Contralto Nikolaidi to Sing With Los Angeles Philharmonic
Contralto Elene Nikolaidi of the Metropolitan Opera will be soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Concert Hall. She will perform operatic arias and folk songs as Alfred Wienerstein programs Schumann Symphony No. 3 and Debussy La Mer. A limited number of tickets will be sold.
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Elene Nikolaidi
Metropolitan Opera
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Alfred Wellenstein
Debussy
Vows Exchanged in Candlelight Rite at Greenwich Wedding Chapel
Shirley Hold Downing and Capt Kenneth Bradford Facey wed in a candlelit ceremony officiated by Dr Reuben L Anderson on March 18 in Greenwich. Fifty guests attended as the bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs William E Hood, wore white lace over pastel tulle with a long veil. The groom’s party included best man Kenneth C Hood and usher John Lacy. The couple plans a Laguna Beach honeymoon and resides in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where Facey is stationed. The bride attended Wilson High School and LBCC and worked as an airline hostess for California Eastern Airlines on Oakland to Japan routes.
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Reuben L. Anderson
Greenwich
Shirley Hold Downing
Kenneth Bradford Facey
Candleight
Willam E. Hood
Argonne Ave
Robbi Lane
Evelyn Miles Facey
New York City
Kenneth C. Hood
John Lacy
Mmes
Wiliam Rogers
Laguna Beach
Fe Bragg
N. C
Facey
Wilson High School
LBCC
California Eastern Airlines
Oakland
Japan
White lace gown wedding in San Clemente vows
Miss Shirley Joan Mitchell wed Charles Leon Spohr in a Lakewood Community Methodist ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kurtis, wore a lace gown with pearl and sequin embellishments and a duchess cap, carrying pink rosebuds. The groom, son of Mrs. Hannah Burr, is in the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton. The ceremony was followed by a reception at the Russell home in Santa Fe Springs. The couple plan to reside in San Clemente.
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Lorena Thorpe
William Kurtis
Thorpe
Conquista Ave
Charles Leon Spohr
Shirley Joan Mitchell
Pendleton
Hannnah
Burr
Boyer St
R. D. McIntyre
Robert
Lake A. Parker
Kurtie Lou Thorpe
Robert T. Russell
T. W. Russell
T. W. ‘Russell
Ocana Ave
Mmes
A. G. Russell Jr
W. H. Spence
Marjorie Parker
Odessa Parker
San Clemente
Wilson High School
Long
Mrs. Lewis Begins Yearlong Europe Asia Trip
Well known poetess Jessica Lewis of the Villa Riviera plans a year of travel starting with Easter in Chicago with her son Dr. Harvey Alvin Lewis and family. From New York she will meet with her publisher before touring Europe including Ireland, Scotland, France, England, the Scandinavian countries, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey, Israel, Greece, India and then Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines and Hawaii on the homeward leg visiting London, Zurich, Paris, Istanbul and Calcutta and taking lecture courses in Paris and Istanbul.
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Jessica Lewis
Villa Riviera
Chicago
Harvey Alvin Lewis
Tolland
Turkey
Israel
Greece
Art of Color Discussed at Beta Sigma Phi Meeting
Mrs Anita Christensen presented a program titled The Art of Color at Alpha Kappa chapter meeting held at Mrs Hal Moore 1112 E Carson St. Mrs Robert Crum presided and ballots were cast for Girl of the Year to be announced at the Founders Day banquet April 25 at Wilton Hotel. Attendees included Miss Wilma Wright Mes Janice Mackin Ardell Elmberg Elizabeth Phiffer John Coleman William Brucks Pete Jurich James Fawcett and Line Walker. Next meeting set for April 8 at Miss Lucylle Knecks 13036 E Third St.
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Anita Christensen
Alpha Kappa Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Hal Moore
E. Carson St
Robert Crum
Wilton Hotel
Wilma Wright
Mmes Janice Mackin
Ardell] Elmberg
Elizabeth Phiffer
John Coleman
William Brucks
Pete Jurich
James Fawcett
Line Walker
Lucylle Knecks
Third St
Mariner Scouts Set Colorado Canoe Trip
Fifteen 11th grade girls and two adult teachers from Mariner Scout Ship Incredible will canoe 100 miles along the Colorado River during Easter vacation. Last year’s 13-person party was the first all-feminine group on the route. They depart Long Beach April 3, drive to Blythe, load seven canoes, then paddle four and a half days to Imperial Dam near Yuma.
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Mariner
Incredible
Colorado River
Long Beach
Blythe
Imperial Dam
Yuma
Ariz
Belle Conrad
Red Cross
Willis Merrill
The
Alamitas Bay
Clark Johns Celebrate at Reception
Mr and Mrs Clare John celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a March 20 reception at North Long Beach YMCA lounge. 125 guests attended including Vera Jordan of Los Gatos. The couple, long residents of Long Beach since 1923, met in Mitchell South Dakota and wed March 15 1963. They have nine grandchildren and children Morris John Alhambra Percy Joyce Opal Newman Elva.
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Clare
John
North Long Beach
Maurieta Parsons
Charles Newman
Laurence Brown
Long Beach
Montana
Franklin County
Joan
Trondheim
Norway
America
Mitchell
S. D
Springfield
Morris John
Alhambra
Percy
Joyce
Opal Newman
Elva
Hody's
Lakewood
Ligth St
Rehearsal Dinner for Pieters Bradley Wedding
Following the rehearsal for Mariarine Pieters and Neil Albert Bradley to be married Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, guests will attend a dinner at Dr. and Mrs. Ben EK Parks home, 5280 El Roble. Attendees include Reuben F. Pieters, Hazel Bradley, Benton M. Gerow of Los Angeles, Llewellyn Evans and Alex A. Pieters families, James Robison, Sherman Petersen, Patricia Pieters, Mariee Mac, Pat Travis, Jack Lawrence, Gordon McGrane, Dick Deaver, Tim Henney, Bill Potter, and Chester Littlejohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariarine Pieters
Neil Albert Bradley
First Presbyterian Church
Ben EK. Parks
el Roble
and Mirs
Reuben F. Pieters
Hazel Bradley
Benton M. Gerow
Los Angeles
Llewellyn Evans
Alex A. Pieters
Frank M. Shelton
James Robison
Sherman Petersen
Patricia Pieters
Mariee Mac
Pat Travis
Jack Lawrence
Gordon McGrane
Dick Deaver
Tim Henney
Bill Potter
Chester Littlejohn
Surprise 80th Birthday Fete at Seal Beach Home
A surprise birthday party was held on the patio at 7 Ruby Light, 314 16th St in Seal Beach to honor Mrs Nellie Thompson of Helmont Shore on her 80th birthday. Thirty two guests attended including Edna May Frame Maude Steinhauer and her granddaughter Merilyne Thompson who flew in from Napa.
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Ruby Light
16Th St. Seal Beach
Nellie Thompson
Helmont Shore
Ambassadors Ferguson to Meet in Hong Kong for Talks
Washington reports Homer Ferguson the new U S ambassador to the Philippines and Admiral Spruance will meet in Hong Kong for conferences. The Ferguson visits include briefings and social events as they prepare for duties in Manila and a July Fourth embassy celebration.
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Virginia Weldon Kelly
Washington State
United States
Philippines
Michigan
Homer Ferguson
Raymond Spruance
Hong Kong
Fergusons
Washiped
Lashington
Indiana
Ferguson
Far East
Washington
State Department
Charles‘r. Beltz
Detroit
Manila
Myrtle Ferguson
Washington News Letter
National Federation of Republican Women
Hawaii
Joseph R. Farrington
Parker West
Mme. Yang
Munro
Gunawardene
Ceylon
Ceylon; Secretary of the Interior
McKey
Mime Tan
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Shepherd
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Mrs. Lewis
Europe
Art of Color
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Colorado
Mrs. Clark John
Clark Johns
WCTU
First Nazarene
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Olive Ave
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TEDW
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Pine Avenue
Mrs. Ferguson
Continental Army
Francis Alen
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