Rural Health Conference Report At Dry Hill Club Meeting
A report on the 11th annual Rural Health Conference was given by Mrs. Bill Ormandy at the Dry Hill Farm Women's Club meeting. She summarized Governor Cecil Underwood's call for polio vaccination and a guest doctor's talk on advances in mental health, listing five health rules. The group discussed health records, water testing, pasteurized milk, rest and sun, clothing, shelter, vaccination, and having a personal physician, and appointed members to the well-baby clinic project. The devotional featured Mrs. Roy Coe, with a lesson on Pakistan, including geography, religion, travel times, and traditional dress. Refreshments followed for 14 members and a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ormandy
Dry Hill Farm
Cary Houchins
Dry Hill
Don Houchins
Sam Feazell
Betty Feazell
Shelby Stump
Roy Coe
Woody Kinzer
Pakistan
India
Wife-Mother Problems Juggled By Actress
Pretty Kitty Carlisle balances fame and family as a wife mother and headliner. She and Moss Hart live in New York with two children. She credits a half hour weekly TV appearance for keeping her professional pride while family life continues at home. She also notes television reaches millions and requires no rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Carlisle
Kitty
Moss Hart
Chris
Cathy
Hart
New York
New Jersey
Moss
Famed Paris designer Pierre Cardin dazzles on U S tour
Visiting boy designer Pierre Cardin tours Boston Washington Detroit Chicago Los Angeles Seattle Houston Atlanta St Louis and New York. He praises American fashion street presence and says American women wear hats more than French women while noting their larger sizes and chic appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas Plains
Pierre Cardin
Paris Couture
United States
Cardin
America
Young Cardin
Paris
Pattern Company
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Los Angeles
Seattle
Houston
Atlanta
St. Louis
Europe
France
Gulf Woman's Club backs levy after Monday talk
The Gulf Woman's Club endorsed the Health Levy after Mrs. Lewis Fox explained its benefits for Beckley and the county. She highlighted sanitation improvements and industrial attraction. The meeting at Sophia Methodist Church was led by president Mrs. W. W. Withrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Fox
Gulf Woman’s Club
Beckley
Sophia Methodist Church
W. W. Withrow
George McKinney
George Milano
Winding Gulf
Alex Lavis
Young Shirtwaist Dress Pattern Ad From Iris Lane
Advertisement notes pattern No. 1340 in sizes 10 through 20 with 39 inch fabric 712 yards and 32 bust for size 12. Send 35 cents for pattern to Iris Lane Raleigh Register Box 438 Midtown Station New York 18 NY plus 10 cents extra for first class mailing. Also offers Home Sewing for 3 magazine with gift pattern inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Lane
Raleigh Register
Midtown Station
New York
N. Y
Shortens Time for Boiled Beans Cooking Steps
Instructions suggest adding 1 to 8 teaspoons of baking soda per cup of dried beans to shorten cooking. Beans should be covered with water and boiled two minutes before soaking for one hour or overnight before cooking.
Beckley 4-H Girl Wins Blue Ribbon in State Contest
Patricia Boggs a 15 year old Beckley resident and Lad and Lassie 4 H Club member won a blue ribbon in the Fifth Year 4 H Clothing Project at Jackson's Mill representing Raleigh County. The event drew 31 entries from across West Virginia with 56 clubs participating. Patricia explained the project requires sewing a dress or equivalent plus an accessory, with graded points for wool fabric, fit, style, grooming and documentation. Judges included Helen Waters Ruth Knoch and Mildred Fizer. Patricia is a sophomore at Woodrow Wilson High School and active in band and 4 H leadership. She expressed surprise and pride at the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Jackson's Mill
Patricia Boggs
West Virginia Wool Marketing Association
K. E. Boggs
Vine St
Raleigh
Patricia
Helen Waters
Clarksburg
Monogahela Power Co
Ruth Knoch
West Virginia University Extension Service
Mildred Fizer
Morgantown
Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagle Band
First Christian Church
Christian Youth Fellowship
Style piracy racket targets Paris designers, says French police
Commissioner Jacques Besson of the Surete Nationale estimates fashion thieves cost Paris designers 12 to 14 million dollars annually. He says style piracy is a syndicate with NY headquarters and branches in Italy, Germany, Belgium, and Austria. The article notes U S. piracy, methods, and quotes designers Pauline Trigere and Adele Simpson on copying. It also includes a pork tips sidebar about lean shoulder cuts and thiamin content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
High Seas
Jacques Besson
Surete Nationale
Paris
International Police Organization
United States
Besson
Italy
Germany
Belgium
Austria
Europe
Cairo
Pauline Trigere
Papa
Adele Simpson
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Rural Health Conference
Billy Zepp
Unicef
First Methodist Church
Woman's Christian Society of the Church
WSCS
A. C. Carney
Billy
W. E. Zopp
Rica
Wooddell
Jewelry
Main St. Beckley
Court House
Dorothy Rob
Oak Hill
Dorothy Roe
Gulf Woman's Club
Levy
Curtis Stewart
Sight Conservation
Alice Brown
Rhododendron Girls State
Robert Peake
Camp Horseshoe
Hampton Thomas
Glen Adams
Doris Chambers
Caroll Calvert
N. C. Craddock Jr
Robert Chambers
Lawrence Winston
John Darling
Nancy Boyd
Raleigh County
Boggs
Cynthia Lowry
Maragret Spader
Home Service
General Electric
Valley OR
Tsbach
Beckley Hotel
Main
Kanawha
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