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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1955
Page
6
The article surveys outerwear trends from eight to eighty, noting practicality and style driving demand. It lists fabrics like tweeds, gabardines, suedes, and nylon, describes station wagon coats to lightweight jackets, and mentions wash wear and water resistant leathers.
Expressions of gratitude from Mr and Mrs Irvin F McGuire and family for prayers comforting words and sympathy after bereavement. Also notes of thanks to the Reverend T A Younsquist and the women of the First Lutheran Church and to relatives and friends.
The latest men hats favor smaller brims, deeper tones and streamlined crowns. Sales hinge on charcoal gray, brown, green and blue felts with new trims and welt edges. Casual sportswear models, Tyrolean influences, and water resistant materials drive spring wear for travelers and suburban men.
Lonnie Jo Ann Garriott 23 a Keosauqua Iowa teacher died Sunday in a Brookfield hospital after a car she rode in overturned 11 miles north of Brookfield. James W. Bitmar also of Brookfield was fatally injured in the same accident Saturday.
The article notes featherweight fabrics reduce bulk in dinner jackets and shirts, making formal wear easier to wear. It highlights eight to eleven ounce yard fabrics, softer shirts, and collars similar to business wear. Colors include blues grays and blacks with satin lapels or ribbed grosgrain options.
Cisar, 24, of 1014 Twelfth Avenue SE, improved slightly Monday at Burlington hospital after a weekend crash near Mt. Pleasant. He remains in serious condition with internal injuries and had surgery early Sunday after the car went out of control and down an embankment. he was thrown from the vehicle. Passenger Earl Burns, 29, of Marion, also injured with cuts and bruises and being treated at Mt. Pleasant hospital.
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