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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1962
Page
10
A narrator laments consumer woes and scarce goods during 1962 as shopping fades into a broader mood of fatigue from an unwelcome guest described as a virus. The piece blends daily chores with speculation about disappearing items and shifting demands, reflecting postwar shortages and consumer culture.
The writer laments hard to find items like ribbon and matching dishes, narrating a day spent visiting stores with little stock. They ponder supply and demand, fashion’s shifts, and why manufacturers discontinue patterns while Dow Jones jargon remains opaque to them.
The narrator recalls a shopping trip juggling hosiery with lost mates, hunting for a preferred brand and shade while facing ever-changing lipstick colors. Frustration grows as stores offer altered shades and unclear names, prompting a wary, meandering search and a wish to stay home instead.
Middletown chapter of the National Secretaries Association announces plans for the 10th annual Boss Night on Feb 15. Rev Laurence H Hall rector of St Pauls Episcopal Church Cleveland will be the guest speaker, with Boss of the Year to be named prior to the program at the Motown Sportsmans Club.
Buddy Roger's Cincinnati orchestra provided music for Middletown Cotillion's Mardi Gras Ball held last evening at the Manchester Motor Inn ballroom. The 7:30 p.m. dinner led to dancing until 1:30 a.m. Decorations featured streamers balloons and wrought iron railing cutouts with lamp post centerpieces bearing New Orleans street signs. A long list of hosts hostesses and reserving couples signaled a large turnout from local families.
A list of weekly meetings and gatherings across Longview include the Longview Social Service League at 7 30 p m Monday Mrs William Arkill 514 Orchard St. Delta Sigma chapter Beta Sigma Phi Barnitz Room YMCA Sorosis and various clubs meeting Tuesday through Friday at multiple locations and hosts.
Eleanor Ross notes a department store's college shops attract non students while promoting tights for mature shoppers. Tights, now run-resistant and warm in red green rust navy black and beige, suit active lifestyles. Frequent washing improves stretch and fit. age is no barrier to trying tights.
Tights can be washed by machine or hand with one caution. Wash dark colored tights separately at first to prevent color transfer until no dye appears in the suds, then wash with other colored laundry.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Danner of Ardmore Drive announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Lynn Kathryn to Luther F Lalendorf Jr son of Mr and Mrs Luther F Lalendorf Sr of Columbus The bride elect is a Middletown High School graduate and a senior English major at Miami University She formerly worked on the Middletown Journal news staff He is a former Journal staff member a Worthington High School and Ohio State graduate now with the Pittsburgh Press member of Delta Upsilon and Sigma Delta Chi He served two years in the U S Army A fall wedding is planned.
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