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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1950
Page
6
Fashion preview notes slim silhouettes for spring and summer, with full skirts still present for day wear. Highlights include hidden godets and pleats to keep a slim look, plus dramatic tops with large collars, wide sleeves, and bare tops with sleeves. Hiplines are stressed as waistlines descend and the natural waist is emphasized.
Fashion notes highlight closed pump shoes with ankle straps for a slim look in black suede and moderate heels ideal for daytime wear. Dresses feature shirtwaist cuts with chiffon or satin fabrics, big bishop sleeves, and metallic buttons. Suits show slender, feminine lines with hip detailing, descending waists, gores at the back, and crisscross side straps leading to back buttons.
A farmer sold a sick horse claiming only its health while praising its traits. the court held his silence a lie and liable for fraud. A pedestrian’s aging defense failed to excuse neglect, and a commercial artist’s posters were ruled protectable art, upholding copyright and infringing practice.
A man returns home and pauses beneath a neighbor’s bedroom window to hear a quarrel. A passing officer arrests him for eavesdropping. The court finds eavesdropping a crime only when done habitually and repeated, not in this one-time listen.
A brief piece extols small velvet hats as foundations for ornate decoration. It notes how gold touches pearls and simulated stones elevate evening dress. Veils and beaded veiling drape create a luxurious, reader friendly fashion mood.
Kathleen Norris argues that childhood lessons reveal parents are fallible humans not angels. The piece reflects on Andrea Sutcliffe's tale of unmet expectations, marriage disillusion, and the search for happiness through acts of kindness. It notes how shared hardship can prompt resilience and community help.
Kenosha Wisconsin resident Ben Holcomb reflects on a life of risk and travel chasing land and work. He sketched his early Oklahoma homesteading dash of 1893 the Cherokee Outlet rush that shaped a long, uncertain journey before settling in Kenosha County at seventy.
Sewing Circle offers Spring and Summer patterns with feminine detail and easy styles for home dressmakers. A note on Iceland’s hot springs project details piping 4200 gallons per minute of hot water to Reykjavik for steam and power use as test wells advance.
A humorous tale about fairy tales opening with Once upon a time and a humane society exhibit showing fur's origin. A man disrupts the exhibit claiming a sign in the window reads We were skinned to provide furs for fashionable women.
A compilation of brief items mentions WWI period context, a statement about enduring beauty at age eighty, Captain Matt Webb of England dated August 24 25 1875, a reference to AF Jolson, and a definition of a versatile football player proficient in running passing and kicking.
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