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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
9
A simple church wedding last evening in Washington united the popular couple. The bride is a daughter from Minneapolis and the groom is from Bluefield. A reception followed at the home of the bridegroom's mother, Mrs J A Grantham.
A fragment describes mixing vegetables with pepper and celery, then adding mayonnaise and a dash of something on top. The text is incomplete but suggests a decorative finish for a vegetable salad served as a side dish.
Grantham begins a honeymoon trip and will reside at 4486 Conduit Road Northwest Washington after returning home.
At the Bluefield Quota club luncheon in West Virginia, members previewed highlights from Quota International's annual convention in New Orleans. Miss Effie Loudermilk was praised for being elected second vice president, and WVQuotarians led attendance outside Pennsylvania.
Sacred Heart church choir members led by Mrs J S Phillips will dine at Narrows with twenty three people expected in attendance and a few invited guests joining the evening event.
Miss Sue Drinnen president of the Bluefield Quota club and Miss Effie Loudermilk secretary attended an aerat visit in Knoxville Tennessee en route from the Quota International convention in New Orleans. They arrived in Bluefield Wednesday for the Quota club's weekly luncheon.
Bland Street Street Methodist schedules Vacation Bible School starting Monday morning June 19 at 9 15 for beginners and mixed groups. Miss Mary Martin directs Our Happy World Daily Bread Lula Doyle Baird leads Daily Bread study with Mrs E C Giles. Kent Battle and Jenness present How Nations Share. Parents urged to enroll children. course described as attractive and instructive.
The Coalfield Mission board of the Bluefield district met at First Methodist Princeton noting a strong showing by deaconesses with reports from Lula Kagey Ola Gilbert and Emma Johnson on community work. Vacation church schools were the standout, eight held with more planned and youth attendance tied to Holston conference and local colleges.
The article reviews a bridge hand where North-South vulnerable play leads to a 500 point penalty for opponents East and West after a bold double and ruff of a spade. It notes the decisive impact of trumps and the tactic of ruffing, with discussion of bids and expected outcomes.
Miss Smith addresses the Pocahontas Woman's Club discussing community service plans and upcoming events. The gathering enjoys punch and cake afterward in a social close.
All In Readiness For Club Dance with both main ballrooms of the West Virginian hotel decorated for the occasion. The Laissez-Faire club will present its third annual home coming dance this evening between 10 and 2. Jelly Leftwich and his orchestra will furnish the music. Miss Pat Barrows, Frank Walters, Hugh and Miss Betsy tug O Keefe Gordon Nellie Kell Connie Bailey appear as guests. Goodman Jones chairs the ticket committee with assistance from Miss Helen Hale and Joe Bowman.
A brief public notice invites readers to mail a stamped self addressed large envelope with three cent stamp to receive an outline at no charge. The item appears to be a promotional or informational offer from a historical telegraph service.
Dan H. Rogers leads efforts to provide oversight for club member parents and their invited guests with an emphasis on courteous public attendance and orderly supervision.
The American Legion Auxiliary led by A. B. Booker will meet Friday at 8 pm in the Appalachian Hall on Bland Street, with a Bailey chapel ice cream supper at 7:30 pm. Nation's Auxiliary Prayer Band meets today at 9:30 am at Mrs. L. E. Humphreys’s home. Juveniles gather at 3 pm. A Dublin Zoo macaw in Ireland is 110 years old.
Mrs C C Edwards of Lyndale Avenue was admitted to St Luke’s hospital for treatment this morning.
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