Navy Circle Christmas Dinner Draws 2000 Diners at Base
Long Beach naval base festive scene with more than 2,000 diners at the general mess ball under W J McFarland. Lt Cmdr H P O Neil reports 550 pounds roast pork 1,000 pounds turkey 30 gallons giblet gravy. Centerpiece solid from galley with Santa, reindeer in flour snow. Staff include E L Newberry and C F Proffitt. Also highlights Navy spouses gatherings and local charity efforts as DesRon 111 ships homeward and shipboard assignments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Naval Station General Mess
W.J. McFarland
CWO
Cmdr
H.P. O'Neil
E. L. Newberry
CSOS
C. F. Proffitt
CSC
Daughters Hostess Celebrate Ross Golden Anniversary
Mrs. W. W. Hill and Mrs. A. T. Sorensen hosted a party at the Sorensen home 4717 Cake Hill Ave to honor Mr. and Mrs. H. Ernest Ross on their golden wedding anniversary. The couple, married November 24 1912 in Everton Missouri, has resided in Long Beach since 1923. Ross, a retired employee of the Long Beach Unified School District, was feted with white and gold decor as Diane Sorenson and Martin Anderson provided music.
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Laura Jane Walter
Long Beach
Navy Relief
Belmont Heights
Walter
H. Ernest Ross
Sorensen
Cakehill Ave
Mmes
Alden Dodson
Howard Dunn
Lowell Anderson
J. C. Ferguson
Franklin Jones
Leo la Rew
Robert Masters
Glen Julien
Dear Old Fashioned Schoolboys and Lovers Advice
A collage of reader letters on dating, morals, and love. The exchanges feature the Dear Mrs Mayfield column offering guidance to three male teachers seeking proper partners, a girl Connie seeking to win back a fiancé, and a skeptical response from MM about long term plans and seriousness.
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Molly
New eye shadows and lipstick debut in season tones
Did You Know highlights Ceremetics introduces two eye shadow shades True Blue and Gay Green with a creamy formula for direct application or brush use. It also unveils a bold lipstick named Red as Red, a true red with navy and blue hints designed to complement fashion colors for the new season.
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Mildred K
Flanary
Ceremetics
Trua
Gala Holiday Ball At Virginia Country Club
Virginia and Floyd Todd lead a gala Saturday ball with about 25 couples attending the no-host event. Gyro Gub members later joined the Christmas party on a charter bus to Beverly Wilshire Hotel for cocktails, dinner, and dancing then returned by 1 a.m. The piece also notes neighborhood gatherings and Christmas celebrations at Pacific Coast Club and Roosmoor, plus holiday plans for Wilma Hastings in Mexico.
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Adm. K. L. Veth
Cominpac
Comnavbase Losa
Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Anned Services Committee
Acd
Virginia Country Club
Floyd Todd
Myrtle
Herb Murphy
Earl Milton
Roberta
Ands
Lae Wakefield
Adele
Len Albright
Esther
Jules Brady
Ann
Ed Beaubier
Doris
Jim Wood
Shank
Barbara
Dr. Chester. Moore
T Nation
Asa
Gyro ‘Gub
Gertrude
High Gibbs
Trudy
Phil Dowds
Ginny
Bob
Hall
Millis
Frank Wessels
Pacific Coast Club
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Toastmistresses State Workshop Highlights Long Beach Club
A membership workshop for Long Beach Toastmistress Club meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at Pacific Coast Club. Mrs Jerry Burns chairs public relations for International Toastmistress Clubs. Lydia Haines is toastmistress for the evening with Marjorie Clark Catherine Nagel as evaluators Bee Renning offers the invocation. The session opens with a coffee hour.
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Long Beach Toastmistress Club
Pacific Coast Club
Jerry Burns
International Toastmistress Clubs
Lydia Haines
Marjorie Clark
Catherine Nagel
Bee Renning
Oswald Jacoby South Is to Blame in Bridge Column
A Peoria reader critiques a bridge bidding sequence between North and South. The writer argues North opened with a minimum hand and should have pursued three notrump, while South failed to bid decisively after a heart and spade sequence. South’s 14 points and two no trump bids are analyzed, emphasizing direct progression to the agreed contract.
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Peoria
East
North
South
Bosilies
Christmas party at Elky Club honors Surf Motel guests
Mr and Mrs Carl A Corey hosted a Christmas party for 60 Surf Motel guests at Elky Club. Most attendees return annually since 1947, with many living there five months each year. A style note advises tall women to favor large scarves in bold patterns, while shorter individuals should scale scarf size to their height.
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Carl A Corey
Elky Club
Parents and shame concepts in child development and fashion trends
The text argues parents should spend time with young children as primary teachers and discusses shame as tied to self-expectations rather than morality. It also notes spring coats shift from wool to shaggy synthetics and bulky wraps, with fashion trends favoring fuller cuts over tight silhouettes.
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Colume
Penicillin Allergy Skin Test Developed at U S Medical School
A new skin test for penicillin allergy produces a hive at the injection site within 15 minutes. The synthetic compound penicilloyl polylysines, developed by Washington University School of Medicine, has been tested on over 7,000 patients with promising results and is cited in AMA journals. Also notes seagulls may harbor psittacosis and a link to parrot fever is under study by California health authorities and the Hooper Foundation.
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Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
AMA: Journal
Medical World News
Journal of Experimental “Medicine
Los At County Health Department
California State
Hooper Foundati
University of Califo
San Franz Pea Vom
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Frank Silk
Naval Station
Silk
Sandy
Mills College
Naval Base
Marlin Baumberger
Walter Baumberger
Comcrubesflot 3
Unian
Adm
Baumberger
USS
Topeka
Far East
Martin
Pri
USS Los Angeles
Betty Pickerell
Robert
Huntington Beach
Pat
George) Johnson
Long Beach Navy League
Mary Alice Euans
Marion
Rossmoor
DesRon 111
DesRon 112
Mary Alice's
West Pac
Tolovana
George P
Lotos
John R.sweeney
Georgette Sotos
Honolulu
Sotos
Chicago
Msgr
John Romaniello
Hong Kong
Navy
Meg Sharp
Jg. Grant
Uss Cowell
W. W. Hill
A. T. Sorensen
Mrs. Mayfield
Connie
M.M
Merry Christmas
Bees Beauty Shop
Long Beach Blvd
de Wedte
Anaheim
Dorothy
Walt Strawinski
Fran
Marilyn
Larry
Jimi Nagel
Gwen
Dean Jones
Suzanne
Bob Seedrick
Roosmoor
Mexico
Felices Navidades
Wilma Hastings
Mexico City
Rosemary (Hudson
Doug Stockdale
Lenora Hastings
Wilmay
Acapulco
Cuernavaca
Taxco
Toastmistresses State Workshop
Donna‘Lee Shaheen
Mee Jendia Irene Hanks
Debus
Tantes
Southern California
Los Angeles
Thomas Antoine ,Shaheen Jr
Joseph Edwards Hanks
Anne Brafelt
LAAC
Council of the Navy League
Oswald
Jacoby South
Jon
Sylvanus and
Evelyn Duvall
Yola Masterson
Li-Press-Telegram
Bese Baten
Cally
Mme One
Ben.zinser
Drugmart
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