Vacation Season Grips Bluefield With Trips And Chautauqua
Bluefield enjoys a vacation burst as residents head to Norfolk and other ports, join extended tours abroad, and gather at Pisgah for YMCA camp. The Redpath Chautauqua opens with top national talent, tea refreshments, and a refined week of entertainment in the tent.
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Bluefield
Norfolk
Simefield
Locl
Mountain Lake
Pisgah
Tazewell
Switzerland
America
Redpath
Nower
Westminster Circles Meet Schedule and Notices
Regular Westminster circles gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. at listed homes including Circle 1 Mrs H Woodward 01 Union and Circle 6 Mrs C V Bailey Augusta street. Business women meet Friday July 10 at 5 p.m. 2012 Jefferson street. Junior and Senior girls meet July 9 and 11 respectively. Cheerful Workers meeting moved to July 15 at Mrs D Hankla Augusta street.
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Westminster
H. Woodward
Union
J. C. Walters
North Street
G. H. Sluss
Shenandoah Avenue
J. R. Cameron
Union Street
W. W. Wood
Albemarle Street
C. V. Bailey
Augusta Street
Lonnie Bailey
P. m
Jefferson Street
Margaret Develin
Minasome DuBose
D. Hankla
Informal party at Miss Eliza bet McFarland’s home
On Wednesday evening Miss Eliza bet McFarland of Kimball entertained friends with dancing and other pastimes ending after a pleasant social gathering and a plate of delicious refreshments.
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Elizabet McFarland
Kimball
Party Honors Mrs EB H Scott At Cruise Home
A July 3 gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Cruise honored their cousin Mrs EB H Scott of Burlington NC. Guests enjoyed progressive rock, high score by Mrs A M Wilburn, and refreshments served by Mrs J W Crause and Mrs G M Cruise.
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J. W. Cruise
Third Street
EB. H. Scott
Burlington
N. C
A. M. Wilburn
J. W. Crause
G. M. Cruise
N. F. King
C. E
E. Pedigo
J. L. Jennings
J. T Thornton
Charming Cumberland Inn dinner party hosted by Mrs. Cofer
Mrs. W. D. Cofer entertained Thursday evening at Cumberland Inn the home of Mrs. Grant Smith in courtesy to Mrs. J. C. Frazier Jr of Chilhowie and Mrs. D. D. Staley of Marian a. Joining Mrs. Cofer were Mrs. Frazier and Mrs. Staley with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Frazier Mrs. Sue W. McClaugherty W. D. Cofer Osborne Cofer Miss Mattie Frazier Tyler Frazire 111 and Stuart Staley. Decor included potted plants and sweet peas and an old fashioned chicken dinner was served lavishly.
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W. D. Cofer
Cumberland Inn
Grant Smith
J. C. Frazier, Jr
Chilhowie
D. D. Staley
Mariana
Roy Nash
Franklin Street
Tophet
Wr Va
Lera Cox Miller
Charlottesville
Mattie Frazier
Tyler Frazier
M. G. Whitlow
C. Frazier
E. Richardson
Mt. Pleasant
Phelps
Bland Read
M. W. Richardson
Holly Bush
R. L. Crawford
Vernie
Richlrds
Will Asbury
Pounding Mill
J. P. Perkins
Pine Street
W. M. Simms
Fay
Swiss
W. Va
Wade St. Clair
Hampton
H. C. Pedigo
H. M. Saunders
Bedford
Bari Smith
Greenbrier Street
A. A Ress
Springton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Andrew Morrisey
Gibson
Bettie Brown
Bluefield
Huntington
Covington
Cin
Chillicothe
Elizabeth Taylor
Houston
Texas
Clifford M
Stuart Russell
Bristol
Tenn
N. H. McClaugherty
Arlen Baldridge
Richard
Dorothy
Charleston
Naldridge
Bald
J. B. Carico
Pocahontas
J. B. Eades
Toronto
Ont
Canada
American Osteopathic Association
Nell Neler
Marshall College
J. & Longworth
Nellie Griffin
Washington
New York
Richmond
R. A. Hawks
Augusta Street
J. Stanley Hargis
Robert Hawks
D. K. Mustard
Coeburn
C. H. Mustard
Carolina Avenue
Nettie Vass-Steele
Williamson
Thelma Maynard
Honaker
J. E. Charleston
Roanoke
Narrows
G. W. Thomas
D. D. Lott
Frances McClaugherty
J. E. Chariton
Princeton Avenue
A. Bender
Portsmouth
O. R. Bruner
Baldridge Family Reunion Draws Wide Family From Region
A family reunion was held on July 4. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. H. Baldridge, Arlen Baldridge and children, W. A. Baldridge, Earle Cathers and children, and H. line and children. All generations attended.
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H. 8. Baldridge
Arlen Baldridge
W. A. Baldridge
Earle Cathers
H. @line
Shrine Club to Host Roof Garden Dance at Cry Building
On Friday evening July 10 the Shrine Club plans a roof garden dance at the cry building. The event is billed as one of the season’s most delightful outdoor happenings.
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Cry
Shrine Club
Millard L Rigney Jr Born to Bramwell Couple
Born to Mr and Mrs Millard L Rigney of Bramwell on July 4 a son named Millard Jr the newborn adds to the family with the father’s surname carried forward by the new baby in a local birth notice.
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Millard L. Rigney
Bramwell
Millard, Jr
Tombstone Tournament at Bluefield Country Club
Mrs. B. N. Huffard won the Tombstone tournament directing her second round by placing the Tombstone about six feet from the pin on Number Two green. She carded nine holes in 48. Mrs. W. H. McKihany finished second.
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8. N. Huffard
Bluefield Country Club
Tombstone tournament crowns winners at luncheon event
Mrs McIlhany topped the putting contest by sinking one ball from three spots in six strokes. Dr W W Rixey won the men s Tombstone tournament with 76 after two rounds, narrowly beating J H Hardy who finished second. The cup and luncheon, served by Mrs Hardaway, were well received.
Presbyterian church circles set meetings through the week
First Presbyterian circles plan sessions at 3 o clock Wednesday with six circles led by Mrs Hancock Bowen and others. The high school girls circle meets Tuesday at 4 at 2022 Jefferson Street. Business Women Circle gathers Friday at 6 in the church Ladies Parlor.
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First Presbyterian Church
Mra
C. B. Hancock
Blackstock
Giles Street
R. T. Bowen
B. H. Hancock
R. T. Phelps
Bernard McClaugherty
Merriman Smith
Jefferson Street
BE. L. Garrett
Jefferson Hodgins
Tyler Street
C. W. Frazer
W. H. Wade, Jr
C. L. Seyler
Business Women's
Regular U D C Meeting Set For Monday Evening
The regular U D C meeting will be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the Elks parlor. A good attendance is urged.
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Elks Parlor
Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen Replaces Ill Governor at Chau tauqua
Due to Gov Charlies H. Brough illness, Ruth Bryan Owen daughter of a famed statesman agrees to speak at the Chau tauqua tent in place of the scheduled lecturer. She will address Modern Arabian Knights tonight with community singing and a vesper service to follow.
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Charlies H. Brough
Ruth Bryan Owen
America
Delphian Society Plans New Night Chapter at Y Building
The Delphian Society will organize a night chapter Monday at the Y building with Miss Helen Hutchinson in charge. A name for the chapter and officers for the coming year will be elected. Twenty six members are listed, including progressive young business women of the city, meeting at 7 30.
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The
Delphian Society
Helen Hutchinson
Bluefield Notes Visitors and Health Updates
Local columns list visitors from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. People travel to spend Fourth of July with relatives in Bluefield and nearby towns while residents report on health updates including a hip fracture recovery and tonsil removals.
Saranac Man Shoots Himself at Busy Terminal
Peter Malavres, forty, of Saranac, N Y, shot himself through the heart at the crowded Pennsylvania Railway terminal. People in the rotunda scattered. A picture in his pocket bore a message about wealth and health and a request to burn his body.
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New York
Peter Malavres
Saranac
N. Y
Pennsylvania Railway
Malavres
Countess Withdraws Charge Against Dancer After Arrest
London report says after dancer W. P. Endersby was arrested for stealing $5,000 worth of fur coal, the Countess of Lanesborough admitted he was her dancing companion and dropped the charge in court.
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London
W. P. Endersby
Countess of
Lanesborough
Social Dictator Named At White House Social Affairs
Miss Laura Harlan’s retirement leaves Charles Lee Cooke as the White House social director and master of ceremonies. The duo pruned guest lists and seating orders to avoid diplomatic slips, with precedence and etiquette guiding every reception.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
White House
Laura Harlan
Charles Lee Cooke
State Department
Miss Harlan
Cooke
Stateton
Recepton
Etianet
Supreme Court
Harlan and
Justice Harlan
Katherine Latterman
Taft
Harding
Coolidgee
Airplane Nose Crashes Into House at Hawkinge
An aircraft piloted by Lieut. L. B. Maynard struck the window of a residence in Hawkinge, badly injuring the aviator as the nose of the aeroplane penetrated the house structure.
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Hawkinge
Lieut
L. B. Maynard
Art
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