Mission Program Presented By Pocahontas Church Women
The June meeting of the Women’s Missionary Union at Pocahontas Baptist Church discussed the assignment overseas theme from Ginny Hendricks. Mrs. A W Cundiff led the session with prayers by Mrs. William Davis and a singing of Where He Leads I’ll Go with pianist Mrs. Hallie Stephenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginny Hendricks
Women’s Missionary Union
Pocahontas Baptist Church
A. W. Cundiff
Hazel Farley
Matthew
William Davis
Hallie Stephenson
Cundiff
E. A. Phipps
George Carter
Frank Ellett
L. L. Burton
Stephenson
Ruth Brighthill
Weekly Calendar Of Local Club Meetings And Elections
List of meetings for Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday with times and venues. Includes Fincastle Dup Club Cumberland Garden Club YWCA Bluefield CES Civic League Graham Extension Homemakers Relief Society First Presbyterian Church Tom Farrar speaker Grandview Extension Homemakers WMU Old Guard and Auxiliary Bluefield Quota Club CWF First Christian Church VFW Auxiliary Bramwell CES Women of the Moose Ridgecrest Duplicate Club Cumberland Heights Homemakers Dragon Valley Woman's Club Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary Golden Age Club Parents Without Partners Rock Chapter Progressives Women’s Club Democratic Women meet at Dinner Bell Restaurant Progressive Women's Club meeting at 2035 S Spring St with Mrs Goldie Hamilton and Mrs Maggie Mauldin president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fincastle
R. L. Shumate
Ridgecrest Road
Cumberland Garden Club
J. H. Rosenheim
Henry McClung
YWCA
Bluefield Chapter 66
CES
Bluefield Civic League
Appalachian Assembly Room
Graham Extension Homemakers Club
Relief Society
Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints
McClung
Old Guard and Auxiliary
Trinity United Methodist Church
Bluefield Quota Club
West Virginian
CWF
First Christian Church
VFW
Y" Center
Bramwell Chapter 158
Masonic Temple
Women of the Moose
Bluefield
Moose
Ridgecrest
Cumberland Heights
Lake Place
Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary
Citadel
Golden Age Club
Craft Memorial Library
Rock
Masonic Lodge
Mercer County Democratic
Dinner Bell
Progressive Women's Club
Goldie Hamilton
Spring St
Maggie Mauldin
Smith Chapel Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lawson of Culloden hosted Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Tabor. Mrs. Sam DeGiarco, ex Alaska Terry, stayed with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Smith en route home to Birmingham. Rev. and Mrs. Joe A. Larue and son George left for Omaha to visit daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Larry Skeens, with Skeens serving in the U. S. Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Lawson
Culloden
C. N. Tabor
Sam DeGiarco
Alaska Terry
L. A. Smith
Birmingham
Ala
Joe A. Larue
George
Omaha
Neb
Larry Skeens
Mr. Skeens
U. S. Air Force
Whitethorn Clubs Name Good Citizen Award Winners
The Bicentennial Clubs of Whitethorn School named Good Citizen Award winners for their rooms after voting on academic excellence and cooperation. Christina details include Humanitarium Award to Mary Demopoulos for community help and Arbor Day tree donation by the Blue Spruce class of ’76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitethorn School
Alex Chryssikos
Frances Cromer
Susan Tabor
Carol Beth Patteson
Michelle Hager
Yvonne Evans
Mary Demopoulos
Julie Belcher
Ruth Ann Collins
Katie Keyes
Laura Beth Abbey
Tammy Bailey
Kathryn Stafford
Stefanie Diamondidis
Timothy Catron
Tami Rash
Tim Catron
Robert Reunion
Chryssikos
Cromer
W. M. James
Isabel Simmons
Nan Walters
Mary
Patrick James
Lee Miller
Ruthie Umberger
Gaye Martin
Mori Shumaker
Brian Odell
Cramer
Mrs. Chryssikos
Stefanie Diamandidis
Phil Tillman
Mary Ann Lijoi
Printed Pattern 9399 Misses Sizes 6 to 20
Marian Martin Pattern Dept advertises Printed Pattern 9399 for Misses sizes 6 through 20. Includes stretch knit top over wrap skirt pants and culottes in bluefield daily telegraph from New York address. Order forms ask for NAME ADDRESS ZIP SIZE STYLE NUMBER and add 35 cents for handling with pattern price sent by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Immail
Marian Martin
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West 10Th St
New York
Roanoke Woman Visits Family in Virginia Weekend
Mrs Jane Riddle from Roanoke Virginia spent the weekend with her parents the Paul Crabtrees. The Crabtrees hosted by Mr and Mrs Roddy Crabtree at ROC campgrounds near Wytheville then toured sites toward Hillsville. Mrs Lois Barger joined the group and Mr and Mrs Harry Tuell of Washington DC visited Beulah Lindamood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Riddle
Roanoke
Paul Crabtrees
Roddy Crabtree
Roc
Wytheville
Roddy Crabtrees
Hillsville
Lois Barger
Crabtrees
Harry Tuell
Washington, D. C
Beulah N. Lindamood
Home Canning Update at Pisgah HDC Meeting
Pisgah Home Demonstration Club met at North American Rockwell International Princeton with Mrs Walter Elswick as lesson leader. The talk covered modern methods of winter food storage and canning options including jar types to avoid for pressure canning. Sixteen members and six visitors attended a carry in dinner after routine reports and devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisgah Home Demonstration Club
North American Rockwell International
Princeton
Walter Elswick
Elswick
Vivian Parkey
S. L. McGraw
Deloris Porter
Cora White
Greenville
National Extension Homemakers
Morgantown
Alice Blankenship
Ruth Harless
Hattie Tibbs
Baby Shower Held For Mrs Nichols At Brushfork Church
A baby shower for Mrs Jerry Nichols was hosted in the fellowship hall of Brushfork Baptist Church. Guests numbered 19 with prizes won by Margaret Estes, Brenda Compton and Mildred Baker as Fran Nichols served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Nichols
Fellowship Hall
Brushfork Baptist Church
Raggedy Ann
Andy
Margaret Estes
Brenda Compton
Mildred Baker
Fran Nichols
Birth of Larry Kent Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Agnew
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kent Agnew of Sandlick welcome son Larry Kent Jr. born June 2 at Princeton Community Hospital weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces. The family also has a daughter Melissa Faye. Grandparents are Edgar and Hazel Lester of Sandlick and Mazie Agnew of Ceres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Kent Agnew
Sandlick
Larry Kent Jr
Princeton Community Hospital
Melissa Faye
Edgar Lester
Mazie Agnew
Ceres
Stitching Guide Shows When to Use New Needlepoint Stitches
Ellen Kaufman of Little Rock demonstrates how to combine stitches in a sample design from Creative Canvas Work. The piece uses Upright Gobelin background, Chain stitch for leaves, French Knots for acorn cups, Long and Short for acorns, and Tent stitch for corners. The note offers guidance on choosing stitches, shading, and tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Kaufman
Little Rock, Ark
Elsa
W.W.M
Gros Point
Quilt Fair plans progress with Bicentennial theme
The 1976 Mercer County Quilt Fair announced for September 25 26 at Brushfork Armory will feature patriotic historic quilts woven coverlets and rug making. Sponsored by the Extension Homemakers Council the event includes demonstrations by Emily Stewart and a slide program hour by hour. Entries may contact chairmen or Mercer County Extension Office Princeton W Va for blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushfork Armory
Mercer County Extension Homemakers Council
John Oliver
Bluefield
Emily Stewart
Pittsburgh
Mercer County Extension Office
Princeton W. Va
GFWC Convention Opens in Philadelphia June 14
The 85th annual GFWC convention gathers about twenty thousand delegates at the Bellevue Straton Hotel in Philadelphia June 14 19. West Virginia sends about 100 clubwomen led by Mrs J Max Dawson who will nominate Mrs James A Scarbro for recording secretary and attend post convention meetings. Mercedes McCambridge will speak on the Quality of Mercy and John W Warner will give the opening keynote at Independence Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GFWC
Bellevue Straton Hotel
Philadelphia
West Virginia
J. Max Dawson
Kimball
Federation
James A. Scarbro
Charleston
Dawson
Scarbro
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
St. George's Methodist Church
Independence Hall
John W. Warner
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercy
Carroll E. Miller
Community Activity Schedule for Bluefield Area
A dense list of morning and afternoon events includes drop in nursery sessions led by Gloria Barlow, directed exercises, swimming and spa times, Day Camp activities, Tennis lessons at Bluefield College with instructor Alan Jenkins, YWCA board and Welfare Dept meetings, VFW Auxiliary and church dinners, and a Band Boosters rummage sale on the Y parking lot. Events span Bluefield Virginia and nearby locales with multiple venues and organizations participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Barlow
Bluefield College
Alan Jenkins
YWCA
VFW
Triangle Sportsmen
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Bluefield
Appalachian Power Co
Hillsboro Chautauqua Set With Bluegrass and Broadway Flair
The Greenbrier Valley Repertory Theater and the Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys headline Hillsboro’s first Chautauqua in over fifty years. The event runs July 6 and 8 at the Pearl S Buck Birthplace Museum with seats at $1.50 and $2.50. Reservations to Susan C. Hefner, P O Box 126 Hillsboro WV 24946. A sausage links tip notes baking in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, turning once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbrier Valley Repertory Theater
Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
West Virginia
Hillsboro
Greenbrier Valley Theater
America
Greenbrier
Susan C. Hefner
P. O. Box
W. Va
Mrs. Byrd Celebrates 83rd Birthday Surrounded by Family
Mrs. Mary Byrd of Wolfe was honored at a surprise birthday dinner by her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Coffey of Pocahontas. Va She turned 83 on June 5 and received many gifts. Guests included Mrs. Byrd's sister Mrs. Elizabeth Pruett and grandchildren Raymond Coffey Jr and Taimmie Coffey among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Byrd
Wolfe
Raymond Coffey
Pocahontas. Va
Mrs. Byrd
Elizabeth Pruett
Pocahontas
Ronald Hash Jr
Sarah
Donnie Ray
Cathy
Roanoke, Va
Kenneth and
Dianna Catron
North Tazewell
Raymond Coffey Jr
Taimmie Coffey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Valley Woman's Club
Village Green
George Meyers
Smith Chapel
Good Citizens
Robert
Steganie Diamandidis
Michael Stringfellow
Michael Grove
Chris Hopkins
Mary Demopolous
Whitethorn Clubs
Annette Jones
Robin Evans
Ceres Personals
Pisgah Hdc
Mrs. Nichols
Ellen
Elsa Williams
Grand Central Station
Warlick
Phils Fashions
Camp Happiday
Cindy Coppinger
Kim Ascue
Sharon O’neal
Kim Kiser
Rebecca Jarrett
Jill Begley
Sandy Wells
Homemakers Club
H. I Alsabrooks
Roy Porter
Dewey Lane
Robert Beckett
A. C Davidson
A. J Beck Jr
Nell Faulkner
Peery Spence
Floyd Timson
Magnavox TV
Farmere
Beckley
Cumberland RD
W.va
Princeton Hwy
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