Pollyanna Party Hosted by Ruth Circle at First Christian
A Pollyanna gathering by the Ruth circle of Loyal Daughters at First Christian church was hosted by Miss Arlene Geordon on Woodland Avenue. Eighteen Pollyanna Sisters attended with gifts exchanged, a tree contest won by Mrs. Melba Thomas, and two flower contests with winners Mrs. Ben Johnson and Miss Virginia Bailey. New Pollyannas were drawn and the next meeting set with Mrs. Garland Brewer. Refreshments were served by the hostess aided by Mrs. Ize Geordon and others.
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Ruth Circle
Loyal Daughters
First Christian Church
Arlene Geordon
Woodland Avenue
Melba Thomas
Ben Johnson
Virginia Bailey
Garland Brewer
Ize Geordon
Vernie Geordon
Myrtle Thornton
Ruth Harris
Dance and tea at Bluefield Country Club hosts
Mr and Mrs Biss Perkins host a Saturday 10 to 12 dance at the Bluefield Country Club. Tea Sunday 4 to 6 will be served with Mrs George M Bar ger Jr presiding as hostess.
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Bluefield Country Club
Biss Perkins
George M. Barger Jr
Dainty Prints and Tailored Linens Highlight Contempora Frocks
N prints dainty in pattern and romantic in color. Crisp sheer printed linens in designs of their own. Contempora linen frocks are double breasted with self frilling collars and inverted side pleats. Stiffened linen hats are faced and banded with white pique.
Hudson Huffard Births Daughter in Bluefield
Mr and Mrs Hudson Huffard of Bluefield Virginia announce the birth of a daughter on Friday at Bluefield Sanitarium.
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Hudson Huffard
Bluefield, Va
Bluefield Sanitarium
Immanuel Lutheran Bible School Closes With Exercises
The Daily Vacation Bible School at Immanuel Lutheran Church ends its third and final week with closing exercises on Sunday at 11:00 AM at Immanuel Church. The program includes both Immanuel and Wartburg Lutheran churches in Bluefield Virginia. Parents and friends are invited to attend and learn what the pupils accomplished. A picnic is planned for Tuesday afternoon for attendees, with transportation provided from each church.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Victor Frederiksen
Immanuel Church
Wartburg Lutheran Church
Bluefield
Lutheran Bible Schools
Fathers Day Program at College Avenue Baptist Church
Fathers Day will be observed Sunday at College Avenue Baptist during the regular Sunday school hour. An inspiring program will be presented featuring an address by W. W. McNeal.
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College Avenue Baptist Church
W. W. McNeal
Wesleyan Class Meets At Grace Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Bible Class of Grace Methodist Church met Thursday evening at the church. Dr. C W Kelley praised the past four months' work and the blues won the attendance contest. A playlet titled A School of 1876 was performed by the red team with Mrs Burley Houchins as teacher and about thirty children in the cast. Sixty four men were added to the class during the contest.
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Wesleyan Bible Class
Grace Methodist Church
C. B. Sears
C. W. Kelley
Grace Church
Blues
Legion Auxiliary Hosts Mrs Brace at Peery Club
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary met in the Peery building for their monthly session. Mrs. George M. Brace of Clecksburg, departmental president, addressed the group. A district meeting in Mullene on June 22 was announced with an all day session and luncheon program. Mrs. N. H. Edwards named local delegate.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Peery Building
George M. Brace
Clecksburg
Fifth District
Mullene
N. H. Edwards
Final Ahavath Sholem Sisterhood meeting elects officers
The 1930 31 session closed at B n ai B rith hall with Mrs Harry Clark presiding. New officers named Mrs J I Kwass president Mrs S Shaman vice president Mrs Hugo Benjamin treasurer and Mrs I L Slifkin secretary The incoming president Mrs Kwass will represent the Bluefield Sisterhood at the state convention in Williamson The scholarship to Hebrew Union College Cincinnati was awarded to Miss Ruth Block for the summer school due to her Sunday school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahavath Sholem
B’nai B'rith Hall
Harry Clark
J. I. Kwass
S. Shaman
Hugo Benjamin
I. L. Slifkin
Kwass
Bluefield
Sisterhood
W. M. S. Correction at First Baptist Church
The corrected notice states that the W M S meeting held Wednesday was not the final session of the year. Monthly sessions are to be held throughout the year by the society of the First Baptist Church.
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W. M. S. First Baptist Church
Canary Will Not Take Old Ironsides to Sea
Washington reports that the plan to sail the rebuilt Constitution under canvass was dropped. Assistant Navy Secretary Jahncke cited lack of sailors trained to handle sails and the cost of a full sail set, noting the frigate will cruise in tow from Boston starting July 1.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Sol Bloom
New York
Navy
Jahncke
U. S. S. Constitution
Boston
Paeam
Norway
Sween
Cotillon Dange Opens Season With Bluefield Dance
Formal summer dance season kickoff by the Bluefield Cotillion club featured a homecoming ball for students. Morrison's Collegians provided music from Memphis and a college night decorative theme using school colors and banners honoring Davidson College, VPI, Martha Washington College, Bluefield College, and more.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Cotillion Club
Morrison
Collegians
Memphis
Tenn
J. H. McNeer
C. M. Scott
Russell Ritz
F. J. Brown
Davidson College
V. P. L. Beaver High School
Martha Washington College
Bluefield College
University of West Virginia
University of Virginia
Washington and Lee University
Hampden-Sydney College
Harvard University
William and Mary College
Yale University
Hollins College
Culver
W. T. Williams Jr
Culver Military Academy
Allan Pankey
Elizabeth Bailey
Robert Clifton
Edwin Gibson
Ernest Keesee
G. T. Porterfield
Shirley Brown
Salem College
Sara Clendenin
Jean Ritz
Marehall College
Edith MecNeer
Tom Hawley
Millard Gilmore
University of Tennessee
Blair Stone
Helen Kabler
Louis ‘Tierney
James McMullin
Weston Willis
Harvard
Hampton St. Clair
Tom Lilly
Billy Williams
Edward McQuail
Buddy Brooks
Ernest Brooks
Billy Franklin
Jack Goodykoontz
Dan Goodykoontz
Walter
Ed Hancock
John O'Keeffe
Alex S. Clair
Beaver High School
Steve Meam
West Virginia University
George Smoot
Paul Hudgins
Richard Bailey
Henry Higginbotham
James Wooldridge
Bluefield Cllege
Rockefeller kin wed in surprise Detroit area ceremony
Jillian A. Rockefeller of Greenwich and Mary B. Boyer of New York City married in a surprise ceremony on a friend’s terrace at Grosse Point near Detroit Michigan. Rockefeller is 35 and his bride 36.
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Jilliam A. Rockefeller
Greenwich
Conn
John D. Rockefeller Sr
Mary B. Boyer
New York City
Grosse Point
Detroit
Mich
Malaria Outbreak Report Denounced by Panama Health Chief
Panama City Colonel J L Siler chief health officer for the zone cites malaria reports as unauthorized and exaggerated. He notes 69 per 1000 army cases in unsanitary woodlands versus 18 per 1000 Canal zone workers in sanitized areas. Governor Burgess has complaints from steamship lines about cancelled canal passages due to the reports.
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Panama City
J. L. Siler
Woodlands
Canal Zone
Burgess
Showdown Planned in Texas Oil Field
Tyler Texas June 19 A showdown to get field operators to voluntarily choke production beyond 300 barrels daily begins at 10 am tomorrow An appeal seeks to limit wells to 300 barrels daily Governor Ross Sterling may call a special session to consider pro ration measures Oil men say over production in the pool has disrupted the U S petroleum price structure
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Tyler
Texas
East Texas
Ross
Sterling
United States
Sub Breathing Bags Offer Escape From Sunken Submarines
An English scientist develops a safety dress with a breathing bag an oxygen cylinder and a soda lime cartridge to absorb CO2. If a submarine sinks the hull floods to balance pressure and crew use the dress to escape with breathable air.
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London
Gable and Langham to remarry to clear title
Hollywood news reports Clark Gable and Ria Langham plan a remarriage in Santa Ana to secure a clear community property title. The couple said their prior California divorce decree was not final when they wed in the east on March 30, 1930.
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Hollywood
Cal
Clark Gable
Ria Langham
East
Santa Ana
Gable
California
Ungrateful Horn Stirs Old Wound for Pathfinders
A humorous Pathfinder clipping recalls a man who despises car horns after a chauffeur stole his car and ran off with his wife months earlier. The joke hinges on every horn sound triggering thoughts of the betrayal and loss.
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Pathfinder
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Lynchburg
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Virginia
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Highland Avenue
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U. S. Army Flying Cadet School
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J. B. French
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Ronceverte
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C. O. Wright
C. W. Freeman
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G. T. Owen
Cincinnati
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Third Street
John Hyatt
Chicago
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Princeton
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United States Flying Corp
Brooksfield
C. V. Hefner
College Avenue
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Kelly Field
J. M. B. Lewis Jr
Charlottesville
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Mise Rust
Clifton
Ohio
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Panama
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