CalGal Airspotter Eunice Carter Aids Skywatch Effort
Eunice Carter of Shafter serves as a volunteer aircraft spotter in Operation Skywatch, operating from a remodeled chuckwagon observation post. She notes aircraft type and direction to relay data to Pasadena, joining hundreds of citizens in a 24 hour, shift based program that aims to deter a Soviet attack.
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Calgal
Skywatch
Eunice Carter
Shafter
Chuckwagon
Kern County
Pasadena
West Coast
Air Force
Cay
America
Walter E. Todd
Western Air Defense Force
Ussr
United States
Fashion and Hollywood Trends Preview and Local Notices
A jumble of 1950s style predictions and celebrity rumors outlines new fashion items and beauty trends from casual wear to hair care. It mentions Hollywood figures like Marion Davies and Clark Gable, upcoming film plans, and a New York streetcar accident survivor turning crushed flowers into sachets sold locally.
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Jeffrey Farnel
England
Hollywood
Marion Davies
Laura la Plante
Marguerite Clark
Clara Kimball Young
Mary Miles Minter
Sally Blane
Alice Terry
Madge Evans
Phyllis Haver
Buster Collier
Clark Gable
Norma Hughes
Jeanette McDonald
Rita Hayworth
Salome
Ali Kahn
Floyd Avery
New York
Amy Goodhue
Meriden
A Flower for You and the Nation’s 10 Floral Models
The piece links fashion and gardening with a parade of ten famous women mapped to flowers including Cattelyn orchids, Chrysanthemum, Gardenia, Camellia, Anthurium, Carnation, Rose, Sweet Pea, Violet, and notes florists’ advice. It praises personal choice, decor harmony, and seasonal wardrobe updates while urging readers to consult California Market Place for ads.
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Albert Wilson
Master Florist
Cattelyn Orchids
Alben Barkley
Chrysanthemum
Mary Frances Veeck
St. Louis Browns
Gardenia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Eisenhower
Camellia
Bess Myerson
Anthurium
Eva Gabor
Carnation
Rosemary Clooney
Rose
Patrice Munsel
Metropolitan Opera
Sweet Pea
June Allison
Violet—Claire Boothe Luce
What Do You Know About College Nicknames Now
A reader quiz lists college team nicknames for Stanford and California and USC, naming teams such as the Bears, Trojans, and Muskrats along with playful variants. It questions recognition of these monikers, hinting at fan enthusiasm and school pride during football season.
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Dame Fashion
University of Southern California
The
Trojans
Senators
Angels
California notes and oddities flash from the era
A mosaic of clipped fragments from a period column features Frankie Albert praising milk shakes for athletes while Dick Hyland dismisses them. The West German government buys California prunes, Reedley hat decor with fruit baskets, Dos Palos hosts Cotton Picking School, and Shafter is called California's Cotton Capital. Harry Lang proposes license plate mottos similar to Dairyland. Florida is briefly referenced.
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Stanford
Frankie Albert
Dick Hyland
California
Reedley
Dos Palos
Shafter
Harry Lang
America
Florida
Anyane
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Magazine
Criswell
Tra-La
Helen Weill
Califor
Mr-Lady
California Market Place
Panthers
Indians
Engineers
Tigers
Pomona & Whittier
University of
Berkeley
California Bears
Pullmen
Washington
Washington State
Muskrats
Redskins
Humboldt 3
Senta
Sante Clore
Shopper’s Corner
Hunter Vinton
Lincoln Avenue
Palo Alto
Calif
Davenport
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