Berlei Measures Changing Shapes Across Britain
London reports Berlei plans a 12 month nationwide anthropometric survey to chart how British women are changing in height and build. 6,000 volunteers will be measured with an anthropometer to guide future bra and foundation garment design and broader implications.
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L. A. Times
Washington Post
London
Oscar Wilde
Berlei
Michael Wheeler
Norman Mills
Wheeler
Lord Byron
Vacation Church School at Alexander Presbyterian
The Alexander Presbyterian Vacation Church School will begin Monday and run through June 23. Sessions for children from 4 years through sixth grade will be from 1 to 4 p.m.
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Alexander Presbyterian
Hints From Heloise on Melons and Care Tips
Food expert Heloise shares melon storage and serving advice including washing, slicing rindless portions, covering cut surfaces with plastic wrap, and refrigerating. Also includes reader tips on cascading petunias, and washing new work clothes for easier ironing.
Square Dance Planned By 4 H Athens County
The Athens County 4 H Committee plans a square dance at Shade School on June 17 with John Russell and the Murphy family performing from 9 p m to midnight. Proceeds benefit the Athens County 4 H program. Open to the public and refreshments will be served.
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Athens County
Shade School
John Russell
Murphy
Miss McPherson Engaged to Timothy Claypool
Miss Nancy Jane McPherson of Lancaster is engaged to Timothy Lee Claypool of Lancaster. Nancy Jane, a Lancaster High School and Hocking Technical College graduate, works as a keypunch operator for Lancaster Glass Corp. Claypool, a Lancaster graduate, attends the Air National Guard and partners with his father in the dairy business. An open church wedding is planned for 7:30 p.m. September 2 at Sixth Ave United Methodist Church. Nancy Jane is the granddaughter of Mrs. A. D. McPherson and Mrs. Ben Morris of Athens.
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Athens
Charles E. McPherson
Lancaster
Nancy Jane
Timothy Lee Claypool
Donald Claypool
Miss McPherson
Lancaster High School
Hocking Technical College
Lancaster Glass Corp
Claypool
Air National Guard
Sixth Ave. United Methodist Church
Adoptive Family Embraces Mixed Race Backgrounds
John Landon explains to his children that Peter, age one, is biracial as Nancy notes their family’s diverse heritage. The Landsons pursued adoption after a late pregnancy ended in stillbirth and welcomed David, Martha, and Katie, stressing shared responsibility across races.
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Washington Post
L.A. Times
Washington
John Landon
Peter
David
Martha
Katie
Nancy Landon
John
Landon family welcomes biracial son Peter in integrated hopes
Dr. Landon and Mrs. Landon express belief in an integrated world and raise Peter to be seen as one of the Landon children, not as a biracial outsider. They have invited a Black godfather and expect relatives and neighbors to accept him as he grows into school and adulthood.
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Landon
Peter
David
Landons
Katie
Mrs. Landon
Abby
Winters Named For Men In Hartford Storm Forecasts
Abigail Van Buren fielded reader queries in Hartford about the Weather Service naming winter storms after men to mirror tropical storms named for women. The exchange includes a jab at a boss’s strictness and a note on a reader seeking a quoted poem by Humbert Wolfe with attribution.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Hartford
Conn
Travelers’ Weather Service
Adam Cohen
WTIC
Adam
Brownie Troop 6 Plantings At Bethel Church And Camp Rotan Fly Up
Mrs Earl Funks Brownie Troop 6 planted geraniums and petunias at Bethel United Methodist Church and took part in the Brownie fly up ceremony at Camp Rotan. The new flyers were Marjorie Bodenmiller Mindy Cox Cindy Lou Dishon Ann Fugate Ann Stewart Becky Stout and Andrea Whitman. Athens Chapter 175 OES conducts annual inspection Friday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple with Mariene Logston inspecting.
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Earl Funk
Bethel United Methodist Church
Camp Rotan
Marjorie Bodenmiller
Mindy Cox
Cindy Lou Dishon
Ann Fugate
Ann Stewart
Becky Stout
Andrea Whitman
Athens
OES
Masonic Temple
Mariene Logston
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Heloise
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August O. Schmoldt
Food Giant
RC Cola
BILL
A. D. McPherson
Ben Morris
the Athens Messenger
Dr. Landon
Carnate
Sion
San Diego
George Seldes
Humbert Wolfe
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Los Angeles
Cal
Seaman’s Foodliner
West Union Street
Stimson
Joy
Newport
Yway
Ltd. Ltd. Ltd
Caprice
Dr. Sedan
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Std. Ltd. Ltd
Sroegnen
Std. Ltd. Ltd. Ltd
Newport Royal
Chrysler
Cidar
Bob Hawk
Plymouth
East State Street
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