Miss Holmes and Miss Hughes Honored Ahead of Wedding
Many events mark the Hughes Turnage wedding buildup. Luncheons dinners and teas honor the bride elects Miss Hughes and Miss Holmes with hostesses Mrs J P Gills Mrs Moffett McCue and others arranging gifts of silver china and flowers while parties continue through the week ending with the wedding later in the month at West Virginia hotel hosts include Dr Alonzo McCue and Dr R O Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffett McCue
Walton Avenue
Miss Hughes
Miss Holmes
Dr. McConahy
C. M. Scott
Charles Scott
Mrs. Scott
Groveland Avenue
H. R. Connell, Jr
Hughes-Turnage
West Virginian
Miss Margaret Davis Announces June Wedding Plans
Miss Margaret Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas W Devis of Honaker Virginia and bride elect of Mr Daniel Hufford Surface of Tazewell Virginia selects Miss Dorothy Ferrell as maid of honor for a June 14 wedding at First Baptist Church in Honaker Rev W D Hamrick to officiate Pre nuptial events include a bridal party dinner in Honaker a Riverjack dinner party and a luncheon at Bluefield Virginia with local hosts and relatives listed The ceremony and details involve a large local contingent of family friends and associates including ushers bridesmaids and musicians
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Davis
Thomas W. Devis
Honaker
Daniel Hufford Surface
Surface
Tazewell
Dorothy Ferrell
West Palm Beach
Fla
First Baptist Church
Woes
W. D. Hamrick
Tone
R. Bowen Royall
Mary Sue Smyth
Richlands
Honatfer
Sally Alice Davis
Billy Lee Bates
H. 8. Surface, Jr
Sam Royall
T. C. Bowen
Frank Harman
Joe Jones
Sally Litz Davidson
Mavis Davis
Edmun P. Allison
New York University
Miss Davis
Hotel Honaker
Barter Players Open Season In Bluefield On July 7
Robert Porterfield's traveling Barter Players begin the 1947 season in Bluefield at Ramsey Auditorium on July 7. Barter, in its fifteenth year, has produced 173 plays in Abingdon and logged 1 382 performances. In 1946 47 the company staged 353 performances of 14 plays in 112 communities across nine states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Porterfield
Barter
Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Times Square
Abingdon
Bluefield Graduates From Randolph Mason and UNC Women’s Colleges
Several Bluefield area women graduate in the past two weeks. Peggy Lou Freeman earned a liberal arts degree from Randolph-Mason on June 2 and is noted for tennis. Peggy Ann Comins graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BS in secretarial administration. Martha Christine Bruch will receive a BA in zoology from UNC Chapel Hill on June 9. Governor Cherry will deliver the commencement address at Kenan Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Lou Freeman
Ernest Freeman
Albemarle Street
Randolph-Mason Woman's College
Ward-Belmont Junior College
Randolph-Mason
Peggy Ann Comins
J. E. Comins
Fairfield Avenue
Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina At
Greensboro
Dikean Society
the Carolinian
Chemistry Club
Gamma Alpha
YWCA
Service League
Martha Christine Bruch
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
N. C
W. J. Bruch
Chris
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
R. Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
Kenan Stadium
Bruch
Rockette Club Weiner Roast At Pinnacle Rock
Members of the Rockette club hosted a weiner roast at Pinnacle Rock Tuesday night. Betty Jo Peake presided as president while guests enjoyed dancing and games. Chaperones were Mrs. Claude Godsey and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Archer. The next meeting will be at Miss Jean Smith’s Princeton road home Tuesday at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockette Club
Betty Jo Peake
Weiner
Pinnacle Rock
Claude Godsey
Warren Archer
Jean Smith
Princeton Road
Local residents’’ travel notices and visits listed
Mrs J W Grimes visits Welch and will be joined by daughter Miss Margaret Grimes. Mrs Bess Burchfield leaves for Washington to spend time with son Bill Burchfield at the Federal Power Commission. Mrs L E Lemons plans a Knox ville and Somerset trip to visit relatives of the late Mr Lemons. Miss Betty Wellford and Armistead Wellford return home from Sweet Briar and Virginia Episcopal schools to Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Grimes
Welch
Margaret Grimes
Bess Burchfield
Alberle Street
Ashington
Bill Burchfield
Federal Power Commission
L. E. Lemons
Albemarle Street
Mr. Lemons
Knoxville
Tenn
Somerset
Betty Wellford
Sweet Briar College
Armistead Wellford
Virginia Episcopal School
A. L. Wellford
Bluefield
Barter touted as a premier theatre by critics in Bluefield
Noted New York critic praised Barter as the most interesting theatre in America. The Bluefield venue will feature the production under the sponsorship of the Greater Bluefield junior chamber of commerce with guests including Fred Allen Kate Smith Gabriel Heatter Mary Margaret McBride and Margaret Arlen among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Allen
Kate Smith
Gabriel Heatter
Mary Margaret McBride
Margaret Arlen
New York
America
Greater Bluefield
Wedding of L Gerald Anderson and Mary Carpenter Set in Mount Vernon
Mr and Mrs Bruce T Hash and daughter Virginia travel to Washington to witness the wedding of their nephew L Gerald Anderson to Miss Mary Carpenter. The candlelight ceremony at Mount Vernon Methodist Church features Rev Dr John W Austin and Rev Purcell Storey with Ruth Carpenter maid of honor and Paul H Anderson best man. A reception follows with family and church members assisting. both families are connected to Fayette Iowa and Washington institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce T. Hash
Virginia
Mullens
Washington, D. C
L. Gerald Anderson
Mary Carpenter
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
John W. Austin
Miss Carpenter
Charles Richard Carpenter
Fayette
Iowa
Purcell Storey
Ruth Carpenter
Montreal, N. C
Paul H. Anderson
Washington
John H. Anderson
Talladega
Ala
Earl Anderson
Robbie Campbell
Arlington Methodist Church
Keith Martin
Upper Iowa University
Washington Federation of Churches
Anderson
Emory and Henry College
West Virginia University
Anderson Furniture Company
Miss Margaret Ann Blessing to Wed Charles West Jr
Miss Margaret Ann Blessing, the bride elect, was honored at a dinner party Thursday at Leo's hosted by Misses Dora Liddle and Betty Booth who will join the bridal party. Guests included Mrs. Dean Coffey Mrs. James Law and Mrs. Jack Smith. A centerpiece of sweet peas and daisies was presented to the bride elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Hughes
Mr. Turnage
Earl B. Thomas
College Avenue
Miss Hughes
J. P. Gills
Whitethorn Street
Betty Ann Holmes
John G. McConahy
ITI
Leo's
Elizabeth Ann Lowman
Alonzo McCue
Lebanon Street
Hughes-Turnage
Mary McCue
Anne Rogers
Ralph W. Taylor
R. O. Rogers
Margaret Ann Blessing
Chales O. West, Jr
Dora Liddle
Betty Booth
Dean Coffey
James Law
Jack Smith
Pollyanna Party Brought Joy to Circle 4 Members
With sixteen present circle 4 of the First Christian church enjoyed a Pollyanna party on Wednesday led by Mrs. Frank Bowling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle 4
First Christian Church
Frank Bowling
Meeting closes year with devotional and reports heard
The gathering at Mrs. McMullin's home opened with prayer led by Mrs. Pedigo and devotionals by Mrs. Montgomery on Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock. Grimes presented reports, Miss Evelyn Tabor played piano, and Alice Ferrell performed. The note adds that until 1900 kerosene was the principal oil product with gasoline as a by product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. E. McMullin
Highland Avenue
E. S. Pedigo
H. T. Montgomery
Grimes
Evelyn Tabor
Pian
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Porterfield
Life Magazine
Time
News Week
The
New York Times
New York News
Washington Star
Roy
Kellogg's
MA Winkle Mar
Bibbs Wilmer
Daisy Denny Dimwit
Winnie Winks
Gravel Gertie
the Funnies
Uncle Avery Flati OF
Mama DE Stross
Auntie Blossom Tiny Tim Abretha Breez Uttle
Joe Twda
Superman
Gang
Ted
Flattor
Denny Dimwit
Kellogg’s
AJ Drover
Mom
Florida
Bluefield Produce & Provision Co
Area
Peggy Comins
Peggy Freeman
Christine Bruch
Miss Blessing
Christian Church
Club
el Dorado
ANCE
Courthouse
Princeton
W. VA
Dukes OF Swing
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