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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
8
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Prancis Jr of Virginia are filing or involved in a court proceeding related to a marriage matter. The notice suggests expectant action or formal court involvement within the Virginia jurisdiction.
Bluefield Young People's Council led by Richard, president, gathered with about twenty members for an enjoyable Tuesday outing at Miss Gertrude Steele's Dry Fork cabin. A tempting supper was prepared on site.
The Daily Vacation Bible School enters its third week with a day of games and a swim on June 27. Closing exercises are planned for Wednesday evening as the program completes. Certificates of merit will be awarded to finishers with fewer than four absences and enrollment ends this morning.
The Young Girls Missionary Society circle 12 division 2 of Grace Church met Tuesday evening at 1 45 at the bers. Mrs J K Sites led the program with Words of Life sung by circle members and piano by Orpha Lynn Ball. Pat Pallard read from Genesis and Ruth Sage sang with the Beaver trio. Mrs J T Browning outlined Bible study chapters titled First Impressions of a Pagan Sealed Orders and Williams. Guests included Orpha Lynn Ball. The meeting closed with circle benediction.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a social period and a meeting at an indicated place. Readable parts mention a gathering and a meeting space, with no clear date. The snippet preserves scattered references to a community social event.
The Rev pastor and Mrs Browning host Grace Methodist church Senior Young People's group and college students at the "Hot Dog Sacrifice" event on the church playground Friday evening. The event may be postponed due to rain. In 1937 Canada produced 32 ft more pig iron than the prior year.
The So We Wa Summer conference of Young People of the Christian churches for Virginia and West Virginia begins Monday afternoon at Bluefield College. C. S. Van Winkle of Pittsburgh will attend as Eastern area religious educational director, aided by a faculty of visiting leaders and local churches. Last year’s conference at Bluefield College drew a large crowd and strong attendance is expected again this year.
Mr and Mrs J W Belton of Bluefield Virginia announce the birth of a son at Bluefield sanitarium. The infant is named Jimmy Wayne. Mrs Belton’s prior name was Miss Sans Dean of Bluefield. This short notice confirms the new arrival and parent names in the local record.
Executive secretary Mrs Grace D Arnold of er hannon recording secretary invited the 1940 meeting. Local families Ms Breed and daughter Joan visiting Florida relatives after a motor tour of New Mexico Arizona and California. Hall family and Mrs Leach planning a motor trip to Los Angeles with Yellowstone stop en route. Dixon and Barrow attended Winston-Salem college with Hare visiting Charlotte. aunt Mrs Gilbert Far visiting Myrtle Beach before returning to Blue.
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