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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1963
Page
5
Homemaking writer explains a wick watering method to keep house plants hydrated during vacations. The guide covers soaking pots, preparing wicks from cloth or cord, foil insulation, and optional plastic bag moisture retention with air, plus placement and light notes. It also includes a reader recipe for Oatmeal Cake with coconut topping from a May Gazette column.
The YWCA with the Board of Education plans a two week July program for junior and senior high students titled How to Study. Instructors include Mrs. Evelyn Murray and Mrs. Marjorie Depoy from the State Board of Education for grades 8th to 10th and J. Douglas Anderson from West Virginia State College for 11th to college. A couples swimming club is also forming with ten couples in a ten week course. Enrollment info available through Barbara Knighton at the YWCA.
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. E. Forrest Jones and family in Arapahoe North Carolina where daughters will attend Camp Sea Farer for five weeks. Elwood Canada Jr and two sons visited Dewey Hunt in Rup mer Hollow Road. Kenneth E Hines hosted by son W E Hines and grandchildren Beverly Ann and Kenneth E II from Richmond Virginia. B H Spradling returned from Elkhart Indiana. Ellen and Wayne Rich Jr returned from Colgate University graduation activities in Hamilton New York. Wayne served as usher at the wedding of Maurice East and Jessie Like in Trinidad Colorado on campus.
The column lists many Charleston area families with June births and a series of visits and itineraries. It notes Fulbright study plans in Norway, sorority honors for Audrey Owen, and a centennial West Virginia tour including Buckhannon, Sutton Dam, Wheeling, and the Homestead resort trip, plus a Newport News wedding announcement and university details.
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