Plans For Y Camp Made At Outdoor Rally Meet
An outdoor rally last night energized plans for the annual YWCA summer camp to be held July 5 to 12 at near Roland, Virginia. About thirty girls from Bluefield and nearby towns gathered for camp songs, a camp schedule talk, and prizes for bringing in registrations, with details on transportation, fees, needed items, and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
Bluefield
Bastian
Desir Gilmore
Minnie Weaver
FE. W. Francisco
Wyoming Street
Mary Bishop
Eulalia Francisco
Mre
Herbert Markle
Welch
Princeton
Federal Street
Mrs A B Breece to Appear on Miss Marion Show
Coloratura soprano Mrs A B Breece will perform on the Miss Marion program over WHIS. Details of time are incomplete but the appearance is planned as announced by the station.
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A. B. ‘Breece
Marion
Pleasant Noonday Radio Program Delights Listeners
The Rev. Courtland Jourdman and Mrs. Jourdman of Tazewell presented charming vocal selections on Friday. Miss June MacSmith of Knoxville and Jimmy Ferguson of Johnson City also appeared. Ferguson is Mrs. Jourdman’s brother and they visited at the Jourolman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland Jourdman
Choir and soloist to perform at First Presbyterian service
Morning service at First Presbyterian includes a beautiful anthem by the choir. In the evening Miss Elizabeth Warlick will appear as soloist with her noted soprano voice. Mrs. Harry Grinsomia will serve as organist in Mrs. P. S. Barrow’s absence.
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First Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Warlick
P. S. Barrow
Harry Grinsomia
Pleasant Circle Meeting at Bluefield Floral Greenhouses
Outdoor meeting of the Business Women's circle at the Bluefield Floral Company greenhouses on Princeton Road. Miss Ima Smith and Mrs. Bob Wilson co hosted. Mrs. W. A. Sutherland led the missionary program in a well attended season event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Floral Company
Princeton Road
Ima Smith
Bob Wilson
W. A. Sutherland
Picnic at the Greenhouses Attracts About Twenty Attendees
About twenty in the party enjoyed a bountiful picnic supper by a glowing bonfire. Several members explored the greenhouses, inspecting the vast array of flowers and plants on display.
Music Club Chorus Plans Monday Practice at the Y
The chorus group of the Music Culture club will meet Monday evening at 7 45 at the Y for practice. A large attendance is urged.
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Music Culture Club
The
Junior High Girl Reserves Plan Summer Program
The junior high Girl Reserves met at the Y Thursday afternoon to discuss a summer program. Miss Desir Gilmore of the Y staff leaves next Friday for Camp Merril-Woode in Lake Toxaway to attend the annual G R conference. She will be at the Y summer camp Camp Roland near Bastian July 5 12 and later visit relatives at Holly Hill South Carolina.
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Desir Gilmore
Camp Merril-Woode
Lake Toxaway
G. R
Camp Roland
Bastian
Holly Hill
8. C
Honaker Family Plans Motor Trip to Hampton Roads
Mr and Mrs J D Honaker and their daughter Clarabel of Washington street depart Sunday with Miss Virginia Green to visit Tom Honaker at the Hampton Roads naval base Virginia. After that they will visit Mrs Honaker s father at Nottingham Chesapeake VA and stay about ten days. Miss Green will visit relatives in Hatville VA.
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J. D. Honaker
Clarabel
Washington Street
Virginia Green
Tom Honaker
Naval Base
Hampton Roads
California
Hampton
Fidelis Class Meeting at College Avenue Baptist Church
At the home of Mrs. Walter Mustaine the Fidelis class met on Thursday evening with Mrs. Gordon Combow as hostess and president. Miss Gretta Thompson read scripture, prayers were offered by Mrs. Combow and Mrs. Philps, Miss Alice Porterfield gave a reading, and Mrs. Phelps shared a Bible story. The session closed with a brief business period and social refreshments.
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Walter Mustaine
College Avenue
College Avenue Baptist Church
Gordon Combow
Combow
Gretta Thompson
T. J. Philps
Alice Porterfield
Phelps
Anna Margaret Studebaker
Mustaine
Family Reunion of Barrow and Watkins Descendants
The Barrow and Watkins families plan their annual reunion at Flint Hill in Henry county Virginia two miles from Martinsville. About eighty five attendees from Bluefield include Pete Barrow E T Tyree BE Stone J G Barrow and Jack Younger. Three younger Barrow descendants Pete John and Tom will carry the name forward. The event will be at the old ancestral home and is expected to be a delightful gathering.
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Benjamine Franklin Barrow
Susan Watkins Barrow
Flint Hill
Henry County
Martinsville
Bluefield
Pete Barrow
E. T. Tyree
BE. C. Stone
J. G. Barrow
Jack Younger
Barrow
John
Tom Barrow
Albert Barrow
Abingdon
Loyal Daughters Bible Class Enjoy Outdoor Meeting
Members of the Loyal Daughters Bible class at Trinity Methodist met Thursday evening at Mrs. J. D. Long’s Mountain View avenue home. Miss Sallie Jane Bratton presided, with devotion by Mrs. C. E. Hammer. A campfire glow and lantern light framed guitar and Hawaiian guitar numbers by Mrs. P. D. Bratton, Mrs. Victor Devault, Elbert Campbell, and Howard Mason. Ice cream, cake and coffee were served to about fifty attendees.
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Loyal Daughters
Trinity Methodist Church
J. D. Long
Mountain View Avenue
Sallie Jane Bratton
C. E. Hammer
P. D. Bratton
Victor Devault
Miss Marguerite Grogan Leaves for Duke University
Miss Marguerite Grogan departs today for Durham North Carolina to enroll for degree work at Duke University. She will be accompanied to Roanoke by her mother Mrs R A Grogan. Mrs John O Keeffe of Tazewell visits Blue Mre Friday. Andy H Jenkins improves at St Luke's Hospital and may receive visitors. Misses Betty and Jane Markle will next...
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Marguerite Grogan
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Roanoke
R. A. Grogan
John O'Keeffe
Tazewell
Bire
Andy H. Jenkins
St. Luke's Hospital
Betty
Jane Markle
Local residents note summer visits and commencements
Latter part of next week sees visits with Mrs. Richard W. Morrell in Oakland New Jersey. Homer Roach travels to Union to spend weeks with grandmother Mrs. Bessie H. Boyd. Mr and Mrs J M B Lewis Jr depart for a Virginia Beach trip. The Spanglers and Cooper family visit from Charleston Ohio and Morgantown West Virginia for graduation ceremonies and Normal certification for Edith McNeer.
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Richard W. Morrell
Oakland
N. J
Homer Roach
Bessie H. Boyd
Union
J. M. B. Lewis, Jr
Virginia Beach
C. L. Savage
University, Va
8. L. Fizer
Misa Edith
Miss McNeer
Bluefield
Fifty Year Rain Dependability Map Guides Farmers
Dr. Oliver Fassig of the U S Weather Bureau presents a fifty year rainfall dependability map. States range from highly dependable rainfall to highly variable, affecting irrigation needs. Examples include Missouri and New York at opposite ends, with Mississippi showing high totals but lower predictability.
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Washington
Oliver L. Fassig
U. S. Weather Bureau
Fassig
Missouri
Indiana
Tennessee
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Delaware
New Jersey
Oregon
Colorado
South Dakota
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
Illinois
South Carolina
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Virginia
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kentucky
New Mexico
California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Wyoming
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Maryland
Lindbergh Case Tales Highlight Morrow Family Ties
In Englewood and Hopewell, Mrs Lindbergh and baby return to the Morrow home amid illness delays. Violet Sharpe, a Morrow waitress, dies by suicide after aiding the investigation, while Colonel Lindbergh and family learn of the tragedy and extend care.
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Lindberghs
Wheatley
Violet Sharpe
Morrow
Ernest Brinkert
White Plains
New York
Hopewell
Miss Sharpe
Englewood
N. J
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mies Sharpe
Mexico Peru Restore Diplomatic Relations
Madrid reports Mexico and Peru have restored diplomatic relations after a break last month over a Mexican minister linked to a fugitive. Both sides will swap diplomatic personnel as relations resume.
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Mexico
Peru
Madrid
Spain
Striking Miners Vote On Pay Schedule In Pittsburgh
Striking employees of the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal company voted again today on a wage proposal after a conference of union leaders and company representatives. The tentative agreement aims to restore the February 1 terms offering 4 dollars per day for day men 40 cents per ton for machine miners and 54 cents per ton for pick workers.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Com
Coms
Uni Mine Workers of America
Local Man Receives Red Cross Training Award
D. Chaffin Duncan of Appalachian Electric Power, Bluefield, receives a certificate of appreciation from the American Red Cross for 300 hours of service and training 500 people. Three trainees earned Red Cross certificates, and every Bluefield fire department member has been trained by Duncan.
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D. Chaffin Duncan
Red Cross
Committee On
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Luther G. Scott
Bluefield
American Red Cross
Committee On Awards
Scott
Richard W. Thureh
First, Aid and Life Daving
Duncan
Herbert Hoover
Mabel T. Boardmean
John Barton Payne
Central Committee
Harold F. Enlows
Bluefield Fire Department
National Organization of the Red Crogaia
Frange Britain to Discuss Debts and Reciprocity
The British and French premiers plan a Paris meeting to discuss debts reparations and reciprocity before Lausanne negotiations. They aim to align on disarmament and prepare for the Geneva disarmament conference and June 16 talks.
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Frange
Britain
MacDonald
France
Paris
Lausanne
Geneva
Paris Mayor Marries 44 Couples in 30 Minutes
In a swift ceremony in Paris, the mayor of the 15th arrondissement tied the knot for 44 couples within half an hour. The event drew crowds and showcased a rapid wedding pace.
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Paris
15Th Arrondissement
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