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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1944

Page

5

Beaver Clubs Entertain For Football Men

Beaver High school football coaches and team members were honored at a banquet at the West Virginia hotel. The program titled Holiday Inn featured Minstrel and song acts, with members of the Prim Priscilla 208 John Alden clubs assisting in planning, decorations, invitations, and favors.

Prim Priscilla John Alden West Vireinen Beaver High Holiday Inn Monsees Mary Tony Lotito Elizabeth Iryuletide Henry Ideal Beaver Mary Ann Stahler Susan Burte Nancy O'Keefe Lyn Billy Susan Little Mary Blien Crow Nerratman Thorn St. Quartette Elizabeth Lawrence Shirley Albright Catherine Gonano Katherine Ross Ruth Smith Doris Hartsee Eleanor Jennings Norma Creguar Ruth Bartlett Susan Burnett John Alden Club

Miss Mildred Halpern Returns Home After Week Visit

Miss Mildred Jean Halpern of Roanoke has returned home after spending the past week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Kiessberg on Union street. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Neal and daughters have returned to Atlanta after visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Neal on Princeton road and with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Comer on Highland avenue. Miss Mildred Pamplin remains in critical condition at Bluefield sanitarium.

Mildred Jean Halpern Roanoke A. N. Kiessberg Union Street C. C. Neal Atlanta W. W. Neal Princeton Road G.W. Comer Highland Avenue Mildred Pamplin Bluefield

Club Calendar Evening Meetings Across City Churches

City youth council supper at YWCA at 5 30. Business Girls circle 6 at Trinity Methodist church. Blanche White circle supper at 6 30 with Mrs W B Louder 214 Balsam St. Ian Patterson circle 7 45 at First Baptist with Mrs G O Moore 2513 Clovis St. Lois Russell Guild 8 with Mrs Roy Croye 500 Pairmont St. WMS First Baptist executive board 2 30 at Annex WSCS Grace Methodist church 2 30 at church Mrs Clarence Brown's circle 7 45 at Bland Street church with Mrs E C Dunning Grove

City Youth Council YWCA Business Girls’ Circle Trinity Methodist Church Blanche White W. B. Louder Balsam Street Ian Patterson First Baptist Church G. O. Moore Clovis Street Lois Russell Guild Roy Croye Pairmont Street WMS WSCS Grace Methodist Church Clarence Brown Bland Street E. C. Dunning Grove

Young Business Women Organize Alpha Xi Chapter

The Alpha Xi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority formed by young business women met at Miss Betty Jane Jones home in Augusta street. They discussed prospective members and rush plans, voted to roll bandages weekly for Red Cross, and arranged civic project support. Officers named include Jones Jones Cole DeVault Peck Lynch Hartman Patton.

Alpha Xi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Betty Jane Jones Augusta Street Miss Jones Red Cross Mary Ann Cole Elizabeth DeVault Betty Peck Gloria Lynch Ways and Means Betty Hartman Zella Patton Bluefields

Officers Elected At Calvary Baptist Circle Banquet

Margie Shumate circle of Calvary Baptist Church held its annual banquet with 22 members present. Officers elected included A H Mays leaders S H Ayers assistant leader A H Herndon treasurer A R Stewart secretary P Tibbs Ed Caldwell Mary Hise J A Lawrence group captains C G Bass Pollyanna chairman G M McCoy. Mrs Sykes welcomed as a new member.

Margie Shumate Calvary Baptist Church Chruch Giris Lottie Moon P. H. Akers O. D. Lester G. W. Brooks A. H. Mays Mays Tweny T. B. Garland R. M. Poe Imogene Ayers Dorothy DeBusk Nancy Smith Ruby Jean McCoy Sykes

Meditation at Trinity MF Group on Abundant Living

A Sunday morning Trinity Methodist Youth Fellowship service featured a meditation on the theme When Religion Begins to Sing. An evening program included Miss Elizabeth Morgan speaking on I Will Not Be Mastered from Abundant Living by E Stanley Jones.

Trinity Methodist Youth Fellowship Elizabeth Morgan E. Stanley Jones

Women Of The Moose Sponsor Showers At Ashford Hospital

Women of the Moose will sponsor a double shower for Mooseheart and soldiers at Ashford Hospital Thursday evening at 8 o’clock in Moose Hall. Refreshments will be served and guests are asked to bring a Mooseheart toy and a gift for sellers. Bertha Krupp, daughter of Friedrich Alfred Krupp, gave her name to the Big Bertha cannon of World War I.

Women of the Moose Mooseheart Ashford Hospital Moose Hall Bertha Friedrich Alfred Krupp Big Bertha” Cannon of

Whitethorn Fathers Night Held Friday at School

Whitethorn held its annual Fathers Night on Friday at the Whitethorn school transforming the space into a festive setting. Mrs. Mamie Anderson the principal Mrs. Frances B Wickham and other PTA leaders greeted guests as Christmas carols filled the room. The program featured songs poems a guest speech by Rev O Ferrell Thompson and a social hour with tea and desserts.

Whitethorn School Mamie Anderson Whitethorn Frances B. Wickham Barnes Crockett P.T. A J. S. Clingpeel Frances B. Frost Ella Brickey Jackie Smith Martha Grissom Anderson

Allegheny Garden Club Receives Holiday Talk

Mrs. Martin Garry spoke on Decorations for an Old Fashioned Christmas at the Allegheny Garden Club meeting hosted by Mrs. R. J. Cousins on Frederick Street. Red Cross reports included veterans cards to Ashford General Hospital and forty two hours of member work in surgical dressing. The scrapbook was shown and a new year book committee was appointed.

Martin Garry Allegheny Garden Club R. J. Cousins Frederick Street Ralph Smith Garry R. D. Payne Red Cross Ashford General Hospital White Sulphur Springs Clint Bailey Payne J. W. Lindamood Bailey

Circles Meet at Bland Street Methodist Church

The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Bland Street Methodist Church will gather Wednesday at 2 30 at Hamilton.

Woman's Society of Christan Bland Street

Ramsey Pupils Stage Pinocchio in School Operetta

Students at Ramsey Elementary will perform Pinocchio under music teacher Mitz Marion Koehler. The Wednesday afternoon program at 2:45 in Ramsey school auditorium features a large cast with Pinocchio Hugh Lakas Gepetto L B Wilson and many classmates in a full school operetta.

Ramsey Elementary Mitz Marion Koehler Pinocchio Ramsey School Hugh Lakas Gepetto L. B. Wilson Blue Pairy Sue Strader Figaro Harry Belcher Fox Bobby Corne Gary Smallwood Dr. Owl George Nelson White Mice Alexeus Bobby Ferrell Chappynks Dickie Morris Brownie Archie Morgan Monica Powell Harry Joe Hall Bobby Worth George Ramsey Paul Barbery Delores van Dyke Barbara West Mary West Clarence Stephens Joyce Romain Emily Wagener Patsy Ramsey Betty Morgan Marian Snider Norma Gay Carter Sue Combs

Hanging Of Greens Held on Sunday

The Young Women's Christian Association held a Sunday afternoon Hanging of the Greens ceremony at 3 30 with quiet reverence and song. Members of the Business and Professional club conducted the service as holly and tapers were arranged around the Y W C A rooms and a Yule fire glowed in the improvised fireplace. Elizabeth Garland directed the program while Miss Lee Pretwell performed a dramatic reading of The Wise Men Come To Herod.

Young Women's Christian Association Jong Ba Ting Ching Elizabeth Garland Eugene Stowers Association Janie Marie Lambert Business and Professional Club Y.W.C.A Mis Sue Fortune Mary Frances Douthat Herod

Christmas Formal Dance Planned by Sub-Deb Club

Invitations are issued for the Sub-Deb club Christmas formal dance on Tuesday December 26 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Bluefield Country Club. The event titled Moonlight Serenade will be hosted by Patsy Murphy and Anne Andrews with Jack White and his orchestra of Northfork providing music. Parents of members and invited guests will serve as chaperones.

Bluefield Appalachian Assembly Room Patsy Murphy Anne Andrews Jack White Northfork

Carol Sing Features Methodist Youth Meet

Carol sing opens at Bland Street Methodist Church with a carol prelude on the new Carillon. Kathryne Shupe tells The Glack Madonna story as Elizabeth Ann Bledsoe leads the senior Fellowship.

Paul Cole Bland Street Kathryne Shupe Elizabeth Ann Bledsoe Susan Burnett Bethlehem

Social events postponed due to bad weather across groups

Postponements hit a number of social calendar events. Pairview P T A was to meet this afternoon, Ramsey P T A delayed until Monday December 1, Wade Pot A rescheduled, and WSCS of Trinity Church also delayed.

Pairview P.T. A Ramsey P.T. A Ag Een Wade Pot. A Decem Wscs Trinity Church S« Ned

Birth of a daughter for Mr and Mrs Counts

Mr and Mrs W A Counts announce the birth of a daughter on Thursday December 7 at Bluefield sanitarium. The infant has been named Helen Carol.

W. A. Counts Augusta Street Bluefield Sanitarium Helen “Arol

South Africa's colonial groups and British occupation noted

The passage references ten by the descendants of Dutch French and German colonists in South Africa or to the British occupation. It presents a historical framing of colonial populations and imperial control.

South Africa

Grandma Penetro Chest Cold Remedy Reaches Millions

Pioneer grandma popularized a home rub using mutton suet to ease chest tightness coughs and bronchial irritation. Modern science brands Penetro as a three way relief with soothing vapors rapid absorption and counter irritation, now sold nationwide.

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Trey Brandreth Brandreth Co Adam Iren Richman Bros. Clothes Princeton Avenue Bluefield, West Virginia Young Business Women Alpha Xi Calvary Baptist Circle Trinity MF Group Whitethorn Fathers Hadassah Ahavoth Shalom Sisterhood Bluefield Chapter B'nai B'rith Hall Hanuchah Harold Myers Wiliam Greenspon Mrs. Garry Macedonia DIAL Bluefield, West VA Opticians America Mational Optical Stores Co Princeton Carol Sing Methodist Vincent Paoliello Parvenet W Va Bluefield Telephone Company Appalachian Electric Power CO Patie City
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