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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1952
Page
14
The Chronicle-Telegram notes a rise in authentic reproductions of early American transportation models and frontier era furniture in the 1952 toy show. New kits include a frontier town street scene, a juvenile friendly ranch buggy, a bedroom set with a mahogany tester bed, and a Pennsylvanian Dutch wardrobe with fashion dolls dressed in plastic coated paper costumes.
The article highlights simple at home projects for young children including making household articles with junior equipment, kid friendly belts and beaded jewelry, simplified looms, woodburning and carpentry. It notes a surge in miniature farm toys with barn sets, hog pens, silos and pedal tractors as popular gifts.
The Philippines welcomed its first Portuguese ship since independence as the passenger cargo liner India from Lisbon arrived in Manila on her maiden voyage.
Christmas gifts for homemakers center on at home clothing. Separate sweaters blouses slacks and skirts pair in many ways to create an adaptable wardrobe. Present as a set or individually to suit quiet gatherings and TV party seasons.
The text outlines gift ideas for an at home wardrobe including velvet slacks with a white blouse, a cashmere pullover, a cummerbund and vestee, a bright whirl skirt or jeweled sweater for occasions, lounging pajama sets, coats, housecoats, brunch coats, and accessories like slippers and aprons. It also mentions a vitamin B-12 discovery with livestock and poultry feed applications.
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