Dances Tonight Highlight Bluefield Cotillion and Elks Event
Outstanding weekly events include the Bluefield Cotillion home coming dance at the West Virginian hotel ballroom and the Elks opening dance of the summer season at the Elks ballroom from 9 30 to 1. Jack Baxter and his Caroliniane will play for the Cotillion and Fred Murff and his Knoxville orchestra will perform for the Elks.
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Bluefield
West Virginian Hotel
Elks
Jack Baxter
Fred Murff
Knoxville
Triangle Club Meeting At Nellie Smith Home
The Triangle club of the First Christian church will meet this evening at 7 30 at the home of Nellie Smith on Fourth Street. All members are urged to be present.
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Triangle Club
The
First Christian Church
Nellie Smith
Fourth Street
Visit to Washington Patient Returns to Bluefield Health
Here for visit Joe Wilds, once a Walter Reed patient, has returned to Bluefield with Mrs. Wilds for a week stay. Friends report he is greatly improved and on the road to full recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Wilds will leave Washington Monday and are joined by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald and Virginia and Guy Jr. of Norfolk who accompanied them to Bluefield. Mr. Gerald is Mrs. Wilda’s brother.
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Joe Wilds
Walter Reid Hospital
Washington
Bluefield
Delightful program sung by Kathleen Tynes and Carter
A noon hour WHIS program features Kathleen Tynes with Dorothy Carter on piano. Marion Smith as announcer and Maury Barret as tenor perform vocal selections. Carter also plays piano. Songs include I'm Sorry Dear Meet Me Tonight Always Think of Me Beloved Why Dance All of Me Keeping Out of My Can't We Talk It Over Sweet Letter From You Just You Where Is the Song of Songs For Me At the End of Cobblestone Road Killarney and Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms.
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Kathleen ‘Aynes
Mise Dorothy Carter
WHIS
Mise Marion Smith
Maury Barret
Mise Carter
Misa Tynes
Miss Carter
Miss Smith
Mr. Barret
Killarney
Young Girls Circle gathers at Grace Methodist church
The Young Girls circle of Grace Methodist Church met Tuesday evening at 7 45 with Mrs Paul Shaver Bluefield Virginia. The program led by Mrs Osborne Cofer opened with a hymn followed by scripture read by Miss Elene Johnston.
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Circle of Grace Methodist Church
Paul Shawver
Bluefield
Osborne Cofer
Elene Johnston
W. E. Zobrick
Jenny Lou Tynes
Lois Pafford
Miss Tynes
Pafford
Marie Johnston
Thomas Morrisette
Missionary Society
G. E. Griffith
Clarence Frye
Richmond
Elizabeth Frances
Faye Porterfeld
Boy Welcomed Ratcliff Couple in Grassy Branch
Mr and Mrs R W Ratcliff of Grassy Branch are the parents of a fine son born Tuesday June 14.
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R. W. Ratcliff
Grassy Branch
Pollyanna Party Ends Ruth Circle Year at Neal Home
The final Pollyanna party for Ruth circle Loyal Daughters class of First Christian church was hosted Tuesday at Mrs. Caval Neal’s Fairfax Street home. Twenty five members attended with Mrs. Neal aided by her mother Mrs. Comer and Mrs. Tidwell. Mrs. Cregger and Miss Arlene Geordon won contests and gifts were exchanged. A refreshment plate concluded the event.
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Ruth Circle
First Christian Church
Caval Neal
Fairfax Street
Baptist Women's Group In Session At First Baptist
The thirtieth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union auxiliary to the New Lebanon Baptist association convenes at 2:30 this afternoon at First Baptist Church with Mrs. C. A. Lilly presiding. Delegates total seventy five with visitors, and a two day program includes addresses by Dr. J. W. Beagle and Dr. Richard Owen.
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C. A. Lilly
Bluefield
Woman’s Missionary Union
New Lebanon Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Richard Owen
Calvary Baptist Church
Roanoke
J. W. Beagle
Atlanta
J. Earl Bailey
College Avenue Baptist Church
Young People’s Auxiliary
W. M. A. Training School
Royal Service
T. E. Petera
John T. Shelton
S. W. Gabriel
Mar
Jesus
A. L. Shumate
First Baptist Choir
Louisville
J. R. Saunders
Shinchow
China
Saunders
Margaret Fundament
Asa Taylor
White Cross
Bessie Meyer
B. C
H. A. Willis
F. J. Thompson
T. J. Phelps
T. M. Gravely
F. H. Combe
Beatrice Repass
Bob Wilson
R. H. Bowden
Son of God
Renee Ar
Hannah Truth Seekers to Meet at Rutledge Residence
Members of the Hannah Truth Seekers Bible class at Trinity Methodist Church will gather this evening at 8 o'clock. The meeting is hosted by Mrs. W. L. Rutledge at 216 Oakhurst Avenue.
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Hannah Truth Seekers
Trinity Methodist Church
W. L. Rutledge
Oakhurst Avenue
Delegates from Bluefield Attend State Christian Endeavor Meet
A Bluefield party led by W R Davis and Fields Richardson attended the State Christian Endeavor convention in Charleston last week. Miss Frazier was elected third vice president succeeding Elizabeth Warrick. Delegates enjoyed Capitol Governor greeting and a Kanawha River dinner boat excursion.
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Elizabeth Warrick
Mary Joan Phelps
Mary Holcomb
Clara Vie
Regina Brown
Lillian Still
Margaret Frazer
W. R. Davis
Fields Richardson
Bluefield
Christian Endeavor
Charleston
Miss Frazier
State Associat
Capitol Building
Kanawha River
Delightful WHIS Radio Hour With Vocals and Piano
Mies Blanche Armentrout and Earl Hurt will perform with pianist James Elmer Brown in a 12 to 1 program on WHIS. Join for a fresh musical segment featuring leading vocalists and supportive piano.
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Mies
Blanche Armentrout
Earl Hurt
James Elmer Brown
Bluefield Quota Club Hosts Quota Day Luncheon
At the West Virginian hotel Bluefield Quota Club held a Wednesday noon luncheon with Mrs. Alice Zimmerman presiding. Guests included Mrs. Viola E. Ratliff of Richlands. Harriet Speiden led the program as Quota Day featured talk by Arie Neel of Bluefield Gas and Power on manufactured gas uses and industry growth. Beulah Price and Martha Smith traveled as delegates to the Quota International convention in Memphis, with Helen Sue Spangler detained by work.
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West Virginian
Bluefield Quota Club
Alice Zimmerman
Una Martin
Viola E. Ratliff
Richlands
Mies Harriet Speiden
Arie Neel
Bluefield Gas and Power Company
Quota Club
Choir Rehearsal Resumes at Bland Street Methodist
The choir of Bland Street Methodist Church will resume rehearsal this evening at 7 45 announced by James Elmer Brown choir director.
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Bland Street Methodist Church
James Elmer Brown
Contest Time Extended for Y Camp Registrations
Mrs. Herbertene ment of the Y W C A offers a free week in camp to the girl who gains the most registrations. The extended deadline is Monday at noon. Camp Roland near Bastian hosts the July 5 to 12 session.
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Herbert Ee Enement
Camp Roland
Bastian
New Arrival Born to Mr and Mrs Crockett
A daughter Patsy Ann was born on June 4 to Mr and Mrs Cleon Crockett of Maybeury. The mother before marriage was Mies Ishmael Hughes.
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Cleon Crockett
Maybeury
Patsy Ann
Mies Ishmael Hughes
Local Railway Conductors Auxiliary Invites Inspectress
Mrs Clara Wertzbacker grand secretary of the Ladies auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors arrives in Bluefield Ohio born Columbus for a tour of inspection and will attend an all day meeting at Moose hall starting at 10 with lodging at the West Virginian hotel.
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Clara Wertzbacker
Columbus
Ohio
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Bluefield
Sparen
Moose Hall
Wertzbacker
West Virginian Hotel
Northfork Chapter to Install Officers Friday Evening
Northfork chapter C E S Northfork chapter C B 8 will meet Friday evening at 8. A public installation of officers will be held promptly at 8 30 and the public is invited. At the close refreshments will be served by the past matrons and past patrons of the chapter.
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Northfork
C. B
Briand Memorial Name For Ouistreham Promenade
The front promenade of this channel town in Ouistreham France is named for the late Ariatde Briand who visited to sail his yacht The Simonelle.
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Briand
A Ouistreham
France
Fansing
Ariatde Briand
Simonelle
Brilliant Nuptials At Pearisburg Join Shumate Phiegar
Miss Lillian Shumate and Mr. Paul Phiegar wed last evening at the Pearisburg Methodist Church in a ceremony attended by a select gathering. The Rev. John Lee Allison officiated as roses and greenery adorned the interior. The bride wore ivory satin with seed pearl trim. bridesmaids wore pastel gowns and carried old fashioned bouquets. A reception followed at Senator and Mrs. Shumate’s home with guests serving at the punch bowl. The couple departed for their honeymoon afterward.
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Lillian Pauline Shumate
A. E. Shumate
Bristol, Va
Mies Elizabeth McDonald
Roa
Noke
Misa
Celia Ann Shumate
Mre
Phiegar
Mendelssohn
Lucille Shumate
R. Phiegar
Stuart Strader
Bluefield
Messie
A. E. Shumate Jr
Archie S. Phiegar
Reyburn Miller
Peariaburg
Robert Fry
Salem, Va
Benjamin Strader
Roger Manefield
Winfred Phiegar
Narrows
W. P. Miller
Bernard Mason
Allene Walker
Bess Chariton
Pearisburg
Honeymoon Motor Trip Ends Without Destination Named
A couple completes a honeymoon motor trip with the final destination not announced. They are expected to be at home near Pearieburg later.
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Pearieburg
Local Social Notes Include Travel and Visits From Several Families
The column lists numerous residents of Matoaka and surrounding towns visiting, traveling to Lake Champlain and Merrie-Woode, attending funerals in Saltville and Abingdon, and returning home after brief trips. It mentions Betty Eller, Mary Ann Payne, John Wright, and Sidney Hale among others, with dates and destinations such as North Street, Trenton, Lake Toxaway, and Concord College.
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R. O. Eller
Eller
Matoaka
Betty
Meyer Marcus
S. B. Payne
Mary Ann
North Street
Trenton
N. J
Payne
John M. Wright
Tyler Stowers
John
Emily Warden
Ponton
Cleveland
Ohio
D. R. Henderson
Saltville
Keys Boardwine
Abingdon
Sidney H. Hale
Desir Gilmore
Merrie-Woode
Lake Toxaway
Lux Toilet Soap Ad Credits Hollywood Glamour
A young woman praises Lux Toilet Soap for keeping skin youthful and fair as she admires her famous mother. The copy claims 686 of 694 important Hollywood actresses use the white fragrant soap and that it is official in major film studios.
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Lux
Hollywood
All Stars
Irene Rich
Miss Dorothy Hale Receives Bachelor of Education Degree
Miss Dorothy Hale daughter of Mr and Mrs E W Hale of Princeton received the bachelor of education degree at the forty sixth annual commencement of the National College of Education Evanston Illinois on June 8 She active in college affairs and served on the art staff that produced the student annual The National and she was a cast member in the spring festival staged by the junior and senior classes in May
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Dorothy Hale
E. W. Hale
Princeton
National College of Education
Evanston
Junior High Girl Reserves Meet at the Y
Girl Reserves of the Junior High will gather at 3:30 this afternoon at the Y to hike and learn campfire skills. If weather prevents the hike, indoor games at the Y will substitute for the outdoor activity.
Lunch Committee Meeting at YWCA chaired by Mrs Edwards
The lunch committee of the YWCA chaired by Mrs R B Edwards will meet at the Y today at 10 o clock.
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R. BE. Edwards
Local Assembly Delays May Meetings in Summer
The Los Angeles to Boston Reach To be Regular Assembly notes there will be no meeting this afternoon. Regular meetings occur on the first and third Tuesdays at Red Men’s hall, but third Tuesday sessions are dropped for June July and August.
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L. A
R. T
Red Men's Hall
Evelyn Waddell Circle Met For Prayer Lesson
Evelyn Waddell circle of Bland Street Methodist Church met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Hutcheson and Mrs. Pat McKenry leading a Bible study from The Open Gate to Prayer on The Name. Members approved minutes and paid dues while Mrs. Adkins closed with prayer. Refreshments were served. next meeting planned at Mrs. Belcher’s Rocky Point summer camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Waddell
Bland Street Methodist Church
Mra
W. F. Duggins
J. R. Hutcherson
Ramsey Street
Pat McKenry
W. L. Adkine
J. B. Belcher
Lodge Meeting at Moose Hall Held by Degree of Honor
Bluefield lodge No. 69 Degree of Honor Protective association met Tuesday evening at Moose Hall with Mary Masco state president presiding in Lula Garrett’s absence. May Polingy juvenile director also attended. Masco and Poling spoke informally and cordially. Mary Bozell was initiated.
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Bluefeld Lodge No
Degree of Honor Protective Association
Moosehall
Mary Masco
Brownsville
Lula Garrett
May Polingy
Sunshine Lodge
Fairmont
Masco
Poling
Mary Bozell
Devotional Session Opens Tri-District Meeting
The Tri-District council held a devotional session led by Mrs Kenneth Addington at Kee Street Methodist church Princeton before the business meeting. Mrs Arthur Hendricks presented the minutes and roll call. A new year policy and efficiency standard were discussed for adoption at the Friday union meeting at Center Street Methodist church Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Kenneth Addington
Tri-District Union Council
Kee Street Methodist Church
Princeton
Arthur Hendricks
Tri- District Union
Tri-District Union
Union
Center Street Methodist Church
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Young Girls
Betty Lee
Baptist Women’s Group
Garet Buckles
A. L. Young
Bane Peery
Bluefield College
J. T. Stinson
Hannah Truth
C. E
Paul Henry Phliegar
John Henderson
Eula
Jerry Johnston
Henderson
Virginia Ferguson
Concord College
Athena
Ellis Brumfield
Berwind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Eham
Taylor's Drug Store
Frances Rich
Irene Richs
Autrey
G. R
Attention
Tri-District Council
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