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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1940
Page
4
A new Moller organ valued at 8500 was donated to Trinity Methodist Church by an anonymous giver. Installation began last Monday to be ready for use on the upcoming Sunday. Pastor Rev E Wiley said the donor requested anonymity and a new cape for the pulpit area was supplied by the church community.
Anawalt district reports a flurry of visits and travel from June 1. Mrs. John Potter hosts sister Velma Newsome of Pikeville. Mr. and Mrs. E C Rector entertain Roy Rector and daughter Jan. Numerous other locals welcome relatives, attend clinics, or travel to Welch, Bluefield, Grundy, and Galveston for short stays and summer plans.
Waiteville resident Mrs. A H McCormick reports on local happenings including W W Kessinger undergoing eye removal surgery in a Bluefield hospital and Mrs Mary Harless being very ill at her daughter’s home in Pearisburg Virginia. C P Harless and family visited relatives in Pearisburg last Tuesday. A health statistic notes that about one in ten thousand humans are albinos.
Duhring and Cliff Yard report a Sunday school at 10 o clock led by superintendent B B Hurst with preaching at 11 by B F Sublett. C E Sunday night services at 7. Friday night prayer meeting and singing. The Happy Handful class met with Miss Elizabeth Farris with 24 present and planned Reds and Whites contest led by Elizabeth Parris and Myron Taylor to boost attendance over three months. losers host a party.
Community church holds Sunday school each week at 10 o clock led by superintendent W Foy. The Community Aid group met at Mrs A J Dillon for a shower honoring Mrs Harold Carter. Evangelist Julian Hunt to begin revival at Falls Mills Church of Christ on June 3. Mrs E C Vaughn and son Johnny visited Crumpler after eight days with her parents. Mr and Mrs Joe Workman and three children from Clear Creek spent the weekend with relatives in the area.
Children Frank Lois and Evelyn of Amonate spent time with home folk. Evelyn will stay with aunt Mrs Ches Hurst at Lortons Lick. McComas and Bobby Bailey visited Theodore Harris and Kenneth Shrader. Frank Nunn of Winding Gulf visits Mr and Mrs Jim Parris. Mrs Charles Sadler stayed with sister Mrs English Shrader at Freeman. Eugene Shrader of Freeman visited Mrs George Hensley. Mrs J C Wall suffers a sprained ankle. Billy Shrewsbury becomes mine foreman at Good.
Ruth Bane of Bluefield is visiting her sister Mrs. Joe Shrader in Mud Fork. Arthur Wagner and daughters of Montcalm spent Sunday with Mrs. Stafford Wagoner. Bane and family, Shrader and Hamilton families hosted relatives in Mud Fork Village. Harold Scott and baby from Bluefield visited Mrs. J A Mathena. Mrs. Mitchem is rapidly improving from illness. Louise Baker is visiting sister Mrs. George Walker in Bluefield.
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