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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1966

Page

6

Spiced Short Ribs with Prunes and Apricots

A 3 pound beef short ribs dish braises with flour salt pepper lard water prunes apricots sugar cinnamon allspice cloves and vinegar. Meat browns then simmers until tender. serve with fruit over ribs and optional gravy.

Oil from shark liver yields large harvest

A historical note states that up to half a ton of oil can be extracted from the liver of a single shark, highlighting the immense fat content and industrial interest in marine resources.

Bridal Shower Honors Miss Hughes in Sophia Church Hall

Evelyn Jane Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hughes of Sophia, celebrated at a Friday bridal shower in Sophia First Baptist Church social hall. Hostesses presented a red rosebud corsage to the honoree as friends and relatives attended, with games, a three tier cake, and wedding bell decor. The groom is Airman 3.C. Larry James Proffitt of Midway, stationed at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, and wedding plans remain incomplete.

Sophia RNS Evelyn Jane Hughes Sophia First Baptist Church Raymond Polk Darrell Payne Ed Hughes Jack Hughes Herman Hughes Airman Larry James Proffitt Paul Proffitt Sam Blackwell Bill Hull Laura Lusk Marvin Proffitt John Proffitt Anna Basham Dorcas Taylor Boots Lewis

Polly's Pointers Useful household tips from readers

A collage of Dear Polly tips and reader ideas on practical hacks. Bottle opening with a car door latch, matchbook jars as gifts, makeshift fire extinguishers from rice and bicarbonate, recording serial numbers on bills, labeling school lunch sacks, keeping diaries for kids, using a sleeping bag for warming an elderly relative, repurposing a worn garment bag frame for laundry, preserving a carnation corsage with borax, and other small efficiency ideas from Mrs D L to MARLENE.

Polly E. D. W. Dear Cub Scouts E. E Dad Grandma Freda Frances

Local notices report many hospital stays and a new birth

Rhodell notes Ernest Barker in satisfactory condition after a truck accident at Hinton Hospital. Linda Williamson ill at home. Maude Mitchell improving at home. Vera Barron learns husband is in Martinsburg VA Hospital. Hattie Kelly and others in Wyoming General Hospital. Edith Flinchum’s sister under observation in Charlottesville hospital. Bentley Flinchum returns home after three months with son in Bridgeport. Coy McKinney ill at home. Sturgille Brooks announce birth of Darren Lee March 29 at Wilkes General Hospital. daughter Lisa Rose, parents Drema Meadows and Lacy Meadows. grandparents S. C. Brooks of MacArthur. Rocky McKinney remains at home.

Rhodell RNS Ernest Barker Hinton Linda Williamson William Stuart Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Maude Mitchell Vera Barron Veterans Adminstration Martinsburg Hattie Kelly Edith Flinchum Charlottesville Bentley Flinchum Coal City Bridgeport Conn Coy McKinney Sturgille Brooks North Wilkesboro N. C Darren Lee Wilkes General Hospital Lisa Rose Drema Meadows Lacy A. Meadows S. C. Brooks MacArthur Rocky McKinney Herbert McKinney Tommy Creek

Francesco Nutter Marriage Announced in St Johnsville

Francesco and Bertha Nutter were married in a 6 pm March 19 ceremony at St Patrick's Church St Johnsville by Rev Thomas J Quinn. The bride, former Bertha Boggs, works as a nursing attendant with the New York State Civil Service Commission. The groom owns Bridge Street Grill. couple resides at 38 Bridge Street.

St. Johnsville N.Y John Francesco Bertha Nutter T.R. Boggs St. Patrick's Church of Thomas J. Quinn New York

New Tennis Dress Fashion Trends Surface in 1960s Shows

In Forest Hills at a West Side Tennis Club exhibit, designers unveil spring and summer tennis outfits blending Victorian era influences with modern silhouettes. Highlights include Courtship and Court Jester pieces in polyester and rayon, with skirts cut high above the hip bone and sheer fabric accents. Renowned player Hazel Wightman, 78, showcased a Courtship dress rooted in her championship era, signaling a shift toward minimal hems and streamlined lines while preserving feminine details like ruffles and lace.

West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills N. Y Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Courtship

Tiny Miss Tops All In Her Spring Finery

Spring fashion for children and features on wife insurance. The piece notes Nannette designs in white Dacron and cotton for a young girl, contrasts stay at home wives with income protection plans, and highlights high fashion outfits like a wedgewood blue coat dress and a fur white rayon challis skirt.

Tiny Miss Nannette

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bank of Raleigh Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Miss Hughes Sharon Cullop David Florence Shrewsbury Edith Martin S. L. Wolfe Tommy Yates Ronald Vaught Charles Poe Pauline Cook Bertha Cook Kay Cook Orville Payne S. M. Bailey Christine Gwinn Mike Spinelli Sarah Spinelli Wanda Hughes Claudis Sturgill Maybelle Blackburn Bertha Lytton Thelma Lytton Lado Placidi Lisa Placidi Arlie Lambert Linda Hughes Jackie Wells Kay Foley E. O. Lawrence Polly Cramer Newspaper Enterprise Assn Theresa Marlene Francesco-Nutter Sandier Navy COBRA Main Street Beckley Helen Hennessy NEA America Wife’ Insurance Cis Murphy's Tan Ae Tit Complete Variety Store Whooper Cooper G. CC. Murphy CO Sue Burnett Raleigh Register Ave. of Americas Our Pattern Magazine Basic Fashion Eatwell Heber St
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