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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1969
Page
12
A light airy polka dot day dress by Kasper for Dean Leslie headlines New York's American Designer Showings this week. The look emphasizes fluid unconstructed lines, a favored trend for the coming spring season, captured in a wire photo.
Donna Lovelinsky and James Munday have chosen January 3 for their wedding at 1 p.m. in St. Mary’s church, Iowa City. Invitations are being sent and all friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Xi Beta Tau chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority met Tuesday evening at Marge Stevens home. A bake sale report was given for last weekend. Plans were made to help at the Salvation Army building on Tuesday and to pack Christmas candy on December 10. The next meeting will be a Christmas dinner on December 18 at Helen Perry's home with a gift exchange later in the evening.
Miss Jean Halling, soon to wed Donald Linnenkamp Dee, was guest of honor at a Wednesday bridal shower at the New Era community building. New Era LCW hostesses, a style show by Mardelle Petersen, and participants including Betty McMan, Nancy Henke, and Rose Batchelor highlighted the event with prizes to Gussie Henke and Betty Sauer. Decorations featured red and white, about fifty guests attended.
The American Legion Auxiliary held its annual Christmas potluck at the Legion home with gifts exchanged. A Christmas party is set for Friday Dec 12 at 7 30 p.m. at the County Home. Birthday drawings went to Estelle Green and Ruby Anderson. Delegates Marian Nehas and Olive Gremmel will attend the mid year department conference in Des Moines on Jan 12 and 13.
The Women's Society of Christian Service at Wesley United Methodist church hosted a dessert luncheon for 92 attendees in the church fellowship hall. Deborah circle led serving and decorations while Dr J Henry Teele gave the blessing. A program titled A Festival of Lights followed, with Rev Dave Higdon leading singing and a skit by members.
For holiday charm spray an old railroad lantern white, dust with silver glitter and decorate with greens ribbons and ornaments. Hang on a door or gatepost to welcome guests.
Seventies pattern catalog promotes SKIRT SWING options in tweed checks and teal wraps with front pleats. Includes pattern 9195 with waist sizes 32 24 36 38 40 14 43 inches and mail order details from Marian Martin Muscatine Journal Pattern Dept New York NY 10011.
Dear Abby letters cover odd requests about male lingerie, dental prosthetics, sex education, and marital strain. A reader seeks a male bra for her overweight husband the mayor. Abby notes shops rarely stock men’s bras and suggests practical, nonconfrontational steps.
A fragmentary, confidential line contrasts personal vanity with marital fidelity. The speaker urges printing a furious statement about supposed infidelity while invoking a dismissive view on education as experience. Names appear as scattered fragments, with unclear context and attribution.
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