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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1939
Page
5
Hollywood columnist Miss Leeds offers waist slimming advice to a reader asking for simple exercises. The letter from Mickey requests an easy routine. the response recommends 15 minutes daily of bending exercises, citing Rita Hayworth as demonstration and noting alternatives for arm position. Lois Leeds promotes a leaflet for more guidance.
A note invites readers to obtain a facial exercise by sending a self addressed stamped envelope with a request to Lois Leeds at The Charleston Gazette. The item appears in a small lifestyle brief aiming to engage readers with a simple self-care tip.
A reader asks about losing fifteen pounds on a liquid diet and whether it endangers health. The reply warns against long liquid nourishment for weight loss, recommends including meat or substitutes, leafy greens, fruits with roughage, cereal, and butter, and notes teeth require something hard to chew. A stamped self addressed envelope is requested for the leaflet Safe and Sane Reducing.
Menu options feature all fruit meals with calorie counts: Menu 1 includes large orange apple banana lemon juice sugar lettuce and fruit juice totaling about 525 calories. Menu 2 combines pineapple grapefruit pear stewed apricots and dates at roughly 500 calories. Menu 3 offers baked apple stuffed with prunes cantaloupe berries and juice near 520 calories. A well balanced breakfast and dinner is advised.
Mabel asks about suitable fabrics for knitted suits and evening gowns. The answer recommends avoiding tight, clingy fabrics. Suggest thin wool for suits and a dark crepe gown with a square neck and a light front panel.
In a reader’s fashion note a fifty-something with a thin face and heavy figure asks about a shingle bob. The reply warns it will make the head seem smaller and the neck look longer and suggests wearing rolls at the back hairline to balance the silhouette.
A fragment mentions alternatives for a device, noting a preference to position something slightly lower or choose a flexible coiling method. The terse line implies technical guidance without further context or names.
A health feature warns that habitual facial actions can deepen skin creases over time. Regular repetitive movements such as frowning or squinting may contribute to lines, while adopting relaxed expressions and sun protection can help mitigate aging effects.
The piece cites Milk Industry Foundation placing total U S milk output at 50 billion quarts annually and imagines a 3000 mile canal filled yearly. It mentions a Savoy Theater wedding and a Bouquet of Tomorrow. Elizabeth Hawes critiques fashion’s rapid change and notes women’s jitters in shopping. she claims women’s summer costumes weigh about 1 lb 11 oz while men’s investments weigh about 5 lb 9 oz.
Mrs Colby O Jackson and Miss Grace Tye hosted a miscellaneous shower Thursday night at the former Mrs Constance Marseille Brown house on Gardner street honoring Mrs William Donald Brown formerly Miss Constance Marseille. Guests included Mrs E C Bourne Mrs Carson Foster the Misses Jane Mason Ruth Bourne Althea Summers Helena Faulconer Lucille Garrett Olive McCutcheon Frances Canine Gertrude Groves and Dr Colby O Jackson.
Julius Raymond Root, a Beckley merchant, filed a bankruptcy petition yesterday in the federal clerk's office. He lists assets at 250 dollars and liabilities totaling 7,042.14 dollars.
Carroll Ely wrote a musical Epitaph in memory of his foxterrier Barney. The melody gained fame, played widely and featured on Dr Walter Damrosh s Music Appreciation Hour reaching millions of schoolchildren. Performers and adults filled studios as the threnody was heard, praised for its beauty and novelty.
Larry welcomes guests including Brenda and Dusty Rhoades to his lakeside house. Kay feels ignored as Brenda pursues Larry and mocks Kay with flirtatious hints. The visitors force a party mood, while Kay watches and contemplates her fragile hold on happiness.
In a tense scene Louise Holmes writes of Kay haunted by Larry choosing Brenda over her. Brenda arrives with Larry. Kay contemplates revenge but accepts Judd's plan to attend a cocktail lounge, while Kay transforms into a glamorous figure to confront the social shift. A cliffhanger follows. Q. Are olives harmful for children? A. Olives contain vitamin A and are not harmful. they can be beneficial.
Mrs Florence Richmond was the honored guest at a miscellaneous shower Tuesday night at the home of Mrs Ona Maddox. Guests included Mesdames Troy Deal Albert Welch Everett Maddox R Morgan M H McCallister J K Arnett Leah Miller Frank Campbell Walter Johnson Beulah Gray Callie Dent Lillian Dozier Florence Richmond Millard Arrington Homer Maddox Kate Lovejoy Eva Maddox Frances Maddox Shirley White Mildred Madden Aileen Saunders Franceseal.
A baby penguin washed ashore near Murwillumbah in Australia marking the farthest north a penguin has been recorded traveling.
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