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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
5
The program highlights budget changes under the last legislature, the veterans training program, school lunches, and community health projects. Pupil accounting and the new tax fund allocation system are set for study, with lawmakers to weigh these topics in the current term.
A reader requests color coat suggestions for hair and discusses makeup for dry skin. The reply covers coat colors to suit copper red hair and tips on foundation, skin fresheners, cream rouge, and powder for a lasting mat finish. The tone mirrors a vintage advice column.
A reader letter column from The Charleston Gazette features Lois Leeds tips on hair care for girls, including color choices to flatter hair and skin, hatlessness, skirt length trends, daily washing and brushing, and suggestions to consult Miss Teener. The piece promotes purchasing a brush, shampoo, and scalp ointment, with a stamped self addressed envelope for responses.
Laura Wheeler offers improved crochet pattern 733 with charts photos and concise directions. Send twenty cents to The Charleston Gazette Needlecraft Dept New York 11 for pattern and fifty cents more for the 1947 Needlecraft Catalogue with 102 illustrations of crochet knitting embroidery home decor toys and decorative accessories.
Speaker John E. Amos of the West Virginia House of Delegates told a southern regional conference of the Council of State Governments that the state is taking 72 percent of its taxes for education. Amos, representing West Virginia with Del. Frank A. Knight, spoke at the two day meeting closing in Washington.
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