Miss Sargent Weds Verlin Gilliam of Wise Virginia
Miss Maude May Sargent of Wise Virginia married Verlin L Gilliam of Wise in a June 9 ceremony at Wise Methodist Church. The bride wore an eyeshell white dress with orchid and stephanotis corsage. Best man was Morton Asbury. matron of honor Mrs Max McCulloch wore aqua. Gilliam is a teacher in Wise. the couple’s families are long-time Wise residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Sargent
Wise
Maude May
Verlin L. Gilliam
Wise Methodist Church
W. E. Cavin
Max McCulloch
Morton Asbury
Gilliam
Virginia
Baxter L. Gilliam
Milligan College
University of Tennessee
Golden Wedding for Ballard and Arbella Keith at Jaeger
Mr and Mrs Ballard Preston Keith of Jaeger celebrate their golden wedding today with a 2 to 4 reception for friends and relatives. Mrs Keith formerly Arbella Sutphin of Willis Floyd County Va and Mr Keith wed June 9 1898 in Willis Va officiated by Rev Luther Johnson. They are parents of twelve children and eleven grandchildren with three infant deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard Preston Keith
Jaeger
Keith
Arbella ‘Sutphin
Willis
Floyd County
Luther Johnson
Cecil Shrewsberry
Odd
Harry D. Keith
Huntington
Edith Keith
Charlie Keith
Oliver Lowe
Gladys Keith
Luther Keith
Douglas Keith
Saeger
Eugene Keith
Shenandoah
Newton Bowman
McDowell
Maybeury
Elmer Bowman
Chester
E. C. Caldwell, Jr
Bluefield
Robert Hash
Keystone
Pocahontas High School Glee Club Stages Minstrel Show
Pocahontas Virginia hosts a packed audience as the Pocahontas High School Glee Club performs a minstrel show directed by Mrs. John S. Dennen. Esther Irene Graham’s Bluefield school of dancing features eight specialty dances between numbers. Interlocutor George Carter leads, with Mary Lane McGinnis and others singing, end men performing, and a Harlem Moon dance finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Mary Lane McGinnis
Barbara French
Barbara Fowler
Arnold Potter
Patsy Crockett
Sambo Lester
Amos Totri
Bones Ferrell
Zeke Anderson
Snow Ball Ramsey
Jasper Adams
Harlem Moon
Natalie Crawford
Virginia Satmary
Jonella Bloch
Josephine Hrametz
Louise Danko
Theresa Satmary
Fontaine Carter
Nancy Greene
Grace Wheeler
Shirley Mills
Eddie Adams
Ruth Wyatt
Betty Sue Carter
Shirley Thomas
Pearl Cheek
Shirley Sutphin
Orpha Harman
Caroline Wolfe
Hazel Patterson
Ann Blake Francisco
Jimmy Levi
Billy Eskut
Captionless Card on Body’s Fine Capillaries
The article notes the human body contains about 35 000 miles of capillaries, the smallest vessels in the circulatory system.
Garden Club Meeting in Tazewell Honors Guests
Tazewell Virginia garden club met at Mrs. W. B. Leslie's home Monday afternoon. Corsages from home grown flowers were worn by members and ribbons were awarded to Mrs. O. K. Nelson Mrs. Rhea F. Moore and Mrs. R. O. Van Dyke. Plans were made for a summer flower show to be announced later. Lillian Iker and Mrs. Lewis Hill of Baltimore were guests of Justice and Mrs. A. C. Buchanan along with several social events in their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Tazewell Garden Club
W. B. Leslie
O. K. Nelson
Rhea F. Moore
R. O. van Dyke
Lillian Iker
Lewis Hill
Baltimore
Justice
A. C. Buchanan
Thursay
Parker
Buchanan
Hill
Ida Christian
Garland Peery
Final Turnpike
B. W. Stras
River Jack
Strasleigh
Stras
H. G. McCall
W. M. Gillespie
Noel M. Walker
Britt
Birthday Surprise for Pastor Foley at Local Church
A Wednesday night birthday event honored Pastor Rev. J. S. Foley at the Christian church. Members and friends gathered after a prayer meeting to the basement where a three tier cake and roses awaited the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
J. S. Foley
Church
Chap Rutledge
R. C. Gillespie Pe
Social gathering honors Foley family guests
Mrs. J. B. Foley served a party plate with cocoanut cake ice cream and lemonade. Out of town guests included Mrs. Walter Jones and daughter of Beckley Mr and Mrs Chap Rutledge and daughter of Lake Shawnee Mr and Mrs P H Foley and son Jeff and Frances Foley of Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Foley
Walter Jones
Beckley
Chap Rutledge
Lake Shawnee
P. H. Foley
Jeff
Frances Foley
Princeton
Boys State Ends at Jacksons Mill after Awards Ceremony
The 11th annual boys' state concludes at Jackson's Mill West Virginia with a closing ceremony and presentation of awards and certificates to participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Ocean Terrace Norfolk Ad Invites Guests
The Ocean Terrace on Chesapeake Bay invites guests with reasonable Amer or Eur plans near the amusement park. Reservations encouraged. Owners Mr. and Mrs. W. FE. Woodhouse Jr. provide contact at 172 W Oceanview Ave Norfolk 3, Va. Phone 8-6700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Terrace
Chesapeake Bay
W. FE. Woodhouse, Jr
W. Oceanview Ave
Norfolk 3
B P Girls Attend West Virginia Planning Meet
Miss Janie Marie Lambert presides at the West Virginia State conference of Business and Professional Girls in Charleston to plan a fall convention. Delegations come from Bluefield Charleston Clarksburg Fairmont Huntington Parkerburg and Ashland with Anita Mabrey as Bluefield representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Marie Lambert
West Virginia
Charleston
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Huntington
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ashland
Anita Mabrey
Bluefield Organization
Mildred Flack of
Jane Brugger
Mary —_ way
Helen Riley
Clarkabore
Charleston Y. W. C. A
Association
Minnie Weaver
Bluefield Y. W. C
Erma Anderson
Juanita Crouch
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Miss Sargent
Mr. Gilliam
Mr. and
Mrs. Ballard Preston Keith
Home Makers
Curtain Shop, Inc
Federal ST. Bluefield, W. VA
DIAL
Federal Street
Uit Neat
Garden Club
Painter’s Cleaners
Bluefield Ave
Little French Beauty Academy
Coal & Coke
Kammer
Shows You
Golmo
Kammer’s
ZeMel Ag
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Som Tey Aa Tra
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Bland St
Bluefield, W. Va
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