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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1939

Page

18

Impressive Bland Ceremony for Breckenridge Barton Rites

Mrs J T Barton of Ona announces the marriage of her daughter Ethel Mae to Stan Breckenridge of Bland. The couple attended Bluefield Business College and Beaver High School graduate Stan holds a position with Bluefield Supply Company.

Bland Ethel Mae Barton J. T. Barton Bramwell Stanley Frazier Breckenridge Ona Ethel Mae Stan Beckenridge Bluefield Business Bluefield Telephone Company Prancesridge Beaver High School Bluefield Supply Compan Winece Yathe

Community Announcements From Local Groups

Local clubs and societies list upcoming meetings and rehearsals. Topics include Young Matrons of First Christian, Sain Teo circle at Methodist church, Railway Clerks Association Norfolk line, Canandaquaga group at Y, Globe Trotters, Little Theatre rehearsal, American Legion auxiliary at Appalachian hall, and First Presbyterian dinner and Bible study session led by William Crowe Jr.

First Presbyterian William Crowe, Jr Sesson

Baby Girl Named Wanda Del Megan Worley Born

Mr and Mrs Sidney Veter of Piuefield Princeton welcomed their daughter on June 6 naming Wanda Del Mrs Worley as a guardian note. The article mentions one other child in the family.

Sidney Veter Piuefield -Princeton Wanda del Worley Herrtage Meg

Hilda Eve Vencill Birthday Party Held At Home

Hilda Eve Vencill celebrated her seventh birthday with a Desty Dale afternoon party at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Vencill on Walters Avenue. Seventeen guests attended with refreshments and favors provided by Mrs. G. B. Helton and Miss Lucille Davidson.

Hilda Eve Vencill Chickie Delis Johnson June Brooks Migaret Wimmer Joyce Annaand Ramey Lucille David- Mesdames John Dellis G. Helton H. L. Ramey Marfesa Omy

Coalfield Mission Board to Convene In Princeton

The Coalfield Mission Board meets at the First Methodist Church in Princeton starting Tuesday at 10 30 with Mrs J G Nichols Bluefield presiding. Activities include varied programs and a special musical number followed by lunch served by church members.

Coalfield Mission Board Princeton Coalfield Bluefield First Methodist Church J. G. Nichols

Social notes from Rocky Gap area

Local residents posted in town visiting relatives and guests during the weekend. Arlene Conley of Chauncey Va hosts. Miss Goldie Con will stay a week. Irvey Shrader of Bastian is visiting. Mrs Peyton Buxton, Mrs J H Lambert, and families travel for visits. Ward Alderman from the U S Navy on leave. Virginia Alderman and George Davis of Pulaski are among guests.

Ve. Va Pulaski U. S. Navy Losles Stanley Price Radford

Handling a Bridge Hand Defeat of Contract Despite Risky Discard

Bidding note and play analysis from a bridge hand where East must discard to signal strength. The pair misplayed, as Bast should have sacrificed a trick to thwart five clubs doubled. West could have shifted to a singleton diamond to force a two down, while East failed to signal the danger in spades.

Bast Declarer East

Local visits noted with relatives and friends

Mrs. Price's mother Mrs. George Musser and Miss Jean Graves visited friends at Radford and Hillsville this week. Miss Ruth Groseclose of Ceres stayed several days with her sister Mrs. Ralph Graves. Mrs. Willie Belle Geise and her children from Hamilton Ohio are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hill.

Price George Musser Jean Graves Radford Hillsville Ruth Groseclose Ceres Ralph Graves Willie Belle Geise Hamilton, O J. R. Hill

Local Visitors Share Week End in Springville

Springville notes list of guests and visitors from Dry Fork Richlands Lebanon Thorpe and Bossevain. Families include Beavers Nash Osborne Brooks Tiller and Branch with mentions of Skyland Camp and Roanoke trips.

Mary Patteson Lebanon C. K. Nash R. W. Osborne Skyland Camp O. Nash Dorothy Brooks Thorpe Roanoke Willie Tiller Bossevain Sherman Branch Branch

Bid Four Clubs In A Proper Shut-out

A bridge deal fragment presents the bid four clubs as a proper shut-out bid intended to force pass. It contrasts three clubs as insufficient protection and notes a partner Merwin Mater last position. The readable text shows players Maier Barnstone You Schenker and a sequence of passes including te Pass.

Maier Barnstone Schenker

Laissez-Faire Club Plans Hotel Dance Arrangement

Arrangements near completion for the Laissez-Faire club dance at Hotel 10 until 2. The event aims to reunite out of town college students returning home for summer. A meeting is set for Monday at 8 at Miss Mary O'Keefe’s home. Jelly Leftwich and NBC orchestra will provide music with Kay Keever Johnny Powers and Russ Roberts as vocalists.

Mary O'Keefe Giles Jelly Leftwich

Birth Norces in Cleveland for Anna Bradford Family

A birth notice from Cleveland reports the child Norces named for the newborn with the mother listed as Anna Bradford before marriage. The parents Mr and Mrs Wiley recently resided in the city before moving to Arizona.

Cleveland Anna Braford Wiley Ring Arizona

Miss Agnes Hetherington of King Street Visited Relatives

Miss Agnes Hetherington spent the weekend with relatives and friends, testing visits in the area. Reeve Migs and others from the neighborhood were noted in attendance.

Reeve Agnes Hetherington King Street

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J. G. Nichola Sain Teo Ciety Ce Methodist Church Fae Association of Railway Clerks and Associated The Norfolk and W Railway Company Giobe Red Heart School Little Theatre Group Colonial Theatre American Legion A. 8 Booker Appalachian Hall Mary Lee Beauty Shop Dana Dana Harris Octavia Clifton Hendricks William G. Cavanaugh Belmont P Park Rocky Ga Glenn P Su Meroam Wien MAS. C.K. Nash Correspondent Springville Carl Beavers Merwin Mater New Mohair C. RR. Avenue Aaa Wwe Hotpoint Warlick Warlick Furniture Store
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