Knitting Through Time From Chieftains To Teens In Fair
Historical piece traces knitting from Arab chieftains to Western households. It notes more sweaters in fairs, teen knitting trends, and the shift of knitting from a male guild craft to a largely female domain. Winners at Great Barrington Fair highlighted, plus a Boye Needle Co kit offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrington
Wilfred Hitchcock
Doris Mortenson
Hinsdale
Seventeen Magazine
Boye Needle Co
North Ravenswood Ave
Chicago
Ill
Fashion Caravan spotlights teen and adult styles at Cavaleers and Welcome Wagon shows
England’s fashion caravan staged two early week events at the Boys Club Cavali ers and the Girls Club Welcome Wagon with teen models presenting a bronze Coomtogs jersey shirt ensemble, camel coats, fur trim, and a standout Canadian lynx coat. Adults showcased ca shed hat and blue tweed suits while a pregnant silhouette used a pillow. Local Cav aliers accompanied models as Quarrymen provided music before intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Cavaliers
Lighthouse
Coomtogs
Lassie Jr
Paul Nixon
Thomas F. Rice
A.H
School Week Menu Highlights and Sandwich Options
Weekly school lunch plan lists daily soups such as vegetable and clam chowder, entrees like baked spiced ham with pineapple and pizza burger, sides including green beans and potato salads, desserts such as spice cake and marble cake, and daily sandwich choices like minced ham and egg salad with various salads. The schedule spans Monday to Friday with multiple meals and fruit servings.
Feeling Like a Fried Clam in a Nation of Three HoJos
The narrator reflects on postwar travel, patriotism, and the lure of fried clams as three Howard Johnsons cluster within seven miles of home. She contrasts American habits with European travel, cites Dover and Kitty Hawk trips, and ponders national prejudices while noting a renewed taste for lighter pleasures after returning from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Europe
America
Dover Square
Kitty Hawk
N.C
France
Edward Gibbon
Gibbon
Howard Johnsons
Three Course Lectures Run By Pittsfield Hospital Auxiliary
Pittsfield General Hospital Auxiliary Sewing Group 19 offers a three lecture series starting September 21 titled Food for the Gods with Denise Schorr a Fitchburg Paris trained chef. A second talk on flower arranging follows October 18 by Lambert Le Maire at the Berkshire Museum and a final session on home decor fabrics by Harriet Clingman Kelley on November 16. The series costs five dollars with no individual lecture tickets. advance reservations via Mrs. Frank Burna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brillat-Savarin
Pittsfield General
Lambert LeMaire
Berkshire Museum
How the Consumer Behaves Shapes the Economy
A 1960 61 Bureau report based on nationwide family interviews shows urban households shifted spending from food to shelter and utilities while rising home values mortgage debt and auto costs influenced budgets. It notes less recreation spending, more on telephone services and services, and emphasizes consumer influence on the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
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Lester Robins
North St
Fashion Caravan
Northampton
Jersey Turnpike
Dover
Delaware
Wilbur Cross
Merritt
Garden State
Old Jersey T
Chesapeake Tunnel Bridge
Harriet Clingman Kelley
Frank Burna
Mey
Young
Berkshire Homemaker
Betty Corer
Mom’selle
South St
the Berkshires
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