Lieutenant Ethyleen Hurley Weds Captain Rob Reed
Mrs. W D Hurley of McComas announces the marriage of Ethyleen Hurley army nurse corps to Captain Rob Elmer Reed army air force on June 1 at Indiantown Gap Pa. Chaplain Albert Applelaubin officiated with Major Malcolm Weister presenting the bride. The bride, a 1940 high school graduate and Mountain Memorial hospital school alumna, received a Presidential Citation. Reed is stationed at Santa Ana Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Hurley
McComas
Tone Ethyleen Hurley
Army Nurse Corps
Rob Elmer Reed
Army Air Force
Indiantown
Albert Applelaubin
Malcolm Weister
Nurse Corps
Indiantown Gap
Eit. Howe, Cavalero
Pata Eson
Cavaliero
Pata
Tan Os Con Png
Harrisburg
Mountain Memorial Hospital
Santa Ana
Calif
Miss Meadows Engaged to P Beverley Bride Elect
Richlands Virginia June 16 Miss ee Meadows bride elect of P Beverley honored at a reception at her home Friday. The event included games contests a wedding cake with miniature bridal couple and refreshments. A June 24 wedding date is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
Missee Meadows
P. Beverley
Avery
Circle Hosts June Meeting of Presbyterian Church Group
The Business Girls circle of the Presbyterian church held its June Friday evening at the Ma A Man. It oversaw the business session with Miss Louise Duff in charge of the program. Refreshments were served during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Dalton
Business Girls
The
Presbyterian Church
Louise Duff
Service Notes Show Sgt. Robert Jesse Home After 29 Months
Sgt. Robert Jesse has arrived home following a 29 month absence. The homecoming marks the end of a long overseas or assignment period, bringing relief to family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Robert Jesse
Miss Bowman Engaged to Maj Scruggs in Oakland Heights
Formal announcement shows Miss Marie Bowman daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Bowman Oakland Heights engaged to Major Riley Edwin Scruggs Army Air Force son of Mr and Mrs Robert J Wilson The wedding is planned for Thursday afternoon June 21 at the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Bowman
J. W. Bowman
Oakland Heights
Thref City
Riley Edwin Scruggs
Army Air Force
Robert J. Wilson
First Baptist Church
Princeton Couple Wed in First Christian Church Ceremony
Miss Ruth Elizabeth Wysong daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Wysong of Princeton married Huston Noel Setliff a United States Navy signalman first class on June 1 at 5 o clock in the First Christian church. The Rev. John M. Dunn officiated in the presence of immediate family and friends. The bride is a Princeton High School graduate working as a distributor at Maiden Farm company. the groom, a 1939 high school graduate, recently returned from duty aboard a troopship and is awaiting new orders in New York. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Elizabeth Wysong
G. K. Wysong
Highland Avenue
Princeton
Huston Noel Setliff
United States Navy
Hazel Setleff
South Avenue
First Christian Church
John M. Dunn
Setliff
Princeton High School
Maiden Farm Company
As High Caea
Toa
Platt
New York
Military and local social notes from wartime postings
The item reports sergeant Jessee spending a thirty day furlough with relatives before reassignment to Fort Meade, mentions a Paratrooper Cpl Jesser returning from Europe and receiving honors, notes Capt Paul Neff arriving in Miami after overseas service, plus multiple short mentions of residents visiting, traveling, or hosting guests in Bristol and nearby towns. The piece includes names, places, and connections to the Eighth Air Force and European operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Air Force
Jessee
I. T. Jessee
John M
Joyce
Fort George Meade
Johnnie
T. M
Navy
Boston
Oscar Jesser
Ashburn Gever
McKenney
Texas
Paul Neff
Capt
Miami
Fla
Italy
Personal notices from Bluefield area community column
Local items report Mrs. Roy Pruett planning a recovery stay with sister Mrs. J B Heldreth in Tazewell after dismissal from Bluefield sanitarium. Other notes mention travel plans for Mrs. F K Bill and Mrs. H E Meador two relatives awaiting and undergoing hospital care, and Winston-Salem visit by Mrs Reynolds and families.
Miss Williams Announces Bridal Party
Miss Barbara Anne Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben H Williams to be married Thursday June 28 at Westminster Presbyterian church announces the bridal party. Maid of honor Miss Gene Mann Beckley bridesmaids Miss Margaret Baugh Orlando Fla Joan Lilly sister of the bridegroom Anne Suppee Elizabeth Ann Lowman Marjorie Horton Ann Rogers Best man Mr Cecil R Lilly ushers Ensign Frank Calvin Johnson Jr Bristol Va Ensign Ernest Eugene Lowen Charleston Navy Midshipmen Wayne Rhoads Joe Cofer Bluefield ceremony by Rev Hermian S Jones music by Mrs Philip Lilly aunt of the bridegroom serves as? and Little Miss Elsie Ennis Graham ring bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Anne Williams
Ben H. Williams
Street
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Gene Mann
Beckley
Margaret Baugh
Orlando
Fla
Joan Lilly
Anne Suppee
Elizabeth Ann Lowman
Marjorie Horton
Ann Rogers
Cecil R
Lewis Reiland
Elsie Ennis Graham
W. R. Graham
Parkway
Hermian S. Jones
Westminster Church
Bonnie McClanahan Weds Sgt. Frank Witt Jr
Miss Bonnie McClanahan of Maxie Virginia marries Sgt. Frank A. Witt Jr son of Mrs Mae L Witt Bramwell in a May 30 ceremony. The bride works for the selective service in Grundy and the groom returning from overseas duty with the U S A F will report to North Carolina for reassignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie McClanahan
Sgt
Frank Witt, Jr
Bert McClanahan
Maxie
Bonnie
Frank A. Witt, Jr
Mae L. Witt
Bramwell
Frank A. Witt
Walter Hunt
Arman
R. D. Wright
Methodist Church
North Carolina
OES Group To Hold Election Of Officers At Masonic Temple
The Past Matrons and Patrons club will meet Monday at 8 PM in the Masonic temple. Officers will be elected during the business session, and the annual Pollyanna party will follow. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OES
Masonic Temple
Miss Yonda Berry Weds Orville Camp in Tazewell Virginia
Miss Yon d a Catherine Berry daughter of Mr and Mrs F T Berry of Heaters married Orville Herbert Camp son of Mrs Sarah P Camp of Charleston and the late P H Camp on Friday April 13 at 6 30 pm in Tazewell Va Rev B T Sells officiated The bride wore navy blue with white accessories and gardenias The ceremony was attended by E V Peery Pocahontas Va and Jane Wertz Charleston The bride is a nursing graduate now employed by Pocahontas Fuel Co nurse division Camp is a Charleston high school and Morris Harvey College graduate with a civil engineering degree and an army veteran employed at a U S naval base in South Charleston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Tarter
Ann Kelley
Toots Pacbury
Roanoke
Athens
Kathryn Yates
North Carolina
H. G. McClogthlin
Dan Taylor
Emilie Jane Taylor
Dorothy Moore
Bristol
Mattie Steele
Abingdon
al Freedman
Henry Tomilson
Freedman
Greever Witten
C. B. Rank
Rita Joy
Johnnie Belson
Ayhter
Ohnston City
Tenn
Betty Marie Hefner
Norfolk
H. G. McGrothiin
Beavers
Akron
Ohio
Yon
Catherine Berry
F. T. Berry
Heaters
Orville Herbert Camp
Sarah P. Camp
Charleston
P. H. Camp
Tazewell
B. T. Sells
E. V
Pocahontas Fuel Company, Incorporated
Pocahontas, Va
Mr. Camp
Charleston High School
Morris Harvey College
Camp
Empley
United States Navalance Plant
South Charleston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ethyleen Hurley
Robert Reed
Robert Elmer Reed
Richlands, VA
Estee’s
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
Miss Bowman
Maj. Scruggs
Mrs. Huston
Noel Setliff
Beauty School
Os Ee
Wong
Aaa
Coupen
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Roy Pruett
Dearborn Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
J. B. Heldreth
Heldreth
Pruett
Lois Puckett
United States Army
F. K. Bill
Roan
H. E. Meador
Augusta Street
Ann
Baptistapital
Winston-Saem
Thomas Hamlin
Bedford Street
Randolph Hamlin
Thomas
Roland Lazenby
New York City
Nancy Lee Patton
Susie Atkins
Princeton Road
Tracy Stewart
Bluefield
Winstonsseae Reynolds
Raleigh Terrace
Miss Williams
H. J. Krause
Alliance
Neb
Sands Es Ha Sas
Taylor's
Pep
S.S. Co
Wes Rere Wee
Tennessee
Yonda Berry
Mr. O. H. Camp
Ptolemy Lagus
B. C
Egypt
America
A Jeune Fox
Gruen
CIA
Federal St
Bluefield, W. Yo
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