Family photos move from closet to wall art trend grows
Feature notes rising popularity of personal photography as art. Ben Leavitt of Gamma Photo Labs in Chicago explains amateurs drive custom processing and wall displays from garden tomatoes to bar mitzvah portraits. Firms like Meisel Photochrome and Modern Age Custom Darkrooms offer mail services while DIY markets sell mounting, dry mounting paper, screen kits, and fabric transfers.
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Junior
Grandma
Ben Leavitt
Gamma Photo Labs
Chicago
Ansel Adams
William Eggleston
Leavitt
Gamma
Meisel Photochrome
Dallas
Tex
New York City
Holiday sewing workshop and local club notices
Town talk covers a YWCA Holiday Sewing for the Holidays workshop taught by Stockman from 9 to 11 a.m. on December 7 with gift ideas and embroidery techniques costing 2.50 for members and 3 for non members. Also listed are Lorain County Genealogical Workshop details, Elyria Women's Club decorating, Amherst events, a Bendix dinner dance, and various club meetings and charitable drives with dates, times, places, and contact notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Ao Stockman
Lorain County Genealogical Workshop
Latter Day Saints
Westlake
Bendix
Tom's Country Place
J.J. and Company
Union Hall
Dear Abby Advice On Reunion And Smoke Free Laundromats
A reader asks whether to reconcile after a long separation with her husband who wooed her anew and promises change. Abby urges giving the marriage another chance to prove sincerity despite family disapproval. In a second note, a smoker confronts a laundromat smoker over cigarette smoke and the cost of a washer-dryer due to lingering smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Dear Abby on smokers and a lecherous gaze
Winchester readers discuss No Smoking signs and a 68 year old husband who ogles women. Abby advises the complaint may not stop the habit, notes the reader feels left out, and promotes a booklet offer for popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Lasky Drive
Beverly Hills
Calif
Keep ceiling on new roof costs
Homeowners face aging roofs as asphalt shingles wear out after about two decades. Using air powered staplers can cut installation time and labor costs roughly in half, with labor for two workers at $8 per hour dropping from $256 to $128 for a two day job. Material options range from economical asphalt to durable fiberglass asphalt and cedar shingles, all installable with power staplers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passode Company
Cessnas Celebrate 35 Years Of Marriage In Surprise Reception
William and Mrs. Cessna marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a surprise reception hosted by children and spouses. The couple wed November 18, 1942, in Elderton Pa. Their address since 1963 is Georgetown Avenue. He works for Ford Motor Co and enjoys fishing and bowling. Both are Temple Baptist members. They have three daughters and two grandchildren. Nearly 42 guests attended from Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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William Cessna
Georgetown Ave
Cessnas
Lutheran Parsonage
Elderton
Paul Schmiedil
Cessna
Ford Motor Co
Temple Baptist
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Glenda Daniel
Tus den
Grandpa
Garden and Craft Department
Elyria Women’s Club
Monteith Hall
Amherst Women’s League
Amherst
Melva Ofeka
Betty Nay
Dorothy King
Christian Women's Club
Cleveland
Far-West
Aqua Marine Lodge
Miller Fd
Avon Lake
Joan Hutter
Barb Prudhoe
Kathy Harlow
Martha Wason
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lake Road
Rt. 83
Henry Ditmar
Creekside Lane
North Ridgeville
Social Lates
Elyria Savings Bank
LaGrange
Faster
Seal Society
Lorain County
N. Ridge Rd
Norman Rockwell
Saturday Evening Post
Raggedy Ann
Andy
Easter Seal Society
Vermilion
Portia Shaw Jones
Elyria Area
Church Women United
Elyria Pta Council
McKinley School
Eugene Banks
Deve
Hubby
Abigail van Buren
Winchester
Looker
Frau
U.A.W
FORD
General Motors
Chrysler Personalized
John B. Simpson
Elyria
Ohio
Stunen
Associated Press
Chronicle
Teaneck
N.J
Terry
The
Iran
John Vorster
Joe
Rod Carew
Chicago Bears
Atlantic Coast
William Cessnas
Margaret Patalon
Vivian Maynard
Janet
Pam
James
Pennsylvania
C.W. Barres, Inc
Barres
Clyrio
C&c
Magic Wand
Jack Knight
Lake Ave
Sede Parks
West Ave
Oberun
College ST
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