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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1940

Page

3

Gala Affair Honors Recent Wedded Couple

A gala progressive party celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zaltzman recently returning from their wedding trip. The route began at the Clark home on Jefferson Street and ended with a dance on Ramsey Street. Guests presented the couple with Lenox China as a gift and the event featured festive greens and candlelight.

Progressive Party Louis Zaltman Harry Clark Jefferson Street 8S. Angrist Ramsey Street Clark Sidney Kwass Max TK Constance Lameth Welch Saul M. Cohen Selma Jaffee Charleston Angrist Ben Abe Harry Angrist Jerry Frank Zaltzman Freda Frank

Birthday Party At Home Of Mr and Mrs Taylor

Mr and Mrs J G Taylor of Princeton honored Mr John Wormal and his daughter in law Mrs Burns Wormal with a birthday dinner at the Old Wormal home Saturday. The table featured a three tiered cake with green and white candles and guests received antique glassware gifts.

J. G. Taylor Princeton John Wormal Burns Wormal Wormal Marchita and Sandra

Annual Savoy Club New Year Dance Tonight

Plans are complete for the annual New Year’s dance by the Savoy club tonight at the West Virginian hotel with dancing from 10 to 2 to the Bluefield Collegians. The ballroom will feature New Year colors, balloons, confetti and noise makers, with the club forming an S led by sponsor Miss Bettie Stovall and president W D Easily Jr, and officers Miss Helen Warden, Joe Black, Miss Maxine Weimer, and Jack Bailey.

Savoy Club West Virginian Bluefield Collegians Bettie Stovall W. D. Easily, Jr Helen Warden Joe Black Maxine Weimer Jack Bailey

Elite Club Tea Honors Mothers And Alumni

The Elite club hosted a tea yesterday afternoon from 3 to 6 at the club on College avenue. President Miss Kathleen Meade led the event honoring mothers and alumni with a Christmas themed decor. Alumni present included Miss Betty Boykin James Dudley Jr and Miss Shirley Waters.

Kathleen Meade Margaret Lee College Avenue Betty Boykin James Dudley, Jr Shirley Waters

Host and Hostess to Open House Wednesday

The Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Gunn welcome Westminster Presbyterian church youth to open house at the manse on New Year’s Day from 4 to 5.30 p.m. The pastor and his wife hosted an informal congregational gathering from 8.30 to 10 p.m.

C. G. Gunn Westminster Presbyterian Church Ped Doncaminantions

Church Circles To Meet At 2 30 Wednesday

The First Baptist church announces that the following circles meet Wednesday at 2 30. Mrs J I she circle will gather with Mrs W L Kaylor at 314 Tazewe avenue and Mrs Aker s circle will meet with Mrs J W Scruggs at 545 Union street.

First Baptist Church J. I W. L. Kaylor Tazewe] Avenue Mrs. Aker J. W. Scruggs Union Street

Church Auxiliary Postpones All Meetings One Week

Wertepeter Presbyterian auxiliary postpones all meetings by one week. Executive committee to convene January 8 at 2 30 at the church. Degree of Honor Lodge No 85 hosts final Pollyanna party of the year this evening at 8 at Mrs Frank Lazenby home Fairfax street. Circles of Trinity Methodist Church shift from Bluefield Sanitarium Alumni Association meeting to Nurses home Friday at 7 30 pm hostesses Miss Gladys Belcher Miss Lucy Booth and Mrs Ernest Bennett regular monthly meeting.

Wertepeter Degree of Honor Lodge No. 85 Frank Lazenby Fairfax Street Bluefield Sanitarium Alumni Association Nurses Home Gladys Belcher Lucy Booth Ernest Bennett

Sal em Residents Visit Miss Sallie Reese

Local visitors from Salem and Pearlsburg spend time with residents on Giles street. The note lists Frank Yarbrough Frank Hester Miss Ella Trevey Miss Sallie Reese and Misses Bess Nelle Eason with J C Dalley. A Philippine flora fact notes about 10 000 flowering plants and ferns occur there.

Frank Yarbrough Frank Hester Ella Trevey Salem Sallie Reese Giles Street Bess Nelle Eason Pearlsburg J.C. Dalley Philippine Islands

Clover Club Plans New Year Dance at Bluefield Country Club

The Bluefield Clover Club's annual New Year's Eve dance will be at the Bluefield Country Club with Cecil Galley and his orchestra and Mildred Stanley as soloist. A midnight figure will be led by President Mason Claytor and Mrs Claytor with John O Keefe and Miss Marjorie Farmer. About 400 guests are expected including out of town and charter members from 40 years ago.

Bluefield Clover Club Bluefield Country Club Cecil Galley Mildred Stanley Mason Claytor Claytor John O’keefee Marjorie Farmer Shirley Brown James Angel H. Cooper Roy Hill Hudson Hufton L. Nash, Jr Bill Sexton W. T. Williams Paige Wooldridge Per, Jr Nov Bill Wiliams, Jr Miscel A Wooldridge

Personal notices from Bluefield area residents

Mrs. Oscar Robertson of Pulaski Va former Miss Hazel Bond hospital patient at Bluefield sanitarium. Yancey Knowles and Mrs Raleigh Terrace return from Mt Olive NC after holidays with O H Knowles. Many locals visit kin in Roanoke Birmingham and Columbia DC with travels among Wytheville Pulaski and Kingsport during the holidays.

Oscar Robertson Pulaski Hazel Bond Bluefield Sanitarium Yancey Knowles Raleigh Terrace Mt. Olive N. C Knowles O. H. Knowles H. J. Crigger Roanoke J. W. Snyder Highland Avenue P. L. Baggett Brewster, Fla P. D. Gravatt Ann Gravatt Frederick Street W. A. Prost Frances Ree Wytheville Frost Claude Bough R. O. Bond Elm Street Dorothea Robbie Dindsey Wythe Avenue Kingsport Tenn Pat C. G. Neal Jo Jackie Columbia, D. C G. W. Cromer W. W. Neal Princeton Road

Penetro Nose Drops Promoted for Cold Relief

Ad touts Penetro Nose Drops as a remedy to ease head cold misery and provide relief during winter illnesses with advertised free breathing and fast action.

Black and White Formal hosted by Miss Meem at Bluefield Club

Miss Reba Meem daughter of Mr and Mrs S H Meem Union street held a Black and White Formal at the Bluefield Country Club last night entertaining about 250 friends. Music by Leo Steiner and orchestra played from 10 to 2 with a receiving line featuring Gil Meem Lang Meem and Ray Taylor. Chaperons and punch bowl helpers included numerous local residents and families.

Reba Meem S. H. Meem Union Street Bluefield Country Club Leo Steiner Miss Meem Gil Meem C. W. Lay Lang Meem Charleston

Prayer Service Planned at Westminster Church Tonight

Beginning at 11 15 this evening a community prayer meeting will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The service features candles, prayer and praise with short inspirational messages from Rev C Tindall and Rev C G Gunn. Soprano and alto soloists will perform, and a brief hymn period will follow just before the service opens. Public invited.

Westminster Church Westminster Presbyterian Church C. Tindall College Avenue Baptist Church C. G. Gunn Westminster Ishall Peters C. W. Dickey C. G. Harris Miss Myers

Tennessee motorist to face magistrate over speeding fix claim

The complaint filed in Wayne West Virginia alleges a Tennessee driver paid three men including a constable to fix a speeding charge. Preliminary hearings are set for Constable Lee Bailey Wayne Johnson Wayne Marcum before Magistrate E Blankenship.

Wayne W. Va Tennessee E. Blankenship R. H. Nelson Lee Bailey Nayne Johnson Wayne Marcum

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