Rainbows Entertain Parents At Sixth Annual Dinner
Members of Bluefield Assembly No 48 Order of Rainbow for Girls hosted a sixth annual parents dinner at the Masonic Temple. Grand Worthy Advisor Char lene Burgoyne led invocation. Rita Taylor gave welcome and read a Thanksgiving piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Assembly No
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Charlene Burgoyne
Rita Taylor
Charles Burgoyne
Charlene
Rainbow Mother
W. C. Taylor
Rita
Bill Addison
Sherry
Edwin Sarver
Barbara
Thomas Catron
Timmy
Terry
James R. Shupe
Jane
R. A. Galbraith
Carol Ann
Edward Post
Diane
Imley
Washington, D. C
Luther Ballard
Linda
Charles Vanney
Jerry
Jack Davis
Bob
Pat
C. Worley
Brenna
Arvil L. Warner
Lynda
J. P. Akers
Brother
Paul E. Blackwell
Pam
Kathy
H. B. Hoover
Mimi
Walter E. Penn
Anna Beth
Julia Ellen
James Smith
Ann
E. W. Starling
Susan
Raymond Cunningham
Carla
Eugene Roland
Sharon
Pam Akers
Sharon Roland
Becky Call
May Pace
Arvil Warner
Walter Penn
Sherry Vannoy
Matoaka Garden Club Plans Christmas Dinner and Lighting Contest
The Matoaka Garden Club hosted by Mrs. Samuel Davis discussed a Christmas dinner on December 11 at 7 p.m. and a Christmas Lighting Contest with prizes for best door window and outdoor decor. Judge appointments will precede judging on December 26. former member Mrs. Clayton Condry attended as a visitor. Mrs. Meador spoke on tables settings and centerpieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matoaka
Samuel Davis
Lawrence Hurst
Margaret Meador
Mercer County
T. C. Lugar
J.E. Goad
Consumer's Question Box: Dryer Effects on Fabrics
Margaret Dana notes outdoor drying gives clothes a fresh smell but fabrics dried outside lose strength faster than those dried in a properly vented automatic dryer. Indoor rack drying preserves fabric but may trap odors and raise room humidity.
Holidays Spent With Relatives Across Several States
Thanksgiving guests visited Gap Mills families and relatives from Raleigh Pittsburg Paden City Lorain Brentwood and Louisville. Households hosted relatives including Rowans Payne Kennedys Tabor Smith and McCormicks with extended family from Virginia Kentucky North Carolina and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAP Mills
Orr Leé McMann
Michael
Marlinton
Paul Cruise
Claude Rowan
Dennis Rowan
Raleigh
N. C
Richard Weekly
Paden City
E. G. Porterfield Sr
Averill Smith
Jimmy
Kay
Anne
Vine Grove
James Rowan
Ellen Raye
Louisville
Ind
Ethelene Cook
Rossie Payne
Cathy
Royce
Bill Harris
Brentwood
Jesse L. McCormick
Arnold Tabor
Jeffrey
Memorial Hospital
Burlington
P. Stebar
Roy Stebar
New Castle
Earl Carter
Grassy Meadows
Grady S. Nichols
Debbie
Ya Ray Karnes
Columbus
Richlands Presbyterian Circles Plan Christmas Sessions
Richlands circles meet December 2 for Christmas exchanges and charity items for the Abingdon Children’s Home. Circle details include chairmen and times from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in church and fellowship halls. Guest speaker Miss Nancy Norman will discuss Honduras mission work.
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Richlands
Richlands Presbyterian Circles
Abingdon
Circle No
Linus Palmer
Fellowship Hall
Herman Watts
W. W. Hancock
Harold Short
Lawriece Cook
Ray Ryan
Church Fellowship Hall
Nancy Norman
Honduras
Westfork Circle
Iday
West Fork
Duhring Family Visits Florida
Duhring Mrs. Don Hed rick Roddie and Donna and Judy Ellison returned from a week in Pensacola Florida. Thanksgiving guests included Geneva Ellison's sister and Harold Gardner of Chicago Illinois. Also visiting were James R Butt Jim from Parkersburg and Mr and Mrs M Taylor and relatives. Carla Jones Buck and May spent holidays with Jim Howell in War. David Hurst of Aiken South Carolina and Carl Hurst with Carl Jr visited their parents B B Hurst. The Caris Hursts are from Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hurst
Aiken
S. C
Carl Hurst
Carl Jr
B. B. Hurst
Cari Hursts
Washington, D. C
Calendar of West Virginia church and club meetings
Wednesday schedule lists morning church services at First Presbyterian Trinity Methodist and Grace Methodist WSCS luncheon at noon. Afternoon events include WOC and Bible teacher meetings at Westminster and First Presbyterian WOC, WSCS at Trinity, Tri-Teens at Y Center, Moose Women, Garden Club luncheon at Bluefield Country Club with guest Frank Stepp, and Family Night supper at First Presbyterian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian White Cross
Bluefield Old Guards
Trinity Methodist Church
L. H. Bradley
Mildred McMullin
Grace Methodist Wscs
Westminster Presbyterian Woc
Women's Council
First Presbyterian Woc Women's and
Circle Councils
Trinity Methodist Wscs
Y Center
Bluefield
Women of the Moose
Moose Home
Christ Episcopal Church Women
Rhododemon Garden Club
Bluefield Country Club
Fred White
Frank Stepp
First Presbyterian
Virginia Avenue
Geneva Morris Circle
R. E. McGuire
Memorial
PTA Hears Pupils Set Projects
Peters town PTA meeting in the high school gym presided by Mrs. Warren Williams heard program chairs and Miss Ellen Ballengee. Students performed vocal and piano numbers as dust to dawn lights for both schools were discussed and a committee formed. The group donated to the Band Boosters Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petperstown
Peterstown
Parent-Teacher Association
Warren Williams
James Terry
Ellen Ballengee
Bobby St. Jacques
Births in Bluefield area announce four new babies
Mr and Mrs Donald Wilson Thompson of 100 Thorn Street Princeton welcome a daughter Angela Donnetta born Friday November 26 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 4 pounds 5 ounces. Mr and Mrs Ambrose Ben Miller Jr Route 1 Tazewell Va welcome daughter Kevie June born Friday November 26 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. Mr and Mrs Bennie Calvin Jarrell Route 4 Bluefield welcome son Bennie Calvin Jr born Friday November 26 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces. Mr and Mrs William Eugene Dykes Rocky Gap Va welcome daughter Jacqueline Denice first child born Sunday November 28 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces. The mother is the former Juanita Mae Stowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Wilson Thompson
Thorn Street
Princeton
Angela Donnetta
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ambrose Ben Miller Jr
Route 1
Tazewell
Kevie June
Bennie Calvin Jarrell
Route 4
Bluefield
Bennie Calvin Jr
William Eugene Dykes
Rocky Gap
Jacqueline Denice
Juanita Mae Stowers
Two Virginia Intermont Freshmen to Act in Frosty Play
Miss Ann Margaret Stuart of Bluefield and Miss Sarah Fostina Giampocaro of Northfork, freshmen at Virginia Intermont College, will perform in the children’s play Frosty the Snowman. The college speech and drama department stages the annual show the first week of December, seen by more than 10 000 children last year. Stuart also played the lead in Yerma earlier in November.
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Bristol
Ann Margaret Stuart
Robert R. Stuart Jr
Bluefield
Sarah Fostina Giampocaro
Floyd F. Giampocaro
Northfork
Virginia Interment College
Frosty the Snowman
Stuart
Garcia Lorca
Quota Club of Bluefield Holds Christmas Dinner
The Quota Club of Bluefield held its annual Christmas party at the Sahara Supper Club with First District Gov. Bimyra Saunders as guest of honor. President Betty Lou Mabe welcomed nine members and a guest, gave the dinner invocation, and led a brief meeting before a Christmas program.
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Quota Club of
Bluefield
Sahara
Marie Michelson
Bimyra Saunders
Betty Lou Mabe
Mabe
Edgar Mabe
Michelson
Thelma McMullin
St. Francis
Social Guests Visit Mrs Cassell and Mrs Bourne
Recent guests include Mrs Tess Houdashell and Bill of New Hall Mrs Ethel Foglesong and Miss Bert Cox. Mrs Dale Johnson and Mrs Ryburn Hubble were guests of Mrs Cleve Bourne of Fries Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Cassell
Tess Houdashell
Bill
New Hall
Ethel Foglesong
Bert Cox
Dale Johnson
Ryburn Hubble
Cleve Bourne
Fries, Va
Mr and Mrs Allan Dale visit Galax relative during Thanksgiving
Mr and Mrs Allan Dale and her mother Mrs Mary Dillon visited her sister Mrs Early Goodson in Galax Virginia during Thanksgiving observing the holiday with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Dale
Mary Dillon
Early Goodson
Galax
Heloise hints on summer beauty and home tips
A reader offers ideas for economical summer beauty using gradually darkening powder, storing watermelon pieces in plastic containers, and replacing a vegetable brush with a stiff toothbrush. Also shared is a bridal shower game idea where guests act as Heloise, writing hints or recipes for the bride.
Miss Loar Celebrates Birthday Lunch with College Friends
Miss Nancy Loar daughter of Mr and Mrs James A Loar of West Cumberland Road spent Thanksgiving with her family in Bluefield and on her birthday November 27 hosted a luncheon for college friends. Attendees included Alice Douthit and Brenda Wagner from Radford College and Ruth Ellen Morehead from Longwood College in Farmville Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Loar
James A. Loar
West Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Medical College of Virginia Nursing School
Richmond
Alice Douthit
Brenda Wagner
Radford
Ruth Ellen Morehead
Longwood College
Farmville
Preceptors Have Social In November Social Event
Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority hosted a bridge and canasta party at Mrs. M. T. Meachum’s Whitethorn Street home for the November social. Three bridge tables and one canasta table were active. Winners named were Mrs. J. C. Walters Jr., Mrs. Frank Woods, Mrs. M. T. Harrington, and Mrs. Fred Richmond. Decorations featured Yale motifs with pixie dolls, holly, and candles as gifts for winners. Mrs. William Davidson led plans. Mrs. Meachum was helped by Mrs. Charles Hale and Misses Mary and Katherine Peck in serving Boston cream pie, coffee, and mints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preceptor Delta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
M. T. Meachum
Whitethorn Street
J.C. Walters, Jr
Frank Woods
M. T. Harrington
Fred Richmond
Yale
William Davidson
Meachum
Charles Hale
Mary and
Katherine Peck
Boston
Bluefield Garden Club Plans Christmas Party Meeting
Bluefield Garden Club members will hold a Christmas party on December 16, the third Thursday of the month. President Mrs J Dodd Mortensen announces the event with time and venue to be announced later. The usual meeting date is the first Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Garden Club
J. Dodd Mortensen
False Teeth Improve Comfort and Confidence Across Ages
Readers learn about a powder denture aid that stabilizes dentures, reducing slipping during activities like talking and laughing. The product promises firmer fit, improved comfort, and less denture breath, marketed as available at drug counters nationwide.
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