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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
17
Navy wives share creative mail ideas for sailors at sea during holidays off Vietnam. Jan Taylor mails favorite candy when homebound, Sally Elfelt crafts snap-shot valentines on styrofoam hearts, Susan Murphy builds ship models as gift wrappings, and other homemade cards, boxes, and baked goods boost morale.
Erma Bombeck recalls a Fort Worth fan club for her, counts 15 members in sweat shirts and a copying machine, and laughs at the idea while recalling past fan fervor for Lon McCallister and Van Johnson. The piece playfully mocks celebrity adoration and ends with Bombeck urging readers to keep reading.
A festive Desmond family gathering unfolds at Delor and Josephine Bombardier's residence 603 Molino Ave with Viola Snider Lewandowski and her sons Francis and Joseph visiting from Hatboro Pa. Other Desmonds and relatives from Long Beach Downey Sun Valley Ontario Indio and Los Angeles attend along with cohosts Vincent and June Mottala.
Williams Skipton and Maitland Williams unite in a Saturday ceremony. Susan Patricia Skipton wore satin lace empire design. sister Mrs. Larry Runyon served as matron of honor. Receptions followed at Altadena Town and Country Club with guests and family listed. After a Yosemite San Francisco honeymoon, couple to reside in Pasadena. Bride attended Beth El College. groom a Wheaton College graduate.
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