Jeans the Favorite For School Wear This Season
The shopping season for school clothes is here and jeans lead demand. Clothing dealers note strong sales as families outfit students with durable casual wear for classroom and outdoor use.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
11
The shopping season for school clothes is here and jeans lead demand. Clothing dealers note strong sales as families outfit students with durable casual wear for classroom and outdoor use.
Dealers note 99 percent of boys school trousers are tight leg jeans and demand for wider leg dungarees is low. Short lined denim jackets pair with jeans as a rugged outfit, valued for durability. Mothers praise wear and ease, while boys prefer low maintenance clothing.
Faith Elaine Whitten of Wichita and Arthur Norvelle Salsbury, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Salsbury of Ottawa, married in a 3 PM double ring ceremony at First Baptist Wichita. Bride wore a white nylon taffeta gown with a fitted bodice and full skirt, Juliet hat, and pink carnation corsage. reception for relatives followed. They plan a wedding trip to the Grand Canyon and California and will reside in Yuma Arizona where Salsbury is stationed as an Air Force member.
Textile notes show denim and cotton shirts diverging from traditional blue or gray. Girls adopt new styles with buttons on opposite side. Oxfords and loafers compete for school footwear, with mothers favoring oxfords and boys leaning to loafers. Brown hues outsell black, and water repellant double breasted coats with quilted linings gain popularity, with some girls wearing boys' coats.
Mary Elizabeth Graves daughter of Mr and Mrs Winston Groves of Glendale California and Earl Clark Schleif son of Mr and Mrs Earl A Schleif of 416 North Mulberry Glendale were married at the Rossmayne Christian church of Glendale on June 22. Several members of the bride family participated in the ceremony. The couple reside in Glendale. Mr Schleif works in a flour mill.
The Hetricks of 2521 Indiana Topeka welcomed a son Lloyd Alan weighing five pounds five ounces born Aug 22. He has a sister Janis Kay. Grandparents are Carl Hetrick Topeka and Wilbur Humphrey Pomona. Fancher baby Kath leen Jane born Aug 16 in McPherson hospital to Kenneth and Carol Fancher.
Socialettes report Great Bend visit by Mr and Mrs Ralph Emerson to attend a state softball tournament. Garfield Gardners hosted Mrs C W Harding on mower arranging. Daughters Club hosted luncheon with Mrs Fred Powers, plus a long list of attendees. Wesleyan Service Guild pot luck invites new members. Busy Bee club held memory games at Mrs Maggie Myers home. About 70 postal employees picnicked in Forest Park with ice cream and cake. Mrs W C Harding judged the Richmond fair flower show.
Mrs Glen Crowley of Williamsburg presided with co host Mrs Fred Gier at Faith Lutheran Guild meeting. Mrs Lewis Buck presented the lesson To Give All Nations Peace with several members and guest Mrs Ethelda Wells. Future church services urged as attendance noted.
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