McComas Class Elects Officers at December Meeting
The L. W. Burton Young Adult Class at Thomas Memorial Church McComas met at the Sperry home with sixteen members. Herbert Burton was elected president. new officers include Mrs. Ted Farrington vice president Mrs. Ben Elmore secretary and Mrs. Melvin Sperry treasurer. Committees were named and plans set for a Christmas dinner and party December 16 in the church parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Burton
Thomas Memorial Methodist Church
McComas
Melvin Sperry
Herbert Burton
Ted Farrington
Ben Elmore
Miss Ann O'Brien Hosts 13 Club at Home
Miss Ann O'Brien hosted the 13 Club gathering at her Pocahontas home. Mrs. W. G. Forster won both the high and floating prizes and Miss Ann Lotito took the bingo award. A dessert course was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Ann O'Brien
W. G. Forster
Ann Lotito
Miss Wade to Be Honored With Multiple Pre Nuptial Parties
Daisy Caldwell Wade will marry Henry Percival Bridges on December 21. A series of pre nuptial events begin with a tea hosted by Mrs Alva Dit and continue with luncheons hosted by Mrs Walton Sudduth, Mrs G M Cruise, Mrs Pred B Richmond, and others at homes on Brush Fork Bramwell Road Whitethorn Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Wade
Daisy Caldwell Wade
Henry Percival Bridges
Alva Dit. Winedan
Har Hama
Walton Sudduth
Brushfork-Bramwell Road
G. M. Cruise
Pred B. Richmond
Gills
Whitethorn Reet
Prank K. Bane
Walter Ere
Sterling Mann
Sanders
J. E Blaydes
Bluefield Country Club
J. T. Clingenpeel
Lebanon Street
Christmas calendar of club events and weddings
The notice lists a series of social gatherings including luncheons at Bluefield Country Club and private homes, tea and coffee gatherings, a brides party dinner, rehearsal and wedding events, and numerous club meetings scheduled from Friday through Tuesday with hosts and locations such as First Presbyterian Church and West Virginian Hotel. It details times, hosts, and venues for social clubs and bridal parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd D. Feuchtenberger
Wiliam Feuchtenberger
Thefield Country Club
Henry Percival Bridges
Club Ramon
W. Hampton St. Clair Jr
Converse Jr
Bluefield Country Club
First Presbyterian Church
Tazewell Circle Luncheon Held At O’Keeffe Home
Twenty members and guests of Jessie O’Keeffe Circle at Main Street Methodist Church attended a luncheon at the O’Keeffe home on Fincastle Turnpike. Christmas corsages and decorative tables set the scene as the group heard the Christmas Story and Is There a Santa Claus. New officers were elected including Mae Bailey as chair, Kate Whitley as assistant, H S Surface as Bible teacher, I F Houston as secretary treasurer, J B Hildreth as devotional leader, and Marie Greever as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Jessie O'Keeffe
Main Street Methodist
O'Keefe
Fincastle Turnpike
Paul Martin
I. F. Houston
Mae Bailey
Kate Whitley
H. 8. Surface
R. L. Gillespie
Houston
J. B. Hildreth
Marie Greever
Tazewell High School Senior Play Premieres Thursday
Tazewell Va Dec 5 The senior class presents Headed for Eden in the school auditorium Thursday evening. Lead roles are played by Wanda Repass and Ralph Repass with cast members Chase Adkins Pauline Rose Bertha Yates Margaret Lawrence and Emory Pruett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazdwell
Eden
Tazewell High School
Wanda Repass
Ralph Repass
Chase Adkins
Pauline Rose
Bertha Yates
Margaret Lawrence
Emory Pruett
Richlands Raven Home Demonstration Clubs Host Christmas Dinner
Richlands and Raven Home Demonstration Clubs plan a joint Christmas dinner and party on Friday at 12:45 p.m. in Mullens Motel dining room. Richlands members will present a Christmas program and exchange gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
Richlands and
Raven Home
Mullens Motel
Richlands Club
Personal notes list patients in Bluefield and Memorial Hospital
Mrs. W. B. Staniforth of 1816 Vineyard Street remains a patient at Bluefield Sanitarium. Mrs. Mary L. Profitt of Bluewell, visiting daughter Lola Gaeta in Niagara Falls, is a Memorial Hospital patient in New York after sudden illness and expects to return to Bluewell by plane this week. Garber has returned to his Vineyard Street home after hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Staniforth
Vineyard St
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mary L. Profitt
Bluewell
Lola Gaeta
Niagara, Falls
N.Y
Memorial Hospital
New York
Garber
Vineyard Street
OES Meeting To Feature Yale Party
A Bluefield Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold a Christmas program next week. The meeting is Monday at 8 p.m. in the Masonic Temple with Mrs. Gladys Harris and E. R. Phelps presiding. Members should bring wrapped gifts for Eastern Star. Mrs. Robert Ramsey and her committee will serve refreshments after the meeting in the banquet hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Gladys Harris
E. R. Phelps
Eastern Star
Mill W
Robert Ramsey
Social Roundup from Keystone Community News
Social news highlights visits and travels of Keystone residents. John Stuart and family return from Pulaski Virginia. Mrs Raymond Smith from Cincinnati visits relatives. Air Force member William Boggess returns to Orlando. locals visit kin in Roanoke Huntington Morgantown and Dunbar. Judy Rogers home from Mary Washington College for Thanksgiving. families attend funerals and hospital stays amid holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stuart
Patty
Betty Jo Bailey
Pulaski
Raymond Smith
Cincinnati
Ohio
William Boggess
U.S. Air Force
Orlando
Pla
Ava Boggess
W. Rey
Herald Grandsta
Morgantown
Walley
Judy Jan Rogers
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
W. H. Rogers
Joe Pais
Lewis Run
Lace Howell
Luthur
W. G. Cleghan
Dunbar
WSCS Meeting Set at First Methodist Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will convene at the First Methodist Church in Pocahontas on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Mrs. Clinton Mustard, the president, presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Clinton Mustard
St Paul Area Residents Share Thanksgiving Visits
Local residents hosted and visited out of town relatives over Thanksgiving. Names include Tommy Fletcher Hampden Sydney with Pletcher parents, Miss Viola Mae Holbrook to Richmond tele phone school, Johnny Bolton Lynchburg guest, and many wrapped in gatherings with families in Abingdon Big Stone Gap Charlottesville Pulaski Bluff City and Limestone during the holiday weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Fletcher
Hampden- Sydney
H. K. Pletcher
Viola Mae Holbrook
Richmond
Johnny Bolton
YES
Lynchburg
J. Fred Bolton
Serita Coulk
Union College
Barboursville
Mary Coulk
M. M. Long
Dave Brillhart
Abingdon
Budley Burns
Lebanon
James A. Muse
Dren
J. Dean Creger
M. M. Long Jr
D. B. Smith
Atlanta
Georgia
L. M. Holton
Big Stone Gap
Roy Anderson
Dinah
Cecil Hall
R. C. Gillespie
Margaret
H. B. Gillespie
Limestone
Tenn
Chad Hilton
Cied
Birmingham
Ala
Roy Hilton
Lemp Jessee
Mary Cox
W. O. Cox
Arthur P. Ayling
Haynes Settle
Charlottesville
Layman Kiser
Joe Layons
Pulaski
C. B. Hall
Bluff City
Dana Smith
Ella Hall
Washington College
L . Addington
H.V. Cline
Book Club Plans Meet Christmas Story and Music
Mrs. Percy Gillie and Mrs. Louis Capaldini will appear on the program of McGuffey Readers Book Club Friday afternoon. The club meets at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Frank McKenzie with Mrs. W. D. Danizier as co-hostess. A music program will be given by Mrs. Capaldini. Mrs. Gillie will tell the Christmas story. Members bring gifts for the Old Sweet Springs home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
YWCA
Kresge
Ceramic Art Club
Ann Kell
Bob Cofer
Percy Gillie
Louis Capaldini
McGuffey Readers Book Club
Frank McKenzie
W. D. Danizier
Capaldini
Gillie
Old Sweet Springs
Do Housecleaning For Christmas Season Early
The holidays bring visitors, so plan housecleaning schedules now to brighten decor for Yuletide inspection. A damp cloth removes finger smudges from painted surfaces and a damp mop makes rubber tile sparkle. Light steel wool can remove burns from rubber tile caused by careless cigarette disposal.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phi Delta Pi Fraternity
Concord College
Bob Hunter
Pat O’brien
Welch
Jim Stafford
Nancy Thompson
Keystone
Tom Hanifin
Hinton
Patty Repass
John Babolis
Gail Tabor
Jim Russell
Tonia Harrison
Harry Krall
Wilkes Barre
Nancy Carter
Ann O’brien
KODAK
Phot Hobby Outfit
Hankla
Bland Street
William Barger
Harry L. Grissom
Wade
Karl Bee
College
J. G. Hunter
Raleigh Terrace
Anne Tierney
James Moore
Holy Garden Club
J. W. Sheffield
North Street
Blue Triangle Club
American Home Department
Bluefield Woman's Club
Joe Simon
Dearborn St
Ace
YMCA
Bluefield Quota Club
West Virginian Hotel
East River Mountain Garden Club
Bluefield Auditorium
Frank Shaffer
Brae and Flowers of
GIA
Barles Hall
Princeton Avenue
Ay Ann's Society
Sacred Heart School
Alex Kuzemka
Tony Mamone
Garden Club
American Association of
MacGuffey Readers Book Club
W. D. Dantzler
Dormeyer French-Fry
Chicago HoUse Furnishing Company
Bluefield, VA
Tazewell Circle
O'Keeffe Home
OES
Yale Party
Social News of
WSCS
Mademoiselle
Bluefield Shoe CO
Roy Phillips
Goodykoontz
Bland
South St
Grampa
Steiner’s
Bland St. Steiner’s
Steiner's
IVY Garden Club
Kresge’s
Frank Childers
Eugene West
Richard Miller
St. Paul Personals
Vpivmi
Roland Hautz
J. R. Jones
Johnny
Jared Molinary
Paul Edward Robinson
Paul Robinson and Sons
B. J. Byers
Mrs. Robinson and Sons
Byers
Lisa Joanne
Frank Wallace
George Allen
Bill Allen
Lving
8. V. Puller
Bluefield, Virginia
Nehi Bottling Company
Gerald Frank
Optometrist
Virginia Avenue
Virginia
Appalachian
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