Group To Go To Roanoke From Bluefield Induction
The list shows men from Bluefield Virginia and nearby areas who will travel to Roanoke for induction. Names include Charles Keller Harry Necessary Spencer Rayford Gordon Lambert Alva Kidd James Pauley James Lambert J B Fels Robert Gillespie Woodrow Adams Mathena McCall Amos Paris Boissevain Byrd Bailey Harold Brighthill Kenneth Bailey Paul Bailey James Stowers Henry Kinser Hardy Leffel William Nash Leonard Adkins Robert Williams Lester Hicks Jack Lawson Paul Shropshire James Collins James Jones William McCormick William Absher Arnold Kanady and others awaiting processing at the induction station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Beven Proanoke
Charles Cornelius Keller
Bish. Va
Harry Stuart
Spencer
Rayford
W. Va
A Gordon Lambert
Burkes Garden
Alva Lee Kidd
Cove Son
Care
J. B. Fel, Lumber Company
Luefie A
James Edward Pauley
James Albert L. Lambert
Robert Gillespie
Tazewell
Clarence William All
Morristown
Woodrow —_ adaey
Pocahontas
Mathena
Boissevain
Wg T. McCall Amos
Jasper
Michigan
Paris
Byrd Hamilton Bailey
Harold Stuart Brighthill
Kenneth Wade
Paul Alexander Bailey
Norfolk
Robert Frank
William Harden Moss
A. Johanoes Collins
James Henry Jones
William McCormick, Jr
William Avery Absher
Arthur Wayne Neel
Shawver Mill
James Prazier Cornwell
Arnold Robert Kanady
Jefferson Street
Draftees Headed to Induction Center From Virginia
A list of draftees from Roanoke and several Virginia towns including Bluefield Falls Mills and Pocahontas shows men slated to report for induction at an Army center. Names include Carl Edward Penn Joseph Harry Ernest Mack Gratton Phipps Clarence Edwards Hubert Boissevain David Wells Charles Stevens Farmer Alvin Janutolo Woodrow Wilson Wilby Ire Reese Hutchens Glendon Sheppard Bilty Sunday Evans and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Carl Edward Penn
Pocahontas
Charles Stevens Farmer
Dub- Va
Alvin Janutolo
Falls
Woodrow Wilson Wilby
Palls Mills
Ire
Reese Hutchens
Glendon Sheppard
Bluefield
Bilty Sunday Evans
Church School Pageant Aims for White Gifts and Carols
The church school presents an annual pageant in the form of a Church Christmas Tree and White Christmas. Curtis Shufflebarger appears as Herald and June Crockett as Teller of Stories. The program ends with White Gifts at the altar and a candlelight carol sing with a robed Intermediates and Youth choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Shufflebarger
June Crockett
Graham P.T.A. Meeting Postponed Until January
Virginia P.T.A. announces no December meeting for Graham High School. President Mrs. Jack Pero states the next regular P.T.A. session will be held on January 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T. A
Graham High School Parent- Teachers Association
Jack Pero
Lodge Meet Tuesday for Pinnacle Rebekah Lodge 27
Members of Pinnacle Rebekah lodge 27 will meet on Tuesday December 26 instead of Monday Christmas day. Important matters are to be discussed and all members are asked to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinnacle Rebekah Lodge
Virginia Side Personalities Share Holiday News
Harold Hagy and Mrs. Hagy visit Harold's parents Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hagy on Greever Avenue while Sergeant Hagy serves at Camp Lee. Mrs. J. E. Long remains critically ill at home due to a tooth infection. Katherine Metcalfe, a Yale season cadet nurse training at the Medical College of Virginia, returns home. India Covey visits Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Jennings on Walnut Street. Evans Omar discharges from St Luke's and convalesces at Franklin Street. Nell Bowman plans to return from Chattanooga where she works for the TVA for the Yale season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hagy
O. M. Jennings
Walnut Street
Evans Omar
St. Luke's Hospital
Franklin Street
Nell Bowman
Chattanooga
Tenn
Miss Bowman
TVA
Installation of officers for the Woman's Society in Switchback
The Woman's Society of Christian Service in Switchback West Virginia held an all day meeting on Thursday with Christmas carols. Lunch followed a noon adjournment. The Rev Lear installed officers including President Mrs C H White and Vice President Mrs C B Moore with Treasurer Mrs C F E Brazeal and Corresponding Secretary Mrs K R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Circle No. 2
Lear
C. H. White
C. B. Moore
C. FE. Brazeal
K. R
Mission Study Program Holiday Event Recalls Gifts
Recording secretary Mrs W King and superintendent Mrs R B Watkins directed a holiday season program. Participants included Mrs Shapard Rosalyn Murphy Bobby Amos Charlie Bill White Mrs Moore and the Pew Mr Loar. The society gifted the retiring president and the Rev and Mrs Loar with tokens, and each circle leader received gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. King
May berry Sunday School to present 1y class program
The May berry Sunday school will present a short program Sunday morning. The young people's department will present a Christmas program Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayberry
Young People’s Department
Car Crash In Maybury Injures Mrs Looney
A vehicle driven by the Rev. M Looney of Crumpler skidded into a truck near Angle tipple at Maybury Monday evening injuring Mrs Looney. She received first aid at Maybeury and was taken to Stevens Medical for further treatment. The Rev. Looney was reported uninjured.
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Re. M. Looney
Crumpler
Maybeury
Virginia Tech graduates 16 candidates to receive civil engineering degree
Daniel Frederick is among 16 candidates for bachelor of science at Virginia Poly technic Institute Blacksburg Va. He will receive a civil engineering degree. Frederick Gilmore and Mike Barna Jr. head to military induction. Schools closed by ice and snow. classes resume January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Frederick
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Jimmy Gilmore
R. A. Gilmore
Switchback
Mike Barna, Jr
Maybeury
Frederick
Gilmore
Barna
Paratrooper Mike Liss Promoted to Corporal at Fort Benning
Pvt Mike Liss, a paratrooper stationed at Fort Benning Georgia, has been promoted to corporal. Before entering the service he worked in New York.
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Pvt
Mike Liss
Fort Benning, Ga
Liss
New York
Guests for Holidays Arrive in Switchback
Lt and Mrs L Ryan Lawrence and their son George Lee from New York arrived in Switchback on Tuesday to spend the holidays with the family.
Birth Announcement for Lawrence's Child
Mr and Mrs Lee Lawrence announce the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Howard Wooldridge on Tuesday December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Wooldrige
Christmas Party At Maybeury Grade School
The children of the Maybeury graded school will hold their annual Christmas party and exchange gifts at the start of school January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybeury Graed School
Christmas Visits Across States Highlight Local Families
The piece lists numerous Christmas visit plans from Little Rock Arkansas to Detroit Michigan Lynchburg Virginia Athens Georgia and Charleston South Carolina. Families including Chizmar Pais Zulick Dunagan Wooten and Thompson gather home for holidays with relatives and students returning from college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
John Chizmar
Detroit
Mich
Maybeur
Betty Walker
Lynchburg
Lin Pais
Concord College
Athens
John Pais
Ida Pais
Willie Eggers
Indiana
P. Jack
Michael Zulick
U. S. Navy
W. W. King
Woten
Carl Thompson
University of Chicago, Chicago
O. E. Thompson
Barnes Gillespie
Call
Arrival of 9 1 2 pound Velma Lorette Quessenberry
Mr and Mrs Quessenberry announce the birth of Velma Lorette weighing nine and a half pounds born December at the Mattie Williams Hospital Richlands Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pound
Christmas program under Mrs McGee at Union Church
A Christmas program directed by Mrs McGee will be presented at 10 30 AM in the Union church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Helen R. Woodward
Margaret Stanley
Mary Frances Yost
Janey
Anne Marie Buchanan
Harriet
Shirley Yost
John Powers
Emmet Shuffiebarger
Annie Powers Sue Hawk
Pacific
Woman's group meets for Wednesday Christian service
The Woman's group gathered Wednesday for a Christian service program. A social hour followed with refreshments prepared by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Service
Holiday visits highlight local family
Miss Martha Owens of Washington D C arrived to spend the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs W B Owens. Miss Gladys Moore visited patient Miss Margaret O Dell at Race Hospital Welch. Pfc Robert Gilmore stationed in California returns to join his parents Mr and Mrs A Gilmore for the holidays. Philip Shapard left Wednesday to spend the holidays with his wife in J com Pia 8 K 2¢ A Pia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian
W. G. Wilamson
Martha Owens
Washington, D. C
W. B. Owens
Gladys Moore
Margaret O'Dell
Race Hospital
Welch
Pfc
Robert Gilmore
California
A. Gilmore
Philip Shapard
J. Com
Pia
Dinner at Jimmy's Restaurant in Bluefield
A brief invitation to extend the little woman's holiday pleasure with a dinner at Jimmy's Restaurant located in Bluefield. The note implies a social gathering or celebration tied to the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Bluefield
Local families host weekend gatherings and holiday visits
Readers list numerous guests and family trips across towns including Ringstaff Hurley Riley Dowell Boothe Hall and Meade. The notes mention birthday anniversaries and Christmas holidays with relatives visiting from Indian Virginia Richlands Draper and Draper area.
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David Ate
Rube M
Miss Ringstaff
Hurley
J. L
W. J
Riley
Jack Dowell
Indian, Va
Ringstaff
E. Boothe
Leear W. Hall
Richlands
John Boothe
G. A. Riley
Grat A. Quesenberry
B. K. Lowe
Gov. W. Va
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Mr. and
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Lizzie Brewster
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Bank of Graham
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Virginia Ave
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Wayne
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