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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1951

Page

7

West Virginia Methodist Youth Assembly Opens At Camp Caesar

The West Virginia conference of the Methodist church launches a youth assembly at Camp Caesar near Cowen from June 11 to 16 for ages 15 to 17. Local faculty include Rev A J Young and Mrs Young as dean of men and women, with courses on Christian life and youth work. Additional sessions are scheduled at Buckhannon and feature leaders from West Virginia churches.

West Virginia Ann Eaton First Methodist Church of Princeton C. C. Godsey Trinity Church West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon W. Va Methodist

Beauty tips in modern living for dry skin

Patricia Lindsay advises on dry skin causes and remedies. She promotes a rose scented shell pink emollient lotion for hands and body, a cosmetic liquid mask for firming the face, and makeup films for legs with a powder buff. Readers may request Lindsay’s free leaflet by mail.

Tazewell UDC Honors Jefferson Davis Meeting Hostesses

The Tazewell chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy gathered at Mrs. J. W. Johnson’s Pine Street home to honor Jefferson Davis on his birthday. Speaker Mrs. H. D. Bryant discussed Davis’s wives and loyalty figures including Varina Howell Davis and Jefferson Davis II, with a large audience and army band present. The group planned to attend the Princeton chapter UDC meeting in Princeton to continue the remembrance.

Tazewell Jefferson Davis J. W. Johnson Pine Varina Jefferson Davis Washington Congress Confederacy L. L. Dickenson United Confederate Veterans Norfolk Ninth Brigade Davis Casement Fortress Monroe Mark Clark U. S. Army Richmond Princeton U.D.C the Elk’s

Parties On Social Calendar This Week For Brides Elect

Local brides elect host and guest lists fill a busy week of luncheons breakfast and dinner parties. Patricia Graham Elise French and other hostesses plan events at homes on Pearl Street Mt View Avenue Frederick Street College Avenue and Oakhurst with meals desserts and a rehearsal dinner preceding the wedding party events.

Patricia Graham Robert Lee Moore Mary Winter Susie Union Street Harold Coppinger Co. T. St. Clair ITI Florence Smith Harriett Smith Pearl Street Kyle Croye K. K. Ernst Pearl] Street Earl J. Bowman Tazewell Aelise French James Elmer Brown Roy Thompson Thompson Mt. View Jesse Bridegroom Murrell Helm Pete's Grill

Local Girls Graduate At RPI Today

Three Bluefield girls Misses Mary Jo Wagner Joyce Owen and Anne Otey will graduate at 10 30 this morning from Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary Richmond Virginia Each will receive a B S degree in distributive education Wagner is daughter of J E Wagner Jr Owens daughter of W S Owen and Otey daughter of M K Otey All three are Beaver high school graduates Wagner attended St Marys College Raleigh Owen attended Woman's College Greensboro and Otey attended Wilson College Pennsylvania.

Bluefield Mary Jo Wagner Joyce Owen Anne Otey Richmond Professional Institute College of William and Mary Richmond Wagner J. E. Wagner Jr. Parkway Miss Owen W.S. Owen Mountain View Avenue Miss Otey

Sewette Club Plans Picnic Event at Gillespie's Cabin

Mrs. Herbert Humphries hosted the June Sewette club meeting with co hostesses Mrs. Ervin Looney and club president Bill Beerbower presiding. Garnett Bird outlined plans for the picnic to be held that evening at Gillespie's cabin with about 55 members guests and spouses attending. Proceeds from a white elephant sale fund the picnic and Mrs. Jimmie Goodwin won the door prize. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Tyler Easley's home.

Herbert Humphries Whitethorn Street Sewette Club Ervin Looney Bill Beerbower Garnett Bird Gillespie Jimmie Goodwin Tyler Easley

Military inventions shape armies across eras

Britannica notes that costly inventions such as armor created exclusive, aristocratic forces while inexpensive ones like gunpowder fostered large, democratic armies. The assertion highlights how technology influences army size and social structure throughout history.

Britannica

Calendar of clubs and meetings in Bluefield week

A busy club week lists Cumberland Garden club at 1004 Albemarle with Garden Enemies topic, Bluefield Womans club at C T Watkins home, Young Woman's club at Appalachian room, Eastern Star June birthdays, Well Child clinic at county health office, Bluegrass Garden club on Lake street, and several church circles. Thursday includes Little Gardens rose program at Edgewood Road and D A R John Chapman program at Camp Iva plus Allegheny Garden club corsage activity.

Cumberland Garden Club Eugene McKenzie Albemarle Street S. R. Blair American Homes Department Bluefield Woman's Club C. T. Watkins C. F. Davis M. J. Thabet Young Woman's Club W. M. Bruch Bluegrass Garden Club W. W. Kersey Lake Street Lois Russell Guild The First Christian Church YWCA Erlene Avier Bland Street Methodist Church Ward Miles W. L. Kelly Glenwood Park Harry Belcher Little Gardens Club W. E Meachum Edgewood Road Frank Rowley John Chapman Daughters of the American Revolution Camp Iva Appalachian Allegheny Garden Club Andrew Morrisey Collezce Avenue P. W. Crouch

Miss Pearman Weds Dr Champion In Roanoke Ceremony

Ruth Roland Pearman daughter of Mrs W M Pearman Welch and the late Mr Pearman married Dr J Paul Champion of Princeton son of Mrs John A Champion Ft Smith Ark and the late Mr Champion in a June 7 Methodist parsonage ceremony at Roanoke Va Rev Wolfe officiating. The couple will reside in Princeton after a short wedding trip.

Ruth Roland Pearman W. M. Pearman Welch Pearman J. Paul Champion Princeton John A. Champion Ft. Smith Ark Mr. Champion Methodist Roanoke Wolfe Champion Northfork High School West Virginia University McDowell County University of Arkansas Medical School West Virginia Stevens Clinic Bob Parsons M. J. Murphy James Murphy Sumner Iowa John Sinnett Marbeurg Walnut Street

Janet Francine Woolwine to Wed Rev Auston D Watterson Jr

Mr and Mrs Charles Burnett Woolwine of Bluefield Virginia announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Janet Francine Woolwine to the Rev Auston Douglas Watterson Jr pastor of Fellowship Baptist church Ettrick Virginia and senior at Bob Jones University Greenville DC The wedding is planned for August at the First Methodist church Bluefield Virginia

Charles Burnett Woolwine Ralston Street Bluefield Janet Francine Auston Douglas Watterson Birmingham Woolwine Bob Jones University Greenville D. C Watterson Fellowship Baptist Church Ettrick First Methodist Church

Trinity Delegates Leave For Assembly

Delegates from Trinity church depart this morning for the First Senior assembly of the Methodist church at Camp Caesar near Cowen West Virginia. Rita Ashworth Carolyn Shouldis Joyce Helton Mary Jane Summers Byrd and Farley Litton travel with Mrs C C Godsey who will teach Understanding Ourselves lead a recreation workshop and direct evening recreation programs at the assembly.

Methodist Church Camp Caesar Cowen W. Va Trinity Church Rita Ashworth Carolyn Shouldis Joyce Helton Mary Jane Summers Byrd Farley Litton C. C. Godsey

Tasteful etiquette Q and A on table setting and mourning

A column of brief etiquette questions and answers. It discusses oyster fork placement, a mourning mother’s attire at a wedding, announcing a real estate business owner, a seven year old junior bridesmaid, and sending flowers for a daughter’s school operetta lead.

Mrs. Post

Street bridges with shops line Kashmir river

In Kashmir India a pair of bridges spanning a river have shops built along their length. The structures resemble street bridges but function as commercial passages. Local authorities have not commented on safety or commerce implications.

Kashmir India

New York Flower Show Highlights Shown to Garden Club

Rhododendron Garden club members received color slides and sketches from Mrs. W. R. Graham detailing the New York International Flower Show. Mrs. Ward Miles reported on the State Garden club convention and Ritter Award won by the Rhododendron club. The group also discussed beautification of Preston Street School and yearbooks for 1951-1952.

New York Rhododendron Garden Club W. R Graham Ward Miles Fairmont Ritter Club Dorothy Biddle John O'Keeffe

Birth of Daughter Vickie Woods in Bluefield

Mr and Mrs Jordan W Hypes announce the birth of a daughter Vickie Woods on June 7 at Bluefield Sanitarium. The mother, Helen Roberts, is identified as the former Miss.

Mrs. Post Blank Real Estate Company Mrs. Blank Jane Blank Miss Blank Jordan W. Hypes Jefferson Street This City Vickie Woods Bluefield Sanitarium Helen Roberts

Miss Juanita Hill Visits Frederick Street Home

Miss Juanita Hill of Bowling Green Kentucky has been visiting at the home of Mrs J G Nichols on Frederick Street. Hill long served as a faithful deaconess in the Methodist church in the Bluefield district under the Coalfield Mission Board, where Mrs Nichols presided.

Juanita Hill Bowling Green J. G. Nichols Frederick Street Miss Hill Bluefield Methodist Church Coalfield Mission Board Nichols

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Beauty & You By Patricia Lindsay Lindsay P. O Station N. Y UDC Ieee Miss Joyce Owen RPI GAS Service, Inc Princeton Ave DIAL Goodykoontz Goodykoonts Bland and South Streets Paper Supply Co Ford Fordomatic Scott & Raleigh Sts Mercer Garage Bluefield, W. Va Miss Pearman Dr. Champion Miss Woolwine Trinity Rachael DeMario Spresser Sammy B. Ferris J. W. Ferris Crab Orchard Spresser Paul DeMario Emily Post N.Y Cohen's Cut Rate Store Eis
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