Disposable fixtures for bathroom boom proposed by columnist
S I D E DICK WEST reports that a trend toward decorated plumbing fixtures may spark a sector revival as bath remodels become a status signal Yet the columnist argues true growth would come from disposable bathroom items like tubs and basins inspired by hospital practices He imagines a future where disposable fixtures let homes redecorate after each shower and render bathroom trends ephemeral. A second note covers a Justice Department Christmas party for 500 DC public school children funded by department contributions and staff.
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Supply House Times
the Times
United States
West Virginia's 1964 political year reviewed
In 1964 West Virginia saw a shift against the farm bloc, a 200 million road program voter approval, two special legislative sessions, and Hulett Smith winning the gubernatorial race. The year featured reapportionment battles, tax changes, and probes into flood relief funds amid intra party wrangling and campaign acrimony.
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Thomas P. Fazio Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Nam Hulett Smith
Smith
Beckley
W. W. Barron
Cecil Underwood
Warden Lane
Hardwood Co. of America
Denmar State Hospital
Pocahontas County
State Commerce Department
Kanawha County
Hulett Smith
Doris Day and Tony Curtis Win Sour Apple Cups
Beverly Hills. Doris Day and Tony Curtis received Sour Apple Awards from the Hollywood Women’s Press Club as the year’s least cooperative stars. Donna Reed and Lorne Greene were named most cooperative, with Bette Davis and Dick Van Dyke presenting the honors.
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Calif
UPI
Donna Reed
Lorne Greene
Doris ‘Day
Tony Curtis
E Hollywood Women’s Press Club
Miss Reed
Greene
Bette Davis
Dick van Dyke
Miss Day
Curtis
Despondent Leprosy Bride Survives 230 Foot Bay Bridge Jump
Isabelle Kainon a 30 year old mother with Hansen's disease leaped from the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in a moment of despair over separation from her children and potential pregnancy. rescued six minutes later by Coast Guard crew, she suffered pelvic fractures and lacerations but survived. Her husband Royal 37 said a reactivated leprosy had kept them apart and limited contact with their children.
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UPS
San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge
Isabelle Kainon
San Francisco Bay
Coast Guard
San Francisco General Hospital
Docton
Thomas E. Albers
Kainoa
Hawaii
John
Royal
Phyllis Diller pays $5 per gag from writers for TV shows
Hollywood reports Phyllis Diller, famed for fast one liners, pays $5 for each gag used on her nightclub actor and TV appearances. About 300 amateur writers, many women, have sold jokes earning some as high as $1,000 yearly. Diller favors jokes about hair fashion kitchens weight motherhood and everyday female concerns while paying writers and mentoring a few to professional status.
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Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood Correspondent
Hollywood
Phyllis Diller
Housewives
Comedienne
Diller
Phyllis
Miss Diller
Sophia Loren
Elizabeth Taylor
Mount Rushmore
Fang
Appalachian Power tariff revision filed in West Virginia
Public notice states Appalachian Power Company filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia a tariff revision under tariff E H S for Electric Heating Schools. The revision does not raise charges to any customer. Copies are available for inspection during business hours at company offices in West Virginia. Protests must be submitted in writing to the Public Service Commission before January 18, 1965.
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Appalachian Power Company
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Capitol Building
Charles West Va
Joe P. Gis
Death notices and funeral announcements list
James Floyd Dobbins 79 of Shady Spring dies. services 1 pm Wednesday at Keyser Bryant Chapel, burial Williams Cemetery White Oak. Rebecca Thacker 88 of 304 East Prince Street Funeral Tuesday 1 pm Keyser Bryant Chapel, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Estes Melton 66 Temple Street dies. services 2 pm Tuesday Melton Mortuary Chapel, burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Charles Fairfax 64 Glen Jean. funeral 1 pm Wednesday Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Floral ads and thanks note from Hogan and Hardwick families. Lost and found items. rewards offered for a dog and other items. notices include shooting matches, beauty ads, and holiday promotions.
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James Floyd
Shady Spring
Keyser-Bryant
Rev. L. A. Garten
Williams Cemetery
White Oak
Funeral
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Hess
Estes
Temple Street
Meltom Mortuary
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Melton Mortuary
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