FOE Mother Of Year Honored On Birthday
The Yale party of Bluefield Auxiliary 857 Fraternal Order of Eagles at The Sahara Supper Club honored Auxiliary Mother Mrs. W. T. Elswick on her birthday. New member Mrs. Mason Ayers from Princeton joined. gifts and a tapestry bag were presented. Next meeting set for January 9 at the Aerie home.
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Yale Party of
Bluefield
Order of Eagles
Shirleen Melvin
Sahara
Princeton
Mason
Marie) Ayers
W. T
Nannie) Elswick
Melvin
Edith Hopkins
Savilla Gooding
Aerie
Janice Iddings
Auxiliary
Community Calendar of Meetings and Events
The notice lists 7:30 p.m. Rock Chapter 130 CES meeting at Montcalm Masonic Hall with officials in charge, 8:00 p.m. BSP Lambda eggnog party at Frank Eaton home, Redmen and Pocahontas Lodges at 205 Preston Street, Saturday events include Macedonia Shrine rummage sale at 338 Princeton Avenue, Bluefield Country Club children's Christmas party from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m., a 6:00 p.m. Jet Set cocktail dance for college students at the country club.
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Rock
CES
Montcalm Masonic Hall
Y. Thomason
T. Minnick
Frank Eaton
Redmen
Pocahontas
Preston Street
Macedonia Shrine
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield Country Club
Kenneth Hibler
Quota Club of
Bluefield
West Virginian
Greenview
WSCS
Bramwell
OES
Masonic Temple
J. Martin
C. Williams
WOTM
Fincastle Duplicate Bridge Club
Fincastle Country Club
Cumberland Heights
HDC
Midway
First Presbyterian Church Fellowship
St. Elizabeth’s Altar Society of
Falls Mills
Lo-Cal Gals
West Virginia
Lo-Cal Club
Maple View Baptist Madonna Burger Circle
Brushfork Pta
Oon
Princeton
Bland Street Circle Studies Thankful Therapy Theme
The Anna King Circle of Bland Street Methodist Church met at the church with Mrs. W. M. James as hostess. Mrs. H. W. Holbrook presided and Miss Virginia Bernard gave a devotional on What Color Is Autumn. The group discussed The Therapy of Thankfulness by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and William Stidger.
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Anna King
Bland Street
William Stidger
Howard Meadows
Stidger
Meadows
Holbrook
Louise Payne
Bernard Jarrett
WSCS
Julian Bailey
R. J. Allen
J. H. Martin
Russell County Sets 4 H Achievement Day
The Russell County Vocational School hosts the annual 4 H Achievement Day on December 27. Four H Awards will honor top 4 H members, with junior and senior 4 H king and queen named and outstanding clubs announced. A college scholarship will be awarded to a qualifying high school senior.
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Russell County
Texas Hawaii and Vermont Once Independent Republics
Texas Hawaii and Vermont were once independent republics before joining the United States. The brief note highlights their separate origins and paths to statehood within American history.
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Texas
Hawaii
Vermont
First WSCS Program On Symbols In December Meeting
The December gathering of First Methodist Women's Society in Pocahontas featured a luncheon with guests Mrs. Eugene Jones and Stella Hylton. Program leader Mrs. D. C. Tabor discussed Gold Frankincense and Myrrh with Scripture read by several members. The group presented symbolic gifts to the Christ Child, and officers reported on year accomplishments and community efforts.
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Pocahontas
First Methodist Women’s Society
Eugene Jones
Stella Hylton
D. C. Tabor
G. C. Hayton
J. K. Peters
R. A. Martin
C. M. Harry
Response Magazine
Missionary Education
Camp Laurel
Harry
M. R. French
WSCS Life Membership Pins Awarded at Bluewell December Meet
Bluewell Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service honored members with life membership pins and certificates at December gathering led by Mrs. Ralph Carner. Tenure recipients included Mrs. C. H. Poff and Mrs. M. B. Hale with others from the past present. 46 members and guests enjoyed a Christmas buffet, musical selections, and candlelit devotions. A birthday cake marked Mrs. O. E. Jennings’s 82nd birthday as contributions to the Glenwood Park Methodist Home were announced and pledged for the year.
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Bluewell Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service
Ralph Carner
C. H. Poff
M. B. Hale
Harry Mabe
Mary Beggs
LeRoy Sale
William Duncan
George Gibson
James Foster
R. S. Hale
Mary Blevins
Carner
Allen Parrish
Steve Cooper
Virginia Beach
David Francisco
Gibson
O. E. Jennings
Clarence Kirby
James Park
Robin Veneri
David Williams
Michael Parks
WSCS
Glenwood Park Methodist Home
Parrish
Mesdames Parrish
John Disibbio
C. H. Kanode
David Foster
Lydia Circle
Joe Stout
Pat Poff
Wayne Belcher
Hale
Birth Announcement for Angela Diane Gremore in Bluefield
Mr and Mrs Michael Carvalle Gremore of 140 Hick Street Bluefield announce the birth of their first child a daughter Angela Diane born Thursday December 14 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces Mother is former Deborah Eleanor Dawson. A pound of musk ox underwool yields 10 miles of yarn.
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Michael Carvalle
Bluefield Garden and Social Clubs Calendar Busy Week
A December calendar lists Turkey dinner at Golden Age Center and numerous meetings across Bluefield area. Events include Delphian Club program Women of the Bible, YWCA progressive dinner, Christmas dinners, lodge gatherings, and church society activities through Friday.
Boss Circle Christmas Luncheon Sets Stage for 1973 Officers
Margaret Boss Circle of Greenview Methodist Church met at Mrs. Cecil Smiths home with 12 attendees. Guests received corsages and 12 hymnals were approved for purchase. New 1973 officers named include circle leader Mrs. William E Faust and treasurer Mrs. Milty Wiley.
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Margaret Boss
Greenview Methodist Church
Cecil Smith
Henry Webster
Milty Wiley
William Bishop
Felix Smith
Ralph Asbury
Claude Godsey
Christ
Bruce Borders
R. K. Johnson
Fred Smith
Guard Auxiliary To Exchange Gifts Christmas Session
The Auxiliary to the Bluefield Old Guard plans a December 20 meeting at 10 30 a m followed by a Christmas gift exchange. In Trinity Methodist Church the Men's Uplift group hosts a musical program by the Men's Chorus. Mrs Kibler presents color slides titled Lets Keep Christmas with narration by the late Dr Peter Marshall.
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Bluefield Old Guard
Christian Action Classroom
Trinity Methodist Church
Old Guards
M. K. Tabor
Kenneth Kibler
Peter Marshall
Hot Dots Distributed To Russell County 4 Hers
Reflective safety devices called hot dots reach Russell County 4 H clubs with 1 600 participants. Sponsored by the Virginia Adult Leaders Association and developed by the Virginia Division of Highway Safety for use on clothing bikes gear and car edges in the dark.
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Russell County
Virginia Adult Leaders Association
Virginia Division of Highway Safety
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FOE
Unique Cleaners
Lyndell’s Fashions
GRUBB
SONY
Viewmaster
Mickey Mouse
Bluefield’s Camera Center
Bland St. Bluefield, W.va
Wscs Life
H. V. Waltz
C. A. Joyce
Florida
J. Taylor Frazier
Heatherwood Road
James W. Bailey
E. C. Stephenson
Waltz
Charles Kahle
Noel F. Wickham Jr
Frazier
Rummage Sale
Bluefield Trillium Garden Club
Golden Age Center
Bluefield Delphian Club
Trinity Church
Hannah Bible Classroom
Women of the Bible
S. A. Wood
YWCA
Blue Triangle Club
Nemours Hdc
Falls Mills Methodist Church
Grimm Fellowship Hall
Primrose Garden Club
Earle Wood
John French
Relief Society
Ioof Lodge
IOOF
Bluefield Moose Lodge
Moose Home
Roy Avenue
Grandview Hdc
A. H. Brooks
Shenandoah Avenue
Brushfork First Church of God Missionary Society
Gar
She
Sud
Deatons Music World
Bluefield Plaza
Cumberland Road
Thehomas
Lawrence’ Welk
Thomas
Voollay
Raines
Bland St
Silvefield, W.va
Mercer St. Ph
W.va
Oxford
Creighton
Steckler
Federal Street
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