Spring 1960 Styles for Women Hit The Streets
The article previews new spring fashion for women and asks how to persuade others to adopt the look. It notes the appeal to expectant readers and hints at social adoption challenges for the trend.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1960
Page
2
The article previews new spring fashion for women and asks how to persuade others to adopt the look. It notes the appeal to expectant readers and hints at social adoption challenges for the trend.
Onslow area members attended the Federated clubs district convention in Anamosa. Barbara Lindsey won the Vogue Pattern contest and will travel to Ames for the biennial convention. Community club meetings, surgeries, visits, and Easter plans are noted for Anamosa, Center Junction, and surrounding towns.
Center Junction residents planning calls to Onslow beginning Saturday April 2 must dial area code 485. Mrs. Scott McDonald returned home March 26 after surgery at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids performed March 15. Retired Robert Dale Hansen, son of Mr and Mrs Bill Hansen, left March 28 for Fort Ord.
Friday and weekend visits weave through Castle Grove and surrounding towns. Guests included the Stahlbergs at Heiken's, King family at Oxford Junction, Darrow and Norton households, and Naomi Stadtmueller visiting from Iowa State. Sunday dinners featured Denny of Dubuque and Black families Cedar Falls, with hospital and church gathering notes across Cedar Rapids and Prairieburg.
Marion area notes cover family visits from Stadtmueller and Hamer clans, a Pentel Presbyterian potluck with many locals, a Hawaii slide show, and a board election. U.S.C.W. circles plan Easter layettes, Lenten devotions, and a census training session in Oxford Junction with Cancer Crusade progress.
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Ladies Aid plans an Apr 6 gathering at 2 p.m. in the home of Kathleen Norris and G J Hughes with topics led by Mrs. W B Clark and devotions by Arthur Wilcox. Also April 7 the Scotch Grove 4 H Cornhusker club hosts at Husman home with Ron Wright and David Conley presenting. escolares
Over a weekend in late March residents attended gatherings in Dundee and Anamosa. Amber Danneman visited relatives in Dundee. Jansen and Behrends families joined Sunday activities with the Jansen household. Attendees at a Friday Anamosa High School style show included George Siebels and William Jansen. Dinner guests at Anamosa included Emil Poppe and Carl Poppe families. A hospital visit in Iowa City checked on Eugene Redmond after surgery. Richard Husmann celebrated a birthday with family and friends. Saturday’s Engelbart home hosted multiple local guests and kinship groups.
At the Wapsite Post Park annual meeting in Oxford Junction Allen Hronik was named president Vernon Shedek vice president Herman Benischek treasurer and August Hansen secretary Otto Koranda and Raymond Benischek win three year director terms with Ervin Hansen filling the one year post to replace Vernon Shedek The remaining directors are James Benhart Bernard Struck and Fred Schoop The group discussed installing lights at the park baseball diamond An auxiliary meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will feature Mrs James Colbert on April 5 at 7 30 p m The ULCW of the English Lutheran church plans an April 7 meeting at 2 p m including devotions led by Mrs Robert Buresh and business by president Mrs Jamies Furne A play The Challenge of the Cross will be shown by the group.
Mrs. Harry Paulsen reports her brother Ed Jansen a Wyoming assistant postmaster and former U S S Loveless electronics technician has departed on a two month trip beginning in Chicago en route to Hawaii then the Far East with planned stopovers in the Philippine Islands Japan Tahiti Australia and New Zealand He is expected to resume duties about the first of June.
Sharon Ann Peterson and Lloyd Herbert Westphal wed in a Richland Methodist Church ceremony officiated by Rev. Edward Philgreen. The wedding featured a floor length white satin gown for the bride, raised bouquets, and a double ring service. Attendants included Carol Westphal as maid of honor and multiple bridesmaids, while Richard Westphal and several groomsmen served the groom’s party. A church reception followed with extensive courtesy, decorations, and a post wedding honeymoon trip to Texas planned before returning to a farm near Onslow.
A list of women including Mrs. Gilbert Starr Mrs. Maurice Gould Mrs. Ralph Nordyke Mrs. Carl Collett Mrs. Leo Paxson Mrs. Clarence Selwert Mrs. Ker mit Oswald Cheryl Starr Charlotte Foriash Sasa Selwert Mrs. William Cobb Mrs. Vance Curtis and Mrs. Charles Widner appears in a community social column.
Mayor S. H. Dod Hoag is hospitalized at Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago for a routine checkup after entering the facility Tuesday morning.
Jones county supervisors approved a beer permit for Clarence E. Heyen at the regular courthouse meeting Tuesday afternoon.
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