Hanging Of The Greens Opens At YWCA Ceremony
The YWCA holds its annual Hanging Of The Greens ceremony tomorrow afternoon from 3 45 to 4 45 with the Business and Professional Girls club in charge. Miss Oda Mae Chappell presents scripture as Silent Night is played. The Christmas story is told by Miss Lee Fretwell and speakers include Miss Louise Cox Miss Virginia McComas Miss Inez Walker Miss Billie June Taggart and Miss Bernadine Norman. Candles are lit and the Christmas tree is illuminated before a closing prayer by Miss Grace McDowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women’s Christian Association
Oda Mae Chappell
Paul C. Thomas
Ruth Sage
Eulalia Francisco
Inez Walker
Billie June Taggart
Bernadine Norman
Bethlehem
Grace McDowell
Debonaire Club Votes Donation For Community Tree
Members of the Debonaire club voted to give ten dollars to the Community Christmas Tree at a meeting held Wednesday evening at the home of Miriam Palmer on the old Bluefield Princeton road. After the business session refreshments were served by the hostess and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debonaire Club
Miriam Palmer
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Birth notice for Frances Susan Dunning in Dallas
Mr and Mrs John K Dunning of Dallas Texas announce the birth of a daughter at St Pauls hospital Dallas on Sunday November 30. The baby weighs eight and a half pounds and has been named Frances Susan. Mrs Dunning is the former Miss Bessie Meyer daughter of Mrs E J Meyer Wyoming Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Dunning
Dallas
Texas
St. Paul's Hospital
Frances Susan
Dunning
Bessie Meyer
E. J. Meyer
Wyoming Street
Massey
Norfolk and Western Railroad
B. H. Lusk
Jefferson Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ida Whitehead
Ingleside
Bluefield Sanitarium
Garden Club Urges Conserving Evergreens For Holidays
Bluefield Garden club met at Mrs. W. H. St. Clair's Bland Road home to stress conservation of evergreens and plan the pre holiday show at the Appalachian on December 20 by the Little Gardens club. Holly, rhododendron, running cedar and dogwood were urged for use and to avoid prohibited greens. Christmas hospital tray models will be collected December 24 at Mrs. St. Clair's. five models per member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Garden Club
W. H. St. Clair Bland
Little Gardens Club
J. D. McCue
St. Clair
W. H. St. Clair
Garry
H. S. Slocum
T. H. Clagett
H. Morton
Music in Churches Sunday at Montcalm and Trinity
Sunday morning at First Presbyterian includes Prelude in G Minor and Come Come Thou Long Expected Jesus. Evening offerings feature Ave Verum and Let Thy Blood In Mercy Poured. Montcalm Church of God YP group meets 6 15 at 118 South Street with the Montcalm quartet and Mrs Herbert Thompson and Rev Mr Thompson performing. Trinity Methodist offers Love Divine in the morning and Evening Prayer sung by William Fowlkes in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Kuhe
Stark
Jesus
Emmanuel
Mozart
Rubenstein
God
Gounod
Young Peoples
Montcalm Church of God
South Street
Montcalm
Herbert Thompson
Trinity Methodist Church
Ivan B. Wilson
Barnes Ratcliffe
William Fowlkes
Heart Resuscitation Window After Brief Cardiac Arrest
A statement notes that stopping the heart for five seconds can cause unconsciousness yet life may be restored after the heart has stopped beating for up to 15 minutes under certain circumstances.
Club Calendar Luncheon and Fraternity Event
1:00 p.m. luncheon of the American Association of the University Women at the West Virginian hotel club room. 8:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Alpha Lambda Iota fraternity at Bluefield college with a sweater sale at the college dining hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of the University Women
West Virginian Hotel
Alpha Lambda Iota Fraternity
Bluefield College
Miss Lillian M. S. Jones to Wed Luther S Stevens at UVa Chapel
Miss Lillian M. S. Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs James P Jones of Union Street will marry Mr Luther Spangler Stevens of Pittsburgh this afternoon at the University of Virginia chapel. The bride is a UVA hospital graduate and employee. the groom is a UVA graduate. Only immediate families attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Jones
Union Street
Charlottesville
Lillian M. S. Jones
Luther Spangler Stevens
Pittsburgh
University of Virginia Chapel
University Hospital
Jones
University of Virginia
Miss Farley and Stanley Smeltzer Wed in City Ceremony
Mrs K K Farley of Matoaka announces the marriage of her daughter Anna Aldine Farley to Stanley Smeltzer in a Thursday 9 oclock ceremony performed by Rev E Stubblefield of Princeton. Attendants were Mr Howard Hill. The couple will reside with Mrs Hattie Smeltzer at 221 Pine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. K. Farley
Matoaka
Anna Aldine
Stanley Smeltzer
E. Stubblefield
Princeton
Howard Hill
Mr. Smeltzer
Hattie Smeltzer
Pine Street
National Antiques Show Opens Sunday in Charleston
The National Antiques Show opens Sunday in Charleston at the Hotel Daniel Boone ballroom. It runs four days with public hours day and evening, closing Wednesday at 10. The event attracts thousands from the tri state region and will feature rare antiques of many kinds for exhibition and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State
Charleston
Daniel Boone
Princeton Girls Celebrate Birthdays on a Kingsport Trip
Misses Margaret Burton and Jacqueline Riel of Princeton celebrated their birthdays with a motor trip to Kingsport Tennessee. They were joined by Evangeline Alvis Penturff Boyd Burton Leonard Burton and Asa Pitt Jr. They returned home early afternoon to continue their twin birthday celebration at home with families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Burton
Jacqueline Riel
Princeton
Kingsport
Tenn
Evangeline’ Alvis and Penturff
Boyd Burton
Leonard Burton
Asa Pitt, Jr
Fifty Attend Reception Of Junior Woman's Club
The Junior Woman's club held a reception at Mrs. Osborne Cofer's Albemarle Street home from 8 to 10 pm to honor about fifty new members. Guests enjoyed candlelit tea, and the officers and hostess led the receiving line. The group announced plans to collect donations for the Community Christmas Tree program at the Granada Theater on December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborne Cofer
Albemarle Street
Virginia Kersey
Roy Hill
J. O. Bell
Wilson Jones
Bill Peery
Emma Hall
Paul Carriker
K. F. Stewart
Lyle James
Donald Powell
Kathleen Bennett
Granada Theater
Masseys Move to Logan for Gulf Oil Refining Post
Mr and Mrs Sheffey Massey plan a Logan relocation this week as Mr Massey takes a position with Gulf Oil Refining. The move signals a local employment shift and adds a family to the Logan community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sheffey Massey
Logan
Mr. Massey
Gulf Oil Refining
Mrs. Graham Elected Head of Church Guild
The St. Marys Episcopal church guild in Bluefield Virginia elected officers for the coming year at a meeting hosted by Mrs Henry Galloway. New officers are Mrs Albert Graham president Miss Mary Ellen Lockwood vice president Mrs C A Shiels secretary and Mrs George Walker treasurer. Committees were named: publicity Earle Williams visiting George Bergeron and Mary Ellen Lockwood finance John Tanner and Mona Williamson. A social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Bluefield
Henry Galloway
Albert Graham
Mary Ellen Lockwood
C. A. Shiels
George Walker
Earle Williams
George Bergeron
John Tanner
Mona Williamson
Mrs Baker To Attend Laurel Md Wedding
Mrs R F Baker of Bland Road left yesterday for Laurel Maryland to attend the wedding of Miss Helen Rector to Mr George Hall Goldsbrough of Washington. The ceremony is this afternoon at 4 30 at the Centenary Methodist church. The bride to be is daughter of Mrs Flora L McBride Rector of Laurel and a cousin of Mrs Baker. She has served as secretary to the president of the University of Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Baker
Bland Road
Laurel
Helen Rector
George Hall Goldsbrough
Washington
Centenary Methodist Church
Flora L. McBride
Baker
University of Maryland
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YWCA
Miss Jones
Mr. Stevens
Miss Farley
Marjorie Gateson
Junior Woman's Club
Mrs. Baker
Procter & Gamble
VET
Chipso
Home Handicraft
U.S. Pas
Dept. NS
Cincinnati
Ohio
Idaho Bakers
Strietmann Biscuit Co
Libby
Pocahontas
Fort Howard
HEINZ
National Biscuit CO
NBC Bran
Hudson
Nehi Bot. Co
Oxydol
Crisco
Mick
Mack Bradmann
Sa al 5
mAcOn
SWIFT
Swifts
Blue Ribbon
Bordens
Blue Label Peas
Campbell’s Soup
PREM
Mium
White House Coffee
PARD
Omer
Tel Cra
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