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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1947
Page
14
Mary Hampton discusses fall knitting trends featuring tailored wool suits and dresses. She cites Hattie Carnegie’s handknit designs with firm shoulders and decorative crochet touches, noting new collars and stitched pockets. Dresses in wine red with integrated yoke designs showcase knitwear as practical travel friendly fashion.
Dorothy Klein will headline a Chopin Prett recital this Thursday in the Mills College campus concert hall. The program features piano works by Chopin and other composers with student performers including Mia Claire Upshur and Jovet Rosamann. Robert L. Goodale, Hollins College alumnus and acting chair of Mills music, leads the arrangement of the program with Egon Petri and the Budapest-based String Quartet.
Iota Chapter of California hosted a Sunday evening program led by Janet Lewis president. Members planned an August picnic. A St Louis letter promised a September start for a special program. Carol Haoley and Georgia Dibble narrated Chopin life story with Muttart and Hooley performing Chopin pieces and a Dibble waltz. Lane S Muttart closed with two selections, followed by social hour and refreshments. Mrs Lynn H Browne attended as adviser.
Mr and Mrs Robert J Perry hosted a Sunday open house at their new home with friends in attendance. Assisting were Mr and Mrs William E Perry and a lace covered tea table sat near a tallholder. A Potluck dinner for Unit 1 of Nu Phi Mu was planned at a recent meeting. A friendship dance will be staged to honor members of the group.
The note urges beginning wool projects as the first cool weather arrives, suggesting six months lead time to January. It frames matching wool to a new winter coat, predicting stylish ensembles in a postwar winter. It mentions machine knits as affordable alternatives for those lacking handknit skills or cash.
Mrs F C Bragg entertained guests at a bridge luncheon Friday at Virginia Country Club. Attendees included Minea Rex Kaylor Walter Landis Homer Blaisdell Leonard Noh Frank Weld Ted Perry and James Osborn. The table centerpiece featured roses and yellow daisies.
Mrs. Della Hadover of 4125 East Second Street comes back from a two week Catalina Island vacation. She is accompanied by her two granddaughters Jo Anne and Carol from Ontario and Mrs. Ethel Lewla of Long Beach.
Santa Ana resident Augustus C Reither was honored Sunday at Bixby Park on his 80th birthday by sons Floyd and Wesley Reither. Grandchildren, great grandchildren, and over 20 relatives attended. motion pictures were taken for later showing in St Charles.
The sixth annual Lynes family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Burt on Thersa Street with luncheon on the patio. Officers elected for the coming year were Mrs. D. E. Bodermann, president, and Mrs. Ruth Chestnut, secretary. The 42nd annual Lynes union occurred simultaneously nearby with 75 members present at Frank Roach’s home in Plaintfield. Attendees from Long Beach included Bart Lynes, Shannon Wools, Louynes, Walter Swinton, Harlan Lynes, Robert Bodermann, D. E. Bodermann, Henry McKey, Janet Lynes, Sharon Woods, Mary Woods, Laura Sowllahan, Mrs. Ruth Chestnut and daughter Joanne, and Blanche Miller.
Mrs Wilbur Lee Candy hosted a bridge luncheon at 3839 Elms Ave for Mrs Daniel Stickney Coombs of Washington, DC, visiting her sister Mrs William Cedarholm. Guests included Marie Butte, Kenneth Vose, Fred David Smith, M L House, Melon Humphrey, Anna Hamer, Viola Miller, Vel dora Shepherd, and Lucile Wilkeys.
A beach gathering enjoyed Saturday evening by 50 members of the classes including Ofbert Mitchell Anderson.
A humorous dialogue about a rumor sparked by careless listening shows how misstatements grow. The piece shifts to a culinary ode praising ground beef, its versatility in spaghetti, meat loaf, hamburgers, and other dishes, highlighting common family meals and quick prep options.
The piece warns that loose talk can cause trouble and public embarrassment. It contrasts harmless chatter with sharp, misused words, urging calm, clear speech to avoid conflict and maintain peace among listeners. It emphasizes that words should unite, not weaponize, conversations.
The 38 page bulletin Common Household Beates offers the latest guidance from official sources on ants moths flies cockroaches mosquitoes bedbugs carpet moths and more It includes a four page section on DDT as a household insecticide prepared by Uncle Sam's experts Order your copy today for 150 cents to Washington D C or a nearby address
A guide contrasts wrong and right ways to share a cigarette lighting and to visit out of town friends at a hotel. It advises a woman letting a man light for her and thanking him, and suggests calling from the lobby to arrange a meeting rather than seeking room numbers or making unannounced visits.
Advertises Pattern 4571 with cross seam design, scalloped flaps, and flat ironing option. Describes easy use for sewing and fit tested guidance. Includes illustrated instructions and size range 12 to 36 with yardage. Send 25 cents to Press Telegram Pattern Department for details.
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