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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1969
Page
4
A collection of Dear Abby reader letters discusses Mother's Day commercialization, adoption as identity, child support delays, and relationship advice. Topics include honoring mothers daily, adopted children claiming relation, ex-spouse payments, casual affairs, teenage love, and a betrothal notice for Teresa Diane Gann and Edward A. Belluz with wedding plans pending.
Commander Ret and Mrs L H Birchisel return from Las Vegas after attending the 35th annual U S Naval Academy class reunion. East Coast reunion planned at Annapolis this month. Visitors at 1105 E Peach Ave include brother Leon of Ft Bragg and sister Mrs William Pulliam of Bell Gardens.
A surprise party at the John Beat tie ranch on DeWolfe Avenue honored Theo Widdershaven of the Netherlands, a foreign exchange student from the American Field Service and guest of Lompoc High. About 150 students attended with music by the Northern Lights Band.
Miss Susan Burton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bud Burton, received two bridal showers in her hometown. She and fiancé Clair Harlow Jr plan a June 28 wedding at First Methodist Church. Attendees included family friends and residents from L St and E Willow, with yellow decor and sherbet punch. Both graduates of Lompoc High School and Hancock College, she finishes this summer. he works for Johns Manville.
Miss Madeleine Desiree Damwyk and Harold Warren Parham exchanged marriage vows Saturday June 14 at First Presbyterian Church in a candlelight ceremony. The bride, a Lompoc High School June graduate, and the groom, an KKOK announcer, will reside on Buellton Road after a reception at the bride’s home.
Over a week in the Lompoc Vandenberg region the Alpha Clubhouse hosted multiple duplicate bridge events. June 12 North South winners were Mrs Oliver Wallace with Mrs Joseph Niesen, with Teresa Turnbull and Mrs James Longtin second, and others placing through fourth. East West saw Elmo Swinnen and John Turnbull top, followed by Bill Rudman and Mrs Harry Crane and more. June 14 ten player individual movement crowned Mrs John Reveles first and Marvin Stoor second, with Strube and Yager third and others fourth. June 15 unit game crowned Bill Rudman and Mrs Harry Crane first, Baumgarten and Longtin second, Stoor third, Hennessy and Larsen fourth. June 16 Alpha Clubhouse saw C R Brown and Ruth Roth win, Baumgarten and Roy Yager second, Vesser pair third. June 17 at Vandenberg AFB Officers Club Norbert Baumgarten with Mrs Paul Massey first, Hennessy and Myra Larsen second, Milam and Boos third. All interested in duplicate bridge asked to call Mrs Walter Goodnow at 67263.
Lompoc unaffiliated P E O sisters invite visiting members to a June 24 9 30 a m gathering at 639 S C St hosted by Mrs Joseph Whalley. The guest is Mrs Ray Fray president of Chapter Q 1 P E O Santa Maria. Call 65877 for details. Birth notice follows.
Cheryl Boyd Durham daughter of Rev and Mrs Kenneth R Boyd of Lompoc earned magna cum laude honors from the College of Idaho during commencement June 7. She carried a 3.5 GPA or higher and held leadership roles including vice president of Ring sorority president and secretary treasurer of Shield and homecoming chairman for the Student Alumni Relations Committee.
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