Miss Ruth Bass Weds Mr. Neal in Bluefield Home Ceremony
Miss Ruth Clyde Bass and Oscar Hare Neal wed at the bride’s home with Rev. J W Farmer officiating. Music featured Vir gin Wynne and a reception followed. the couple plans a south tour before living in Bluefield. The bride is from Statesville and the groom worked for Norfolk and Western railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Clyde Bass
Clyde G. Bass
Alder Street
Oscar Hare Neal
L. C. Neal
Hill Avenue
J. W. Farmer
Calvary Baptist Church
Eleanor
Virgin Wynne
Thome
Wagner
Neal
Beaver High School
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Burns Wornal
James Bowling
Clarence Noble
Princeton
Elsie Lentz
Willie Bass
Bailey Hollar
Statesville
N. C
Miss Rebecca Lam bert Returns From Visit to Virginia
Miss Rebecca Elizabeth Lambert has returned to New York after visiting her mother Mrs. Virginia A Lambert of Bandy Virginia. R Y Woodburn of Magnolia Street is recovering at St Luke's Hospital after an operation earlier in the week. Mrs C P Mingo and family left for Chicago to attend W R Mingo's Northwestern University dentistry degree graduation. Miss Irene Weaver of Bluestone, formerly of this city, is visiting Mrs Aileen Thornton Sawyers in Scott Apartments while Mrs Sawyers recovers from surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Elizabeth Lambert
Virginia A. Lambert
Bandy
New York
R. Y. Woodburn
Magnolia Street
St. Luke's Hospital
C. P. Mingo
Forest
Malcolm Shumate
Chicago
W. R. Mingo
Northwestern University
Irene Weaver
Bluestone
Aileen Thornton Sawyers
Scott
Sawyers
Smiths welcome Raymond Eugene a son born Friday evening
Mr and Mrs Albert H Smith of 1237 Greenbrier Street are the parents of a son born Friday evening He weighs six pounds and is named Raymond Eugene The mother before marriage was Miss Lois Thornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Smith
Greenbrier Street
Raymond Eugene
Mariage
Lois Thornton
Pounding Mill Community Notes and Visitor Reports
Pounding Mill Virginia items describe visits and calls among locals. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Robinette hosted kin including Donnie and David. Several residents return to work after vacations, attend zone meetings, or visit relatives in Raven and Beckley. A toe injury occurs at the quarry, and distant relatives from Bristol, Cedar Bluff, and Bishop cross paths with local families. A note on sturgeon like salmon and shad moving to fresh water to spawn ends the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Chambers
Bishop, Va
W. E. Mulkey
Sears Taner
Beckley
Foster
Radford
W. H. McGee
McGee
Billy
Clarence Gilbert
Montcalm
Aught Gilbert
Caroline Slade
Bud Robinette
Raven
Caroline Robinette
C. H. Robinette
Gillespie
J. H. Johnson
Dorothy Sheppard
Bristol
Frances Dills
Cedar Bluff
Fannie Dills
Susie
Walker Charles Christian dies at 82 in Athens West Virginia
Charles Christian Walker 82 died at 6 am Tuesday at his home in Athens after years as a Montcalm merchant. He was the son of the late John Lewis and Jane Karr Walker. survived by his wife Riley Morris and daughter Mary Jane Walker, plus stepchildren Eugene Joe Harold Austin and Mrs Ted ONeil. Funeral held at Montcalm Methodist church Thursday at 2 pm with Rev J B Staley and Rev J R Belcher. interment in Wood lawn cemetery. A religious discussion between Kenis Hunt for the Church of Christ and Rev J T Meade for the Church of God ended Thursday evening drawing several hundred attendees daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Staley
J. R. Belcher
Woodlawn Cemetery
Kenis Hunt
Church of Christ
J. T. Meade
Church of God
Tent Meeting Continues With Evening Services
The tent meeting led by evangelist Kenis Hunt of the Church of Christ will continue for another week with J. W. West conducting services each evening at 7 45 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenis Hunt
Church of Christ
J. W. West
Woman's Society Meeting Announcement
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet at the home of Mrs. John Lovern on Thursday June 19 at 7 45 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society
Christian Service
John Lovern
Funeral for C. C. Walker Held at Riverside Church
Relatives from Montcalm and nearby areas attended the funeral for C. C. Walker at Riverside church after his death from a heart attack in Athens. The report also lists numerous relatives and friends visiting or traveling to accompany others, plus ongoing illnesses and trips of local residents.
Residents Attend Visits and Family News in Local County
Glen Lyn residents hosted and visited relatives including Mrs. Emanuel Davis and Mr. Davis on Wednesday. Sybil Hurst of Radford returned for a visit, as did Evelyn and Katherine White from Pocahontas with Mildred and Cathaleene Vaughn. Maxine Hurst joined her sister for a week. Families from Bluefield, Midway, Welch, Gilliam and Pocahontas were guests or hosts across several gatherings. Little LeRoy Hawks, son of Charlie Hawks, is recovering after surgery at Bluefield sanitarium. Eunice Garrett attends summer school at Concord College. Mrs. Radiford's funeral was held at Pocahontas for sister of Alcott Pickett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Lyn
Emanuel Davis
Davis
Sybil Hurst
Radford
Evelyn
Katherine White
Pocahontas
Mildred
Cathaleene Vaughn
Mildred Vaughn
Hungry Mother Park
Argost
Nancy
New Jersey
Ben Arrington
Princeton
Everett Roland
Bluefield
Hall
Midway
George Hurst
Maxine Hurst
Howard Owens
Welch
Clarence Hughes
Gilliam
Sue Owens
LeRoy Hawks
Charlie Hawks
Postponed Red Cross classes in Herndon until fall
Red Cross home hygiene and care of the sick classes in Herndon are postponed until school resumes next fall following an agreement among Lass members and public health nurse Miss Isabelle Durie. Eight hours of certificate credit already earned by members. Rites held for Mrs Doris Derringer in Herndon with burial in Shrewsbury cemetery. mourners include husband Eugene and McKinney family relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herndon
W. Va
Red Cross
Lass
Isabelle Durie
Fourteen Boy Scouts and Leader Dick Lefler Enjoy Outing
Fourteen members of the local Boy Scout troop accompanied by their leader Dick Lefler enjoyed an outing. The group visited a nearby park for a day of games and learning, sharing supervised activities and camaraderie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
This Place
Dick Lefler
Miss Royer and Mr Turner Wed In Lutheran Rites
Miss Winona Evelyn Royer daughter of the Rev Paul L Royer and Mrs Royer married Harry L Turner of Palmyra New Jersey at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Saturday June 7 at 4 pm. The bride a Marion VA College graduate finished studies June 2. The groom a Bluefield College graduate worked for architect Alex B Mahood and now serves in the Fort Dix New Jersey engineering department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Royer
Mr. Turner
Winona Evelyn Royer
Paul L. Royer
Marion, Va
Turner
Bluefield College
Alex B. Mahood
Fort Dix
N. J
Revival Services At Herndon Church In Two Weeks
The Rev A C Young with assistance from Rev Crites of Oceana conducts a two week revival at Herndon church with services nightly at 7 30 pm the public urged to attend. Oak Hill welcomes Emory White and wife announcing birth of a seven pound daughter on Wednesday June 11 at Oak Hill hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shawnee
Tracy Wyatt
Ben White
Archie Lusk
Beckley
Bluefield
A. C. Young
Crites
Oceana
Herndon Church
Emory White
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital
White
Sarah “Kewpie” Meador
H. G. Meador
Elmer Shelton
Leslie Cole
Robert Kuhn
Glen Rogers
Claude Lesler
Kuhn
Huntington
Mullens
Port of Rock hosts mixed shower for Mrs Kermit Bailey
Mrs Leonard Bailey and Mrs D B Echols hosted a miscellaneous shower at Mrs Bailey's home in Rock on Thursday afternoon honoring Mrs Kermit Bailey, a recent bride who plans to move to Baltimore. The event included many guests and a party plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Vaughan
L. E. Bailey
Clyde Bailey
C. J. Altin
A. C. Bailey
L. A. Bailey
J. S.glass
F. W. Young
Delbert Glass
Dewey Lacy
Ray Conner
A. K. Shrewsbury
Newton Long
Clifton Bailey
Keith Keyes
Nora Browning
Dennis Wright
Misses Adah Glass
Blanche West
Betty Scott
Margaret Bailey
Lillian Wright
Hilda Thompson
Bland County singing meeting features out of town singers
Rocky Gap Virginia June 14 The Bland County Singing association plans a Sunday June 15 gathering in the Rocky Gap auditorium with visiting singers from Gratton led by the Kitts Harris Ladies Quartette. Several local residents are noted visiting relatives and relaxing at weekend gatherings across nearby Bluefield Johnson City and Collingswood. A late note recalls Parliament’s Thames relocation debate ending in 1840 after the Duke of Wellington warned mob exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Gap
Bland County Singing Association
Kitts-Harris Ladies Quartette
Gratton
Thames
Duke of Wellington
Elizabeth Ann Morgan notices Kathern Louise Roanoke marriage
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Morgan announces the marriage of her daughter Kathern Louise to Sergeant Melvyn Maurice Roanoke of Fort Meade Massachusetts at Bele mont Baptist Church Roanoke on June 6 at 2 30 pm The Rev D D Peeee ing officiated Immediate family and friends attended with out of town guests Mrs Henry Qunesbe of Or and Mrs J I Johnson of FBS iphia PA among those present The bride and groom plan future band commitments nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann Morgan
Kathern Louise
Melvyn Maurice
Roanoke
Fort Meade
Belemont Baptist Church
D. D
Terry
Richlands
Expacer
Leaves To Assume Active Duty In Army Service
Lieutenant James C. yesterday morning for Arsenal, Md., to become a member of the chemical wart for the United States army. He was accompanied by Cadet E. Daniel who will take a one week training course in infantry Canton. Lieutenant Smyth received his commission at V. B P.dw burg on June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C
Arsenal, Md
United States Army
Jas
Fort Meade, Md
E. Daniel
Smyth
V. B P.dw Burg
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Ruth Bass
Mr. Neal
Steele
Per Withinefield
Federal Street
Postoffice
Curtis Stepp
Lorraine Blankenship
Kegley
Tenn
Nunnally
Betty Gray Wheeler
Robert Lee Wheeler
Narrows
Giles County
Marion
Wheeler
Giles
Virginia
J. R. Maxwell
Maxwell, Va
Billie
Claude Davidson Fisher
Bluefield Va
Pearisburg, Va
Duhring and Cliff Yard
Riverside Church
C. C. Walker
Athens
Walker
John Hurst
E. R. Garrett
A. L. Graves, Jr
Gorghiers
Sandra
Ann
Indian Head
Graves
Civil Service
Kathleen Wiemer
J. B. Wiemer
I. B. Perkins
Belle, W. Va
Arthur Perkins
Estelle Perkins
Rhodell
Ezar Taylor
R. L. Howard
Norma
R.L, Jr
Josephine Farris
Franklin Springs
Mason Graves
West Virginia University
A. L. Graves
Julian Hunt
Cincinnati
Homer Hunt
Pikesville
Lynchburg
Kermit Bailey
Baltimore
Billie Carson
Boyd Munsey
Bluefield Sanitarium
Henry Wall
Ruby
Hilda Wall
T. A. Warden
Washington, D. C
Dlan Head
Harrison Faw
Faye
Ray
Thomas
Everette
Daniel Punturi
Punturi
D. E. Bowling
L. G. Spangler
Eula
Junior
Graydon
J. A. Broyles
Duart
Evelyn's Beauty Shop
Eva
Rary "Hager
Essie
E. L. Shelton
Derringer
Doris McKinney Derringer
Garwood
Memorial Hospital
Phillip Graham
Lonnie Blankenship
Shrewsbury
Lamar
Eugene Derringer
Luther McKinney
Matoaka
Wilmer
Quentin
Roy
High Point
Glen
Malcolm and
Luther, Jr
Basin
C. R. Godfrey
Helen
Frances
Rock, W. Va
Miss Jean Dalton
Clarence
Westmore
Hollywood
the Westmores
Claudette Colbert
Paramount
Westmore Brothers
Westmore Foundation
FOX Pharmacy
West Virginian Hotel Bldg
America
Gooprykoontz Drug Stores
Glenn Hare
Edna Cecil
Ben Lazer
Eula Mae French
Edwin Townsley
Palmer Carroll
Carroll
M. A. Kidd
Robert Cornett
Omar
Caldwell
Dave Tolert
L. J. Stowers
Nannie Rose
Blanche
Eloise Kinser
Buford Tiller
Hobart Fizer
Bobby
Olivia Burton
Paul Burton
Adam
Angrist Men’s Shop
Princeton Ave
Russell St
General I
W. H. Harry
General Electric
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