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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1973
Page
3
Leggett downtown Bluefield offers SCOOP savings on Ladies Handbags imported from Hong Kong and elsewhere with varied shapes at prices from 2.88 to 12.88. Men's Knit Tops in velour and knits drop from 48 to 2.88 to 6.85. Buy several and be glad.
The Princeton Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy held its June meeting at Ms. Enva Thornton’s home with co-hostesses H. H. Skages A. S. Barksdale and J. J. Hart. Mrs. Mabel Bonner presided and led rituals, with chaplain Mrs. Johnston delivering the pledge and flag salute.
The Friends of Craft Memorial Library and Mercer County Service Center executive committee met at Bluefield Public Library to finalize incorporation papers and wrap up business before summer adjourning. Seven members attended. Mrs. Jesse Michelson and Mrs. Edgar Sperbner will keep the public informed during the summer and those who joined will receive letters about fall activities. Membership drive was successful and interested individuals should contact committee members or library director Mrs. Wilbur Dye.
Oak Grove Bumble Bees 4-H Club met at J. S. Easterly Park for a picnic with members, parents, leaders, and friends. Joey F. Campbell, president, presided. The club planned painting barrels for litter catchers and a community environmental project. They discuss attending 4-H camp August 13-17 and Campbell to represent the club on the interstate exchange with Pennsylvania.
The YWCA and Ridgecrest Duplicate Bridge Clubs stage their second quarterly events next week at 247 Ridgecrest Road West at the Dr. R. L. Shumate home. Readouts from this week's YWCA event show nine tables with Mitchell Movement North-South winners Norman Green and Mrs John Boyd, second Dale Isner and Weldon Boone, third Gerald Arrington. East-West winners were Mrs W P Carriker and Mrs R L Shumate with Mrs Ivan Platnick and Mrs James Powers second, and Mr and Mrs C E Francis third. Ridgecrest had four tables Howell Movement with first Mrs Van Martin and Mrs Boyd, a tie for second and third for Mrs Carriker and Mr Francis with Mrs W H Riley Jr and Mrs D P McMullin. Hilltop’s Howell Movement at six tables named first Mrs Joe Jason and Mrs LeRoy Sale, second Mrs Carel Thompson and Mrs George Fanning, third Mr Green and Mrs Phillip Platnick.
Mr and Mrs Kirby Smith Jr of Hartford Conn announce the birth of their first child a son Brian Kirby born Tuesday May 22 at Pleasant Valley Hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces The mother is Linda Shrewsbury daughter of Mrs Doris M Shrewsbury The paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Kirby Smith Sr of Bluefield Maternal great grandfather is Kelly McKinney of Mullens The baby is the first grandchild of the Smiths He will be christened at Grace Methodist Church Sunday June 24 Godparents are Mr and Mrs Joseph H Surkamer of Roanoke Va The Bluefield family has been visiting the newborn.
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