Women Clubs Plan Study of Calendar Reform
Clubwomen across the United States are urged to study calendar history using a 24 page Study Outline issued by Mrs. Margaret Kulp. Endorsements come from Jane Addams Mary E Woolley Virginia Jenckes and others with letters from Eleanor Rathbone and Mile Rozet. The aim is to inform clubs about the Gregorian calendar critique and the potential move to a balanced international calendar noted by the League of Nations.
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United States
Margaret Kulp
Pennsylvania Federation of Women’s Clubs
Jane Addams
Mary E. Woolley
Virginia Jenckes
Grace Abbott
Mary Roberts Rin
Art
Mabel Willebrandt
Eleanor Rathbone
Mile
Rozet
University of Paris
Kulp
League of Nations
Geneva
Camp Roland Encampment Plans Discussed By Girls
About fifty girls scheduled for Camp Roland under the Y W C A met at the Y quarters Friday afternoon to receive final instructions for the outing. The camp opens Wednesday June 26 and runs through July 10. Girls leaving from the U are asked to be prepared to depart with supplies and transportation arrangements.
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Camp Roland
Y. Quarters
The
Camp counselors chosen for promising week
Wednesday morning at 10. The counselors have been chosen, and indications are the camp will be an outstanding success.
Intermediate Christian Endeavor Meeting at First Presbyterian
The Intermediate Christian Endeavor society of the First Presbyterian Church will meet Sunday evening at 6:30 in the church. Miss Gertrude Steele will lead the program for the evening.
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Intermediate Christian Endeavor Society of
The
First Presbyterian Church
Gertrude Steele
Bluefield Woman's Club Leader Attends National Convention
Mrs. F L Black president of the Bluefield Woman's Club and former WV Federation president returned from Detroit where she joined the national federation convention attended by 43 West Virginia delegates. Huntington's Mrs John Harvey was elected recording secretary. En route home she visited Cincinnati with her son Dr Frederick W Black and became the recipient of several social courtesies.
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F. L. Black
Bluefield
Violin Pupils Honor Paoliello With Gift at Theater
Yesterday at a local theater Vincent Paoliello received a handsome traveling bag and a token of appreciation from his violin pupils. Hugh Pin spoke fitting words as the presentation honored his patient and skilled instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Paoliello
Paoliello
Hugh Pin
Trinity Methodist Church Sunday Services and Choir Plans
Trinity Methodist church programs for Sunday include the senior choir singing My Light and My Salvation at 11 o'clock with Rev E B Wiley preaching The Christ That Was and The Christ That Is. An 8 o'clock evening program features the adult choir and Dr Wiley speaks on Defeated by Little Foes. Missionary Day begins at 9 30 with Mrs Kyle Bruces class presenting a program.
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Trinity Methodist Church
E. B. Wiley
Wiley
Kyle Bruce
Dance Hosts Tonight at Bluefield Country Club
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh I. Shott Jr. will preside as hosts for a dance this evening at Bluefield Country club. Dancing will run from 10 to 12 with Nelson's Nighthawks providing the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh I. Shott Jr
Bluefield Country Club
Dancing House
Nelson's
Nighthawks
Galax Hosts Southwest Virginia Golf League Match
Galax will host a Friday June 28 match featuring Lady golfers from Galax Roanoke Bristol and Bluefield Country clubs in eight player teams. Bluefield leads the league after a recent Wytheville victory with June 25 the final qualifying day for Galax club members.
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Galax
Roanoke
Bristol
Bluefield
Southwest Virginia Golf League
Wytheville
Sunday School Contest Sparks Interest at First Christian
The First Christian church Sunday school contest draws growing attendance as the Blues hold two wins and Reds one. Five Sunday wins out of nine decides the victor. All non regular attendees are invited at 6:45 AM Sunday to receive a pin and join a side for fellowship and study.
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First Christian Church
Blues
Reds
Miss Morgan Attends Formal Tea in Huntington
Frances Morgen visiting Miss Lenore Stevenson was honored at a formal Thursday afternoon tea in Huntington. Daisy decor and yellow white refreshments set a daisy motif, with corsage wearers including Mrs. W. E. Hampton and Miss Frances Louise Stevenson among many local and out of town guests.
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Frances Morgen
Lenore Stevenson
Huntington
Hinor
W. E. Hampton
E. L. Kneeland
Bernard Caldwell
Robert C. Rosenheim
Frances Louise Stevenson
Joan
Regina Williams
Alice Ollom
Marjorie Brook
Margaret Smith
Lucy Smith
Clara Alderson
Eloise Rose
Helen Chambers
Virginia Deers
Ruth Rawson
Helen Laishley
Thelma Wheeler
Marice
Alice Measerly
Myrtle Seale
Constance Polan
Jessie Haldane
Ruth Dilman
Genevieve Gibson
Estelle Belanger
Virginia Lee
Catherine Hamill
Julia Ann Peoples
Kathryn Mullen
Lucy Diggs Proctor
Kathryn Proctor
Virginia Austin
Cora Ella Felix
Maxine Connell
Frances Jones
Kathryn Trowbridge
Corine Hutchins
Frances Hutchinson
Margarite Taylor
Talma Dotson
Phyllis Craig
Mary Eloise Sable
Hether Fish
Marion Gray
Lucille Cook
Kathleen Clark
Dorothy Bobbitt
Visitor
F. J. Higginbotham
Chicago
Mesdames L. Milton Polan
Stanford Burtress
Lovely Pre Nuptial Bridge Tea Honors Miss Ritenour
Miss Iria Ritenour of Narrows Va and her coming marriage to Claude B Williams were guests of honor at a bridge tea hosted by Miss Mary Davis Adair on Monumental Boulevard The lower floor featured pink and white roses and larkspur with four tables of play High score went to Miss Hazel Thompson and Miss Ritenour received Dresden china The guest list included Mrs Heslip Mrs James Adair Mrs J M Keeler Mrs Pauline Williams and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iria Ritenour
Narrows
Claude B .Williams
First Presbyterian Church At
Mary Davis Adair
Hazel Thompson
Ritenour
Dresden
China
J. Heslip
James Adair
J. M. Keeler
Pauline Williams
Mildred Charies
Carter
Cleve Boser Jr
M. C. Newton
Lucile Shumate
Ruth Kirk
Mary Priddy
Lucile Ritenour
Una Fleanor
Haze Thompson
Iris Ritenour
Informal Bridge Party Hosted by Mrs Shafer
Mrs C G Shafer of North street hosted an informal bridge party Friday afternoon with three tables of play. High prize went to Mrs Charles Hamlin of Hartford Conn visiting her parents Mr and Mrs M W Proyer. Second prize to Mrs S J Kell and consolation to Mrs S F Thacker. The home featured summer flowers and a salad course was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Shafer
North Street
Charles Hamlin
Hartford
Grand Slam Bid Demonstrates Precision Under New Codes
Ely Culbertson presents a 1935 example from Mrs. Hugh Fullerton and Mrs. D Pocock showing Grand Slam bidding under the new contract bridge laws. East opens one diamond, sequence leads to six no trump and a seven bid, earning a perfect spade Grand Slam with West’s 100 honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton
Cleveland
D . Pocock
East
West
Senior C. E. Meeting At First Presbyterian Church
The Senior Christian Endeavor society of the First Presbyterian church will meet at 7 oclock Sunday evening. Reports will cover progress of the program contest. Miss Clara Davis is president of the society.
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Christian Endeavor Society
The
First Presbyterian Church
Clara Davis
Visitors Honor Bluefield social visit ends with bridge party
Hopewall Virginia guests Mrs. P. T. Herndon and Mrs. J. W. Enochs returned home after a several days visit with Mrs. J. W. Anderson in Bluefield. Mrs. Anderson hosted a bridge party with Mrs. Hazel Maxwell and Miss Dorthea Poff assisting. Carroll Woods won high score, Mrs. Herndon low. Gifts for the honorees and summer floral decor noted. Mrs. Anderson served a salad and ice course.additional courtesy extended during their stay.
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P. T. Herndon
J. W. Enochs
Hopewall
Carroll Woods
Herndon
Anderson
Bluefield
Local Wedding in Narrows for Iris Ritenour and Claude Williams
Miss Iris Ritenour, daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Ritenour, will wed Mr Claude B Williams at 10 this morning at the Presbyterian church in Narrows Virginia. Attending the ceremony are Miss Ellene Johnston and Miss Helen Sue Spangler.
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Ellene Johnston
Helen Sue Spangler
Narrows
Iris Ritenour
W. F. Ritenour
Claude B. Williams
Presbyterian Church
Local residents plan travels and visits across multiple states
George and Carter Sinclair leave for a month at Camp Robert Hunt near Norfolk. Dr G W Lavender joins Mrs Lavender and son Billy in Norfolk. Mrs G W Lynch and Shirley Ann travel to Lynchburg. Joe Turley Jr returns from Ironton Ohio. Wilma Thompson enters Bluefield sanitarium for mastoiditis treatment. Mrs Charles Hamlin and daughter Jerry visit Pryors in Bluefield. James H Parks departs for Wythe and Grayson counties Virginia with plans to visit Bluefield weekly. D W Tabor visits Pocahontas. Thomas Henley Jr and Lionel Witt depart for Orlando and other southern points. Maureen Ratliff attends Concord College summer school in Athens. Mrs Morris Blalock visits Bluefield. Raymond Fleshman and Fred Carey spend weekend with Fleshman parents in Bluefield area. Ruby Burgess joins them for summer in Elizabethton. Cathryne Bulkeley arrives from Abingdon for a visit with Elizabeth Alexander in Union Street. Jane Burke and Ann Phillips are noted residents from Appomattox and Richmond.
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George and
Carter Sinclair
Marshall Sinclair
Robert Hunt
Norolk
G. W. Lavender
Walton Avenue
Bluefield Sanitarium
Charles Hamlin
Hartford
Bluefield
Dalle Headgecock
Wytheville
D. W. Tabor
Tabor
P. P. Dillon
Pocahontas
Thomas Henley Jr
Lionel Witt
Orlando
Fla
Maureen Ratliff
Logan
Concord College
Athens
Morris Blalock
Raymond Fleshman
Fred Carey
Elizabethton
Tenn
R. C.fleshman
Ruby Burgess
Williamson
Cathryne Bulkeley
Abingdon
Ill
Elizabeth Alexander
Union Street
Jane Burke
Appomattox
Ann Phillips
Richmond
Special Service at First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church hosts a Sunday evening service at 7 45 featuring the Rev Joe B Overmyer with a sermon on Is Man Immortal plus a musical program including organ preludes hymns songs solos and duets The one hour service invites the public to attend for contemplation on life after death and related questions.
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First Presbyterian Church
Joe B. Overmyer
P. S. Barrow
Spencer Armistead
Ketchem
Faye Porterfield
FHA Officials Visit City For Home Renovation Push
State FHA Director Co L McReynolds and J F Becke arrive from Parkersburg to aid in reorganizing the agency and expanding renovation and new construction in West Virginia. McReynolds notes $300,000 in commitments from May 15 to June 13 and insurance loans at about $20,000 daily.
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Co. L. McReynolds
Federal Housing Administration
J. F. Becke
Administration
At A
Parkersburg
Mesers
McReynolds
Becke
FHA
West Virginia
Richlands Man In Critical Condition After Amputation
J. T. Moseley of Richlands Virginia, hospitalized since June 2 at St Luke's, remains in critical condition after doctors amputated one leg for gangrene from a foot infection. Daughter Mrs R L Early of Matonaka is at his bedside. A separate note cites Mexican salvage law about stranded ships and salvaging life aboard.
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J. T. Moseley
Richlands
St. Luke's Hospital
Moseley
R. L. Early
Matonaka
Mr. Moseley
Three Minute Relief From Your Headache
An ad touts B. C. as a fast headache remedy prepared by a pharmacist. It claims rapid relief for muscular aches colds neuralgia fever and nervous distress without opiates or habit forming drugs and offers 10c and 25c packages.
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B. C
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Niagara Falls
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Uneeda Bakers
Miss Morgan
Tene
Ney Alla
P. Lovilard Co
Culbertson
Ely Culbertson
East South West North
Globe Trotters Club
Globe Trotters’ Club
Irene Norris
Vivene Art and Expression Studio
Mary
Sally
Katherine Nash
Sarah
Ruth Sage
Beatrice
Nellie Copley
Viola
Mary Ruth Boyd
June
Jeanette Faulkner
Norah
Thelma Gibson
Little Flower Academy
School For Young Ladies
Dixie
Miss Gibson
Violet
Adam
Juanita Belcher
Virginia van Dyke
Mary Ruth Bowen
Pyrmid Lumax
Sage
Oreda Neel
Miss Sage
Henry Fortune
Blanche Armentrevt
Belton Vengen
Billy Vengen
J. W. Waters Co
Jewelers
Federal St
W. Va
Victor
Alf £ Transfer CO
Mcculloch Ave
the Star Piano Factory
Dr. Weatherly
C. P. Blair
Catharine
Cincinnati
Virginia Hutton
Mary Ellen Shumate
Ocean Vic
Miss Hutton
C. Hutton
First Presbyterian
Princeton Ave
Allena Hosiery
Sheerness and Service
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