Southwest Baptist group elects DeVault leader in Bluefield meeting
Elizabeth DeVault of Bluefield was elected and installed as leader of the Southwest Group BBWC during a Monday meeting at Bluefield Virginia’s First Methodist Church. Miss Stella Kitts presided as outgoing president with several new officers also installed and a program highlighting church service and missionary work.
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Southwest Group of
BBWC
DeVault
Elizabeth DeVault
Bluefield
Sleep Tonight Mae He Sei Eea Prored Atop A
A terse notice appears for Cohen's at 412 Federal Street. The readable fragment mentions sleep tonight and a address line. No clear event or full details available.
Charles James undergoes surgery at Medical College of Virginia
Charles James son of Mr and Mrs Paul James Brown Street Bluefield Virginia is a patient at the Medical College of Virginia Richmond where he underwent surgery this week He is accompanied by his mother who will stay with him until his release from the hospital
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Charles James
Paul James
Brown Street
Bluefield
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Miss Betsy Kersey Wins Handicap Golf Match
In the Rocky's Handicap Golf Tournament at Bluefield Country Club Mrs. Betsy Kersey defeated Mrs. J. G. Hunter in the feature match on the 20th hole after a low handicap playoff. Other first round results and today's schedule include Mrs. Fred White versus Mrs. H A Porter and Miss Ann Preston against Mrs. Gordon Little with several defaults recorded.
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Bluefield Country Club
J. G. Hunter
Betsy Kersey
Fred White
H. A. Porter
Ann Preston
Gordon Little
W. A. McCue
Stowers Jr
W. G. Williams Jr
Dan Goodykoontz
C. N Haynes
Lee Wright
Ed McQuail
Tom Hoilman
Veterans Auxiliary Plans Meet
The Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Pinnacle Post No 3856 will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m in a West Virginian bridge room. Members are asked to bring articles for the bazaar and an important business session will be conducted by president Mrs Lila Tibbs.
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VFW
Pinnacle Post No. 3856
West Virginian
Lila Tibbs
Country Club Buffet Dinner and Dance Planned
Bluefield Country Club will host a buffet dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday followed by an informal dance with Jan Campbell's orchestra. Reservations are to be made with club manager Conrad Schmidt.
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Bluefield Country Club
Jan Campbell
Conrad Schmidt
Winter Kinks No Problem For Bouncing Ballerinas
Ballerinas share simple routines to loosen winter kinks and stay fit between performances. Miss Tallchief promotes neck shakes, foot elevation, and ankle rotations to relax tired muscles and ward off colds, noting a routine of hot and cold foot baths after dancing.
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Vivian Brown
UP News
Bluestone WSCS Elects Officers at Regular Meeting
Mrs. Lawrence was elected president of Bluestone United Same Church WSCS at its regular meeting. New officers include Mrs. P. H. Lambert as first vice president Mrs. C. S. Tackett as second vice president Mrs. Lois Tackett secretary and Mrs. E. L. Correll treasurer. Officers will be installed next meeting. Mrs. J. C. Lambert led a program of brief talks. Hostess Mrs. Correll with her daughter Mrs. W. C. Adams served refreshments to seven members and two visitors.
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Miss Kitts
Marguerite Miller
Princeton
Ruth Ingram
Pearlsburg
Janesses
Gregory
Wava Testerman
Richlands Va
William Lilly
Orace Vic Barnett
Bluefield
Arist
Thelma Epperson
Tecorder
Anne
Tazewell
Louise Gentry
John A. Brown
Memorial Baptist Church
Mary Jesse
Japan
Robert Richards
Pearisburg Baptist Church
F. W. Lawrence
P. H. Lambert
C. S. Tackett
Lois Tackett
E. L. Correll
J. C. Lambert
Correll
W. C. Adams
Pickett Births A Son At St Luke's Hospital
A son named Steven Lynn was born May 30 at St. Luke's Hospital to Mr and Mrs Theodore Pickett Route 3 Bluefield. The baby weighed six pounds three and a half ounces.
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Steven Lynn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Theodore Pickett
Route 3
Bluefield
McGuffy Club Hosts Book Review by Mrs Cole
Mrs Paul Cole will be guest speaker at the McGuffy Readers Book Club Friday afternoon. She will review a recent novel at Pete's Grill at 1 30 p m for dessert. president Mrs Jeff Gillespie will chair the meeting.
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Paul Cole
McGuffy Readers Book Club
Pete's Grill
Jeff Gillespie
Community Group Meetings Schedule
A sequence of local club and church gatherings listed by time and location for Thursday and Friday. Lutheran Choir picnic at A L Hopkins home if rain delays to Miss Elizabeth Shelton’s home. Navy Mothers Club at YWCA. Ivy Garden Club with Mrs Richard Henley. Little Gardens Club with Mrs Rhesa Allen on Bland Road. GIA at Eagles. Town and Country Garden Club with Mrs Bessie Ferguson. Women of the Church Immanuel Lutheran parish house. McGuffy Readers Book Club at Pete's Grill with Mrs Paul Cole. Loyalty Rebekah Lodge No 9 at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Lutheran
A. L. Hopkins
Albemarle St
Elizabeth Shelton
Rogers St
Navy Mothers’ Club
YWCA
Ivy Garden Club
Richard Henley
Preston St
Little Gardens Club
Rhesa Allen
Bland Road
GIA
Eagles
Town and Country Garden Club
Bessie Ferguson
College Ave
Marvin Ander
Women of the Church
Immanuel Lutheran
McGuffy Readers Book Club
Pete’s Grill
Paul Cole
Rebekah Lodge No. 9
Odd Fellows Hail
Women go By Janet Sue Riley Nancy Stowers arrives in New York
Nancy Stowers daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Stowers arrives in New York today aboard the Queen Mary after an extended European tour Mrs Stowers and her daughter Mrs Mike Morrow of Winston Salem NC have gone to meet Nancy and will spend several days there Marilyn Ayers granddaughter of Mr and Mrs E Ayers of Pails Mills graduated from Federalsburg High School this spring and reigned as queen over the school's May Day festival Treadway Sheffield arrived Sunday from Stillwater OK to visit his mother Mrs Jessie Mae Sheffield He was joined by Miss Lynn Mitchem Lynn is a sophomore member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority Mary Pace a senior at the college and her mother Mrs G B Pace will visit with Treadway and Mrs Sheffield Monday en route to Miami Norma Chandler daughter of Mrs Breckenridge Chandler received the cap of a student nurse in the Mather School of Nursing at Southern Baptist Hospital on May 28 Capt and Mrs Sammy Snyder and their daughter Christy of Albany GA are visiting his parents The Frank Frosts entertaining their nephew Joseph Francis Kelly Jr and Jay and Jeffrey Creech for a few weeks The boys attend vacation Bible School at College Avenue Baptist Church during their Bluefield visit Give rice new flavor
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Barbara Marie Kearns
Thelma Kearns
Frederick Street
Walter J. Kearns
Harry Fischer
Harry J. Fischer
Huntington
Sacred Heart Church
George J. Burke
Charlotte Backus
Edna Harmon
Gail Bailey
Barbara
William P. Eaton Jr
Betty White
F. Morton Wagner
Lebanon Street
Roy Buchanan
Elizabeth Shelton
Eaton
Nancy Stowers
Eugene Stowers
New York
Treadway Sheffield
Stillwater
Okla
Jessie Mae _ Sheffield
Oakhurst Avenue
Lynn Mitchem
C. T. Nelson
Dallas
Tex
Birmingham
Ala
Treadway
Oklahoma A and M College
U. S. Air Force
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Lynn
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Oklahoma
Mary Pace
The
College
Sheffield
Miami
Fila
Norma Chandler
Breckenridge Chandler
Spring Garden Drive
Southern Baptist Hospital
Mather School of Nursing
Sammy Snyder
Frank Frosts
Vineyard St
Joseph Francis Kelly Jr
Joseph Francis Kelly
Attalla
Jay
Jeffrey Creech
Clifford Creech
Middlesboro
College Avenue Baptist Church
Bluefield
Elsie Clair Circle Holds July Meeting at King Home
Calvary Baptist Church circle led by Mrs. C. H. Arnold met at Mr. and Mrs. L. W. King home on Jefferson Street for the monthly session. Mrs. Bowen Lowder presented Royal Service material. New member Mrs. King was welcomed. Hostess served salad after closing prayer. Next gathering with Mrs. Arnold on Cherry Drive in July.
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C. H. Arnold
Elsie Clair
Calvary Baptist Church
L. W. King
Jefferson Street
Bowen Lowder
Royal Service
Lucille Tabor
Lucy Farley
Cherry Drive
Polio Shots Mark Maybeury Grade School Event
Dr C H Ross and Mrs Virgie Cooper assisted by several ladies completed polio shots at Maybeury Grade School last week. Second grade pupils received a polio pioneer badge and a certificate. Visitors from Switchback Bluefield and Shepherdstown called on local families during the week.
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C. H. Ross
Virgie Cooper
Jack Whitehead
Lois Thompson
Gladys Lester
Maybeury
Bill Quesenberry
Switchback
Paul James
Bluefield
Clayton Myers
Shepherdstown
Jack Callaway
Woodrow Hughes
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Federat St. Cohen's
Miss Kersey
Veterans Auxiliary
Arate Nia
MT Aclore
Tallchief Belives
Maria Talichief
Mrs. Lawrence
Bluestone
WSCS
McGuffy Club
Janet Sue Riley
E. Ayers
Pails Mills
Federalsburg High School
Christy
Albany, Ga
J. F. Snyder
Raleigh Terrace
Fairman) Consumer Service
Ve. Ag
Ron
I . Ate
Warlick Furniture Store
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