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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
5
A new iced tea preparation with sugar and lemon in airtight aluminum packets excites campers and picnickers. A plastic tube form of antiseptic benzocaine product promises infection prevention and sunburn relief. An invisible facial mask claims to firm tightens skin and reduces wrinkles for hours.
A yard stick styled device snaps into a tight coil or stays rigid at 36 inches, suited for sewing and pocket use. The gadget measures rounded objects precisely and is promoted by the Charleston Gazette Women’s Department.
Charlestonians travel and entertain guests as a sequence of departures and returns. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Christy of Camden Drive head to Sacramento for a state directors conference of United States Divorce Reform Inc. in West Virginia related roles, while the Morans of 210 27th Street and 2113 Kanawha Avenue enjoy Myrtle Beach visits and family stops en route home. Others vacation in Hot Springs or visit Seattle and Melbourne, with several family ties noted to local residents and employers as they shift between states.
A new fad, the Scribble Scarf by Surrey Inc New York, features an imprinted shorty triangle and a built in indelible ball point pen for autograph collection and teen chatter data. The scarf carries symbols like telephones convertibles entwined hearts and pennants.
Nitro Chapter No. 757 Women of the Moose selects Mrs. Sarah Cline and Mrs. Evelyn Shepherd as delegates to the West Virginia state Moose convention in Parkersburg. All Nitro chapter coworkers invited to attend Saturday Women of the Moose session and enrollment portion of the ritual ceremony. A regular business meeting will be held at the Nitro Moose home this afternoon.
Events include Craft screening at North Charleston Recres frames from 9 38 a m to 2 p m Quota Club dinner and business meeting at Daniel Boone Hotel Las Matera 1338 Washington St E presided by Mrs Palma Smith and Mrs Virginia Taylor Glendale Temple No 26 Pythian Sisters meet 8 p m at Castle Hall Tennessee Ave and Randolph St.
The Southern West Virginia Chapter of the American Iris Society will hold an iris rhizome auction at 1 p m Saturday at W D Kelley’s home 5418 MacCorkle Ave SW South Charleston halfway between St Albans and Charleston on Route 60. The public sale features several hundred varieties old favorites and new hybrids including The Rainbow Flower widely adopted in Kanawha County.
CBS Radio hostess Edith Head discusses a Pink Luncheon and other color themed menus, noting pink dishes for a Pink Dinner and a Yellow Breakfast while purple remains elusive. She cites color themed table styling and fashion guidance for entertaining. A reader asks how to luster linoleum without waxing and is advised to rinse with sour milk.
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