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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1946

Page

7

Edna Layne to Wed Charles Pruett Today

Miss Edna Allen Layne will marry Mr. Charles Danny Pruett this afternoon at College Avenue Baptist Church. The wedding followed a dessert shower and rehearsal party honoring the bride-elect and the bridal party with guests and relatives in Augusta.

Edna A. Layne Mr. C. Danny Pruett Edna Allen Layne Virginia Lee Anderson Lee F. Anderson Augusta Paul C. Thomas, Jr Layne 8. A. Wood Wood Copley Avenue L. H. Layne William C. Pruett Miss Layne Charles Danny Pruett College Avenue Baptist Church Wendell C. Davis

Good Taste In The Emily Post Advice Column

A reader question column discusses manners in sororities piano arrivals and guest etiquette. Emily Post answers on greetings at concerts and receiving lines and clarifies handling of gloves with bridal bouquets and church attendance for weekend guests.

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Bile Flow

A vintage ad urges readers to use Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate bile and aid digestion for constipation. It promotes the vegetable tablets as safe and effective with a nightly dose and a 90 cent price, touting Dr F M Edwards’s use with patients.

Dr. Edwards F. M. Edwards

Etiquette of Table Setting by Mrs Post booklet offer

The text discusses a hotel style table setting and feminine appointments. It notes Mrs Post's booklet Etiquette of Table Setting, priced at 10 cents with a 3-cent self addressed stamped envelope for requests.

Community Club Calendar Highlights Meetings Today

The Twenty-Five club meets at the Miss church home at 12 p m. Navy Mothers' club gathers at Appalachian assembly room at 1 00 p m with Mrs Mae Pace presiding. Ruth class of Calvary Baptist meets at Mrs A L Austin 45 p m with Pollyannias to be revealed. St Marys of Episcopal meets at Mrs Mason Clay 526 Parkway 2 2 a m with Mrs J M B Lewis Jr guest speaker. Woman's Christian Temperance meets at Bethany hall 2 30 p m led by T H Lambden with important business and full attendance urged.

Miss Church Navy Mothers’ Club Appalachian Assembly Room Mae Pace Ruth Calvery Baptist Church A. L. Austin Juniper Street St. Mary's of Episcopal Church Bethany Hall First Christian Church

Local Personal News from Ohio and Nearby States

Miss Leila Boykin returns home from Antioch Ohio for a six week vacation with her mother Mrs. L. W. Boykin. Mrs. Robert Ramage is improving at St Luke's hospital. Several attendees report from the Youth Adult conference in Buchannon with Mr. G Taylor Johnson of Bluefield elected as gent. Various relatives visit and attend summer activities across Evans, Lakemore, Northwestern University, and Cumberland Gap.

Leila Boykin Antioche Spr Ohio L. W. Boykin Jefferson Street Robert Ramage St. Luke's Hospital E. M. White Jeane Foster Nita Caldwell Randolph Clevender Buchannon G. Taylor Johnson Bluefield P. Belcher Bobby Detroit George Evans Evans Rogers Street Shirley Huff Lakemore Ervin Walker Elkhorn George Grace McDowell South Mercer Street Northwestern University Evanston, Ill Ervine T. Patton Chicago J. M. Walden Frank Collyer Roanoke Irene Taylor North Holston Beatrice Maxey Cumberland Gap Calvin Houchins Giles Street

Meddling Mothers Hurt Daughters In Law and Marriages

The piece argues mothers in law cause more divorces than others by undermining daughters spouses. It urges mothers to support their daughters at home rather than blame or pull apart husbands, noting wives should cherish their husbands and work through marital strife. It warns against sympathy with mothers who undermine happiness.

Uence Kingdom Come Hubby Mary Janes Sally

Bluestone Pioneer Camp Opens Today

Twenty eight campers depart for Bluestone pioneer camp at Fayette county 4-H camp Payetteville. Attendees include K A Ammar Jr Tim Breth Alley Cain Gertie Cain Mary Ellen Crowe Barbara Fleshman Betty Freeman and others from Westminster church Bluefield Va and First Presbyterian church. Rev F H Daniel of Gilbert directs camp with Rev C H Patterson of Westminster handling athletics.

Bluestone Pioneer Fayette County Payetteville Westminster Presbyterian Church K. A. Ammar, Jr Tim Breth Alley Cain Gertie Cain Mary Ellen Crowe Barbara Fleshman Betty Freeman Johnny Cloyd Frank Garber Joyce Harrison Jimmy Hays Eliza Hoge Joe Hoge Charlies Hoge Margaret Rae Koontz Barbara Sayers Gloria Schieusener Diehl Sluss Anne Patterson Frances Ramsey Martha Trent Virginia Walsh Jay Hetze Jean Fuqua Betsy Perdue Bluefield Presbyterian Alice Dale Ramona Nash Bob Akers First Presbyterian Church F. H. Daniel Gilbert C. H. Patterson Westminster Church

Local Visit Takes Cast to Bassett Roanoke and Carolina Beach

Mr and Mrs J Lawrence and daughter Elisabeth just returned from a two week vacation at Bassett Roanoke Virginia and Carolina Beach North Carolina Dr William O Hearn of Minneapolis Minnesota injured in an auto accident en route to Princeton is now at his parents home on Wickham avenue Princeton His condition is much improved.

J. Lawrence Elisabeth Bassett Roanoke Carolina Beach N. C William O. Hearn Minneapolis

Telegram Delays Hit Poland as Telegram Office Strains

From Pole To Pole Warsaw telegraphs are slow in Poland with messages arriving in one city from another up to two months after dispatch due to staff shortages at the telegraph office.

Warsaw Poland

Beauty and You Nail Health Advice from an Old Column

A vintage style health note urges seeing a doctor for brittle nails and suggests diet, outdoor exercise, sun exposure, optimism, and self care. It recommends buffing, nail polish powder for sheen, and gentle filing with an emery board, plus soft cuticle care and simple tools for manicuring.

Nail care tips for polish wear in hot weather

Advice to avoid hangnails and overlong polish in heat and sun. Do not leave liquid polish on beyond short times. rinse nails after exposure to salt water and sun. Regular manicures help maintain nails in hot weather and prevent polish damage.

Family’s Neat Rashes Use Mexaana for Baby Skin Relief

Family’s favorite remedy promotes Mexaana medicated powder to ease prickly heat and diaper rash. Soothes minor irritations in hot weather and year round use. Available in larger sizes and trusted for over 40 years.

What's Cooking Today An Oven Meal and Steak

A vintage recipe card details Lemon juice marinated meat seared to brown, baked with onion and garlic in tomatoes and brown sugar for three hours at 250 degrees. Includes baked sliced potatoes with butter and seasonings, baked for three and a half hours, then served. Ends with a note about Wang Chieh printing the oldest known woodblock document in 668 A. D.

Wang Chieh

Miss Nancy Devon Engaged To Mr James McClaugherty

Nancy Devon of Charleston is engaged to James McClaugherty son of Don McClaugherty of Charleston formerly of Princeton. Nancy attended Charleston High School National Park College and led Pi Beta Phi Nu sorority. James earned AB and LLB from West Virginia University and works with Payne Minro law firm. The couple hosted a reception and plan a late fall wedding.

Nancy Devon James McClaugherty Miss DeVan Rugeley Pierson DeVan Charleston DeVan DeVan and Company, Insurance MceClaugherty Don Mugherty Princeton State Road Commission Len Beaver High School Charleston High School National Park College Forest Glen Pi Beta Nu McClaugherty West Virginia University Phi Kappa Phi Alpha Delta We Law Firm of Payne, Minro and. Y Nancy Jim

Youth Committee Of Virginia Side Plans Summer Program

Mrs. EB. B. Perdue director of Bluefield Va recreation center calls a meeting of the youth committee and all interested boys and girls to plan a summer program tonight at 7 30 at the youth center.

Virginia Side EB. B. Perdue Bluefield

Twenty years of change in Nancy and electricity

The piece reflects on gradual life changes from childhood to motherhood and notes how Nancy grew up slowly. It compares this maturation to a surge in electricity use while praising the industry for keeping prices low through steady work and smart management.

Nancy

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