High school homemaker turns scientist in training
Janet Abrams, Millikan High School senior, parlayed a homemaking course into a science career. She won $500 as California runner-up in Betty Crocker’s Homemaker of Tomorrow, studied oceanography at Scripps, and will attend Chapman College on an $8,400 geology chemistry scholarship. She aims for geology, notes gender bias in science, and plans for a future career and possible adoption. She also pursues music, art, and cooking, balancing academics with singing and theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millikan
Janet Abrams
California
Janet
Tas
Scripps Institute
Westinghouse
Chapman College
Orange
PVE
CSF
NHS
All Southern Honor Choir
Los Angeles Music Center
Japan
Southern California Youth Chorale
Millikan Madrigals
Arthur Abrams
USAF
Mrs. Abrams
Onches
Caligiuri Family Celebrates Golden Wedding in Long Beach
A surprise champagne party at British Do minion Hall honors Mr and Mrs Gennaro Caligiuri on their golden wedding anniversary. Sons in law and daughters assist, with a dinner hosted by son Frank Caligiuri. The couple, married 50 years ago in Chicago, moved to Long Beach in 1944 and have nine grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Dominion Hall
Gennaro Caligiusi
Doim Mungo
Sal Mungo
Frank Caligiuri
Chicago
Ill
Long Beach
Anniversaries and parties spotlight social calendar
Pat McDonnell reports from a social page featuring Ora Mae Webb hosting an Assistance Leaguers planning Aug. 1 Presentation Ball with 23 members. Ben and Lynda Marron celebrate their first anniversary at Erawan Hotel Palm Desert with friends, as do Wayne and Joan Sharp at Allen Center. Guadalajara rendezvous for Shirley and Bill Gillis includes Mexico City and Lake Chapala. Stan Hony’s class of 1950 reunion planned May 30 at Lafayette Hotel. Poly High’s 1960 reunion set for June 18 at Lakewood Country Club with 900 alumni located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat McDonnell
Ora Mae Webb
Chestnut Avenue
Butty Wulfsberg
Flo Brooks
Neva Travers
Jane Shackleton
Claire Tudlam
Pat More
Erawan Garden Hotel
Palm Desert
Ben
Lynda Marron
Barbara Gilbert
Bill O’briens
Kelly
Mary Kay Williams
Roger Sommers
Guadalajara
Shirley
Bill Gillis
Kay
Bill Nesbitt
Gillises
Mexico City
Nesbitts
Mexico
Lake Chapala
Long
Stan
Hony
Lafayette Hotel
Art Daley
Fulton’ Ave
Jim Davis
Mary(Devereaux) Leatherwood
Pat
USC
Mary Nell (Taylor) Brown
P-G. Bux
Ramona to Open April 18 in Hemet Bowl Season Start
The 43rd Ramona outdoor pageant opens April 18 at 2 30 p m in the Ramona Bowl Hemet with Dorothy Bailey Vosburg as Ramona Frank Sorell as Alessandro and Watson Gilmore as Juan Canito lead a cast of about 350 local performers The play has run since 1923 with a 6250 seating capacity and reserved tickets priced at 2 50 3 and 4 Orders to P O Box 755 Hemet 92343.
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Hemet
Dorothy Bailey Vosburg
Frank Sorell
Alessandro
Watson Gilmore
Juan Canito
Rancho Camulos
Conclave Opens at Laguna Beach Women’s Overseas League
The annual Spring Conference of the Women’s Overseas Service League meets at Laguna Beach’s Laguna Hotel with a Long Beach delegation performing a noon luncheon skit titled War Freedom’s Sake the Ninth Service Area Power of Fashions. Local attendees include Pauline Winkler, Agnes Hallam, and Gerald Nuss. Paula Dall of Millikan High will speak on Amigos de las Americas experiences. A memorial service and a report by Mrs. James Tallon of Phoenix close Sunday.
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Laguna Hotel
Laguna Beach
Women's Overseas Service League
Long Beach
Service Area
A. FP. Soderland
Pauline Winkler
Agnes Hallam
Gerald Nuss
Millikan High
Paula Dall
Amigos de Las Americas
James Tallon
Phoenix
Orange County
Jane Gavelock
Soderland
OES unit to host official visit of state officers
Bes sie Y. Robinson grand matron of California Eastern Star will visit Friday at 8 p.m. at Palos Verdes Masonic Temple 5155 Pacific Coast Highway. She will be joined by Henry E. Woods grand patron and other Grand Chapter officers. General chairman is Ruth Hernigh with Marguerite Griggs in charge. Grace M Hoffman and others from Long Beach, Palos Verdes, Belmont Shore, Paramount, Catalina, and Service districts will greet the guests. simmer attendees may join.
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Bessie Y. Robinson
Grand Chapter of
California
Order of the Eastern Star
Palos Verdes Masonic Temple
Pacific Coast Highway
Henry E. Woods
Ruth Hernigh
Long Beach
Marguerite Griggs
Grace M Hoffman
Searchlight
Tmatrang
Madeline Freitag
Tram Short
Marie Winter
Dawning Morgan
Palos Verdes
Joanne Parkins
Morrison
Lia Yellin
Paul Wison
Melody
Paul Bostwick
Belmont Shore
Junta Reaney
Lee Auringer
Paramount
Elizabeth Dozier
Faya Boyington
Catalina AA
Rick Rackers Honor Sponsors and Advisors Dinner
Rick Rackers junior auxiliary to the Assistance League of Long Beach hosted a dinner Tuesday at the Cypress home of Dr and Mrs Walter Havekorst to thank the Advisory Committee and sponsors. Auxiliary chairwoman Mrs Robert Bergmann led assist. Others assisting included Mines George Murchison John Watkins Jr David Ward Michael Newton Phillip Colbourne James Gray Mason Right Harry Hastain Thonjz Crail Donald Henleys and Mrs Jack Grisham. Advisory committee members listed were Dr George Paap Mines John Cedir and sponsors Messrs Brooks Courtland Prowell David Eagleson Willis Kerr William Eastman and Kenneth Winger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick.Rackers
Assistance League of
Long Beach
Cypress
Walter Havekorst
Robert Bergmann
Mines
George Murchison
John Watkins Jr
David Ward
Michael Newton
Phillip Colbourne
James Gray
Mason Right
Harry Hastain
Thonjz Crail
Donald Henleys
Jack Grisham
League Lession Offic
Ai George Paap
John Cédir
Messrs. and Mines
Brooks
Courtland Prowell
David Eagleson
Willis Kerr
William Eastman
Kenneth Winger
Rotarians Gather in Newport for 13th Annual Conference
Rotarians and Rotary Anns meet in Newport Beach for the 13th annual conference. Women’s program led by Mrs. Don Bowers features Lloyd Dunn luncheon talk at Newporter Inn and King Ringer lecture on Lift in Living. Men begin activities Thursday on fairways courts and lanes with plenary sessions to follow. Burton E. Grossman of Tampico named special representative by James F. Conway. James D. Bruno of Chino to be honored. new officers to be introduced from 67 California clubs under incoming governor Karl Schwab of Whittier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Beach
Don Bowers
Long Beach Club
Lloyd Dunn
Newporter Inn
King Ringer
Burton E. Grossman
Tampico
Mexico
James F. Conway
New York
James D. Bruno
Chino
California
Karl Schwab
Whittier
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Caligius
MR. and Mrs
Gennaro Caligiure
Mary Key
Bob
Helen Smallman
Crest View
Indian Wells
Bill
Margaret Ann Andrews
Indian Wells Golf and Country Club
Wayne
Joan Sharp
Allen Cennter
Slim Fowler
Joyce
Bob Carter
Lloyd
Ann Greene
Harry Fultons
Ramona
Laguna
OES
Rick Rackers
Newport
Jim Bruno
Rotary Club
Rotary
Roy Barbower
Long Beach Rotary
Piote
Ron Carlson
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