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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1966
Page
6
The passage describes a luncheon preceded by a State Society Council of officers business meeting. Invocation was offered by Mrs. Herman D. Rollins of Charleston. Tables featured yellow and white daisies in their decor.
Miss M Catherine Downing of Lilford Delaware 1955 48 president of the National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars was guest speaker at the Bluefield June luncheon meeting. She outlined the society goals to honor colonial era memory promote historical study and foster patriotism plus friendship among members. The event featured music by Henry Fortune and remarks on the West Virginia centennial.
Amonate residents report family activities in Virginia and nearby states. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. House plan to attend Robert Lee High School graduation in Springfield where granddaughter Rebecca Monk is in the class. Multiple relatives from Ohio and Maryland visit kin in Amonate and nearby communities.
A bridal party in Tazewell Virginia honored Mrs Ruth Blankenship nee Jackson with a yellow motif. The event followed her May 16 wedding officiated by Rev Lee Hill at home gifts were exchanged for about 20 guests with games led by Mrs Coon and prizes to Mrs Halle Bishop Miss Euna Crawford Mrs Rosa McNeal and Mrs Gordon McBride. Refreshments were buffet style served by hostesses.
Mary McCall was named chairman of a committee in Ellison Rebekah Lodge No. 90 Newhall to study and present amendments to the by laws. The initiation of three candidates will highlight the June 8 meeting. Nominations for new officers will be closed at that meeting.
A computer used by a college alumni association accidentally added 1,223 dairy cows to an alumni mailing list. The unit failed to notice the error before sending, highlighting a humorous yet costly misstep in data handling and prompting questions about oversight.
A chaotic schedule of meetings and events across Bluefield and nearby towns outlines from Thursday through Saturday. Activities include rummage sales at 338 Prineston Avenue and numerous club meetings at Y Center the Appalachian Auditorium and other venues, with groups such as the Golden Age Club YWCA Du PBridge Club and Grace Methodist Circle No 5 and No 7 hosting dinners picnics and sewing sessions. A youth program piano fund ice cream supper and a craft workshop are also noted along with church women group gatherings and civic club sessions.
Mr and Mrs Howard Gilman and their sons attended the 50th wedding anniversary of his parents Mr and Mrs Andrew J Gilman at their Lenore home. Richard A Wells of Fort Bragg NC is on a 15 day leave with his parents Page and Mrs Wells. Douglas Pruett, now at Fort Knox KY, visits Curtis Cloud who recently enlisted. Ada Christian visits in Om DC. Alta Stacey returns from Wilmington DE. Gordon Keene and two children from Alexandria VA visit Dewey Pruett's family.
Mrs J A Hammond met two cousins in Abingdon Virginia last weekend for the wedding of Nancy Slemp Wolfe Norton to Andrew Yapo Bridgeport Conn The couple were 1966 graduates of Emory and Henry College and wed in the college chapel at Emory Virginia
Elkhorn plans two church group meetings on Thursday June 9. The Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet at 1 p.m. in Maybeury at the home of Mrs. Gertude Moxley. The Elkhorn Wesleyan Service Guild will meet at 7 30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Everett Tabor at Upland.
Margare t Dana answers about tax on tax questions. The Treasury says no constitutional prohibition exists on base tax calculations involving other taxes. Some laws allow excluding certain taxes from the base. Illinois exempts the Federal tax on phone service from state tax bases when the tax is charged to the customer. Check with local IRS for state rules on tires and phone service.
About 50 guests attended a pre nuptial party for Miss Betty Whitenack at Virginia Avenue Methodist Creasy Hall. Decorations featured white and yellow with a white carnat ion corsage for the honoree and an open book shaped cake.
Mrs. C. C. Brickey Jr. will arrive in Bluefield June 7 to see her sisters Frances Ann Woods bride elect of Jack A. Shumaker Jr. on July 2 at First Christian Church and Martha Lee Woods. The party plans a Maryland return then July wedding. Frances Ann attends West Virginia University summer session. Martha Lee at Concord College. Rehearsal dinner July 1 hosted by J. A. Shumaker Sr.
Miss Helen Marushia of 134 Balsam Street and her sister Mrs. K. D. Leslie of Keystone are visiting a third sister Mrs. E. E. Lindemann in Cocoa Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Garland Jones travel to Indianapolis to visit his sister Mrs. William Mowry and will stop at Pittsburgh to visit their son Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones on return.
Bakersfield reports a new product Acryline that fits dentures with a vacuum principle forming an airtight seal on plates. The sensation is described as natural by users and lasts six months per application. The product costs $1.19 and is sold at Cohen Drug Stores.
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