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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
5
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A meeting at the home of Mrs L E Mertet welcomed new members to the club. Mrs Paul Beresford led a clever contest during the program while Mrs M W Kellerman and Mrs P Keyes supervised refreshments. Mrs Barnes entertained during the social hour. A brief afterwards meeting preceded the regular session.
The North Taree Junior Woman's Club presents a bridal show titled Brides on Review at the Tazewell auditorium. It features nuptial attire and jewelry modeled by local residents and ends with a bridal fashion finale. A dessert recipe for raisin carrot salad is included.
A reader asks how to handle a neighbor physician who treated a family pro bono yet expects payment. Emily Post suggests offering to become regular patients with a bill, and if dismissed, to seek another doctor.
Mrs. Barnes Nash will present her piano pupils in a recital this evening at 8 15 in Ramsay auditorium. The program features Billy Macruder Barbara West Jackie Poythress Dorothy Schweitzer Sybil Brooks Billie Hendricks Freda Harris Dicky Goforth Billy Mark Bord and many others.
Mrs W D Moreman captured first in the tombstone golf event at Bluefield Country Club on Tuesday. She completed 18 holes and finished five strokes ahead, placing her ball 3 feet from the cup on the 19th hole. Second went to Mrs R B Taylor, two feet behind, with Mrs Lewis G Tierney two strokes back.
Miss Rachel Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs A H Allen of Wayside will wed Beverly G Blalock son of Mr and Mrs J M Blalock of Bluefield Virginia in a Sunday 2 pm ceremony at Bland Street Methodist Church The Rev Glenn W Stewart will officiate Nuptial music will be by Henry Fortune vocalist with James Elmer Brown organist A maid of honor Doris Perdue best man John Munsey Jr and a reception will follow at Mrs T E Vass on Edgewood Road
The writer cites Vera Bloom and The Entertaining Lady Putman on hosting and conversation. Guidance covers keeping conversations shared, avoiding bossiness, handling emergencies calmly, and preparing menus and kitchen prep in advance to ease guests.
Mr and Mrs PF L Frantz of 1517 Carolina Avenue announce the birth at home of a daughter Brenda Louise on June 9. The father is an engineer for the Norfolk and Western Railway. Mr and Mrs Nicholas Micheal Lotito of Pocahontas Virginia announce the birth at St Luke s Hospital on June 13 of a daughter Michele Kay.
Announcement of the marriage of Avie Catherine Whitmire of Easley D C to Dan David Garber of Bluefield. The double ring wedding occurred Friday June 10 at Dilsworth Methodist Church Charlotte NC officiated by Rev Dr Pletcher Nelson.
Miss Nancy Cruise entertained at her Loeuattreet home with compliments to Miss Melen Menecerle who will become the bride of MP Thurman Reynolde Thureder. Guests wore pink and white and received handmade place cards with pink flowers. The decor featured white and pink decorations, roses, corsages, and a River motif decorative theme.
The article notes that ashes in smelting or disposal contexts create highly alkaline conditions requiring corrosion resistant containers. It stresses using materials with strong resistance to alkaline attack and high durability for safe handling and storage.
Wednesday lists 2:00 p m Bland Street Methodist WSCS in Hamilton hall led by Mrs Roy Thompson. 2:30 p m Women of the Church First Presbyterian. 2:30 p m Woman's Missionary Society First Baptist. 12:00 p m Bluefield Rotary luncheon at the West Virginia hotel. 1:00 p m WMU First Christian with officers installed. 2:00 p m Christ Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary. Thursday Blue Ridge Garden club at J D Long home. 7:45 p m joint Missionary Child and Annie P Fox Missionary Society at Emmanuel Lutheran. Friday 8:00 p m American Legion auxiliary at Appalachian assembly room. Greek geographers split known world into Europe Asia and parts of Africa designated as Asia.
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