Elks Bridge Club Readies Season Opening Tournament
All is in readiness for the Elks' bridge tournament to open Monday at 8 p.m. in the Elks ballroom. The event features a pair championship and a team-of-four contest with trophies for North and South and East and West winners. Entries close noon Monday June 8 and reservations are by calling the Elks' club at 234.
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Elks
Elks’ Bridge Club
Ely Culbertson
Bluefield
Elks’ Club
Young Artists In Recital At Lowman Rooms
Betty Ann Holmes daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Holmes and pupil of Mrs Louis H Reiland will be presented in recital Wednesday evening at 8 at Lowman Piano rooms assisted by Miss Alyce Baldwin pupil of Pasquale Tallar fico of Peabody Conservatory The public is invited to attend the program includes pieces by Lichner Beethoven Hildenberg Balakirew Henselt Mozart Bach and others with both performers sharing the piano duties.
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Betty Ann Holmes
Harry Holmes
Louis H. Reiland
Lowman Piano Rooms
Alyce Baldwin
Pasquale Tallarfco
Peabody Conservatory
Miss Baldwin
Hubert Baldwin
Hopewell
Bluefield
Belland
John Dennen
Poca
Henselt
Alyce Baldwin Minuet—Mozart-Barth
Pomponnette-Durand
Polichinelle
Rachmaninof
Mary Gordon Perkins to Wed Thomas Sherman McClean
Miss Mary Gordon Perkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Perkins will wed Mr Thomas Sherman McClean of Indianapolis on Sunday June 28 at Christ Episcopal church in this city. The romance has drawn wide social interest with several engagements in Indianapolis. Perkins plans to return to Bluefield on June 16 after teaching at Stockman studio in Indianapolis.
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Mary Gordon Perkins
Walter Perkins
Thomas Sherman McClean
Indianapolis
Christ Episcopal Church
Miss Perkins
Bluefield
Stockman Studio
Alma Marie Sarvey and William Burnett Wed in Princeton
The marriage of Alma Marie Sarvey to William H. Burnett was performed at the home of the Rev. Edward Stubblefield in Princeton on Wednesday June 3. Alma Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Sarver of Bluefield, will continue teaching music and the couple plans a August honeymoon after residing at 211 Poplar Street Bluefield.
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Alma Marie Sarver
William H. Burnett
Princeton
Alma Marie Sarvey
H. L. Sarver
E. J. Burnett
North Tazewell
Sarver
N. & W. Railway Company
Edward Stubblefield
First Baptists Church
Stubblefield
Burnett
Carl Burton
Bluefield
Beaver High School
Ethel Crawford
Caesar A. Ronconi
Ronconi
Virginia Supply Company
Poplar Street
Mrs. H. L. Sarver
Alma Marie
West Virginia
Vacation Bible School at Bland Street Methodist Opens June 8
The Daily Vacation Bible School at Bland Street Methodist Church begins Monday June 8 at 9 o clock. Children aged 4 to 16 are invited. Teaching staff span beginners to intermediate with listed volunteers and departmental heads. A note closes with a definition of shotgun gauge based on lead ball count per pound.
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Bland Street Methodist Church
C. B. Francis Jr
Dorothy McCulloch Boggess
M. H. Nichols
Bruce Crawford
Katherine Shupe
L. W. Boykin
J. E. Wagner Jr
Harry Burnett
Christine Cash
Jack Perkins
Ora Clarkson
Virginia Lee Albert
Joe Wilds
W. D. Hite
Catherine Kitts
Aubrey Stowers
John Barnes
Thomas Lipford
Elizabeth Francis
Popular Roanoke Couple Weds In Bluefield College Ceremony
Evelyn Elizabeth Finney of Roanoke marries Clarence Gordon Haupt of Roanoke on the Bluefield College portico. The couple, witnessed by close relatives and friends, is welcomed by families tied to Roanoke and Roanoke College. The bride, Jefferson high school graduate 36, wore a yellow ensemble and green accessories. the groom, a Roanoke College alumnus with a chemical engineering degree, works at Norfolk and Western railroad.
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T. B. Jers
First Baptist Church
Evelyn Elizabeth Finney
Roanoke
Clarence Gordon Haupt
Bluefield College
Walter Bell Finney
Woods Avenue
Jefferson High School
Haupt
H. Karl Haupt
Washington Avenue
N. W
Roanoke College
Salem
Norfolk and Western Railroad
O. B. Kidd
Mulberry Street
City
Memorial Service for Illustrious Eastern Star Members
The Order of the Eastern Star No 102 Bluefield Va held a memorial service Monday night June 2 for Decia Clark J Glenn Dudley W J Tiller and two past grand patrons. Names were read by Secretary Mrs Virginia Shufflebarger as chimes rang and the altar draped in memory. A cross procession with candles followed and a segment of John 14 was recited. A choir sang Beautiful Isle of Somewhere led by Sheb Gillespie and others.
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Glenn Dudley
Order of the Eastern Star No
Bluefield
Decia Clark
J. Glenn Dudley
W. J. Tiller
Grand Chapter of
Virginia
Order of the Eastern Star
Virginia Shufflebarger
Walter Keister
Sallie Greever
Sarah Tate
Walter Painter
John
Isle of Somewhere
Sheb Gillespie
Service Concluded with Bell Rings Outside Closed Doors
Mark Gillespie sounded outside the closed doors as the service ended, marking the conclusion of the proceedings.
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Mark Gillespie
Business Women circle pot-luck at First Presbyterian Church
The Business Women's Circle No 7 of First Presbyterian Church meets Monday at 6 30 PM at the church for a pot-luck supper. Various residents and visitors are listed visiting or staying with relatives in Roanoke and nearby areas over the weekend.
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Business Women's Circle
First Presbyterian Church
Williamson Gillespie Wedding Draws Regional Guests
Mr and Mrs A Y Sproles of Pocaontas attended the wedding of Barnes Gillespie and Miss Eliza Williamson in town. Captain Phil Killy and Mrs Killy from Columbus were present to celebrate their niece Eliza Williamson’s marriage to Barnes Gillespie. Lewis Clark Spangler of Peters town visited for the Williamson Gillespie ceremony. Mrs L W Yost, formerly Emma Smith, is recovering from surgery at Bluefield sanitarium following a recent operation.
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A. Y. Sproles
Pocahontas
Barnes Gillespie
Eliza Williamson
Phil Killy
Killy
Columbus
Miss Eliza Williamson
Lewis Clark Spangler
Peterstown
Williamson Gillespie
L. W. Yost
Bluefield
Yost
Bluefield-Graham
Emma Smith
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Jewel Bulova
Time
J. W. Waters Co
Goodwin's
Princeton Ave
Burnett-Sarver
Vacation Bible School
Milady
Jefferson St
Eugene
Frederic
Aoe
Enews
Fred Green
J. E. Wagner
Walter Hill
Maude Fleshman
Vera Fleshman
Polly Ruble
Margarette Pritchett
Lucy Pressley
William Pruitt
Virginia Speed
Gladys McMullin
Marcel
MY Own
Beauty Shop
Bland ST
Vada Graham
Ethel Bowers
Tne Shrader
Pearl Huff
Mrs. Cc. Gardner
Business Women’s Circle
EB. B. Carr
Blackaburg
W. J. Wilkins
Mary Ann
J. E
Eleanor Bowman
Juanita Bowman
Durham
N. C
Juanita
Duke University
Berther Rul
Bluefield, W. VA
Cynthia
Samme
Oxfords
Patie
Nubucks
Cynthia Arch
Paramount Beauty Salon
Bland Street
Princeton & Federal
Kruschen
Absorbine JR
Browo Seltzer
Cardus
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