Visitation Committees Appointed by Eastern Star Chapter
Bluefield Chapter No. 102 Eastern Star met in the Masonic Hall. Louise Bryant will visit July 10 at 8 p.m. Committees were named for banquet, refreshments, gift, tables, and courtesy with listed chairmen. A May Grand Chapter Session report was given. Pro tem officers and a practice session were noted, followed by a social hour.
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Bluefield
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Louise Bryant
Ernestine Brewster
Virginia Shufflebarger
Pearl Harvey
Diana Fanning
Ruth Beard
Della Mac Dawson
Willie Scott
Helen French
Mable Chambers
Sylvia Lurber
Edna Turner
Pardue
Richmond
Elizabeth Spurgeon
Della Mae Dawson
Andrea Tate
Diana Brewster
W. B. Quillen
Gwen Kidd
Gladys Lester
Rachel Blaylock
Threesomes Set For Final Play In Tournament
Betsy Kersey led Rocky's Golf Tournament with an 85 toward a 154 net as Blue Field Country Club hosts the final 18 hole medal event. Morning play begins at 9 with groups Betsy Kersey Ruth Ann Meem and Lois Keesling Maude Baker Elsa Snead and Jane Richmond Myrt Williams Jane tt and Helen McCoy Jessie Taylor Ollie Hunter and Violet Yates Natalie St. Calir Lucille Gills and Mrs Bill Ford.
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Betsy Kersey
Rocky
Bluefield Country Club
Ruth Ann Meem
Lois Keesling
Maude Baker
Elsa Snead
Jane Richmond
Myrt Williams
Janett
Helen McCoy
Jessie Taylor
Ollie Hunter
Violet Yates
Natalie St. Calir
Lucille Gills
Bill Ford
Virginia graduates honor Surface family at UVa
Mrs. T. W. Davis of Honaker and Mr. and Mrs. Dan H. Surface of Tazewell attended the University of Virginia graduation in Charlottesville on Sunday June 4. Miss Sally Alice Surface received the bachelor of science degree in education.
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Honaker
T. W. Davis
Dan H. Surface
Tazewell
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Sally Alice Surface
Doan's Backache Relief Ad Promises Fast Night Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts Doan's backache pills for fast relief from nagging backache headaches and muscle pains. It claims quick action through three mechanisms, suggests lasting nightly comfort, and markets a new larger size for better value.
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Tuerve
Doan
Vacation Bible Schools Held Across Peterstown Area
Sunday night June 11 Pine Grove Vacation Bible School closes at 7 30 with a program titled Living for Jesus and a mission offering for Mountain Mission School Grundy Va A Wiener roast follows The Peterstown Christian Church hosts a two week VBS June 12 23 at Peterstown Elementary School directed by Maurice Hylton The Richlands area also hosts several VBS sessions with varied themes and faculty across Richlands Richlands Methodist Richlands Christian and Richlands Presbyterian churches through mid June
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Peterstown
Pine Grove
New Christian Church
Jesus
Maurice Hylton
Ann Webb
Peggy Compton
Inez Thompson
Beulah Falls
Helen Hylton
Virginia Hash
Fern McCallister
Gail Butler
Rosie Dent
Eileen McKenzie
Janet DeHart
Peterstown Christian Church
Mountain Mission School
Grundy
Richlands
Richlands Methodist
Richlands Methodist School
Bob Repass
D. C. Jessee
Fleet Underwood
Mary Pat Underwood
Christie Miller
Gaines Tatum
Wilmer Louie
David
West Fork Presbyterian DVBS Opens June Nineteenth
Hancock directs DVBS at Dye Presbyterian with Mrs W W Hancock as head. Classes include Beginners Primary Junior and Pioneer groups taught by multiple local leaders led by Mrs Lawrence Cook at West Fork Presbyterian Chapel and Mrs I W Pendleton for Junior High.
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Lawrence Cook
West Fork Presbyterian Chapel
Barbara Whited
Lester
Herman Watts
Roberts Stoats
Tom Brown
Dorothy Lester
Jerry Lawson
Jack Raines
I. W. Pendleton
W. W. Hancock
Dye Presbyterian
DVBS
Richlands IWC Meeting Sees Guests and Plans
Richlands IWC president welcomes three guests from nearby clubs at the Martingale Restaurant and notes approval of a full page subscription for the Richlands High School Annual. The group votes to send a girl to Girls State, names a yearbook chair, and approves next year’s budget.
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Richlands
R. A. Abernathy
Richlands Intermediate Woman's Club
Martingale
Tazewell
Otis Nash
Senior Woman's Club
D. Q. Lowman
Nitro
Joe Adair
Richlands High School
Jess Luttrell
Blacksburg
Wava Testerman
Abernathy
Tea Honors Girls Home From School
Mrs W H Leckie and Mrs Dan McMullin hosted a mother-daughter tea at the Leckie home on Grandview Avenue with about 80 guests calling between 4 and 5 pm. The event celebrated girls home from school including Eleanor McQuail Kate Long Nancy Baer Leslie Katz Margie Bowen Chris Cole with pink and white decor and a Dresden centerpiece.
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W. H. Leckie
Sharon
Dan McMullin
Sue
Leckie
Grandview Avenue
Eleanor McQuail
Kate Long
Oak Hill
Nancy Baer
Leslie Katz
Margie Bowen
Chris Cole
Harold J. Tabor Listed Patient at Bluefield Sanitarium
Harold J. Tabor of 1813 Fern Dell Street is noted as a patient at Bluefield Sanitarium based on the readable section of the public health record.
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Harold J. Tabor
Ferndell Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
Reception Honors The R Coffeys
A Saturday evening reception honored Mr and Mrs Russell Coffey newlyweds. Held at Mrs W H Long home with co hostess Mrs Roy B Browder. Pink white color scheme featured pink gladioli and lace cloth, cake cutting, punch service, and a guest list of close friends and Sylvatus Virginia visitors Claude Coffey and sons John and Fred.
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Russell Coffey
W. H. Long
Roy B. Browder
Miss Peters Honored At Dual Bridal Showers
Miss Peters received two separate pre wedding parties hosted by Mrs Hazel Richards at her Bluewell home and Mrs W P Thomas residence. Guests toasted with floral decor in green and white and pink carnation corsages. Hosts presented china and silver gifts alongside bridal tokens.
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Hazel Richards
Bluewell
Lois Gordon
Miss Peters
W. P. Thomas
Harold Nicholson
Eula Dudley
Community Club Calendar of Local Events and Meetings
A Thursday through Monday schedule lists the YWCA Neighborhood Tea, Pinnacle Rock gathering, Navy Mothers installation, Town and Country Garden Club at Golden Age Center, Red and Blue Stag cocktail at Bluefield Country Club, Carr Memorial Methodist Strawberry Festival at Glenwood Park, Loyalty Rebekah Lodge meeting, Y Weds Club ice cream supper at YM YWCA, and Bluefield Chapter Order of Eastern Star officer elections. Events feature clubs, churches, and local venues with times from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. and a Monday vote preview by the Mason temple.
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YWCA
Stration Club
Pinnacle Rock
U. S. Navy
Appalachian Auditorium
Town and Country Garden Club
Golden Age Center
College Avenue
Bluefield Country Club
Carr Memorial Methodist Church
Glenwood Park
Loyalty Rebekah Lodge No
Odd Fellows Hall
Bessie Davidson
Noble Grand
Y-Weds Club
Ym-Ywca
Bobby Meador
Easy Meals for Summer outlined by Bluefield club
Miss Jane McNabb presented the June program for the Bluefield Woman's Club at Appalachian Auditorium on Easy Meals for Summer. She demonstrated by preparing Swedish meat balls spice cake salads Calypso bars sherbet punch and served cookies nuts and mints to 50 members and visitor Mrs. K R Layman. A new member Mrs Clyde Neal joined from Woodland Manor Apartments. The Fine Arts Department plans a Barter Theatre trip to Abingdon Virginia next Wednesday June 14 with luncheon at Martha Washington Inn.
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Jane McNabb
Bluefield
H. L. Montgomery
Clyde Neal
Woodland Manor Apartments
Williamson
Fine Arts
Sidney Kwass
Abingdon
Martha Washington Inn
Bluefield Woman's Club
Ben G. Lilly
Louise Frazee
Red Cross
J. W. Grimes
J. A. Granger
Margaret Easley
American Homes Department
C. T. Watkins
Miss McNabb
C. H. Headley
Bluefield Sanitarium
Virginia Ashers Open Gates Dinner at Trinity Methodist
The Virginia Asher Bible Council annual dinner at Trinity Methodist Church in Ashbury Hall featured Dr. Primivito Delgado of Bluefield College as guest speaker with the theme Open Doors. Mrs Mandeline Volkovich welcomed attendees and gifts were presented to council helpers, with 31 present and plans noted for the 1961 62 term in September.
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Virginia Asher Bible Council
Asbury Hall
Trinity Methodists Church
J. T
W. R.wood
Wanda Redd
Zelda Roberts
Christ
Redd
Volkovich
Ruth Sage
Mary Ellen Gregory
T. H. Claggett
Alma Morris
Verna Hopkins
Tuna Vegetable Chowder for Meatless Meals
Canned condensed vegetarian vegetable soup provides a base for a creamy tuna vegetable chowder. Combine one can of vegetarian soup with a drained 7 ounce tuna, heat with occasional stirring, and garnish with lemon rind. Serve with hot rolls peaches and cookies and a beverage.
Choosing Surfacing Materials For Home Remodels
The cost plus concept guides homemakers to weigh initial prices against long term value. Ceramic tile may cost more upfront but lasts a lifetime and never needs waxing or refinishing, reducing ongoing upkeep.
Letter From Faye Read To WS Guild Discusses Aid to Africa
The June Louise Bruce Wesleyan Service Guild program featured Miss Jeanne Foster presenting the topic and Miss Dot Lawrence giving a devotional from the English New Testament. A letter from Faye and Don McFarland about a WSG donation to send pastors to African conferences was read, detailing a charity miracle involving 21 000 Christian literature copies and films for pastors conferences. The guild planned an August picnic and updated meeting locations for the new year.
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Louise Bruce
John Shrewsbury
Jeanne Foster
Lois Pafford
Dot Lawrence
Lou Ross
Miss Lawrence
Faye
Don McFarland
WSG
Pocket Testament League
Affrica
Africa
Christian Anti-Communist League
McFarlands
F. H. Morrison
Four-H All-Star Pins Presented At Mercer County Meeting
Ten members of the Mercer County 4H Leaders Conference attended sessions at Jacksons Mill from May 29 to June 3. Era Mullins Wilbur Farley and Lara Stapon earned 4H all star pins the programs highest honor. Mullins also earned a 10 year leadership pin and Stapon received a 4H all star scholarship. Attendees included Era Mullins Clara Gilliam Helen Caffee Vera Blackwell Leonard Hill Joyce McClung Mary Lee Crews and Lava Stapon.
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Mercer County
Jackson's Mill
Era Mullins
Wilbur Farley
Lara Stapon
Lava Stapon
Clara Gilliam
Helen Caffee
Vera Blackwell
Leonard Hill
Joyce McClung
Mary Lee Crews
The Quick Stop Superette Offers Low Prices in Bluefield
Arch Smith runs a 10 AM to 10 PM store at 111 So College Ave Bluefield VA boasting no sales tax S and H Green Stamps and low prices. Cigarettes marketed as best buys include Regulars at 2.17 per carton and King Size at 2.27 per carton.
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College Ave
Bluefield
Arch Smith
Papa
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