Summer Trip Taken By Addie Siegert
Addie Siegert of 206 Eighth Street joined a ten day Greyhound guided tour, a summer trip she endorses for its worry free logistics. The itinerary included Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Idaho Falls, Yellowstone, Jackson Hole and Hoover Dam with ample free time and expert commentary. At Jackson Hole the Rockefeller Foundation hotel offered a 60 foot glass wall view of Mt Moran and historic oil paintings, moose in the valley, and a silver dollar bar. Yellowstone featured the Old Faithful Inn and a 50 foot stone fireplace.
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Addie Siegert
Carole Donaldson
The
Post
Wave
Addie
Las Vegas
Salt Lake City
Idaho
Yellowstone
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Eighth St
Greyhound Bus Lines
el Rancho
Idaho Falls
Hoover Dam
Rockefeller Foundation
Mt. Moran
Rockies
Old Faithful Inn
Guides at Yellowstone Joked About Cooking Fish in Springs
All the travelers enjoyed a superb trip with the tour, and Addie from Douglas returned home relaxed and revived, glad she joined the excursion.
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Yellowstone
Trip
Addie
Douglas
Smith Family Vacation to Capistrano Beach
Mrs. Catherine Smith of 925 Central Avenue returns to Seal Beach after a coast trip to Capistrano Beach with Maurice Velut and daughters Suzie and Patty from Napa. They stayed with Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Bistrom at the Palisades, joined by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith from Pomona. The group visited San Juan Capistrano Mission and noted doves nesting there.
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Catherine Smith
Central Avenue
Seal Beach
Capistrano Beach
Maurice Velut
Suzie
Patty
Napa
Capistrano
G. R. Bistrom
Palisades
Lawrence Smith
Pomona
Mexico
San Juan Canistrano Mission
Harpers Return to Seal Beach After Indiana Trip
Mr and Mrs Charles Harper and Mrs Harper's mother returned from a two week vacation in Indiana and will make Seal Beach their home. The Harpers reside at 1115 Seal Way and plan to settle in the community.
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Charles Harper
Seal Way
Indiana
Mr. Harper
Seal Beach
Jacqueline Janes Weds Gary Griffin in Tacoma Double Ring Ceremony
The former Miss Jacqueline J. Janes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Janes of 235 Fifth Street, married Gary J. Griffin, son of John and Evelyn Griffin of Long Beach, in a July 9 double ring ceremony at the Little Church of the Prairie in Tacoma Washington.
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Jacqueline J. Janes
Carl Janes
Fifth Street
Gary J. Griffin
John
Evelyn Griffin
Long Beach
Little Church of the Prairie
Tacoma
Washington
Jacqueline
Seal Beach
Huntington Beach High School
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
U. S. Naval
Army Couple Makes Home Near McChord AFB
Ada and Gary settle in Tacoma Washington as Gary serves at McChord Air Force Base. The couple builds a life close to his military posting and regional community.
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Ada
Tacoma
Washington
Gary
McChord Air Force Base
Army
Junior Woman's Club Garden Party Held in Seal Beach
Members of the Seal Beach Junior Woman's Club gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lusk for a hamburger dinner in a decorated garden. Sixty guests enjoyed baked beans potato salad pie cake and coffee while volunteers prepared and served the meal.
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Seal Beach
Junior Woman’s Club
Mrs
Fred Lusk
14Th Street
Martha Lusk
Lila Rapp
Betty Edwards
Betty Dressler
Hazel Wisely
Phyllis Jay
Doris Kenner
Ruth Calkins
Eileen Howard
Vivian Jensen
James Jay
Senior Woman's Club
Mesdames Albert Sylvia
Mary Holbrook
Georgia Bradshaw
Dora Jones
Merritt Calkins
Jack Dowle
Alfred Grainger
Bud Johnson
Albert Thurston
Lee Howard
Clyde Spencer
Wigtons Visit Oxnard With Finch Family
Mr and Mrs Roy Wigton and their son Wally with wife Sue travel to Oxnard to stay a week with Mr and Mrs Don Finch and family. Elaine Wigton Finch, the senior Wigton’s daughter, is a noted Seal Beach figure who attended school in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.
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Roy Wigton
Central Avenue
Wally
Sue Wigton
Oxnard
Don Finch
Niece and Nephew Visit Benny Rapp in Seal Beach
Joyce 13 and Bobby 14, nieces and nephew of Benny Rapp of Bisbee Arizona, spend ten days with their uncle and aunt in Seal Beach. They plan a day at the San Diego zoo, a ferry trip across the San Pedro channel, a visit to Hermosa Beach aquarium, and ample time for beach and surf.
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Joyce
Bobby Rapp
Benny Rapp
13Th Street
Bisbee
Arizona
Joyece
Bobby
Rapp
San Diego Zoo
San Pedro Channel
Hermosa Beach
Seal Beach
Shangri La Cabin Vacation at Lake Arrowhead
Roy and Lou Wigton and their daughter-in-law Wally and Sue Wigton spent a week at Shangri-La Cabin in the Lake Arrowhead area. They fished at Green Lake, rode horses, hiked, and enjoyed home cooked meals during the furlough of their son Wally. The Wigtons reside at 441 Central and were invited by Dr. De Sadeleer to use the cabin.
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Blue-Jay Camp
Lake Arrowhead
Roy
Lou
Wigton
Wally
Sue Wigton
Dr. de Sadeleer
Wigtons
Seal Beach
Green Lake
441 Central
Knightons Celebrate Birthday and Homecoming Dinner
The Knighton family held a combined birthday and homecoming dinner on July 28. Dick Ward was home on leave for the occasion, and birthday celebrant Sperry Knighton is Seal Beach’s local fire chief. The Sperry Knightons reside at 122 Seventh Street in Seal Beach.
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Knighton
Dick Ward
Sperry Knighton’s
Sperry Knightons
Seventh Street
Seal Beach
Picnic at Crystal Lake with Hardy Family
Mr and Mrs Thomas J Hardy and their five children spent a day at Crystal Lake in the San Gabriel Mountains. They traveled a 26 mile narrow winding road and enjoyed a picnic swim and boating. They also viewed Morris Dam and San Gabriel Dam No 1.
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Thomas J. Hardy
Fourth Street
Little Hardy
Crystal Lake
San Gabriel Mountains
Hardy
Morris Dam
San Gabriel Dam
Hollywood Game Draws Local Fans at Gilmore Stadium
Deanna Toppin of 230 14th Street and Joe Cook of Long Beach attended a Hollywood team game at Gilmore Stadium last Thursday night. Afterward they visited Deanna’s friend Barbara Mc Daniels of Los Angeles. Joe works at Rancho Los Amigos in Downey and they met in school.
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Deanna Toppin
14Th Street
Joe Cook
Long Beach
Gilmore Stadium
Hollywood
Deanna
Barbara McDaniels
Los Angeles
Joe
Rancho Los Amigos
Downey
Ruby’s Wooden Shoe New Owner Relocates to Seal Beach
Ruby Son, new owner of Ruby's Wooden Shoe, moves from Long Beach to Seal Beach and lives with Margaret and Buelord Burnett at 138 Eighth Street. Mrs Burnett is annoyed at the restaurant.
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Ruby Son
Ruby
Long Beach
Seal Beach
Margaret and
Buelord Burnett
138
Eighth Street
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Greyhound
Smith
Harpers
Seal Beach Realty
S. D. Trapp
Main ST
L. B
Main ST. Seal Beach
Tirisher
Jacqueline Janes
Gary Griffin
Mr. Griffin
Poly High School
Comers
Long Beach City College
Louise White
Glide’er Inn
Canada
Mrs. Griffin
Can
Shangri-La
Knightons
General Telephone Company OF
California
America
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