Bluefield Golfers Prevail In Team Match Victory
Bluefield defeated the Black Knight Country club squad in a team match with Beckley scoring one point. Elinor Payne had the low gross among out-of-town players, while Mrs Baumgardner won second low net and Mrs Muller took the fewest putts. Return match set at Black Knight on Friday June 25 with Bluefield players to represent the local club in Beckley. luncheon for fifty eight golfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacket Country Club
Beckley
Duncan
Elinor Payne
Baumgardner
Muller
Bluefield
S. N. Huffard
J. B. Heilman
Payne
C. FP. Brooks
R. O.rs
McKenzie
L. E. Tierney, Jr
Betty Markle
Meadow
Poencreet
A. B. Mahood
C. H. Tabor
Hall
J. H. Hardy
Smith
Ashton
Miss Weeks
Black Knight Country Club
J. M. Herndon
Cantata The Conversion Soloists Chosen for Sunday
Artists will perform in Harry Alexander Matthews cantata The Conversion at Street Methodist Church Sunday evening. A choir of twenty five voices and an orchestra of twelve will be conducted by James Elmer Brown. Soloists from Bluefield were chosen for vocal suitability and interpretive ability. The program starts at 8 oclock with public invited and a capacity congregation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Alexander Matthews
Street Methodist Church
James Elmer Brown
Bluefield
Henry A. Fortune, Jrs
Pamper
Blanche Armen
Annual YWCA Camp Opens Today for Girls
The YWCA will open its camp this morning at about 10 o clock for girls. Each girl should bring a lunch as the first meal will not be prepared until evening. Miss Minnie Weaver and Desir Gilmore of the Y staff attend the camp, with campers to be left at the Y quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Weaver
Desir Gilmore
Miss Gilmore Returns From GR Meeting
Miss Desir Gilmore of the YWCA has returned to Winston-Salem North Carolina after attending the annual Reserve summer conference at Camp Betty Hastings. Sixty seven girls and thirteen adults participated and a speech was presented with principal talks by Dr Jack Woon of the First Presbyterian church in Tazewell Virginia. Next year's conference will again be at Camp Betty Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desir Gilmore
Winston-Salem
N. C
Camp Betty Hastings
Miss Gilmore
Prine
Jack Woon
First Presbyterian Stone
Tazewell
Betty Mastings
Weekend Guests at Shady Grove Home on Bluefield Princeton Road
Miss Etta Andrews and Claude Snader of Tazewell joined Edward Blankenship of Athens Richard Bowles of North Carolina Mr and Mrs Duard Bowles and Nadine Page of Grundy Ann Garst Tommy Garst and Mr and Mrs W H Painter of Princeton Road Miss Beulah Ann Graybeal of Beckley and Miss Alice Page of Bluefield visited over the weekend at Shady Grove the home of Mrs W J Bailey on the Bluefield Princeton road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Andrews
Claude Snader
Tazewell
Edward Blankenship
Athens
Richard Bowles
North Carolina
Duard Bowles
Nadine Page
Grundy
Ann Garst
Tommy Garst
W. H. Painter
Princeton Road
Beulah Ann Graybeal
Beckley
Alice Page
Bluefield
Shady Grove
W. J. Bailey
Ladies' Day Winners Named At Bluefield Country Club
Mrs. C. H. Tabor and Mrs. J. B. Heilman won in the Ladies' day event at the Bluefield Country Club. Tierney and Miss Mary Dunglison hosted and gave golf balls to winners. Next Tuesday, Rocky's tournament prizes will be awarded to the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Tabor
J. B. Heilman
Bluefield Country Club
Tierney
Mary Dunglinson
Rocky
Fort Chiswell Farms to be Sold at Auction July 3
Fort Chiswell farms near Pulaski and Wytheville Virginia at the junction of routes 11 and 52 will be auctioned Saturday July 3. The 4000 acre tract will be divided into 33 farms sold separately with highway frontage and improvements. The sale is conducted by Joseph P Day Inc. Free booklet with full details is available by writing Box 188 Wytheville VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Chiswell Farms
Pulaski
Wytheville
U. S
Joseph P. Day, Inc
Fort Chiswell
Port Chiswell Farms
Joseph P. Day
P. O
Counsellors ready for Y outing at Camp Roland
Miss Dorothy Auten of Clarksburg arrives in Bluefield for the annual YWCA summer camp at Camp Roland. Miss Eulalia Francisco from Bluefield returns today from Brevard after a Red Cross aquatic course. Miss Jane Hunter from Cullowhee joins as a junior counsellor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Auten
Clarksburs
Camp Roland
Bluefield
Eulalia Francisco
Brevard
N. C
Red Cross
Jane Hunter
Cullowhee
Quotarians To Have Weekly Meeting
Bluefield Quota club will hold its weekly luncheon today at noon at the West Virginian hotel. First vice president Miss Goldie Peery will preside in the absence of President Miss Sue Spangler who with other Quotarians attends the International convention in Atlantic City. Mrs. ce Co. Clark, program chairman, has arranged an interesting program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Quota Club
West Virginian
Goldie Peery
Amy
Sue Spangler
A International
Atlantic To
Ce Co. Clark
McClung Class Plans Outing At Nemours
McClung class schedules an outing at Nemours Virginia with a picnic supper. Sunday school groups from South Bluefield meet at Fairview Pharmacy, downtown at East End Pharmacy, and West End at Bluefield Pharmacy. transportation arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClung
Nemours
First Presbyterian Church
Wil
S. J. Sanders
South Bluefield
Fairview Pharmacy
East End Pharmacy
West End
Bluefield
Important Meeting of OES Chapter
An important meeting of Blue Field Chapter 66 Order of Eastern Star will be held this evening at 8 at the Masonic temple. Initiatory work will be put on and a full attendance is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Social Calendar Party Planned at Appalachian Assembly Room
Mrs J A Coleman and Mrs C host a benefit social Thursday at the Appalachian Assembly Room. ore is noted in the room’s event description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Coleman
Ore
Appailachaian Assembly Room
Mercer Motorcycle Club Plans Sunday Hill Climb Trip
Mercer Motorcycle Club sponsor plans a hill climbing trip to Virginia Sunday at about 1 PM. President Earl Crews and drivers John Litton of Bluefield and Pete Clark of Princeton are among the stunt participants. Arrangements were made at Princeton shop meeting after a well represented ride in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Motorcycle Club
Earl Crews
John Litton
Bluefield
Pete Clark
Princeton
Charleston
Spending This Week At Craig Healing
A fragment from Bluefield Virginia lists J.8 Oy and H. Brown of Prince as spending time at Craig Healing. The text is heavily garbled with missing words and unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Healing
J. 8. Oy
Bluefield, Va
Om We
Craig Healipus
Ings
Have . M, Et and
H. Brown
Prince
Miss Lilly At Home During Vacation
Miss Lilly Poindexter Lilly daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil Lilly Lebanon street spends summer vacation with her parents. She is a senior at West Virginia University. En route home she visits classmate Miss Virginia Irwin in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Poindexter Lilly
Cecil Lilly
Lebanon Street
Wst Virginia University Town
Virginia Irwin
Cleveland
Lilly
Local Girl Delegate To YW Conference
Miss Rachel Francis returned from Eagles Mere Park Pennsylvania where she attended the YWCA conference as a delegate from West Virginia University in Morgantown. En route home she spent the weekend with friends in Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Francis
Eagles Mere Park
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Francis
Local club meetings advance in afternoon schedule
The Women’s Christian PENANCE Union holds a 3 PM meeting at Hamilton Hall Bland Street Methodist Church. The Union Mission Auxiliary meets Friday at 3 PM at the mission chapel. Grundy Club gathers at 2 30 PM at 805 Carolina Avenue with Mrs L M Pettyjohn and Mrs J S Burnett hosting. Sacred Heart church choir and Phillips Latin Swingsters rendezvous at 3 PM at Mrs Phillips studio Bailey Building for a Shannondale picnic Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Penance Union
Hamilton Hall
Bland Street Methodist Church
Grundy Club
L. M. Pettyjohn
Carolina Avenue
J. 8. Burnett
Choir of
Sacred Heart Church
Phillips Latin Swingsters
J. I. Phillips
Mrs F Richard Lilly Attends Rhododendron Festival
Mrs F Richard Lilly returns from Asheville North Carolina where she attended the Rhododendron festival. She was accompanied by her husband and family and plans to stay in the city for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Richard Lilly
Asheville, N. C
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Family News
A compilation of names and travels: Mercedes Lilly and family at Ritz apartments, Vernon Fletcher visiting Hot Coal relatives, A. J. Fletcher party with sister in law, W. P. Williams returning to Brookneal after visit, Mary Golding of San Francisco guests in town, Vivian Hensley to Bluefield sanitarium for foot surgery, Jonina Akers family on Bluefield-Princeton road, Jack Saunders visiting Roanoke, J Y Hill hosts Mrs. Greer from Indiana, Hartwell visit from Indianapolis, Rhododendrons noted, Patterson and Graham families expected home from Birmingham, Lawrence sisters and Philadelphia visit, Farr family to Appomattox, H W Jackson visiting Roanoke, Helen Gary McGhee visiting uncle A B Mahood, Ral Brown’s tonsil operation at St Luke’s Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Allison
Mr. Lilly
Mercedes Lilly
Tilly
Ritz
Vernon Fletcher
Ee Laurence Ayers
Hot Coal
W. Va
A. J. Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
Laurence Ayers
W. P. Williams
Brookneal
W. A. Light
Mary Golding
San Francisco
Cal
R. L. Yoy
Scotland
Vivian Hensley
Earl Hensley
Widemouth
Bluefield Sanitarium
J. B. Akers
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Dora Hensley
Virginia Avenue
Jack Saunders
Roanoke
Bill Saunders
J. Y. Hill
College Avenue
M. E. Greer
Agomg Ind
Hartwell
Indianapolis
Hill
H. D. Bailey
Bill Smith
W. W. Kersey
Pulaski
Bey Graham
Patricia
Birmingham
Ala
D. O. Lawrence
Wythe Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Lawrence
Joe Telesea
Philadelphia
Lawrence Home
G. L. Farr
H. W. Jackson
Fast River Avenue
Helen Gary McGhee
Lynchburg
A. B. Mahood
Family plans June visit and cruise from Miami to Cuba
Mr and Mrs Jae Augusta Street join Mr and Mrs W Waters and daughters Shirley and Marion spending June in Miami visiting relatives. They will cruise to Havana Cuba before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jae Augusta Street
W. Waters
Shirley
Marion
Miami
Fla
Bonds Sold to Purchase Ohio Toll Bridges
Bonds totaling 1,460,000 were sold to Young, Moore and Company of Charleston to fund Ohio toll bridge purchases. The issue finances Parkersburg Belpre C and Williamstown Marietta spans, yielding an average interest rate of 2.819 percent. Road Commissioner Burr H. Simpson called the sale price very good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Young, Moore and Company of
Parkersburg
Belpre
Williamstown-Marietta
Burr H. Simpson
Bridge bonds auction fuels state funding plan
The state aims to transfer funds and issue bonds by July 1 to take over operations of both bridges. Tolls will retire the bonds with proceeds, and bids total $1,060,000 for bonds maturing 1938–40 at 3.5 percent and $400,000 maturing 1949–62 at 2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serted
Lpans
Sodium chlorate cited for bindweed control method
The article notes spraying bindweed with sodium chlorate as the most practical method for checking its growth. It emphasizes chemical control over mechanical or cultural approaches in weed management.
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YWCA
Bailey
OES
Bluefield’s Finest Ladies
Estee’s
Embee
Miss Lilly
Union Mission Auxiliary
Mission
Kentucky
Bluegrass Country
Kentucky Distillers
Schenley Distributors, Inc
N.Y.C
Ohio
Batiste
Arrobuck
Luefield, W
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