Mrs Duncan Hosts SSC Meet At Duncan Home
The Torch Bearers Class met in June at Mrs B C Duncan's home with Mrs Clovis Puckett presiding. Thirteen members and two visitors attended as devotionals were led by Mrs Duncan and Mrs Luther Johnson assisted. They discussed finishing the Friendship Quilt and donated towels to the church kitchen. The group elected Mrs Crotty as the month’s adopted friend, adjourned after business, and had a hamburger fry. The July gathering will be at Mrs Lovell’s Maple Acres with a wiener roast and devotion by Mrs John Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Duncan
Clovis Puckett
Duncan
Luther Johnson
G. E. Harold
Crotty
Lovell
Maple Acres
John Webb
Miss Ratliff Honored At Bride-To-Be Parties
Bride elect Miss Mary Jane Ratliff received several early wedding celebrations last week. Hosts included Miss Carol Bricker at a West Virginian Hotel luncheon and Mrs. W. B. Fish with Miss Eleanor Fish at a Whitethorn Street dessert bridge canasta. Guests included Mrs. Ralph Ratliff and Miss Norma Jean French, with gifts of silver and corsages. Additional events featured eleven o clock coffee hostesses and a Wythe Avenue tea. The festivities culminate with the wedding Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Ratliff
James M. French
Carol Bricker
West Virginian Hotel
Miss Ratliff
W. B. Fish
Eleanor Fish
Whitethorn
Barnes Crockett
Nancy Crockett
Jason McGuire
Judy McGuire
Crockett
Wythe Ave
Ray Ratliff
G. P. Whiteley
Ralph Ratliff
M. R. French
Miss Evans
Jeanie Evans
E. W. Joyce
Birth of Daughter Laura Bruce at Bluefield June 1
A daughter named Laura Bruce was born on June 1 at the Bluefield location. The announcement notes the newborn and adds no additional details beyond birth information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Bruce
the Bluefield
Dairy Princess Receives Key To The City Today
Marion Pyle West Virginia State Dairy Princess visits Mercer County to begin a state tour. She will receive the key from Mayor T Courtney Tanner, tour dairy plants, visit parks and gardens, appear on WHIS TV and Women’s Whirl, and attend multiple meetings before finishing the state tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovely Marion Pyle
Bethany
West Virginia
Bluefield
Parkersburg
Marion Pyle
Mercer County
Miss Pyle
American Dairy Association
West Virginia Dairy Association
T. Courtney Tanner
Pocahontas Mine
Pocahontas
Keesling Gardens
Mrs Sayers Harman in Hot Springs Vacation
Mrs Sayers Harman president of the Bluefield Women’s Club is vacationing in Hot Springs National Park Arkansas guest of the Arlington Hotel and Baths. She relaxes on the Arlington sun deck and attends buffets at Hot Springs Country Club while serving as state treasurer of the West Virginia Federation of Republican Women and aiding radio and TV work for the Daughters of the American Revolution in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Monthly meetings of Bluefield clubs and secretaries group
Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. regular Bluefield Chapter National Secretaries Assn. (International) meeting at Bluefield Auditorium with installation of officers and initiation of new members. Also at 7:30 p.m. Home Demonstration Club to meet Mrs. Julia Cameron 1950 Virginia Ave Bluefield Va. Thursday at 1:00 a.m. Blue Ridge Garden Club will meet with Mrs. E L Montgomery Melrose St for a picnic and business session. 7:30 p.m. Athens Chapter No 33 OES past matrons and patrons meet at Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gillie 4 Whitethorn Lane Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Order of Eastern Star
Athens
And
Bluefield
National Secretaries Assn. (International
Home Demonstration Club
Julia Cameron
Virginia Avenue
Blue Ridge
Leatherwood Milk and Footwear Deals Highlight June Promotions
June Dairy Month promotions push Leatherwood Milk in a red and blue 1/2 gal carton while Bluefield Shoe Co. cuts prices on summer footwear up to 20 percent. Rose Carol offers auto buys with 20 percent off bathing suits and dresses priced at 5.50, with brand-name selections and a June 28 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Bluefield Shoe CO
Roy Phillips
Valleys
Millers
Mademoiselles
Town & Countrys
ROSE
CAROL
Rose-Carol
Miss Patton Guest of Raven HDC
Raven Home Demonstration Club met June 12 at 1 PM at Mrs. Jack Britts home with co hosts Mrs. Charles Wilson and Mrs. Aubrey Wilson. New agent Miss Patton introduced. devotional by Mrs. Britts. treasurer Roy Reedy reported. Club contributed 50 to the year project cafeteria and formed a fair committee for June 18 21 at Richlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raven Home
Jack Britts
Charles Wilson
Aubrey Wilson
Cecil Lawson
Patton
Roy Reedy
Richlands
Britts
Casey
Blacksburg
Area Resident Given Surprise Birthday Honor
Wildner Holmes celebrated his 51st birthday on June 11 with a surprise dinner hosted by George Little and staff at the George Little Restaurant where he works. Hostesses were Mrs. Annie Lee Boardwine and Mrs. Margaret Taylor. Kenneth Jackson aided the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltville
Wildner Holmes
George Little
Annie Lee Boardwine
Margaret Taylor
Kenneth Jackson
Holmes
Yolanda Mamone Receives Blue Ribbon and Silver Medal
Miss Yolanda Mamone of Bluefield and Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy Wheeling earned high honors at June 10 commencement in the academy music hall. She received a Blue Ribbon and Silver Medal for A averages in scholarship and social responsibility plus a piano group prize. Archbishops Swint and McDonnell assisted in diploma awards with Rev. Muldowney delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yolanda Mamone
Anthony Mamone
Bluefield
Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy
Wheeling
Academy Music Hall
Mamone
Academy
John J. Swint
Thomas J. McDonnell
D. D
Frederick J. Schwertz
Mount de Chantal
James Muldowney
S. J
Wheeling College
Lydia Boggs CAR Cops State Titles
Lydia Boggs CAR Cops State Titles win five state offices at the state CAR meeting in Point Pleasant. West Virginia youth elected Susan Addington president, Nancy Fleshman vice president, Sam Cannell second vice president, Barbara Gage chaplain, Carol Keesee recording secretary, Patti Patterson treasurer, Betsy Mills librarian, and Nancy Sterling Baer corresponding secretary. Four bluefield color bearers named Joseph McClaugherty Jr, Mike Lilly, Scott Shanklin, Charles Gage. delegates listed for Lydia Boggs, John Gage, Judy Boggess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Addington
the Children of the American Revolution
Point Pleasant
Lydia Boggs
Fices
Nancy Fleshman
Barbara Gage
Carol Keesee
Nancy Bair
Fields
Lydia
Bluefield Boys
Joseph McClaugherty Jr
Mike Lilly
Scott Shanklin
Charles Gage
Births A son born to the Shumate family in Bluefield
A son Timothy Patton was born June 3 at the Bluefield Sanitarium to Mr and Mrs Kelly Hunt Shumate of Bluefield Virginia. The mother is the former Diana Sue Patton. The baby's weight is listed as pounds 11% ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Patton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Kelly Hunt Shumate
Bluefield
Virginia
Diana Sue Patton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Duncan
Dairy Princess
Walter Sanders
Leatherwood Dairy Farm
Glenwood Park
Kiwanis
Princeton
Concord College
Maiden Farm
Woman’s Whirl
Jackie Oblinger
Jean Fitzgerald
Dial
Her
OES
Club
Sde
Thomas A. Kempis
Mademoiselle
Gay Gibsons
Paula Brooks
Matz Grill
Jimmy Hurt
Miss Patton
Raven Hdc
Roy A. Sontgomery Sr
Tumbling Creek
Washington, D. C
Howard Wadkins
Y. Mamone
Sominex
Federal St. Bluefield
W. Ve
Westinghouse Revolving Agitator Laundromat
Westinghouse Studio One
CBS
Westinghouse
Bausch & Lomb
Anderson Radio & Television, Inc
Chicago House Furnishing CO
Bluefield, W. VA
General TV & Appliance Sale
Tazewell, VA
Bluefield, VA
Superior Sterling CO
Richlands, VA
Ingram & Hays Furniture Company
Pearisburg, VA
John Gage
Judy Boggess
David Kaylor
Betty Claire Moore
Ann Higgenbotham
Edgar Thacker III
Louanne Rogers
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