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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
7
Dear Miss Dix the writer asks if she should stop calling or have an affair since the man avoids commitment. The reply says the man is not in love, he would marry if he cared, and urges ending the pursuit as futile and harmful.
A vintage health tip touts Resinol Ointment as a reliable remedy for smarting eczema rashes and chafing. The short promotional note urges readers to try the product for fast relief from common skin irritations.
At the Bluefield Quota Club luncheon in the West Virginian hotel the ways and means committee reported. Members voted to raise dues to 1.50 dollars per month and set a bond drive chairmanship for Annie H Quekemeyer from June 1 to July 4.
Grace Circle II of Grace Methodist church meets at Miss Effie Carter’s home 123 Willow Street and welcomes three new members Mrs. John Wilkerson Mrs. T J Thompson and Mrs G W Belcher. Miss Phyllis Lee Hypes presides and introduces Frances Munsey who presents a picture study. Mrs Glen Hypes leads the Bible study. Refreshments are served by Miss Carter Mrs Frank Carter and Mrs John Wilkerson.
Miss Peggy Harvey is a patient at St Luke s hospital undergoing an appendectomy Saturday evening. Mrs S J Kell and daughters Miss Ann and Stuart Kell traveled to Richmond Virginia where Miss Ann will enter Medical College of Virginia hospital for treatment. Mrs Kell and Miss Stuart will visit Dr and Anthony Kell Arlington circle. Mrs Ella Shumate of Parkway is a patient at Bluefield Sanitarium after a minor surgical operation Saturday and is able to receive visitors. Her daughter Mrs Bailey Groseclose of Beckley is here. Another daughter Mrs John Bauguess of Hayward California with two daughters Judy and Patsy will return this month to California. Mrs Bauguess s husband Chief Petty Officer Bauguess USN is stationed in Alaska. Mrs St Clair Darden of South Bend Indiana visits her sisters Mrs Frank M O Brien North street Princeton and Mrs Lewis E Hannah recently moved from Athens to Princeton. Mrs George Cartwright of Walton avenue is a patient at St Luke s hospital after an appendectomy with improving condition and visitors welcome. Miss May Deaton left today for New York for the Mademoiselle shop on Bland street.
Mr and Mrs J P Tolbert of Fast River avenue left Friday for Huntington to attend the graduation exercises at Marshall College where their daughter Ellen Tolbert studies. They then visit Lexington Kentucky with Mr and Mrs Ira Hall. Mrs E E Thacker Sr accompanies her son Fred Thacker and Mrs Thacker returning to Springfield Ohio after several days in Bluefield.
A school committee seeks a message for a yearbook scrap book. The collection includes etiquette guidance on courteous behavior, post card etiquette for unmarried women, title usage on wedding invitations, and summer attire with formal dress rules. The Bell Syndicate releases provide posted answers and table setting guidance.
GoodyKoontz Drug Co. of Bluefield West Virginia promotes T-4-L as a best seller for athletes foot The ad claims the germ grows deep and the product penetrates reaches more germs and works in one hour The offer mentions a 40 cent back from any druggist.
Princeton attorney Cyrus Gadd, new Mercer county Republican chairman, urged Bluefield Woman's Republican club members to register and vote in the August primary. Voters must register by May end to be eligible, with registration closing July 1 and automatic removal for those inactive three years. Gadd urged registering new eligible voters and those who have not voted before. The meeting adjourned until September, with a plan to assist campaign work.
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