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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1961

Page

3

Potter-Dingess Wedding in Charleston Church Ceremony

Miss Sandra Leigh Dingess and Truman Bradley Potter wed in Christ Church Methodist Charleston at 4 30 PM Saturday. The bride wore Alencon lace gown with empire bodice and chapel train. Attendants included Martha Louderback and bridesmaids from Charleston, Richmond, and Pittsburgh. Best man Kenneth Landro and multiple ushers. Reception in church Pine Room. The couple will reside in Morgantown while the groom pursues graduate studies at WVU.

Martha Louderback Dior Joann Brown Roxane Butts Jof Charleston Betty Kelly Mario Richardson Richmond Margie Woodson Pittsburgh Kathy Farris Beckley Kenneth Landro Winona Minn James Becher Dayton Ohio Harry Burgess John Dawkins Gary Dingess Charleston Frank Ellis Roanoke George Nichols Charleston High School Mary Baldwin College May Court Mademoiselle College West Virginia University Charleston High Wesleyan University Sigma Alpha Epsilon U. S. Marine Corps Marine Corps Reserve WVU Morgantown F. J. Farris S. Kanawha St

Unlined Coat and Sheath Pattern M111 Fashion

Printed Pattern M111 offers an unlined coat with no sleeve set and no buttonholes to ease sewing. Complete the look with a plastron front sheath and cummerbund, in white or bold color, using pique, linen, novelty cotton, or satin-surface fabric. sizes 10 to 18 with yardage details and a mail order offer for patterns and a brochure.

Beckley Newspapers Corporation Pattern Department P. O Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y

Fairdale Friends Visit Over Holiday Weekend

Fairdale residents spent the holiday weekend visiting relatives in Ohio and Virginia. John Ortanz of Cleveland and Bill White with son Scotty of Alexandria joined local families, while Celete Gilmer returned home from Glen Daniel after time with Glendon Hawley’s family. J T Hill and Kenneth Clark, both of Cleveland, visited their father B C Clark and siblings Junior Clark.

Earl Burleson John Ortanz Cleveland Ohio Bill White Scotty Alexandria Bob McMillion Celete Gilmer Glen Daniel Glendon Hawley J. T. Hill Kenneth Clark B. C. Clark Junior Clark

Open Season for Sandals as Heat Dims Comfort

Open sandals dominate as summer heats up and closed shoes feel stifling. Footwear choice shifts to breathable options to stay cool and comfortable in rising temperatures.

Homemakers Dont Let Machines Run Your Lives

Ruth Millett argues that labor saving devices trap busy suburban housewives in longer days. A Detroit physician links tired mother syndrome to push button life as automatic washers cars and dishwashers become new chores. Women must figure out how to make gadgets serve them not the other way around and husbands can help with from Happier Wives hints.

Detroit Mama

Beauty Tips For Torrid Summer Days

A column advises how to stay cool in heat through balanced eating, warm baths, and careful grooming. It recommends morning baths, powder after bathing, light cologne, and simple hair styles like the chignon. It also urges washing sweat and salt water, light makeup, and breathable fabrics for comfort in hot weather.

Flower Show Exhibits Lead Raleigh County Garden Council

Mrs. A David Abrams chairs the Commercial Exhibits for the 13th Beckley Flower Show with theme Flowering Times. Local clubs and Beckley merchants support the exhibit, which runs August 26 and 27 in the Hotel Ballroom with Mrs. John V. Schulte assisting.

Raleigh County Garden Council A. da Vid Abrams Phymosia Garden Club Clyde Barker Briarcliff Garden Club George Warren Hodel Justin Carr Highland Club Beckley Merchants Council Abrams Beckley John V. Schulte

Two Course Dinner Wisdom and Water Friendly Wigs

A dinner hostess with no help keeps meals to two courses. Now wigs designed to stay pretty all summer emerge from Paris hairdresser Luc Traineau, offering bathing cap replacements in various styles for water loving ladies.

Paris Luc Traineau

First Child Born to Harold Williams in Columbus

Mr and Mrs Harold Williams of Columbus Ohio announce the birth of their first child a son at University Hospital Columbus on June 24 He weighed seven pounds seven ounces and has been named Harold Allen Jr The mother is the former Miss Rosemary Wood daughter of Mrs Anna Wood Flat Top

Harold Williams Columbus Ohio University Hospital, Columbus Harold Allen Jr Rosemary Wood Anna Wood

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