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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1981
Page
52
A knitting column shares easy techniques using stockinette with confetti yarn for a child to adult pullover and a woman's TV sock slipper pattern. It includes leaflets, pricing for kits, and a reader note to Pat Trexler addressing questions and repeat requests.
A reader asks where to find patterns for extra large men’s clothing and Marylou notes Butterick’s only XL garment in current catalogs, urges write-in campaigns to major pattern houses, and lists patterns and retailers for a laryngectomy dickey, Vera slacks size 14 petite, and black fish-net stockings from Frederick’s of Hollywood.
A reader chronicles a troubled past from teen prostitution to marriage and a lucrative but degrading job. Abby urges quitting, while other letters seek practical guidance on retirement, volunteering, and household staff etiquette in a cheeky, period tone.
Jean Sargent describes a Velcro attached wheelchair pouch 16 inches wide and 6 inches high with a top zipper and two side pockets. Available in blue denim or black vinyl, it can be ordered by writing to Jean Sargent in care of The Gazette Family Focus Dept. Cedar Rapids Iowa with a self addressed stamped envelope.
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