Mrs. Caffee Leads Midway Club Lesson in Falls Mills
The July meeting of the Midway Extension Homemakers Club at Mrs. Carlos Hogan’s Green Acres Road home was led by president Mrs. Robert Hedrick. Devotional by Mrs. Bill Webb, with reports from Mrs. Howard Caffee and Mrs. Willard Hill. New members Mrs. Lee Puckett and Mrs. Preston Horton welcomed. Activities announced include Homemakers Camp August 13 at Glenwood Park and Lewisburg Fair August 23. The club voted to keep officers, and annual picnic set for August 17 at 6:30 p.m. with Mrs. Hedrick assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Extension Homemakers Club
Carlos Hogan
Green Acres Road
Falls Mills
Robert Hedrick
Bill Webb
Howard Caffee
Willard Hill
Bud Wakeland
Glenwood Park
Lewisburg
Lee Puckett
Preston Horton
Caffee Gove
Wakeland
Horton
Hedrick
Slides Shown At Meeting Of Fairview HDC
The Fairview Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs. Ella Jane Wall for its July meeting. Mrs. Helen Jones presided as president. Rev. Olen Robertson gave the devotional from Romans with prayer. Mrs. Robertson presented slides from a Holy Land trip. Opal King reported on the Cedar Lakes art and craft festival tour and a meeting at Oak Hill. The lesson on Simple Home Repairs was led by Mrs. Fred Blevins. Lunch served to six members four visitors and a child. The August meeting will be a picnic at Glenwood Park led by Opal King. Lisa Sanders won the door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Home Demonstration Club
Ella Jane Wall
Helen Jones
Olen Robertson
Maybeury
Robertson
Holy Land
Opal King
Mountain State
Cedar Lakes
Oak Hill
Fred Blevins
Glenwood Park
Lisa Sanders
Jim Crockett's Garden Tips on Soil and Compost
Soil is the key to successful gardening and should be renewed yearly through organic matter, lime or sulfur for pH, and tilling. Tips cover composting plant debris, peat moss, manure, and green manures with rye as a cover crop, plus Crockett’s Victory Garden TV times.
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Victory Garden
Summer Menu Planning Savvy for Easy Camping Meals
A lively guide to summer eating outdoors urges flexible menus with cool light dishes and protein rich options. It highlights eggs as versatile staples for breakfasts lunches and snacks with ideas to enhance scrambled eggs with vegetables meats and canned seafood, to craft on the go beverages and desserts, and to pack egg salads deviled eggs and picnic sandwiches for camping picnics and backyard gatherings.
Luncheon And Shower For Miss Angela Dillion
A wedding shower and salad luncheon honored Angela Dillion at the First Church of God Princeton fellowship hall. pastel decorations, silver and crystal accents brightened the tables. Guests from Princeton included Mrs. Marie Barnett, Mrs. Nellie Barnett, Mrs. Hurtle Dillion, Mrs. Shirley Dillion, Judy Dillion, and Lynn Posey weighed as maid of honor. Hostesses were six Princeton First Church of God members.
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Angela Dillion
The
First Church of God
Princeton
Marie Barnett
Nellie Barnett
Hurtle Dillion
St. Alband
Shirley Dillion
Judy Dillion
Lynn Posey
Margaret Barrett
Nancye Mann
Loretta Stennett
Betty Graham
Helen Weaver
Bobbie Clemson
Princeton First Church of God
Mahood Avenue
Births in Bluefield and Princeton Celebrate Newborns
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sigmon of Bluefield welcomed son Mark Carli born July 21 at Princeton Community Hospital weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces with mother Debra Hall. Grandparents Okley Hall Bluewell and Hubert Sigmon McComas. Donald E Downard and wife at 202 Foster St Princeton welcomed daughter Erin Eiena born July 24 at Princeton Community Hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces with mother Lynda Venable. Grandparents Mamie Venable Charleston and Donald E Downard Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Sigmon
Bluefield
Mark Carli
Princeton Community Hospital
Debra Darlene Hall
Okley Hall
Bluewell
Hubert Sigmon
McComas
Donald E. Downard
Foster St
Princeton
Erin Eiena
Lynda Kay Venable
Mamie Venable
Charleston
Reunion Held At Mrs John A Terry’s Oakvale Home
Mrs John A Terry of Oakvale hosted a family reunion at her residence on Sunday July 23, with four generations present. A cautionary note warns against consuming swollen canned goods as a sign of spoilage, stressing the risk of forgotten storage over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Terry
Oakvale
OES Chapter Observes Obligation Night at Bluefield meeting
Bluefield Chapter 66, Order of the Eastern Star, held Obligation Night with Effie Carter and Leon Hall presiding. Guest Ruth K. Campbell, of Logan Chapter 60 now in California, attended. notes of thanks from Nora Davidson’s daughter were read. Announced events include a school of instruction at Silver Leaf Chapter 5 on Aug 13, a Millwood picnic on Aug 27, and the Acres of Diamonds banquet in Charleston on Oct 6. Watermelon and cantaloupe were served.
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Bluefield
Order of the Eastern Star
Effie Carter
Leon Hall
Ruth K. Campbell
Logan
California
Frances Taylor
Juanita Bowers
Nora Davidson
Silver Leaf
Hinton
Eastern Star
Millwood
Charleston
C. Weaver
Richwood
Polly's Pointers and Reader Tips Parade
Readers share quick hacks from stretching socks and cleaning jars to keeping nursing shoes white and organizing bags. Tips include using rubber spatulas for jar cleanup, alcohol swabs for sneakers, stretching elastic on grocery bags, washing refrigerator gaskets with mild solution and petroleum jelly, rolling noodles on a cookie sheet to avoid mess, and squeezing lemons after a hot water submersion to maximize juice.
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Polly
Jean
Christine
Kim
Holly Polly
Bluefield Area Club Calendar Highlights Week Events
Community groups in Bluefield and nearby towns post a dense schedule of meetings and activities from Monday through Saturday. Newcomers coffee at 619 Cardinal Ave Bluefield Va. Lions Auxiliary and Parliamentarians meet at multiple venues. various church circles, WMU groups, Odd Fellows and Eastern Star chapters meet across town. garden club, WOC groups, and duplicate bridge club events listed. Saturday includes YWCA bridge tournament and a cheese fondue note.
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Bluefield
Liff Lanza
Cardinal Ave
Bland Street United Methodist Church
Cumberland Heights
Lions Auxiliary
Bonanza
Bluefield Area
Parliamentarians
Bluefield College
Princeton
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
First Christian Church
N. F. Wickham
Parkway
Old Guard
Trinity United Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church Women's Council
College Avenue Baptist
WMU
WOC Council
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Trinity United Methodist
United Methodist Women
Hill Avenue
Garden Club
Tiffany Manor
Bramwell
Women of the Moose
Moose
Roy Avenue
Loyalette Class Cook-Out At Pinnacle Rock
The Loyalette Class of Bluewell United Methodist Church held a July cook-out at Pinnacle Rock State Park with blessing by Mrs. Fred Easter. Reports were given by Mrs. Harry Gregory and Mrs. Elbert Jones. The president thanked organizers for the picnic and listed lawn social committees. A church homecoming social is planned for Saturday on the church lawn from 5 to 7 p.m. Food, singing, and a gala Sunday with 11 a.m. preaching and noon dinner are on the schedule. The event marks the church’s 30th anniversary, with Loyalettes visiting Barter Theatre on Aug. 9 to see The Corn Is Green, followed by dinner at Martha Washington Inn. Reservations are through Mrs. Stout or Mrs. Abel. The August meeting is canceled. the next gathering is a Sept. 14 dinner hosted by Mrs. Jones.
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Loyalette
Bluewell United Methodist Church
Pinnacle Rock State Park
Fred Easter
Harry Gregory
Elbert Jones
Lowell Abel
M. H. Hale
David Foster
James Foster
Joe Stout
Barter Theatre
Martha Washington Inn
Stout
Abel
Debra Bush Honored At 7th Woman Of The Year Program
Debra Bush will be honored at the 7th annual Woman of the Year program at Mt. Zion AME Church in Eckman on August 6 at 2:30 p.m. A Keystone and McDowell County community volunteer, she holds roles in Mt. Ebenezer Baptist Church Algoma, the Royal Craft Grand Juvenile Society, Rising Star Court 7 and other groups. She is married to Warren Bush Sr. and works as a secretary at Tri District Medical Clinic, with prior employment at First National Bank of Keystone.
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Debra Bush
Mt. Zion Ame
Quotarians Hear Report and View Slides at Bluefield Club
Bluefield Quota Club members heard Brenda Acken report on the Quota International convention in Chicago and viewed a slide program on the club’s past year activities at the Brier Restaurant. Dottie Grimm from Princeton Quota Club attended as a guest and 12 members attended a Princeton meeting Tuesday.
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Bluefield Quota Club
Chicago
Ill
Brenda Acken
Eunice Jones
Dottie Grimm
Princeton
Acken
Bluefield Club
Lee Ann Parker
Mary Ellen Gregory
Bluefield Community Hospital
Clara Gott
Parker
Kim Bevins
Bevins
4 H Delegate Returns From Citizenship 78 Washington
Karen Childress of Honaker Virginia has finished Citizenship 78 at the National 4 H Center in Washington DC She was among 53 Virginia and 12 other state delegates learning government structure and civic duties The program included Capitol Hill visits field trips to historic sites workshops and discussions on applying skills to 4 H projects
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Karen Childress
Honaker
Washington, D. C
National
4-H Center
Karen
4-H
Virginia
Capitol Hill
Congress
4-H Council
Cooperative Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Russell County
Woman's Club
Telegraph Corrects Transposed Bride Names in Photo Captions
The Sunday Telegraph reports corrections for misnamed brides under photographs. Mrs Timothy Ray Adams formerly Virginia Carol Smith wed in Princeton and Mrs Michael Lee Oder formerly Susan Shepherd Smith wed in Ashland Kentucky were swapped. Curry Blank’s photo caption also misidentified Princeton Bank and Trust guests at The Greenbrier. The paper apologizes for the errors.
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Sunday Telegraph
Timothy Ray Adams
Virginia Carol Smith
Princeton
Michael Lee Oder
Susan Shepherd Smith
Ashland
Curry Blank
Princeton Bank and Trust
Greenbrier
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Bluefield Woman's Club
Don Davis
Salvation Army
Allen Hammond
Union Mission
Frank Kirby
Clyde J. Stephens
Sadie Vaughn
Club
Jim Crockett
Garden Tips
Crockett
Channel 9
Channel 13
Miss Dillion
OES
Lester Carper
Louise Yostr
Ethel Little
Miss Carter
Helen Vermillion
Edith Monroe
Virginia Gibson
Marcella Miles
Etta Marie Cline
School of Instructions
Bethlehem
Beckley
Star Point
Harold Holbrook
Betty Holbrook
Virginia Burgoyne
Jean Hall
Miles
Debbie Hall
Terri Lynn Robertson
Mary Francis
Polly Spointers
Polly Cramer
Lela
Ridgecrest
RK. L. Shumate
Ridgecrest Road
Black Knight Country Club
Graham Presbyterian Woc
Graham Cwf
Smoot Hall
David Smith
Rebecca Meadows
Mobile Estates
Golden Age Club
College Avenue
Preston Street
Ywca Duplicate Bridge Club
AL Aie
Field Daily Telegraph
Mrs. Bush
Washington
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