Quotarians Head to Toronto for International Convention
Bluefield and Princeton delegates depart for the forty first Quota International convention in Toronto. They will meet Mayor Nathan Phillips and Mrs Phillips, attend an international dinner, hear about the Stratford Festival from Tom Patterson, listen to music by John Cook, and attend the installation banquet with the former Kiwanis International president as speaker. A reception at Parliament House on June 22 and a tour including Casa Loma are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
Tram
Bluefield Quota Club
Ada Thompson
Richard L. Haynes
Princeton
Queen City
Nathan Phillips
Phillips
Tom Patterson
John Cook
International
Kiwanis International
Ontario
J. Keiller Mackay
Parlament House
Leslie Bell Singers of
Casa Loma
Ruth Class Quarterly Meet at Calvary Baptist
The Ruth Class of Calvary Baptist Church held a cover dish supper with thirteen members present. Mrs. H. E. Alban led a devotional, and reports from officers and committees followed. Mrs. R. Vencll thanked the committees, and Mrs. L. K. Webb summarized the Miami Baptist Convention highlights and shared greetings from former members in Florida. The class plans an August picnic at Mrs. C. R. Crowell’s Bluefield home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Calvary Baptist Church
H. E. Alban
R. Vencll
L. K. Webb
Miami
Fla
Freezer Storage Labeling Guide for Timely Use
Implement a system that marks foods with their removal date rather than placement date. Regularly check for items near use by dates and place them accessibly. Use color cues such as red for meats blue for fruits and green for vegetables with tape or colored containers to aid quick identification.
Father’s Day Gift Guide Emphasizes Grooming and Practical Items
Vivian Brown reports dads favor practical grooming gifts like soaps, light scents, and aftershave lotions. Hair tonics, brushes, shaving gear, travel sets, closet accessories, and electric massagers top their want list, with gift certificates to sporting goods stores as appealing options.
Sandlick Personal Notices Highlight Local Visiting News
Elizabeth Bartley of Welch was the weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Sid Ratcliff. Rob Shutt and family visited Roanoke relatives. Johnson Shrader and Ernest Lester visited Roanoke last Saturday. David Bailey visited Wilcoe. Jim Racine of Baltimore recently visited Bren da Shrader and her grandparents. George Surface attended the wedding of Harry Mabe Jr and Barbara Wright in Bluefield. Cpl Bob Wright and family visited Kinchichs from Camp Lejeune. Carl Roberts and daughter Barbara were guests in Marion. Guy Bailey visited son Edward Bailey at Bluewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Shutt
Barbara Wright
Bluefield
Ujeko Kinchich
Bob Wright
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Carl Roberts
Barbara
Roberts
Ross McKinnon
Marion
Guy Bailey
Edward Bailey
Blueweill
Greenview WSG Hosts Rev Deitch Guest Speaker
Miss Syble Tabor hosted the Wesleyan Service Guild meeting at Greenview Methodist Church with Rev Jerry L. Deitch of Caffee Memorial Christian Church as guest speaker. Mrs Marie Woolridge led the business session and refreshments were served by the hostess. A shower for Mrs Carroll Fry followed adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syble Tabor
Wesleyan Service Guild
Greenview Methodist Church
Woodrow Bailey
Miss Tabor
Jerry L. Deitch
Caffee Memorial Christian Church
Marie Woolridge
Carroll Fry
Visits of out of town relatives in Bluefield and Staten Island
Miss Sandy Beck of Thomasville North Carolina visits her sister and brother in law Mrs Jack White and Mr White at 328 South College Avenue Bluefield Virginia. David Watts of Staten Island New York visits his parents Mr and Mrs J T Watts of 314 Frederick Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Beck
Thomasville
N. C
Jack White
Mr. White
South College Avenue
Bluefield
David Watts
Staten Island
N. Y
J. T. Watts
Frederick Stet
Midway Class Pot-Luck Supper Meeting Notes
The Midway Church of Christ class met at Mrs. Isabel Duncan's home for a pot luck supper and a regular meeting. Mrs. Minnie Hart presented a program on Resurrection and Life. Mrs. Ruth Davis led the business session, plans were made to send a box to the Amazon Valley for the McNeils, missionaries. A sewing project was discussed, Mrs. Laura Hurt named shunt-in for the month. Next gathering will be at Mrs. C W Lovell's home in Maple Acres. fourteen members and one guest attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Church of Christ
Isabel Duncan
Minnie Hart
Ruth Davis
Amazon Valley
McNeils
Christian de- A
Laura Hurt
C. W. Lovell
Maple Acres
Surprise Party for Pastor Tickle by Graham Circuit
Members of four Graham Methodist Churches surprised their pastor Rev. Robert Tickle his wife and son Carl upon return to the Graham Circuit after the Holston Conference in Chattanooga Tenn About fifty people from Ebenezer Bailey Wrights Valley and Tip Top gathered on the parsonage lawn on Blue field Tazewell Road Cookies cakes and soft drinks were served while Rev and Mrs Tickle were serenaded with For He s A Jolly Good Fellow
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Graham Methodist Circuit
Robert Tickle
Tickle
Carl
Graham
Holston
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ebenezer
Bailey
Wright's Valley
Tip Top Methodist
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Rev
Mrs. Tickle
DARs Hear Miss Va Bates At John Chapman Chapter
Miss Virginia Bates daughter of Mr and Mrs B E Bates Bluefield Virginia will be program guest for the John Chapman Chapter DAR at their regular meeting Wednesday June 22 at 2 pm Miss Bates is a student at the College Conservatory of Music Cincinnati Ohio Mrs Lera Cox Miller is program chairman A tea follows at Mrs Percy Gillie home 4 Whitethorn Lane co hosts Mrs Gertrude Sampson and Mrs J A Hammond executive board meets at 1 pm.
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Virginia Bates
B. E. Bates
Bluefield
John Chapman
Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss Bates
College Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lera Cox Miller
Percy Gillie
Whitethorn Lane
Gertrude Sampson
J. A Hammond
Dar
Whitethorn Street
J. A. Hammond
Wedding Guests Fill Out-of-Town Roster for Miss King
Out of town guests arrived in Bluefield for the noon wedding of Miss Helen Gayle King and Char ol Charleston. Attending were relatives and friends from Newport News Roanoke Lynchburg Cincinnati Baltimore and London among others. The bridal luncheon featured spring floral decor and pink rose corsages for guests with gifts for the bride and her bridesmaids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Helen Gayle King
Charol Charleston
Allen H Watkins
Newport News
Thomas Aud Ow Denchbert
Don Vaught
Roanoke
Carol Woodward
Cincinnati
Ohio
Carol Penn
Baltimore
Frank Buchanan
Suzanne
Miss King
Bridesma King
Trousseau
Anne King
Sandra Alba
Louisa Keesee
Carol Bricker
Religious and civic group meetings announced for Bluefield area
Calendar listings for Sunday schedule include Wesleyan Service Guild of Tazewell District guest speaker Mrs Owen Griffith Bluefield District WSG secretary at First Methodist Bluefield. Union Mission Auxiliary program led by Evelyn Thomas. Bluefield District Woman's Society of Christian Service spring meeting at Greenview Methodist with Leadership Training Day. Association of Childhood Education movie at State Theatre The Little Rascals Variety and season ticket sales. Bluefield Chapter National Secretaries Association dinner and officer installation at Bluefield Auditorium Restaurant with J Barnes Gillespie presiding. John Chapman Chapter DAR meets at Whitethorn Street with Mrs Percy Gillie cohosts and executive board at 1 pm with Virginia Bates musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
Tazewell
First Methodist Church
Bluefield
Owen Griffith
WSG
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Greenview Methodist Church
Association of Childhood Education
State Theatre
National Secretaries Association
Bluefield Auditorium
Bluefield Publictorium
J. Barnes Gillespie
Princeton Woman's Club Plans July Picnic Supper
The Princeton Woman's Club voted unanimously for a Family Picnic Supper on Tuesday July 3 at 6 pm in the Glenwood Hall dining room. Members will bring suppers and plates, with hot coffee provided. Delegates report on the National Convention in Washington and committee chairmen were announced.
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Princeton’s Woman's Club
Elk’s Lodge
Glenwood +H
FP. Phalen
G.f.wc. Covention
R. M. Painter
Keystone
J. E. Painter
the Wear Club
Washington
Sentence Deferred In Jealousy Killing In Williamson
Ray Stafford of Columbus Ohio was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for shooting Willie Messer of Williamson after being told of an affair between Messer and Stafford’s wife Edith. The sentence was deferred Friday to allow time to petition for a new trial, with arguments for a new trial to be heard next week.
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Williamson
Ray Stafford
Columbus
Ohio
Stafford
Willie Messer
Messer
Edith
Wek
Film Shown At Lions Meeting In Princeton
The Princeton Lions met at the Virginian Hotel where a color film Our Heritage illustrated life insurance support for national growth. A June 3 Ladies Night is planned at the Virginian Motel with 83 prizes for members’ spouses. The group will bus to Glen Lyn Virginia for the App Lions tour and Ladies Night, with Frank Clattor and Bill Reynolds coordinating reservations.
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Princeton Lions
Virginian Hotel
Dover Jackson
Virginian
Princeton
Glen Lyn
App Lions
Frank Claytor
Bill Reynolds
Axxle
Jack Holdren
Amere Gas Utilities
Marion “Mert” Myers
Tim Mann
Mercer County Tuberculosis Clinic X-Rays 32 People
At the Mercer County tuberculosis and health association clinic held at the courthouse on Tuesday in cooperation with the county health department, 32 people received chest X-rays. Dr R W Bluefield led the medical effort with volunteer workers including Mrs William Roney, Mrs H H Diwon, New M O Phalf man, Mrs Grace West, Mrs W G Lewis, Princeton Woman's, and Mrs KR Ro Raub from Mer County Medical Auxiliary.
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Mercer County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Mercer County Health Department
R. W
PR Director Lambert Elected Vice President of National School PR Arena
Harold Lambert public relations director for the West Virginia Education Arena has been elected vice president of the National School Public Relations Arena preserving his role in a 2,000 member organization. He will represent ten southeastern states in the department of the National Education Arena in Washington. Lambert is a former newspaper man and former Raleigh County Board of Education member.
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Charleston
Harold Lambert
West Virginia
National School
National Education Aren
Washington
Lambert
Raleigh County Board of Education
Realtor Quoted At Jack Trial In Remodeling Favor
New York testimony shows realtor Sid ney Ungar saying his 4400 dollar remodel for Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack carried no strings. Contractor Fred Bechtel testified Ungar claimed friendship obligated him and Jack had no means to repay. The trial resumes Monday with Ungar expected on the stand.
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New York
Sidney Ungar
Manhattan
Hulan Jack
Fred Bechtel
Jack
General Sessions Court
Ungar
Harlem
First
Bechtel
Sheme
Jack Asst
Dist
Atty
Alfred J. Soot
Drowned Man Found After Boat Incident At Cheat Lake
Morgantown report says Mason Wolfe of Westover jumped into Cheat Lake after a boat capsized about 100 feet from shore. Brand described the incident as Wolfe and another passenger Adams righting the boat and reaching land.
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Cheat Lake
Morgantown
Mason Wolfe
Westover
Brand
Wolfe
Local Families Entertaining Visiting Relatives
Mrs. E Stone of 216 Union Street hosts granddaughter Miss Anne Stone of Huntington and Mrs. Tracy Walker of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kilgore Jr and children Cindy Debbie and Mike of Tampa Florida visit their Bluefield relatives and Glenn and Dorothy Kilgore on Shenandoah Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. ©. Stone
Union Street
Anne Stone
John Stone
Huntington
House for Sale on Fourth Street Princeton
Five room house on Fourth Street in Princeton listed for 6800 dollars. Owner leaving for Florida June 1st. Reasonable down payment available and will finance. Contact defence Coll GA 5-3187 Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Street
Princeton
Florida
Eisenhower to receive sword to conquer devils in Formosa
In Taipeil Formosa AP reports President Eisenhower will be presented a sword forged by Chang Shi yun a retired mainlander living in Formosa The weapon is sixty inches long bears nationalist insignia and the inscription Fo Mo meaning devil conquering The piece is described as a symbol of arming against devils a traditional belief among Chinese.
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Taipel
Formosa
Eisenhower
Chang Shiyun
Mainland
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