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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
10
Miss Betsy Tracy celebrated her eleventh birthday with a bridge party at her parents home on Raleigh terrace. Three tables of bridge were played with roses and peonies for decoration and frozen birthday cake and mints served. Nellie Kell won high prize and Peggle Willis took low prize.
Thursday evening at 7 30 the Torch Bearers class of Midway Christian church will gather at the home of the Rev and Mrs W M Jones for their June meeting.
At 9 o clock this evening the public is invited to tune in on WHIS for a program presented by violin pupils of Miss Evangeline Donohue and piano and saxophone pupils of Mrs. J. S. Phillips. Violinists Helen Giberson and Aubrey Duff piano Paul ine Wiley and James Edwards saxophonist Bill Cliton.
Mr and Mrs G W Shield are the parents of a son born last evening at their home on the Bluefield Princeton road in Ceres. The infant weighs 6 pounds 7 ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. A Nelson Myers announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Eleanor Hendrick to Mr. Charles Raymond Purdue on June 4 in Wise Virginia Mr. Purdue is a son of Mrs Lucy Purdue of Bluefield The couple will reside with the bride's parents for the present Also on Raleigh terrace Friday evening June 12 at 8 o'clock Warlick's Piano rooms hosts Miss Elma Gillespie in recital with assistants Miss Alice Porterfield June Updike and Virginia Powell among others The Hannah Truth Seekers Bible class meets Thursday at 7 45 at Mrs C C Welling 2100 Wythe avenue all members urged to attend.
Dr S W Hayne pastor Bland Street Methodist impressed Bluefield Quota Club members with a talk on primary relations between man and woman since Adam and Eve. He spoke on interdependence among individuals and nations, noting life’s Edenic growth and world unity.
The ad claims Costive men and those indoors with little exercise benefit from Thedford's Black Draught, a purely vegetable laxative taken at bedtime or after meals. It cites a testimonial from D. H. Reed of West Virginia praising its health benefits and urging purchase at drug stores.
Dr. Walter Williams, president of the University of Missouri, presents a diploma to his wife who earned a Master of Arts degree. She was part of the 1931 class of 815 graduates and had been a University of Missouri faculty member before marriage to the school’s proxy.
At First Baptist Church the Business Women's circle will replace an outing with a supper at the Y quarters at 6 o'clock. This notice calls special attention to the adjusted plans.
Mr and Mrs W A Leece of Tazewell announce the marriage of Margaret to Wilton L Adams at 10 o clock Saturday morning June 6 in Tazewell Va Mrs Adams is daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Leece of Tazewell She attended Stonewall Jackson College Abingdon Va Adams is district sales manager for Larry Milling Co located in Greensboro NC and a graduate of North Carolina State College They will be at home after July 1 in Greensboro
Trinity Auxiliary of the Woman's Auxiliary met on a Wednesday afternoon for the June session at Trinity Church. The program featured a leaflet on Changes in Educational Work in the Church by Mrs. Ralph Echols, a vocal solo by Mrs. H G Steele, and reports from officers and social service matters.
Elaborate plans are under way for the Bluefield Cotillion Club sponsored homecoming dance Friday evening June 19 in the ballroom of the West Virginian hotel. Naval decorations will set a college days mood with colors and pennants from colleges represented by younger Bluefield members.
Decorations will be led by Shirley Brown with past success noted. Music by an unspecified orchestra is under consideration with several groups under review. Dancing set from 10 to 2. Previous Cotillion dances for visiting students have been praised and this June 19 event is hoped to surpass prior affairs. A full program of summer dances will be announced later.
Mrs William Harry McComas entertained a bridge party Saturday afternoon at her Elkhorn home with pink and white decor and a salad course. High scores were won by Mrs R A Nowlin and second by Mrs A T Iddings, with a guest list including residents of Welch Northfork Maybeury Switchback Elk horn and surrounding towns.
The Ladies' Bible class at First Presbyterian will meet tonight at 8 in the ladies' parlor with a large attendance expected. The Girls' Friendly Society at Christ Episcopal also meets Friday at 7 at the church for officer elections.
McIntyre Louthan son of Mr and Mrs E M Louthan Bluefield college was graduated from the University of Richmond at a commencement on Tuesday night He will return this fall to work on his master s degree having received a scholarship and a student instructorship in mathematics at the university Local college colony members Prof and Mrs Marvin Williams and son John E attended the exercises in Richmond.
Dr. Stinson, president of Bluefield College, attends a University of Richmond trustees meeting while visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Louthan and Dr. and Mrs. J. Taylor Stinson.
In Chattanooga at the AF of L annual convention delegates urged a full and complete pardon for Thomas Mooney jailed since 1912 for a 1916 San Francisco parade bombing. Mooney has served nearly fourteen years in San Quentin State Prison.
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