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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
8
Miss Elinor reports Y M A camp near Pisgah filled with fun events. A tacky party earned Ethel Litz the prize while a Saturday backwards party drew laughter from campers and visitors alike.
Campers enjoyed a festive week with meals shared and Monday night style show featuring Ruth Cruise Margaret Moore Ethel Litz Elizabeth French Emily Gillham and Lillian Harmon. Tuesday night Stunt Night drew praise as the group of girls including Emily Gillham Ethel Litz Lillian Harmon Jettie Barrow Ruth Cruise Elizabeth French and others revel in camp life.
Charles Alden Seltzer’s Last Hope Ranch is a popular cow country novel at the Bluefield Public Library. Critics hail him as a leading Western writer who knows the West and has found success with numerous novels set in that romantic region.
Miss Virginia Lazenby acted as hostess for an informal dinner at her home last evening. Miss Mary Jackson and guests Miss Frances Byrd and Miss Othello McClain of Tennessee attended the affair with Beatrice Yearout also present for the dining. Several other young people then gathered at the Lazenby residence to spend the evening.
Local residents travel, recoveries, and visits noted across Bluefield and neighboring communities. Nell R Brooks heads to Indiana for two weeks, Miss Lucille Leonard improves after surgery, and numerous shoppers and travelers are recorded from Princeton, Salem, and Roanoke.
From Dublin Virginia and guests at the Rev Frank Jackson home Kenneth Bank Keystone recovering from nose operation at sanitarium Mrs C D Larimer Tazewell underwent serious operation at sanitarium in satisfactory condition David J Pritchett city post office left yesterday to attend the funeral of his mother Mrs H T Smith in Wilkes Barre Pa Mr and Mrs J A Whitlock and family departed for Willoughby beach for the summer Sidney Kaufman is able to be out after a recent illness Mr and Mrs E L Powell and two children of Tifton Ga with Mrs J W Miller in the city for two months while Mr Powell attends to his produce business located at 400 Stowers street Miss Francesct of Sweetwater Tenn and Miss Kello McClain of Knoxville guests of Miss Mary Jackson Cecil Hefner left Monday for a month at Camp Greenbrier Aldison Rev C BE Painter and Mrs Painter of Marion Va visiting Mr and Mrs R B Johnson Miss Mattie Hanes Giles Street leaving today on No 4 for a visit to Richmond with Master Ned Shott Luther Cassell High Point NC and sister Mrs Lula Scott and son Loman Burlington NC visiting Mr and Mrs J Cruise Third Street Mrs W G McColgan and sister Miss Margaret Walker leaving today for trip to Norfolk and Washington Mrs K H Frye and son Karl Jr and Miss Willie Sprinkle depart today for two weeks at North Richmond Counts and daughter Miss Eva return from Indianapolis Ind where they went for the death of Counts brother G W Alley.
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