Society Records Bride and Groom From Prominent Families
Miss Margaret Keesee daughter of Mr and Mrs W R Keesee of College Avenue and Mr Robert Howard Fleshman son of Mr and Mrs R C Fleshman of Albemarle Street were married Monday afternoon November 27 in Jonesboro Tennessee The couple had visited in Elizabethton Tenn before the ceremony The bride a Beaver High School graduate and Averett College student The groom attended Fork Union Military Academy V M I Lexington and Bluefield College They will reside in Bluefield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Keesee
W. R. Keesee
College Avenue
Robert Howard Fleshman
R. C Fleshman
Albemarle Street
Jonesboro
Tenn
Fleshman
Raymond Fleshman
Elizabethton
Beaver High School
Averett College
Danville
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union
Lexington
Bluefield College
Blueeld
White Shrine Patrol to Meet at Masonic Temple
The White Shrine patrol will gather at 7 this evening at the Masonic temple for the monthly business session and will hold drill practice at 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Shrine Patrol
Masonic Temple
Music For Dance Acts Of Period Yuletide Club Soirees
Jack Wardlow and his Carolina Pines orchestra from Asheville will play for the Clover club dance on Friday evening December 29 at Bluefield Country club. Charles Ford and his Commanders from Knoxville will lead the Cotillion club homecoming dance December 22 at the West Virginian hotel. Ford’s band also plays December 26 for the V. P. I. West Virginia club event. Eddie Galloway and Rhythm Boye will perform for the Thirteen club Howery ball December 28 at the West Virginian hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wardlow
Carolina Pines
Asheville
N. C
Bluefield Country Club
Charles Ford
Knoxville
West Virginia
Eddie Galloway
Rhythm Boye
West Virginianotel
Sunshine Group to Meet at Moose Hall This Afternoon
Degree of Honor Protective Association Sunshine Group schedules a meeting at Moose Hall this afternoon at 2 o clock. Members expected to attend and discuss upcoming activities and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Degree of Honor Protective Association
Moose Hall
Rehearsal Party for Tynes Canaday Wedding
A rehearsal party was held last evening at Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Tynes home in Pearls street for Jennie Lou Tynes and Glen Canaday. About twenty five guests attended and punch and wedding cake were served. The wedding will be at noon today at the Tynes home with Rev. E H Cassidy officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Tynes
Pearls Street
Jennie Lou Tynes
Glen Canaday
Tynes
E. H. Cassidy
Grace Methodist Church
Miss Kersey Hosts Virginia Stowers Wins High Score
Miss Virginia Stowers won the high score prize at an informal bridge party hosted Friday by Miss Elizabeth Kersey on Bland Street. A luncheon in four courses preceded the games, with chrysanthemum decorations in green and white and a salad course served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Stowers
Elizabeth Kersey
Bland Street
East End P T A held Thanksgiving play at school
East End Parent-Teacher Association met Wednesday afternoon at the school with Mrs. G B Newland presiding. The sixth grade under Mrs Annie D Woolwine presented The Origin of Thanksgiving in period costumes. Cast included Judith Altice William Turner Dorothy McFarland Irene Heldreth Arthur Lawson Hamilton Oliver Hunter Reid David Steiner and others. Indian lullaby performed by Frances Vaught Margaret Peters Audrey Nash and Phyllis Arney. Six Thanksgiving baskets were sent to needy families and Mrs Woolwine's class won the attendance award for the highest patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Newland
East End
Parent-Teacher Association
Annie D. Woolwine
Mistress Brewster
Judith Altice
Elder Brewster
William Turner
Priscilla Mullens
Dorothy McFarland
Mary Chilton
Irene Heldreth
Love Brewster
Arthur Lawson
Francis Billington
Frances Vaught
Margaret Peters
Audrey Nash
Phyllis Arney
Degree of Honor Lodge Initiates New Members in Bluefield
Degree of Honor Bluefield lodge held a reg ular session at the Moose hall with Miss Bernice Bowen presiding. Three new members Mrs Minnie Collins Mrs Bernice Dawson and Mrs Estelle M Otey were initiated amid a 4 Thanksgiving social honoring 1933 new members reinstated members and juvenile graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Lodge
P. A
Moose Hall
Bernice Bowen
Minnie Collins
Bernice Dawson
Estelle M. Otey
Grace Farthing
Katie Hill
Ruby Thompson
Pauline Wickham
Virginia Nicewander
Lola Lambert
Frank Lazenby
Helen Galate
Mae Patton
Lotie Clifton
Stella Kitts
Hattie M. Tibbs
Lena M. Brown
Nannie Elswick
Ruth Webb
Ollie M. Smith
Sara J. Lilly
N. F. Wickham
Louie Comer
Maybeury
Ann Wickham
Edith Lambert
Edna M. Harry
Edna Webber
Merion P. Mowles
Tara Brady
Lucy Farley
Francis Buell Olson
Clyde F. Rasnake
Mary E. Mowles
Billie Rodgers
Leatha M. Hice
Francis M. Painter
Robert K. Wyatt
Carl Altizer
Elizabeth Hill
Juanita Spencer
Katherine I. Kitts
Hazel V. Bowen
Personal Notices From Shenandoah Avenue and Roanoke Trips
Miss Mary Lou Carr of Shenandoah avenue is again in Bluefield sanitarium for treatment after a tonsil operation and blood transfusion. Roanoke Thanksgiving football trips featured Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wilson, Roy Gills, and James Angel. Henry Quekemeyer returns from Greenbrier Military Academy to spend the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Quekemeyer. George Williams and J. E. Wagner Jr. with others attended the V P L V M I game at Roanoke. Thomas H. Cooper III and Billy Cooper are visiting grandmother Mrs. May B. Cooper in Salem. Douglas Millar has regained health after months at Mt. Regis sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Carr
Shenandoah Avenue
Bluefield Sanitarium
W. A. Richards
John T. Wilson
Roanoke
Henry Quekemeyer
Greenbrier Military Academy
Lewisburg
W. Va
W. H. Quekemeyer
Roy Gills
James Angel
George Williams
J. E. Wagner Jr
Mise Emily Martin
Morton Wagner
Washington Street
Millar
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Edwin Fleshman
Elizabethton
Tenn
R. C. Fleshman
Albemarle Street
Blanche
Ruth Brammer
H. Y. Forsythe
Aiken
8. C
June
Howard Jr
T. O. Deaumer
L. B. Barber
Christiansburg
Walter Matthews
Billie
M. G. Witten
Jerome Katz
Doris Sue
St. Luke’s Hospital
North Street
E. T. Eades
Eades
W. H. Hades
Margaret Ann Freeman
Charles Smith Jr
Hewson Austin
John Hewitt Jr
Bramwell
Philadelphia
Frank Watson
Haverford
John D. Hewitt, III
Annapolis
Lovely Skin Advice From Miss Georgia Hickman 2019
Miss Georgia Hickman of Wheeling testifies to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery curing pimples and facial eruptions after one bottle. She reports renewed energy and willingness to work, and she recommends the tonic to friends. Sold by all druggists. write to Dr. Pierce's Clinic Buffalo NY for free medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia _Hickman
Jacob St
Thanksgiving visits and local social notes in Pocahontas area
Residents gather for Thanksgiving week with relatives and friends across towns. Mentions include Edwin Fleshman visiting grandparents in Albemarle Street, Brammer sisters in Roanoke for VPI–VM I game, medical updates on M. G. Witten, and travel notes from Charleston and Bluefield. Nearby families plan visits in Beckley, Hilton, and Martinsburg, with university students home for the holiday.
Firemen Douse Automobile Blaze on Jefferson Street
City firemen extinguished a small blaze on a car owned by Dr. J. E. Nelson on Jefferson Street last night. No material damage occurred to the automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Street
J. E. Nelson
Wesleyan Convention Opens in Bluefield This Week
The district convention of Wesleyan Methodist churches begins in Bluefield on Sunday and runs through Thursday. Missionary services feature Mrs. J. H. Clement of High Point North Carolina. Local pastor I M Ison will give the welcome address with sessions and speakers including William Black A F Connor W H Bailey J I Rambo and R H Aup from several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Methodist Churches
Bluefield
J. H. Clement
High Point
N. C
Clement
Fm. W. Black
First Wesleyan Methodist Church
Roafsoke
A. F. Connor
Lynchburg
W. H. Bailey
East Radford
J. I. Rambo
Petersburg
R. H. Aup
Richmond
Two Held on Charge of Stealing Chickens
Clifford Hamm and Robert Peery both 20 are in the city jail awaiting preliminary hearing before Magistrate W W Mc Neal on a charge of stealing eleven chickens from the home of Mrs James Sanders on Luther street Thursday evening. They were arrested late Thursday night by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Hamm
Robert Peery
W. W. McNeal
James Sanders
Luther Street
Hamm
Peery
Washington Street Resident Recalls Eerie Murder Victim
A Floyd county Virginia native, Mrs. Rheta Wyenkoop, murdered in Chicago last week, was acquainted with Mrs. G. S. Simpkins of Washington Street. Chicago authorities hold her mother-in-law Dr Alice Wyenkoop and her son Earle in connection with the case. The Gardner and Kesler families linked to Floyd county ties are noted in the narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheta Wyenkoop
Chicago
Floyd County
Virginia
G. S. Simpkins
Washington Street
Wyenkoop
Alice Wyenkoop
Earle
H. Kesler
Simpkins
Rheta
Shipping Season on Great Lakes Sets Busy Tone
Detroit reports the Great Lakes shipping season closed today after a peak period. Marine observers say freight tonnage and customs receipts rose 50 percent from 1932, marking the busiest season in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Great Lakes
Creomulsion Promises Fast Cough Relief With Refund
A vintage advertisement claims Creomulsion fights germs quickly using seven "beet" ingredients. It emphasizes no narcotics and urges readers to consult their druggist for a money back refund on the spot if cough or cold is not relieved.
Bluefield trio favored to keep posts in Peery administration
Bluefield Virginia officials T McCall Frazier and T K Sexton are expected to retain their roles as motor vehicle commissioner and assistant motor vehicle commissioner under Governor George C Peery. Supporters say both have strong records. Frazier, son of Dr and Mrs H B Frazier, began in politics as Peery's private secretary. Virginia papers foresee little change from Pollard era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
George C. Peery
T. McCall Frazier
Bluefield
T. K. Sexton
Frazier
H. B. Frazier
Peery
Ninth
Congress
John Garland Pollard
Virginia Side Churches Poca hontas Presbyterian Service Summary
Virginia side churches announce weekly services at Poca hontas Presbyterian and Graham Presbyterian. Poca hontas holds Sunday evening service at 7 30 with children’s hour at 7. Graham offers Sunday school at 9 45, morning worship at 11, evening service at 7 30, with choir music and junior and senior C E. A winter twilight 5 p m service replaces 6 30. Rev Williams leads Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Presbyterian
James F. Galloway
C. E
Women's Day at Bluefield Churches
Christian Church holds Bible school at 9 45 a m and Sunday service at 11 with Mrs Ben Johnson giving the address A missionary play is scheduled for Sunday evening at 7 30 The public is invited St Marys Church Bluefield Virginia offers Sunday school at 9 30 and Young Peoples Service League at 5 30 with evening prayer and sermon at 8 by the Rev BE Hughes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church Bible School
Ben Johnson
ST. Mary’s
Bluefield
Young People’s Service League
W. Hughes
Church Services Across Pocahontas Area
Sunday schedule lists Christ Church Pocahontas Big Stone Gap ALL SAINTS Norton and Memorial Baptist with morning prayers sermons by Rev. E W Hughes Rev John A Winslow and Rev H A Willis. Sunday school various times and youth meetings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Big Stone Gap
John A. Winslow
Aged Virginia Couple Share One Set Of Teeth
An elderly Wise County Virginia couple reportedly uses a single set of false teeth to save money. The husband allows his wife to eat first, then finishes the meal after plates are cleaned, a welfare worker observed during a home visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise County
Virginia
Old-Timer Predicts Winter Snowfall in Annual Forecast
The Old-Timer yesterday promised an annual weather forecast to be issued Sunday detailing expected snow totals for the rest of winter and other prognostications. The piece notes inquiries about November's coldest day and how the thermometer read that morning, and asks when a heavy snow will cover fences and fill sink holes.
Dry Weather Brings Widespread Dry Spells Across Area
The long drought since midsummer leaves many springs and wells dry. Pioneers note an unusually severe fall and winter drought. Farmers haul water long distances. O. P. Walker of Bluefield Virginia, a veteran well driller, cites unprecedented drought and claims a peach tree limb can locate subterranean water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Walker
Bluefield
Virginia Sidelights and Tax Deadlines Chronicle Oddities
Ripley style note from Springville Virginia reports a cow nursing two lambs and a piglet trio sharing milk. The piece also notes a tax deadline December 11 for capitation taxes to qualify for the June 12 1934 city election, reminding voters six months are required after payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Reverend H Graham Keys Leads Graham Church Service
The Rev. H. Graham Keys, pastor of the Graham Presbyterian Church, officiated Thursday evening at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham-Brown
H. Graham Keys
Graham Presbyterian Church
Local Couple Wed in Bluefield Ceremony
Miss Vivian Lyle Brown and Mr. Earle R. Durham, a well known Pounding Mill pair, married at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Keys on Tazewell avenue Bluefield. The couple, members of pioneer Tazewell county families, will reside on Mr. Durham's farm near Pounding Mill after a brief honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Lyle Brown
Earle R. Durham
Pounding Mill
Virginia liquor rule delays until assembly action
The thirfty inclined will not be able to purchase legal liquor in Virginia except on prescription from drug stores until the general assembly enacts a liquor law. It is not expected to take effect before February or probably March next year, depending on the assembly’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
General Assembly
Virginia Side Personal Notice About Thanksgiving Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bondy of Florence Washington D C are spending Thanksgiving with Mrs. Bondy’s parents Mr. and Mrs. John W McCall in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Floyd Bondy
Florence, D. C
School Bus Driver Sued for Damages in West Virginia
In Wheeling West Virginia on December 1 C R McCombs Marshall county school bus driver faced a $60000 damages suit for alleged injury to Agnes Blatt a 10 year old girl in an accident a year earlier The suit claims she left the bus and was struck by David Peoples a Cameron businessman also facing a similar suit The girl allegedly spent several months in hospital Washington December 1 Loadings of revenue freight for the week ended November 25 totaled 581347 cars up 88029 from 1932 and 22549 from 1931, but 17942 less than the previous week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
C. R. McCombs
Marshall County
Agnes Blatt
David Peoples
Cameron
Washington
Government to Allow Rum Importations
The government plans to permit importations of about 4 million gallons of foreign liquor in the first two months after repeal. The move targets a four month supply and aims to establish reciprocal trade pace with exporting countries for future quotas, as decided by the executive commercial policy committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Executive Commercial Policy Com
Shortage of Spirits Prompts Bootlegger Boom Fears
Importers after conferences warn a shortage of spirits and wines could boost bootlegger profits. They stress the need to admit sufficient foreign liquors for wholesale and retail stocking. Cod liver oil from older cod is richer in vitamin A than that from younger fish.
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Keesee
Music For Dance
Sunshine Group
Miss Kersey
East End P.T. A
J. F. Ferneyhough
Charleston
Jennings
Eleanor Jennings
Edna Wilburn
J. E. Wilburn
Parkway
Jean Sharpe
Marlinton
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Sara Christie
Marshall College
Huntington
F. R. Christie
Cumberland Road
Wesleyan Methodist Church
VA. News
George Peery
Virginia Side Churches
Pocahontas Presbyterian
Graham M. FE
South
Charles H. Williams
Pocahontas
E. W. Hughes
All Saints Church
Norton
Fon
Blanc ST
Ripley's
Springville
Tazewell County
Joe Hunt
Mr. Hunts
Carolina Fruit Market
Cincinnati
Princeton Avenue
Federal St
First National Bank
Florida
Idaho
Lansing Perr
Mercer
Scott and
Raleigh Streets
Bluefield, W. VA
ASA Es
Chipso
Hershey Baking
Halis
Perfection
Zesta Sodas
Cole
Angel
Nucva
Best Foods
Bisquick
Cocomalt
Bluefield Bottling Co
Pke
Pure Food Stores
Oko
Washington School
Vervice
Torex
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