Miss Hobson Is Honored Guest at Bluefield Affairs
Mrs. W. Sinclair hosts a dessert bridge at Whitethorn Street for Miss Alice Hobson bride to George W. St. Clair Moore, with prizes awarded to Miss Turner and Miss Dixon. A sequence of showers and games followed for Hobson, guests from Bluefield and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Sinclair
Whitethorn Street
Alice Hobson
George W. St. Clair Moore
States Naval Reserve
Miss Hob
Mary McCue
Dorothy Dixon
Miss Turner
Ran“Macon Woman's College
Hburg
Blueid
D. T. Lowman
She Hestens
Katherine Peck
Walter Woolwine, Jr
Hobson
Bluefield Country Club
Iss Hobson
Bluefield
Monroe Graybear
Jo Preston
Tazewell
Miss Jobson
Alice Melvin Honored On Fourth Birthday Party Tuesday
Alice Melvin was guest of honor at a Fourth Birthday celebration hosted by Mrs. J. Melvin on Glendale Avenue. The afternoon featured games with a prize won by Terry Gibson, followed by a picnic. Attendees included Patricia Smith, Barbers Hale, Terry, Tommy and Gibson, Claude Thomas, Mary Tackett and Elizabeth Meears Melvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Melvin
J. Melvin
Glendale Avenue
Terry Gibson
Patricia Smith
Hale
Terry
Tommy and
Gibson
Claude Thomas
Mary Tackett
Elizabeth Me
Ears Melvin
Henry Me
Gift in sterling silver to Miss Hobson noted
A gift of two pieces of sterling silver was presented to Miss Hobson the hostess. The decor featured a pink and white color scheme, which was effectively carried out.
Vacation Bible School at First Methodist opens Monday
Vacation Bible School at First Methodist, Bluefield Virginia, opens Monday June 18 and runs two weeks each morning from 9 to 11. Programs include The World About Us for beginners and other age groups. Supervisor is Mrs J M Trower of Petersburg with Gwendolyn Simpkins in charge of recreation and several teachers for each group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Bluefield
Jesus
Lord
J. M. Trower
Petersburg
Gwendolyn Simpkins
Rock OES Plans Ceremony of Installation
Newly elected officers of Rock Chapter 130 Order of the Eastern Star will be installed at 9 this evening in the Masonic hall Rock after the 8 o'clock stated meeting. The program honors the new corps led by Mrs. John Levern worthy matron and Harold De Haven worthy patron. Retiring officers are Mrs. W. C. Edwards and Garvis Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
John Levern
Harold de Haven
W. C. Edwards
Garvis Walker
Bride Weds and Plans Kansas City Home
A wedding couple, including an Owens-Illinois employee in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, will reside at 905 Fit Street Go City Kansas after a brief wedding trip. The bride wore a navy dressmaker suit with white accessories and an orchid corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidd
Nancy Ann Staley
Elia Holroyd
Liszt
MacDowell
Juliet
Johanna Hill
Paris
Richard Lee Mahaffey
A. Leslie Gasin
Westminister
Mahaffey
Pairview High Sc
Concord College
Athens
Alpha Sigma Tau
Gamma Phi Omicron
Kappa Delta Phi
the Bridegroom
Dodge City Army Airfield
Kansas
Grafton High School
Ant
Owens- Illinois Can Company
Pittsburgh
Pennyvania
Fit Street
Go City
Weiner Roast Planned By Vade Mecum Club
The Vade Mecum club finalized plans for a weiner roast and scavenger hunt at a Wednesday meeting. The event will be 6 pm next Thursday at Frances Rice's home 333 Hancock Street. The next regular meeting is at Jenny Hager's 2615 Valley View Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vade Mecum Club
Joan Tackett
Glendale Avenue
Frances Rice
Hancock Street
Jenny Hager
Valley View Avenue
Frank Ellison Returns to West Virginia After 28 Years
Frank B. Ellison visits Grand Junction Colorado and travels to see former Flat Top residents Mrs. Myrtle Felty and Mrs. Vergie Lilly. A West Virginian by birth, he makes his first trip to the state in twenty eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Ellison
Grand Junction
Colo
Myrtle FE. Felty
Vergie A. Lilly
Flat Top
Mr. Ellison
West
YWCA Camp Opens at Camp Roland
The YWCA opened its annual camp at Camp Roland on Wolf Creek with seventy two girls enrolled for week one. Miss Minnie Weaver and Miss Desir Gilmore supervise seventeen counselors, while Mrs. W L Kelly serves as camp nurse for two weeks and three cooks are on duty. Ruth Bartlett will lead in the Y quarters during the secretaries’ absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Camp Roland
Wolf Creek
Minnie Weaver
Desir Gilmore
W.L. Kelly
Ruth Bartlett
Y. Quarters
Federal Street
Vacation Bible School Graduation at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist church hosts Vacation Bible School graduation exercises tonight at 7 30. Rev Cecil V Cook Jr leads opening worship and each department presents a child driven program amid a handwork exhibit and music by Mrs Philip Lilly and choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Friends of the Church
Cecil V. Cook, Jr
J. E.le
Wanda Layman
Maxine Magruder
EB. L. Montgomery
Arthur Carroll
A. B. Akers
Frances Chandler
Alice Haley
Philip Lilly
Fidelis Class Meeting At First Baptist Annex
The Fidelis class of the First Baptist will meet this afternoon at 2 30 at the annex for a scheduled session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis
The
First Baptist
Annex
Personal notes on Mrs Mitchell and relatives visit
Mrs Thomas Mitchell of Dott is a patient at Bluefield sanitarium. Mrs James Dillon and Mrs Cal Houchins spent Sunday with relatives of Mrs Houchins at North Holston Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mitchell
Dott
Bluefield
Tiny Precision Parts Examine with Microscopes in Bombers
Precision instruments in bombers are so small that inspectors use microscopes to examine components. The note highlights the extreme miniature scale and careful quality control required in aerospace manufacturing.
Births Reported From Local Hospitals
Mr. and Mrs. Harold French of Rogers Street welcome a son born Wednesday evening at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 9 pounds. They also have daughter Ann Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Garvin Taylor of 401 Fourth Street announce a baby born Wednesday at St. Luke's Hospital. Mr. Taylor works at the N and W shops. They also have daughter Janet Gay. A baby girl was born Wednesday at St. Luke's Hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold French
Rogers Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ann Hamilton
Paul Garvin Taylor
Fourth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Taylor
N. and W. Shops
Janet Gay
Mr. and
In hot sultry weather a worker sweats through long days
In hot weather a laborer endures strenuous heat causing heavy perspiration across a workday.
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Miss Hobson
Pop
Birl
Pring
Leton Avenue
Beasefeet, West Virginia
Miss Straley
Sat. Mahaffey
Rock Oes
Weiner
Frank Ellison
Princeton Avenue
Credit Clothing
Mrs. Pruett
Carl EB. Calfee
Princeton
FAS
Afl
Morocco
All-Elasti Garte
Wembley
Cox's Street
Mallory
Dri
Cox
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