Richlands Chamber appoints extensive committees
Dr J B Sanders launches a busy agenda as Richlands Virginia Chamber of Commerce names committees for industrial, town beautification, mail and express service, audit, transportation, retail, membership, municipal affairs, read, housing, public relations, school and education, agriculture, national affairs and recreation. They plan highway surface work and road reconstructions and report church youth activities and local travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
Chamber of Commerce
J. B. Sanders
Board of Directors
Harry Lindsey
G. W. McCall
J. A. Robinson
Eldridge Brown
W. W. Thompson
Charles
G. W. Dalton
C. C. Selfe
Vick Holmes
Zoe Beavers
C. R. Moses
James McFarlane
C. W. Ascue
Ww. Cc
M. C. Johnson
John C. Scott
J. P. Royall, Jr
Kelly R. Jenkins
Charles R. Greeve
W. W. Fields, Jr
H. Pau Buskill
G. W. Hagg
B. J. Cook
J. P. Williams
W. W. Fields
Howard Stanton
Read
W. B. F. White
H. W. Baine
J. P. Horne
Hall Hawkins
E. H. Hurst
J. F. White
A. H. Kelly
Henry H. Elswick
J. Ed Bandy
J. R. Preas
Buford W. Cyphers
Rhuie J. Dye
George Beall
Charles Greever
Guy Page Carter
E. L
Crusader church concert to feature Henry Fortune in Bluefield
The First Christian church Crusader class will sponsor a June 30 concert at 8 pm headlined by Henry Fortune, a Bluefield baritone, with E. Elmer at the piano. Also noted are visitors from Hawaii including George R. Christian and Mrs Annie Hooker, visiting Keen Mountain and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Henry Fortune
Bluefield
W. Va
E. Elmer
Hawaii
Pete Patrick
Muskellys Return After 30 Year Family Reunion
Mr and Mrs James Muskelly return to Pittsburgh after visiting sisters Mrs Frances Green and Mrs Juanita Thompson who had not seen their brother for over 30 years Mt Zion Deborah club met at the home of Mrs W G Moss with Miss Ora Bailey hosting and Mrs Mary Webb assisting Mrs Wade guest soloist a memorial note honors Rev S A Downs who died June 18 1946 wife and family express sympathy Sleep on and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Muskelly
Pittsburgh
Frances Green
Juanita Thompson
Mt. Zion
W. G. Moss
Ora Bailey
Mary Webb
Mary Wade
S. A. Downs
A. Downs
Agnes Speights
Jerry Oo
Annie Louise Wilurn
Bethel Pastor Attends Bishop's Council and Family News
The Rev. O A Burks of Bethel A M E church attends the Bishop's council in Louisville and visits his very ill Tulsa brother. Albert and Viola Miller announce her engagement to James Kemper West Jr of Bluefield. Viola is a Bluefield State College senior and West, a former Bluefield State student now with N W Railway, reside in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Burks
Bethel A. M. E
Louisville
Tulsa
Okla
Albert Miller
Elkhorn
Viola
James Kemper West, Jr
J. K. West
Bluefield
West
Elkhorn Public Schools
Bluefield State College
Bluefield Public Schools
N. W. Railway
Fosdick Life Teachings Topic At Rocky Gap Church Program
IW.SCS of Rocky Gap church met with Mrs. C B Foglesong and Mrs G D Morehead to study Henry Emerson Fosdick. Mrs Levi Sands reviewed The Second Mile, and Mrs C Blesong discussed Should Our Children Be Allowed to Choose Their Own Religion. Stork shower for Sands during social hour. Several local residents noted visiting relatives and a hospital patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Gap
Iw.s.cs
Rocky Gap Church
C. B. Foglesong
G. D. Morehead
Morehead
Henry Emerson Fosdick
Levi Sands
Fosdick
Moundsville Worker Killed in Well Site Winch Accident
Albert Klug aged 64 died when a rope feeding into a steel winch fouled around his body and drew him into the drum at a well site near St. Joseph's in the rural community north of Moundsville West Virginia on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
Albert Klug
St. Joseph's
Westbrook Pegler Ties Wallace to Roerich Letters
A handwriting analysis links Westbrook Pegler to letters from Horch, noting Wallace as an intimate of the Roerich circle. The piece situates the author within Horch Roerich correspondence and suggests connections formed in that milieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Horch
Roerich
Woman's Society Meeting Highlights in Keystone
Mrs Claude Hamlet hosted the Woman's Society of the First Baptist church circle at her Bridge street home. The devotional speaker was Mrs Gus Stitt. Guests included Mrs Price and Mrs L Snyder and a World Conference report was shared. A birth is announced for Allen Peters in Charleston General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
W. Va
Claude Hamlet
Woman's Society of the First Baptist Church
Bridge Street
Gus Stitt
World Conference of Baptist Churches
Denmark
Hamlet
Price
Ira A. Peters
Charleston
Charleston General Hospital
Peters
A. R. Peterman
Allen
Peterman
Luncheon and Officer Installations in Northfork Keystone Area
The Keystone Northfork Woman's club closes its year with a June 24 luncheon at the Northfork Presbyterian church. Newly elected officers for the September term will be installed, with a program by the American Home department led by Mrs. R M Painter. Reservations are due by Monday to Mrs. L C Austin or Mrs. E W Dye. Mrs Nannie Varrila of Keystone was installed as worthy matron of Order of Eastern Star chapter 99, Northfork, at a Masonic lodge ceremony Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Varalli
Northfork Chapter
The
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Northfork
Varalli
Phyliss Madeira
Keystone-Northfork Woman’s Club
Presbyterian Church
American Home Department
R. M. Painter
L. C. Austin
E. W. Dye
Keystone
Nannie Varrila
Order of Eastern Star
Chapter
Masonic Lodge
Servern
Varrila
Joe Varrila
Montague Honaker
Georgia Noel
Nancy Dillard
Outgoing and incoming officers honored in lodge installation party
Farley Herron and Lettie Herron Worthy Patron and associate matron led a party after installation. Guests included Carl Vin cent and Connetta Reed with other officers such as Albert Vinciquerra treasurer and Bessie Madeira conductress. Kay Pelter performed a song and dance "Managua Nicaragua" with her mother at the piano. refreshments followed in the hall’s downstairs room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Lettie Herron
We Worthy
Carl Vincent
Connetta Reed
Albert Vinciquerra
Bessie Madeira
Ruby Bowers
Ella Mays
Margaret ‘Farmer
Marshall
Mildredling
Phyliss Madeira
Adah
Jess Vincent
Ruth
Anna Thornton Esther
Susan Stewart
Martha
Mary Harvey
Donna Mitchmore
Nellie Skeen
C. E. Moore
Managua
Nicaragua
Iss Kay Pelter
Mission and Bible Study at Methodist Church
The last two sessions of the Mission and Bible Study oss at the Methodist church sponsor the Woman's Society will meet Monday and Wednesday evenings this week. Circles led by Mrs J P Chap man and Mrs B A Neal assist Mrs N B Kash who heads the study. Past sessions included Mrs J E Hensley and Mrs Ray Decker circles. Topic is Portrait of a Pilgrim with Race Relations discussions. Sessions begin at 7 30 each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission and Bible Study
These Methodist Church
Woman’s Society
J. P. Chapman
B. A. Neal
N. B. Kash
J. E. Hensley
Ray Decker
Sunday Worship Service With Guest Speaker Mrs Kuhn
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will lead the 11 o'clock service with guest speaker Mrs Kuhn on Thy Kingdom Come Beginning in Me. Miss Rita Christie will sing The Twenty Third Psalm. The Rev Mr Stewart is away at Buckhannon Youth Conference. An evening showing That Boy Joe will follow at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Dc. R. Kuhn
Rita Christie
Keystone
Stewart
Buckhannon
Women of First Baptist to hold general meeting Tuesday
The Woman's Society of the First Baptist church will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the church with Mrs S F Robertson presiding It is part of a joint session by the Woman's Society of Christian Service and the four circles with Mrs Ray Decker's circle directing the program on Child Labor Laws led by Mrs Farmer Mrs Ben Mays and Mrs Decker A social hour followed with refreshments for about thirty five members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
First National
Richlands National
Tazewell County
Common Glory
Williamsburg
H. K. Cassell
Tazewell
the William and Mary College
Woman's Society of the First Baptist Church
S. F. Robertson
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Ray Decker
T. C.farmer
Farmer
Ben Mays
Decker
J. P. Chapman
Local Notices of Residents Traveling and Visiting Friends
Huntington and nearby towns report residents planning travels. Mrs F Wilburn visits Brooklyn New Jersey for the summer. Mrs Alva Boggess to Roanoke and Shawsville Virginia. The Snyder family moving from Tidewater to Blacksburg. Mr and Mrs B H Powell return from Champaign Michigan where son Jack attends the university and expects a degree in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
F. Wilburn
Brooklyn
N. J
Wilbur
McDowell Public Schools
Alva Boggess
Roanoke
Shawsville
Jack
Powell
Champaign
Memorial bronze vase for WWII hero George Aldish dedication
Mrs. M. D. Aldish of Jenkin to dedicate a bronze vase at the Methodist church in memory of her son George Aldish who lost his life in World War II aboard Okinawa. Dedication will be led by Rev. Claude B. Dickenson. Young Aldish was the youngest son of a Aldish and the late Mr. Aldish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkin Jones
W. Va
M. D. Aldish
Methodist Church
George
Claude B. Dickenson
Aldish
Okinawa
Aldsh
Berwind Hosts Out-of-Town Guests At Summer Visit
Berwind West Virginia residents Mr and Mrs Arthur Herndon welcomed visitors last week Mr and Mrs Edd Hines from Radford Virginia Lorey Jackson from Florence South Carolina and Johnny Engram from Durham.
Marriage of Douglas Herndon and Betty Cyphers in War West Virginia
N. C. guests attended the June 6 ceremony in War West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Bane Van q Jr. and son from Blacksburg Virginia visit A. T. Applegate in Berwind. Van Dyke to resume studies at VPI in fall. Mrs. G. M. D. Shupe and daughter Pegay of Tazewell visit the Robinette family for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jessee
Detroit
Paul Jessee
Bud Counts
Bluefield
W. Va
Nancy Morgan
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
Jack W. Hess
Rockford
Ill
H. B. Sadler
Esther Liddle
Bill
Doris
Virginia Beach
Clyde Beavers
Los Angeles
Calif
Akron
Norfolk
N. C
Douglas Herndon
Betty Cyphers
War
Bane van Q Jr
Blacksburg
A. T. Applegate
Berwind
van Dyke
V.P.I
G.M.D. Shupe
Pegay
Tazewell
James Robinette
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Richlands News
C. of
C. Head
O. K
A. Warner
C. M. Hunter
H. W. Bane
H. Claire Ikes
Dewey Jessee
National Affairs
George W. Day
I. T. Jessee
A. E. Anderson
C. M. Hunter, Jr
L. T. Trice
W. J. Smith
J. P. Farmer
William J. Hawkins
Guy Flannery, Jr
Andy Health
H. Jenkins
Willie S. Helms
James P. Williams
J. S. Taylor
D. A. D. Parson
J. L. Hawkins
E. L. Jackson
State Highway Commission
Jeff Gillespie Farm
Bradford
Cedar Bluff
Amonate
Raven and
Honaker
Billy Hefner
Joan Mosley
Charlotte Helvert
Mary Lynn Repass
Billy Selfe
Beatrice Allen
Leslie
Junior Blankenship
First Methodist
Laura Ann Sarvay
W. R. Williams
Keeley Institute
Greensboro
Drew Pearson
Morris
Supreme Court of the United States
State Department
House
Federal Communications Commission
Radio Manufacturers Association
Ways and Means Committee
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
FCC
Paramount Pictures
Paul Raibourn
Philco
David Smith
Smith
George Sterling
Disston
Chain Saw Service
R. P. Johnson General Machinery
Wytheville, VA
News OF the Colored People
Deborah
Rocky Gap, VA
Charles Dewey Hare
St. Luke’s Hospital
J. H. Hunter
Narrows
Raymond Conley
B. D. Conley
Patsy Hare
Arnold Shrader
Niday
Bill Thorn
George Bolen
Princeton
Andy Bishop
S. J. Puckett
Indiana
O. W. Warner
Janis
John Warner
Chapel
Westbrook Pegler
Steam-O-Matic
Bluefield Hardware CO
Keystone, W. VA
C. T. Apperson
Alicia
Myrtle Beach
D. C
L. E. Lyons
Eugene
Ocean View
W. H. Rogers
Judy Jan
Patricia
Margaret Hardy
A. Yost
A. T. Stewart
Buckhemnon
Bertha Smith
Gloria Farmer
Moody Maytag
Virginia
OLD Hampshire Typewriter
Old Hampshire
Andrew-Crowell Company
Office Outfitters
Bluefield, W. Va
Bride
Carl Sluss
Andy Poszick
Elizabeth Poszick Sluss
Charles W. Jackson
Sam Melchin
Charles E. Caldwell
Grace Hospital
Welch
Caroline Carter
Pocahontas
J. K
George Huff
J. E. Pressley
Jimmy Vickers
Wilkesboro
Leslie Vickers
H. A. Dailey
E. W. Alley
H. F. Hancock
J. L. Vance
Fine
Eugenia Vick
Richmond
Blueeld
Mullens
Robert Dailey
Vernon Dailey
Lula Godby
Alexandria
Lois Pressley
Tommy Pressley
Baltimore
Bill Pressley
W. E. Gravely
Dudley
Wytheville
J. B. Yost
Kentucky
Harley
Bluefield, Virginia
the First Nationa
Bank Bluefield
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations
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