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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1969
Page
4
Dear Ann Landers counsel about a fiancée who wears a revealing cutout dress with a flesh colored body stocking. The groom-to-be finds it embarrassing and asks for guidance on acceptable attire within a relationship.
Readers seek old recipes using baker’s ammonia and oil of lemon. A Bavarian Pound Cake and fresh strawberry pies are requested, with recipes shared by Ruth Hamon and readers. Tips include a no-lose jam method and calorie friendly substitutions.
Barbara Husk Moore and Clifford R. Holliday wed May 23 in Mount Sterling Kentucky. The bride, daughter of C. R. Husk and wife of South Charleston, works as engineering assistant at General Telephone Co. of Kentucky. The groom, son of Mrs. James McDonald and late Clifford Holliday, is a general equipment and building engineer at the same company. He holds a master’s in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky and is a licensed professional engineer. He leads the Blue Grass Graduate Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. They will live at 1134 Gainesway Drive Lexington.
Fragmentary text lists numerous proper nouns, dates, and locations with mixed spellings. The readable items include names such as Martin, Victor, Gourgen, Gibson, Cook, and Greenway, plus place hints like Union Gr and Ripley Way. No coherent event or outcome emerges from the garbled data.
A Charleston Gazette column advises teens and adults on weight loss for better swimsuit fit. It outlines a 1200 calorie basic plan with a 2200 calorie teen extension, plus a teaser for a future piece on spot reducing routines and a paid booklet offer.
The betrothal of Miss Barbara Ann Calvert to Ken David Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Taylor of South Charleston, is announced by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Calvert of Midland Drive. Miss Calvert is a DuPont High School graduate and West Virginia Institute of Technology alumna employed by the West Virginia Department of Welfare. Her fiancé is a Union Carbide employee, a former South Charleston High School and Center College student, West Virginia State College attendee, and a Vietnam veteran who served two years in the Army.
Shirlene Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Shirley J Brown of Rockville Maryland formerly of Dunbar wed Hervey Chapman son of Mr and Mrs Walter Chapman of Stuart Florida formerly of Nitro Sunday at Trinity Episcopal Church Huntington officiated by Rev Steven McWorter. The couple planned a Greenbrier Hotel wedding trip after a reception at the church.
The St. Albans YMCA hosts a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 58 Church Ave. A two day sale is planned by Woodrum Park Woman's Club at 4206 Japonica Lane Tuesday and Wednesday with 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours. Other events include the Good as New Shop sale at 1114 Quarrier St Hours 4:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mount Juliet Methodist Church Women sponsor 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Belle Fellowship Hall. Dunbar Woman's Club plans a combined rummage sale and flea market 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to p.m. Saturday at 325 12th St Dunbar.
The guide advises laundering fabrics to remove floor wax stains. If traces remain, use carbon tetrachloride as a spot treatment. For stained glass vases, fill with warm water and tea leaves, steep hours, then wash with hot soapsuds and rinse to restore sparkle.
An ad touts Mitchum Anti Perspirant as a highly effective solution for underarm moisture. It describes a 56 year old lab formula offering complete gentleness and a money back guarantee, with liquid or cream formats priced at $3.00 for a 90 day supply.
The forthcoming marriage of Miss Sharon Sue Young to Billy Lee Pettry was announced by their parents. The ceremony is planned for 8 p.m. Friday at the Apostolic Holiness Church, 513 Patrick St, with Rev. D W Durst officiating.
Mrs. George M. Parsley heads the newly formed Woodrum Park Woman's Club with Mrs. Frank M. Haddad as vice president and Mrs. Roger Burke as secretary treasurer. The officers were elected at a Monday meeting at Mrs. Russell Koontz's Acorn Ridge Road home. A garage sale was planned for Tuesday and Wednesday at Mrs. Ernest Stewart's Japonica Lane residence, and the club chose beautification of the park as its summer project.
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