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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1947

Page

3

Brides-To-Be Honored At Tea For Miss Sarver

Mrs. Charles Kesting and Mrs. Everett Saunders hosted a Tuesday tea from 2 to 3 30 for Miss Lillian Sarver who will wed Mr Richard Miller Saturday at Trinity Methodist church. Mrs. C G Eastwood poured tea as ivy and orange blossoms decorated the table at Mrs L Saunders home on College avenue.

Charles Kesting Everett Saunders L. Saunders College Avenue Lillian Sarver Richard Miller Trinity Methodist Church C. G. Eastwood James H. McNeer, Jr Anna Belle Shufflebarger Bluefield Miss Shufflebarger Byron E. Haner First Methodist Juliette Tea Room Virginia Vernon Daniel

Society notes detail Miss Holmes bridal events and gowns

Miss Holmes receives a corsage for a wedding season while family and friends host a series of showers luncheons and dinners. Betty Ann Holmes, fiancée of Dr John Glass McConsky III, is the focal point with events planned by Miss Mary McCue Mrs Ralph W McCue Mrs Frederick S Richmond and others across Lebanon Cliffmont Bellevue Bluefield and the First Methodist church in Bluefield Va.

Mary McCue Ralph W. McCue Lebanon Street Betty Ann Holmes John Glass McConsky Fredericks. Richmond Robert A. Lampton Miss Holmes James H. Martin Cliffmont Eugenes. Stowers, Jr Betsy Kersey Stowers Bellevue

Local Personal Notes Highlight Travels and Visits

Mrs. Jesse Walker recovers at 216 Cherry Street after surgery at Bluefield Sanitarium. Several families visit relatives and attend graduations, with travelers returning from River Conard Ontario and Johnson City Tennessee. Notables include David Jackson earning a BS in Electrical Engineering at VPI Blacksburg and multiple visits to Charlotte Columbus Philadelphia and Norfolk.

Jesse Walker Cherry Street Bluefield Sanitarium Ralph Buddy) Burnette R. L. Burnette Bluefield Princeton Road River Conard Ontario Canada Johnson City Tenn Johnson Bible College Kimberling Heights E. O Kerren Lynn Handy Fields E. H. Fields Raleigh Terrace John 8. Pearson Cincinnati Ohio Jack Kay C. A. Pearson Washington Street Pearson Cincinnati General Hospital Hicks Fields Roland C. Fields Charles Peery Jack Stewart Philadelphia Arnold G. Porterfield Union Street John L. Parker Nat Charlotte N. C E. L. Wellman Mountain View Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital

Cumby Gardner Nuptials Planned At Calvary Baptist

Miss Phyllis Cumby daughter of Mr and Mrs L E Cumby Falls Mills Virginia will wed Donne Gardner of Philadelphia Friday at 6 PM at Calvary Baptist church Rev Herman Mauch officiating Maid of honor is Miss Jane Davidson Bridesmaids Sue Ellen Naomi Poe Patsy Marrs Best man Charles Gardner Ushers Clay Sanford William Gardner Jack Gardner Frank Guest A dinner at the Cumby home Falls Mills follows rehearsal Thursday night

Phyllis Cumby L. E. Cumby Fails Mills Donne Gardner Philadelphia Calvary Baptist Church Herman Mauch Miss Cumby Jane Davidson Sue Ellen Naomi Poe Patsy Marrs Gardner Charles Gardner Clay Sanford Cumby William Gardner Jack Gardner Frank Guest Falls Mills

Garden Club Meets and Brides Planned in Virginia

The Virginia Garden Club gathers at 10 this morning at Mrs T J B Ford's home on Schenley Avenue with a luncheon Friday for the bride and out of town guests. Bridal party events include a rehearsal Friday night at Leo's and a shower for Patricia Freeman ahead of her Saturday 2:30 wedding at the Freeman home on Jefferson Street with host Miss Hester Stuckman.

Virginia Garden Club T. J. B. Ford Schenley Avenue Pluce John A. Carter Washington Street C. W. Haner Jackson F. Gillespie Leo's Patricia Freeman Robert Ashton West Ray E. Freeman Jefferson Street Hester Stuckman Mitzi Keesee College Avenue Mrs. Freeman Susie

Are You Contemplating Buying A Piano

Mann Piano Co. offers instruments from Mason & Hamlin and Chickering with Conover and Cable lines. Buyers are urged to consider inside mechanism and action type, aiming for at least thirty nine inch pianos and preferring instruments suited to professional musicians. Call 8622 for a representative visit.

Mann Piano Co Taewell St Mason & Hamlin Chickering U. S Conover Call

Bluefield Women Golfers Tie Roanoke in Opening Match

Bluefield and Roanoke shared first place in the Southwest Virginia Women's Golf Association opener at Roanoke Country Club. Bluefield’s A team scored 382, tied with Roanoke, while Bristol and Galax followed. Individual low for A was Roanoke’s 89 by Mrs Karl Keefer. Bluefield’s J B Heilman led Bluefield with 92.

Bluefield Roanoke Southwest Virginia Woman's Golf Association Roanoke Country Club Bristol Galax Kirk Yates C. A. Joyce Wray J. B. Heilman Low T. E. Vass J. M. Herndon W. A. McCue Karl Keefer Cannady Black Knight Country Club Beckley

Two Births Reported in Bluefield Area

A son was born June 16 at Bluefield sanitarium to Mr and Mrs Roy J Mullins of North Taze well. Mr Mullins works with the Poca hontas Fuel company at Bishop Virginia. At Bluefield sanitarium a son was born June 14 to Mr and Mrs D L Wilkinson of 289 Boone street.

Wilkinson West Virginia Armature Company Bluefield Sanitarium R. W. Miller Rich Creek Miller Narrows Lawrence Grubb West Graham Lawrence Bowen Grubb Grubb Betty McFarland Bluefield Guy C. Callaway Jr Melrose Street Linda Gail Harold Jack) Parris Bluefield-Tazewell Road Susan Diana R. A. Gremore Indiana Kenneth Leon Roy J. Mullins North Tazewell Mullins Pocahontas Fuel Company Bishop, Va D. L. Wilkinson Boone Street

Miss Cartwright to Wed Mr McCrory in June

Miss Jeane Cartwright of Capital Airlines in Norfolk visits her parents Mr and Mrs J D Cartwright on Washington Street. She will marry William Preston McCrory Jr of Norfolk on June 28 at Trinity Methodist Church.

Charles O. West, Jr Margaret Ann Blessing John W. Blessing Cumberland Read Trinity Methodist Church Jeane Cartwright Capital Airlines PCA Norfolk J. D. Cartwright Washington Street Miss Cartwright William Preston McCrory, Jr

Fairfield Garden Club cancels workshop meeting

The Workshop meeting of the Fairfield Garden Club scheduled for this evening has been cancelled. The regular meeting will be held July 3. Milk tops lists of foods with high nutritious qualities.

Fairfield Garden Club

Graduation at St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing

St Luke's hospital school of nursing plans commencement at Westminster Presbyterian Church Thursday at 7 30 with Dr C H Patterson speaker Music by the student choir directed by Charles H Cassell Dr Charles Morton Scott to preside A dance will follow at Bluefield Country Club from 10 to 1 Honorees include Mary Virgili Meitland Frances Bartais Hinton and Maxine Walker of Union The program lists processional hymn Joyfully We Adore Thee invocation by Dean C W Owen choral selections On Wings of Song and Chery and Honor piano and choral caldation Nightingale pledge by the graduating class and diploma and pin awards by Upshur Higginbotham Recessional.

St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing Westminster Presbyterian Church C. H. Patterson St. Luke's Hospital Charles H. Cassell Charles Morton Scott Bluefield Country Mary Virgili Meitland Frances Bartais Hinton Maxine Walker Union Beethoven

Giles Grand Jury Returns True Bills in County Court

The Giles county grand jury returned several true bills on Tuesday. Names include John T. Smith on assault. Robert Mills alias Robert W. Mann forgery. Coolidge Price larceny and breaking and entering. Carl M. Heas larceny and breaking and entering. Glenn Kelley forgery. and G N Cundiff fraud. Hess pleaded guilty to larceny of a watch from the jailor and received eight months in jail. The breaking and entering charge was nolle pressed. Kelley pleaded guilty to forgery and received two years in the state penitentiary with the term suspended.

Giles County Court John T. Smith Robert Mills Robert W. Mann Coolidge Price Carl M. Heas Glenn Kelley G. N. Cundiff Hess Nolle Kelley State Penitentiary

Methodists Give To World Service Fund

Western Pennsylvania and most of West Virginia Methodists contributed 379 8886 to the World Service fund for the year ended May 31. The figure marks an 3 percent increase from last year, as announced by Rev. Dr. Thomas B. Lugg. Nationwide Methodists gave 6 453 112 to the fund during the same 12 months, with gains noted alongside Crusade for Christ relief and reconstruction efforts.

Chicago Ill James H. Straughn Pittsburgh Pennsylvania West Virginia World Service Fund Thomas B. Lugg General Commission On World Service and Finance Crusade For Christ Relief and Reconstruction

Pittsburgh and Erie Conferences See World Service Giving Rise

Conference treasurers report World Service giving climbs with totals near 27 million dollars. Erie Conference led by Rev. J Brent Cook reports 3133 dollars and Pittsburgh Conference led by J H Williams reports 10262 dollars. We are still searching the mountains. The Isle of Man is 30 miles long.

Pittsburgh Erie J. Brent Cook J. H. Williams Isle of Man

Knife Slaying Spurs Manhunt Near Boisevain Virginia

Tazewell County deputies pursue Theodore Bryant 23 after Harry Gross 26 was slain in Boisevain Virginia in a disputed car sale. Bryant fled into nearby mountains near the Virginia West Virginia border. a search centers on the mountain area as authorities seek the suspect.

Tazewell Bowen Thompson Tazewell County Virginia-West Virginia Theodore Bryant Boisevain Harry Gross Thompson Pocahontas Fuel Company Gross Bryant Tipple Hollow

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Miss Sarver Pimkham Club el Dorado Court House Square Princeton, W. Va Harry Dennis Morgan and His Orchestra Caldwell’s Stanback & B. C Ao Temmpc Foy Carl Foy Route 1 Esther Graham Ramsey Auditorium New Graham Pharmacy Bluefield, Virginia Fairfield St. Luke’s Giles Methodists Nature Carter Ature Lue Hardaway Linda Ruth Hardaway Bill Hardaway Herndon C. H. Steele Straley Avenue Princeton E. T. Hardaway, Sr Coca-Cola Company Dr. Edwards P. Edwards Noc Elarie Milix Blugfield West VA DIAL Electric Eye Oscu Coca-Cola
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