Miss Blaydes and Miss Bledsoe Honored at Dessert Bridge
Miss Peggy Watkins hosted Miss Nancy Blaydes and Miss Elizabeth Ann Bledsoe at a Wednesday dessert bridge on Jefferson Street. Six tables played with Nancy Blaydes winning high score, Miss Bea Stringfellow capturing the floating prize, and Miss Maryann Rogers taking low. Floral decor featured blue delphinium and pink roses, with silver candelabra and pink candles on the dining table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Watkins
Nancy Bleydes
Elizabeth Ann Bileysoe
Jefferson Street
Nancy Blaydes
Bea Stringfellow
Maryann Rogers
CT_Watkins
Schripner
Jee
Miss Calfee’s Elegant Princeton Road Bridal Tea
Miss Janet Calfee entertained the Mahood Hamilton bridal party and guests at her Princeton road home after rehearsal. About thirty five attended the pink and white affair with sweetpea decorations, summer blooms, and a white cloth edged with pink netting. Miss Imogene Miller served the cake, Mrs William Caffee the coffee urn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Calfee
Mahood-Hamilton
Princeton Road
Imogene Miller
William Caffee
Midway Pastor Honored by Congregation at Reception
The Midway congregation honored their new pastor Rev. Raldo W. Cooke with an informal reception at the church Wednesday evening after the midweek prayer service in Snead hall. Mrs Henry C Webb and J McKinley Johnson served as masters of ceremonies. Humorous readings and songs were performed with Erman Ratcliff at the piano. Tables held flowers and candles, pink and white decor, and about two hundred guests attended including Rev. Rufus Peer and Mrs Peer of Pine Grove church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway
Raldo W. Cooke
Sneadhall
Henry C. Webb
J. McKinley Johnson
Sire
Erman Erman Ratcliff
Rufus Peer
Pine Grove Church
Miss Betty June Francis Weds John Miller in Athens
The wedding of Miss Betty June Francis of Portsmouth to Mr. John Lawrence Miller of Canton took place Sunday June 6 at Good Shepherd Church Athens Ohio. The bride, a Ohio University graduate Phi Beta Kappa, wore a white Irish linen suit and carried white orchids. The best man was Edgar Albaugh and ushers included Robert Miller and William Long. After a Cincinnati honeymoon the couple will live at 312 East State Street Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty June Francis
Maurice R. Francis
Portsmouth
Ohio
C. E. Francis
Virginia Hall
John Lawrence Miller
Canton
Church of Good Shepherd
Athens
W. M. Pierce
Patricia Francis
Edgar Albaugh
Robert Miller
William Long
Beaver High School
Ohio University
Phi Beta Kappa
Miller
Princeton University
Marietta College
Clarence T. Miller
Fort Wayne
Ind
Women Of Moose Install New Officers In Bluefield
Women of the Moose Bluefield chapter 566 installed officers in impressive ceremonies Sunday night at the Moose. Installing regent Mrs Marola Morgan and installing guide Mrs Jennie Pullano and installing chaplain Mrs Emily Fox led the ceremony. Officers named include senior regent Alma Schweitzer junior regent Annette Battalino graduate regent Beulah Signoretti chaplain Thelma Tibbs treasurer Evelyn Powell argus Dolly Aliff sentinel Bessie Williams guide Betty Johnson assistant guide Helen Hypes pianist Hazel Wells and recorder Nancy Duncan Signoretti presided as retiring senior regent during the meeting. Social period offered refreshments and a surprise shower was given to Mrs William Phillippe, formerly Evelyn Dissibbio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marola Morgan
Jennie Pullano
Emily Fox
Bluefield
Women of the Moose
the Moose
Alma Schweitzer
Annette Battalino
Beulah’ Signoretti
Thelma Tibbs
Evelyn Powell
Dolly Aliff
Argus
Bessie Williams
Sentinel
Betty Johnson
Helen Hypes
Hazel ‘Wells
Nancy Duncan
Signoretti
William Phillippe
Evelyn Dissibbio
Young People Stage Play at Westminster Church
At Westminster Presbyterian, the Woman's auxiliary showcased a play on Christian home by Intermediate and younger children. Mrs Haskell Sluss presided, with the skit written by the youths and directed by Mrs W S Owen. Participants included John, Cloyd, Mary Ellen Crow, Barbara Fleshman, Nancy Harry and Hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Haskell Sluss
W. S. Owen
John, Cloyd
Mary Ellen Crow
Barbara Fleshman
Nancy Harry
Hen
St Luke's Hospital Graduation Exercises Highlight Nurses
Five nursing school graduates and two x ray technicians received diplomas and pins at St. Luke's Hospital graduation held at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Addresses by Rev Herman Jones urged nurses to uphold Florence Nightingale ideals amid modern conflicts. Diplomas were presented by Dr D V Kechele and a dance followed at Bluefield Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Hospital
School of Nursing
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Westminster, Presbyterian Church
Betty Jean Maxey
Spanishburg
Mabel Kathleen Lester
Matoaka
Norma Jean Leftwich
Bluefield
Thelma
Catherine Croy
Kimberling
Wayland
Margie Jane Rice
Princeton
Betty Alice Lynch
Kell Street
Lillian Ruth Wright
Rock
Herman Jones
Florence Nightengale
Charles M. Scott
Marvin Bostian
Wagner
Campbell Tipton
Charles Cassell
D. V. Kechele
St. Luke’s
Cheerful wives aid troubled men and children seeds
A column extols cheerfulness as a vital feminine virtue and force for good at home and in business. It links a sunny wife to stronger marriages, happier children, and resilience against poverty, while praising cheerful women as life’s upbeat leaders. The piece notes a WSCS meeting led by Mrs. Maude Mc Culloch with talks on alcohol, public health, and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude McCulloch
God
Helen Bell
Russell Young
Lucy Sutphin
Mas Bondurant
Mabel All
Bland Street WSCS Meeting Report
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Bland Street Methodist Church met in Hamilton Hall on Wednesday evening with the discussion focusing on ongoing benevolence projects and church outreach efforts. Members planned future activities and shared updates on community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Bland Street Methodist Church
Hamilton Hall
Charleston Symphony Broadcast Scheduled From Municipal Auditorium
Charleston expects a nationwide NBC broadcast tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. at the municipal auditorium. The event is a feature of the American Symphony Orchestra League three day convention opening today, with public admission. National Coal Association reports weekly coal production at 13.3 million net tons and yearly total at 255.5 million tons, compared with last week and last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Symphony
Charleston
W. Va
Charleston Smphony Orchestra
NBC
Municipal Auditorium
American Smphony Orchestra League
Washington
National Coal Association
Bridal party hosts at Westminster church reception
Mrs Kenneth Cochran and Mrs Hunter Smith hosted a gathering at Westminister church and their home last evening for Shu mate-Davis bridal party members and out of town guests after the rehearsal. Miss Christine Shumate becomes the bride of Mr Roy Davis this afternoon at 4 30 in Grace Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cochran
Hunter Smith
Westminister Church
Shumate - Davis
Christine Shumate
Roy Davis
Grace Methodist Church
Fairfield Garden Club Hears Talk
The Fairfield Garden club opened the year with a meeting at Mrs. John Wickham’s home. President Mrs. A. C. Heilman presided. Mrs. Robert S. Brown presented a gift to former president Mrs. Herbert E. Wetzel. Reports covered the West Virginia Garden club meeting at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, with social highlights shown by Mrs. Wickham. Guest speaker Mrs. Elmo Agee discussed hybrid tea roses and displayed roses from her garden. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Wickham for thirteen members and one guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Garden Club
John Wickham
A. C. Heilman
Robert S. Brown
Herbert E. Wetzel
Clarence Brown
Wickham
West Virginia
Karl Frye
Mrs. Earman Discharged With Infant From Bluefield Sanitarium
Mrs. R. W. Earman was discharged at Bluefield sanitarium on Thursday with her infant son Robert Winton Jr. and is now at her home at 114 Poplar Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Earman
Bluefield Sanitarium
Robert Winton, Jr
Poplar Street
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Blaydes
Bledsoe
Miss Calfee
St.joseph
Bsc
Shumates Radio Service
Nancy
Eileen Jarrell
H. K. Jarrell
Bluefield College
F. H. Jarrell
East Cumberland Road
Sheila Marilyn Max
Ester Irene
Graham
Lavella Max
Wiley C. Peters
Frederick Street
John Miller
Shupe’s Market
Fryers
Vale
Kansas Star
Georgia
Bluewell
Westminster
Dorothy
Dix
Victor DeVault
J. W. Sheffield
E. T. Tyree
McCulloch
WSCS
Kenneth Addington
W. C. Given
Bland Street
Tabor’s Trailer Sales
Frederick
Maryland
Cherry Street
Bluefield, W. VA
A. S. Harris
James Street
Westinghouse
Lydia E. Pinkham
Westinghouse Tank Cleaner
ARROW
Arrow & McGregor
Jarman
Silver Brand
Dada
Wembley
Botany
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