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Nightie to Evening Dress Trend Sparks At Ro chester Dance
Phyllis Probst wore a nightgown to a University of Rochester dance revealing a growing fad among co-eds. She turned the nightie into a formal dress with pins and mirrors, a clever money saver inspiring others to copy the look. Erma Jean Konecny, crowned Miss Toledo, elopes with drummer Robert Lashaway after declining the Queen of the Great Lakes title.
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Phyllis Probst
University of Rochester
Miss Probst
Toledo
Erma Jean _ Konecny
the Great Lakes
Cleveland
Robert Lashaway