Births in Bluefield Area Families Welcome Three New Babies
Mr and Mrs James Robert Wikle of Rich Creek Virginia are parents of a daughter Jacquelin Lee born Friday December 9 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces. Mr and Mrs Robert Benton Dillon of Route 2 Bluefield are parents of a son Richard Kevin born Wednesday December 7 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce. Mr and Mrs Phillip Edward Arnold of 3168 Cumberland Road Bluefield are parents of their first child a son Matthew Scott born Thursday December 8 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. The mother is the former Janet Ray Helton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robert Wikle
Rich Creek
Jacqueline Lee
Bluefield Sanitarium
Robert Benton
Bluewell Baptist Woman's Missionary Union Christmas Meeting
WMU members held a Christmas gathering at the Bluewell church with 24 in attendance and two visitors Mrs Snyder and Mrs Wimmer. Mrs Bill Takersley led a brief program reading scripture and a poem and prayer. Mrs Edgar Levitt presided as president. After a covered dish dinner gift Pollyannas were exchanged and new Pollyannas named for 1967. The group sang carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluewell Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union
Edgar Levitt
George Harrison
Lula Dalton
Myrtle Burgess
Bluewell Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
Snyder
Wimmer
Bill Takersley
Christmas Program by Green Valley 4-H Club at Greenview
The Green Valley Lucky Clover 4H Club presented a Christmas program at Greenview Methodist Church. Linda Overbay accompanied with piano as Sandra Bailey read The Story That Will Never Grow Old and Scripture from Luke 2. Various members performed readings and songs including The Tree That Trimmed Itself, Joy to the World, and Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. Gifts were exchanged as the group closed with Christmas carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Valley
Greenview Methodist Church
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Linda Overbay
Sandra Bailey
Cassandra Robertson
Joyce Gilliam
Carol Shields
Gary McGuire
Pam Shields
Diane Shields
Guy Harman
Elizabeth Haun
Connie Shields
Judy Gilliam
Richard Paris
Pam
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Linda Doyle
Christmas events fill Y Center listings in Bluefield area
Calendar highlights include YWCA Swim-Sauna at the Y Center at 10:00 a.m. and multiple Christmas parties and dinners across Bluefield area venues. Notable items feature the Bluefield Country Club Christmas formal with Lou Martin Orchestra at 7:00 p.m. and the Sahara Supper Club dinner-dance by Newcomers Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ywca Swim-Sauna
Y Center
Y-Ettes Club
Quota Club of
Bluefield
Brushfork Methodist Friendship
Bluewell Pentecostal Holiness Woman's Mission Society
Sahara Supper Club
Flat Top Insurance
Bluefield Country Club
Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority
Princeton
Lou Martin
Lucasville
Ohio
Bible Teacher Sermon At Bland Street WSCS Meeting
Miss Diane Davis a Bluefield schools Bible teacher spoke at the December Bland Street Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting in Hamilton Hall. She discussed Christmas from God's and Jesus' view and what the First Christmas meant to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society
First Church of God Fellowship
South Street
Mary W. Dillon
Luke
Nealy Sutter
Diane Davis
Bluefield Schools
Bland Street
Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
Hamilton Hall
Jesus
Alex Mahood Jr
Mahood
Earl Campbell
R. T. Mallory
Victor Baker
Willing Workers Have Yule Party at Midway Methodist
The Willing Workers class of Midway Methodist in Yards Virginia held its December meeting at Euna Crawford’s home. Euna led the program A Song in the Air and scriptural readings were given by Mrs. Richard Deaver. January hostess is Mrs S W Cundiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Methodist
Yards
Euna Crawford
Richard Deaver
Atlas 4-HC Has Yule Program
The Brushfork Atlas 4-H Club met at leader Mrs. Charles Woods to present a Christmas devotional led by Jan Slates with Patty Arney Patty Arnold Ann Jackson Ondenna and Marinda Caffee Billy Arnold taking part. Mrs. Woods led a Christmas carol program. The group voted five dollars to the Christmas Tree Fund and planned a sleigh riding party in January. Members signed a Christmas card for Miss Clifton Dotson. Games and songs followed with refreshments and gift exchanges among 16 members and two visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Slates
Patty Arney
Patty Arnold
Ann Jackson
Ondenna
Marinda Caffee
Billy Arnold
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ralph Harris
Circle
Bob Hedrick
Grant Akers
Bill Tankersley
Young Woman's Auxiliary
Charles Ellison
Lowell Taylor
Sunbeam
Graham Christian Church
Yale
Smoot Hall
Leonard Yost
CYF
Reece Rat
Federal Street
KNIT
Federal ST
Bluefield, W. VA
WMU
Sally Stewart
Lula Combs
Darsee Nicewonder
Connie Dunaway
Eunice Muncy
Phyllis Sutter
Jessie Lowe
WSCS
W. K. Lindsey
R. R. Henry
Christian Social Relations
Andrew Rowan
Sweet Springs
Preston Sarver
Oliver Barbour
Ottis Duncan
S. W. Cundiff
Mesdames Sarver
Ratcliffe
Hallie Bishop
Miss Crawford
Atlas 4-Hc
Brushfork Atlas 4-H Club
Charles
Woods
RTS
Dacron
Archdale
Ana A
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