Books on the Bluefield shelf feature modern novels and biographies
The Bluefield Public Library highlights NORTH DALLAS FORTY by Peter Gent about pro football life, Ken Giovannitti’s The Man Who Won the Medal of Honor, A Life for a Death by John Creasey as Gordon Ashe, STRIBLING by Lucas Webb, THE SALAMANDER by Morris West, and THE FABULOUS FONDAS by James Brough.
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Bluefield Public Library
Wilbur Dye
North Dallas Forty
Peter Gent
Dallas Cowboys
Ken Giovannitti
New York
David Glass
Viet Nam
John Creasey
Gordon Ashe
Patrick Dawlish
Stribling
Lucas Webb
Lee Stribling
Lilac Loomis
Salamander
Morris West
Italy
Jane
Peter
Henry Fonda
Church Pays Honor To The Worths
The First Christian Church congregation gathered at Bethany Hall for a surprise coffee hour after services to honor Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Worth. Hosts served cake and refreshments to friends and members, including their daughter and three grandchildren. Mrs Worth active since 1923, retired from Bluefield Gift Shop. Mr Worth retired after 40 years at West Virginia Armature. The Worths plan to move to a mobile home in Naples Florida.
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First Christian Church
Bethany Hall
Ernest Worth
Melvin Harris
Charles Nichols
W. C. Stevens
Charles Asbury
Anthony Asbury
Matthew Dick
Angela Asbury
Worth
Bluefield
West Virginia Armature Company
Worths
Naples
Fla
Absent Fathers and Working Mothers Shape Child Roles
A cross national study of 4 to 6 year olds by the National Institute of Mental Health finds that children with absent fathers or working mothers hold conventional views of adult roles. Joan Aldous of the University of Minnesota and Takeji of Asaka City University led the project, studying Headstart children in Tennessee and rural Japan from low income families.
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National Institute of Mental Health
Joan Aldous
The
University of Minnesota
Takeji
Asaka City University
Japan
Tennessee
Reeves collection highlights in Washington and Lee display
A front page feature describes the Reeves collection with two notable 1750 porcelain pieces a vivid tea bowl and saucer showing perspective and a Rebecca at the well plate free of perspective. The exhibit includes early American presidential porcelains with the Society of the Cincinnati emblem numerous patriotic emblems and rare non export Chinese pieces reflecting internal symbolism.
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Reeves
Rebecca
Washington and Lee
Births Report From Bluefield Sanitarium
Mr and Mrs Steve Craig Johnson Route 2 Bland Va have a son James Robert born Thursday December 27 at Bluefield Sanitarium weight 7 pounds 11 ounces Mr and Mrs Eddie Jerry Mullins Worth have a son Eddie Wayne born Friday December 28 at Bluefield Sanitarium weight 8 pounds 4 ounces Mother is former Rebecca Lynn Farmer Mr and Mrs Roger Dale York 115 Tuplip Street Bluefield have a daughter Katherine Lorene born Friday December 28 at Bluefield Sanitarium weight 7 pounds 14 ounces Mr and Mrs Eddie Dean Reynolds Route 2 North Tazewell Va have a daughter Kristal Renea born Tuesday December 25 at Bluefield Sanitarium weight 6 pounds 8 ounces
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Steve Craig Johnson
Bland
James Robert
Bluefield Sanitarium
Eddie Jerry Mullins
Worth
Eddie Wayne
Rebecca Lynn ‘Farmer
Roger Dale York
Tuplip Street
Bluefield
Katherine Lorene
Eddie Dean Reynolds
North Tazewell
Kristal Renea
New Year’s Eve Watch Service At Keystone Methodist Church
Planned by Church Northfork. A New Year’s Eve Watch Service will be held at Keystone Methodist Church starting at 7 p.m. A church dinner will be served.
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Northfork
Keystone Methodist Church
Miss Leffel Engaged To Glenn Rozmus Of Pittsburgh
Miss Cathy Diane Leffel of Bluefield will wed Glenn Frank Rozmus of Pittsburgh. Engaged by her parents Mr and Mrs William R Leffel. An August wedding is planned. Cathy is a 1971 Beaver High School graduate and a WVU nursing student president of the Student Nurses Association. Glenn is a 1971 Central Catholic High School graduate and WVU junior majoring in chemical engineering.
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William R. Leffel
Clovis Street
Bluefield
Cathy Diane
Glenn Frank Rozmus
Mra
the Rozmus
Pittsburgh,Pa
Miss Leffel
Beaver High School
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Student Nurses Association
Chimes
Rozmus
Centeral Catholic High School
Joneses Welcome Son Jonathan Wayne on December 22
Mr and Mrs Ray Elmer Jones of Boissevain Virginia announce the birth of their son Jonathan Wayne born Saturday December 22 in Bluefield Virginia.
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Ray Elmer Jones
Boissevain
Jonathan Wayne
Bluefield Sanitarium
Northfork Methodist Women to Meet January 10 at 7 p.m.
The Nor thfork Methodist Women will meet on Thursday January 10 at 7 p.m. in the Northfork church.
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Northfork
Northfork Methodist
Vickers and Kelly Betrothed in Falls Mills Wedding Planned
Miss Vickers daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy O Vickers of Falls Mills Virginia and Allen Kelly son of Mr and Mrs Orville P Kelly of Ben Hur Virginia announce their betrothal. Miss Vickers a 1970 Graham High School graduate attends Virginia Tech pursuing interior design. Mr Kelly is a VPI graduate and an industrial engineer with Holston Defense in Kingsport Tennessee. An open church wedding is planned for Saturday in Falls Mills Virginia at the Methodist Church.
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Roy O. Vickers
Falls Mills
Vickie
Allen Kelly
Orville P. Kelly
Ben Hur
Miss Vickers
Graham High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Kelly
VPI
Holston Defense
Kingsport
Tenn
Been
Va.) Methodist Church
First Child Born to Ruble Family in Jacksonville Navy Hospital
Mr and Mrs Leonard Ruble Jr of Jacksonville Fla welcomed a son Leonard Arnold Ruble III born Wednesday December 19 at the U S Navy Hospital NAS Base Jacksonville. The mother is Claudia Hale of Bluefield and the paternal grandparents are L A Ruble Sr of Bluefield Va.
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Leonard Ruble Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
Leonard Arnold
U. S. Navy Hospital
Nas Base
Claudia Hale
Claude Hale
Bluefield
L. A. Ruble Sr
Shelby Gregorys mark 60th anniversary in Maxwelton Virginia
Mr and Mrs Shelby Gregory celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on December 20 in Maxwelton Virginia. The couple married in 1913 by Rev Perdue at Big Four. They have four daughters, 14 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Shelby Gregory
Maxwell
Perdue
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Academy
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Gumberland Road
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Tony Spinella
Bramwell Methodist Church
Foy
Galis Manufacturing Company
Mr. Kelly
Versailles
Rose
Percale
Cannon Royal Family
Cox's
Cox
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