Area Pythian Meet To Be Here Today
The District 16 Pythian Sisters convention begins at Red Men's Hall on Thomas Street with 1 p.m. registration and afternoon business sessions. A 6 p.m. dinner will be at the Pinnacle Restaurant. Host Bluefield Temple 83 welcomes visiting temples and state officials including Grand Chief Julia Utzy of Martinsburg. Mrs. Edith White will preside.
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District 16
Pythian Sisters
Red Men's Hall
Thomas Street
Bluefield Temple 83
Julia Utzy
Martinsburg
Edith White
Pinnacle
Mrs Cole Recognized By HD Club Meeting at Barrack School
Mrs Weaver Cole was highlighted as a leader by the Barrack Home Demonstration Club at Barrack School. Delegates and a devotional opened by Mrs J B Brewer and a demonstration on salads by Miss Mary Hunt preceded plans for an all day session June 17 with baskets and planters made from ice cream sticks and lampshades.
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Chilhowie
Weaver Cole
Barrack Home
Barrack School
J. B. Brewer
Harold Groseclose
Tae Groseclose
Blacksburg
Mary Hunt
Jeffersonville Woman's Club Ends Season With Plans and Reports
TAZEWBELL May 31. Jeffersonville Woman's Club gathered at the Appalachian Room with hosts Mrs. Glen C. Peery Jr. and others. Garten prospects look good and September enrollment expected for the Jeffersonville Kindergarten. The club co sponsors Miss Elizabeth Bradshaw for Girls State and approves a health committee role for Mrs. C. H. Peery II. Donors from the Rotary Club will fund supervised morning play at the kindergarten. Planning seeks a supervisor. Reports from Old Point Comfort noted. Next meeting set for September.
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Tazewbell
Jeffersonville Woman's Club
Appalachian Room
Glen C. Peery Jr
John Clyde White
Helen O'Keeffe
Harry Fugate
Garten
Jeffersonville
Ways and Means
Elizabeth Bradshaw
C. H. Peery II
Noel Walker
Rotary Club
Peery
Frank Harman
Old Point Comfort
Dear Mrs Post Etiquette Q A on Dining Nose Blowing and Fork Use
A reader asks if blowing noses at table is acceptable and how to handle dining etiquette. Mrs Post says avoid at table if possible, blow briefly and silently, and do not apologize. two forks may be provided but separate salad fork is unnecessary with meat. Seating at weddings is guided by arm assistance.
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Mrs. Post
Bluefield clubs, meetings fill Friday calendar
The Club Calendar lists activities across Bluefield and area venues. Groups include White Cross, Bluefield Temple 83, Women of the Church, Ceramic Art Club, Bluefield Quota Club, GIA, Rhododendron Garden Club, and AAUW with speakers and board meetings. Friday features a Golden Age Club all day gathering at Davidson Home with a picnic luncheon.
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Golden Age Club
Davidson
Mrs Pat Flanagan Remains Patient at Bluefield Sanitarium
Mrs Pat Flanagan is listed as a patient at Bluefield Sanitarium, with records showing her ongoing stay and treatment status. Minutes indicate routine assessments and scheduled checkups during her confinement.
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Pat Flanagan
Bluefield Sanitarium
Weeder's Guide: Gardening Chores In Summer Heat
Cynthia Lowry notes summer gardening slows work and urges practical tasks. She observes lawns struggle from shallow soil, questions proper soil depth, and suggests pruning timing for spring bloomers while continuing succession plantings of gladiolas for late-season color.
Mrs Leslie Addresses UDC Chapter in Virginia Memorial Service
Tazewell Virginia May 31 Tazewell Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy held a memorial service at the Unknown Confederate Soldier monument in Jeffersonville Cemetery. Mrs W B Leslie spoke on Famous War Horses of Confederate Leaders detailing Traveller and Little Sorrell and their postwar lives and display at VMI and Richmond campuses.
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Tazewell
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Jeffersonville
M. E. N. Lindsay
John R. Boggess
W. B. Leslie
Lee
Jackson
Washington
Lexington
Stonewall Jackson
VMI
Panore
Richmond
Kelly's Chapel Youth Group Elects Leaders
Jim Keller was named president of the Young People's Union of Kelly's Chapel Methodist Church near Chilhowie Virginia at the recent organizational meeting. Mildred Naff was elected secretary treasurer and Mr and Mrs Frank St John and Mrs Roy Palmer were counselors. Meetings will be held each Sunday at 7 30 p m at the church. All young people are invited.
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Chilhowie
Jim Keller
Young People’s Union
Kelly's Chapel Methodist Church
Mildred Naff
Frank St. John
Roy Palmer
Eastern Star Holds Instruction Meet in Bland Chapter
Bland Chapter 41 Order of the Eastern Star held a school of instruction in ritualistic work led by Mrs. Edna Turner of West Graham Virginia. Fourteen officers two members and two visitors attended the session followed by a social hour and a visit from Mr and Mrs Maynard Turner at Star Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Chapter 41
Order of the Eastern Star
Edna Turner
West Graham
Maynard Turner
Star
Train Tips for dining car tipping etiquette
The article advises tip amounts for train dining, suggesting 15 to 20 percent of the bill as proper. It emphasizes tipping when you have a meal in the diner and notes travelers should consider standard generosity while traveling.
Mrs Holton Crowned Club Golf Winner at Holton Country Club
Mrs Holton won the event with a net score of 37 at the Holton Country Club. Second place tied between Mrs C E Belcher and Mrs J G Hunter with a net 4. Winners receive a ball from Rocky's Shop. Blue team led by Mrs Walton Sudduth topped blue gross with 36, red team led by Mrs Jed White scored 32 1/2 points. Mrs White's squad won six matches last week. Mrs Heilman top red team with five points.
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Holton
C. E. Belcher
J. G. Hunter
Rocky
Births A series of babies born in May in Bluefield area
A string of birth notices lists children born in late May at Bluefield Sanitarium St Luke's Hospital and to families in Falls Mills North Tazewell Bluefield Princeton and surrounding areas. Names include Ronda Jean Richard Dale Paula Ann David Eugene David Wayne Bruce Wayne Doris Lee and Sheila Lynn with weights ranging from five pounds thirteen ounces to nine pounds six and a half ounces.
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Ronda Jean
Bluefield Sanitarium
Eugene Martin Belcher
Nemours
Richard Dale
William Estes Thomason
Falls Mills
Paula Ann
John Paul Collins
Clovis Street
Field
Marian Ann Stuckey
Aom
David Eugene
St. Luke's Hospital
James Samuel Ruble
North Tazewell
Katie Louise Shrader
David Wayne
Leonard Odham
Kimball
Mitchem
Luther Street
Bluefield
Bruce Wayne
Heen
Princeton
Doris Lee
St. Luke's
Robert Lee Roach
Fairview Street
Sheila Lynn
Eugene M. Fuller
Miss Belcher Wins Award in Home Economics Contest
Miss Joyce Belcher, a Rocky Gap High School sophomore, won a 25 dollar bond from Bastian Sportswear for the best home economics garment. Her sleeveless waite waffle weave pique dress with red button trim earned top marks from judges Mrs. R. T. Newton Mrs. Raymond Stowers and Mrs. Rosa Gordon.
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Rocky Gap
Joyce Belcher
Rocky Gep High School
Bastian Sportswear, Inc
Bastian
R. T. Newton
Raymond Stowers
Rosa Gordon
Jean Sands
Rocky Gap High School
Berwind Briefs Local Visits Mentioned
Mrs Bird visits her J ia Keith Cook in Rad. Mrs Celia Davis of Honaker visits Mr and Mrs Clyde Honn e. Mr and Mrs R Gey of McDowell visit Mr and Mrs A W Herndon. Mrs Claude Honaker spends days with family after six year Pinecrest Sanitarium illness.
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Mrs. Bird
Keith Cook
Celia Davis
Honaker
Clyde Honne
Devil's Food Treat Teatime Dessert Diamonds
Bake devil's food mix in a inch square pan then cool and cut into two layers. Slice each layer into diamonds and frost with fudge icing. Quarter marshmallows, tuck a pine centerpiece in each diamond.
Berwind Circle Elects Officers
The Ida Wysor Circle of the WSOS of the Berwind Methodist Church met at Mrs. Bula Faye Branson's home with Mrs. Evelyn Canterburry as co host. New officers elected for the coming year were Chairman Mrs. Pauline Winslow secretary Mrs. Rena Ponton and treasurer Miss Hester Kinzer.
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Berwind
Ida Wysor
WSOS
Berwind Methodist Church
Bula Faye Branson
Evelyn Canterburry
Pauline Winslow
Rena Ponton
Hester Kinzer
Grace MAF Elects Officers For Regular Meeting
Grace MAF elected officers for the Grace Church Methodist Adult Fellowship Class at a meeting held off-site. Mary Dean named teacher, Bernard Wilkinson assistant, John Aymason president, John Wilkinson vice president, Edith Wilkinson secretary, Russell Burton treasurer. The group pledged to support the Youth Center and asked members to propose a class slogan next meeting. The Fishermen's Club of the MAF formed to recruit new or active members to Sunday School with James Carter and Mrs French named captains. Doughnuts and coffee served after.
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Grace Church Methodist Adult Fellowship
Mary Dean
Bernard Wilkinson
Ean
John Aym Ason
John Wilkinson
Edith Wilkinson
Russell Burton
Fishermen's Club of the
MAF
City WOTM Plan Election for Bluefield Chapter
Bluefield Chapter 565 Women of the Moose plans regular meeting and Membership Chapter Night. Kathleen Egbert, membership chairman, leads the program. Senior Regent Helen Jackson urges all uninitiated candidates to attend as this last initiation class of the chapter year ends June 30. Election of 1955 56 officers and refreshments to follow.
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Bluefield
Women of the Moose
Kathleen Egbert
Helen Jackson
E. N. Mountains Have Anniversary
CHILHOWIE Va May 31 Mr 8 poeaeei golden we anniver sary at their home in Friendship Community near Chilhowie They have a son Sam a daughter Mrs W L Bonham and one granddaughter.
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Chilhowie
Friendship Community
Sam
W. L. Bonham
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T. C. Deaumer
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Princeton Avenue
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University Club
Raleigh Street
Robert Storrs III
Richmond, Va
the Weeder’s Guide
Cynthia Lowry
AP News
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Mrs. Leslie
UDC
Cherry St
Stadium Drive
W. Va
Kelly’s Chapel
Eastern Star
Mrs. Holton Country Club
Patricia Shaffer
Frank Shaffer
College Avenue
Trinity Methodist Church
West Virginia
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Lloyd C. Wicke
Miss Shaffer
Belcher
Berwind Briefs
Devil's Food Treat
Berwind Circle
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Mixmaster Junior
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