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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
8
A letter from a mailman describes the daily strain of boxes that are too small or poorly placed. He notes many residents are courteous and that the work is not lucrative but loves the job. He asks readers to imagine delivering with a heavy load to understand the mailbox problem.
A reader questions parental financial support for a seventeen year old daughter who eloped seven years ago. Ann Landers advises setting boundaries, urges education, and suggests married children receive help only as a separate issue, not as a constant obligation.
The wedding took place May 26 at Bethal Baptist Church in South Charleston when Miss Carolyn Loretta Holstein and Edison Roseberry Hickman joined in marriage. Rev. Elizabeth Caudill officiated with organist Gail Farsons and soloists Herb D. Smith and Norma Holstein. The bride wore a nylon gown with sabrina neckline and chapel train, and was given in marriage by her father. Attendants included maid of honor Sheila Holstein and bridesmaids Pamela Molstein and Carolyn Lewis. best man was Thomas W. Harris. The couple left for Blackwater Falls for their honeymoon and reside at 504 Vine St. in South Charleston.
Mrs. Charles Lipscomb was installed as president at the Ivy Bank Garden Club annual dinner at El Matador Restaurant. New officers include vice president W T Perdue secretary Bennett B Smith treasurer Francis M Kerns. Committees led by Helena Mellard Carl Stucky Francis Kerns Kenneth Tucker T W Long W T Perdue Herbert H Miller Jr Charles Wolford and Smith. A July picnic for members families and an August social for members and husbands are planned.
Officers for the ensuing year of Dunbar Chapter 133 Order of Eastern Star will be elected at a meeting tonight in the Masonic Building on Myers Ave. The session starts at 8 p.m. with Mrs. Dorothy L. Groves presiding. Mrs. Dorothy Nichola and her committee will run the social hour.
Elkhurst Rebekah Lodge No holds a rummage sale Wednesday at 1420 Crescent Rd. Hours listed as from 9 am to 1 pm.
Local listings detail a Woman’s Auxiliary meeting at Inglon Street Burtt Hop Kinetean Vane on Chapel and garden club session at 202 Wash Vane Vernon Strawberry Lanes Garden Clo. Tom home of Mrs Charles Reeoe hosts Mrs Jamies Stone speaking on Fresh Gut Flower Arrangements.
Miss Anne Sleeth of Morgantown will preside at the 20th annual West Virginia Gram Jurisdiction session in the Beni Kedem Temple Tuesday through Thursday. The event includes registrations, rehearsals, luncheons, banquets, and the dedication of past grand officers’ babies.
The piece argues designers shift toward natural silhouettes as honest fashion proves profitable. It notes six months of industry experience guiding manufacturers to avoid exaggerated busts hips and waists.
Miss Naomi Gail Bevins and Richard Kelley Bowling plan a July wedding in Goopy Kentucky. Bevins, daughter of Mrs. Eliel Bevins and the late Okay Bevins, graduated Belfry High and Berea College and taught home economics. Bowling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bowling, graduates from West Virginia University College of Dentistry and will enter the Air Force. They will reside in Dickinson, North Dakota after their service.
Mrs. Russell K Adams and children from Dallas are visiting local relatives. A Sunday wedding in Logan united Jo Ann Browning and Jerry Bainer with guests from Ohio, Huntington, Danville, and Pittsburgh. Barbara Henderson arrives from Pittsburgh to summer with her grandmother. Birth announced for a son to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ozyp of San Bernardino. Graduation notes include David M Carris and Marilyn McClintock with degrees from Marietta College and Bridgewater College.
Volunteers sought by the Kanawha Clay Chapter American Red Cross and Volunteer Service Bureau for nine fields including child care at YWCA and day camps, hospital aids, clerical work, library help, crafts, painting, donor services and more. Contact Mrs. W H E Marshall for an interview at 612 Virginia St East.
Elizabeth Ann Owens daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel M Owens Jr of St Albans became the bride of Edward Joseph Gagnon son of Mrs Doris C Daudelin of Hyannis Port Mass in a Sunday night ceremony at St Andrew Methodist Church. The couple planned a Hyannis Port residence after a motor trip through New England.
Whitesville couple announce the June 2 ceremony for Ruth Carel Lewis and Joe Eddie Jarrell. Ruth is a 1940 graduate of Cheen High School and Clear Fordite alum. Joe Eddie is a Mildred Coal Co. employee from Winifrede and now lives in Chesapeake with his wife.
The Gazette announces deadlines for Sunday wedding notices with Friday or Saturday dates and a two PM Thursday submission rule. It notes photos must accompany copy and that weddings older than a month will not be used. Editor Lois Smith Worman signs.
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