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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1971
Page
4
A writer presents Satchel Paige’s five rules for staying young as a holiday gift. The notes advise avoiding vices and fried foods, resting stomach discomfort, keeping juices flowing, and not looking back, with humorous warnings about ailments and home remedies.
Betty Lane Johnson and George Robert Boesch will exchange marriage vows at 6 p.m. December 31 in the Chapel of Ida Cason Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain Georgia. The bride is daughter of William H Elmore Sr Greenville and the groom is son of John Cordes Boesch Jr Massey Circle South Charleston WV. The bride attended Furman University and works as assistant advertising director at Byrd Furniture. The groom is Marshall University graduate and an executive at Sta Power Industries in Fort Lauderdale Florida where they will live.
Miss Rebecca Louise Buckner and F Paul Wood plan an open church ceremony at Christ Episcopal Church Point Pleasant on December 29. The Rev Clifford Schane to perform the double ring rite with Miss Buckner supported by bridal party including Roderick Audin and Mrs David Kolb as attendants. music by Fred Gaul.
Xi Beta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi schedules a Wednesday 8 p.m. meeting at Mrs. Ralph Jones home for a holiday workshop and show and tell crafts. A Saturday 7 p.m. cocktail party at the Stover residence features tree trimming and decorations demonstrations by Mrs. William N. Witt. Also planned are Muscular Dystrophy collection on Lincoln Avenue with porch light reminders and a Salvation Army toy prep session from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. New BSP members named include Mrs. James E. Kiser Jr. and five others, with Mrs. Ray George nominated BSP convention chair.
The piece humorously lists dubious home cures for ailments from fevers to insomnia and childbirth. It cites old time remedies such as inhaling boiled mixtures, kerosene tea, elm bark chews, and onion based therapies, attributed to a Johnson County anecdote with Aunt Ann as a supposed local healer.
West Virginia clubwomen join national drive to hold prices after the price freeze ends. Citizens for a New Prosperity led by Hobart Lewis of Reader's Digest aims to curb inflation, unite workers and homemakers, and restore economic stability. Mrs. Harry L. Findley chairs state efforts with district coordinators in Nitro Gassaway Shepherdstown Glen Dale Shinnston Bluefield Kermit Elizabeth and other districts.
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