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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1941
Page
3
Plans are complete for the annual Y W CA camp to be held at Camp Roland. The first week runs June 20 to 27 and the second week June 27 to July 4. Girls aged 10 to 18 may join for one or both weeks and should register at the Y quarters on Federal Street.
The Daily Vacation Bible school at Trinity Methodist church enters its second week with an average attendance of 102 in the first week. On Friday morning June 13 parents of participants will visit to see the work of the young faculty and divisions led by Imogene Miller and a team of assistants.
Mrs. E. W. Womack and relatives from Richlands and Bluefield travel to Louisville for the graduation of Kenneth Ockermann who earned an M D at the University of Louisville. He will begin an internship at City Hospital in Louisville after completing studies at Berea College Duke University and the University of Kentucky.
In Rocky's golf tournament at Bluefield Country Club this morning, Mrs J H Kabler faces Mrs H X Morton at 9 30, Mrs W A McCue plays Mrs R C Pritchard at 9 35, Mrs C F Brooks meets Mrs A B Mahood at 9 40, and Mrs R T Little Jr vs Mrs G M Cruise at 10 20. Camel's hair brushes are made from the tails of Russian squirrels.
The Bluefield Junior Woman's club hosts a country square dance Friday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Hillbilly barn on the Princeton road with a hillbilly orchestra. Lions club members Bob McCue Joe Wilds Tyler Stowers and Otis Bivens will call figures.
Announcements list a string of church and society meetings for Grace Methodist Trinity Methodist First Baptist and others plus a memorial service for Rebecca Assembly and a note on Alexander the Great’s conquest with 35000 troops. The calendar includes circle gatherings at homes Y council supper at the Y and a Beaver A Cappella rehearsal at Westminster with dates and hosts.
Unique rally day observance at First Baptist Bluefield drew large attendance despite bad weather. Dr T E Peters led the program with Bruce Aker presiding. Prizes honored Elizabeth Yost 93 oldest woman and Charles Reynolds 85 oldest man. Largest family prize went to R A Simmons family of seven. youngest husband John Lafferty 22. youngest father M R Louthan 29. youngest mother E C Shelton 19. youngest wife C Bolito 15. youngest child Ellen Gale Latham 6 months.
Circles of the First Presbyterian church will meet at several locations. Circle 1 at Mrs. John Goody, Circle 4 at Mrs. C G Harris, Circle 5 at church house, Circle 7 at Mrs. nae Barger apartment, Circle 8 at Mrs. H C Humphrey cabin or Fork. Business Women meet Thursday at 5 30 in the ladies lot for a business meeting and supper followed by a lesson.
Mr and Mrs Paris L Smith of Peoria Arizona and their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Smith visited their cousins Mr and Mrs E H Fields at 808 Raleigh terrace. They toured Virginia and Cleveland Ohio and this is Smiths first visit home in forty three years. He is sheriff of his Arizona county. The group plans to visit Washington and then North and South Carolina before returning home.
Miss Ora Peters librarian at Concord college Athens returned from a Chicago librarians meeting. Miss Wilmer Peters arrives home for summer from Westhampton college University of Virginia Richmond. Miss Joann Cannon at Bluefield sanitarium now accepts visitors. Rita Trau of Cleveland is guest of Miss Roselyn Kammer Jefferson street. Mrs Roby Groseclose at Bluefield sanitarium with a broken ankle from a fall. Max Kammer to Fort Knox Kentucky for six weeks then commission as second lieutenant. Misses Lucy Fisher and Edna Longworth travel to Brevard North Carolina for National Aquatic school water safety and Red Cross training. Miss Kahle returns to Danville Virginia after month with mother. Kahle is accessories buyer at L Herman store in Danville. Lena Morriss called to Appomattox for ill sister Eltha Morriss. return midweek. Robert Y Woodburn patient at St Luke's hospital. Dr J R Rodgin back from White Sulphur Springs West Virginia optometry convention at Greenbrier hotel. Mrs H E Shirey improved at Bluefield sanitarium. Mrs Hattie B Clark moved to new home in Columbus Ohio.
Mrs Roy Taylor and Mr Taylor and their son James E Clark and Mrs Clark visited Frances Clark at her old Summers county home. Mrs Aileen Thornton Sawyers, recently discharged from St Luke's hospital after four weeks, returned to her Scott apartments home and may receive visitors.
The Bland Street Methodist Church Intermediate Department enjoyed a softball game with Boo Vaught and Lem Boykin as pitchers and Sumpter as umpire, a 7 to 2 win for the Boykin team. They will skate at the White Kitchen and tour local churches Tuesday before leaving Monday June 16 for Christian Adventure Camp Houston near Kimball with expanded activities and registrations.
On Sunday evening at 6 49 o clock the Youth Division of Carr Memorial Methodist church staged the pageant The Veiled Cross at Bland Street Methodist church produced by Mrs Pearl Faulkner. Cast included Miss Helen Miller Mrs Farmer and Misses Eleanor Wagner Nel Marjorie Bratton Ora Newman Ruby Hager Virginia Pennington Alice Shaffer Madeline Jones and Viola Bratton. An off stage choir provided musical support and the Sand Street church youths under Miss Helen Mills served a salad supper to about 75 young people after the program.
Delegates for the Tazewell District conference of the First Methodist Church are named with ex officio members led by Rev. L. W. Pierce. Elected delegates include J. E. Wagoner and C. N. Petty among others. The conference covers 122 churches and weighs district interests with pastors and lay delegates.
Hershel Perdue reports driving lights stolen from his car parked on Raleigh Street. In a separate incident, J. H. Stewart’s junk yard on Bland Street was broken into, with several pounds of lead two auto radiators and four pounds of metal seals taken. Police investigate both cases.
Logan West Virginia reports John Murat aged 63 died from injuries suffered a week earlier at the Buffalo Eagle mine near Braeholm twenty miles west of Logan. It is the ninth fatality in the county this year.
An annual five state singing convention will be held Sunday June 15 in Pikeville Kentucky with Virginia Kentucky West Virginia Ohio and Tennessee taking part. The event will be at Pikeville city park and move to Pikeville high school auditorium if rain occurs. Registration begins at 10 with lunch free for registrants before 11 30. Free ice water and lemonade will be available. Group singing by the audience will occur and numerous prizes will be awarded.
A Vacation Bible School began yesterday at the Grundy Methodist church and will continue daily except Saturdays and Sundays through June 20 from 9 to 11 30. Children up to age 15 invited. Teachers include Mrs R W Griffith Mrs G O McGuire Miss Lois Smith and others. Mrs W Ledford directs. Parents asked to assist. transportation provided for distant attendees.
The Reader's Digest annual scholastic award goes to Council High valedictorian Edith Fletcher as announced by Principal J K McFarlane. The award recognizes outstanding achievement among graduating students nationwide.
Miss Fletcher will receive an engrossed certificate of award upon graduation. The article notes that the honoree has achieved successful records in school ward and is seen as a future community leader.
The Buchanan County Young Peoples union of the Methodist church will meet at Keen Mountain Friday evening June 13 at 8 o'clock. Grundy league will lead devotional with Miss Betty Gillespie as leader. Garden Creek Epworth league hosts. Grundy high school band will perform. A new Looney's Chapel league will be initiated. Miss Helen McGuire is president, Creed Lawless counselor.
State selective service head quarters announced the first assignment in this state of a conscientious objector to duty in a labor camp. William Arthur Hamlin of Huntington is directed to report June 26 at Grottoes Virginia for work of national importance, without pay, instead of one year of military training.
The Women’s Society of Christian Met Church plans a zone gathering at Raven this afternoon at 1 30. President Mrs Amy Powers leads a program with Miss Chilton Ryburn and Miss Josephine Steele on home betterment and religious education. Clergymen Rev C F Lundy and Rev James Shugart attend.
The Wesleyan Guild will hold its monthly meeting Thursday evening with outdoor supper served. Mrs. R. K. Charles will host the supper and Mrs. Pierre Williams will chair the program following the meal.
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