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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1978
Page
8
The Bluefield Woman's Club Home Life Department held an August meeting at Trinity United Methodist Church with an indoor picnic luncheon. Twenty members and one guest attended as Mrs. Richard Wayland led a discussion on state of affairs and personal actions to improve the world. Birthdays were noted for two members and plans for November program and future topics in Bluefield were outlined.
A national center warns that fall school demands can worsen prior learning difficulties. Dr. Alan Levin of the New York Institute for Child Development urges early treatment for children failing in school or showing behavior problems. The institute notes causes including coordination, perception, or diet. offers an LD checklist and a sensorimotor therapy program with nutrition management.
Polly’s Problem discusses wallpaper discoloration likely from gas fumes and reader-sourced ideas. A chemically treated cleaning sponge is mentioned but not a cure. Additional tips cover drying garments on improvised card-table drying racks and a consumer gripe about label-free paper towel rolls.
Gloria Pitzer, dubbed a fast food Sherlock Holmes, claims to duplicate secret restaurant recipes at home from Oreo cookies to Big Mac style sauce. She details methods in cookbooks and a Homemakers Newsletter, selling via mail from Pearl Beach Michigan with claims of national recognition and TV interviews.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph invites organizations to submit meeting announcements to June Grubb. Listings include times and venues such as 10:00 a.m. Bluefield Extension Homemakers Club at 509 Woodland Drive and 7:30 p.m. Bluewell Lions Auxiliary at Frankie’s La Salute, with several Friday and Saturday events like the Golden Age Club dinner and YWCA Bridge games. Public notices note deadlines and space limits.
Mr and Mrs C E Pete Wimmer Jr of 209 Kim Street Princeton welcomed a son named Matthew Justin born in August.
The wedding of Miss Pamela J. Rose of Altamonte Springs Florida and Robert W. Burns of Winter Park Florida was performed April 29 at Advent Christian Church Princeton with Rev Orville Harvey officiating at a seven oclock candlelight double ring ceremony. The bride wore a Qiana gown trimmed in Venetian lace with seed pearls and a cathedral train, and was escorted by her parents Mr and Mrs George S Tolley. Attendants included Matron of honor Mrs Shearldine Roundtree, maid of honor Miss Kimberly Rose, bridesmaids Miss Sylvia Richdollar Miss Mary Goodman and Miss Kathy Burns, with groom’s sister Charlene Burns as flower girl and ring bearer Troy Richendollar. Best man Michael Burns and ushers Jess Rose Billy Burns Kevin Burns and Paul Powell attended. A reception followed and the couple plans to live in Altamonte Springs.
The summer carnival at the Y Center will run Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. with various games and prizes. The Bluefield Jaycees have loaned materials for the Horror House, a Halloween season sponsor activity they support.
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