Local DAR Chapter Honors Mrs D E French At Tea
Local DAR members hosted a tea for Mrs D E French with floral decorations and guests including Miss Harriet French and chapter officers such as Mrs W W Wood registrar and Mrs Rees T Bowen, registrar. Mrs French, a long time Bluefield leader, holds national roles in the DAR and related patriotic clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar
D. E. French
Harriet French
BOF
French
W. W. Wood
Rees T. Bowen
Kel D. Anderson
D. M. Easley
F. Archer
Laurence E. Tie
F. L. Black
James Mann
Thomas C. Doyle
J. 3
Elkhorn
McClaugherty
Harry Grissom
Bluefield
National Sea
State Free State
State Regen
To Officers Club
National Officers’ Club
State Ee
National Resolutions Committee
Record selections and home electronics on sale today
A noisy ad lists popular songs such as Have You Heard The Latest and Remember Me with artists Perry Como Dianah Shore and B Crosby. It promotes limited quantities of portable record players electric hot plates heating pads radios and other small appliances for daily sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Como
Ink Spots the Gypsy
Dianah Shore
Dianah
H. James
Louis Jordan
B. Crosby
Dear Mrs Post Wedding Invitations and Letters
A reader asks about planning a wedding reception at a mother's house and whether invitations should be mailed from the couple. Mrs Post notes invitations can be sent in the couple's names with addresses from their home, and mailing from the mother's home would signal the reception is hosted by them.
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Ceed
Mrs. Post
Miss Juanita Bruce Receives Navy Discharge
Miss Juanita Byrd Bruce of 2509 Carolina Avenue is discharged from active duty after 20 months. She served as a storekeeper third class at the Naval Supply Depot Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania and was released at the Waves separation center in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Naval Personnel Separation Center
Washington, D. C
Juanita Byrd Bruce
Carolina Avenue
Bruce
Naval Supply Depot
Mechanicsburg
Wounded Love and War Departures Split Promises for Young Women
A wartime social column laments broken engagements as soldiers return changed, leaving fiancées to cope with heartbreak. It argues that shifting affections and altered lives ruin dreams of marriage and home, urging sympathy for affected women while noting men’s altered commitments.
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Lane
Dane
Pre Nuptial Affairs Arranged For Doris Longworth Wedding
Mrs G R Walker and J Soulier host a desert bridge party at Mrs Walker s Parkway home in honor of Miss Doris who will marry Lt R L Longworth Jr on June 15. L Smith and Miss Freda Yancey hosted a bridal party at Susie s Party Place Union Street.
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G. R. Walker
J. Soulier
Family Travel For Graduation Events
Mrs. J. W. Waters and her daughter Miss C. W. Stuart Jr plan to leave Sunday to attend graduation exercises. Mrs. Phillips will visit her daughter Miss Margaret Riner Phillips a Salem academy student.
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J. W. Waters
C. W. Stuart, Jr
Phillips
Margaret Riner Phillips
Salem Academy
Waters
Miss Reynolds to Wed William Ward on June 22
Mrs. Reynolds of Whitethorn Street returns home with plans for a wedding to William Thomas Ward set for June 22 at Sacred Hearts. Ann W. Rhodes reports a trip home from Bluefield where Mrs. E Miles lives.
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J.emnolds
Whitethorn Street
Miss Reynolds
William Thomas Ward
Sacred Hears
E. Miles
Bluefield
Isa Li
Sani
Sanitarium Honors New Director Of Nursing Tea Held For Honoree
Bluefield Sanitarium hosted an afternoon tea for the newly honored Director of Nursing. Decorations were arranged by Lee Persinger with help from Grahame, Mrs Shrader, and Mrs Persinger. Attendants included Frances Wood Eugena Warmoth Julia Jennings and Violet Hiner among others, tracing the honoree’s training from Sydenham Hospital New York to service with the Army Nurse Corps Camp Butner and subsequent stations.
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Bluefield Sanitarium
Lee Persinger
Grahame
By Shrader
Persinger
Lee
Frances Wood
Eugena Warmoth
Julia Jennings
H. M. Saunders
Violet Hiner
Mary Miss
Deloresapo
Erma Brad
Grahamen
Sydenham Hospital
New York City
County
Jacksonville
Fla
Army Nurse Corps
Camp Butner
North Caro
Somacee
Jack
Ee Grotte
Ann France
Joe Jackson
Cecile Lovernha
Miss Ramage Honored At Bridge Party
Miss Ramage honored at a bridge party hosted by Mrs O B and Mrs Todd. Edith McNeer and Lee Anderson won top scores while guests admired summer floral decor and the festive dessert hour.
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Aise Jean Tyler Ramage
Turley
O. B
A. Hie
Edith McNeer
Eo. Lee Anderson
Alcepteas
Church choirs highlight Sunday services across Grace Bland Street and more
Readings note Grace Methodist and Bland Street Methodist to feature soloists Miss Mavis Davis and Mrs. William Woodyard in morning worship. Calvary Baptist and First Christian plan anthems by Gould Morris Gluck Stainer, with L L Schwerner directing and several pianists including Mrs. C L Jefferies. The College Avenue Baptist choir premieres Baumbach Te Deum in B Fiat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mavis Davis
Gounod
Divine Redeemer
Bland Street Methodist Church
Jesus
Saviour
Gould
Henry Fortune
Galilee
Morris
Calvary Rap
Sunsettist Church
Towner
Calvary
Rodney
Chopin
Peo
Gabriel
Tory
Johnson
Gluck
L. L. Schwerner
C. L. Jefferies
Stainer
C. G. Harris
J. Wooldridge, Jr
First Christian Church
8. B. Chappell
College Avenue Baptist Church
Baumbach
Oaing Seeven
Son
Charles T. St. Clair to receive marksmanship medal
Dr and Mrs Charles T St Clair jr and daughter Marea Norvell with Miss Ann Pesaing accompany Lavery to Greenbrier Military School exercises where Charles St Clair will receive a medal for excellency in marksmanship. The MEM squad comprises top regular squad members.
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Charles T. St. Clair, Jr
Marea Norvell
Ann Pesaing
Lavery
Greenbrier Military School
Charles 8
J. Clair
Crcises
Births Reported From Bluefield Sanitarium May Dates
At Bluefield sanitarium a son was born May 27 to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Clements of Welch. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Warner of Rocky Gap Virginia welcomed a daughter born May 27. Mr. and Mrs. B. Taewell are parents of a daughter born May 29 at Bluefield conitartum. May 20 saw a birth at Bluefield Sanitarium to Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Belcher of ae and son. Mr. Belcher works for Pocahontas Fuel company. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith of 1705 Carolina avenue welcomed a son born May 28 at St. Luke's hospital named Irvin Douglas.
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Bluefield Sanitarium
W. G. Clements
Welch
O. W. Warner
Rocky Gap, Va
B. Taewell
Bluefield
D. A. Belcher
Ae & Son
Mr. Belcher
The
Pocahontas Fuel Company
C. C. Smith
Carolina Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Irvin Douglas
Vacationers Return From Daytona Beach Trip
Mrs M V Journell Miss Billie Journell and Mrs H V Trout man returned home on ? street after a month at Daytona Beach West es Del Ray Beach and Jami. Misses Gladys Henderson and Ruby Woodard of Saltville Va visited Mr and Mrs P F Snead of Bluefield last weekend en route to Bridgeton N J. Nita Wallace daughter of Mr and Mrs L W Wallace Northfork underwent tonsillectomy at Bluefield Sanitarium. Peggy Wallace Northfork visits grandparents A A Wallace and wife at 126 Franklin Street for a few days.
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M. V. Journell
Billie Journell
H. V. Troutman
Street
Daytona Beach
West Es . del Ray Beach
Jami
Gladys Henderson
Ruby Woodard
Saltville
P. F. Snead
Bluefield
Bridgeton
N. J
Nita Wallace
L. W. Wallace
Northfork
Bluefield Sanitarium
Peggy Wallace
A. A. Wallace
Franklin Street
Moviegoers in Britain Reach Large Attendance Figures
About 18.5 million people regularly attend motion pictures in Great Britain according to the report.
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Great Briatin
Small Fry Rate Sporty Designs In Dirt-Dodging Summer Toys
New York NEA notes young children’s clothes use soil repellent fabrics and quick drying blends. Lightweight twill and poplin shorts are chemically treated for dirt resistance and easy spot cleaning. Garments stay clean longer and remain comfortable in hot weather.
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New York
NEA
Sum
Butch
Sonny
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We French
Eech
Wen Win Aonistorical Society
National Penwomen
Continental Congress
Joan Chapman
M Gordon Perkins
Shumates Radio Service
Bradmann
Bluefield, W. VA
Emily Post
Juanita Bruce
Atlantic City
John Chapman
William McClaugherty
Irothy DIX
Miss Waters
Sanitarium
Ramage
Cial
Grace Methodist Aun
John Rome
Malotte
Seere Ike Tos Ymn
Ecko
Wiliam Woodyard
C. T. St. Clair
A. Ey
Brown and Gray
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Norfolk
Cincinnati
Ake
TWEEN
Norfolk & Western
Norfolk and Western
Radios Records
Anee News
Bradmenn Bidg
Brown Company
Avesta
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