Jackson High School - Osky Wow Yearbook (Jackson, OH)

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Staying in Style! Filling closets this year were Izod and the Fox shirts and sweaters, coat vests, and designer jeans for both sexes. Calvin Klein and Gloria Vanderbilt jeans were quite popular as were Levi and Lee jeans. “Baggy” jeans and bibs were introduced in the Fall as a new fad. For the girls the hemline rose making the popular pleated skirts hit at about mid or just below the knee. As a result of the Women's Movement, the girls sported blazers either with slacks, skirts, or jeans. Tights and flat shoes were worn with skirts in place of the usual hose and high heels. The movie Urban Cowboy initiated the cowboy craze. Western boots, hats, and shirts teamed with jeans became instant hits. For the most part, jeans and a flannel shirt fit the bill.

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 A View of Jackson Half Way Through Jackson County, located in Southeastern Ohio hill country was named for Andrew Jackson. The first settlers of the county were Welsh [people who recognized the valuable deposits of salt. The city of Jackson is the county seatland the largest municipality. According to the Chamber of Commerce, the population of the city in 1980 was on the decline. It stood around 6,670 from 6,893 in 1970, while the countylpopulation on the whole rose to around 30,601 Jackson continued to expand as a new Heck's Department Store was opened December 2, 1980, and a new wing was added to the Merillat industry. The city library (pictured middle of page) was moved from the second floor of the Memorial Building in 1975 to the renovated Shaffer Supermarket. The library has 33,113 volumes and participates in OVAL making possible many services for Jackson residents. The Memorial Building gym is the home court for the seventh grade basketball team. In the front part of the building are the city offices. This is the city police headquarters, and the mayor’s office. The economies of Jackson and Jackson county are based almost equally on manufacturing and ---,i + .. .14. vnco