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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1961
Page
15
High Point merchants push January white sales with discounts on bath cloths and blankets. The article advises careful blanket selection focusing on nap durability, length to cover the mattress, warmth from lofted fibers, and distinguishing modern synthetic fibers from traditional ones.
Woodbury Connecticut announces the engagement of Glee Irene Boland to Rev. Garland Sterling Gammon of High Point and Reidsville. The couple plans to wed February 11 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Woodbury. Gammon is a Korean War veteran, 1956 High Point College alumnus, and pastor of Woodmont Methodist Church in Reidsville.
Special to The Enterprise Linda Carol Brooks of Ramseur and Samuel Arnold Brooks of Ramseur announce their engagement. The wedding is planned for April 2 at Parks Cross Roads Congregational Christian Church. Linda Carol Brooks graduated Ramseur High School and Bob Jones University and works as secretary at Central Methodist Church Asheboro. Samuel Brooks is a Coleridge High School graduate and works for Klopman Mills Ramseur.
The Book League postpones its Tuesday meeting due to a forthcoming furniture market. The session will be held on the fifth Tuesday with Mrs. George Machen, time to be announced later.
The article discusses acrylic fiber blankets as a new option, lighter by 10 to 25 percent than wool or cotton while providing warmth. They are softer, colorfast, and resistant to stretch, shrinkage, moths, mildew, tears, and stains. Machine washable with nylon binding to maintain fluffy appearance after washings.
Sara Frances Burkhead of Asheboro will wed William Judson Rogers Jr. in April at First Methodist Church. She studied at Greensboro College and Peace College and works as a secretary in Virginia Beach. Rogers, a University of Texas graduate and Sigma Nu member, serves in the U S Navy at Dam Neck Virginia.
An article argues estrogenic hormones can soften wrinkles and revive skin when applied topically. It cites tests showing improved skin on treated sides, claims rapid visible results, and promotes Hormonex Beauty Serum as a guaranteed 5 day improvement with a 100 day supply sold for $3.50.
An advertisement touts a potent hormone preparation for beauty culture priced at 33,000 1.0 per ounce, claiming a single bottle lasts about 100 days with 7 drops daily. It highlights large lanolin and sesame oil content and claims deep penetration.
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