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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1957

Page

4

Mrs Hanson Speaks On Flower Arrangements To Garden Club

Town and Country Garden Club meets at the YWCA with ten members and one guest. President Mrs W L Bingham presides. Mrs R S Hanson from Evy Garden Club addresses on The Fundamentals of Flower Arrangements. Next meeting planned at Mrs J W Johnson home.

Town and Country Garden Club YWCA W. L. Bingham Lake Bailey Jesus V. C. Alexander M. C. Ratcliff T. E. Vass R. 8. Hanson Evy.Garden Club J. W. Johnson C. B. O'Brien Bessie Ferguson Crouch Farley Helen Sue Spangler Blanch Brammer Treasury Andrew Gott Thelma Motley West Virginia Garden News Iris Garden Club Miss Motley Claudia Lawrence G. W

Mrs. F. White Wins Rocky's Golf Tourney After 21 Holes

The 32 year Rocky's Handicap Golf Tournament showcase saw Mrs. Fred White edge Mrs. J. B. Heilman in a 21 hole final. C. T. St. Clair Jr won second flight 1 up over pen one up, while C. A. Joyce took third flight and Jim was runner up. W. T. Williams Jr led fourth flight with Jessee Taylor as runner up.

Fred White J. B. Heilman C. T. St. Clair, Jr C. F. Add Pen C. A. Joyce Jim W. T. Williams, Jr Jessee Taylor

Miss Jane Cornett Crowned Queen Wide Awake

Miss Jane Cornett was crowned Queen Wide Awake during a Rainbow for Girls assembly in Charleston spanning June 4 to 6. The event featured a grand ball at the Beni Kedem Shrine Temple with several Rainbow members, advisory board staff, and guests in attendance.

Jane Cornett

UDC Meeting Postponed to June 24

Club Calendar notes UDC regular meeting moved from Monday 1:30 p.m. to June 24 at the same time and place. Union Mission Auxiliary gathers 2:30 p.m. in Hamilton Hall Bland Street Methodist Church with Rev. Mosby of Memorial Baptist Church Bluefield Va in charge. Bramwell MYF hosts an ice cream supper on the church lawn at 3:00 p.m.

UDC Union Mission Auxiliary Hamilton Hall Bland Street Methodist Church Mosby Memorial Baptist Church Bluefield MYF Bramwell

Silver Dollar Man Telecast Rescheduled on Channel 6

O. C. Young known as the Silver Dollar Man will hand out dollars during a new 11:30 to 12 Noon telecast on Channel 6 to precede a 12:25 baseball game. Sponsored by the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company the show features audience calls and a patrol car delivering dollars to viewers with the sponsor’s beverage in their fridge. The program is followed by Disc Dance.

O. C. Young Chanel Dr. Pepper Bot‘ling Company Channel 6

Jeannie Carson Takes Gobel On Dream Tour

British musical comedy star Jeannie Carson hosts a dream tour on the George Gobel Show tonight at 9 on Channel 6 WHIS TV. Carson paints vivid travels placing Gobel as Pepe Gobel in the Algiers Casbah and Calypso Gobel in the British West Indies with further travel visions to India and South Africa.

Jeannie Carson George Gobel Channel 6 Whis-Tv Miss Carson George Pepe” Gobel Algiers Casbah Gobel British West Indies India South Africa

Tazewell 4-Hers Attend Regional Conference

Roberta Hampton Sammy White and Baptist Valley members joined 200 Four-H club participants from the Tennessee Valley Watershed region at Fontana North Carolina for the second annual Regional Resources Development Conference starting June 5. Miss Margaret Groseclose guided the group in studies of natural resources with sessions led by outstanding speakers and outdoor activities at a Mountain resort.

Tazewell Roberta Hampton Baptist Valley Sammy White North Tazewell Margaret Groseclose Tazewell County Tennessee Valley Watershed Fontana N. C Oone

Women In Slacks Detract Performers

Mexico City officials report Tele vincentro bars women dressed like men and says women spectators in slacks distract the performers during a televised event in the capital.

Mexico City Big TV Broadcasting Center Televincentro

Auxiliary Has Installation At Saltville

The American Legion Auxiliary will install officers at the American Legion Hall in Saltville Monday June 17 at 7:00 p.m. Marion Virginia native Mrs R H Harrington will perform the installation. Officers include Said Arnold Geneva Reotor Carol Barbrow Alice Brannon Kitty Cox Doris Griffiths Gladys Atkins and Elsie Tolbert. Church officers were elected at First Christian Church for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1 and Bible School runs June 10 to 21 with a Sunday program on June 23 directed by Bill Routh.

Saltville American Legion Auxiliary American Legion Hall R. H. Harrington Marion Department of Virginia Said Arnold Geneva Reotor Carol Barbrow Alice Brannon Kitty Cox Doris Griffitts Gladys Atkins Elsie Tolbert First Christian Church L. G. Arnold J. L. Brannon E. C. Barbrow James Chapman W. F. Taylor Arnold McCready Eli Barbrew Charlie Jones Blaine Poore Ruth Billings Bill Routh The Bible School Mildred Barbrow Joyce Poore Jenevieve Taylor Jackie Poore Verna Haynes Mary Ann Allison Shelby Lee Nancy Haynes Barbara Repass Geraldine Helton

Philippine Work Of Missionaries At Guild Meeting

The Mildred Ann Paine Wesleyan Service Guild of Trinity Methodist Church met at Mrs. William Wolfe’s home on Powhatan Ave. President Mrs. Steve Volkovich led prayer. Mrs. Harry Gray gave a devotional on The Spirit of God Is Upon Me. The program theme Declare His Glory highlighted Philippines mission work.

Mildred Ann Paine

Rainbow Girls Of Northfork Hold Regular Meeting

Rainbow Girls of Northfork Assembly met with Miss Nita Wallace presiding. Officers filled stations and a plan for a swimming party at Harmony Acres followed by a roast at Pinnacle Rock was set for June 24. Lynn Marie Smith and her father George Smith received the Grand Cross of Color for service.

Northfork Assembly Order of Rainbow Nita Wallace Myrtle Roberts Jane Brown Charity Nancy Sheffield Hope Carole Wallace Ithra Thornton Jerry Johnson Barbara Watson Deanna Simmons Donna Simmons Janet Cornett Connie Thore Lena Sammons Karen Charlton Margret Hardy Jane Harsanyi Karen van Fleet Janice Tinney Bonnie Cornett Pat O'Brien Sandra Cook Brenda Watson Pat O’brien Harmony Acres Pinnacle Rock Mnother Grand Assembly Susan Atkinson

National Judge Speaks On Conditioning Of Flowers For Garden Club

National judge Mrs. P. W. Crouch spoke to the Iris Garden Club on conditioning and grooming of flowers and house plants. She advised cutting materials a day before exhibits, using warm water to condition, and proper prep for roses, with vinegar wipe for foliage. The club plans to sponsor the 1957 Christmas Show and urged members to enter.

P. W Crouch Eugene Farley Bluefield Garden Club Garden Club

Local society attends Gunn Parker wedding and summer plans

Mrs Haskell Sluss, Miss Blanche Miller, Mrs T J Jackson, Mrs William Alley, and Mrs C T Watkins leave to attend the Gunn Parker wedding in Fayetteville North Carolina. Frances Wain Harris, a contestant for Queen Wide Awake in Charleston, travels to Atlantic City for summer work after riding with Gerald Perdue to Morgantown for WVU summer school.

Haskell Sluss Blanche Miller T. J. Jackson William Alley C. T. Watkins Gunn-Parker Fayetteville N.C Frances Wain Harris Charleston Beni Kindem Shrine Temple Atlantic City N. J Morgantown Gerald Perdue WVU

Greenhouse Benches Use Asbestos-Cement Board

Asbestos-cement board is an approved material for greenhouse benches. The board is water resistant and humus fertilizer and other chemicals do not cause it to rot.

Asbestos-cement Board

Nailable asbestos board nails through all thicknesses

Nails can be driven through most thicknesses of asbestos cement board the same as through wood. Sheets of extra heavy thicknesses should be pre drilled.

Tole Painter as Guest of Bluefield Golden Agers

National tole painter Raymond E. Krape spent a week in Bluefield as a guest of the Golden Age Club. He visited the tole painting class at the Davidson Home in Bluefield City Park and unveiled an Eisenhower tray. A dinner party and a River Jack Restaurant honor followed.

Raymond E. Krape Bluefield Krape Davidson Thomas A. Koneitz Sara Owen Maxine Krape Mechanicsburg Golden Age Club Tazewell Konoitz MacKnight George Fox W. B., Martin

Foggy windows solved by wooden sash cure

Metal sash and frames cause fogging as metal conducts heat and cold. Moisture forms on the sash and drains down, sometimes freezes, fogging the glass. The cure is wooden sash like Douglas fir, a non conductor of heat and cold, to reduce condensation.

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