Richlands High to Graduate 200 Seniors in 1957
Richlands High School will graduate 200 seniors at the RHS gymnasium on June 4 following a Rescalerents Sermon on June 2. The week featured the Junior Senior Prom on Friday, May 31, Senior Banquet, and a Baccalaureate Sermon delivered by Dr. A B Williford. Principal W S Powers will present diplomas and awards.
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Richlands High School
RHS
Washington
A. B. Williford
Richlands Presbyterian Church
Lara Alice Beavers
W. S. Powers
Jaeger Briefs and Local Circle News at Calvary Church
Weekend visitors for Mr and Mrs F D Bussy. Pennington returns from Haysi Virginia visiting Mrs E M Davis and travels to Richlands for medical care. E G Althoff released from Stevens Clinic Welch. Kahle and Bowie Jr attend to business in Bluefield. May meeting of Calvin Hayes Circle of Calvary Baptist Church discusses church landscaping donations and June 9 dedication lunch plans. Shower given for April bride Mrs Jack McArdle with gifts. list of circle members and guests.
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F. D. Bussy
Pennington
Paul Hill
Haysi
E. M. Davis
Richlands
E. G. Althoff
Stevens Clinic
Welch
E. Bowie Kahle
Bowie Jr
Bluefield
Calvin Hayes
Calvary Baptist Church
Jeff Lockhart
J. H. Williams
Missionary Society
Bruce Cooke
Saeger Garden Club
Circle
Rebekah Hall
E. L. Lid
Carl Fender
Neil Flannagan
Allen Hatcher
Elmo Morgan
R. Bruce Cooke
George McArdle
Jeff Lockhart, Sr
J. F. Kirkpatrick
Irene Asbury
P. A. Wisler
E. L. Liddle
E. P. Pauley
Helen Collier
Elizabeth Smith
Jack McArdle
Richlands High Honors Three Outstanding Students
Phyllis Blankenship daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Lee Blankenship Richlands is an honor student editor of the 1956 57 annual and super salesman for the year She attended Richlands Elementary School and is in Y-Teens Prim Priscilla club and was named outstanding student in sophomore year Shirley Hale daughter of Mr and Mrs Troy Hale Richlands is also an honor student She attended Seaboard Elementary and Richlands Elementary is in 4-H Dancing and French clubs and active in senior activities this year
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Phyllis Blankenship
Roy Lee Blankenship
Richlands
Richlands High
Richlands Elementary
Richland High School
Shirley Hale
Troy E. Hale
Richlands High School
Seaboard
Elizabeth Claypool
H. G. Claypool
Cedar Bluff
Big Blue Blazer
Bluefield Calendar Of Meetings And Club Events
Bluefield groups plan executive meetings lectures garden club gatherings and luncheons across Monday and Tuesday. Key venues include the YWCA Appalachian Assembly Room Eagles Hall First National Bank s and private homes with notes on times locations hosts and coordinators.
Pinoak Briefs From Weekend Visits
Pinoak notes show Franklin Lowe and family stationed at Lockbourne AFB visiting his mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs B L Shrewsbury over the weekend. Lester Walker patient at Beckley Veterans Hospital. Elsie Walker and Mrs Walog Stephens and the Evert Walker family visited Meadow Bridge friends. Carolyn Rose returned home from Romney school. Bernice Toney and Betty Walker of Beckley spend a week with Walter Stephens. Shirley Stephens spent two weeks with Claude Walker in Beckley.
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Franklin Lowe
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus, O
B. L. Shrewsbury
Lester Walker
Veteran's Hospital
Beckley
Elsie Walker
Walog ‘Stephens
Evert Walker
Meadow Bridge
Carolyn Rose
Romney
Bernice Toney
Betty Walker
Walter Stephens
Shirley Stephens
Claude Walker
Local Girl Wins Grant to University
Shirley Buckner Ray of Bluefield is named one of ten high school seniors to receive four year Board of Governors music scholarships to West Virginia University. Miss Ray, a soprano, earned the award based on auditions at the university, announced by Director Weldon Hart of the School of Music. The grants cover remission of all university fees except those for special funds and services.
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Shirley Buckner Ray
Bluefield
Board of Governors
West Virginia University
Richlands Girl Is College YWCA President
Miss Carole Lombardo Buskell of Richlands Virginia has been elected president of the Young Women's Christian Association for the eight week summer session at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg Virginia. A psychology major and senior this fall she will also serve as treasurer of the group.
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Richlands
Carole Lombardo Buskell
Harold P. Buskell
Young Women's Christian Association
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Lakeplace Bible School Opens at Lakeplace
Vacation Bible School of the First Christian Church opens Monday June 3 and runs through Friday June 14 from 9 to 11 36 a.m. Director is Bobby Agg and music director Ela Jarrell with Mrs. Bula Mae Coleman as paceman head. Classes include Nursery Jesus Our Savior Kindergarten Friends Near and Far Primary Our Family and Meet Your Neighbor. A picnic closes the last day.
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Vacation Bible School
The
First Christian Church
Lakeplace
Bobby Agg
Ela Jarrell
Paceman
Bula Mae Coleman
Jesus
Kindengarden
Local Society Notes From The Week
Mrs. R E Snelling and three children Kurt and John Richards left New York May 21 for an extended visit with Elsbeth Woebbekind in Frankfurt Germany. Harold Lester and family spent the weekend with grandparents in Louisa Kentucky. Miss Blankenship remained for a visit with her grandparents James Blankenship and son of Richlands visited his mother Virginia Lockhart last week. Danny Brown East Tennessee State visited home recently. Victoria Young visiting with her daughter. Harold Wallace and McClanahan Virginia Smith and Sharon Hughes visited Mr McClanahan's daughter and son in law Arthur Tatum Chattanooga. Frankie Smith Clell Blankenship Sue Broyles Jerry Blankenship Sonny Broyles and Johnny Billiter visited Dewey Dam weekend. Billy Joe May is home with his parents for vacation.
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R. E. Snelling
Kurt
John Richards
New York
Danny Brown
East Tennessee
Victoria Young
Harold Wallace
End McClanahan
Virginia Smith
Sharon Hughes
Mr. McClanahan
Mes
Arthur Tatum
Chattanooga
Cnn
Frankie Smith
Clell Blankenship
Sue Broyles
Jerry Blankenship
Sonny Broyles
Johnny Billiter
Dewey Dam
Billy Joe May
Miss Kate Bird Graduates From Randolph-Macon College Today
Miss Kate Bird daughter of Dr and Mrs Keith S Bird of Gary will graduate with a BA in English from Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Commencement speakers include Miss Bessie Howard lecturer at Drexel and Prof S MacLean Gilmour of Andover Newton Theological School. Dr William Quillian Jr will confer degrees on 108 graduates.
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Kate Bird
Keith S. Bird
Gary
Randolph- Maton
Gilmour
Randolph-Macon
Smith Auditorium
William Quillian Jr
Grundy Club Discusses Arrangement in Grun dy Va
The Woodcliff Grun dy Gerdes club in Grundy Virginia held a regular meeting at the Davis home. New president Mrs E L Whitt presided and plans were shared for Baccalaureate and Commencement decorations. Winners were announced for the display arrangements with Mrs Irene Reagan and Mrs J L Looney taking top honors.
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Woodcliff Gerdes
Grundy
Davis
John Lester
E. L. Whitt
Irene Reagan
J. L. Looney
Grundy High School
F. H. Combs
EB. M. Bane
H. C
E. EB. Smith
C. H. Reagan
Jennings Looney
E. M. Bane
Roanoke
M. H. Woodworth
Chuir
Whitman Welcomes Daughter Bridget Karen at St Lukes
Mr and Mrs James L Whitman announce the birth of daughter Bridget Karen on May 10 at St Lukes Hospital. The mother is Carrie Mae Blipperson of Bluefield Virginia.
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James L. Whitman
Bridget Karen
St. Lukes Hospital
Carrie Mae Blipperson
Bluefield
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Gregg Publishing Division Company
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Eagles Hall
First Presbyterian Church
Bluefield’ Sanitarium
L. M. Sykes
J. Barnes Gillespie
First National Banks
Stella Armbrister Guild
Trinity Methodist Church
Bluefield Garden Club
Marshal Sinclair
Marshall Sinclair
Whitethorn
Rhododendron Garden Club
William Dickey Jr
Rockbridge Street
Jack Burks
Rockbridge St
Travelers District Meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Princeton
First Methodist Church
Harold Altizer
Pinoak Briefs
Bud Kurtz
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WHIS
Jack Barry
Sir Lancelot
Limerick
Tales OF Wells Fargo
Jim Hardie
Bandidos
Hank Bloomgarden
Jim Snodgrass
Robert Montgomery
Jack Call
Jack Lescoulie
Lakeplace Bible School
James Blankenship
Virginia Lockhart
June Street
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Rowe, Va
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Ord Wade
Grimsleyville, Va
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Grundy Club
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Florida
Carl Neel
America
Bluefield Motors Inc
Studebaker Scotsman
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