Year of decision as middle age nears and plans fade
The piece muses on turning 40 and four months of youth left, contrasting youth temptations with middle aged fears. It riffs on aging, social norms, and a comic warning about mischief, including jokes about bikinis, football, and potential jail time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton
Red Sanders
Metropolian
Millicent Foldingcott
Tanglefoot G. Foldingcott
Bel Air
Castaic Junction
Hugo Fridge
Foldingcott
Pismo Beach
Miss Foldingcott
Atlantic City
Long Beach
Berkeley
UCLA
Marilyn Nonroe
Record Sign-Up Breaks Lom poc Pre School History
One hundred three pre school children enrolled on Tuesday for the fair term, the largest first day figure in Lom poc history. Enrollment for kindergarten continues after June 11, with double sessions for grades two and three at the elementary school alongside kindergarten and first grade. Fourth grade will partly move to the Hapgood school to place nearby students there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Gilbert Martin
Hapgood
Martin
Mormons to Dedicate New Chapel in Lompoc
Mormons will dedicate Lompoc Ward Chapel Saturday at 8 p m, with Joseph Fielding Smith from Salt Lake City among speakers. The new building at 420 East Fir Street seats 132, includes five classrooms, a 30 by 66 foot hall, priesthood rooms, library and office.
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East Fir Street
Joseph Fielding Smith
Counsel of Twelve Apostles
Salt Lake City
Harlan Swonger
Lompoe Ward
Kenneth Hansen
Lompoc Ward
Delbert Taylor
Arthur J. Godfrey
J. Milton Beck Jr
Mormon Church
Tri-Counties
Perhellion Warner
Leland Staffanson
Louise Bowns
Swim Plans For Schools Drafted In Lompoc
A tentative plan to introduce swimming classes in Lompoc schools won approval from a committee of school and city representatives. If adopted, swimming would start next fall at seventh grade and continue through high school, with seventh graders in one-hour weekly sessions for eight weeks and monthly classes later in the year. About 130 seventh graders would be split into six groups for instruction. See Page 2 for details on eighth to tenth grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Meonth
Rainy season near end with 15.31 inches in Lompoc
Rain records show Lompoc nearing season end with 15.31 inches of rainfall, above the 41 year average of 13.14 inches and only nine years matching or exceeding this total. June weather remains unusually dry with averages near 0.02 inch, while December brought 6.83 inches, far above the 2.59 inch average.
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Lompoc
Dep. Sherif Bud Olson
Memorial Day Rites Planned in Lompoe
Memorial Day ceremonies will be held in Lompoe at Evergreen Cemetery next Wednesday starting at 10 30. The American Legion Post oversees arrangements with Pastor Thomas Heil delivering the address. A USDL firing squad and Lompoe High School band will participate, marching from the Community Center via H Street Ocean Avenue to G Street.
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Lompoe
Evergreen Cemetery
American Legion Post
Thomas Heil
The
Lutheran Church
USDL
Lompoe High School
H Street
Ocean Avenue
G Street
Wrong Way Parking Draws Traffic Tickets
Chief of Police William Petersen announced tickets are now issued to motorists who park in the wrong direction. Cars must face the curb in the direction they travel. parking in the left lane is prohibited even in residential areas. Citations target North H Street Ocean Avenue and congested school pool zones. warnings in quieter areas.
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William Petersen
North H Street
Ocean Avenue
Larry Costa Funeral to Be Saturday
Larry C Costa a Lompoc resident for 38 years died this morning at Lompoc hospital Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p m at the LDS church with Bishop Harlan Swanger presiding The Eagles lodge will hold graveside rites at Evergreen cemetery Costa born March 26 1897 in the Azores Islands was a Johns Manville warehouseman in Lompoc He held leadership roles in the Eagles lodge Odd Fellows and the International Chemical Workers Union local Surviving are his wife Mary E Costa five daughters and other relatives.
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Larry C. Costa
Lompoc
L.ds
Harlan Swanger
Eagles Lodge
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Costa
Azores Islands
Johns Manville
Odd Fellows Lodge
International Chemical Workers Union
Latter Days Saints
Mary E. Costa
North Second Street
Margaret Edenfield
Barbara
Pedestrian Hit in Cross Walk by Santa Maria Driver
Beth Livesay a 33 year old Santa Maria resident sustained minor injuries when struck in a cross walk at Ocean avenue and I street Monday noon. Mike Gomez 17 was the driver cited for failure to yield right of way and driving without a license. The case was turned over to probation. Livesay was taken to Lompoc hospital for first aid and release.
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Beth Livesay
Santa Maria
Ocean Avenue
L Street
Mike Gomez
Miss Livesay
Lompoc
Mitchell Wins School Board Post
Unofficial returns show E. J. Jack Mitchell elected to both the elementary and high school boards of trustees by a 65 vote margin. Mitchell tops Collier and King in both districts and will take office in July, joining a board including Huyck Larsen McCabe and Stillman. Rural districts elected several write-in candidates including Walter Spanne and Manfrina to Artesia and Maple Honda boards.
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Lompoc
E. J
Jack’ Mitchell
Mitchell
Harry Collier
James King
Collier
King
William C. Sudden
Johns Manville
Lawrence Huyck
Edwin Larsen
Quintin McCabe
Kenneth Stillman
Artesia Board
Walter Spanne
Richard Henning
Louis Cagianut
Margaret Cagianut
Ernest Bondietti
Mary Bondietti
Erminio Manfrina
Maple District
Floyd Smith
Honda
Most Stores to Close Wednesday in Lompoe Memorial Day Observance
Chamber of Commerce announces Lompoe retail stores will close Wednesday to observe Memorial Day. The move affects a wide range of shops across the city as officials urge residents to honor the holiday.
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Lompoe
Chamber of Commerce
Utility Rate Increases Approved in Lompoc
City council gave first reading to ordinances raising basic garbage collection from 75 cents to 1.00 monthly and minimum water from 1.75 to 2.00 monthly. Sewer department to shift to a five day week. Scolari said rates remain below neighboring communities despite higher material costs. Additional water over 1000 cubic feet priced at 18 cents per 100 cubic feet.
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Emil Scolari
Lompoc
Scolari
Learn to Swim Program Sign-Up At Lompoc Pool
The City Recreation department and Red Cross offer a beginner swim course at Lompoc municipal pool. Registrations are Thursday and Friday next week from 3 to 5 pm at the Community Center. Fifteen 30 minute sessions teach water safety and basic swimming. students are grouped by sex and age. no instruction fee. reduced admission for enrollees. those who pass the test earn a Red Cross beginners button.
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Lompoc
City Recreation Department
Red Cross
Seniors to Leave on Trip for San Francisco
Lompoc High seniors 35 students and seven chaperones depart Wednesday morning for the annual Senior Trip to San Francisco. The itinerary covers Chinatown Golden Gate Park Fisherman’s Wharf Mare Island Navy Yard UC campuses theaters and more. They return via Santa Cruz with beach time on Saturday. Faculty and parents join the trip including Ellis D. Price W. G. Butterfield and others.
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Lompoc
San Francisco
Chinatown
Golden Gate Park
Fisherman’s Wharf
Mare Island Navy Yard
University of California
San Francisco State
Santa Cruz
Dolly Freiley
Irene Howerton
Mary Huyck
Audra Round
Nadine Sabin
Rosebel Scolari
Pat Smart
Lynne Showers
Dorothy Wheeler
Martha Wheeler
Cecelia Wuest
Ellis D. Price
W. G. Butterfield
C. K. Chilson
Harry Collier
Quintin McCabe
Lompoc Earwig Infestation and San Luis Obispo Laurels
Lompoc residents face a spring earwig problem as gardeners report pests in homes and on floors. Carmen MacIntosh notes mail and floors being affected near the post office. Paulette Dunter and Eleanor Herzel win horsemanship honors at the San Luis Obispo Centennial celebration.
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Lompoc
Carmen MacIntosh
Paulette Dunter
Eleanor Herzel
San Luis Obispo
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Mormon Ward Chapel
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Ward
Council of Twelve
Hepsood
Donna Campbell
Carol Hilder
Wanda Davis
Darlene Dennis
Roxanne Canfiebrand
Helen Vanterberghe
Carol Dermody
Helen Huyck
Marylin Hansen
Sixth Army
Presidio of
Larry Costa
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