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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1949
Page
5
In Osaka Japan a husband advertised his 27 year old wife for sale and sold her to a 36 year old widower with a 50 000 yen dowry. Fortune teller Taro Takahashi acted as middleman and described the wife as an attractive high school graduate 25 feet tall 124 pounds.
Neighbors of Circle 19 and Wood craft gathered Tuesday evening for a dinner at W O W hall. The group posed for a photo with Ada Cummings and Margaret Pomeroy among those in front, and Ella Spiekerman and Elin Friedel in the back row.
Idaho State College children’s theater wrapped up its summer session with performances by kindergarten through junior high students in the Razier Auditorium. Third graders directed by Mrs. Hanson staged The Enchanted Gypsy while the Straw Ox was led by the Pxade Group. A junior high group presented Peterkin Papers with a Philadelphia lady and a chemist helping solve a coffee mishap. Seventy five children participated over six weeks under Dr. Vic Mae Powell with five groups performing today and a final Friday show by junior players supervised by Mal Schryer of New York.
Orval Baker Red Cross water safety chair reports about four hundred students finished the Learn to Swim program and received certificates. Many registered dropouts wish to rejoin after vacations. The 11 am adult class has space. call Memorial Pool at Ross Park for details.
Chicago reports a new product in testing ready peeled potatoes to ease dinner prep. Claude Miller forecasts nationwide availability within a year with plastic bag packaging and pre cut sizes for French fries hash browns and mashed potatoes.
Mrs Cecil Gummersall entertained the Cygnet club at a lawn party on South Eleventh. Members dressed as gypsies with Mrs Ralph Rossiter winning best costume. Dessert supper led to cards with Mrs George Allen taking high and Mrs Verl Bell consolation. attendees included Mrs Lee Andrus and others.
A wedding shower for Mrs. Walter Burns at her Pingree home was hosted by Mrs. R. E. Clough and Mrs. Gail Clough. Nineteen guests attended as games and refreshments followed, and many gifts were presented to the honoree. Guests included Mesdames Bryant Wright Evan Hoshine Bert Parkin Gail Clough Leonard Thomas Roy Harris William Neff Buzz Rogers Bob Peterson Jane Adams Richard Hydahl Monte Bates Barbara Howell R. G. Brunker and Misses Dorothy Brunker Ruby Neely Joyce Wright.
Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark of Richland Kansas becomes the United States first woman treasurer and is entrusted with 27,424,541,375,782 3 in government cash currency and securities to sign for.
Two paths around aging are wrong. a middle path lets women age gracefully. Older women can use mature looks, wisdom, and dressing to stay competitive and dignified, helping the country move away from a youth-obsessed image.
Alicia Hart advises readers on posture for conversations with older friends. Quiet sitting and controlled movements project poise, while fidgeting like foot shuffling or clothing twitches signals insecurity. The guidance covers chair approach, back alignment, skirt adjustment, and leg positioning to convey calm confidence.
Mrs. Jesse Mauk of the Vickrey apartments leaves Sunday to visit her daughter Mrs. Alfred Vaughn in Westwood Village, Los Angeles, for two months.
Edith Rauch a 28 year old Austrian model said she will marry Sam Hedge a 60 year old Chicago restaurant cook who wooed her by mail and tele phone. Her parents agreed to the marriage and Edith plans to live in the United States with Hedge who is a grandfather. She said she is fond of cooking and that Sam and she have much in common.
A civic style piece warns against interrupting a husband’s storytelling and notes that listeners, especially polite women, should let a story unfold. It discusses interruptions by others, including non spouses, and suggests graceful re-telling as a social courtesy or as a way to retell familiar chestnuts.
Preston Mr and Mrs Lester C Jepsen have returned from a brief honeymoon trip to Bryce and Zion National Parks in southern Utah. Mrs Jepsen is Loa Bensen daughter of E T Bensen of Weston. The marriage occurred in June at the Logan LDS temple with a double ring ceremony.
The Altrusa club held its regular luncheon Thursday at the Bannock hotel with Mrs. Alice Lewis of Butte Montana and Mrs. Walter Brown of Pocatello as guests. Committee reports were given and tentative plans were made for a rummage sale on September 16 at the U.S.O. hall.
Classics Flatter-Every Age by Sue Burnett previews two sew rite perforated patterns No. 8476 and No. 8471 for misses and mature women. Includes sizes 12 14 16 18 20 and 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 with yardage details. Each pattern costs 25 cents plus 25 cents postage and requires name address sizes and pattern numbers to Sue Burnett Pocatello Post Americas New York 19 NY. The Fall and Winter FASHION is a guide for planning a wearable wardrobe and the book includes a free pattern.
Over 50 members of the American Legion and Auxiliary gathered at the Vern Murray home for a lawn party pot luck dinner. Fried chicken and strawberry shortcake were served as tables decorated with garden flowers. Installation of Legion officers was postponed until August 3.
Mrs. Sarah A. Seavers a millinery shop employee travels to San Francisco to visit her brother Louis B. Mills and family and will return to Pocatello in the early fall.
Mr and Mrs W A Wennergren and their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs J C Potter spend a long weekend at Fishing Bridge and the Jackson Hole country. They are joined by friends from Logan Mr and Mrs Kenneth Anderson Mr and Mrs Marian Stauffer and daughters Arlene and Donna Stauffer and Mr and Mrs A E Matthews.
BPW Club hosts a Rosspark picnic on July 26 with 6 15 p.m. meeting at Barinock hotel and transport arranged. Women's Union Label League holds July 29 picnic. no meeting July 27. Royal Neighbors potluck at Ross park July 26 at 6 p.m. Women of the Moose meet July 28 with new member initiation. Polymnian Singers perform at Fourth Ward sacramental service Sunday at 5 p.m.
A guide urges women starting a new sport to dress properly in simple functional outfits. Good fit and smart appearance boost commitment, while added fashion touches distinguish outfits. A coach notes proper clothing turns a recruit into a veteran, reflecting vanity or motivation in sport attire.
Mrs Emily Hood of 824 East Bonneville spent a week with her sister in Blackfoot. Price, Betty Swisher, Jean Childs, Kathryn and Anne Swisher returned yesterday from north Idaho and Nam pa where they vacationed for ten days.
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