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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
5
Local Jay-O-Ettes and their husbands sponsor a Sunday picnic with Blackfoot and Idaho Falls Junior Chambers as guests. Events begin at 2 p.m. at the softball park with teams slugging it out, then a group trek to Girl Scout camp in Justice Park for a potluck.
Palm Leaf Circle 19 met at WOW hall to discuss the district rally to be held in Potatello on September 21. Delegates from southern Idaho will attend a social tea and a business meeting with Freda Patterson presiding and Jeannette Pabst leading the session. Seventeen members attended.
Ruth Millett argues that while household labor has eased for women with modern devices, men benefit from labor-saving tools at work such as typewriters and dictaphones. She notes the breadwinner often has an eight hour day and five day week while no home device cuts a housewife’s time to 40 hours.
NEA writer Gaynor Maddox shares a ham stuffed tomato dish tried by Mrs. D. L. Homberg at 325 Park Ave in Pocatello. The family praised the colorful bake with tweaks for a well done taste, plus a baked lemon pudding dessert and a nourishing menu for the day including breakfast and lunch items.
The piece highlights fullness at the back as the top feature to hide figure faults. It advises soft inverted pleats to break up large back areas and keep back detail gentle and free of bulk.
Mrs. Dora Shelton new chairman of the Friendship Circle Women of the Moose led her first meeting at Mrs. Louise Brick’s home. Plans for the yearly project were discussed with no final decision. Mrs. Gates was named secretary treasurer, bunko and refreshments followed. Co hostesses were Mrs. Brick and Mrs. Helen Winn with guests including Mabel Murphy Elke Barnhart and many others.
Cygnets social pinochle club honored member Miss Mary Clark who will wed Merrell Brower August 7. A kitchen shower Tuesday evening at 840 South Fourth Ave hosted by Mrs. Dwaine Siesser. Prize winners were Mrs. Chris Hatton Mrs. Rex Olsen and Mrs. Len Bergendorf with many attendees named.
The article notes high button shoes with six button straps, laced spats, and soft grosgrain bow ties suit long, thin feet and legs. It highlights that these extreme styles are revived as modern fashion choices for slender wearers.
The piece advises aging women to choose soft hats with colored trim to reveal hair and avoid all black. It suggests tall figures can wear two skin fox scarf and long capelet stoles if affordable, emphasizing the cost of luxe furs.
Tuesday evening the Cygnets elected Mrs Harold Dreyer as secretary replacing Mrs Dale Dreyer who is leaving Poca. Also reported are birth notices for Craig Lynn Caudill and Steven Edwin Rowe with families listed.
Elinor Williams advises boys to be courteous to adults to advance socially and professionally. Emphasizes informing parents of plans, meeting dates families, and greeting guardians warmly to gain support for education jobs and future opportunities.
The first polar bear born in captivity was delivered at Washington Park Zoo in Milwaukee Wisconsin marking a milestone for the zoo and its breeding program.
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