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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1941

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Two Dinner Parties Before Bluefield Club Christmas Dance

Two dinners at the Bluefield Country Club precede the annual Christmas dance from 9 to 12. Misses Jane Pritchard and Bubble Richards host 7:30 dinner for about 38 guests including Miss Emily Loftis of Charlotte. Anna Mae Feuchtenberger hosts 8 to 8:30 dinner for about 30 in honor of Elizabeth Orton whose engagement to Lloyd Douglas Feuchtenberger Jr. was announced last Sunday. Music by the Musicmakers.

Bluefield Country Club Jane Pritchard Bubbles Richards Emily Loftis Charlotte N. C

Sigma Tau Alpha Tea Hosted at Bluefield College

The Sigma Tau Alpha sorority will host a tea this afternoon from 3 30 to 5 00 in the Appalachian assembly room. About seventy five guests are expected with Mrs E C Wade and Mrs C W Owen presiding at the tea table. Active members will serve and be introduced at the door alongside sponsors Mrs C W Jackson and Mrs C M Brown and president Miss Anita Smith. Presidents of other college sororities are invited.

Sigma Tau Alpha Sorority Bluefield College E. C. Wade C. W. Owen C. W. Jackson C. M. Brown Anita Smith

Music at Trinity Methodist Sunday Services

Mrs David son will sing The Holy City by Stephen Adams in the morning at Trinity Methodist church. In the evening the choir will perform Thou Mighty To Save by Charles H Gabriel as the anthem.

Trinity Methodist Church Joe Davidson the Holy City Stephen Adams Charles H. Gabriel

Debord announce birth Iris Dean in Bishop Virginia

Mr and Mrs Carlton Debord of Bishop Virginia welcomed a daughter born December 17 weighing eight pounds named Iris Dean.

Carlton Debord Bishop, Va Iris Dean

Sigma Tau Alpha Tea Honoring Alumnae at Appalachian Room

Bluefield college sorority Sigma Tau Alpha hosts a 3 30 p m tea at the Appalachian Assembly room to honor alumnae and faculty. At 9 p m the Bluefield Country club ballroom hosts a Christmas dance with Musicmakers providing the music.

Sigma Tau Alpha Sorority Bluefield College Appalachian Assembly Room Bluefield Country Club

Four Generations At Fuqua Home For Yuletide

Four generations gathered at the Fuqua home in Parkway for Yuletide. Guests included Mr. Fuqua’s parents Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Fuqua of Bristol Virginia, his aunt Mrs. F. B. Gordon of Bristol, and his nephew Gordon Keeler Jr. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Fuqua’s son I. N. Fuqua, and Charles Fuqua of Lawrence Kansas with his infant daughter Betty three months old.

I. N. Fuqua Parkway Mr. Fuqua G. C. Fuqua Bristol Va F. B. Gordon Bristol Gordon Keeler Jr Charles Fuqua Lawrence Kans University of Kansas Betty

Christmas Gatherings Highlight Regional Personal Notices

Numerous regional residents and families share holiday visits and travel plans. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hughes of Ashville visiting Cal Houchins relatives. Miss Jean Killey to attend a Bluefield Country Club dinner. R. C. McLemore visiting from Portsmouth. J. D. Shott from Charleston traveling to Orlando after two weeks here. Higginbothams from Northfork in Florida for Christmas. Mrs. John R. Davis visiting her parents in Edgewood road. Others attend hospital, bereavement, or homecomings with sailors and servicemen returning for holidays. The Shott siblings meet for the first time in 24 years at a Rogers Street gathering.

Elbert Hughes Ashville N. C Howard Hughes H. C. Gardner Norton Cal Houchins Houchins Jean Killey Vivian Jane Pritchard Bubbles Richards Bluefield Country Club R. C. McLemore Portsmouth Edgewood Road E. R. Davis A. W. Cox Department Store St. Luke’s Hospital Sammy Doc” Snyder Aberdeen J. 8. Snyder Fourth Street Vincent Brooker Fort George Meade E. I. Brookey Harry Elsner Rosemary New York City C. C. Otey Bill Otey A. J. Martin Bluefield Tom Main Frank Main Cleveland Ohio Norfolk Main J. W. Main Ernest T. Eades Johnson City Tenn Eades James E. Huff D. H. Frazier Charleston Earle Huffman Max Meredith Jr U. S. Navy Toledo Max Meredith Alfred A. E. Holst Jefferson Alice Holst Miss Holst Broad View Academy Chicago J. D. Shott L. B. Morris H. I. Shott E. D. Shott Lucy Hamilton

Party Ballerinas Inspire Youth Evening Fashions

Ballet costumes influence clever young styles with a long rayon taffeta skirt and contrasting rayon jersey blouse. A ruffled underskirt matches the blouse color and swishes beneath the full skirt. Afternoon frocks mirror a dark skirt with a bright blouse in plain or printed fabrics.

Beauty And You By Patricia Lindsey

A compact treatment urges busy women to stay stylish with a simple beauty routine. It emphasizes thorough cleansing and quick grooming steps to balance attractiveness with limited time and activity. The piece argues beauty remains essential even in hectic schedules.

Beauty and You By Patricia Lindsey

Pampering Skin Care Duo For Gentle Daily Routine

The article promotes two tube skin care products for daily use. A facial soap cream lathers and cleans while soothing with rich cream, applied with a damp sponge to cleanse pores. The second item is a liquid cream that melts at skin temperature for easy absorption.

Keeping Beautiful While Serving A Busy Woman’s Guide

A practical guide outlines simple daily steps for skin care using moisturizing creams for dry and mature skin. It suggests a five minute routine including a sponge wash, light cream application, and a daily two to three mile walk or 10 to 20 minutes of indoor exercise. It also covers weekly hair care and selfcare routines like manicures and salon or at home treatments.

Edible Favors for Party Guests

A party idea suggests home baked cookies cut into circus shapes and animals. Each cookie bears a child’s name in icing to serve as place cards and favors. Dark cookies such as molasses ginger or chocolate are recommended for best contrast.

Nicholas County Man Held in Slaying

Summersville West Virginia December 26 Sheriff T N Hicks said T H Knight of Worth is held in Nicholas County jail while police investigate the Christmas day slaying of Knight s son in law Doy Adkins 23 The official said Adkins who had been drinking threatened another son in law Lou Rose at the Knight home and returned with a rifle Knight fired from the back door as Adkins advanced injuring him fatally in what authorities termed self defense

Summersville W. Va T. N. Hicks T. H. Knight Worth Nicholas County Knight Doy Adkins Adkins Summersville-Richwood Road Hicks Lou Rose

Candle Wax Removal and 1941 US Imports Note

The text describes methods to remove candle wax from washable fabric using a dull knife and blotting materials, followed by cleaning with carbon tetrachloride and mild bleach if needed. It also states that total seed oil imports by the United States reached 296 174 pounds in Q2 1941.

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