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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1958
Page
7
Dorothy Roe recalls a family attic cleanout after selling a big country house. Aged heirlooms and castoffs trigger a frantic week as relatives and junkmen sort, pack, and salvage items claimed as priceless. The narrator surveys decades of keepsakes amid discarded wastepaper and clutter.
Los Angeles reports a wave of wild beach hat fashions headlined by outlandish pieces. Items include a life size champagne bottle hat with grapes, Mr Goldfish bag with sequin eyes, Mary Had a Little Lamb bag with mop top hat, Hickory Dickory clock crown, a white reed French poodle bag, and a three foot tall Pierre fish hat. Young women coast to coast embrace the novelty over traditional swimwear, college crowds leading the playful craze.
Highlawn Garden Club met at Mrs. Justin R. Carrs home with guest speaker Mrs. Farle E. Bibb Jr presenting A New Concept in Garden Design. President Mrs Charles W. Merrit led business and the group voted to join Raleigh County Garden Council in a project to plant trees at Wildwood Cemetery on Arbor Day in April.
Recipe for a luncheon salad combining taloupe cottage cheese greens grapes and blueberries with a light dressing. Halve and seed taloupe cut into strips arrange on plates with cottage cheese then mix greens grapes and blueberries with dressing and serve immediately for four servings.
Miss Jeanie Gaziano of the local Electric Company will lead a home economics demonstration at the Beckley Divinette Club dinner meeting at the Appalachian Assembly Room tonight. Mrs B H White oversees arrangements and Mrs John Bond will be an honored guest as president Mrs I D Christian urges full attendance. no December meeting due to joint Civinettes Civitan Christmas party.
Miss Macel Frances Moon celebrated her 16th birthday with a Saturday party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Moon at 314 Burgess Street. Games and prizes honored Miss Rose Mary Williams Miss Judy Royal and Miss Doris Ann Cook. Refreshments served to a guest list including Sandra Thurman Carol Thurman Leara Thurman Jo Greco Judy Royal Doris Ann Cook Rose Mary Williams Rebecca Williams Joyce Summers Randy Thurman Jud Stout Frank Bolen Connie Hicks Claude Hicks Mary Moon Stephanie Hicks.
An advertisement for ViLee's salon promotes a 6 inch Cold Wave service with hat shaping and airing other waves. It lists weekly Monday Tuesday Wednesday slots and provides appointment contact CL 3-5167.
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