Miss Smith Weds Mr Burkhart in Bland Virginia
Mr and Mrs C C Smith announce the marriage of their daughter Dottie Sue to Richard Eugene Burkhart son of Mr and Mrs Allan Burkhart The ceremony took place July 7 at the Church of Christ in Bland Virginia with Rev J P Underwood officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Smith
Carolina Avenue
This City
Dottie Sue
Richard Eugene Burkhart
Allan Burkhart
Wyoming Street
Bluefield
Church of Christ
Bland
J. P. Underwood
Dottie Sue Smith
Calvary Circles Hold Meetings in Bluefield
Fifteen members and two visitors attended Calvary Baptist circles in Bluefield. Bonnie Rae circle, led by Mrs. C. G. Bass, met at Mrs. C. R. Ball’s home and closed with prayer followed by social hour. Emily Landsdell circle met at the YWCA with Mrs. Howard Meadows hosting. devotional by Mrs. L. K. Webb, a Royal Service program, and business session. Community missions discussed. aid approved for a needy baby. Members shared missionary letters and Korea updates via pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Rae
Calvary Baptist Church
C. G. Bass
C. R. Ball
Walters Avenue
Bass
Ball
John Smith Oe
Emily Landsdell
Calvary Church
Y.W.C.A
Meadows
Korea
Japan
Foley
Grace McDowell Weds Samuel Bowen In Presbyterian Ceremony
Miss Grace Graybill McDowell and Mr. Samuel Cecil Bowen wed Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in a formal double ring ceremony led by Rev. Howard H. Gordon. Organist Charles Cassell and soloist Susan Burnett performed. guests and extended family attended a church reception before the couple left for a honeymoon and home at 107 Fourth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Graybill McDowell
Samuel Cecil Bowen
William Kyle McDowell
Mercer Street
McDowell
Henry A. Bowen
Tazewell
Bowen
First Presbyterian Church
Howard H. Gordon
Ceremony At Bland Unites Young Pair
Mr and Mrs Sandy F Childress of Bastian announce the marriage of their daughter Janice Rhae to Charles Albert Pennington son of Mr and Mrs Olin Bane of Wytheville. The ceremony July 29 in Bland with Rev O C Wright officiating. The bride wore navy and white with red rose corsage. Janice a Bland high school graduate and Charles a Wytheville high school alumnus, later served in the Navy and Army. He is employed by Wytheville Silk Hosiery Mills. They reside with the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy F. Childress
Bastian
Janice Rhae
Charles Albert Pennington
Olin Bane
Wytheville
Bland, Va
O. C. Wright
Bland High School
Wytheville High School
Navy
U. S. Army
Wytheville Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc
Pennington
Miss Dorothy Dilts Returns Home From Baltimore Trip
Miss Dorothy Dilts Bluefield Virginia and her niece Kitty Ann Shrader arrived from Baltimore where she accompanied home her brother Donald Dilts and Mrs Dilts who spent ten days on their honeymoon They were met by Kenneth Dilts and Mrs Dilts with their daughter Charlotte visiting at the Dilts home Mr and Mrs Wilbur Tibbs of Bluefield Virginia and children Nancy and Jack left for a week long trip visiting Logan Ohio Huntington and Williamsburg Ind to see relatives They will also visit Mrs H A Slagle in Columbus and Mrs Irene Bruce in Huntington Misses Mary and Bess Ritter of Tampa Florida arrived to spend the remainder of the summer with their sister Mrs C D Kahle West Graham at the family homestead
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. McDowell
Grayhill
Miss Burnett
Bricker
R. A. Yarbrough
A. L. Johnson
Walter Sanders
Paul Hudgins
Richard Alley
Amelie Ewbank
Hendersonville
N. C
Janet Caffee
Katherine Gonano
Bowen
Fourth Street
Beaver High School
This City
Flora Macdonald College
Red Springs
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Pi Lambda Theta
Tazewell High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
United States Army
Lewisburg
Hunter Phlegar
Mary Phlegar
Christiansburg
John Burwell
Flood
John Logan
Baxter Logan
Salem
R. P. Carter
Richard
Linda
David
Beverly
N. J
Leah Knoche James
Hollins
Bluefield
Leslie Bullock
Bullock
Paul Brown
Fisherville
Dorothy Dilts
Kitty Ann Shrader
Baltimore
Donald Dilts
Logan
Mr. Tibb
H. A. Slagle
Columbus
Ohio
Irene Bruce
Williamsburg
Ind
G. K. Tibbs
Huntington
Mary
Bess Ritter
Tampa
Fla
C. D. Kahle
West Graham
Betty Jean Culler Betrothed To Victor H Friend Jr
Mr and Mrs R W Culler announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Jean to Victor H Friend Jr of Roanoke Va son of Mrs Victor H Friend and the late Mr Friend They plan a September 2 wedding at Trinity Methodist church Betty Jean is a Beaver high school graduate Bluefield college attendee and now works for the Commercial Credit Corp in Roanoke Victor H Friend Jr is a Jefferson high school and Bluefield college graduate and works at the Veterans hospital in Roanoke Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jean Culler
Mr. Friend
R. W. Culler
City
Betty Jean
Victor H. Friend, Jr
Victor H. Friend
Roanoke
Trinity Methodist Church
Miss Culler
Beaver High School
Bluefield College
Commercial Credit Corporation
Friend
Jefferson High School
Veteran’s Hospital
Household Shower Honors Newly Married Charles Davis
A household shower at Coaldale church Friday honored Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis who wed June 30. E. Davis led the devotional with Mrs. Davis at the piano. Speeches by Mrs. Brown mother of the groom and Mrs. Susie Brown aunt of the bride praised the couple as gifts were given. Refreshments followed with a social hour.
Church Classes At Jenkinsons Reorganized
Local Christian education board met at Jenkinsones and reorganized church school classes. Rev. Jessee announced Mrs. K. G. French as superintendent of the children's department with Mrs. E. P. Belcher as assistant. Classes of Mr Nolley and Mr. were merged.
Merle Burks Weds James Thompson In Alderson Ceremony
Miss Merle Jean Burks and James Wyatt Thompson married August 1 at Old Greenbrier Baptist Church Alderson. Attendants included the groom’s sister Mrs Herman Henderson. Bride a Princeton High School graduate and Concord College secretarial student. Groom a Rupert High School graduate Coast Guard veteran and Concord College student. After a Florida honeymoon the couple will reside in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone D. Burks
Princeton
Merle Jean
James Wyatt Thompson
W. W. Thompson
Alderson
Greenbrier Baptist Church
Randolph F. Johnson
Herman Henderson
Thompson
Princeton High School
Concord College
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Rupert High School
New Teacher Appointments and Baby Born at Bluefield
Ronnie Atkinson is named assistant teacher for Mrs. French's class and Harry Atkinson becomes assistant teacher for the Men's Bible class. New arrival Patricia Gayle Reeves Farmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Reeves Farmer, born July 26 at Bluefield Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Reeves Farmer
Patricia Gayle
Bluefield Sanitarium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Smith
Mr. Burkhart
Calvary Circles
Icles
Janice Rhae Childress
Merle Jean Burks
Oregon
Charles Cassell
Susan Burnett
Bertha
Roger Martin
Margaret Ann Murphy
Margaret Bowen
Lenabelle Bowen
Henry Blair Graybill
Andrew Morrissey
S. B. McClung
Rees T. Bowen
Samuel Thompson
James Johnson
W. C. Pollock
Castleton’s
Dolly Madison Design
Castleton
Bluefield Furniture Company
Princeton Avenue
Raleigh Street
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
Pau
Virginia Beach
Virginia Ce
European Americ
Mrs
Ji. R. Cannon
Jenkinsones
Miss Burks
TTY Curtain Shop, Inc
W VA
Chicago Fair
Hotel Sherman
Chicago
Jeer
Commerce Street
Beret
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