Pollys Pointers Offer Handy Homemaking Tips
A collage of reader notes and Polly’s practical tips covers DIY dyeing of nylon hose into sweaters, saving coins for a baby fund, wax floor shines from candle shavings, balloon invites for parties, smoothing girdles, hospital gift planning for children, laundering laces, library due-date reminders, sewing darts with center-line basting, hair conditioning hacks, ironing candle wax pads, cake decoration ideas, and easy alterations for trousers. The column invites readers to submit ideas for a silver dollar reward if used.
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Polly
M.E.B
C.Y
Boy Learns Lesson From Des Moines Con Man
Five year old David Allen Davis was approached by a stranger who urged him to hide his eyes and search for money. When he opened his eyes the counterfeit trickster and the dollar vanished, leaving the boy wiser about con men.
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DES Moines
UPI
David Allen Davis
David
Toul native Mrs. Gordon Harris to visit Toul parents
Mrs Gordon Harris of 130 1 2 S Heber St and her 12 year old Joyce will leave May 28 for a three month visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Louis Detail of Toul. Connie, aged 17, will remain with her father. The Harrises met in Toul in 1945 when he was an army transit officer. She previously worked at Beckley Memorial Hospital and in a French hospital during the war. The family, from Whitesville, has lived here since 1954.
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Toul
France
Gordon Harris
S. Heber St
Joyce
Louis Detail
Connie
U. S. Army
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Harris
Whitesville
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club Mother's Day Dinner
Prosperity HD Club entertained over 50 mothers and guests at the annual Mother's Day Dinner at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center. Cynthia Spencer received a gift as the oldest mother. awards also went to Mrs. James Woolwine as mother of the youngest child and Mrs. T. J. Woolwine for largest family. Special guests were Rev. and Mrs. W B Nelson of Fayetteville.
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Prosperity HD Club
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club
Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center
Cynthia Spencer
James Woolwine
Chhild
T. J. Woolwine
W. B. Nelson
Fayetteville
Government moves to study apprenticeship discrimination
Washington reports that the Sa mt plans to form a committee to examine alleged discrimination in federally approved apprenticeship programs. John F. Henning, undersecretary of labor, said some parties were not following the rule of zero discrimination in about 7,000 apprenticeship and training programs run by the Labor Department and industry.
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Washington
UPI
Samt
John F. Henning
Labor Department and
Industry
Lake Michigan Largest Freshwater Lake in U S
Lake Michigan is the largest body of fresh water in the United States by volume and shoreline. The lake sits between Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin and is one of the five Great Lakes forming a key geographic water resource.
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Lake Michigan
United States
The Clothes Poll and Fashion Advice Mix Up
A playful Clothes Poll teases a home grown fashion puzzle with elastic side zippers and multiway wear. It includes a reader question from H S N about two summer costumes, advising slimming lines, nutmeg and cobalt blue jacket dresses, open necklines, and coordinated accessories.
Fashion letters to Helen Hennessy in this paper
Please send your fashion problems to Helen Hennessy in care of this paper. While she cannot answer each letter personally, letters of general interest will be answered in this column.
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Helen Hennessy
Glen White News Briefs From Beckley Hospital and Local Visits
GLEN WHITE RNS Elea nor Milam seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Dillard Milam was treated and released Sunday at Beckley Hospital for a severe cut on her leg while playing at home Mrs H O Stanley remains a patient at Beckley Hospital improving Jack F Richards has returned to Hopewell VA after visiting his parents in Glen White Mrs Dave Malone of Lester called in death notice for relatives with Johnny Gillespie Bobby Malone and Doug Malone visiting Elyria Ohio Mrs Ray Vance Jr and children return to Bainbridge Md after weekend with Crab Orchard relatives more visitors and a trip to Winona and Glen White area residents.
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Edith
Polly
N.D
Glen White
Eleanor Milam
Dillard Milam
Beckley Hospital
H. O. Stanley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Jack Stewart
Pineville
Jack F. Richards
Hopewell, Va
William Richards
Ray Vance Jr
Bainbridge
Ray Vance
Crab Orchard
Arthur Barret
The
Vanes
Billy
the Vances
Washington, D. C
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