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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1959
Page
7
True brown dominates spring footwear with no reddish undertone pairing with light blue suits and lighter fabrics. New tones buckeye and club brown add accents, while olivewood and dark oak woods complement blue slacks.
MEMPHIS Tenn It was the Martins first fishing trip of the year. They rented a boat loaded with gear and supplies but found they had left their fishhooks at home causing a frustrated outing.
The summer trend leans to light-weight moccasin toe dress shoes and casual Italian loafers. Low-cut dress shoes shed inner linings for lightness, with tobacco brown colors and new toe designs. Casual wear features hand-stitched square toed moccasin loafers, punched leather two-tone moccasins, desert boots, and crepe soles for comfort. A new golf shoe offers extra arch support and hand-oiled leather for durability.
Fourteen WSCS members and others met in the church basement last Wednesday to sew rag-rags. Orders will be taken by Isola Taylor or any WSCS member for rags this spring. The Home Demonstration Club meets at Mrs. Claude Woodyard's home on Thursday March 12 with a talk on electricity by Mrs. Geneva Nolan.
Men will find fashion and comfort start from the ground up in Spring footwear and hosiery. Ivy styles remain popular with plain toe bluchers, wing-tips, and moccasins while Continental and Italian models offer dressier options. Black and brown shades vary by category, with brown cordovan favored for Ivy and black for Continental. Novelty knits and calf-length hose with built-in support target both casual and long days on the job.
Detailed notes describe two eyelet bluchers in fine true brown leather to pair with dark blue suits. An inverted seam is a notable fashion point. Also featured are dark gray brushed leather two eyelet tie leisure shoes with moc toe stitching. Flexible sole is recessed under the arch for a stylish effect. New dress style shows slim tapered shoes in smooth true brown leather with wing tip perforations in the vamp. Light-weight leather sole is cropped to the shoe’s contour.
Recipe instruction describing threading shelled shrimp and bacon with pineapple chunks on skewers. Brush with melted butter and grill over charcoal or broil indoors. Includes alternating shrimp bacon and pineapple and methods for cooking outside or inside.
Paraders will see shoes in all Easter egg colors including purples pinks reds blues and greens. New leather varieties and heel shapes expand options with smooth calf suede patent soft kids and reptile leathers plus Louis squash stacked and stiletto heels.
The Bedford PTA meets Wednesday March 11 at 7 30 p m to honor Grandparents Night with a short program by Miss Ada Hoskins and Mrs Helen Carper. Families are asked to bring a pie.
Postmaster and Mrs. J. R. O Leary visited friends in Columbus. Clarence Hay man and daughter with Mrs. Ernest Thompson and three grandchildren also visited Rufus Thomas. Woodrow Thomas and family of Athens stopped by Thomas parents. Austin Black spent a few days in Columbus. Mrs. Ernest Tripp visited Mrs. Elsie Shingler in Wellston. Mrs. Austin Adkins and sons Jerry and Roger of Guysville called on Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bur ley.
After two years a town committee recommended repeal of a bylaw that tacitly allowed nude bathing after dark. The rule previously stated that no person in a state of nudity may bathe in town waters or in places exposed to public view between sunrise and sunset or near any dwelling.
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