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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1948

Page

5

Blue Grass Garden Club Hears Talk On Flower Care

Blue Grass Garden Club met Tuesday at Mrs J W Gilbert home with Mrs W A Bostian presiding. Speaker Mrs Bobbitt discussed Around the Garden and cut flower care while eleven ribbons were awarded for show entries. Visitors Mrs L McWorkle and Mrs P W Crouch attended. next meeting at Mrs C M Winfrey home in July. Some members, including Miss Sarah Hobson, Miss Mary Foote Burgess and Minor Lewis, are at Peterkin Council center Romney for ten days.

Blue Grass Garden Club J. W. Gilbert W. A. Bostian Tte C. M. Winfrey South Street Sarah Hobson Mary Foote Burgess Minor Lewis Peterkin (Episcopal) Council Center Romney

Teol Best Seller Ad Claims Deep Germ Penetration

An old GoodyKoontz Drug Co. advertisement touts Teol as a best seller for killing athletes foot by penetrating deeply. It claims the germ is reached to kill it and offers a refund of your 3 cents back from any druggist if not pleased within one hour.

TEOL Goodykoontz Drug CO

New Look Shapes Fall Styles At Fashion Fair

New trends from the second annual fashion fair reflect a shift to slim silhouettes and tailored lines. Suit skirts remain near current lengths with straight cuts, while evening gowns trend toward slim fronts and fuller backs. The New Look influences pinched waists and ballerina skirts, now popular among teenagers, with Victorian touches reappearing in back-to-school outfits.

New York

Tri Sigma Alumnae Luncheon Set for Saturday

Bluefield Sigma Sigma Sigma Alumnae remind members of a luncheon at the Town Club this Saturday at 1 o clock.

Tri Sigma Bluefield Sigma Sigma Sigma

Quota Hears WHIS Group At Meeting

Entertainers from Station WHIS presented a varied program at the Bluefield Quota club luncheon at the West Virginian hotel. Miss Janie Marie Lambert and Mrs. Elsia Thomas directed a hillbilly stunt by O. C. Young and the Cline boys, plus songs by Jane Meadows and Frank Stowers. Roy Parks accompanied. Mrs. Lucille Gish presided. guests included Mrs. A. V. Sproles and Mrs. William McClaugherty who spoke briefly on Union missions. Tables featured roses and caricatures of radio artists.

WHIS Bluefield Quota Club West Virginian Hotel Janie Marie Lambert Elsia Thomas O. C. Young The Cline Boys Arid Jane Meadows Old Village Frank Stowers Roy Parks Lucille Gish Helen Chandler Miss Frances Elsa Cheeks A. V. Sproles Pocahontas William McClaugherty Gish Mary Burgess

Personalities and relocations in Tennessee and Kentucky

Ralph Burnette a Johnson Bible college student from Tennessee has returned to Cumberland Kentucky where he pastors the Church of Christ and will conduct revival work in Morgantown. D R Sayers left for Nashville with his son to enroll at Castle Heights Military Academy. Mrs T Courtney Tanner remains a patient at St Luke's hospital with visitors welcome. Mrs Wade Weaver leaves for Old Point Comfort Virginia for a southern states AA conference. Mr and Mrs B E Montgomery return from Durham after their son Vetor earned a Duke University BA with Sigma Nu affiliation.

Ralph Burnette Johnson- Bitle College Tennessee R. L. Burnette Bluefield Princeton Road Cumberland Church of Christ Morgantown D. R. Sayers Nashville Tenn Robert Sayers Castle Heights Military Academy

Juke Box Dance At Country Club Opens Summer Season

Teenagers will welcome the summer season at a juke box dance in the Bluefield Country Club clubhouse Saturday evening. Younger members will be invited along with older club members for the event.

Bluefield County Club

Daughters Of Penelope Elect Delegates To Meet

The Al kimos chapter held a Sunday meeting at Jimmy's restaurant with Mary Dellis presiding. Members from Welch Beckley Mullens Pearisburg and Bluefield attended. Initiation added Mary Psathos Agnes Sagris and Katina Balanis. Delegates to the Wilmington convention were chosen: Elizabeth Joseph Mary Dellis Alexandra Cryssikos and Helen Christodolou. Alternates Cleo Rinis and Mary Kambouris. A shower for bride elect Catherine Cat sonis followed.

Alkimos The Daughters of Penelope Jimmy’s Mary Dellis Welch, Beckley Mullens Pearisburg Bluefield Mary Psathos Agnes Sagris Katina Balanis Welch Wilmington Dela Elizabeth Joseph Alexandra Cryssikos Helen Christodolou Cleo Rinis Mary Kambouris Beckley Catherine Catsonis Joseph Mandeville Sacred Heart Catholic Church Frances Dellis Sophia Rantis Elaine Kandis

Lois Russell Guild Dinner Meeting Held at YWCA

Lois Russell guild of the First Christian church held a dinner meeting at the YWCA on Federal Street with about forty attendees. Officers were installed in candle light led by Mrs. C. S. Cheyney. retiring officers received gifts. New members were welcomed with corsages as a $60 contribution to the Pearlsburg Va building fund was voted.

James H. Hall Lois Russell First Christian Church YWCA Federal Street C. S. Cheyney Charles Nichols Ruth Kersey Cleo Harris Dorothy Fink Virginia Bailey Lois Underwood The Christian Church Pearlsburg Pollyanna

Trinity WSCS Hears Talk On Alcoholic Anonymous

Trinity Woman’s Society of Christian Service met at the church with an AA speaker describing its founded by two men and non affiliation to church or politics. He noted 80,000 members, meditation led by Mrs. Ralph Thompson, devotion by Mrs. Sam Morgan, and Mrs. P. W. Bratton’s circle sponsored music with Mrs. William Bradley singing two solos accompanied by Roy Larks.

Trinity Wscs Alcholic Anoymous Alcholic Anonymous Ralph Thompson Sam Morgan P. W. Bratton Wiliam Bradley Roy Larks

Rocky's Golf Event Matches Continue

The first flight matches at Bluefield Country Club begin today in Rocky's Golf tournament with Mrs. W. E. McQuall facing Mrs. Lee Wright and T. E. Vass to play the winner of Williams versus Moreman. Second flight features Pritchard versus Porter and Whitenack against Mahood. McQuail Jr. won the third flight 2 up with Strader Jr. as the opponent. Matches start at 9:30 AM with five minute intervals.

Bluefield Country Club W. E. McQuall Lee Wright T. E. Vass W. T. Williams, Jr E. J. McuQail, Jr

Mothers Of Engaged Men Take Notice

Readers advise on engagement etiquette and family invitations. A letter-writer worries about meeting a fiancé’s family and asks whether to travel south without an invitation. The column suggests delaying travel until a formal invitation is received and notes godparents may proxy if unable to attend.

South Mrs. Post Mother the Bell Syndicate Ina

Tazewell Girl Heads to Methodist Church Education Board

Nell Bailey of Tazewell Va daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Bailey will join the Virginia conference board of education of the Methodist church in Richmond after completing studies at Tennessee Wesleyan college Athens Tenn She earned an associate in arts degree May 31 in the colleges eighty second commencement exercises She led campus religious groups and earned a school letter for service on a fellowship team ranked in the top ten percent of her graduating class and was eligible for Phi Theta Kappa and on the dean's honor roll for five quarters Eta Upsilon sorority member and officer.

Nell Bailey J.W. Bailey Tazewell Virginia Conference Board of Education Methodist Church Richmond Tennessee Wesleyan College Athens Phi Theta Kappa Eta Upsilon @ sorority

Women Do Well To Plan For Time After Children Marry

Dorothy Dix urges middle aged women to prepare for decades after children leave home. She notes loneliness, lack of purpose, and wasted years without plans. The piece warns against living with married children and advocates active pursuits for usefulness and cheer in later life.

Dorothy DIX Mamie Sally Father Mother Phil

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Flower Care Shumates Radio Service Mary Mead Federal ST DIAL Wesleyan Bible Grace Methodist Church R. F. Dilon Ella Sue Circle Bramwell ME Church Bowie Kahle St. Luke’s Alumnae Association Brushfork Farm Women's Club Glenn Davis GIA Eagles Bluefield Jodge L. A B. of R. T Odd Fellows Hall Loyalty Rebekah Lodge IOOF Tts Roanoke Street Macedonia Shrine Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Temple Jessie Mae Sheffield C. N. , Wilson Shepherds Rosbet Ron Alva Godschalk Fannie Barret Elizabeth Chauvicourt Joseph Cassidy Sacred Heart Church Bridge Pat Murphey Paul Parks Evangeline Donohue Lois Russell Guild Rocky Pravol Pet Smiths of Hollywood WIS Poe Emily Post Pinkham Lydia E. Pinknam Doi Bluefield, W. VA Coca-Cola Company Lue LO Coca-Cola
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