Autumn Garden Tasks and Christmas Knitting Trends
Dorothy Roe notes fall is ideal for planting roses and deciduous trees, bulb planting exclusion for tulips until November, border refreshing, and heavy cleanup. She advises weather checks, soil care, and seedbed prep, plus seasonal lawn and leaf management and indoor herb lifting. The piece adds fashionably timed home knitting trends for holiday gifts, with new yarns, silhouettes, and easy projects for fast handcrafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
Glamorous Job for Girl at Pan Am Passenger Service
Madeline Cuniff heads Pan American's passenger service division at Idlewild Airport. She and 34 colleagues meet travelers from around the world, assist with customs, arrange connections, and ensure safe onward travel. She plans a world trip visiting cities from London to Manila, hoping to make friends in every country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Cuniff
Pan American
Idlewild
Hindustan
Kalamazoo
Madeline
Germany
France
Spain
Greece
Finland
Sweden
The
Orient
Guage
London
Istanbul
Beirut
Cairo
Jerusalem
New Delhi
Kashmir
Bangkok
Macao
Manila
Honolulu
Mirrors aid listening with phonograph and radio setups
Music fans use plate glass mirrors mounted under a phonograph lid to view remaining record segments from a distant seat. A larger mirror fitted to an unfinished back of a phonograph or radio combination lets the unit stand freely and face listeners, not just wall mounted.
Gothe Pattern A622 Promises Elegant Empire Dress
An elegant Empire silhouette from Gothe Pattern A622 offers a smooth line with darts shaping the midriff and waist. Available in Misses sizes 10 to 18 in fabrics such as tissue taffeta and peau de soie, it invites readers to order by sending fifty cents to the Raleigh Register Pattern Department.
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Empire
Raleigh Register
Pattern Department
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
N. Y
Simple Tests Tell Condition Of Plumbing
A home’s plumbing quality matters. Simple checks guide buyers: 50-gallon water heater for large families, rust signals pipe wear, clay tile for floors and wainscots, flush tests, pipe size checks during simultaneous faucet use, fixture age notes, and tub area moisture protection with proper tile to prevent steam damage.
Long torso look takes over for resort wear
Fashion editors note a shift in 1954 55 resort and cruise wear toward an easygoing feminine silhouette with higher necklines longer torsos and less waistpinching. Bodices lack bustline darts and skirts fall below the hip with knife pleats or box gathering as fabrics grow softer with drape and more silk prints appear.
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Page One
Women's Wear Daily
Dancing robot instructor aids Ada
Ada Oklahoma features Raleph Holcomb's six light guided dance device aimed at teaching paralyzed and lacking rhythm individuals to walk and dance with a projected light pattern. The inventor cites personal tragedy motivating the project and preliminary tests show promise for production. The device uses paired lights on the floor and lights on the dancer’s feet to mirror the leader’s steps to a beat.
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Ralph Holcomb
Ada, Okla
Ada
Okla
Gene Kelly
Ginger Rogers
Raleph Holcomb
Navy
CAA
Holcomb
R. L. Holcomb
More Flowers at Home Through Indoor Growing
The piece urges home floriculture with year round indoor growth requiring little care. It highlights orchids as easy to cultivate for corsages and decorative impact. A durable countertop area for potting and a few shelves for tools and soil are recommended, making the hobby enjoyable.
Art Trends Highlight Pastel and Bright Backgrounds
A survey notes decor and fashion motifs favor white backgrounds paired with pastel or bright elements. Border prints appear as designers' favorites, used in cotton prints and Batik inspired Indonesian motifs.
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Court
Applications for marriage licenses recorded in the Raleigh County Court clerk's office list couples including Jeff Spangler and Betty Crouse both in their 20s from Dittsville and Dry Hill, Arnett Lilly and Margaret Meadows from Streeter and Glen Daniel, Richard Wiseman and Peggy Burleigh from Beckley, Marion Hannah and Jacquelyn Hill from Lanark and East Gulf, Shirley Johnson and Joyce Brewer from Crab Orchard and Harper, Robert Prentice Manning and Barats Darby from Charleston and Beckley, among others.
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Jeff Spangler
J. B. Spangler
Dittsville
Betty Crouse
C. Q. Crouse
Dry Hill
Arnett Lee Lilly
Ira Lilly
Streeter
Margaret Ann Meadows
Hubert Meadows
Glen Daniel
Richard L. Wiseman
J. L. Wiseman
Beckley
Peggy Carol Burleigh
B. F. Burleigh
Marion Hannah
William Hannah
Lanark
Jacquelyn Hill
C. QO. Hill
East Gulf
Shirley Johnson
Lizard Johnson
Crab Orchard
Joyce Brewer
Thursday church circles plan meetings at multiple homes
The First Baptist Church circles schedule meetings this Thursday. Circle 1 led by Mrs. Mace Wood at 2 p.m. in the lower church auditorium. Circle 2 led by Mrs. H P Wills in the church parlor at 7 p.m. Circle 3 led by Mrs. O O Warren at 2 p.m. at Mrs. S S Gore’s home, 407 Oakwood Ave. Others meet in homes at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. including Circle 4 at Crescent Rd, Circle 5 at 208 Maryland Ave, Circle 6 at 1008 W Neville St, Circle 7 at 236 Granville Ave, Circle 9 at 212 Locust Dr, Circle 1 at 207 Beaver Ave, and Circle 12 at 406 Orchard Ave.
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Mace Wood
H. P. Wills
Jeader
O. O. Warren
S. S. Gore
Oakwood Ave
Fred Cantabury
E. L. Jones
Crescent Rd
Earl Hall
O. B. Kirby
Maryland Ave
S. G. Humphrey
W. Neville St
D. W. MacAllister
R. T
Nutritional vegetable liquids used for diluting dairy and soup
Do not discard the nutritious liquids from canned or cooked vegetables. Use them to dilute evaporated milk when making creamed dishes and also to dilute condensed soup, extending flavor and texture.
Area students pledged to sororities and fraternities
Nineteen Beckley area students are among 195 pledged for the fall by social sororities and fraternities. Women include Betty Frame Alpha Xi Delta and others. men include John Saradon Alpha Sigma Phi and several pledges from Beckley, Summersville, and nearby towns. Three area men were elected to Hodges Hall dorm council. First Sergeant Lawrence George was elected Pershing Rifles officer. About 1,700 students were chest x-rayed during a four day campus visit by a mobile unit, last here in 1951, with results pending in three to four weeks.
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Beckley Area
Betty Frame
Alpha Xi Delta
Connie Frye
Margaret Quintier
Barbara Snow
Pi Kappa Sigma
Sue French
Trudge Windle
Delta Sigma Epsilon
Miss Frame
Paul H. Frame
Summersville
Miss Frye
A. J. Frye
Central Ave
Oak Hill
Miss Quintier
Fred Quinter
Crab Orchard
Miss Snow
French Snow
Miss French
G. R. French
Fairview Ave
Beckley
Miss Windle
Hodges Hall
Charles Tanner
John Tanner
Huffman St
Joe Scott
EB. W. Scott
Joe M Hunnicutt
J. W. Hunnicutt
Princeton
Lawrence George
Adele Thabet
South Heber St
Pershing Rifles
Isner
Clark
College Clinic
Area Students Cabinet Members at YWCA WVU
Five area students serve as cabinet members of the YWCA at West Virginia University. Named are Carol Sue Truman Elizabeth Shumate Patricia Shumate Virginia Kemp all of Beckley and Tommie Lou Rodgers of Mt. Hope. Anne Woodrum Cedar Grove is president with Georgianna Howes Parkersburg as vice-president Sue Harman Elkins as secretary Sally Huey Mannington as treasurer and Alice Selby Clarksburg as adviser to the junior cabinet.
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Youn Women's Christian Association
West Virginia University
Carol Sue Truman
Elizabeth Shumate
Patricia Shumate
Virginia Kemp
Beckley
Tommie Lou Rodgers
Mt. Hope
Anne Woodrum
Cedar Grove
Georgianna Howes
Parkersburg
Sue Harman
Elkins
Sally Huey
Mannington
Alice Selby
Clarksburg
Automatic dishwasher saves housewives over ten days yearly
An automatic dishwasher uses a revolving central spray tower to shear food waste from plates and saves the average house wife more than 10 days of work over a year.
Don’t Wear Floors Out by Scrubbing Them Too Often
Floors with smooth coverings wear from scrubbing more than from foot traffic. Dust regularly, wipe spills, and rinse with cool water to refresh high use areas. Avoid frequent deep scrubbing. when dirty, use a dissolving wax cleaner and rinse thoroughly to extend life.
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Rab Orchard
Joan Crawford
Michael Wilding
Royal African Rifles
Louis Hayward
Glen Jean
W. Va
Rogue River
George Montgomery
Richard Denning
Martha Hyer
Comedy
Raleigh County
Wyoming
Mee
Mrs. Leslie
Shirley Booth
Robert Ryan
Glenna Ford
Gloria Graham
Baptist Circle
First Baptist Church
Betty Ann Greene Mitchell
David Hertz
J. B. Hertz
New York City
Mr. Hertz
Mitchell
S. E. Greene
Temple St
Mr. Greene
Hertz
New York
Noel Griffith
Hanson
R. R. Hanson
Lewisburg
Yates
Earl Yates
Lucas
R. J. Lucas
Woodlawn Ave
Haddas
George Haddad
Fourth St
Debbie Powell Reynolds
Susan
M-Gemoon
Robert Taylor Janet Geo Leighrogue Cop
Shelley Winters
Barry Sullivan
Playgirl
MY Child
Spike Jones
Yrig m4 Theatre
the House OF Hits
Tyrone Power
Comiury Fon
Teoma Oe
Princess Theatre
Grace Wendel
Thelma Kelly
Corey
Ritter
Raymond Burr
David 0. Selznick
Margaret Mitchell
Clark Gable
Rhew Butler Howard
Dehavilland
Vivieni
David
Selznick
Margaret
Bing Crosby
Christian Fourcade
Montgomery Oonaray Malone
UNO
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Marlon Brandon
James Mason
John Gielgud
Lowis Calvern
Edmond O'Brien
Greer Garson
Deboran Kerr
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