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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
6
Fashion editor Dorothy Rof notes cotton fiber gains amid rivals in fashion. Cotton tweeds appear in coats and suits designed for year round wear, resisting wrinkles and tailoring well. Bold plaid cotton tweed tops coats for town or country, used by top designers for gowns and tailored wear.
A column explains how to handle a missing wedding invitation by asking a mutual friend to inform the bride and how to respond if the invitation was lost or the wedding is intimate. It also answers three reader questions on monogram placement and approaching a shy suitor with a suggested line.
Mrs Wesby Thornbury opened with a prayer and Mrs Shrewsbury led the business session as the Trinity Church WSG held its final meeting of the season. Officers for the new year were named including Mrs Fred Christie and Mrs George Armbrister, with several secretaries and committee chairs appointed. 15 members attended and refreshments followed. The next executive meeting is scheduled for September.
Beauty editors insist this is the anything goes year for hair, with choices from short bangs to long styles. Readers can tailor looks to face shape, wearing hair straight, curled, or waved, aiming for Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn, or Grecian-inspired effects.
The text discusses finishing options for a machine or object by applying black enamel to its legs and feet or coating the entire machine in a color that blends with the room walls. It suggests matching the finish to interior colors for a seamless look.
Marion Va June 2 The marriage of Miss Florence Rosa mondson to Mr Ralph L Lincoln both of Marion took place in the First Presbyterian Church of Roanoke May 29 at eight oclock in the evening The Rev John E Richards officiated Mrs a graduate of Arlington Hall Washington DC Mr Lincoln is a former member of the House of Delegates and former Commonwealth Attorney of Smyth County He is an attorney in Marion
Thursday schedule lists Bluefield Garden Club at Pete's Grill with lunch after, 10:30 a.m. board meeting, Rhododendron Garden Club with Mrs Ward Miles, M D Maher Division LA to ORC at Eagles Hall, Olive Riddell Circle at Memorial Church, Grassy vs Virgie Branch, Friday lunch for Travelers Depart of UDC at Pirat Presbyterian Church with reservations, 2:30 p.m. Executive Board Bluefield Woman's Club at Stowers Motors Contareua.
Local notices record numerous May births at St. Luke's Hospital and Bluefield Sanitarium. Newborns named include William Alexander May 24, Jennifer Aleta Farley May 25, Jonathan Herring Harman May 25, Laura Eleanor Surace May 26, Thomas Clarence Webb May 26, Charles Wesley Akers May 28, Melissa Jo Puqua May 28, Mark Allen White May 27, Patricia Iris apasy May 2, Richard Lee Johnston May 2, Janet Lee Cline May 2, and tricia Ann Allen May 29. Parents list varied towns: Pikeville North Tazewell Matoaka Pocahontas Glen Lyn Boissevain Narrows. Weights range from about 4 pounds 3 ounces to 9 pounds 6 ounces.
Bluefield Junior Woman's Club prepares for its annual Spring Formal with out-of-town guests invited. Galloway's orchestra will play from 9 to 1, Coralie Page urges guests to pick up invitations at the door, decorations by Mrs. Shott Jr and floral planning by Mrs. Humphey ensure a spring motif, with attendees from Welch Princeton Athens Northfork and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Charles W Moore of Richmond Va visit Mrs Moore s parents at 1600 College Ave with their children Stephen and Carolyn The Moores will move to Elkins W Va where he becomes assistant pastor and church minister Following the visit the Tazewell Presbyterian Church service will be held in Virginia The Southwest Federation of Baptist Business Women's Circles holds its annual meeting Bluefield Va and Memorial Baptist Church in Bluefield host Mary Jesse missionary from Japan as guest speaker
The event featured Miss Effie Loude Lucille Pish Mrs Eva Haynes Miss Laura P Pool Miss Thelma Motley and Mrs Annie D Wool as guests with alternates Miss Clara Hatfield bride elect of William T Schrieder of Midland Texas. Co hostesses Miss Tommie Yost and Miss Lois Baldwin presented a linen table cloth to Miss Hatfield. Future W Va Nurses Association convention events and Virginia Bible Council pot luck supper noted. Approx 120 guests attended a Taylor Frazier area gathering on Southrees Road.
A bustling sampler of early spring price cuts on dresses and coats at Mademoiselle and Rose Carol Shops features Betty Barclay dresses, cotton skirts, and Lanz of California originals. Also promotes meals at Matt Grill and Mills Food Plan savings, Goodykoontz drugstore summer helps, and Schuyler's summer hats with Ike Clark outfits offering striped cottons and rose rayon-linen dresses.
Bluefield Chapter 565 Women of the Moose will elect officers tonight at 8 at the Moose Home. Senior regent Mrs. John Battalino says Mrs. Viola Arnold chairs the program. Executive board members will meet with the senior regent at private peppermint?
In Morgantown on June 2 a curious piece notes a purple cow question and hints at a beverage recipe from Virginia University. The fragment mentions mixing with grape, sugar, milk, and other chilled ingredients though details are unclear.
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