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Independent from Long Beach, California • 54

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Independenti
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Long Beach, California
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54
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W-2 INDEPENDENT-PRESS-TELEGRAM 100 MACH 13, SUNDAY, ADD. 3, 111 Kebeicah Session Set Monday Wide Awake Rebekah Lodge will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in Machinists Hall with tella Moore presiding. A cake walk will follow with Fern Wood in charge. The social dub Friday for luncheon at noon Hall.

Mary be in charge of session preceding of cards. will meet covered-dish in Morgan Pilkenton will a business an afternoon By IOLA MASTERSON I 1 (Editors Note: Iola Mnsterson is on country. Scratch out heads and be vacation. In her absence the Wild Waves razzled if we know what "stinking wqttff column is being written by her fellow mountains and drink water mountains are, but they do. Theyve been to roundups, watched branding of calves and saw buffalo womens staff rhembers.J issue VINSONS both stores delightfully air conditioned roamin on Marge's brother's cat tie ranch near Burns, Ore.

EEEEeeyahooooor 1 VENA AND SAM BRAGG now speak: knowlingly of the sights in Mexico City, but -Donna Henrys family is better versed oh the South-, Mid- and just plain Weft after a motor trip. And visitors to that, place that used to be second to none, but is now7 werij: Elizabeth and Marshal Wilson and their Marcia. They were in Houston and-'Big little double ell, ess. ELIZABETH PIKE8 recent non-stop-' flight from Washington, D. wasnt ex-', actly that.

When aa engine conked out over Albuquerque, the flight captain thoughtfully set them down close enough to town so the passengers could have Spanish food in "old town." Elizabeth wasnt shaky-legged over the. incident, but Dr. Claire was. Hed been pacing at the airport for hours waiting, pacing and ho-hummlng. si m.

FRY FRIDAY pretty a kettle of fish" as youd hope to find anywhere is being; assembled the fish fry frolic planned by Parish Council of St. Matthews 'Church i 5 to 7:30 p. m. Friday in the school yard. Preparing the featured dish (left to right) Mmes.

J. R. Coleman, E. H. Zuck, Arthur Brown and erett Pippin.

Game booths also are planned. (Staff photo.) j. Icfit Clubbers Plan Party triguirig aqua and te invitations with fs and people and the -present seagulls will lembers and guests On Aug. at 7 p.m. a nohost dinner will be held at the Hawaiian Restaurant, fol-.

lowed by a business session with Commodore William A. wun uiimiuuure ytiuiwii a. 'two each on Aug. 9-10. Jack Merricks cruiser Ekela and H.

S. Mulhollen's Oh Susana will serve as comjnittee boats, while Llewellyn Bixby Jr. in his P-32, the Hapalei, cruises nis r-M, me nafiaiei, cruises ELSEWHERE in this august a luau of some magnitude is described. But it has no corner on. the market Jack and Lucille Hamilton are getting a head start with theirs.

It begins this afternoon. Less occupied readers may be lolling over a second cup of coffee, but not the Hamiltons, foot with all those fishnets, ti leaves, lanterns anthuriums, torches and tnatch hut entrance they rhust arrange to transform their Park Estates paradise to a Polynesian picnic ground. Orchid lei. fcrisp from a fast flight from the authentic T. H.

are waiting in a cool spot right at this moment, ready to encircle each guest native for a night. Wholl be Southern Caljfornians. an infiltrator from San Francisco, furriners from Michigan, and such local hoi-poi-loi (that's Polynesian for chums a la Hamilton) -as Doris and Joe Bishop, Kathy and Bob flake. Fran and Len Cowley, Peggy and Houston Fairley, Lyle Hansen. Joyce and A1 Jacoubowsky, Raymond C.

Kealer (hizzoner), Jackie and Dean Luqas. Elaine and Leo Mal-co. Polly and Mel Marsh, Peggy and Don McClure, Myrtle Poultney, Betsy and George Taubman, June and Fred Taylor, Nell and Dave Thomas, Sally and Milt Van Dyke, Irene Trepanier, Bee and Don Wilson. Doro-1 thy and Lee Wiltse and Helen and Joe' Young, not to mention the junior Hamiltons, Kay and John. COOL AS A MINT frappe.

aerehe as a summer sky, and friendly aa springs 'first robin Marian Hosmer kept a luncheon date with Mary Lou Zehms, women's editor of the P-T, and her staff one day this week, i We plied Marian with questions about Washington, D. Craig's work as Congressman (good heavens! those long, "long Long Beach schools vs. Washingtons, the owners' social life (not much for us, she said), problems of housekeeping In the Capital, and sobbed out a few of our own dilemmas in the society department. When we had drained the coffee urn and she had sipped her pot of tea we sailed back up the street to our typewriters and Marian went about the business of ar- ranging to leave on Thursday with the children to rejoin Craig in Washington. "But home, she said firmly, Is Long Beach.

LOVELY WORD, VACATION. -Some wag remarked once that everyone should have two vacations a year each six months long. Hearty amens to that are echoed by Zeta Tau Alpha families whose summer get-away- from-it-alls are in every stage from planning to completion. To celebrate their silver wedding anniversary, Eva and Duane George set sail this week with sons Mike and Steve aboard the Matsonia bound for true blue aloha land. It's no quickie trip.

They will spend a month flying from island to island, -dallying at those they like the best. i a S01 Siegrist, of the National One about taking color movies is National One-De- National THE JOHN KELLYS wouldn't qpnd a bit retracking the glacier road they've jut -r-j traveled. But they're home how, and thats-that. They took in that jewel of the Pacific. Northwest, Glacier National Park.

Spent, some time at the Many Glaciers Hotel, -theft at the quaint and -veddy British Prince of Wales Hotel over the line in Canada befbrd' visiting Washington and Portland and ing homeward via the Redwood WE NOMINATE two poet laureates of Long Beadr. None other than Lon -Marnette Peek. (Awk! This Is poetry?) We used to live where we aint no more, Weve moved where we never was before You know where We was but not where we Is, So heres the new address where. Admit it. It certainly serves the purpose of telling all their friends that they've hilj forsaken Long Beach for a ranch at 16281' (vitf Goldenwest Huntington Beach.

And if you feel like giving them a call of how-' corned' or congratulations, it's Lexington -6-8577, YOLT THINK you've been strung along in your time? Twerent nothin' compared to the way Peg and Lee Leatart treated their cool cotton chiffon One-De-. Fleet to a buffet tail party, highlight me fipst dav of the )ds National One-ig it championship Aug. 8-9-10. and Mrs. Charles P.

will open their new home at 1605 Beal Beach, for p.m. cocktail party 8. Fleet Capt. Richard flf and Mrs. Russell, lodore Theodore C.

Mat-ABYC and Mrs. Mat-ind Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jr. will assist in lg -the skippers and Iretfes and guests.

-Design Racing presiding. STARTING Thursday evening, a skipper's meeting will hie held at ABYC's clubhouse, 5437 E. Ocean when boats will be drawn, as the visiting skippers bring only their own sails, by air, sea or car, while the local owners lend their boats for the regatta. Early Friday morning, Earl B. Arnold, assisted by S.

Benton Thomasi -will be on the clubhouse deck to-measure the competitors sails. Five ocean races have been scheduled, one on Aug. 8 and an exdting twin print in luscious tones of lemon or strawberry, with high placement of obi bow for a note of distinction! which will be shown later to -other yacht duty throughout the entire country. OPENING THE galley on Friday and Saturday will be Mmes Earl B. Arnold, Willis W.

Weber, Stuart Graham and Jack Reid, Among members entertaining the visitors -iii their homes are Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Bixby Jr. who Will have Mr. and Mrs.

E. Brown Gray of Palo Alto Yacht Club as their guests. Regatta officials will be George A. Chapman, race chairman; Sidney T. Exley protest committee; Charles Kober, trophies; Charles P.

London, social events; John Smith, transportation to and from airports; James P. Cos, program; Jack Reid, finanjx, and Raleigh E. Moffett and Mrs. Gilbert Wagner, rae, magazine and social publicity. Lee W.

Thompson will skipper the patrol boat, while Earl Arnold in the dub's committee cruiser places the marker buoys. of Club. Will Hear i rt Chief C. L. Vickers august sale of entire spring collection of dresses coats, suits, formals and millinery now on big savingsl ma 233 e.

ocean av. at! antic at 45th st. downtown bixby knolls ma tries L. Vickers, general jjger of Long Beach will speak at the Usday meeting of Pilot 'of Long Beach in the Velvet Room, Lafayette As newly appointed ger he. will discuss Har-ept.

plans and prob- sident Virginia Linabury (officiate at her first ng since attending the International conven-Sn Philadelphia and en-a-vacation trip to the Indies. Club members lep a resume of conven- ler THE LOCAL CITIZENRY just cant understand Marge Gillis and her. daughter Terry since theyve come back from cow Hope Case, general chairman, and Peggy Finley, publicity chairman, as they outline plans for Pilots sponsorship of the Labor Day speedboat regatta in Marine Stadium. Assignments will be made of duties for the day. The event is important to the club as its chief money-making project to support the year's activities.

Widows Luncheon Spanish American War Veterans Widows Club will meet Tuesday for noon luncheon at Linden HalL A social hour will follow the business session. All widows of Spanish War Veterans are invited. wit tioj! Universe Queen a Fashion Plate mi" J8INE8S OF the eve-will be presented by bttt6u J7 et trim tt It? guests Friday eve. Good thing those invited were all members of the tongue in cheek Myrtle Avenue Improvement Association, else they might not have understood the reason for serving cocktails in the Leatart garage. Nor might they have rauow tv mne perceived the bald significance oi the string they followed appropriately marked aloflg'j-the way to focus attention qn improvements in and around the Leatart abode.

But. anyone, member, of the MAIA or Cl would save a gasp for the final knot in thL string, for it led smack into Peg's remodeled kitchen that is pink pink -down to the last newest appliance. A jer- son could hardly spot Peg in the immaculate blushing vast ness, clad as she was in her face beaming with pleasure to match. Lees garage, not long ago bulging like yours and mine, was an ideal groggery. AIT.

the paint cans, old hats, sprinklers, Christ -mas tree ornaments, empty boxes, camp, stuff, extra thises and gotta-save that were, out of sight in Pegs old kitchen clipboard transferred -to the garage. It sparkled like', the diamond Bertha Jaques is wearing but thats another dory. With all that hiking little wonder Bess and George Green, Jane and Ev Gertrude and Noel Guertin whizzed to door when Peg called the magical Close on their heels were Naomi and Stan Kelso, Doris and Ted Swenson Frances and Bill Woelflin, Doris and iSf Richards, Bea and Bob Pettifer arid Lillian' and Harold Maggart. HOW ABOUT that ring of Berthas. If -flashes like full moon on the Pacific.

The' donor a wonderful guy, to quote Bertha is E. Brooks Horace of Pomona and-fin Moritz and soon to be of Long Beach. When winter winds whistle through our lanais, Bertha and bridegroom will be visit ing his family in honey-chile land, Florida, Louisiana and Birmingham, Aiabam, to be specific. Berthas just this week getting accustomed to the additional weight on her left hand. She was so immersed in Miss Uni-' verse hostessing duties she barely had time to look up and say thanks when the.fortunatfe Brooks Horace gave it to her before racing off again on a round of pageant With a "full erew of daughter Undos Gamma Phi Bets Sorority sisters from I7C at Berkeley aboard, Clare, and Lynn Ris-' I sons set sail last weekend in the Bansbecf-for a weekend stay In Catalina Island's.

Cherry Cove. High point of the trip Was-' the school of whales that pulled along side)', for a closer look at Unda and college-chums, Natalie Franks of Oakland, MollM Busch of La Canada and Lanny of Pasadena. of ocean tooWarJ COMPARI VALUfS, FASHIONS I in flub We have a nomination for the title of "most generous, most big-hearted, most wonderful of our citizenry it's that popular business gal. Grace Schick. During all the flurry and excitement of Saturday following the Miss Universe selection, the queen arrived at Schick's to receive a complete wardrobe.

And as Miss Colombia said, "I mu tar qum! know now how it feels to be a Cinderella." And what a Cinderella she turned out to be in her original Ernest Newman ballgown (Newman made a special trip to Long Beach Saturday afternoon Just to deliver it in person) in' a bouffant design of Imported French lace re-embreidered and completely covered in tiny Irrldescent beads. Who, was the proudest person at the formal, bafl? Mrs. Schick, of course, next to Miss In addition to the ballgown, Miss Colombia received a white-beaded sheath afternoon dress with white picture hat; a wine-colored travel suit by Spectator; a sport dress, play suit, handbags, gloves, hats, jewel-. ry, hosiery and a complete set of makeup. 1 Glory be! No one can say our Miss Universe isnt 'the best dressed gal in the universe! When chance remarks get back to the right people, things really begin to happen! Dee Kjeldgaard, Miss Nebraska in the recent Miss Universe Pageant, remarked that she always had dreamed of visiting the Hawaiian Islands.

No sooner said than she' was plutching a ticket via United States Overseas Airlines to the magic isle presented her by Allen E. Schacht of Hawaiian Holidays and Alii Tours! Natural Miak Capes ft Soles from assess' Boleros ft 'Jackets from $5814)0 18.00 tiMieiisi OysJ Rassiaa Sqakrel Capes ft Stoles, from Dyad Maskrat Capa or Stole plut (UN .5 N4IQ oov yieiv? ajppvoadV) to SKteVcVied new creese. ves3vV fabric If VjVoiOVI 3wd flfe H.9S tun Isbtlsi is shots natural or iyod tmi oountry of origin I Repairing Restyling Cleaning ko Cold Sterege mi-i. i- 1 I I Open 9:00 te ivenbigi by Appeinfmenl prated rf- utd Sate sos 6. oceav) he tw 3316 I.

BROADWAY PHONE GE. 8-8572 LONG BEACH 0'.

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