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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1957
Page
3
The fall silhouette stays slender and simple while luxury rises in fabrics and furs. New York showings present rich materials and fur trims from fox to ermine with daytime suits and gowns featuring sequins beads and brocade. Colorams span red purple green blue and gold as the season embraces the little black dress alongside a full spectrum range.
Members of the Ottawa VFW Auxiliary visited Winter General Hospital in Topeka and brought gifts for three patients. Ralph Strickler in Ward A-17 received mints and candy for his Friday birthday, Charles Phillips in Ward A-20 got similar treats, and Bob Robinson in Ward B-2 was visited by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Robinson and Mrs. Bob Robinson. The group also presented a Civil Defense Survival book to the hospital.
Dorothy Digmond, writer for a business magazine and judge at the Package Designers Council awards, voices how women seek easier storage and opening, reclosable packages, attractive table-ready designs, and unit serving school-box packs. She cites long aluminum oil packages, zip-off cereals, flip-off lids, recloseable rolls, and sealed lipstick cases as frustrations.
AP News features a Q and A style look at teen woes in summer life. The piece covers parental rules on driving makeup and car use, dating expectations, and coping with summer romance, offering practical guidance for teens navigating independence and responsibility.
A warm weather menu features Molded Crabmeat Frances with fresh fruit, biscuits, and a watercress garnish. The crab salad blends king crab celery cucumber parsley capers lemon juice and paprika then firms with gelatin and mayonnaise, served in a mold or individual shapes for four servings.
A historical menu snippet lists a Sunday supper with chilled tomato and cucumber soup potato pancakes crisp bacon applesake cookies and a beverage. The potato pancake recipe describes grated potatoes and onion mixed with flour baking powder salt and eggs, fried in butter until browned and served hot, yielding four servings.
Miss Helen Gernenz, once 385 pounds, followed a strict doctor ordered plan and lost 19142 pounds in a year. Named 1957 Queen of Dieters by TOPS, she faced a tempting restaurant job while adhering to a 600 to 1000 calorie daily regime and thyroid tablets.
Miss Gernenz recounts shedding pounds with TOPS, from a size 60 to 202, weighing 1937 pounds, aiming for 150. She bikes daily, avoids her former icebox cravings, and looks forward to a longer life and possible marriage. Government and private citizens urged to curb inflationary pressures.
The House approved a nationwide postal worker pay raise of 543 dollars yearly for 518000 employees, with a veto risk if the Senate passes. The measure would add about 318 million dollars annually in government costs, as President Eisenhower opposes broad federal pay boosts.
CANBERRA Australia a third Skylark high altitude research rocket was successfully launched at Woomera today announced by Supply Minister Howard Beale. The firing like two earlier tests aims to evaluate launching technique radio transmission gear and ground instruments. The rocket carried prototypes of instruments devised by British universities to measure the upper atmosphere during the International Geophysical Year.
A large soap truck overturned on the eastbound lanes of the Kansas Turnpike in Emporia, blocking traffic for about two hours. The semi-trailer, operated by Southwest Freight Lines of Kansas City, caused the delay until one lane was cleared by 10 a.m. No injuries were reported.
PR Mrs Alex Rodgers of Fountain Inn is retiring a rolling pin used since 1861 when her grandmother received it as a wedding gift. The venerable utensil marks a long family tradition in Fountain Inn South Carolina.
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