New York Toy Fair reveals eerie trends and boy dolls
At the Toy Fair in New York, exhibitors unveiled a sickly acid-indigestion doll, talking furniture, and a Salem witchcraft toy. Vendors touted boy-friendly dolls, realistic skin-like foams, weather-responsive features, and space toys as sales hit a record 2.04 billion dollars, with industry leaders warning against overindulgence and urging value focus.
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New York
Marv Rooney
Toy Manufacturers of America
Playland
Salem
Lamps Set Mood in Living Areas at Home Furnishings Market
Lamp designers preview new offerings for the January Home Furnishings Market at the American Furniture Mart. Modern geometric fixtures suit eclectic interiors, enabling traditional rooms to gain a modern touch with glass or floor lamps. The trend combines periods from Orient to Federal and Early America, using round, mushroom, and glass ball designs as decorative yet functional pieces.
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American Furniture Mart
Spain
Latin America
Colleen Leonard and James Sellers Wed in Ohio Ceremony
Colleen Leonard and James Larry Sellers exchanged vows on February 21 at First Congregational Church in Berlin Heights. Rev. Osborne Hoover officiated at 3 pm. The bride, daughter of Dr and Mrs Thomas Leonard, Berlin Heights, works for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in Columbus. Sellers, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence J. Sellers of Jackson, is a Ohio University alumnus employed by the same state agency. They will reside at 3651 Etna Street Whitehall after a reception at the church.
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Colleen Leonard
James Larry Sellers
First Congregational Church
Berlin Heights
Osborne Hoover
Thomas Leonard
Mr. Sellers
Clarence J. Sellers
Jackson
Bride
Berlin Local High School
Lorain County Community College
State of Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Columbus
Jackson High School
Ohio University
The
Etna St
Whitehall
Burr Oak Lodge
Glonster
Ohio
Adolescents seek self through dress says UW study
Notes professor Teens' facts show search for self. The article cites Dr. Mary Ellen Roach of the University of Wisconsin in a Journal of Home Economics paper. It discusses how teen dress signals identity as part of survival of the individual, with teens testing new styles to gain peer approval.
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Mary Ellen Roach
School of Family Resources and Consumer Sciences
University of Wisconsin
Dr. Roach
Journal of Home Economics
American Home Economics Association
AHEA
Female shoppers gain power in home tools market
A nationwide study by a Los Angeles tool company shows women now buy more than 40 percent of hammers, screwdrivers and handsaws for home use in the United States. The finding marks the rising influence of female shoppers as a key consumer force in the non powered hand tool industry.
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Los Angeles
UPI
United States
Engagement Announcement For Sheila Winningham and Raymond Lance
Mr and Mrs Doxie Winningham announce the engagement of their daughter Sheila Eileen to Raymond E Lance son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Lance of Elyria The bride to be is a Oberlin High School sophomore The groom is a graduate of Oberlin Senior High School and works at Sunshine Biscuit Company in Grafton They plan to marry March 7 at the Church of Christ Sugar Ridge Road Elvira officiated by Rev Richard Kelly of Louisville Ohio
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Doxie Winningham
South Main St
Oberlin
Sheila Eileen
Raymond E. Lance
Ralph Lance
Elyria
Miss Winningham
Oberlin High School
Oberlin Senior High School
The
Sunshine Biscuit Company
Grafton
Church of Christ
Sugar Ridge Rd
Elvira
Richard Kelly
Louisville
Ohio
Dear Mrs H Conflicts Between Being a Teacher Parent
A teacher writes about parenting anxieties for her upset four year old daughter. An expert replies advising professional family guidance and counseling, noting parents should avoid over mathing professional skills to own child and seek outside tutoring. A separate reader asks about her son with truancy and disengagement and the advisor cautions against overidentification and urges counseling and parental support. A closing note promotes economical breakfast cereals, urging hot cooked cereals as a cost saver.
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Janey
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