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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1950
Page
6
Fashion previews promise slim silhouettes for spring and summer with 1920s inspiration. Full skirts remain for day and evening, but hidden godets create a slim look. Tops feature large collars, roomy backs, and intricate pleats, while sleeves grow dramatic with cuffs and bare tops with short sleeves. Hiplines and lowered waists redefine the figure.
The feature trend describes figure hugging outfits with middy blouses, pleated skirts, and silk or cotton dresses. Silk creates shirtwaist styles with chiffon surprises, large bishop sleeves, and metallic buttons while skirts stay around midcalf or 14 to 16 inches above the floor.
Kathleen Norris reflects on the imperfect nature of parents and the pain of feeling unloved. Andrea Sutcliffe recalls a cold marriage and lack of belonging, then a friend in Los Angeles and a Long Island study club transform lives by giving purpose, care, and connection.
Ben Holcomb, age 78, recounts a life of land rushes and losses from a Cherokee Strip homestead at 22 to later ventures in Milwaukee and Kenosha County. He recalls the 1893 Oklahoma land rush and explains how Sooners earned the nickname as settlers dashed into the territory at the signal.
A farmer sold a sick horse without mentioning its health and was ruled liable for fraud because his silence was the equivalent of a lie. In a separate case an elderly pedestrian blamed age for his failure to look both ways, but the court rejected his claim of negligence.
A circus owner hired an artist to create posters for ads and later sought copyright. A rival used the same drawings, but the court ruled the posters are protectable art. The judge held that art appealing to the public is as protectable as highbrow works.
A man returning home overhears neighbors arguing beneath their bedroom window and is arrested for eavesdropping. The court acquits, ruling eavesdropping is a crime only when done habitually and when the eavesdropper repeats what he overhears.
A veteran detective pins a $1.5 million Boston vault heist on radio jackpot phenomena. The sleuth alleges bandits and guards were influenced by broadcasts, tracing a staged maze of gates and costumes from outer doors to a jackpot payoff, with references to Halloween attire and a Milton Berle program.
A stranger at the Waldorf auto show stood still for hours asking why he lingered and declared he was waiting to get the green light. The item links Hollywood, advertising, and a boating of quirky quotes from Errol Flynn and others.
A humane society rents a store window to showcase wild furred animals to raise awareness of fur killing. A man climbs into the exhibit claiming he belongs, his only aid a bold sign stating we were skinned to provide furs for fashionable women.
Wrist watches became fashionable for men during World War I. Ninon de Lenclos was noted for her beauty fiancée and salon influence. Captain Matthew Webb is credited as the first man to swim the English Channel in 1875. Al Jolson billed as the world’s greatest entertainer. A triple threat in football is a player skilled in running passing and kicking.
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