Baptist Vacation Bible School Enters Second Week
The First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School reports 263 enrolled last week with daily attendance averaging 224. Programs run nine to noon for children up to twelve and seven to nine thirty for teens, including worship, Bible study, memory work, music and recreation. A school picnic and a Friday graduation service are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School
Claude K. Smith
Smith
Appalachian Girl Scout Camping Season Opens Across Council
Hundreds of Southern Appalachian Girl Scouts from all districts kick off camp programs this summer under council leadership. Camp chairman Mrs. Robert A. Abernathy Jr. announces staff training, site directors, and dates across Hinton Bluestone Park Tazewell Princeton Giles Co. and Richlands with Huckleberry Hill Camp June 23-28 and multiple district sessions through August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Appalachian Girl Scout Council
Robert A. Abernathy, Jr
Richlands
Girl Scouts
Fayette County
Girl Scout Organization
Girl Scout Council
Huckleberry Hill
Beaver Pond
Davidson
Bluefield City Park
Donald Lease
Kemper Stewart
Greenfield
HeLal
Harold Troup
Ben Douthat
Garnett
Ann Briggs
C. C. ‘Carter
Guy Hefner
Summers District
Hinton
Bluestone Park Area
Tazewell
Pleasant Valley
Mrs. Yates Honored By Bishop PTA
The Bishop Elementary PTAs 1957 58 meeting honored Mrs Everett Yates who leaves for another state after six years of service including two presidency terms. Officers were installed by Mrs Yates and Miss Nelson. Twelve members received poetry booklets for perfect attendance and a first grade welcome party followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Elementary
P.T.A
Michael Gallagher
Basil Scott
Everett Yates
Mary Louise Nelson
Eldon Jones
H. L. Bowling, Jr
Lilly
Bluefield Daughters Host Union District Meeting
Bluefielders gather at Union Presbyterian Church for Union District 1223 meeting hosted by United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs Lawson Faulkner presided. E D Cole WV division president delivered a message to about sixty members. Donald Craft provided music. officers elected for 1959-60 include L D Mattox chair, Jean Boley co chair, Faulkner secretary-treasurer. Next district meeting set for Bluefield in June 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Daughters of the Confecuoe Eeee Ee Union
Union Presbyterian Church
Lawson Faulkner
E. D. Cole
West Virginia
Donald Craft
Union
L. D. Mattox
Bluefield
Jean Boley
Hinton
Cochairman
Princeton
Community group calendar with multiple meetings listed
Tuesday events include Bluegrass Garden Club with Mrs. Burnett at 400 South Mercer Street and a Lois Russell Guild dinner at the Matz Hotel. Wednesday notes a date shift for Bluefield Garden Club and West Graham Community Club pot-luck. Thursday features GIA all day session and garden tours. Friday has Bluefield Public Speaking Group meeting. Monday covers United Daughters of the Confederacy transportation coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluegrass Garden Club
Harry Burnett
South Mercer Street
Lois Russell
Bluefield Garden Club
West Graham Community Club
GIA
H. D. Smith
Oakhurst
Princeton
Town and Country Garden Club
W. D. Martin
W. L. Bingham
United Daughters of the Confederacy
H. A. Porter
Bramwell
Guy French
Honaker Lions Sponsor Bingo at High School
The Honaker Lion's Club hosts a bingo party in the Honaker High School cafeteria on Thursday June 12 at 8 p.m. Proceeds support sight conservation and aid to the blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honaker Lion’s Club
Honaker Lion's Club
Honaker High School
Virginia lodge sister awarded Declaration of Chivalry
Mrs. Fife received the Declaration of Chivalry from the Rebekah Assembly of Virginia in Norfolk for outstanding service in their lodge church and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
Rebekah Assembly of Virginia
Norfolk
Mrs Rife Honored by Pinnacle Rebekah Lodge No 27
Mrs Roland Fife of Bluefield Va was honored last evening by Pinnacle Rebekah Lodge No 27 for outstanding church community and lodge service. A white Bible was presented by Mrs Bill Hickok with corsage from Mrs W H Gilpin. Betty Spurgeon played piano as hostesses were Mrs J H Hearn Jr Mrs Russell Hearn and Mrs Sidney Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Fife
W. H. Gilpin
Pinnacle Rebekah Lodge
Bluefield
Bill Hickok
Fife
Roland Fife
Virginia
Norfolk
Noble Grand
W. H Gilpin
Couple attends Virginia Tech graduation for master’s degree
Mrs A W Stewart and Mrs E C Baumgardner of 608 W Cumberland Rd spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles Carlton at Blacksburg Virginia. They attended the graduation exercise at Virginia Polytechnic Institute where Mr Carlton received his masters in vocational education. The column ends with a humorous note on a waterfowl plucking recipe using detergent and boiling water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Stewart
E. C
Pansy) Baumgardner
W. Cumberland Rd
Charles Carlton
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Charlton
Weekend Visit From Washington Families Shared
Keystone society notes reveal Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bernard of Washington DC spent the weekend with his parents. Bernard, an engineer at the Naval Research Laboratory, attends George Washington University night classes. Also joining were Dr and Mrs David Williams and children from Itmann and Mrs Nell Williams. Additional visitors included Mr and Mrs Frank Otey and daughter Davie Lynn from Huntington visiting relatives in Itmann. Davie Lynn stayed longer with grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bernard
Washington, D. C
Bernard
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
George Washington University
David Williams
Martha
Nancy
Susan
Margeria
Nell Williams
Dr. Williams
Itmann
Frank Otey
Davie’ Lynn
Huntington
W. A. Otey
Alva Boggess
Guff Keesee
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Lacy B. Thompson
Bland Road
Mary Ellen Crow
Eldon Wright
Miss Crow
Laura Richardson
Ann Carlton Smith
L. C. Utt
Sue Richardson
Patricia Perkins
George W. Richardson
Baptist School
Appalachian Girl Scout
Claude Pancake
G. A. Browder
Bernice HeLal
Pat Pharr Greenfield
Iris Fields
F. Morton Wagner
Paul Fleming
A. A. Lawrence
Sam Mitchin
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
Wyoming
Camp Collins
Pineville
Lake Park
Serutan Plus
Federal St
W. Va
Hannah More
Rose-Carol
Rose- Carol
Roxanne
Matz Grille
Matt Grille
Jimmy Hurt
Bluefield Shoe CO
Roy Phillips
Valley
Citizen’s Coal and Supply CO
Bluefield Ave
du Pont
Citizens
Yates
Pta
Bluefield Public Speaking Group
J. Barnes Gillespie
Norfolk and Western Freight Station
Sominex
Federal St. Bluefield
W. Ve
R. Rife
Rebekah
Keystone Personals
GooDy
Westinghouse
Ameaddea
Anderson Radio & Television, Inc
Bluefield, W. VA
Chicago House Furnishing CO
Bluefield, VA
Coker Grocery Company
Princeton, W. VA
General TV & Appliance
Tazewell, VA
Richlands, VA
Ingram & Hays Furniture Company
Pearisburg, VA
Superior Sterling CO
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