Betsy Nash Weds Mr Willis in Washington Ceremony
Betsy Nash became Mrs. Willis in a Friday June 8 at 1 30 wedding at Rev Henry K s home Washington The bride wore a green mist gabardine suit with rose bilge accessories and orchid corsage Her sister Mrs Howard Willis of Washington served as the sole attendant Her husband Mr Willis a first cousin of the groom acted as best man The bride has worked in Washington for the past year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Stump
College Avenue
Washington
Henry K
Howard Willis
Willis
Memorial and church services listed in club calendar
Tuesday events include a memorial service at West Luna Church at 2:30 PM and youth council at 5:30 PM. Services are noted for WMU College Avenue Baptist Church WSCS Trinity Methodist Church, all at listed meeting times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Youth Council
Bone
West Lunap
College Avenue Baptist Church
The
Trinity Methodist Church
Church
Willis Son prepares lake cruise plan with home address listed
The notice mentions Capitol Storage and Moving Company and E. M. Willis Son as well known realtors. It states Mr. and Mrs. Willis are to join a lake cruise and then return home to 1423 Sheridan Street NW Washington after the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Capitol Storage and Moving Company
E. M. Willis
Sheridan Street
N. W
Washington
Grace Church Circle Holds Monthly Meeting
Mrs. E. C. Hill hosted Grace Church Circle 8 with Circle members in attendance. Officers Mrs. L. C. Pred Walker, Mrs. Paul Udy and Mrs. E. J. Lee of Kenova were guests for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church Circle
E. C. Hill
Circle 8
Grace Methting Wen
Andiasson
L. C. Pred Walker
Paul Udy
E. J. Lee
Kenova
Euralian Class Elects Officers at Home Meeting
Ethel Hinkle elected president of the Musalien class at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. J. W. League. Betty and Irene Walker served as program chairmen. Committees were appointed and plans laid for a picnic. Gladys Brooks presented the devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Hinkle
J. W. ‘Eague
Betty
Irene Walker
Gladys Brooks
First Rounds Golf Tourney Set At Country Club
Three women golfers tied for ng start at 130 with matches at five minute intervals. Pairings include Heilman vs Brooks, Joyce vs Slusher, St Clair Jr. vs Gillie, Williams Jr. vs Mahood, and Herndon vs Taleace. A second flight will feature defeated golfers from the first event on Ladies Day today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Heilman
C. F. Brooks
Jack Whitenack
C. A. Joyce
C. L
W. C. Slusher
H. A
T. St. Clair, Jr
A. Percy Gillie
G. M
Finny Williams, Jr
W. A. McCue
A. Mahood
J. M. Herndon
Taleace
Sgt Maxwell Spraker Receives Bronze Star in Germany
Falls Mills Virginia native Staff Sgt Maxwell K Spraker of the U S Army earned the Bronze Star for his role in supervising near shore trestle erection and supervising the construction of a 1111 foot pontoon bridge across the Elbe under enemy fire. He enlisted July 1942 and has been overseas since December 1943. He previously earned the Purple Heart and is the son of Mr and Mrs E K Spraker. Also named are T/4 Truman Spraker stationed in Germany and Pvt Morgan L Spraker who returned to camp at Jeffersonville Indiana after a home furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell K. Spraker
Falls Mills
U. S. Army
Beto
Germany
Panties
Elbe River
Spraker
E. K. Spraker
Fallsart
Army
E. Truman Spraker
Pvt
Morgan L. Spraker
Jeffersonville
Ind
Circles Ida Patterson and Erlene Ayler Prepare Meetings
Ida Patterson circle led by Miss Ta Shumate will meet this evening at 7 30 with Mrs. Eleanor Carmack at Oakland Heights. Erlene Ayler circle at Bland Street Methodist Church led by Mrs. John Wickham will meet this evening at 7 45 with Mrs. Prank Russell at 675 Pearl Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Patterson
Ta Shumate
Eleanor Carmack
Oakland Heights
Erlene Ayler
Bland Street Methodist Church
John Wickham
Prank Russell
Pearl Street
Local Personal News From Columbia and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Charles Peteo and daughter Pam of Columbia seek relatives in Bluefield avenue. Miss Pean Pee, daughter of Scott of Evaduated, finishes at Sullins College Academy Bristol. Mrs. Cal Houchins visits relatives in North Holston. Clarence Castle of North Tazewell visits son Gillis B. Golding in Providence R. I. and tours New York City. Mrs. E Sands of Princeton Avenue improves after a heart attack at St Luke's Hospital. Mrs. Sherrin of Pittsburgh visits son H J Lee. Miss Goldio Teleen, of Christiansburg, is at St Joseph Hospital Lexington Ky for pneumonia care. Eugene Eager and wife return from Knoxville after death of Mr. Eager’s father Leland Eager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Peteo
Daugh Pam
Columbia
M. Meeterees
Bluefield Avenue
Mees
Phyllis Johnson
Princeton
Pean Pee
Scott
Sullins College Academy
Bristol
Cal Houchins
North Holston
Clarence Castle
North Tazewell
Gillis B. Golding
US. Navy
Providence
R. L
New York City
E. Sands
Princeton Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
M. Sherrin
Pittsburgh
Leonid Rogoff
H. J. Lee
Sherrin
Miss Gold Io Teleen
Christiansburg Oy
St. Joseph Hospital
Lexington
Union Street
Eugene Eager
Shenandoah Avenue
Knoxville
Tenn
Eager
Leland Eager
Evangelistic Meeting Set to Open in Jewell Ridge
Evangelist Robert A. Tyson hosts weekly sermons starting June 17 at 7 45 p m in Union hall Jewell Ridge Va with 500 free seats. Tyson will preach from Revelation each night Cecil Kinder from Prophecy Speaks leads community singing. First sermon titled Silence in Heaven for half an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Tyson
WHIS
Prophecy Speaks
Union Hall
Jewell Ridge
Cecil ©. Kinder
Heaven
Miss Frances Chuckley and Master Sgt Reynolds Married
The ceremony took place at First Methodist Church Bluefield Virginia with Miss Frances Lydia Chuckley of San Francisco California and Master Sgt Edward Lewis Reynolds Bunton of the Fifteenth Air Force in attendance. Bridesmaids wore soldier blue crepe and carried bouquets. best man was J C W Reynolds. The couple will reunite at Fort Meade after a forty day furlough following his Bronze Star Presidential citation and ten European war stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Bluefield
Frances Lydia Chuckley
J. Binford Chuckley
San Francisco
Calif
Edward Lewis Reyn- Ray Rivers Bunton
Ethel Reynolds
J. C. W. Reynolds
Robert Brown
Barnes Moore
Reynolds
Bluefield Road
Italy
Fifteenth Air Force
Rush
Fort Meade
Birth notices from Bluefield area honor June births
Mrs Randolph Hamlin and Mr Hamlin welcome a daughter born June 10 at Bluefield sanitarium. Mr and Mrs R E Gerdetz announce a daughter born June 10 at Bluefield sanitarium, formerly Miss Jean Moore of Norton Virginia. Mr and Mrs Robert Pruett report a daughter born June 10 at St Luke's Hospital. Mr and Mrs Stewart Tomlinson announce a daughter born June 5 at home on Lin Dale Avenue weighing eight and a half pounds named Judy Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Hamlin
Westam
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hamlin
R. E. Gerdetz
Oakhurst Avenue
Jean Moore
Norton, Va
Robert Pruett
Ronceverte Street
St.e's Hospital
Mr Luke's Hospital
Stewart Tomlinson
Avenue
Bluefield
Elsie Clor Circle Holds June Meeting at Bond Home
The June meeting of the Elsie Clor circle of Calvary Baptist church was held Friday at the Randell Bond home on Walton Avenue with joint hostesses Mrs. Bufort Moricle. Attendance included Widbeh, Gab Gedott and others. the program featured a talk by leader Mrs. W. H. Painter. The next gathering will be at Mrs. H. H. Mauch’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Clor
Calvary Baptist Church
Randell Bond
Walton Avenue
Eota Missionary Guild Elected Leaders at Priday Meeting
Eota Missionary Guild of First Christian Church met with Miss Virginia Dove presiding at 408 id Street. Officers for the coming year were elected and prizes for top missionary points were awarded with Miss Dove earning first place and Miss Yvonne Fish second. Miss Joan Akers listed at 2237 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eota Missionary Guild
First Christian Church
Priday
Virginia Dove
Id Street
Miss Dove
Yvonne Fish
Joan Akers
Washington Street
Lieutenant Mary Pritchett Reassigned After Army Nurse Corps Service
Lieut Mary V Pritchett daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Pritchett of Bluefield returned from 27 months in India and Burma with the Army Nurse Corps and is reassigned at the Redistribution station in Asheville. She served with the 48th Evacuation Hospital in Northeast India and Burma aiding engineers on the Ledo road and Yank infantry including Merrill’s Marauders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary V. Pritchett
J. E. Pritchett
Bluefield
Army Nurse Corps
India
Burma
Army Ground and Service Forces
Asheville
Pritchett
Beaver High School
McMillen Hospital
Charleston
48Th
Ledo Road
Merrill's
Dessert Bridge Honoring Mrs. Pritchett at Appalachian Assembly
Mrs. James A. Pritchett was honored with a dessert-bridge at the Appalachian assembly minting a green and white color scheme. Fourteen tables competed with Betty Virginia Osborne of Bluefield winning high score and Mrs. William K. Bailey taking low. Prizes went to Betty Jane Jones for the floating award and to Mrs. Victor Baker and Louise Light for bingo. Gift china was given to the guest of honor by Mrs. Witten and Mrs. Pritchett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Pritchett
A Appalachian Assembly
Betty Virginia Osborne
Bluefield
William K. Bailey
Betty Jane Jones
Victor Baker
Louise Light
Joyce Whitman
Witten
Miss Pritchett
David H. Buchanan
Dot Pritchett
Robert K. Perdue
Don Lee Smith
Bluefield Panhellenic Plans Evening Meeting
The Bluefield Panhellenic group will meet Wednesday at 8 with Mrs. R. M. Murphy at Showalter apartments to replace a cancelled luncheon. The note warns that indoor cleaning with inflammable fluids has caused explosions and injuries in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Panhellenic Group
Bluefield Panhellenic Association
R. M. Murphy
Showalter Apartments
Beta Gamma Group Plans Camp at Shawnee in July
Beta Gamma Group announced a July camp at Lake Shawnee from July 8 to 21. The Gamma club met at the president Miss Phrilis Avenue home Thursday for planning. Members were asked by the Navy Mothers club to sell flags on Flag Day June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Gamma
Shawnee
Plas
Lake Shawnee
Gamma Club
Phrilis
Clu
Navy Mothers Club
Ruth Bird
Winnie Wallace
Newroad
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Betsy Nash
Mr. Willis
Pinkham
Howard Camp
Gherry
Euralian Class
Howard
Rione
Sherry
Sgt
Maxwell Spraker
Bronze
Elec
Appalachian Electric Power CO
STOF
Miss Chuckley
Sgt. Reynolds
Randel Bond
Lieut
Mary Pritchett
Ayu
DIAL
West VA
Tucson
Arizona
Vincent Paoliello
Tarewel
St Bieefield
W. Va
Bessie Belcher
Edna Mills
Josh Schlitz
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Brewerslop
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