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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1938
Page
5
Hollywood gossip column from June 17 features reader letters to Miss Leeds on body image, hair health, and exercise. Advice covers weight, height, dieting, and safe reductions, with home workouts and hair care tips, noting a 1938 copyright and requesting stamped enclosures for leaflets.
A fragmented advertisement promotes the Anne Adams pattern book with emphasis on a flared apron style. It touts shoulder straps that won’t slip, large pockets, and a tie belt, offering cretonne and lawn options in several sizes. Readers are asked to mail 18 cents and provide name, address, and pattern number.
Practical advice outlining how posture and gaze convey self worth. Encourages walking with head and chest elevated, abdomen in, eyes forward to project confidence. Suggests that feeling like a Somebody leads others to treat you with respect and reinforces self respect.
The ad lists items from sand and sea fogs to filmy dance gowns with prices 15 cents for books or patterns and 25 cents for book and pattern together. It directs readers to send orders to The Charleston Gazette Pattern department at 243 West 17th Street New York.
Recipe fragments list foods like berries melon pie syrup fried chive cream parsley potatoes cucumber celery cream sugar and water. Items include milk and devil's food cake with mentions of butter and spices, plus generic kitchen quantities and measurements scattered through a busy shopping list style note.
Lois Leeds offers a new leaflet Fell-Groomed Hands guiding simple dishwashing methods. Requestors send a self addressed stamped envelope to Lois Leeds care of The Charleston Gazette.
Noted writer Smart Wilfred Funk argues marital strife could ease if quarrels were aired in poems rather than spoken. His poetry lampoons wife’s dressing room, bridge parties, and dress-up events while praising calmer disagreements.
Add butter and flour to drippings left in the par. Cook slowly about four minutes until the flour has browned. Add rest of ingredients. Cook slowly and stir constantly.
Barbara shows stylish entertaining on a slim budget with seasonally sized parties on the porch or sunroom. She advises advance table setting checks, a faultless buffet layout, and simple, easily served menus perfect for hosting without a maid. A 40 page booklet titled Table Setting and Service offers guidance for formal dinners to afternoon tea.
A brief notice instructs sending 15 cents to The Charleston Gazette for a booklet titled Table Setting and Service. It requests the purchaser’s name and address and the booklet name be written plainly, with the address: Home Institute, 109 West 18th Street, New York, NY.
Sally and Andy rekindle affection amid a tangle of lovers as Evelyn loves Clay and Gram schemes to steer the triangle. Andy battles amnesia and a father’s will while Sally contends with loyalty, jealousy, and a looming wedding in Chicago and beyond.
The readable fragment outlines making a frozen dessert with egg yolks sugar and cream in a double boiler. It mentions vanilla almond extract fruit juices and berries, with instructions to cook slowly until thickened, cool, fold in ingredients, and freeze in a mechanical refrigerator.
Albert Payson Terhune recalls a hermit denied shelter for his dog at the local poorhouse. Facing starvation, the aged man shot the dog and then himself. Readers’ letters defend the deed, while Terhune voices his own blunt verdict on sentimentality versus practical hardship.
Miss Pribble Mallory, daughter of B F Mallory of Spring Hill, marries Sidney Carrier of Huth, son of David and Mrs Carrier. The ceremony took place June 15 at Ferry Branch with Woodrow Brogan as the sole attendant. The couple will reside in Cabin Creek.
Adjt Gen William L Horner announced yesterday the promotion of 2nd Lt Garland Guthrie of Charleston to 1st lieutenant in the national guard. The act reflects ongoing officer development within the guard and underscores Guthrie’s service in the region.
President Roosevelt signed a bill transferring Kanawha riverbank property to the Lane Anderson post of the Veterans of World War stock. The measure provides for payment of 2,500 dollars by the post for the property.
Huntington June 17 Leslie M Cavendish leading Huntington business executive died day after emergency appendicitis operation. He is survived by his wife and two brothers.
The Charleston Alpha Delta Pi alumnae met at Mrs. Aubrey W. Love’s home to arrange summer activities including a badminton party at John Atwood’s on Elk River Road, a picnic at Coal River Beach, and a buffet at the J. L. Bargers in Dunbar. Officers elected were Mrs. Heil president, Mrs. Schraath VP, Mrs. Plummer secretary, Mrs. Sattes treasurer, and Mrs. Simpson Adelphian reporter. Miss Margaret Rohr will attend the West Virginia University chapter’s biennial convention June 27 to July 1 near Montabello, Quebec, marking the sorority’s 87th anniversary. Members present included Mrs. Twichell, Mrs. Bargers, Mrs. Sattes, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Plummer, Mrs. Reil, Mrs. Schroath, and Misses Noland, Gooch, and Hohe.
Mrs Colby will entertain at a bridge luncheon this afternoon at 1 30 at the Tally Ho. Covers are set for Mrs T Newromes Mrs John Rose Mrs WS Heindle Mrs D A Tickle Mrs Porter Wear Mr Walter Cox Mr J EL Martin and the hostess.
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