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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
11
Hollywood feature describes summer fashion in mesh footwear and toe care. It notes women favor comfortable pedicures and manicures, including at home routines with emery boards, cuticle remover, and warm water to soften skin and push back nails, leading to polished toes.
The fragment describes polishing and nail care steps, including rubbing with pumice stones, avoiding deep removes, consulting a chiropodist, and using cotton wads and rubber separators to separate toes while drying nail polish. It mentions warning signals about incorrect shoe type and matching Polish to fingertips.
A quip warns readers away from newspapers magazines and books to avoid social embarrassment and a dramatic reaction from friends who fear an awkward moment.
A wild collage of beauty tips and reader questions covers skin treatment, leg straightening, and posture. An orthopedic surgeon is recommended for bowing concerns, with exercises and footwear guidance. The piece also hints at summer hairdos and charity events in a Charleston Gazette context.
Albert Payson Terhune recalls an Added Attraction at the New York dog show held in Madison Square Garden. The arena featured two rings with Variety Classes judging breed standards and Obedience Tests displaying what dogs can do, drawing a crowded balcony audience and eager applause for both clever tricks and working obedience.
Dorothy Dix catalogs summer visitors she calls pests, naming the Slayer the Dieters the Reformer and the Human Poros Plaster as types of guests who drain hosts of time, money and space during country retreats, with sharp humorous portraits of each intrusion.
The Supreme Court upheld an 8713.58 damage verdict from West Virginia regarding a collision at an air meet in Elkins. L. Rinchuse and others sued Woodford Flying Service and Carl Wooddierel after their plane returning home collided with the Woodford plane during the meet. Plaintiffs claimed compliance with air commerce rules. defendants argued a special takeoff landing arrangement existed for the duration. The court found the collision due to breach of rules knowingly set by the defendant.
Fragmented OCR text includes a lurid domestic vignette and a list of unofficial low bidders for 10 highway projects. Projects span Marion to Mineral counties with bids from Po to Murphy Construction, totals from about 8,000 to 172,000 dollars. The roadway work covers portions near Man nington Paitment Mannington Poeshontas Martinsburg and Berkeley Springs with base and concrete undertakings.
Abmal 500 students and faculty will hear President Leonard Riggleman address Morris Harvey College at 1 20 this morning in the first chapel program of the summer school. He speaks on Morris Harvey's Tomorrow in the auditorium of St Marks Methodist Church Washington and Dickinson streets.
Harold A. Ritz of the state Supreme Court spoke at Charleston Kiwanis noon luncheon on drifting toward serfdom, noting changes in social and international relations. The club will sponsor Sons and Daughters Day at next Tuesday's Danie Boone hotel session with honored guests including students' parents and school officials.
Magister C C Ashworth ordered a 16 year old youth held on $1000 bond for grand jury action after the death of Clayton Love in Hamlin. The hearing occurred today as police investigate the fatal incident and await further charges.
Witnesses say a game of horseshoes led to a fatal shooting after a man named Lovejoy argued with a youth over a point. The boy returned with a gun and killed Lovejoy in the confrontation.
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