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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1978

Page

15

Furniture meets function at Southern Market with velvet comfort

High Point NC vendors showcased versatile furniture emphasizing ease of use and luxe comfort. Thayer Coggin and Eclipse Sleep Products unveiled modular upholstered pieces, including a velvet swathed platform bed with built in storage priced at 927 dollars, while Baughman touted plush rooms designed for emotional calm and instant interior decorating results.

High Point N.C Thayer Coggin Baughman Eclipse Sleep Products

Soft seating and beds become focal points in new designs

Designers reveal meaty tufted chairs by Kroehler and a $699 pillowy chair by a New York decorator, plus armless and corner chairs at $199 each. Modular seating, shirred sofas, and large beds gain ground as rooms center on comfort and scale with prices from $199 to $1,000.

Maurice Villeney Angelo Donghia Kroehler New York Donghin

Marbelized Paper Craft Trend and Home Furniture Focus

The article describes making markerized marbelized paper from oil based paints for gift boxes and desk accessories, citing Iowa State extension specialist JaneAnn Stout. It highlights furniture trends, including See-through glass topped desks and roll top cabinets, and notes Riverside and Bassett designs, with prices and sales context from the 1970s era.

Ames JaneAnn Stout Iowa State University Extension Applied Arts Stout Elaine Cohen Design Institute of America Bloomingdale’s Bassett Riverside Robert Spilman

Three Trumpets Plan Cedar Rapids Marion Music Recital

Three trumpet players Loretta Koster David Jacobson and Craig Margrave join piano students in a weekly recital at the Cedar Rapids Marion Academy of Music. The 1 30 p m Saturday event in Marion features trumpet solos then a quartet with Dan Dolezal.

Cedar Rapids-Marion Academy of Music Academy Fifth Avenue 10Th Street Marion Loretta Koster David Jacobson Craig Margrave Dan Dolezal James Debb Cori Bev Shirmer Karla Goettel Ruth Krekler Brent Debth

John Scali Turns 60 Former U N Representative and ABC Newsman

Former U S representative to the United Nations and ABC News commentator John Scali celebrates his 60th birthday today. He gained early fame as a diplomat and later became a veteran television journalist known for coverage of international affairs.

U.S United Nations Abc-Tv John Scali

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