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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1930
Page
8
An advertisement claims Kellogg's All Bran prevents and relieves constipation with a guaranteed refund if ineffective. It promotes roughage as essential, recommends two tablespoons daily, notes iron content, suggests pairing with meals, and cites Battle Creek production.
Topeka Council No 84 of the Degree of Pocahontas will convene at 8 this evening in the Red Men’s hall. All officers and members are urged to attend. Visitors are welcome.
At 7 30 this evening at Christ Episcopal church Miss Ruth White Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs John Clark Evans College avenue will wed Mr John Benjamin Perry Jr of Bramwell The ceremony is to be performed at Christ Episcopal Church by the 1ist Episcopal church minister.
The season showcases outfits where pajamas try to conceal identity with wide bottomed trousers resembling skirts in blue and white dat ed shantung. A sun hat with stitched blue chantung completes the coordinated look.
Mrs. Black, president of the Bluefield Woman's club and past president of the West Virginia Federation of Women's clubs, has returned from the biennial Denver convention. She stayed briefly at Colorado Springs. The Bluefield Woman's club meets Monday at 2 30 P M at the Y W C A on Federal Street. Members of the Ways and Means committee are urged to attend for important matters.
The Tri-District Union Epworth League met Friday evening at Bland Street Methodist Church. John Pankey presided as devotional and business discussions followed after readings by Leon Martin. Members toured routes with guides and enjoyed refreshments at journey’s end.
D V B S ends its daily Vacation Bible School at Bland Street Church with certificates of perfect attendance awarded to 30 children. Teachers and superintendents receive praise for a well conducted program featuring singing, stories, handwork, and games. A Smoot farm picnic on Cumberland road capped the successful concluding day.
A UC Los Angeles feature shows eleven twins arranged in three rows under the caption University Twin club. Front row includes Naomi and Ruth Bulpitt and Mary and Helen Mahoney. center row lists Emma and Josephine Balling and Della Ella and Stelle Bella Haverland. back row features Mignonette and Harriet Walke with Doris Buren and her twin sister studying business college.
Eighty eight students enrolled in the Daily Vacation Bible School at Bland Street Church attended a Friday outing at the Smoot farm. The trip by automobile began about 10 o clock and featured a baseball game and diversions followed by a bountiful picnic feast.
The True Blue class of the First Baptist church held its monthly meeting at Miss Juanita Bowman’s Highland avenue home. After business, a piano solo by Miss Mary Spencer, readings by Miss Mary Wassum, and a violin solo by Miss Eleanor Bowman delighted guests Miss Violette Wisler of Bristol Virginia and Larry Stevens. Refreshments followed, hosted by Miss Bowman and her sister Miss Eleanor Bowman.
Dr and Mrs Huston St Clair host a Bluefield Country Club dance this evening from 10 to 12 with music by the Collegians.
Wesleyan Boys Club at Bland Street church hosted a banquet at Hamilton hall with Jack Bone and teammates as guests of honor. Ralph Millar led the event, Mrs. J M Sanders organized a fried chicken menu served by mothers, and rambler roses decorated the tables.
Mr and Mrs E G Joyce return from wedding trip visiting Washington Richmond Norfolk and reside on Union street. Several travelers and visitors noted: Mrs J T Douthat of Keystone with sister Miss Virginia Rice Bluefield Princeton road shopped in the city Friday. Mrs Charles Pruett and children of Hagerstown Md visiting Mrs Wirt Warrick Wythe avenue. Miss Maude Rimmer visiting Bristol Abingdon Norton. Be A Grubb of Washington DC visiting Warricks Rogers street. Mr and Mrs Ray Alden Smith of Galax with Ruth Elizabeth and Ruth Laws visited Miss Elizabeth Warrick Rogers street a few days. Mrs W R Warrick visiting Galax for a week with Dr J K Caldwell. J W Grimes returning from Koester school of display advertising in Chicago. Mrs A J Cundiff operated on at St Luke's hospital. condition satisfactory. Mrs Ada Suiter assisting Mrs C B Harris of 921 Frederick street. weekend at W H Harmon and Mrs Harmon Bland county. Miss Louise Cheatwood visiting parents Elwood. Mrs George Bishop of Williamson to visit here with Mrs Victoria Mover. A F E Garrett injured in accident improving at Maxwell Va. Mrs C W Owen Bluefield college returns from visit to Washington Richmond. sister Mrs Lacy and children Rebecca and Helen Virginia accompany home. John Stigall of Richmond, son of Dr John Stigall, joins Owen home party. Prof Marvin Williams leaves for Mountain Lake summer school. Dr J Frank Mareh Cord College Athens dine with Prof M O Carpenter at Bluefield College.
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