UDC Chapter Hears Reports and Plans Hostess Events
At the June Bluefield Chapter No. 172 UDC meeting members reported on Traveller's District plans and a Confederate marker unveiling for Brig. Gen. Echols. Officials were installed and a tea honored Real Daughters. delegates were named for the State Convention with five alternates to be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Traveller's District
Union
John Echols
G. M. Cruise
P. C. Thomas
L. C. Burns
Roy Buchanan
W. H. Sperow
T. C. Phillips
Elizabeth Jennings
J. Troy
J. H. Lockwood
A.S. Buchanan
S. E. Wood
L. H. Burke
Scott Litton Bluefield
UDC
H. H. Ballard
E. K. Kitts
Price Carter
Margaret Jennings
Cruise
Thomas
Fred Alexander
Miami
Fla
W. F. Alexander
Sam Bowen
J. W. Perkins
H. H. Bailard
Pocahontas
Tazewell
Bertha Deaton
W. A. Pankey
James H. Lockwood
J. N. Troy
Paul Thomas
M. K. Otey
A. S. Buchanan
Sperow
Owen Kaylor
Burns
Phillips
James Martin
G. W. Lavender
Real Daughters of the Confederacy
Parkway
W. L. Alley
M. G. Whitlow
E. T. Tyree
G. W. O'Keefe
Randall Lee Hall Born to McComas Couple
Mr and Mrs Howard Harrison Hall of McComas welcome a son Randall Lee born June 4 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Harrison Hall
McComas
Randall Lee
Bluefield Sanitarium
Vacation Bible School in Gap Mills Active This Month
Gap Mills news notes a Daily Vacation Bible School at Cokesbury Methodist Church led by Rev. J E Fairburn with a large teaching staff. The program runs through June 22 and includes numerous local and visiting families attending graduation activities at Radford College where Miss Carolyn Anne Griffith earned a BA in music and will teach next year in Bristol. The column also lists a sequence of family visits and births in the Gap Mills area and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAP Mills
Cokesbury Methodist Church
J. E. Fairburn
Dwight Wickline
J. F. Dransfield
John Hepler
Ben Schumaker
Canrata Wicklina Mice Carnat
Gap Mills Methodist Church
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
A New York report claims Bio-Dyne, used as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form, shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Doctors observed rapid relief and actual shrinking over months in varied chronic cases, without narcotics or anesthesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Former Bluefielder Earns English Degree at ODU
Miss Frances Susan Dunning daughter of Mr and Mrs John K Dunning of Virginia Beach Virginia formerly of Bluefield received her bachelor of arts degree in English at Old Dominion College commencement held at the Center theater in Norfolk on Sunday June 16 She is niece of several Bluefield residents and has led roles in the Religious Club Council and Westminster Fellowship She plans graduate studies at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Wickline
Martinsville
Gap Mills
Union
Myrtle Patton
Virginia
Paul Lockhart
Salem
Russell Lockhart
Norfolk
Frances Susan Dunning
John K. Dunning
Virginia Beach
Bluefield
Old Dominion College
Norfolk College of William and Mary
Center Theater
Miss Dunning
P. S. Zimmerman
Giles Street
G. E. Hypes
Heatherwood Road
J. B. Reese
Ohio Street
E. C. Dunning
Parkway
Frank E. Meyer
Valley View Heights
Religious Club Council
Westminister Fellowship
Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Richmond
Jaeger DVBS Ends Sessions
Jaeger DVBS at the First Methodist church concluded during the Sunday school hour on June 16 under director Mrs. G R Moxley with music by her daughter. Teachers included Mrs. James Stafford Mrs. Luther Sutphin and others across Beginners Juniors Intermediates and recreation. Local residents and visiting relatives were noted among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaeger
First Methodist Church
G. R. Moxley
James Stafford
Luther Sutphin
George Umbarger
James Smith
Sue Lambert
Dorothy Burkes
S. E. Ward Sr
R. C. Dew
Whitesville
Harold Stanley
U. S. Coast Guard
Seattle
Wash
Welch
Edward Ward
Arch Marshall
War
Joe Birklebach
Mike
Rendy
Susan
Bluefield
Charlie Martin
Johny Babilis
Williamson
R. T. Martins
Pinnacle Auxiliary Holds Final Meeting for Year
The Pinnacle Auxiliary No. 3856 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars held its last meeting of the year at the West Virginian hotel with President Helen Galate presiding. New officers will take duties July 1 after the Department Convention in Morgantown June 2023.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinnacle
Veterans of Foreign Wars
West Virginian
Helen Galate
Department
Morgantown
Nalawatas
Altarnatas
Mercer County Fund
Auxiliary
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Coast Guard
W. C. Irvin
Galate
Ruby Carson
Calendar of local club meetings and golf hostesses
Schedule lists 9:30 a m Bluefield Country Club women golfers hosting Beckley and Oak Hill in a tournament. 10:30 a m Bland Street WSCS circle meets at the church. 1:00 p m Valley Woman's Club at Green Valley Fire Department for project work. 1:30 p m Academy View HDC meets with Mrs Frank Snell on Deaton Street. Various Bluefield events arranged by local organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Country Club
Beckley
Oak Hill
D. P. Minichan
Bland Street
WSCS
Bluefield Old Guards
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Bluefield
M. K. Tabor
Trinity Church
Valley Woman's Club
Green Valley Fire Department
Academy View Hdc
Frank Snell
Deaton Street
Ray Hurst
Thrift and local ads highlight savings and sales
Thrift vibes as First Federal Savings of Bluefield touts insured accounts up to 10000 and 4 percent interest. Bradley's Bridal offers wedding attire guidance. GoodyKoontz Drug Store promotes summer supplies and Rexall records. Bluefield Shoe Co. announces a big clearance with shoes 10 to 40 percent off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Federal Savings
Bluefield
First Federal
Goodykoontz Drug Store
Zenith
Rexall
Bluefield Shoe CO
Roy Phillips
Local Club Meetings and Volunteer Activities Schedule
Wednesday events include Westminster Presbyterian Women of the Church general meeting led by Mrs. H. D. Perdue at 2:00 p.m. Bland Street Methodist WSCS also at 2:00 p.m. YWCA B P Club dinner at Mrs. James Brown’s Grand View Avenue home at 6:30 p.m. Valley Woman's Club volunteers at Health Center starting 9:00 a.m. Mercer County Farm Women's Council Leaders' Training at Mrs. Dayton Richmond’s Bluewell home with a lesson on Changing Roles of Today's Homemakers at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Women of the Church
H. D. Perdue
Bland Street Methodist
WSCS
Ywca B&p Club
James Brown
Grandview Avenue
Valley Woman's Club
Mercer County Farm Women's Council
Dayton Richmond
Bluewell
Bland County Fair Announces 1963 National Wool Needlework Contest
Bland County Fair Association announces participation in the 1963 National Wool Needlework Contest co sponsored by the National Hand Knitting Yarn Association and the American Wool Council. The Bland fair runs September 5 to 7 in Bland Virginia with over 10000 in prizes and 15000 awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland County Fair Association, Inc
National Hand Knitting Yarn Association
American Wool Council
Bland
Mary E. Hagler
Birth of John Scott Marushin in Bluefield
Mr. and Mrs. John George Marushin of 414 Stowers Street Bluefield announce the birth of their son John Scott born May 18 at the Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 8 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Baker
Covington
Russell Baker
George Padgett
John Rowan
Paul Padgett
Toledo
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
John George Marushin
Stowers St
Bluefield
John Scott
Bluefield Sanitarium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daughters of
West Virginia
W. C. Easley
Paul C. Thomas
State Real Daughters
M. B. Hammitt
N. W. Riddle
Frances Hancock
DVB
Micvi Sis Vere
Fido Mees Lee Wickline
Miss Dona Wickline
V. O. Wickine
Carl Griffith
Janet
Nanci
Garland
Steele
Rosemary
Annie Gibson
Mary Wess
Roanoke
Julian Shrader
Tracie
Tommy
Pickaway
Radford College
Carolyn Anne Griffith
Griffith
Mu Phi Epsilon
Bristol
Miss Griffith
J. W. Riley
Myrtle Burgess
E. F. Bell
I. K. Doss
Cincinnati
God's Bible School
Roscoe Rowan Jr
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Roscoe Rowan Sr
Will Patton
Rowan
Irma Patton
Onnis Patton
Donnie Arthur
U. S. Army
Fort Knox
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Mildred Dransfield
Concord College
Athens
Grace Hubbard
Washington, D. C
M. A. Hubbard
C. C. Shires
Martinsville, Va
John Dillon
S °N
Marcus Arthur Jr
Hampton, Va
Riverside Hospital
Newport News
Marcus Arthur Sr
Luther Bradley
Sweet Springs
John Lewis Jones
Cleveland
Warden Jones
Michigan
Adv
Bland St
Bluefield, W. Va
Pinnacle Auxiliary
Vatieczalscs Aul Ancates Retiien
May Irvin
Virginia James
Ethel Hensley
VFW
Ollie Asbury
Ways and Means
Veterans
National Home
Eaton Rapids
Salvation Army
Union Mission
Maude Francisco
State Hospital
Huntington
National Cancer Fund Re
Bradley
Trousseau
Bradley’s
Rousseau
Bland Fair
Hankla
Rexall Pharmacy
Bec
Amond Jubilef
Nk Free
Everain
Speer
REX
Woodbine
Wera
Merthiolate
Rexa
Quik
Bettis
Hobart
Bottie
CERIN
Adalt, Infant
Ladies & Children
Weiss
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