Fathers Day origins and local society notes
The article explains Fathers Day began in 1910 by Mrs. John Bruce Dodd of Spokane Washington and notes its spread to the U S and Canada with a 1936 national committee setting the date on the third Sunday in June Today is June 15 and there is no record of what Mrs Dodd gave her father in 1910 The page then moves through a long sequence of society items including Maryland visitors to Adria Virginia family reunions in Princeton and Bluefield graduates from Radford College University of Miami and Virginia Tech and various community happenings such as outings and birthdays with many named individuals and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bruce Dodd
Spoke
Wash
Dad
United States
Canada
Virginia Avenue Methodist Dvbs
Bluefield
James W. Brown
Grace Methodist Church
Frank Gearyeart
Kenneth Cochran
Toni Burnette
Harriet Rose
Jo Neil Horton
Dorothy King
Gail Lambert
Jean Ann Wilmer
Helen Smith
Nancy Bone
Lucille Slates
Shirley Culler
Betts and McGuire families announce births
Mr and Mrs Alfred Reece Betts of Matoaka welcome daughter Melissa Diane born Wednesday June 11 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. Mr and Mrs James Bobby McGuire of Tip Top Virginia welcome son Ricky Vince born Wednesday June 11 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Reece Betts
Matoaka
Melissa Diane
Bluefield Sanitarium
James Bobby McGuire
Tip Top
Ricky Vince
The Old Method For Preserving Cheese Freshness
The article describes a traditional technique to prevent cheese from drying. Wrap the cheese in a cloth dampened with vinegar to maintain moisture and texture.
Bohmann Bridal Plan Completed
The wedding of Miss Barbara Ann Bohmann and St. Paul Edward White will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Warrensburg Missouri on Saturday June 21 at 2 p m Miss Bohmann will be attended by her sister Doris Bohmann maid of honor and Cathy Cooke among others Best man will be Dennis Elam Ushers include Carl Kritten and Mike Hanrahan Briana Jean Elam will serve as flower girl
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ann Bohmann
St. Paul Edward White
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Warrensburg
Bohmann
Doris Bohmann
Dennis Elam
Cathy Cooke
Carl Kritten
Cameron
Mike Hanrahan
Burnett Babe Gloria Jean Born in Bluefield
Mr and Mrs Ashley Miller Burnett of 1153 Edgewood Road Bluefield announce the birth of their daughter Gloria Jean on Friday June 6 at Bluefield Sanitarium. She weighed six pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Miller Burnett
Edgewood Road
Bluefield
Gloria Jean
Bluefield Sanitarium
Vacation Bible Schools Schedule June Sessions Across Bluefield
Vacation Bible Schools are set for June across Bluefield churches. First Presbyterian and Immanuel Lutheran join at First Church June 16-26 9 11 30 a.m. for kindergarten to ninth grade with a wide teaching staff and helpers. Bland Street Methodist and Trinity hold a joint program at Bland Street Church June 16-26 11 a.m. introducing nursery for 3 year olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Circles
Bluefield
Church
Y Center
WOTM
Moose Home
First Presbyterian
Immanuel Lutheran
First Church
Annie D. Woolwine
Richard Rouquie
Margaret Speier
Jo Ann Caudill
Weldon Sheets
Eunice Cooper
Faye Neff
Margaret Dalton
Rosemary Starling
Anita Cooper
Dal Ramage
Elizabeth Ryan
Marion Stacey
Faye Everson
Eleanor Tate
Phyllis Oliver
Harry Turner
Alexandra Henderson
Beverly Starling
Sally Bartley
Dana Leckie
Teresa Caudill
Cindy Dalton
Debbie
Mary Beth Cole
Bland Street
Bradshaws Host Family Guests From Parkersburg
Mrs. H. C. Bradshaw welcomed her son's family Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradshaw and two sons from Parkersburg visiting last weekend. They toured the Fred Fiske family who are moving back to California as Fiske joins North American Rockwell in Canoga Park after a 50 year California career. The Fiske family departed by plane to join him after school closed. Dr Randolph Bradshaw and family from Bedford Virginia are also visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bradshaw
Charles Bradshaw
Parkersburg
Fred Fiske
California
Fiske
North American Rockwell Company
Princeton
Canoga Park
Calif
Randolph Bradshaw
Bedford
Firstborns at Bluefield Sanitarium Two New Arrivals
Mr and Mrs William Arthur Jenkins of Princeton announce the birth of their son Thomas Iseral born Wednesday June 11 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 5 pounds 4 1/2 ounces. The mother is Susie Lee Sigman. Mr and Mrs William Allen Chilco of Route 4 Bluefield announce the birth of their daughter Michelle Rae born at Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. The mother is Peggy Darline Slone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arthur Jenkins
Princeton
Thomas Iseral
Bluefield Sanitarium
Susie Lee Sigman
William Allen Chilco
Route 4
Bluefield
Michelle Rae
Peggy Darline Slone
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Jeanne
Johnsons
Baltimore
John Jr
Tazewell
W. Grayson
Cathern Maxwell
Gardner
W.h.moxley Sr
Bessie Morris
Cass
Lillian Roles
Mullens
Florence Brukes
Manassas
Eva Moxley
Basil Maxwell
Ruth Land
Hazel Johnson
St. Louis
Helen Gentry
Pauline Stidham
Cincinnati
Ohio
William McGinnis
Robert Moxleys
Waynesboro
W. H. Moxley Sr
Moxley
Carol
Ted R. Land
Janet
Ralph Johnson
W. K. Kelsey
Andrea Jane Thomas
W. P. Thomas
Radford (Va
Viet Nam
Kathy Bonham
Jack Bonham
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
University of Miami Law School
Rusty
Carole
University of Florida
Gainesville
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Bonham
Helen McNeal
Kathy
Rusty Bonham
Eva S. Cole
John McConahy
Betty Ann Holmes
Westminster College
Newcastle
Randolph-Macon College
Lynchburg
John
Pocahontas
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Jerry Wayne Crockett
Shirley Crockett
Thomas Price Ferrell
H. P. Ferrell
Donald Wayne Hodock
George J. Hodock
Roy Hodges
K. K. Culbertson
James Angles
Breaks Interstate Park
Harry Charlton III
Grundy
Lawrence E. Culbertson
U. S. Air Force
Korea
Culbertson
Geraldine Snyder
Tampa
Culbertsons
Tacoma
Charlitons
Andrea Krispen McClung
Walter Bernard McCall Jr
Young Thomas
Tommy) Wilson Raub
R. R. Raub
H. M. Heldreth
Ruth Jean Caldwell
Edna M. Halley
Mark Lane Basham
E. M. Louthan
Harriet Speiden
Pete Magann
Kenneth Mack
Rusty Howard
Edward Cordle
Chas. L. Harman
Lee Lumley
Rebecca Lusk
Jan Leckie
Carroll Dotson
S. S. Holcomb
W.S. Field
Montcalm
George Langenheim
Mark Crews
Thomas Caruso
Martin Bently Carden
David Lilly
Elmer Meadows
Richlands
Floyd Daniel
Butch) Currence
Mrs
Jack McGowan
Ruby
Pop
Glenn Miller
Renue Center
South Street
Uefield
Suanno
Virginia
Calvary Baptist Church
R. H. Massie
Woman’s Missionary Union
Ralph Akers
Jerry Akers
T. F. Herndon
Kathy Hoback
Sarah Hood
Shelia Poe
Connie Akers
Patsy Booth
Nancy Tabor
Pam Gaither
Anita Farmer
Beverly Horton
Terry Poe
Jeffery Murray
Lisa Hoback
Greggory Hood
Karen Richardson
Karen Hoops
Arnie Hall
Tara Akers
Kevin Murray
Charles Burgoyne
Fincastle Country Club
Union Mission Auxiliary
Princeton Avenue
Children’s Temple Mission
UDC
Ann Wood
Frances Hancock
Jeanne Foster
Stanley Martin
R. E. Maxwell
Freedom Lodge
BRT
Bluefield Assembly No
ORFG
Masonic Temple
Ywca Duplicate Bridge Club
Bland Street Methodist
WSG
Montcalm_ Senior Woman's Club
Greenview Silver
Graham Hdc
Shawver Mill Hdc
Grubb Shawver
Bluefield Woman's Club Home Life Group
C. B. Cromer
Washington Street
First Baptist Wmu
Bluefield Ioof Lodge No. 144
IOOF
Evelyn Phillippe
Fincastle Duplicate Bridge Club
Fcc
Bluefield Lions
West Virginian Hotel
US Navy
Appalachian Auditorium
Golden Age Center
Virginia Avenue Methodist Wscs
Wampler Chapel
Salvation Army
Camp Joy
Flexnit
W. VA
the Baptists
College Avenue Baptist Church
F. G. Schwall Jr
W. E. Fink
Ronald Gearheart
Schwall
Joseph Wray
Claude Honaker
First Baptist
DVBS
Eugene Cole
C. H. Davis
Fincastle Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian
Methodists
Winthrop
Corfam
Federal ST. Bluefield, W. VA
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