No Ironing by 1950s. DuPont pushes wash wear
The 1940s fashion forecast sees ironing fading as DuPont proves no iron fabrics for women and men. Textile researchers tout lasting finishes and new garment construction. Industry leaders predict ironing may be obsolete within years with widespread no iron apparel.
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Gay Paules
York
EN Ironing Board
Nvivisiay
Washday
du Pont Company
Orion
Davran
Nylon
Res
Ageculture Department
River Mills
Orion-Cotton
Dacron-Cotton
Dhavron-Rayan
Dacron-Orion
DuPont
Presen
du Pont
Washington
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Southern Regional Research Laboratory
Sylvan Geismar
Manhattan Shirt Company
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnis
Harry Ferguson
Dan River Nmillg
Ernest Stewart
National Coltan Council
Stewart
New Camp Fire Officerships Named In Groups
Audrey A Nolte reports new officers for two Camp Fire groups. Nuh Ne Top Ka elects Nancy Gerr as president with Leggy Webb as vice president Inge Bickel as secretary and Kathy Knapp as treasurer. Blue Bird Dallies elect Cristing Klima president Susie Monthie vice president Diana Chamberlain secretary Jody Petersen treasurer and Diane Luther scribe. Hwa Yoo Ci Ki group installs Linda Barnett president Marjorie Duggan vice president Marie Kenny secretary Fat Long treasurer Lie Morehead scribe Kathy Farguson and Judy Disterhoti sergeants at arms and Judy Trainor hostess. Mrs Thomas Jennings hosts coffee for her mother Mrs Frederick Prion of London sixteen guests attended. Mr and Mrs Prutton spend six weeks in the Jennings home.
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Audrey A. Nolte
Nancy Gerr
Nuh-Ne-Top-Ka
Leggy Webb
Inge Bickel
Kathy Knapp
Blue Bird Dallies
Cristing Klima
Susie ‘Monthie
Diana Chamberlain
Jody Petersen
Diane Luther
Hwa-Yoo-Ci-Ki Group
Linda Barnett
Marjorie Duggan
Marie Kenny
Fat Long
1Lie Morehead
Kathy Farguson
Judy Disterhoti
Acs
Judy Trainor
Thomas Jennings
Nilsen Road
Frederick Prion
London
Prutton
Jennings
State Dept Readying for Queen's Visit
Washington insiders rehearse a queenly arrival with multiple dry runs for Queen Elizabeth II. Protocol staff and embassy personnel practice timing from Jamestown to New York to ensure flawless crowd control and ceremony.
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State Dept
Ruih Montgomery
Tashington
INS
America
Victor Purse
Vic
State Department
Saud
Mitienst
Vici
Purse
Jamestown
Williamspurge
Washington
New York
Secret Service
Scotland Yard
Wiiter House
Vic Leavs
Designing Women By Elizabeth BWillyer
A reader suggests a fabric ceiling to floor curtain as a room divider for living dining spaces. It provides privacy, adds style, and can be installed with a ceiling track and weighted bottom hem for neat folds.
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Elizabeth Bwillyer
Res. R. R
Uedarattur Maement al
Mt Mercy College Elects Student Officers
Mt Mercy College announces the student officer slate. Sophomore officers include Betty Kayser and Carol Tlach with Fileen Marmann as secretary treasurer. Freshmen officers are Eleanor Lane and Regina Mascurry with Rosemary Murphy in the secretary-treasurer post.
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Lass
MI. Mercy
Mt. Mercy Cole
Junless
Catherine Werthein
Waukon
Mary Joan Kane
Olin
Joan Sebetka
Greenwoocdl
Betty Kayser
Independence
Carol Tlach
Garner
Fileen Marmann
Manchester
Eleanor Lane
Dubuque
Regina Mc~scurty
Antigo
Wis
Rosemary Murphy
Reinbeck
Iowa Republican Women to Convene in Guttenberg
Members of the Second District Iowa Council of Republican Women will meet Saturday at Guttenberg Municipal Building. The agenda includes a morning session with membership and state issues panels, luncheon speakers Senator Tom Martin and Rep. Henry Talie, and a chartered bus from Cedar Rapids sponsored by the Linn County Republican Women's Club.
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Iowa Council of Republica
Guttenberg
Tom Martin
Iowa City
Henry
Talie
Decorah
Ken Evans
Emerson
FE. J. Hennings
Arcadia
J. M. Steele
Thirteenth Street
Linn County
David Shaff
Clinton
Irving Long
Manchester
Earl Elgjnh
Clarence
James Remsey
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Gullenberg
Linn County Republican Women's Club
L. G. Smith
Albert F. Flasher
the Mines
George W. We Wald
Cora Wiley
B.C. Beneke
Hazel Kidd
George Scott
Virgil Devin
E. W. Howell
Guy Linville
Zetta Rogers
Nelle
Grace West
Marie West Berry
Vernon
Charles Knickersbhocker
Fairfax
Jack Wilson
Mt. Pleasant
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Russell Eicene Walker
Linn Cauiy Lowe
Sauate
Dan Bening
Lawn
Ollie A Walker
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J. Slate
Ioe
Pat Boone
Shirley Jones
Watkins
Back Springs
Wyo
Eisenhower
Wyrd Stadium
Prince Phip
Mitchell
Arlington Cemetery
Roosevelt Drive
Eleanor Roosevelt
Nixon
Daughters OF
Isabella
Our Lady of Perpetual
Airs
Emery Heagney
Designing Women
Babyland
First Avenue
Kussells
Eis
Leibsohn's
Iowa
Council of G.O.P. Women At
Ellis Park
Shorewool
Shorewood
Elis Park
Harry Hruby
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