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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1976

Page

10

Narrow women stride into a shoe size drought in America

Stores report dwindling open widths below triple A as American feet grow longer and wider. Lord & Taylor and Delman executives cite changing trends with more women on their feet and barefoot kids, while regions like the South and Southwest stock more quadruple A or quint widths. Saks notes the luxury of stocking all sizes across styles is fading.

New York Thomas Timen Lord & Taylor Timen Joseph Goldberg Saks Fifth Avenue Jerome Shapiro Washington District of Columbia Health Department Bloomingdale's Joseph B. Browne Dr. Shapiro Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine Philadelphia Council On Public Health American Podiatry Association Europe Goldberg Ferragamo Robert Slocum Ferregato Wow Gil ELOS

One width shoes reshape men and women's fit trend

In New York and across the U.S. the shift to single width shoes, mainly D, widens into a broader industry change. Podiatrist Dr. Jerome Shapiro notes potential foot issues for men as manufacturers cut costs by reducing width varieties while imports and European makers push standardized sizing across brands.

American Footwear Industries Association National Shoe Retailers Association United States Shapiro David Evins Andrew Geller

Newlyweds Take Trips Near and For Honeymoon

A flood of wedding notices from Lakewood to Cypress Park and Bellflower details multiple ceremonies. Couples include Greg B Albert and Kathy Rahn who wed at St Cyprian Catholic Church and plan a Lakewood home, and Kathryn Susan Requal with Lori Skrivan married in Cypress Park Baptist Church with Robert Boeschel as best man.

Hawaii Greg B. Albert Kathy Rahn Lakewood Kathy Hammierstey Ireney Blabo Wilmington Jim Kahn Lawrenee J. Albert Tom Doyle Wilson High School Long Beach City College Lakewood High Aleeheim Mel Douglas Jay Potter Kathryn Susan Requal Carmel Lori Skrivan Cypress Park Baptist Church Robert Boeschel Mar Grady Matthews Long Beach Millikan Tigh School Claude Potter Louisville The University of Louisville Murray State University Murray, Ky

Lindblom-Luechauer wedding in Bixby Knolls Church

Katrina Lindblom wed Lt. David A. Luechauer USN in a Saturday evening ceremony at Bixby Knolls Christian Church. Attendants included Roxanna Hail and Konrad Lindblom. The couple plans a coast to coast honeymoon and residence in Long Beach. The bride is a Lakewood High School and Chapman College alumna. the groom is Miami University graduate.

Garden Grove Community Church Deora Ann Ogren Terry Ray Oliver Lake Tahoe Long Beach Cynthia Lee Ogren Roy A. Biffle Lakewood Andrew G. Ogren Palos Verdes William Orton Hugh W. Oliver Roseville, Mich Lakewood High School Long Beach City Adamson-Chirps San Francisco Christopher Lee Adamson Louisa Ann Chiros St. Pius V Church Buena Park Frank L. Chiros Denise Chiros Scott Adamson Ben Adamson Adamson Kennedy High School Cypress Community College Long Beach City College Big Bear San Luis Obispo California Polytechnic State University Jordan High School Entre Neus California Tome Economies Association AWS Alpha Gamma Sigma LBCC UCLA Santa Monica City College USC Thailand Castro Long Beseh Millikan High School Polytechnic High Cintden West College Kintington Beach Cypress Katrina M. Lindblom Hey Don &. Madtdom David A. Luechauer USN Bixby Knolls Christian Church Roxanna Hail Konrad Lindblom States Canada Luechauee Chapman College Orange Aaron G. Luechauer Cincinnati Ohio Miami University Oxford

Anniversary couples fetect in Long Beach area

Long Beach residents Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Drape celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with two family open houses in Minneapolis Minnesota and Fredericksburg town. They married July 31 1928 in Minneapolis and have two daughters three grandchildren and two longtime employments in Minnesota and California.

Long Beach Rudy Drape Uncle Golden Erwin Nolting Minneapolis Minn Fredericksburg Minneapolis, Minn Nick Mekis Signal Hill Alvin Strelow Cerritos Mr. Drape Chicago Great Western Railroad Mrs. Drape Brownie’s Toys Peppy Faslaneia Pulvers Arizona Texas San Pedro Pulver Veghers Peales Mar Thomas R. Kelly A.B. Garner Navy

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