Virginia Cumbie Weds Private Howard T Ross
Virginia Cumbie daughter of Mrs Cumbie of War West Virginia married Private Howard T Ross son of Mrs Ross of War at a June 4 ceremony conducted by Rev L Hillyer of Raysal. The bride wore a poudre blue crepe outfit with white accessories and was attended by her sister Mrs Arieny French of Kingsport Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Cumbie
Ote
Mr. Cumbie
Ate
Lena
Howard T. Ross
War
Mr. Ross
L. Hillyer
Raysal
Arieny J. French
Kingsfort
Tenn
Cumbie
Ross
Beaver High School
Panama Canal Zone
Baptist Junior G A s Hold Regular Meeting
The Calvary Baptist Junior G A s met at Miss Dolly Galate s home with 12 members present. Miss Alice Herndon led prayer and the program included readings by Hester Good Patricia Fields Nancy Webb Ruth Turner Norma Ayers and Alice Herndon. a special offering for white cross dresses was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A.’s of Calvary Tist Church
Dolly Galate
Bluefield Avenue
Alice Herndon
F. H. Ayers
A. F. DeBusk
Hester Good
Patricia Fields
Nancy Webb
Ruth Turner
Norma Ayers
Community Club Schedule and Church Circles List
A timetable of afternoon and evening gatherings across Cumberland area. Events include Cumberland Garden club at 2:00 p m with Mrs Clarence Brown, Trinity Business Woman's circle picnic at Rock church at 5:30, Lois Russell guild pot luck at First Christian church 7:00, Ida Patterson circle at YWCA 7:00, Twenty club on Cumberland road 7:00, Mrs Clarence Brown circle 7:45 at 2417 Fairfield Ave, Music Culture club 8:00 with Mrs Edwards 1310 Augusta St, Grace Methodist division 1 at 8:00, Immanuel Lutheran luncheon 11:00, Trinity church circles 2:30, and First Presbyterian church circles 3:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Garden Club
Clarence Brown
Fairfield Avenue
Business Woman's Circle of
Trinity
Cumberland Road
Mra. Brown
As Edwards
Augusta St
Grace Methodist Church
Oo Land
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Appalachian Assembly Room
Trinity Church
First Presbyterian Church
Plans Completed For Camp Opening On Wednesday
Plans have been completed for the opening of the camp sponsored by the Young Women's Christian Association at Camp Roland on Wednesday June 14. The camp will run two weeks through June 28 with the first meal served Wednesday night. Girls arriving Wednesday morning are asked to bring a picnic lunch. Registered for the week June 14 21 include Barbara Akers Joan Akers Virginia Andrews Rita Lee Ashworth Barbara Ann Baobitt Tina Bailey Boots Baker Dotty Baker Mary Lou Baldwin Sue Barberie Betty nd Gloria Blank Mary Foote Burgess Marion Burnett Radford Va Nancy Burnett Radford Va Norma Chandler Lara Clingenpeel Connie Cornett Jean Crews Gloria Effron Gille Gills Sandra Godsey Judy Granger Sanda Griffith Janice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Camp Roland
Barbara Akers
Joan Akers
Virginia Andrews
Rita Lee Ashworth
Barbara Ann Baobitt
Tina Bailey
Boots Baker
Dotty Baker
Mary Lou Baldwin
Sue Barberie
Betty Nd
Gloria Blank
Mary Foote Burgess
Marion Burnett
Radford
Nancy Burnett
Norma Chandler
Lara Clingenpeel
Connie Cornett
Jean Crews
Gloria Effron
Gille Gills
Sandra Godsey
Judy Granger
Sanda Griffith
Janice
List of names from Radford and Wytheville area
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals from Radford and Wytheville areas including Patricia Hawley Anna Marie Hendricks Mary Ethel Hendricks Jackie Huddleston Ginger Huff Janet Johnson Norma Kirk Ann Kohler Carmen Leon and others. No event context or dates are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ritter
Preda Siler
Nancy Stafford
Libby Stevens
Radford
A Anne Tabor
Mary Patle
Wytheville
Sarah Helen Udy
Emily Warden
Susie Warden
Jean Williams
Wilson
Mary Lou Win
Dinner Dance Announced For Saturday Night
Bluefield Country club house committee will host a dinner dance at the clubhouse on Saturday evening June 17. Dinner from 7 to 9, dancing to midnight with Dick Daisey and his orchestra providing music. Reservations through Mrs Calvin Gills by Thursday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Country Club
Dick Daisey
Calvin Gills
Miss Stuart Bride Elect Planned Affairs For Week
Margaret DuPuy Stuart will wed Joseph Percivall Whittel of Petersburg, Va at First Presbyterian church Monday. Bridal party members and out of town guests will attend a Monday morning wedding breakfast hosted by Mrs J C Smith at College Avenue apartments. Mrs F Spencer Armistead will host a luncheon Monday at the Bluefield Country Club for the couple and attendants. Out of town guests include Lt Commander 8 Minter Jr of Quonset Point, Va and families from Covington Charlottesville and Richmond, with Mrs Minter a sister of the bride's mother and Mrs Chapman a sister of Dr Stuart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret DuPuy Stuart
Joseph Percivall Whittel
Petersburg
First Presbyterian Church
J. C. Smith
College Avenue Apartments
F. Spencer Armistead
Miss Stuart
Bluefield Country Club
Minter Jr
Quonset Point
R. I
Minter
David
William D. Miner
Covington
Douglas Gordon Sr
Richmond
Lawton Mahan
Miss Charlotte
Charlottesville, Va
R. R. Stuart
Chapman
Stuart
Wedding of Miss Johnson and Seaman Boone Announced
Mrs. Cora Mae Johnson of this city and Margaret Kath Keen announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter to Robert Lee Boone United States Navy motor machinist mate son of Mr and Mrs R B Boone of Cumberland Road The ceremony will take place with Miss Boone wearing poudre blue and white accessories Attending is Mrs Earl G Kitts The couple plan to reside in Chicago where Boone is stationed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Mae Johnson
Herdghrt
Margaret Kath
Keen
Robert Lee
United States Navy
R. B. Boone
Cumberland Road
Earl G. Kitts
Boone
Appalachia Garden Club Meeting Set With Guest Speaker
The Appalachia Garden Club will meet Friday at 10 o clock at 1320 Lebanon Street. Hostesses Mrs J I Clingenpeel and Mrs J D Bane will greet members. Guest speaker will be Mrs Karl Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thealachia Garden Club
J. I. Clingenpeel
Lebanon Street
J. D. Bane
Karl Thomas
Birth notices list several newborns with brief details
Birth notices from multiple families report Samuel James born June 2 to Mr and Mrs C D Roberts in Rogers Street. Judith Flaine born June 10 at St Luke's Hospital to Mr and Mrs Paul Anderson. a daughter born June 9 to Mr and Mrs Hugh Coleman Hancock at Bluefield Sanitarium. Arthur Ritz Kingdon Jr born June 6 to Capt and Mrs Arthur Ritz Kingdon in St Paul Minnesota. Charles Scott Jr born June 11 to Mr and Mrs C S Boyd with one sibling Inez. mothers include Mary Virginia Cooper and Ida Clark. note on early French Indo China missionaries in the eighteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Anderson
Greenbrier Street
Judith Flaine
St. Luke's Hospital
Anderson
Mary Virginia Cooper
Hugh Coleman Hancock
College Avenue
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hancock
Tris Patricia Johnson
Narrows
Arthur Ritz Kingdon
St. Paul, Minn
Boyd
Lyndale Avenue
Charles Scott Jr
Inez
Ida Clark
Personal notices and local visits across town
Call Lurline G. Bobbitt and Mrs. Ernest Shumaker with Miss Phyllis Lee Hypes return from visits in New York and Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Gillie return from West Point graduation with relatives. Lt. Sampson discharged from Bluefield sanitarium. Mrs. Compton critically ill at home. Mrs. Eldridge and son John Randall back from Radford visit. Bernard Thornton treated at Bluefield sanitarium after a Sagamore mine accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Wilson
Sun
Washington
Wilson
Arlington Farms
Ernest Shumaker
Phyllis Lee Hypes
W. A. Honeycutt
York City
W. V. Bourne
Cedar Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hattie J. Compton
Clearfork
J. B. Eldridge
John Randall
Radford
Bernard Thornton
McComas
Sagamore
Employment Service Supports Women for WAC Recruitment
Bluefield War Manpower office of the U S Employment Service will assist in recruiting women for the Women’s Army Corps in medical and allied classifications. Mrs Helen B Atkins said qualified applicants should be referred immediately to the nearest U S Army recruiting office. Classifications include medical and dental technicians and aides with qualifications from lip reading to four years of experience.
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Bluefield
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Women's Army Corps
Helen B. Atkins
Andrew Edmiston
U S. Army Recruiting Service
College training in peenew enrollments urged in Alaska
The notice invites ages 20 to 50 for WAC enlistment training at a local USES office in Blue Field. It cites Alaska’s historical gold production reaching 500 million dollars over 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peenew
Atkins
Alaska
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. L. Hillyer
Baptist Junior G. A.'s
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Johnson
Seaman Boone
Grace Parsonage
Appalachia Garden Club
C. D. Roberts
Rogers Street
Samuel James
The
Norfolk and Western Railway
Thunderbolt OF
United States
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Lurline G. Bobbitt
Society
Percy Gillie
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Employment Service
WAC
Rome
Weyesee
Gael Oo
Mls
Aes
Coal & Coke
W. Va
West Virginia
Bluefield Telephone Company
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