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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1962
Page
14
A worried mother seeks guidance on a 13 and 11 year old daughter's preoccupation with boys and secrecy. Mrs Ricker advises open dialogue, careful listening, and moral guidance without overreacting while a 15 year old boy named Tommy asks about helping his widowed mother and social acceptance. The columnist suggests involving the boy in all boy activities and continuing to help at home.
Printed Pattern 9366 for Misses' sizes 10 to 18. No waist seams and back zipper. Easy to sew. yardage 45 inch fabric 1%4 yards for size 16. Mail to Marian Martin, News-Star Pattern Dept. Include name, address, zone, size, style number. Also a salmon salad tip with canned salmon chunks dill lemon and sour cream.
Informational notice promoting Dorothy Ricker's booklet Facts About Love for Teenagers. Highlights that physical attraction is powerful in teen relationships and that a clear sense of right and wrong is vital. Approved by clergymen teachers and youth group leaders. Enclose 10 cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dorothy Ricker via the newspaper.
Florence de Santis outlines summer fashion staples including sleeveless collarless sheathes in white with trim, plaid summer dresses, shirtwaists in black and brown, and bias-cut crepe evening dresses. Banlon knits, linen slacks and shorts, two-piece swimsuits, and white linen blends appear with new fits and color. For fall, fur accents, cardigan jackets, alert控 coats, and slim silhouettes dominate, with stand-up collars, belts, and various coat styles like redingote and Chesterfield.
New York brides now wear convertible wedding gowns that transform for informal after-day wear. removable skirts trains jackets panels and trimming let gowns double as day outfits. sheaths bell and pyramid silhouettes rise replacing hoops with back bouffant petticoats. whites remain dominant with all white summer weddings gaining popularity.
A reader asks if love is possible at any age and Abby affirms that love knows no age limits. A second letter requests guidance on no visitors policies in hospitals and how to handle patient rest. A teen shares body image distress and dieting failures and contemplates self harm.
A reader seeks lasting diet help and Abby suggests practical, humorous steps such as trying on a desired dress daily, placing a model image on the mirror, posting a firm sign on the fridge, exercising beyond the jaw, and praying, with an invitation for a personal unpublished reply via SASE.
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