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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1972
Page
4
Readers share humor and frustration over using given names at home and work. A Houston reader applauds blunt insistence on direct address while others defend nicknames, with anecdotes about spouses and coworkers preferring or resisting formal names.
Cynthia Dianne Shaner and Jerry Francis Hall married in a 1 p.m. double ring service October 28 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Officiant Monsignor Michael J. Ryan. The couple will live in San Jose after a reception at the Royal Coach. The bride, daughter of William and (Margie) Shaner of Lompoc, wore panne white velvet with a Juliet headpiece. Groom’s parents are George Hall and the late Hall of San Jose registered at 3528 Via Lato. The ceremony included a large wedding party with Linda Shaner as maid of honor and Ed Hall as best man. Special guests included relatives from Savannah, Sacramento, Pasadena, and Portland. The bride is a Cabrillo High School graduate, formerly with Lompoc Police. The groom is a Lompoc High School graduate, later with Allan Hancock College, now with Santa Clara County.
Lompoc celebrated senior citizens over 80 at City Hall on October 28 with ceremonies led by general chair Vernella Poorbaugh. Bernardine Hall welcomed attendees, Rev. Turner offered an invocation, and the Missiltonians and Nuts and Bolts Band performed. A Senior Day Proclamation was read by Mary Stockton, and a decorated cake and refreshments were served. Honorees included L. Moumblow, Nina Taylor, Mary Stockton, and 28 others listed by name.
The Tierra Adorado District of the Junior Membership California Federation of Women's Clubs held its second Fall Conference in Lompoc with seven tri county clubs attending. Morning workshops covered community building conservation fine arts health safety and press led by district officers and state chairmen. State hosts included Mrs Stephen Guensler Carmichael Mrs Howard Zahn Oxnard and Mrs Edmund Lloyd Broderick. Afternoon business meeting was led by Mrs Gary Acord Oxnard with assistance from Mrs DeWayne Holmdahl Lompoc. Financial difficulties prompted the Lompoc Girls Club to terminate its director and seek foundation support from other groups.
Results from recent duplicate bridge events in the Lompoc Vandenberg area are listed with winners for North South and East West across Oct 26 27 and 28 plus Oct 30. Notable names include Muriel Hennessy Ruth Ballantyne and Barbara Jaenicke among others. Two upcoming sessions for beginning players are scheduled at the Alpha Club. For information contact Don Ausbrooks and call REgent numbers after 6 pm. The Vandenberg Registered Nurses Association to meet Nov 9 at 7 30 pm in the base hospital library with Dr Harold E Nemchick discussing preventive dentistry.
Phil Quinn of the Veterans Administration spoke to the Ladies Auxiliary 046 of the Veterans of World War I at the Veterans Memorial Building. He urged veterans to learn about the changes and consult him with questions, and gave a brief report on his trip to Ireland.
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