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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1955

Page

15

How To Be A Young Smoothie

A guide on leg grooming for young women offering routines and methods to remove hair and keep legs smooth. It compares waxes, depilatories, abrasives, razors, and oils, emphasizing nightly massage and care for leg skin to fit fashion expectations.

Time Magazine Claire McCardell

As I Look Back and Laugh at the Ladies Round

A humorous poem about a long suffering husband observing two weeks of social rounds by a group of women. He jokes that the gatherings disrupt family routines, fuel appetites, and test his patience as he contemplates returning to his wife’s duties while the women enjoy lunches teas and chatter. He wonders if the group will invite him to join again.

Binghams Attend Mobile Meeting

Dr. Thomas C. Bingham will leave Saturday for Mobile to attend the Fiftieth Annual Convention of the Alabama Optometric Association May 8-10. Speeches will address aiding the partially blind home illumination and television viewing. Mrs. Bingham will join him and attend the Woman's Auxiliary meeting. Their daughter Laurie will visit grandparents in Montgomery.

Thomas C. Bingham Mobile Alabama Optometric Association Ens Bingham Laurie Mr. Bingham Montgomery

Detroit planning commission predicts 50 percent growth by 1970

The Detroit planning commission projects the metropolitan area population, which was 3,016,197 in 1950, to increase by about fifty percent over the next two decades. The forecast indicates significant urban expansion and infrastructure needs for the region.

Detroit Planning Commission

No-gear waistline tip urges steady movement for inches lost

Move with purpose and stay active to trim inches from the waist. The note cautions that slow progress won't yield noticeable gains and encourages brisk, steady activity to reduce waist measurements.

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