Camp Iva Opens Its Seventeenth Season For Girls
YWCA Camp on Cove Creek will open June 14 for four weeks ending July 12. Camp Iva, oldest for girls in the area, has run 38 years under Miss Minnie Weaver and Miss Desir Gilmore. The camp features a 35 by 75 foot pool, 70 camper cabins, a hospital unit, crafts, and daily worship. About 5,000 to 6,000 youngsters have received Red Cross swimming instruction here since 1949.
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George Richardson II
YWCA
Cove Creek
Iva
Minnie Weaver
Desir Gilmore
St. Clairs Crossing
Pisgah
Tip-Top Hotel
Narrows
Christie
Wolf Creek
Roland
Eugene Stowers Sr
Ymca-Ywca
Preston Hamilton
Elizabeth Shelton
Richard Wood
John Lockhart
Alfred White
Josie Grahame
Bluefield
Coronarp marketed as colon nerve stimulant tablet
An advertisement touts Coronarp tablets as a new bowel stimulant with bulking action to relieve constipation. It claims nerves in the colon regulate regularity and promises overnight relief with a gentle return to normal function. Introductory 43 cent price.
Miss Marcia Ann McMullin to Receive B A Degree
Miss Marcia Ann McMullin daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan P McMullin of 709 Parkway will receive the bachelor of arts degree in sociology Monday June 10 at West Hampton College University of Richmond Va Commencement at 8 p m with address by Dr Walter Pope Binns president emeritus of William Jewell College in Liberty Mo She is secretary of the Young Republican club active in YWCA and Girls Athletic Association Her parents and sister Sue will attend and she will return to Bluefield with them until June 17 when she will work for Chesterfield County Welfare departments in Richmond Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Ann McMullin
Dan P. McMullin
709 Parkway
West Hampton College
University of Richmond
Walter Pope Binns
Eemeritus
William Jewell College
Liberty
Miss McMullin
Young Republican Club
Ywca and
Girls’ Athletic Association
Sue
Richmond
Bluefield
Chesterfield County Welfare Departments
Community Club Activities and Rummage Sales Schedule
Calendar lists multiple rummage sales and club meetings in Bluefield and Bluefield Va. including Virginia Avenue Methodist WSCS sale at 529 Virginia Ave, the Railroad Conductors sale at 105 Bluefield Ave, YWCA outdoor cooking class by Mel Barnett, Bluefield Republican Woman's Club at 1913 Washington St, Blue Triangle Y Center potluck, Gladys Keith circle cookout at Dorothy Thomas home, Trinity WSCS Circle 6 at 713 Albemarle St, Bluefield Va Woman's Club executive board at 113 Luther St, and Grace Methodist WSCS luncheon with a 1:30 p.m. business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Avenue
Methodist Wscs
Bluefield
Ladies Auxiliary of the Order of Railroad Conductors
Bluefield Avenue
YWCA
Mel Barnett
Y Center
Bluefield Republican Woman's Club
J. A. Granger
Washington Street
Blue Triangle Club
Gladys Keith
College Avenue Baptist Church
Dorothy Thomas
Trinity Wscs
William Hostetter
L. E. Lemons
Albemarle Street
Woman's Club
Guy Haynes
Luther Street
Huguenot Society Branch Luncheon Elects New Officers
The Huguenot Society Founders of Manakin in Virginia held a luncheon at Town N Country in Princeton where new officers were installed by Mrs. J A Hammond. Guests included state regents and local members as plans for national projects were outlined.
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Manakin
Colony of
Virginia
Town N Country
Princeton
J. A. Hammond
Bluefield
West Virginia
Society
Richmond
William Byrd
William
House of Orange
Benjamin de Joux
Westover
Byrd
McClaugherty
R. V. Shanklin
Manakin Church
Johnson
Huguenot Society
Mary Embry
A. E. Harmon
Lamar Epperly
Alexander
Charleston
Epperly
Hammond
Miss Embry
Shanklin
Roy Phillips
Women Golfers Sign Up For June Handicap at Bluefield
There will be no qualifying rounds for the June handicap tournament at Bluefield Country Club. Positions will be determined by handicap. Interested golfers should sign up at the Golf Shop between Tuesday and Thursday. Matches begin Monday June 10 at 9 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Country Club
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Jarrett Hosts Visiting Family
Boissevain Virginia residents Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Jarrett received a visit from their children and families including Mr. and Mrs. William Burnett and children, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wagner and son, and Mrs. William Austin with James Jarrett, from Pennsylvania towns Phoenixville and Pottstown. Mr. Jarrett has been in ill health recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Jarrett
Boissevain
William Burnett
Cecil Wagner
William Austin
James Jarrett
Phoenixville
Pottstown
Jarrett
4 H Way Studied By Club
The Wide Awake 4H club of Gap Mills held its May meeting on The 4H Way. Members read scripture and shared poems, planned a Farmer's Day parade float, and displayed a window exhibit. The bake sale at The Andrew S Rowan Memorial Home in Sweet Springs was noted along with visiting relatives and local news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAP Mills
Donna Wickline
Donnie Miller
Union
Wade C. Neel
Carol Wickline
Linda Diane McGuire
Howard Lester
4-H Clover
Karen Doss
Brenda Bland
Patty Dransfield
Patricia Porterfield
Eddie Williams
Marshall Miller
Frances Karnes
Hearts
Charlotte McMann
Ricky Howard
Andrew S. Rowan
Sweet Springs
Graduation Gift Frenzy at Bradley's and Local Shops
Local stores showcase graduation gift ideas from Bradley's to First Federal Savings and Loan and Bluefield Shoe Co. Promotions feature fashion, cosmetics, perfumes, and holiday accessories. Shoppers are urged to visit Goody Koontz Drug Store for wrap services and a variety of boys and girls gifts as graduates are honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley's
Hattie Carnegie
Vanity Fair
California
Bradley’s
Goodykoontz Drug Store
Timex
Zenith
Parties Honor Bride-Elect In Bluefield Club Luncheon
Mrs. John R. Witt hosted a luncheon at Bluefield Country Club for Miss Margaret B. Davidson bride elect of Stephen Bethea. Seatings for 14 featured pastel arrangements and a Wedgewood color motif. The couple plans to wed June 22 at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Davidson
John R. Witt
Bluefield Country Club
Sanders G. Davidson
Margaret B. Davidson
Stephen Bethea
Mr. Bethea
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Karl E. Weier
Groveland Drive
Charlottesville
Sondra Ely
Montrose
William M. Cole
Newport News
Thomas E. Weier
University of West Virginia
Morgantown
Miss Thompson Entertained At Luncheon Party
Bride elect Carol Zane Thompson was honored at Bluefield Country Club luncheon hosted by Miss Nancy Cruise for her upcoming marriage to James F. Hill on June 29. Ten guests enjoyed a pink and white theme with fruit plate and strawberry parfait, as corsage gifts and a bride's book presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Zane Thompson
Bluefield Country Club
Nancy Cruise
James F. Hill
Harry Thompson
Roy Hill
Owen Kaylor
Scarlet Davis
Pilla Mae Powell
Darla Hall
Gaye Litz
Betty Wooldridge
Miss Thompson
Keystone-Northfork Club honors West Virginia mother state
The Keystone Northfork Woman's Club held its final meeting of 1962 63 at the Northfork Baptist church. Mrs Roy Shrout of Welch spoke as Mother West Virginia on her 100th birthday, praising the state's industries and future. New officers were installed for 1963 64 led by Mildred Via with duties set for harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Keystone-Northfork
Nostesses Marine Arair Ana
R. M. Goode
W. C. Williams
Roy Keesee
Sam Slusher
Joe Pais
Elizabeth Womack
H. A. Henthorne
Womack
Roy B. Shrout
R. Brown
Welch
Shrout
West Virginia
Wheeling
J. R. Taylor
Robert Beasley
Elwood Booth
Keystone-Northfork Woman's Club
Mildred Via
Raymond Goade
Virgil Christie
Gladys Adams
Naomi Jackson
Via
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Huguenot Society For
Alethia C. Calvert
Jackson A. Hammond
Virginia F. Kuhn
W. §. Johnson
Grace Methodist Wscs
Sanitone A
NEW Method Laundry
Huguenot Society Branch
Charles P. Walker
L. D. Wilmore
St. Peterburg
Fla
Alice Epperly Cornett
W. W. McClaugherty
Lark
Studebaker _ RATION
J. P. Harris
Roanoke
H. L. Alford
George Flower
Leslie Baker
Staunton
Baker
Lillie Moorman
Covington
Eugene Eppling
Caroline C. Howard
Sandford
Sweet Chalybeate
John Howard
Dickie Dotson
Kathy
Lewisburg
John Looney
Bill Curran
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Mary Jane Allison
Morris-Harvey College
Willie Woods
Dewey Woods
Buena Vista
Frank Sawyer
Burlington, N. Y
Ethelene Cook
J. W. Riley
I. K
FE. G. Porterfield
C. E. Brewster
Amonate
I. K. Doss
E. G. Porterfield Sr
W. M. Porterfield
Gerald Griffith
Fred Bell
E. F. Bell
Roger Caulkins
Waynesboro
Cleve Wallace
Thomas Carew
First Federal Savings and Loan Ass
Corner Bland & Ramsey Sts
First Federal
Bluefield Shoe CO
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Margaret Davidson
Sandra Ely
K-N Woman's Club
Lfanderwaight
Drogat
Super’ Scenicruiser
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Cleveland
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Washington
New York
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Blond St
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