American handcrafts revival gains steam nationwide
Antique hunters and crafts collectors are urged to explore contemporary handmade work from American craftsmen. Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb, founder of the American Craftsmen Council and Museum of Contemporary Crafts, notes 125 affiliated groups with 30,000 to 40,000 makers. She says handcrafts survived the Industrial Revolution suppression and the Depression by offering small income, with ceramics, weaving, jewelry, and woodworking growing in interest. The museum exhibits modern tapestries priced in five figures, while even simple aprons offer creative outlets, keeping people engaged with their hands. Mrs. Webb herself works on a seashell mosaic in her New York apartment.
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Dorothy Roe
Pee Women's Goller
Vanderbilt Webb
The
American Craftsmen's Council
Museum of Contemporary Crafts
Look at Ancient Greece Theme of Dance Festival
Ancient Greece theme leads the seventh annual Long Beach Folk Dance Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Municipal Auditorium. Athenian Junior Dance Group of Los Angeles heads six exhibition groups performing two Greek dances under Donna Milburn. A 24 foot painting of dancers inspired by Pompeii mural will be displayed on stage. More than 500 dancers from Southern California are expected for 36 dances from 20 countries. Festival is sponsored by Long Beach Recreation Dept and Folk Dance Federation of California South. Public welcome free. Federation to stage statewide Memorial Day weekend 1960 festival in Long Beach.
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Long Beach Folk Dance Cooperative
Municipal Auditorium
Los Angeles
Donna Milburn
Wote
Pompeii
Californiia
Long Beach
Alpha Kappa Beta Signa Phi to Elect Officers Wednesday
Mi Alpha Kappa Chapter will elect officers at a Wednesday evening meeting at the home of Mrs. Lee Wakefield. The group will also finalize campaign plans supporting Mrs. Hal Moore for presidency of the Southern California Council.
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Mi Alpha Kappa Chapter
Beta Signa Phi
Lee Wakefield
Hal Moore
Southern California Council
Lure designer Howard Shoup to speak at Kappa Kappa Gamma luncheon
Designer guest Howard Shoup will headline the second annual scholarship benefit luncheon hosted by Southern California members of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The event is set for Thursday at the Bel-Air Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Howard Shoup
Southern California
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Bel-Air
Los Angeles
Public Card Party in Veterans Blip Hosted by Auxiliary
Public card party sponsored by Fate Fleet Reserve Auxiliary to Unit 42 will be hosted near Thursday in Veterans Blip. Myra Penny serves as hostess and organizer for the event.
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Fleet Reserve Auxiliary
Unit 42
Myra Penny
State Meet for Thursday at Long Beach College
The Association for Nursery Education will meet Thursday at 7 30 pm at Long Beach City College Child Development Center. A play Random Target by Mines Patricia Allen Jean Munter Elizabeth Kipplic and Mildred Glenn will be presented by LBCC adult education personnel. A discussion led by Mrs Louise Frank follows the play.
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Long Beach
The
Association For Nursery Education
Pan Abhe Child Development Center
Long Beach City College
Mines
Patricia Allen
Jean Munter
Elizabeth Kipplic
Mildred Glenn
LBCC
Louise Frank
Gate
Junior Club coordinator details at Houghton Park gathering
Mrs Vinton Pease served as coordinator for North Long Beach Junior Women’s Sub during a recent meeting in Houghton Park Club house. A cake decorating demonstration by Mrs Call Cole highlighted the program hour as Mrs Jimmy Cofer announced that a Jordan student would be selected to enter a $2000 nursing scholarship funded by Los Cerritos District CEWC Junior membership.
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Vinton Pease
North Long Beach
Houghton Park
Call
Cole
Jimmy ‘Cofer
Asl
Jordan
Los Cerritos
CEWC
Lady Lions Dinner Meet In Long Beach Area
Invitations issued by Mrs. Carl P. Opsah president of West Long Beachy Lady Lions Club to members of local clubs for a dinner meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in Brower's restaurant. A program on cooking with wine will be presented. Decorations planned by Mrs. James Hans on and Mrs. Karl Campbell. St Patrick's Day party set for Saturday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Slater.
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Carl P. Opsah
West Long
St Patrick's Fete Orbit Club Hosts St Patrick Day Dance
The Orbit Club hosts a St Patrick's Day dance for divorced widowed and single adults aged 30 to 55 at 530 E 4th St. The group invites interested persons to attend guest nights on Wednesdays Saturdays and Sundays.
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Orbit Club
Gold Star Mothers Meet in Long Beach Planned
The Long Beach chapter of Gold Star Mothers meets at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Veterans Building to discuss program plans and delegate roles for the departments. An 8 p.m. session on Wednesday at St. Anthony's Catholic Center will elect officers and discuss the St. Anthony's Mothers Club convention in San Diego led by Blanche T. Rhoades.
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Gold Star
Long Beach
Club American Gold Star
St. Anthony's Mothers" Club
San Diego
St. Anthony's Catholic
Blanche T. Rhoades
Church Rite Unites Parr l in Wedlock
Diana Lee Hauser and John David Miller were married at Community Presbyterian Church in a ceremony attended by family and friends. The couple, Long Beach City College graduates, plan to reside in Long Beach after a reception following the nuptials.
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Parr l
Miss Noah Marries in Pretty Rite
Barbara Marie Noah daughter of Mr and Mrs Llewelyn Noah 216 Park Ave wed Paul G Baker in a Lakewood Village Community Church ceremony Escorted by her father she wore Chantilly lace and net with pearls and a jeweled crown The wedding party included Turgeon maid of honor and others The newlyweds reside in Long Beach and the bride is a Wilson alumna while the groom graduated from Pu ly.
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Crystal
Daryl Baker
Barbara Marie Noah
Llewelyn Noah
Park Ave
Paul G. Baker
Lakewood Village
Date Turgeon
Maureen Fox
Joen Brown
James Burgess
Leslie Noah
Linda Urquhart
Bradley Nelson
Georgia Baker
Cedar Ave
Dale Urquhart
Cleve
Don
Dan Wehbg
Richard Reynolds
Long Beach
Wilson
Puly
Men Digging Way Into Garden Scene Gains Followers
New York feature on growing male gardening clubs led by Men’s Garden Clubs of America executive director George A. Spader. He notes 9,000 members across 196 affiliates, with rapid growth and widespread hobby appeal. Spader cites retirement and leisure as drivers and compares male and female gardening roles.
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Spader
Men's Garden Clubs of America
George A. Spader
Morrisville
N. Y
Coun
Jamazing Easy Way Stops Bedwetting Tricks
A garbled OCR style note references new methods and devices claimed to curb bedwetting in children. It mentions names like Bedwell and Arkar Ureta and hints at recommended diets and devices, with unclear claims and scattered phrases.
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Arkar Ureta
Peter
Ballons sepsied Seunndiate fen' jae Ten der of discentory
An at home comp and yause promises relief from discomfort in minutes without surgery. It claims to reduce swelling and pain while healing inflamed tissues, advertising a more complete medication than typical remedies for piles. The text uses odd spellings and seems to promote a product with dubious claims.
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