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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1956
Page
1
Paris rises to a fashion spectacle as Christian Dior unveils a magnet line that accentuates shoulders bust and hips. Spectators gasp as the wardrobe experiment features dramatic silhouettes with wider hip skirts and daring necklines. Critics call it a bold trial balloon for a new look in Paris.
Miss Mary Ann Bartram of Genoa, captain of Marshall College cheerleaders, will be one of 36 princesses representing West Virginia in the Queen Silvia XX court at the 3&6 Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins on October 44. The 18-year-old daughter of Clarence and [text unclear] Bartram of Kenova was chosen by State Senator C. H. McKown. She graduates Ceredo Kenova High School and attends Marshall College majoring in kindergarten and primary education.
New officers of Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No. 206 of Mabscott were installed at a Monday night meeting in the lodge hall. The installing team included Mr Thomas Shumate and others. Officers installed include noble grand J Clarence Wooten and several subordinate officers. A social hour followed the ceremony.
Rhodell residents received guests from Plymouth Michigan Detroit Virginia and Ohio over the weekend. Dean Sanders and Pete Marchant families visited Hayes Maynard Earl Marchant Raymond Sanders and Curtis Barker and son in Rhodell. Other visits included Bobby Marchant in Marion Virginia and Mrs Mayna Walker's hospital stay in Princeton.
It is time to put away heavy winter blankets. After washing wool blankets, use an automatic gas clothes dryer for a fast refresh. In about twenty minutes the blankets regain flatty newness and softness.
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