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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
5
The Sub Web club annual Christmas dance led by president Miss Mary Mc Cue will be held December 23 at the West Virginian hotel. Music by Leo Steiner and his orchestra provides the dancing from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. The ballroom will feature festive colors and chaperones will be parents of the club members.
The Misses Margaret and Elizabeth Borden hosted a Christmas gathering at their Albemarle Street home for the Torch Lighters class of the First Christian church. Guests included Miss Ella Simpson teacher, Mrs. Dale Kersey acting as Santa, and a salad course was served. Attendants named include Miss Alice Page Pauline Hagg Ruth Johnson Helen Bivens Ruth Belcher Lyil Cartwright Irene Weaver Woodlyn Labor Miss Simpson and Mesdames Daisey Dixon Fink Kersey vy Wade Nichols, with Mildred Faulkner visiting.
An elaborate program will feature the cantata Christmas by Stewart at Bland Street Methodist Church Sunday evening at 7 30. The choir of more than forty will join an orchestra of ten under James Elmer Brown, with Mozart Alleluia and Gloria from Mozart's mass plus Saint Saens Praise Ye The Lord and other Christmas selections. Diligent prep by chorus and orchestra aims to meet the high Yuletide musical standard.
The Bluefield Cotillion club plans a yuletide party at David Keesee’s home on College avenue December 20 at the club’s December 16 meeting. An intermission party follows the Sub Deb on December 23 and after the Towne club dance on December 26. Baskets for needy families are planned. An open house party will be held at Dick Stephens’ home on Christmas Eve for midnight mass attendance.
Roscoe Templeton previously headed the Junior Co Ullion Club as president. Isaac Wuqua was taken into the club at its last meeting.
The McClung Sunday School class of First Presbyterian held its annual Comrade party at Mrs R FP Gammage College avenue on Tuesday evening with joint hostess Mrs L B McGowan. Mrs Woodburn presided. readings, songs, and a Christmas story were shared by Mrs Sheffield and Miss Patsy Murphy on violin. Prayers, a card-signing session to pastors and friends, and a prize-winning Bible tale contest accompanied a party plate supper.
A community Yuletide party is set for tonight at the local club with games and contests. Club members will fill stockings in groups of four for a selective group of children, detailing a charitable gift component.
Beaver High School A Cappella choir will stage a Christmas program Friday at 2 35 PM in the school auditorium with Speech club members assisting. The concert features titles such as Birthday of a King Norwegian Cradle and I Wish You a Merry Christmas with soloists and readings by students. the public is invited.
Five new members joined the Bluefield Quota club at a Wednesday luncheon in the West Virginian hotel. Miss Helene Grotten presided as the Christmas themed event featured poinsettias, native evergreens, and a Christmas story tying the motto We Share to the season's spirit.
The article lists new members Miss Pearl Brammer Miss Edith Lever n Miss Otie Sumner Mrs Margaret Hendricks and Mrs Helen Bryant. A Sunday reception at 4 pm at the YWCA precedes a 6 pm dinner at the West Virginia hotel where Quotarians will exchange gifts and reveal Big Sisters identities. Reservations via Mrs Edna B Stultz.
Mr and Mrs W J Eaton of Greenbrier street announce the birth of a daughter Judy Marie on December 10 at Bluefield sanitarium. Mr and Mrs Roy E Harris of Bluefield avenue announce the birth of a son Roy Elbert Jr Wednesday morning at home.
Bluefield lodge No 59 Degree of Honor meets at 2 30 this afternoon in the Odd Fellows hall A juveniles gathering at 4 o clock also in the hall National prayer meeting hosts at Mrs A V Spencer home Hancock school pupils present Christmas program at Hancock P I A meeting at 2 45 led by President Mrs B K Bibb Ladies auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors meets at 2 30 in Moose Hall with reports by President Mrs R L Marshall also noting a note about medieval Italy as a historical aside
Canandagua Union members discussed establishing a yearly banquet to highlight union activities such as summer youth camps. A banquet committee will arrange the event with a definite theme and broaden union representation at Bramwell on January 27 marking the first anniversary of the Princeton based organization.
Mrs. Lucy A Wise and her daughter Miss Arthelia of College avenue have come home after a pleasant visit with relatives at Hinton Clifton Forge and Athens Pat Barrow a Radcliffe College student Cambridge Mass will return Friday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs P S Barrow for the Christmas holidays Mr and Mrs Fred Glockier of Philadelphia will arrive Saturday
The article states Mrs Glockler will spend the holiday season with her future in laws Mr and Mrs D R Keith on Washington Street. It notes she is the former Miss Louise Rae Keith.
Federal Judge R M Gibson ordered Samuel Henry De Lang Jr 17 to return to Huntington West Virginia to face a kidnapping charge in the Durse Wilson case De Lang waived preliminary hearing at the federal building and was arrested last night at a relative’s home in Pittsburgh.
Patsy learns that Rumford Baking Powder works with any good recipe from magazines or cookbooks. It contains no alum and never leaves a bitter taste. Send for a free recipe book from Rumford Rhode Island.
Azel Wyatt, 17, and a 16 year old accomplice previously arrested in the case. Wilson told police his automobile was commandeered in Cincinnati Ohio and he was forced to drive to the Huntington area by three young men. He was released unharmed near Milton.
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