Book Review Highlights Mrs Jefferson Davis Life
Mrs. H Edward Steele reviews Bride of Fortune at Bluefield UDC meeting in Bramwell. The piece portrays Mrs Jefferson Davis as southern belle and mother with wartime courage. Delegates elected to West Virginia Division, scholarship fund resolutions adopted, special guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Edward Steele
Bluefield
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Bram
H. A. Porter
G. W. Lavender
Jefferson Davis
Davis
States
R. S. Kerfoot
Hugh Love
Boissevain
Audrey Geison
Pocahontas
Frank Biggs
Bramwell
W. W. Dickenson
Births Jeffrey Vernon and Linda Carol born in Virginia
A son Jeffrey Vernon was born June 1 at Bluefield Sanitarium to Mr and Mrs Vernon J Phillips of Bluefield Virginia. The baby weighed 6 pounds 1 1/2 ounces and the mother was the former Miss Marleene Dean. A daughter Linda Carol was born June 3 at the hospital to Mr and Mrs Ok Erastus Cline of Rich Creek Virginia. The baby weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and the mother was the former Miss Geraldine Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Vernon
Bluefield Sanitarium
Vernon J. Phillips
Bluefield
Virginia
Marleene Dean
Linda Carol
Tarium
Jok Erastus Cline
Rich Creek
Geraldine Williams
Yard Of The Month Award For Local Couple
Miss Elizabeth Gwinn and Miss Katherine Gutherie receive the Little Gardens Club Yard of the Month for June. The presentation was by club members Mrs. Wickham Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Addington. The yard features continuous bloom from spring to fall and includes numerous shrubs trees and bulbs with a steep landscape that extends along both sides and across the back of the lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Addington
Little Gardens Club
Katherine Guthrie
Elizabeth Gwinn
Raleigh Terrace
Katherine Gutherie
N. F. Wickham
Edwin Taylor
Miss Gwinn
Miss Gutherie
H. F. Wickham
OES Picnic Held Sunday in Glenwood Park
The Bluefield Chapter No. 66 Order of the Eastern Star hosted area chapters for its annual picnic at Glenwood Park on Sunday June 15. Inclement weather canceled elaborate plans and about ten chapters attended with Worthy Patron Earl Maynor presiding. Mr Maynor and Mrs Maynor will end their year as officers June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Order of the Eastern Star
Glenwood Park
Earl Maynor
Smith
Northfork
Bluefield Moose Chapter Plans Last Regular Meeting
Calendar notes the Bluefield Chapter Women of the Moose will hold its final meeting of the chapter year at 8:00 p.m. with an executive board session beforehand to finalize plans for an installation service. Trinity Methodist Church prayer service canceled this week but scheduled services resume the week of June 25. The WSCS officers will not meet. At 11:00 a.m. the Blue Ridge Garden Club meets Mrs. E L Montgomery for a picnic and business session. At 7:30 p.m. the Athens Chapter No. 33 past matrons and patrons club meets at Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gillie’s home with Gertrude Sampson presiding.
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Bluefield
Women of the Moose
Trinity Methodist Church
Trinity New
WSCS
Blue Ridge
Auxiliary Installs New Officers at Pinnacle Post
The VFW Auxiliary to Pinnacle Post No. 3586 held a meeting in the West Virginia Hotel clubroom with officer installations. Mae Irvin was elected president. other officers include Jeannette Hammond senior vice president and Mary Edmunds junior vice president. Helen Galate was treasurer and Lena Hare patriotic instructor. Delegates to Morgan town in late June were Mae Irvin, Helen Galate, Sadie Hill, and others. An ongoing drive for new members was announced along with an essay contest at Beav er High School where Bill Noell and Linda Jo Powell took prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
West Virginian Hotel
Sadie Hill
Mae Irvin
Jeannette Hammond
Mary Edmunds
Lillia Tibbs
Helen Galate
Lena Hare
Ae Francisco
Pat Houchins Akers
Ethel Hensley
Hat
Mrs R L McCoy Installed and Elevations Noted
Mrs R L McCoy will be installed for the ensuing year. Mr and Mrs Maynor have been appointed by the grand matron to serve as grand guard and grand page at the grand chapter convening in October at Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. McCoy
Maynor
Huntington
Mrs. Keesee Hosts Club Picnic And Reports
The Bluefield Junior Woman's Club executive board met Monday night with Mrs. David Keesee presiding. A treasurer's report was given, five pool tickets were approved, and a scholarship was awarded to Larry Eaton for Beaver High School graduation to attend VPI. The group celebrated state convention wins and urged continued member support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Junior Woman’s Club
David Keesee
Keesee
David Platnick
Bea Stringfellow
Bluefield
Carl Ashley
Beaver High School
Larry Eaton
VPI
Jaeger Area News Local Vacation and Visits
Jaeger area notes list residents and visitors spending time away or visiting relatives. Quen tin Whaley vacationed at Wautauga Lake Tennessee. Mary Frances Hite vacationing in Florida. Ronnie King and Ebby Whitley visited Huntington Alabama. Ebby Whitley from Savannah arrived to visit Jaeger. George Brown and Bobby visit Tazewell Virginia. Charles Martin Jr left for Toledo Ohio for butcher's school. Dr Elmo Morgan in Florida. Rita Perdue Smith of Columbus Ohio visiting. Joe Zender of Portsmouth Ohio visited John Rozzells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Martin, Jr
Toledo
Ohio
Elmo Morgan
Florida
Rita Perdue Smith
Columbus
Joe Zender
Portsmouth
John Rozzells
Union Mission Bible School Holds Picnic for Children
About sixty children from Union Mission Chapel on Bluefield Avenue attended a picnic at City Park last weekend hosted by the Union Mission Auxiliary. Local churches and area businesses provided food and volunteers helped prepare sandwiches. Evelyn Thomas of Bluefield Virginia led games and supervising activities after the noon meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Mission
Bluefield Avenue
Union Mission Auxiliary
Outstanding Fathers of the Church Named at Brushfork
MYF selects Oscar Edmonds and Watt Compton as outstanding fathers for youth work and church involvement. They receive gifts at a Father’s Day program with Patty Perdue and Sonny Warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushfork Methodist Church
Patty Perdue
Sonny Warden
Oscar Edmonds
Watt Compton
MYF
Births at Bluefield and Falls Mills Sanatoriums
A daughter Deborah Kay Harmon Brooks was born weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces to Mr and Mrs William Harmon Brooks of Falls Mills Virginia. A son Ronald Phillip Woods born June 1 at Bluefield Sanatorium to Mr and Mrs James Edward Woods of Coopers Virginia weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces. A daughter Karen Virginia Forester born June 4 at Bluefield Sanatorium to Mr and Mrs John Andrew Forester of Bluefield Virginia weighing 8 pounds 13 and one half ounces. The mother was the former Miss Katherine Virginia Ruble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Kay
Bluefield Sanitarium
William Harmon Brooks
Falls , Mills
Virginia
Ronald Phillip
James Edward Woods
Coopers
Karen Virginia
John Andrew Forester
Bluefield
Katherine Virginia Ruble
Clover Club Grand March Rules For Guests
The Clover Club states guests of members will be the sole participants in the Grand March. Guest invitations for single males must be stag unless the Board of Governors grants permission. Requests by mail to Ray C. Heldreth Box 485 Bluefield must arrive at least three days before the dance. Tables over twenty four will be divided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover Club
Bluefield Country Club
Ray C. Heldreth
Board of Governors
Bluefield
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Mrs. Steele
Ris
Sluefield Furniture
the Little Gardens Club
Eead
OES
Auxiliary
Mrs. Keesee
Jaeger
Martha Washington Inn
Une
Bluefield Automobile Club
Union Mission Bible School
Jean Fitzgerald
Dial
J. Brooking Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Charlottesville, Va
Ralph Taylor
Lebanion Street
P. D. Woods
Monterey
J. B. Heilman
Mre
President Kitts
Susan Hopkins
Melba Hill
Carolyn Boyd
Barbara Lynn Kirk
The
First Christian Church
Raleigh County
Grandview Road
Beckley
Juddylee Lambert
230
Parkway
Phozo
Camaro
Commerce Street
Fairmont-Imperial
Belay Ross
Betsy Ross
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