Fincastle Duplicate Club Winners Named
Fincastle Duplicate Club held five tables with the Howell movement on Monday. Winners were: first place Mrs. R. R. Stuart Jr. and Mrs. W. H. Riley Jr. with 72, second place Mrs. W. R. Graham and Mrs. L. L. Hosmer with 622, third place Mrs. Gerald Hughes and Mrs. Cline Hall with 582, and fourth place E. O. Craig and D. FE. Shorter with 54.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fincastle
Howell
R. R. Stuart Jr
W. H. Riley Jr
W. R. Graham
L. L. Hosmer
Gerald Hughes
Cline Hall
E. O. Craig
D. FE. Shorter
Publication rules for engagement and wedding notices
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph offers free engagement and wedding announcements with guidelines. Submissions must be to the Woman's Page Dept by noon Thursday before Sunday publication, signed by a bride’s family member or the bride, include a daytime phone number, and photos must be black and white bride portraits only.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
YWCA Duplicate Bridge Club Winners Named
Three Howell movement tables played on August 12 at the YWCA Duplicate Bridge Club. First place went to Mrs. Sadie Eppling and Mrs A G Burton with 30 points. A four-way tie for second and third at 26 points included Mrs L L Hosmer and Mrs W K Graham, Mrs L C Owen, and Mrs Van Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Ywca Duplicate Bridge Club
Sadie Eppling
A. G. Burton
L L. Hosmer
W. K. Graham
L. C. Owen
van Martin
Reunion Held By Bailey Calfee Families at Church Picnic
Descendants of the late Estill and Agnes Bailey and relatives gathered at Calfee Memorial Christian Church on Princeton Road for a carry-in picnic. The group voted to hold the next family gathering on the third Sunday in August 1979.
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Estill
Agnes Bailey
William and Mary Calfee
Calfee Memorial Christians Church
Princeton Road
Bluefield UDC Chapter Panel Presentation Highlights
The Bluefield Virginia UDC Chapter 172 met at Mrs. Clyde J. Stephens home with co host Mrs. L A Jackson. Members heard a panel on Civil War topics and elected delegates for the state convention in Martinsburg September 21 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Bluefield
Clyde J. Stephens
L. A. Jackson
Walter V. Ross
John W. Vermillion
Stephens
Jeanne G Foster
Franklin, Tenn
Vermillion
Robert E. Lee
W. W McClaugherty
John B. Delis
South
Eleanor Jennings
W. Freeman Jr
T. E. Vass
L.D. Mattox
UDC
Martinsburg
R. F Maxwell
West Virginian Manor
Births: Susan Michelle Musick in Honaker and others
Birth announcements describe Susan Michelle Musick born August 4 at Bluefield Community Hospital to Ronnie Dan Musick and Cora Susan Wilson Sugis. Teresa Jean Johnson born August 5 at Langley Air Force Base Hospital to Edward R. and Rhonda M. Johnson. Billy Joe Jr. Jones born August 13 at Princeton Community Hospital to Billy W. Jones and Connie J. Blackwell. Lori Lynn McKinney born August 11 at Princeton Community Hospital to Gerald D. and (date of mother missing) McKinney. Walter Marvin Wright II born August 13 at Princeton to Walter M. Wright II and Wanda J. Brown. Grandparents listed for several births include Ross Mitchell, Frank Johnson, William Blackwell, Willie Jones, Gerald D. McKinney, and Franklin D. Brown.
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Susan Michelle
Bluefield Community Hospital
Ronnie Dan Musick
Honaker
Cora Susan Wilson
Princeton Community Hospital
Connie J. Blackwell
William Blackwell
Bluefield
Willie Jones
Smithfield
Gerald D. McKinney
Lori Lynn
Walter M. Wright II
Big Sandy
Walter Marvin
Wanda J. Brown
Franklin D. Brown
Confederate Subsistence Crisis Highlighted by Princeton UDC
Mrs. Sarah Woodyard spoke at the Princeton Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy in Athens on The Confederate Soldier A Problem of Subsistence. She detailed wartime shortages, leadership gaps, and the impact of impressment on farms, noting Gen Josiah Gorgas and the Nashville factory as key efforts amid inflation and port controls. The meeting closed with ritual, reports, and plans for future events and new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Paul C. Thoas
Sarah Woodyard
Princeton
John Scott
Athens
Woodyard
U. S
Josiah Gorgas
Gorgas
Bermuda
Wilmington
N. S
Ordinance
Nashville
Selma
Ala
Virginia
Cnfederacy
Paris
France
Memorial Building
Mabel Bonner
John Donovan
N. S. Gay
Bonner
Elmore
Stoerts
Norwood
Jennifer Lynn Scott
West Virginia
UDC
Holiday Inn
Martinsburg
Scott
Margaret Ann Scott
Susan Scott
Ann Saunders
H. F. Toothman
Mary Mildred Sullivan
Thrifty Finds Across Bluefield Area Stores This Week
Readers can shop a string of back to school and late summer sales across Princeton Bluefield and nearby shops. Mademoiselle offers a $10 specials rack with 50 percent savings on dresses tops and shorts. Leggett promotes extended back to school sale with deep price cuts on coats and polyurethane items for children and teens. Town N Tweed and Bluefield Gift Shop debut new accessories and Incolay stone pieces. McQuail's highlights Oscar de la Renta towels and cotton sheets in bright colors and patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mademoiselle
Leggett
Bluefield
Estee Lauder
E. Lauder
Austin Hill
Bleyle
Junior House
Liz Claiborne
Jantzen
Pappagallo
Jack Rogers
Cannon Royal Family
McQuail’s, Inc
Brld. Ave
Oscar de la Renta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elsons
Erin
John Vermillion
Joyce
Bluefield Udc
Ross
Mattox
Jackson
Bluefield Dynet Theatre
Mrs. Woodyard
Hyacinth
O. Shopping Center
Montoro Suede
Benly Rosee
Betty Foxe
Montere Suede
Goodykoontz Drug Store
Goody's
Nelson
Aigner
Lou Taylor
Mr. T
Pandora
Ami
Ursula
Joy Stephens
U.S.A
Bird Plaza
Marie Antoninette
Wild Life
Gayle Bright Appleby
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