Elevator Survival Kit Craze Hits The Newsstand
In a humorous抯column, the author riffs on the idea of an Elevator Survival Kit after recounting recent elevator misadventures. The kit would include items like ear plugs tranquilizers and a parachute, with practical add-ons such as coffee thermos a knitting project curlers and even a folding chair for long confinements. The piece ends by nodding to Mr Newton about stairs proving safer than lifts.
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Mr. Newton
New York
Long Beach
Dorothy
Hill Boyd
Tre
Dear Mrs Mayfield Hurrah for Independence
A reader praises a wife who gains independence after her husband leaves with another woman. The letter contrasts two cases, applauds the first woman’s stance, and then addresses a reader overwhelmed by an elderly mother-in-law living in the home. Counsel urges clear boundary setting and the husband’s support to restore family balance.
Refrigerate Candles to Prevent Drips on Linens
Instructions from the American Institute of Laundering advise chilling the can lids in the refrigerator for several hours before lighting to prevent candle wax from dripping onto table linens.
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Suis de American Institute of Laundering
Giant Fall Recipes in November Better Homes & Gardens
Festive season ideas from Better Homes & Gardens November issue present start-to-finish menus and recipes. Highlights include Skillet Potluck Cassgoing Brunch Late-Late Spread Snack Supper and traditional Thanksgiving Feast across twenty colorful pages with new ways to delight guests.
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Better Homes & Gardens
Newlyweds Vile Maver Say I Do In Reno Vow Scene
Elizabeth O'Bryan Wilson and Harry Wilson celebrated vows in Reno joining a lively party that began at Harriet and Dick Petersons and moved to El Dorado in Lakewood. Lucille Russell, recently admitted to Hannah Harrison School in Washington, D C, prepares for a five month course while her son Bills and Carolyn Russell live in Belmont Shore. Gerald Jennings and Clara Jennings, long-separated, reunite with family including Wilbur Jennings and Pear Gilham visiting from King City and Seattle for a 60 year reunion with siblings and relatives in Long Beach.
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Reno
Elizabeth
O'Bryan
Harry Wilson
Harry
Harriet
Dick Peterson
el Dorado Restaurant
Lakewood
Wilsons
Royal Palms
Lucille
Sam) Russell
Hannah Harrison School
YWCA
Washington, D.C
Long Beach
Bill
Carolyn Russell
Belmont Shore
Memorial Hospital
Ecko
Josephine Thurston
East Second Street
Florence Williams
Santa Clara
Long
Claude
Susie Jennings
Gerald
Gloria
Carl Worl
Fund Raising Card Party Set by North Long Beach Club
North Long Beach Women's Club under the Philanthropy Department will hold its monthly fund raising card party in the Garden Room at Third Street and Alamitos Avenue. A dessert luncheon at 780 will precede canasta bridge and pinocle.
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North Long Beach
Exploring Love Admiration and Performance Under Pressure
A reflection on love requires genuine admiration and mutual respect, contrasting infatuation with lasting affection. Expecting perfection leads to inefficiency, as World War II bomber crews showed when fear and strict orders triggered cautious, misdirected patrols and missed opportunities.
Engaged Couples Announce Spring Weddings Plans
Mr and Mrs Howard F Hall of Long Beach announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy Irene Hall to Jack Benard Storer son of Mr and Mrs Leslie J Storer of Norwalk A spring wedding is planned The bride elect is a Jordan High School graduate from Long Beach City College and attended LBCC The fiancé is a graduate of Excelsior High School and Cerritos College prior to Navy service Also announced is the betrothal of Carol Solorzano of Wilmington to Gerald Ronald Gillies son of Mrs Ada Gillies of Long Beach The bride elect is a graduate of St Anthonys High School The bridegroom to be is a Poly High graduate currently attending LBCC An early spring wedding is planned.
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Howard F. Hall
Long Beach
Nancy Irene
Jack Benard Storer
Leslie J. Storer
Norwalk
Jordan High School
Long Head College of
Cammerce
LBCC
Excelsior High School
Cerritos College
Navy
Carol Solorzano
Wilmington
Gerald Ronald Gillies
Ada Gillies
Leonardo Solorzano
St. Anthony's High School
Poly High
Preston Thibedeau To Wed In Late Spring Plans
Martha Lou Preston and Harry Dean Thibedeau Jr announce their engagement. The bride elect, Millikan High School graduate now at LECC, hails from Long Beach, and her fiancé, son of the Thibodeau family of Rice Lake Wisconsin, serves in the Navy aboard the USS Valtey Forge.
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Martha Lou Preston
Harry Dean Thibedeau, Jr
R. H. Preston
Long Beach
Millikan High School
LECC
Harry Thibodeau
Rice Lake
Wis
Navy
Valtey Forge
Johnson Nixon engagement announced in Norwalk
Mr and Mrs Allan Johnson of Norwalk announce the engagement of their daughter Geraldine Louise to Roy Delbert Nixon, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Nixon of Long Beach. The couple has set February 16 as the wedding date. Geraldine is a Norwalk High School graduate who attended Biola and Cerritos Colleges. Roy is a Millikan High School alumnus, Navy veteran, and a student at LBCC.
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Allan Johnson
Norwalk
Geraldine Louise
Roy Delbert Nixon
Roy Nixon
Long Beach
Miss Johnson
Norwalk High School
Biola
Cerritos
Millikan High School
Navy
LBCC
USAF Careers For Nurses Therapists And Dietitians
The U S Air Force invites qualified individuals to join as commissioned officers and offers educational sponsorship during senior college years in occupational or physical therapy and internship for dietitians. Capt Nancy Toole and Spt Lloyd Lumbattis at the Long Beach Recruiting Office will provide literature and details about these programs and recruiting visits.
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U. S. Air Force
Nancy Toole
USAF
Post Office
THE
AIR Force
Capt. Toole
Long Beach
Spt
Lloyd Lumbattis
Mothers to Convention Blue Star Mothers head to Detroit
Six local women travel to the National Convention of the Blue Star Mothers of America in Detroit this weekend. National President Mrs. Juanita Reeves of Dayton will open with a luncheon at the Sheraton Cadillac Hotel and preside over six days of activities. Local attendees include Mmes. J. E. Urquhart, John E. Shanholtzer, Waldo White, Herbert Johnston Jr, Ethel Traller, and Burla Provence. Chapter Time Star Mothers of America members report to the TB Association daily at 8:30 a.m. to fold seals and staff envelopes for the annual TB Seal Campaign. All members are urged to participate.
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Detroit
Blue Star Mothers of America
Juanita Reeves
Dayton
Ohio
Sheraton Cadillac
Mmes
J. E. Urquhart
John E. Shanholtzer
Waldo Whi
Herbert Johnston Jr
Ethel Traller
Burla Provence
Time Star Mothers of America
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Pacific Ave
Book Gifts to Long Beach State College Library
Phi Delta Gamma graduate women’s fraternity presented a copy of The Dictionary of the Bible to the Long Beach State College Library. This gift, the first of two, will be followed by a donation of Theology for Medical Technologists once the edition is completed. Mrs. George F. Edwards leads the group which opens membership to LBSC graduates and faculty with a 2.35 GPA minimum.
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Long Beach State College
Phi Delta Gamma
LBSC
George F. Edwards
DAR Chapter Luncheon Features Lt Col Boyd Speaker
DAR chapter luncheon to be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Lafayette Hotel. Lt Col Dudley Q. Boyd, chaplain of the 47th Artillery Brigade at Fort MacArthur, will speak with soloist Mary Jane Gard performing with her husband Wayne Gard from City City College. Hostesses include Mildred Murphy Mines Alfred E. Posner and A. W. Chester.
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Susan Bo Anthony
Dar
Lafayette Hotel
Dudley Q. Boyd
47Th Artillery Brigade
Fort MacArthur
Mary Jane Gard
Wayne Gard
Music
City City College
Mildred Murphy
Mines
Alfred E. Posner
A.W. Chester
Dinner for 150 Servicemen by USO Auxiliary
Under the auspices of the USO chairman Mrs Kay Letson members of George Wallace White Auxiliary 1746 VW will serve dinner Sunday evening to 150 servicemen at the Armed Services YMCA.
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USO
Kay Letson
George Wallace
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Harry's
Europe
Huntington Park
Westchester
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Evelyn Duvall
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Burton S. Hanson
Lakewood Country Club
Storer
Solorzano
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Mothers To Convention
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