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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1957

Page

10

New Spring Topcoats Light in Wear

Spring topcoats emphasize light weight fabrics for chilly days with styles ranging from single to double breasted. Light gray tones dominate, gabardines appear tan, and outdoor car coats in plain colors or shaggy wool tweeds with distinctive buttons and railroad stitching are popular. Rainwear offers trench coats balmacaans knee length reversibles in dark and light options.

Gabardines

Invention of Thermostat by Al Butz in 1883

Minneapolis inventor Al Butz perfected the thermostat in 1883 drawing inspiration from a Scott chemist a half century earlier. He turning heat regulation into a practical device.

al Butz Minneapolis Scotti

New Robe Fabrics and Styles Signal Fashion Shift

New York based report notes variation entering men’s robes with Eastman Chromspun acetate cotton blend offering cooler feel and wrinkle resistance. Dunmar and Manhattan introduce patterns and shortie robes, while fall winter forecasts predict car coat style jackets with bold plaids and textures for suburban wardrobes.

New York NEA Grandpa Dunmar Manhattan Orion

Wash-Wear Toys Gain Popularity in Spring Menswear

Palm Beach reports wash and wear fashion rising in men’s apparel this spring and summer. Fabrics blend 65 percent Dacron polyester with cotton, featuring light to dark shades and textures like cords and seer-sucker. New automatic wash and wear suits promise easy care, emerging pressed after drying.

Palm Beach

New Haven Plans New Library Entrance Access

Town council approves an outside entrance to the Memorial Building library to bypass meeting rooms. Citizens urged to donate one dollar toward a new fire siren as approved by the council.

New Haven Cil

Designer Slaps Women's Tastes by Dick Kleiner

John is the era’s famed hat designer who also creates men’s shirts, cuff links, and cologne. He champions cowboy attire, derides shorts with long jackets, and favors natural summer colors while predicting wide ties will return. The piece notes rising interest in men’s accessories and a shift to specialized jewel cases for cuff links and studs.

Dick Kleiner NEA New York John

Caps Stull Going Strong

Caps Stull shows rising sales with smart styling in worsteds flannels and tweeds reflecting Ivy influence. Back buckles belt options use leather or matching material with wide and narrow stripes and solid colors predominating.

The Stal o f Say For Tomorrow

Future vibes promise gains through imagination and new ideas. If tomorrow is your birthday look ahead to unexpected changes in business and personal matters but be ready to experiment. For financial matters think carefully before acting and avoid hasty decisions by asking for time.

Birthday party honors Rosa Hall in Syracuse residence

Mrs. Allah Teaford hosted a birthday party at her home for her mother Rosa Hall who turned 73. Guests from New Haven Letart Cincinnati Covington Huston and Columbus joined families including Teaford Cundiff and other relatives in a neighborhood celebration.

Syracuse Allah Teaford Rosa Hall Dexter Erwin Eleanor Fruth Orpha Fields Glen Weaver Viola Roush Tufema Weaver Irma New Haven Lester Dodson Mason Martha Ables Patty Raymond Wolfe Arthur Allah Mary Carol Barbara Dale Vada Teaford Maxine Oldaker Tommy Leland Bumgardner Jenny Lou Lee Gary Jean Teaford Roy Winebrenner William Gordon George Merritt Paula and Douglas Wheeling Clarence Hoffman Jane Mabel Winebrenner Letart Ray Winebrenner Justine Mandel Talbot Doylestown Elizabeth Merritt E. H. Carpenter James Carpenter Howard Carpenter Liverpool Otho Radford Cincinnati Covington Florence White Long Bottom Rd Marcia Karr Davis Butcher Huston Tex Paul Baker Ruth Cundiff Virgil Teaford Edith Teaford Cecil Teaford Johnny Gilmore A. R. McKinney Columbus Glen Cundiff Walter Cook Clarence Searles Terry Lee Gilbert Donovan Newell, Va

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