Plans Near Completion for Officers Military Ball
The Mercer chapter of the Reserve Officers Association plans a military ball at Bluefield Country Club on Friday December 27. The club will become an Officers club and officers will wear uniforms. Enlisted men are invited with dress or uniform optional. Attendees from Mercer Tazewell and McDowell counties are expected to attend. 238 invitations have been issued and replies to Richard Wood of Appalachian Electric Power Bluefield are requested before December 10.
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Mercer Chapter
Reserve Officers’ Association
Bluefield Country Club
Officers
Mercer
Tazewell
McDowell
Richard Wood
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Bluefield
Special Music By Church Choirs Highlight Morning Services
Guest soloist Miss Martha Kate Neal leads at College Avenue Baptist with There’s A Song In The Air by Arrington and He Smiled On Me by O’Hara. Multiple churches feature choirs, organists and soloists in morning and evening worship with songs by Bach, Beethovan, Mendelssohn and more. The Kiwanis quartet from Bluefield and other local singers join special evening programs.
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Martha Kate Neal
Graham Christian Church
College Avenue Baptist Church
O'Hara
Arrington
Walter Schulz
First Baptist Church
Sullivan
Kiwanis Quartette
Bluefield
James B Wooldridge, Jrr
E. B. Perkins
Cecil V. Cooke, Jr
Cris Barton
James Elmer Brown
Phillip Lilly
Trinity Methodist Church
Mozart
Sybil Cartwright
Gluck
Grumber
Mendelssohn
Tschaikowsky
Allegheny Club Forms New Branch The Dogwood Club
The Allegheny Warden club formed a new garden club named The Dogwood club at a meeting at the president Mrs Clint Bailey home. Mrs James H Rosenheim was named president with Mrs A L Hawkins as vice president and Mrs Herbert Humphreys as secretary. Treasurer is Mrs A K Penn. Charter members include Mrs J D Tong Mrs G D Yates and others. Parliam en Mrs H A McCue attended. A note on farming areas states half of U S births occur there and about 30 percent of adults live in farming regions.
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Dogwood Club
Allegheny Warden Club
Clint Bailey
James H. Rosenheim
A. L. Hawkins
Herbert Humphreys
A. K. Penn
J. D. Tong
G. D. Yates
Notice Of Trustee Sale In Bluefield West Virginia
Default on indebtedness secured by a deed of trust leads to public auction of property in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia. The sale occurs Saturday December ten 1946 at 11 o clock A M at the front door of the Peery Building Federal Street Bluefield. Trustee Thos Scott signs the notice dated November 15 1946.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Est
Virginia
Glenmont
Adds- Seginning
Netham Street
Maryland Avenue
A Dixon
Mina A. Dixon
West Virginia
Peery Building
Federal Street
Circle Entertained By Mrs Spud Taylor
Mrs Spud Taylor hosted circle 3 of First Christian church for a Christmas party at her Cumberland Road home. Leader Mrs Garland Brewer presided with devotional by Mrs C M Rudder and a Birth of Christ rendition. Gifts, fruit baskets for shut ins, games, and prizes followed with Mrs Rudder and Mrs Brewer winning.
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Spud Taylor
Circle 3
First Christian Church
Cumberland Road
Garland Brewer
Brewer
C. M. Rudder
Christ
Births reported at Bluefield sanitarium
Birth notices list several newborns from December 2 to December 4 at Bluefield sanitarium. Daughters born to Sears in Tazewell Cun diff in Princeton road Conroy Pocahontas Wysor Bluefield and Smith North Tazewell. a son to Goins Matoaka Beckett. Witt in Bluefield. Some lines note Easter Island cliffs over 1000 feet high.
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Bluefield Sanitarium
Edward M. Sears
Tazewell
Albert J. Cundiff
Princeton Road
Robert I. Conroy
Pocahontas
D. J. Wysor
Bluefield
Easter Island
Pacific
Children Hour Presents Trio on Radio For Christmas Carols
The Beaver A Capella choir Trio Betsy Cloyd Jean Patton Susie Udy perform Christmas carols on today at 12 noon. Cecil Gray accompanies on the piano and bells. Radio children programs shift from 11:45 to 12:00 noon.
Miss Crouch Honoree At Bridge Party
In honor of Miss Mabel Crouch to be married January 4 to Ralph Shrader, Miss Margaret Grimes and Mrs. Jake Grim hosted a Yuletide bridge party at Wythe avenue. Elizabeth Garland won the high prize. Win Brewster the low. Crouch took the high rummy prize. Verna Y. the low. Gift shower and china piece presented to the hosts. Grimes and Grim were aided by Mrs. J W Grimes and Miss Juanita Crouch.
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Mabel Crouch
Ralph Shrader
Margaret Grimes
Jake Grim
Bridge
Elizabeth Garland
Win Brewster
Miss Crouch
Oe Low
Miss Vernay
Miss Grimes
Virginia Side Club Hosts Yale Event and Christmas Program
The Senior Woman's Club of Bluefield Virginia held its regular meeting at First Methodist Church with Miss Kathryn McCall presiding. A Christmas in Art themed program featured organ preludes, choir items, a talk on Madonna images, reflections, and a reception in the ladies’ parlor.
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Kathryn McCall
Bluefield
First Methodist
Charles H. Cassell
C. H. Jefferies
E. R. Worrell
Eleanor Evans
John Armie
M. Bailey
J. W. Pero
Personal notices of family visits and travel
Jenkins Brett Wayne Horton and Julian Gills will be home from VPI at Blacksburg to spend the weekend with their parents here. Billie Webb Jr. nine month old son of Mr and Mrs Bill Webb Bramwell road has been quite Mrs W N Snead Bramwell road has returned from Washington where she visited her sister Mrs Edd Easter and nice Miss Hae Pearcy. Mrs Julia Bragg Sparks Mrs S P DeBusk and Charles A Mitchem have returned from Lancaster Pa where they attended the marriage of Mr Sparks son John T Sparks and Miss Yevonne Nussbaum. Miss Lola Sparks of Detroit Mich was also in the party.
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Lancaster
Mr. Sparks
John T. Sparks
Yevonne Nussbaum
Lola Sparks
Detroit, Mich
Fatal crash on Route 16 claims Hedricks and Casto
State police report Granville Hedricks aged 67 was struck and killed on Route 16 in Raleigh County. James Casto, 55, was fatally injured while walking on a Spencer street. Easter Island is noted for ancient tombs and statues reflecting long standing artistic focus.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Granville Hedricks
Raleign County
James Casto
Spencer
Easter Island
Pacific
Damage Actions Heard In Court
The cases include 8. C. Clark versus James Mills for 650 dollars and Mills versus Clark and Elmer Atwood for 300 dollars. Trials involved two juries over vehicle damage from a collision on September 29 at Ma toaka. Jury favors Clark 250 dollars. Mills and Atwood verdicts dismissed. Judge Easley postspones until next Wednesday morning and visits court Monday and Tuesday for nonjury matters. An appeal by Max and G Turk against Beatrice Heath will yield possession after December 15. Marion Callahan versus Joe and Sarah Matz was dismissed on motion.
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8. C. Clark
James Mills
Mills
Clark
Elmer Atwood
Matoaka
Marion C. Callahan
Joe
Sarah Matz
Rotary Entertained By Musical Program
Rotary club members and guests were entertained by Joe Bertalan a tenor who sang five songs with Miss Frances Moody at the piano Mrs Bertalan directed youth activities at the First Methodist Church and Miss Moody teaches music at Princeton High School The club appropriated 25 for hospitalized choir st or s included John Sehon United Press Charleston Raymond Womeldorf cousin of Rev John A Womeldorf Presbyterian minister Richmond missionary to China Judge M Easley Bluefield Rotarian B M Holden Princeton
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Rotary Club
Joe Bertalan
Frances Moody
Blood donors flown to Charlottesville for hospital patient
George Lynch led four men by plane to Charlottesville Virginia on Friday to donate blood for Mrs. J Jennings of College Street who is a patient at University Hospital. The group included Willard Johnson Earl Gott Wilson Hoge and Fred Bailey.
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George Lynch
Charlottesville
Willard Johnson
Earl Gott
Bng
Wilson Hoge
Fred Bailey
J. C. Jennings
College Street
University Hospital
Princeton Personals Eighth
Profiles include Sarah Jane Baker Betty Brock Loretta Buchanan Bernice Fry Joan Ridenour Beulah Shorts. Local readers may contact listed names for personal notices and connections.
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Sarah Jane Baker
Betty Brock
Loretta Buchanan
Bernice Fry
Joan Ridenour
Beulah Shorts
For Sale Used Hot Water Furnace by American Radiator
Small classified notice offers a large round American Radiator hot water furnace for sale in good condition. Contact by phone at 219 L in Prince ton for details.
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Princeton
Burke Memorial Baptist Church Service Schedule
Burke Memorial Baptist at 501 Thorn Street lists Sunday school 10 a.m. led by Noel Shrewsbury, morning worship 11 a.m. with the title A Balcony View, and evening service 7:30 p.m. The week includes Baptist Training Union 6:45 p.m., midweek service 7:30 p.m., and a special class on church membership during Sunday school. Epilogue mentions Pioneers and Young People activities and Christmas membership reception. Also notes Episcopal services at St. Agnes Guild with Rev. Jennings W. Hobson and St. Agnes Guild meeting on Main Street.
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Burke Memorial Baptist
Thorn Street
Clayton D. Sweet
Noel Shrewsbury
Baptist Training Union
Y Shrewsbury, Jr
Bernard Thompson
Women’s Missionary Union Business Meeting
J. C
Ridenour
Episcopal
Jennings W. Hobson
G. B. Halstead
St. Agnes Guild
Theresa Brown
Main Street
Kee Street Methodist Sunday Services and Sermons
Kee Street Methodist schedules morning worship at 11 with sermon Different Kinds of Prayer by Rev J P Atkins. Sunday school at 9 45. Young People meet 6 45. Evening sermon at 7 30 Healing the Blind. Dr R A Helton of Bluefield College preaches at 11 with Does Conduct Have Any Bearing on Destiny and at 7 30 The Lifting of Satan. Combined November and December meeting of the ...
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Kee Street
J. P. Atkins
R. A. Helton
Bluefield College
Mercer School PTA White Elephant Sale Boosts Gift Items
The Mercer School PTA promotes its White Elephant Sale at Princeton Furniture Store today offering a variety of gift items for purchase. Local shoppers are invited to support the fundraiser and find affordable treasures.
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Mercer School
Church Activities Preview Weekly Services and Programs
The Worker's Council gathers at the church Wednesday evening at 6 30 with a pot supper followed by a 7 30 prayer meeting on the Philippian study led by Dr Helton Rev L D Roe pastor church school at 9 45 Dr J Tyler of Oak Hill former district superintendent will speak at the 11 o'clock service MYF meets at 6 30 Sunday features Universal Bible Study with a sermon on The Word of Power for a Power Age at 7 30 mid week service Wednesday at 7 30
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John Andrew Womeldorf
Ora Redman
John M. Dunn
Christian Endeavor
L. D. Roe
J. §. Tyler
Oak Hill
Universal Bible Study
Princeton Paragraphs AT THE ROYAL
Charles Starrett stars as the Durango Kid and sheriff at the Royal theater with Smiley Burnett providing music and jokes. Doris Houck Charles Murray and Lane Chandler also appear in the cast. Specter of the Rose closes at the Mercer theater featuring Judith Anderson among others. Cassie Webb appointed guardian for Clarence G Webb with $100 bond posted by Effie Mae Shatley. Ex servicemen discharged listed for Mercer Selective Board No 2 including Sheets Hodges Jones and Gray.
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Charles Starrett
Royal Theater
Smiley Burnett
Doris Houck
Charles Murray
Lane Chandler
Mercer Theater
Judith Anderson
Guardian
Cassie Webb
Clarence G. Webb
Effie Mae Shatley
Mercer Selective Board No. 2
James R. Sheets
Montcalm
James J. Hodges
McComas
George F. Jones
Narrows
Harry M. Gray
Freeman
Princeton Couple Weds in Pearisburg Virginia
The marriage of Miss Arlene Sweeney to Mr Versal Clifford Lambert was solemnized September 28 at Pearisburg Virginia with Rev A R Wing officiating The couple were the only attendants Mrs Lula V Lambert of Straley avenue is the groom's mother The bride a Princeton High School graduate class of 1946
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Arlene Sweeney
Versal Clifford Lambert
Lula V. Lambert
Straley Avenue
Pearisburg
A. R. Wing
E. J. Lambert
Princeton High School
Shenandoah alumnus joins Princeton Dry Cleaners at Christie Ave
Mr. Lambert, a Shenandoah College alumnus, now works for Princeton Dry Cleaners and resides at Mrs. Mattie Spangler's home on Christie Avenue.
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Mr. Lambert
Shenandoah College
The
Princeton Dry Cleaners
Dessert-bridge at Hale Avenue Hosts Christmas Cheer
Mrs James B Wood of Hale Avenue hosted a dessert bridge Thursday night at her home. Decorations echoed the Christmas season. Assisted by sister Mrs Alfred Kraushaar, the hostess oversaw serving and hospitality as three bridge tables operated after dessert with high prize awarded to Mrs. James B Wood.
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James B. Wood
Hale Avenue
Alfred Kraushaar
Prize winner and attendees list in local event
Mrs C Wall won the prize at a local gathering. Norman Curtis and Earl Hadden Jr. were among the attendees along with Mesdames Roger Hughes Morefield Crum vecker Ira Mason Smith Jr James Angel Herbert Joy Stephens and Mary Jo Pine Wood.
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Norman Curtis
Mra
Earl Hadden, Jr
C. Wall
Roger Hughes
W. B. Morefield
Hartwell Crum Vecker
Ira Mason Smith
Jr James Angel
Herbert Joy Stephens
Mary Jo Pine Wood
Brick house with two hot water heat and gas piping
Room brick house described with two hot water heat, wiring for a stove, and gas piping. Includes lot 52 by 150. Asking price is 8 500 with 3 down and balance at 50 per corner Lee and Second Seneatl Phone 582 L.
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Lee
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Sydnor
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Schumann
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Ralph Humphries
Marvin Bostian
Beethovan
Batiste
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Kipling
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E. H. Perkins
Holy City
Adams
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Allegheny Club
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Mrs. Spud Taylor
Virginia Side Club
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Virginia Hardware CO
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Front St
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Cna Hi
J.W. Booker & Co
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Action Ds
Charles A
Starder
Falls Mills
Rock Base Road
Law & Commerce Bldg
Lilly Land CO
Eversharp
Virginian Maytag Co
Rinceton, W. Va
Cook’s
Whispering Strings
Grey Kidskin
Silver
Marmot
Brown
Silver Fox
Skin Ranch
Mink
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