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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1961
Page
5
Readers' Forum discusses the impact of repeating a grade due to poor school performance. Parents share experiences of favoritism, fear, and the need to protect a child’s self esteem while considering retention or promotion and the importance of open conversations with educators.
The Eastern Heights PTA held a Tuesday meeting at the school naming officers for 1961 62. Mrs. Cecil Donovan will be president with Mrs. Thomas Curtis as first vice president Dwight Felton as second vice president and other officers and council representatives appointed. The group announced a bake sale for primary election day and plans a May 16 installation program featuring student music and art under Mrs. Richard Sharbock and Edward Cebula.
Printed Pattern 9499 offers a slim sheath easy to sew with a bias-cut bodice for a fluid fit. Misses sizes 10 through 18. size 16 uses about 3 1 2 yards fabric. Send 50 cents plus 10 cents each pattern first mail. Marian Martin Chronicle Telegram pattern dept New York. 11.
The Heights Circle of the First Congregational Church met at 150 Columbia Avenue. A dessert course was served by Mrs. O F Palmer, Mrs. Stanton Fitzgerald and Mrs. Henry Minert. Nomination committee named. drive to aid Dress for Every Needy Girl at Christmas supported. church nursery to get a teether babe. Katharine Hageman spoke on Stained Glass Windows with slides. Mission Study Club discussed One World One Mission by W Richey Hoge. Dinner for 31 members and guests. chair Mrs. Ernest Mills helped by Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Hamilton.
Socks that are too short cause discomfort similar to ill fitting shoes. They should be loose around the toes and allow space beyond the longest toe. Snug stockings restrict toe movement and growing children's socks must provide about a half inch of extra room.
Cascade PTA reports safety Town and Bicycle Rodeo success at a school meeting. Miss Aurilla Lyon announces six albums purchased from tax stamps proceeds and three books for the Danny Dewey memorial shelf. Election for officers held. new president Mrs. Feskanin, vice president Mrs. Jackson, secretary Mrs. Howard, treasurer Mrs. Boals. A poster contest prize and a clothing drive are featured with plans for a May fundraiser and a play by Black River Playhouse children. Installation next month and an early spring round-up are planned.
Bernice Gwin hosts Around the World with Fashion from J C Penney Company at the American Legion Home on Wednesday at 8 pm. She serves as commentator and promises budget friendly, well coordinated outfits. Display scenes include Waikiki sportswear Paris shutterbugs Pebble Beach London and Elyna fashion. Reservations at J C Penney Co.
A 1961 Needlecraft ad promotes pattern 7174 for a diamond shaped afghan, using large needles and worsted yarn with each 5x6 inch diamond in a different color. It lists mail order details to Alice Brooks at The Chronicle Telegram and advertises the Needlecraft Book with 125 designs and free veil cap designs.
A survey finds women use clean windows to judge home making, seeing clear panes as a sign of care and efficiency while dirty windows emit an unfavorable omen. Window washing is disliked and often postponed despite a regular cleaning routine for beds and floors.
The Lorain County Lehigh Acres Club will host its second anniversary meeting at 2 p.m. on May 21 at O'Neil's Sheffield Lounge Restaurant. Invitations were mailed to all members and nearby Lehigh Acres Clubs. Contact Stanley Oakley at 443 West 14th St. Lorain for attendance details.
Impulse buyers flood into boutiques during the holiday season as fashion ads lure quick purchases. The feature notes weather shifts trigger buys, lists safety and home-improvement tips from experts, and highlights impulse return habits and shopping trends across ages and professions.
Vivian Louise Lyons and Roger Wayne Millett announce their engagement. Miss Lyons, a 1959 North Ridgeville High School graduate, works at Pick N Pay Super Market in Great Northern Shopping Center. Millett, also a 1959 graduate of North Olmsted High School, is with Atlantic and Pacific Super Market in North Olmsted. Wedding plans are indefinite.
Miss June L. Green, Congo missionary, will address the mother-daughter banquet held by the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Second Methodist Church tomorrow at 6 30 pm. A 1957 Philander Smith College graduate, she trained at Scarlet College Nashville and served 1957 to 1960 at Maungwishi in the Southern Congo conference. She currently serves as secretary at Cory Methodist Church Cleveland.
The piece notes how impulse buying sways fashion and homeware choices, as women at auctions and shops rush to acquire handbags, porcelain, kitchen gadgets, and casseroles. It references figures like the Duchess of Windsor and Babe Paley as stern about spending, and hints husbands curb Paris Flea Market trips. The closing line lists a street address and phone number.
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