Relatives Gather Across States Visit Local Homes
Florida and Texas relatives visit in Virginia. Stacy Ford and family from Pensacola join Ethel Burnop in Chatham Hill with the Wiggins siblings from Corpus Christi. They attend Daniel Ford’s graduation in Gloucester and share many family greetings across Pensacola Tampa Detroit Saltville Marion Abingdon Blacksburg and Poor Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham Hill
Stacy Ford
Marcia
Irvin
Pensacola
Fla
Ethel Burnop
Florida
Burnop
Bob Wiggins
Michael
Corpus Christi
Tex
Wiggins
Mr. Ford
Daniel Ford
Gloucester
Hazel Oakes
Portsmouth
Ed Warren
Judith Warren
Clarence Gillespie
H. E
Harold Gillespies
Chilhowie
Walter Ferguson
Detroit
Mich
Fergusons
DeBords
Poor Valley
David Neal
Tampa
Jimmy Neal
E. G. Oakes
Saltville
John Oakes
Marion
T. T Crabtree
Rural Retreat
Warren
Blacksburg
Fred Neals
Jake Pollard
Jack Campbells
Dan Tickle
Abingdon
G. W. DeBords
Mr and Mrs Jim S Necessary Move to Kingsport
Mr and Mrs Jim S Necessary relocate to Kingsport Tennessee on Tuesday June 12 where he will work as an industrial engineer for Tennessee Eastman He is a 1962 VPI graduate on the Dean's List His brother Harry S Necessary also graduated in 1962 from VPI He is married to Barbara West and they have a one year old daughter Debra Dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim S. Necessary
Kingsport
Tenn
Tennessee Eastman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Harry S. Necessary
Barbara West
Debra Dawn
Properly Zesting an Orange Without the White Membrane
Guide to zest an orange yielding about a tablespoon of rind. Move the fruit lightly across the grater to avoid removing the white membrane beneath the skin.
Gap Mills 4-H Meeting Moved to June 22
Wide Awake 4-H Club schedules the June meeting for Friday June 22. Hope Hubbard of Gap Mills High School wins second prize in a wild flower poetry contest at West Virginia University. The Noble family homecoming in Peterstown and graduation of Patsy McMillan in Charleston are noted, with Blessed newborn daughter reported for Huntington’s William E. Blessing family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAP Mills
Hope Hubbard
Gap Mills High School
West Virginia University
Phi Epsilon Phi
Johnny
A. M. Noble
Noble
W. B. Noble
Peterstown
Ellery Wickline
Patsy McMillan
Charleston
Merlin Baker
Asheville
N. C
I. K. Doss
God's Bible School
Cincinnati
Ohio
William E. Blessing
Huntington
Huntington Hospital
Blessing
Gap Mills Happenings from Local Families
Allene Ruddell of Gap Mills, daughter of Mr and Mrs L Ruddell, along with Leighton Cransfield family, travel to Florida for their children Michael and Sandra’s high school graduation there this month. Marcus Arthur visits his father Clyde Arthur and Mrs Arthur at Sweet Springs on Sunday. Mrs Marcus Arthur Jr and two sons return to Hamp ton after visiting her mother Mrs Luther Bradley at Sweet Springs. Guests include Mr and Mrs Robert Griffith of White Sulphur Springs and Mr and Mrs Gerald Griffith and two daughters of Gap Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gap Mills
Allene Ruddell
L. Ruddell
Leighton Cransfield
Florida
Michael
Sandra
Paul Epling
Jim Epling
Martinsville
R. A. Baker
Marcus Arthur
Clyde Arthur
Arthur
Sweet Springs
Marcus Arthur Jr
Hampton, Va
Luther Bradley
Cream n Cake Ice Cream Roll Dessert Prep
Instructions describe filling a sponge cake roll with slightly soft ice cream. Spread on a cold unrolled cake, roll, wrap, and freeze for serving. The method uses about a 15 by 10 by 1 inch jelly roll pan to shape the roll.
Visits and Socials in Broadford Va Area
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott returned to Myrtle Beach after a two week visit with her parents in Broadford. The Wiley Osborne family of Elkhorn had luncheon at the Johnson home. Mrs. Jack Hodge of Salem and Mrs. Wiley Wyatt of Saltville were overnight guests of the Harrises. Albert Lurber vacationing in Columbus Ohio. J A French returned to Fort Pierce Florida after a Broadford visit. Ruth Abel was honored with a miscellaneous shower by Mrs. Sammie Lamie and Mrs. Ira Wyatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadford
Charles Elliott
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Albert Clear
Wiley Osborne
Elkhorn
Tom Johnson
Jack Hodge
Salem
Wiley Wyatt
Saltville
Stuart Harris
Albert Lurber
Columbus
Ohio
J. A. French
Fort Pierce
Fla
Curtis Wyatt
Ruth Abel
Sammie Lamie
Ira Wyatt
Circles Westminister Club Schedule Details
Westminster circles list meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and mornings. Entries name ladies hosting groups and cohosts, with times 7:45 p.m. and 10 a.m. on specified dates and numbered circle designations.
DWC Convenes In Bluefield Honoring Retiring President Hill
The West Virginia Daughters of Colonial Wars met in Bluefield for the year's first gathering. Retiring president Mrs. Claude R. Hill of Oak Hill was made an honorary state president. President Mrs. W. Eugene Holcombe discussed projects including renovating an old home or restoring a one room schoolhouse at Cedar Lake near Ripley and report on Frontier Nursing in Hyden Kentucky. A program of music featured autoharp with songs from multiple traditions. The meeting drew record attendance and suggested June Bluefield luncheon as annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Daughters of Colonial Wars
Bluefield
Claude R. Hill
Oak Hill
W. Eugene Holcombe
Charleston
Cedar Lake
Ripley
Frontier Nursing
Hyden
Kentucky
Holcombe
Daughters of Colonial Wars
Hill
Paul Schneider
Sam Watson
A. D. Keller
St. Albans
Rose Schneider
Canton
Ohio
J. W. Haner
Charlottesville
Susan Weikle
J. R. Garrett
R. T. McLaughlin Jr
Bea Stringfellow
R. S. Kerfoot
G. M. Cruise
Community club and society meetings listed for Monday
Calendar notes list Bluefield Civic League Cumberland Garden Club and Bluefield Chapter No 66 CBS meetings for the week with locations and hosts. Other groups plan sessions at homes, churches, and the Masonic Temple including programs on ante bellum homes and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Civic League
Appalachian Auditorium
Virginia Asher Bible Council
YMYW
College Avenue
Cumberland Garden Club
M. B. Lockhart
Heatherwood Road
Thelma Motley
Mississippi
Bluefield
CBS
Masonic Temple
Amanda Montgomery
Rudy Vukojevich
Pinehill Park
HDC
Ross Mitchell
Bluefield Country Club
Blue Grass Garden Club
W. W. Kersey
Lake Street
Frank Lazenby
Coalwood Residents Vacationing In Florida
Coalwood vacationers Charis Stidham and Pat Stillwell visit Cocoa Beach with A 3C and Mrs Larry Stidham before heading to Daytona Beach. Separate travelers include Mr and Mrs Paul Perkins with Beatrice Christian and Carl Bowden visiting Bishopville and St Albans kin while Mrs Ray Perkins recovers in Bluefield. Rev and Mrs C B Niswander with family stay with Fred Niswander Jr. and daughters. Mildred Ratliff family hosts Gail Ratliff. Lacy Hight Jr visits Jacksonville guests. Woodrow Riley's daughter prepares for surgery in Norfolk with Milton Bjerke family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itmann
Charis Stidham
Pat Stillwell
Coalwood
Larry Stidham
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Daytona Beach
Paul Perkins
Beatrice Christian
Mullens
Carl Bowden
St. Albans
Ray Perkins
Bishop Va
St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield
C. B. Niswander
Huntington
Fred Niswander Jr
Ronnie Goodwin
Norfolk
Clarence Ratliff
Gail Ratliff
Lacy Hight Jr
Jacksonville
Don Stables
Jimmy
Woodrow Riley
Milton Bjerke
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Fla., Tex
Audie Murphy
Dan Duryer
Joan O'Brien
Geronimo
Panay
Sion
Kamala Devi
Sixes
Cannon Mills
Bermudas
Coats
Jersey
Osnaburg
Satin
State Society of the Daughters of Colonial Wars
Lamar Epperly
DWC
Claude R
Troy Donahu
Connie Stevens
Dorothy McGuire
Lloyd Nolan
Sade
Perdue
H. K. Jarrell
Steele
W. C. Ellison
William Armour
Smith
John Looney
T. J. Jackson
Duvall
Fanning
Worth Blevins
Henderson
J. W Crouch
Shott
G. W. Carlson
Scott
Jackson
W. C. Shunk
Woodward
J. H Hoge Jr
Cornett
W. W. Coleman
Crow
Guy Lawhead
State
Bluefield Junior Woman's Club
Alden Shields
Frederick Street
Trinity Methodist Wscs
Christian Action Classroom
W. H. Carr
Iris Garden Club
BE. H. Farley
UDC
Princeton
E. T. Tyree
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Ray Barnett
Malcolm Otey
T. C. Phillips
G. W
Lavender
Sam Wood
Joe Wilds
Margaret Jennings
Back Row
Otis Bivens
W. H. Sperow
T. E. Vass
Paul C. Thomas
Real Daughters
A. S. Booker
Frances Hancock
Coalwood Vacationers
Technicolor
Teas Spartan
Singer
Simon
Singer Sewing Centers
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Bluefield & Welch
W. VA
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