Christmas Buffet Honors Engaged Couple in Bluefield
A Christmas buffet hosted by Mrs. James McNeer Jr and Mr and Mrs J B McNeer celebrated Miss Suan Carlan and her fiancé Jeff Gillespie III. The February wedding plans were announced while guests from Bluefield and Colonial Heights attended the event. The meal was served at a well appointed table with compotes and festive decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suan Carlan
Jeff Gillespie III
James McNeer Jr
Bluefield
J. B. McNeer
Colonial Heights
Coker
Homemaking Tips From Readers on Cleaning and Comfort
A collection of reader tips covers practical home hacks. Advice includes using foil for pressing, pigeon deterrents, cushion covers to prevent sliding, sterilizing eggs with bottles, a salt and pepper mix in one shaker, selecting and storing carrots, hemming plastic curtains with tape, clipping clothespins to hang mittens, ammonia for comb cleaning, and waxing a closet pole to make coats glide on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heloise
Gladys Clark
Mws
Bride-Elect Plans December Wedding in Christ Episcopal Church
Miss Carolyn Sue Wetzel announces her marriage to Glen Aaron Malmquist set for Saturday December 28 at 11 am in Christ Episcopal church with Rev. Frank Rowley officiating. Ceremony arranger includes uncle Charles A. Rowland of Glenside PA as proxy, sister Mrs. John David Worley Jr. of Kingston NY as matron of honor, and attendants from Muscle Indiana Manhattan Beach California. Groom’s brother James Malmquist of Verona IL chosen as best man. groomsmen include Steve Malmquist and Horace Evans III. organist Mrs. George W. Richardson and soloist Henry A. Fortune Jr. Rehearsal Friday afternoon followed by dinner at the Brier motel hosted by the groom’s parents. Also noted is a luncheon today at the West Virginian hotel hosted by Mrs. Paul Holm and Mrs. William Hoskins. ]
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Sue Wetzel
Glen Aaron Malmaquist
Christ Episcopal Church
Frank Rowley
Miss Wetzel
Charles A. Rowland
Glenside
John David Worley Jr
Kingston
N. Y
Richard Nelson
Muscle
Ind
Janice Dresser
Brier
Aaron Frank Malmquist
Paul Holm
William Hoskins
West Virginian Hotel
Judy Hughes
Los Angeles
Calif
Births Reported for Margaret Marie and Alice Diane
Mr and Mrs Robert Melvin Hamilton of 119 Wilson street Bluefield are parents of a daughter Margaret Marie born Monday December 16 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces. Mr and Mrs Howard Delano Davidson of Coaldale are parents of their first child a daughter Alice Diane born Monday December 16 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Melvin Hamilton
Wilson Street
Bluefield
Margaret Marie
Bluefield Sanitarium
Howard . Delano Davidson
Coaldale
Alice Diane
Spiced and Glazed Nuts For Holiday Guests
West Virginia University Home Economics specialists advise preparing spiced and glazed nuts for guests. For spiced nuts mix syrup and cinnamon, heat to hard ball stage, coat kernels, and store dry. For glazed nuts heat sugar and water to hard crack, then dip nutment halves and cool on a buttered sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia University
Decks and Patios Benefit From Protective Treatments
Exposed wood on decks and patios should be treated at installation with Woodlife or a water repellent for longer life and durability.
Holiday Visitors Welcome Kin Amid Seasonal Travel
Miss Rose Kammer of Springfield Massachusetts visits her mother Mrs Har ry Kammer and relatives in Bluefield Virginia for the holidays. Mr and Mrs W T Plant and three children Clara Rebecca and Donna stay with Mr and Mrs G W Christian and the A R Kidds. Mrs Plant is Rebecca Jack Christian. The Plants relocate from Atlanta to Charlotte where he becomes sales branch manager for Corning Owens Fiberglass in the tri state area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Kammer
Springfield
Mass
Harry Kammer
Max Kammer
W. T. Plant
Clara
Rebecca
Donna
G. W. Christian
A. R. Kidd
Bluefield
Plant
Jack) Christian
Atlanta
Charlotte
N. C
Tri-State
Carolinas
Virginia
Corning- Owens Fiberglass Company
Beauty Of First Lady Is Gracious
Catharine Brewster writes about Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson as a poised fashionable first lady potential fashion leader. The piece highlights her youthful 50s appearance, color preferences, Texas roots, city influence, and penchant for Neiman Marcus while noting her desire to please her husband and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
WNL
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Texas
Washington
Navy Mothers Mingle at Appalachian Auditorium and Club Dance
Calendar notes a 1:30 p.m. Navy Mothers meeting in the Appalachian auditorium weather permitting. 2:00 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran and Ladies Auxiliary to RT No. 453 meet for Bible class and regular session. 9:00 p.m. Bluefield Country Club hosts a Student Christmas dance with The Collegians, casual dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Appalachian
Immanuel Lutheran Mable Bailey
Ladies Auxiliary
RT No
Moose Home
Bluefield Country Club
Collegians
Miss Elizabeth Bird Ronald Spends Holidays Across Resorts
Miss Elizabeth Bird Ronald of Rockport Cincinnati Ohio is noted as spending the Christmas week at the New York Lake Placid club in the Adirondacks enjoying ice skating and winter sports. She plans to finish the holidays with a visit to Port Washington Long Island before returning to the University of Cincinnati for studies. Mr and Mrs Victor DeVault will spend Christmas with their daughter's Radford family and then travel to Norton Virginia to visit their younger daughter, and Mr and Mrs Bill Hendrick with children will join them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bird Ronald
Rock
Cincinnati
Ohio
New York Lake Placid Club
Adirondacks
Port Washington
Long Island
N. Y
University of Cincinnati
Victor DeVault
Radford
George Fraley
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Anita Comer
Ward Goodwin
Larry Brooks
Flat Top National
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Ema
MMSE
Micheline Kesser
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Charleston
Clarence Brown
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Hopewell
Susan Wagner
Fairmont
Brooks Watkins
Oak Hill
Kenneth Mason
Huntington
Alex C. Wilson
Martinsville
Lewis Mitchell
Asheville
Muncie
Bluefield’s Camera Center
Catharine Brewster
Heyer
I. B. M. Selectric
Burroughs
West Virginia Business College
Bluefield, West Virginia
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Helena
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Bluefield, Virginia
Firestone
Auto Supplies
Winchester
Philco
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