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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1939
Page
24
Despite a weather increase, Friday evening drew an appreciative audience to a piano recital by five advanced pupils from Mrs Bashler’s class in the Memorial building ballroom. A final highlight featured a woodrose chenille bed spread with an elaborate design.
Princeton Elks Lodge 70 announces a Flag Day program at the Elks home on Douglas Street next Wednesday night June 14 at 8:00 pm. All patriotic organizations Boy Scouts and the public are invited. The program features a Star Spangled Banner quartet and audience participation with W Cody Pletcher giving an address and Auld Lang Syne sung by audience.
Lloyd L. Lambert and Kermit Shields depart for Jackson's Mill then return home. Lowery G. Bowling attends a county and city convention. Mrs Emma Keenill hosts visitors including Mrs W I Vermillion and Mrs J C Hopkins and Mrs George Wells. West Virginia University summer term opens. E G Haley leaves Princeton for Morgantown to pursue a chemistry master’s degree.
Sunday school at the Methodist church is set for 10 30 in the morning with league services at 7 led by Miss Isabelle Reed. Mr and Mrs Wilson Crawford are parents of a son born Sunday June 4 named William Joseph Eva Chapman the mother before marriage. Officers of the Midway Epworth league and members met at Miss Lucille Sarver's home on Wednesday night. Miss Vivian Page visits relatives in Jewell Valley and Miss Hazel Crawford of Pulaski is at her home. M D Heath and Mrs Jennings visited Mrs Pred at Worth West Virginia.
Bettie Davis and George Brent head the cast in Dark Victory at Mercer Theatre for the next three days. Geraldine Page and Cora Witherspoon are among the other notable players in the romantic drama about a social set woman facing a mysterious illness.
The relief office reports a shipment of basic commodities for relief roll clients in Mercer county. Distribution will occur Tuesday June 13 at the Bluefield warehouse to eligible individuals on relief.
The Willing Workers class of Keecotav A I A met with Mrs archutredly Clemons and Mrs. Langdon Miller leading scripture and prayer. A chicken supper was planned for Friday June 15 with gifts exchanged at the end of the social.
Mrs. Paul Williams invited the class to meet in July and served a party plate to thirty four members.
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