Miss Elizabeth Brown Weds Lieut. Thomas R. Gilpin
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Brown to Lieut. Thomas R. Gilpin. The couple’s single ring ceremony occurred at the bride’s home with officiant J. B. F. Yoak Jr. The bride wore an hid suit with white accessories and gardenias. Gilpin, a Princeton High School graduate and Concord College attendee, is stationed at Hondo Texas with the ferrying navigators squad. Mrs. Gilpin will join him in Hondo soon. they will make their home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thei
Elizabeth Brown
Aan
Goldie Brown
Neeton
Tees R. Gilpin
Isie Rae Princeton
Laer
J. B. F. Yoak, Jr
Gilpin
Princeton High School
Princeton
Concord College
Athens
Delta Igma Epsilon Sorority
Concord Players
Bluefield Business College
Pampa Army Flying School
Pamp
Texas
Hondo
Navigators
Kemper West
Clara
Baltimore
Meadows
Bal White
Luther White
Jacqueline Goad
Lashmeet
Ithew White
Wessie St. Clair
Ira Skeens
Switchback W VA News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Local society notes report the Women’s Auxiliary of the Methodist church meeting May 28 with T. W. Hayes presiding. Members discuss flowers and parsonage screens payments. Group circles and a prayer closed the meeting. Family updates cover travels to Elk City Oklahoma and activity of relatives in the Navy Air Station at Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Heary Methodist Church
T. W. Hayes
Sigma Tau Honored At Spaghetti Supper
Bluefield college sorority Sigma Tau was entertained with a spaghetti supper Thursday evening at Mrs M Louthan s home on College row The group plans to continue activities through the summer and prepared for a pajama party at Miss Virginia Mae Armes home in Bluefield Virginia
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Sigma Tau
Bluefield College
M. Louthan
College Row
Virginia Mae Armes
Bluefield
Miss Nancy Pauline Peek Weds Staff Sgt Richard H Lambert
The Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Peek of Bluefield Virginia announce the marriage of their daughter Nancy Pauline to Staff Sgt. Richard H. Lambert of the city, now stationed at Camp Edwards Massachusetts. The ceremony at Tazewell Christian church May 24 was officiated by Rev. Curtis Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Peek
Bluefield
North Tazewell
Nancy Pauline
Richard H. Lambert
Camp Edwards
Mass
Christian Church
Tazewell
Curtis Jones
Bristol
Three Bluefield Students Earn Degrees In Parallel Paths
Three Bluefield graduates Jeanne Clark French Roselyn Kammer and William Wright Johnson received diplomas at UNC Chapel Hill Tuesday. Kammer departs for advanced university work. French heads to Georgia for a job. Johnson plans to join the armed forces in July.
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Memorial School
University of North Caron
College Avenue
Memorial
Fairview and
Beaver High School
University of North Carolna
Miss Kammer
Chapel Hill
Miss Prench
Georgia
Bluefield
Johnson
Kenan Stadium
North Carolina
Frank Graham
Elgood News Writing Class Report Highlights Arrivals
From Elgood West Virginia the NEWSWRITING CLASS reports that D L White and White D B have reached North Africa and that Pfc Ward White has arrived safely. The text notes a grave home at John Whittaker's residence on Adair's Run and references a local resident's service.
Local Army Air Corps Sgt. Arrives on furlough in Hawaii
Staff Sgt Ira Southern of the U S Army Air Corps stationed in Hawaii arrives home for a 21 day furlough Hammell Southern. Southern has served four years in the air corps. Funeral services for Johnston B Whittaker were held at the home of his son John Whittaker on Adair's Run on Wednesday June 2. He is survived by six sons and five daughters.
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Billy Payne
Randolph Payne
Maybeury
Jaeger
John Whittaker
Adair
Ira Southern
U. S.S. Army Air Corps
Hawaii
Hammell Southern
Southern
Air Corps
Johnston B. Whittaker
Mr. Whittaker
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Elizabeth Frances Brown
Thomas R. Gilpin
Patay
Bobby
Donald
Eatontown
N. J
Slate
Carl Thompson
West Virginia University
Morgantown
E. Thompson
Hamlin
Charles Neal
McLain Business College
Mechanicsburg
Ralph Mustard
R. 8. Neal
John Albert Smith
Camp Hood
J. W. Smith
E. D. Evans
Bluefield Sanitarium
R.S. Neal
Louise Howery
Patricia Payne
Brother Palmer
John Edmonds
Wytheville
Hughes Eggers
Barbara
Loretta
Egger
Henry Adams
Max Meadows
Switchback
Wren
KING
Margaret King
Claude Slate
Elk City
Oklahoma
Buddy King
Seaman
U.S. Naval Air Station
Nton
Okla
Betty Ann Thompson
Northfork
Peter Barna
Mike Barna
Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School
University of Notre Dame
Ensign Rna
Tri-State College
Angola
Ind
Mack (Buck) Blevins
Army Force 68Th
Jackson
James N. Vawter
U. S. Navy
Cpl
Carl W Vawter
U. S. Army
C. Vawter
Elkhorn High School
Set
Jan Vawter
W. 8
C . C. B. Moore
Harshbarger
O. FE. Thomp
C. BE. Braseal
G. L
E. G. Shaw
Wesleyan Service Guild
Rs. C. White
Shirley Wwhite
Howard White
Vacation Church School
Maybeury Methodist Church
Willa Boyton
Jean Hayes
Anita McComas
Charles Hendricks
Jimmy Gilmore
Harry Ramey
L. C Nowlin
Miss Boynton
W. W. King
Pvt
Howard King
Washington, D. C
Bethesda
Silver Spring
Mabel DeBusk
Ruth Blevins
Glade Springs
John DeBusk
W. Gilley
Camp Howzer
Gilley
Geo. Gilley
C. G. Duff
Lois
Marguerite
Richlands
C. M. Thacker
Davis
Fredericksburg
H. B. Adams
Louise Lively
Indiaapolis
Clayton Roberts
John Robb
Zionville
N. C
Clarence Wooten
Charleston
R. H. Coburn
D. T. Layman
Richmond
Billie Layman
Elwood Atkinson
Australia
San Antonio
Nancy Sproles
A. V. Sproles
Virginia Hutcherson
Fort Knox
B. E. Hutcherson
Helen F. Bowling
Bluefield Sanitarium Nursing
A. T. Foote
Tommy Slate
J. W. Waters Co
the Reliable Jewelers
Nancy Pauline Peek
Lambert
Mrs
Elgood
J. B. Whittaker
Little French Beauty School
Landora French Beauty Shop
Coal & Coke
Verna Poe
Bill Poe
Fenney
Home Front Army
Penney
Bluefield Football
Shortie
Ste Lati Et
THRIF
Glen Row
Ae Fous
J. C. Penney
Fred Parsons
Tunisia
Lucy Hunt
Penney's
Penney Army of
Penney’s
Femnevs
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