma Austin
Mary Burnham
June Hanson
Eva Jacobs
Anita Hobson
Olive Mercer
Marguerite Negus
Hulda Eckert
Pearl Harbison
Dear Abby
Fabing-McKay- Spanne
Ryan Park
Honda Area
Lompoc Area
Honda
Virgil Phelps
Domenic Signorelli
Ted Lundberg
Honday
Miss van Wyk
Jerry Arden
St. Mary’s Church
L. A
Calif
Chavarria-Porter Troth Announced
John H. Davis
Santa Maria
Bobbie Lee Chavarria
Harold Porter
Louis Cernelius
Guadalupe
Santa Maria High School
Righetti High School
Baldwin Hills
Earl Cass
Jack
Mona) Crombie
Cass
Jocko
Nipomo
Morro Bay
Baptist General Conference
Adirondacks
N.Y
Wallis Turner
Calvary Baptist Church
Vandenberg Village
Ohio
Antwerp
J. E. Turner
Lubbock
Sue
Larry Batterton
Texas Tech
Turners
Sterling Hoge
Cut Bank
Mont
John Bergman
West North Ave
la Purisima Mission
Solvang
Mrs
Fleet Reserve
Valley Lite
Betty Laurent
William F. Howerton
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