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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1947
Page
13
Vacationing at Lake Arrowhead this week are Misses Betty Taylor Betty Nickerson Marian Goularte and Patricia Wright.
Dr and Mrs Clarence A Wensley attended the American Osteopathic Convention in Chicago and then traveled to Detroit as house guests of friends Before the conclave they flew to Chicago to tour the new addition to the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital
Miss Lucile Fenn, director of elementary education in Portland public schools, visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ray Forth at 2235 Eucalyptus Ave. Mrs. Fanny Whitwood of 1033 Oristaba Ave hosts P. E. Q. Club tomorrow noon for a pay luncheon and sewing for the Day Nursery.
Donna Ford, an 82 year old Georgia curtain washer, has spent 45 years in Atlanta window care and shows no plan to retire. She still runs deliveries in several cars, admires hard work, and oversees fancy drapes while employees handle easier cleaning tasks.
The article profiles Jo Stafford and Mildred Clute, detailing Stafford’s hillbilly roots and rise to fame as a top singer while embracing her past, and Clute’s role as a New York laboratory chemist solving industrial problems. It notes Stafford’s self described hillbilly heart and Clute’s eight language research, plus a look at their backgrounds and ambitions.
Tanura Wheeler offers pattern 839 in stockinet knit with garter edge and pleated look. Includes charts photos and concise directions to assemble a suspender skirt and zipper jacket in sizes 2 and 4. Send 20 cents for pattern and 15 extra cents for the Needlecraft Catalog 1947 with full instructions and illustrations.
A reader argues that parental worry over a baby’s flat head from sleep positions is misplaced. The piece urges avoiding fixation on symmetry, notes all children have minor differences, and emphasizes how attitude shapes a child’s self-image. It cites leaflet No. 14 on rickets and vitamin D, available from Myrtle Meyer Bildred via the newspaper.
Mary Hampton describes Joyce as a pioneer of casual California footwear with brown leathers natural heels wedges and colored feathers. The article notes his factories worldwide and the global reach of his inventive shoes appealing to wearers of casual clothes and schoolgirls’ excitement in recent showrooms.
California made shoes for fall back-to-school shoppers highlight Nats style boots and casual campus footwear. Joyce offers a plush fall boot with a cum-back cuff. others range from casual pumps to lace ups in black brown white and bold tiger orange. Bags match plain zippered binder friendly designs with back cuffs.
A brief, folksy remark from Willie Willis questions the virtue of modesty when it requires lying to seem humble, highlighting dialect and self-aware humor in a candid moment.
Pattern 4635 promises a flattering diagonal neck and peplum dress with a slender line. Includes illustrated instructions and tested fit, sizes 34 through 48. Requires 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 36. Send 25 cents to Press Telegram Pattern Department with name, address, zone, size, and style number. delivery in 10 days to two weeks.
An advertisement promotes a 48 page fortune telling booklet that explains card reading tea leaves and coffee grounds and includes information on slens omens and superstitions. It invites readers to send 18 cents for three copies and lists mailing addresses in Washington with references to Information Bureau and postal details.
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