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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1972
Page
6
A decade of dental progress pushes beyond brushing with plaque theory and flossing. Fluoride use and diet remain debated while desensitizing toothpastes ease sensitivity. New restoratives, decay dissolving methods, and plastic implants promise future downsizing of drilling and dentures as computers enter offices slowly.
Mr and Mrs Robert Hill of Princeton announce the engagement of their daughter Diane Gail Hill to Rush Franklin Pruitt son of Mr and Mrs Jay Pruitt of Princeton formerly of Richlands Virginia.
Consumer narrator describes a black knit sweatshirt that fell apart after a single wear. An expert cites inconsistent yarn strength and poorly knitted goods as the likely cause, noting active use stresses and cheap manufacturing can lead to rapid unraveling.
A list of book titles and authors spans various topics from history and politics to science and arts. Notable entries include Malcolm X works, Tocqueville style classics, civil rights texts, and education guides. The compilation reflects mid century library holdings and scholarly interests.
A Newcomers Club party at Mrs. Ralph Wirt’s home led to an after party at the Moose Home. Members voted $10 to the Community Christmas Tree and collected toys for the Children’s Temple Mission in Bluefield Virginia. The January 2 luncheon will be at The Brier Restaurant at 11 30 a m, with no premeeting telephone calls. A nursery will be provided at Bland Street Methodist Church for members.
Nemours Home Demonstration Club led by Mrs. A. C. Davidson hosted a Christmas buffet at Grimm Hall Falls Mills Va. Eleven members and two guests attended. Gifts were exchanged including a poinsettia for Rev and Mrs Pitsinger. Prayers and poems framed the evening with games and gift awards to Mrs Ratcliffe and Miss Hedrick.
Rehabilitation doctors in Bridgeport Connecticut report long term patients avoiding bed sores when sleeping on ordinary air mattresses filled with warm water. An electric blanket provides heat. Over three years more than 500 Bridgeport Hospital patients used the mats and none developed bed sores.
Miss Beverly Wesley bride elect of Michael Kenneth Heffinger was feted at a champagne luncheon hosted at the Scott Shott home with a 12 seat setting. A pink and burgundy motif guided the color scheme and arrangements of white car nations, spider myms and pink carnations. She received a silver tray as a hostess gift. The rehearsal dinner is planned tonight at La Salute Club in Bluewell hosted by Mrs. Doris Heffinger. A linen shower was given by Mrs. William Stone Jones and Janice on Union Street earlier this week.
A new book Celebrations by Robert J. Myers links Yuletide to Jiuleis or Giuli a Germano Celtic winter feast and to Scandinavia Yule. The term may derive from the Gothic hail meaning wheel referencing the great wheel of the year and the sun’s annual winter solstice around December 22.
Card researcher Flora Mears notes Christmas was observed on varied days in December January and March by early Christians. In AD 354 Liberius fixed December 25 as Christmas and England saw an earlier 521 celebration by King Arthur. Alfred the Great created 12 days of Yale festivities, with Puritan bans eventually ending observances. 1659 to 1681 bans persisted in the American colonies.
The Bluefield Chapter 66 CES hosts a rummage sale from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 338 Princeton Avenue. In Fincastle, a New Year's Eve dance at the Country Club runs from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. with breakfast served and music by Concord Commanders.
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