Dear Abby letters address funeral attire and marriage talks
A reader asks if navy is appropriate for a funeral and whether black is needed plus wearing a pearl necklace. Abby replies dark attire is suitable and jewelry should be avoided if desired. Another reader seeks marriage guidance from Ron who resists engagement, Abby suggests considering alternatives. Additional questions cover hosting etiquette and first cousin marriage laws and heredity myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Lnger
Ron
Gourmet Club Hosts Jewish Style Dinner at Rubinstein Home
Guests shared in cooking and bringing dishes for a Jewish style dinner at Lou and Bebe Rubinstein 548 St Andrews Way. Joyce Panner brought Sabbath fare while others contributed gefilte fish brisks and pastries. John Larsson attended as a guest. Stearns couple stopped by for a birthday.
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Lou
Bebe Rubinstein
St. Andrews Way
Joyce
Earl Panner
Knadel
Jean
Phillip Wackum
Dorne
Ed Perrazzo
John Larsson
Mrs. Stearns
Four New Eastern Stars Initiated by Miguelito Chapter
Four new members join Miguelito Chapter Order of Eastern Star including Hugh Richard Hudgins and James Clarence Brewer with spouses. Marilyn Cidney Brooks affiliates from Merced Chapter. Officers present except Gordon Bullard. Bud Mundell stands in as associate patron. An April 5 instructional class and a April 12 Job's Daughters chicken dinner fundraiser are announced. Deputy grand matron visit slated for April 14 with all members urged to attend.
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Miguelito
Order of Eastern Star
Hugh Richard Hudgins
James Clarence Brewer
Southeast Asia
Merced
Marilyn Cidney Brooks
Gordon Bullard
Bud Mundell
Alden Lewis
OES
Whirlers Schedule Squares and Rounds in Santa Maria
Club caller Al Cannon of San Luis Obispo will call the Valley Whirlers Saturday night dance March 28 at Adam School 500 W Windsor St Santa Maria. Square dancing 8 p m with announced round dances alternating the square tips. Door hosts Parley and Marian Ropp. Presidents Jake and Jean Grider greet visitors as Valley Whirlers host pot luck dinner and door prizes. Visitors welcome to watch.
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al Cannon
San Luis Obispo
Valley Whirlers
Adam School
Windsor St
Santa Maria
Parley
Marian Ropp
Jake
Jean Grider
DAR honors four high school girls with good citizen award
Miss Dawn Ebbert of Cabrillo High School receives the Good Citizen Girl award from Captain Henry Sweetser Chapter DAR. Other area winners include Miss Nancy Ways of St Joseph's, Miss Terrie Furukawa of Santa Maria, and Miss Carolyn Taylor of Ernest Righetti. Awards were presented at a Santa Maria Holiday Inn luncheon with DAR members and guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn Ebbert
Cabrillo High School
Henry Sweetser
Daughters of the American Revolution
St. Joseph’s High School
Nancy Ways
Santa Maria High School
Terrie Furukawa
Ernest Righetti
Carolyn Taylor
Holiday Inn
Santa Maria
Robert Wetzel
William LaCour
National Defense Report
Wetzel
Emory Pedigo
L. W. Clement
Vandenberg Afb
Dawn
Speaker outlines student aid needs for Allan Hancock College
Robert Penney the financial aids adviser at Allan Hancock College was guest speaker for the Lompoc Quota Club this week. He urged local students to seek job recommendations and noted many Lom poc students commute by bus and must rely on part time work within the community. He called for a coordinating agency to handle student applications for future funding and for a possible scholarship association. He highlighted unused financial aids grants and scholarships and the need for a community agency to manage them. Guests included Mrs. Ernest White, Mrs. Michael Renault and Mrs. Karl Braun. Plans were made for the club’s annual progressive dinner on Saturday April 18 with invitations to be issued April 8 at the Lompoc Valley Club.
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Robert Penney
Allan Hancock College
Lompoc
Penney
Ernest White
American Association of University Women
Michael Renault
Karl Braun
Lompoc Valley Club
Grange Ladies Plan Santa Barbara Trip
Lompoc Grange W.C.A. plans a Monday March 30 trip to Dos Pueblos Ranch Under Seas Garden and Santa Barbara Mission. Members meet at Grange Hall 435 N G St at 8 am for transportation.
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Lompoc Grange W.C.A
Dos Pueblos Ranch
Underseas Garden
Santa Barbara Mission
Grange Hall
N. G St
AAUW to host UC Santa Barbara chancellor talk on April 8
Dr. Vernon I. Cheadle chancellor of the University of California Santa Barbara will speak on The Academic Community Today in Lompoc Vandenberg AAUW April 8 at 8 p.m. in the Franklin Fire side Room of the Methodist Church. Reservations urged and business meeting precedes the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon I. Cheadle
University of California, Santa Barbara
Lompoc-Vandenberg
American Association of University Women
Franklin Fireside
Methodist Church
Robert Mott
AAUW
San Luis Obispo
Darrell Adams
Robert Paradise
Lompoc
Fritz Nelson
Baywood
Vandenberg Afb
Observer Corps
Bruce Boyer
Oakmont Ave
Home Arts
Eileen Dunn
Robert Tate
Third St
Fashioning Spring Bonnet Parade At FEC Women’s Club
The Federal Electric Corporation Women’s Club invites members and prospective members to its annual bonnet parade on Tuesday April 7 at Alpha Clubhouse. Prizes will be awarded for prettiest, most original, and funniest hats. The evening also features the annual election of officers.
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Federal Electric Corporation
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College Ave
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Dear Abby
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Texas
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Arla
Ted Warneke
Gerald Hatfield
Ray Wallace
Dale Bryant
Coats
Bob Lyons
Grant Jennings
Constellation Road
Job
Kelly McGinley
Jodi Malone
Eric Meidell
Omega Pi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
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Billy Buckman
Guy
Ben Esparza
Tim
Robert Hebert
Scott
Michael Malone
Jodi
Jerry
Ronald Meidell
Eric
Ron McGinley
Kelly
Michael
Howard Williams
Leeann
Hunter
Michael McGinley
DAR
Grange
Santa Barbara
Cheadle
Stuart Fitch
Rigel
John Hartman
Solar Way
Public Library
Norman Sanders
FEC
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