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A Loss To Education
In the field of education, Nelson lost one of its greatest personalities at the end of 1961, with the retirement of Miss Betsy Walter, Who doesn't know, respect and admire this cheerful woman who laboured for 33 years to educate the children of New Zealand? She will be missed at Auckland Point School where for the last 19 years she has taught, 11 of them as infant mistress. Upon her retirement she was honoured by the Auckland Point Home and School Association and school committee at a function which drew more than 200 to the Oddfellows hall. Here she was made a presentation of a beautiful engraved wristlet watch and a barometer, the latter from her Maori friends. But Nelson hasn't lost Betsy, She retains her post as deputy Mayor and after her marriage on January 27 to Mr J. Eyre in Wellington, she will return to Nelson to live.
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Lois Geddes finds the situation amusing
Mrs Phil Emery - hey, your balloon's showing
Compere extraordinaire, Lady Mah Jong (Mrs Bryan Savage)
Elston Blain and Mrs Preece model earliest in bikinis
Spencer Loveridge looking chic in scallop creation
Bert Cullen, belle of the roaring' 20s
Lois Geddes again - and so to bed
Beatnik Beauty, Allan wiechern. Wow!