Christian Adventure Senior Camp Ends Yesterday at Camp Houston
The Bluefield district Methodist church sponsored camp near Kimball closed its senior session Saturday after a carefully planned day from 6:30 am to 10 pm. Vesper services under the stars featured talks on building through worship and nature with speakers from Glenwood Park, Bluefield, and Athens. The World Fellowship supper included tables from distant lands, performances by campers, and a starlight consecration with a flaming cross before a final campfire prayer circle.
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Houston
Bluefield
Methodist Church
Kimball
Pearl Faulkner
Glenwood Park
Jo-Marie Thompson
A. J. Young
Athens
Lake Hager
Camp Houston
Campers Missions Committee
Mary Sue Callahan
Superior
Jo- Marie Thompson
Bland Street Methodist Church
Ray Stewart
Princeton
Wharton Black
C. A. Hillman
McComas
Marguerette Sanders
Buck Blevins
Switchback
Marjorie Bratton
India
Hazel Flanagan
World Fellowship
East
West
Elizabeth Morgan
Creek Bridge
DAR to Present Radio Program on National Defense
The John Chapman chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will air at 3 30 Monday with speaker William Robinson discussing Youth Must Be Ready. Mrs R J Cousins will sing patriotic songs and Miss Mary Gordon Perkins will address National Defense Through Patriotic Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chapman Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Robinson
R. J. Cousins
Mary Gordon Perkins
The Choice Before Us Sermon at Church Service
The Rev J T Brown ing will speak at the morning service on The Choice Before Us. Evening service features special choir music and a sermon titled Christianity Is the Way Out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Dickey
Marshall Peters
J. T. Browning
Births and meeting notices from local churches
Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor of Cumberland road welcome a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Sisson of Bland street announce a son. The executive board of the Woman's Missionary Union of the First Baptist church will meet at the church annex Wednesday at 2 PM. The McClung Sunday school class of the First Presbyterian church meets Tuesday at 5 45 PM with Mrs. R. T. Phelps of Fairfield street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Taylor
Cumberland Road
Woman’s Missionary Union of the
First Baptist Church
Correction adds F H Clark to Bluefielders list at Cincinnati convention
The record notes a correction that the name F. H. Clark was omitted from the list of Bluefielders who attended the Conductors' association convention in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Clark
Conductors’ Association
Cincinnati
Red Cross Pageant and Water Carnival Held at Camp Carolina
Bluefield leaders and instructors from the local American Red Cross attended the Brevard Camp Carolina pageant and aquatic school. Notable participants include Katherine Pauls Thompson, Ramone Eaton, Newt Peery, and D C Duncan. About 181 students and 25 faculty members participated in activities spanning canoeing boating swimming diving and life saving. The camp site features a golf course lakeside lodges and multiple facilities. The program aims to train volunteers who will teach life saving to others and save thousands of lives yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Booker
Bluefield
American Red Cross
J. W. Warner
Helen Sue Spangler
Fred Cook
D. C. Duncan
Brevard
N. Ca
Camp Carolina
National Aquatic School of Life
National American Red Cross
Katherine Pauls Thompson
Ramone S. Eaton
Eaton
Newt Peery
Visitations to Local Gardens Discontinued
The Bluefield Garden Club announces garden visitations are discontinued due to recent rains and will resume when Japanese iris and other late summer flowers bloom.
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Bluefield Garden Club
Missionary Talk Planned for CE Society
The Rev. Gray Russell of Bo lenge Africa, a missionary, will speak to the Senior Christian Endeavor society of the First Christian church this evening at 6 45. Virgil Wynne will perform a piano piece. Mercer County Christian Endeavor union to meet Tuesday at Princeton First Church. Rev Allan Fields of New Cumberland will attend and officers will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Russell
Bolenge
Africa
Christian Endeavor Society
First Christian Church
Virgil Wynne
Mercer County Christian Endeavor Union
Princeton
First Church of Christ
Allan Fields
New Cumberland
Seventh Birthday Is Celebrated At Boothe Home
A birthday party for Jimmy Bowman, age seven, was held at Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Boothe’s home from 2 to 4. Guests included Bobby Burrough, Martha Underwood, Hester Goad, Ann Fink, Ernest E. Hall, Roberta Pennington, Earl Pennington, George Pennington, Gale Pennington, Harriet Pennington, Iris Pennington, Carol Brobbs, Donald Bowman, Myrle Boothe, Ronald Bauswell, Jo Ann Bibbs, Jimmy Frances, Billie Marie Bowman and Jimmy Bowman. Hosts Mrs. Boothe, aided by Mrs. Lloyd Burroughs, Mrs. Bowman, and Ella Boothe, served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Boothe
Jimmy Bowman
Bobby Burrough
Martha Underwood
Hester Goad
Ann Fink
Ernest E. Hall
Roberta
Earl
George
Gale
Harriet
Iris Pennington
Carol Brobbs
Donald Bowman
Myrle Boothe
Ronald Bauswell
Jo Ann Bibbs
Music in Bluefield Churches Today
At College Avenue Baptist church this morning the choir will sing Lloyds Te Deum with bass soloist J C Walters and Rev Ray C Tindall will address What We May Do During These Grave Times The evening service follows. Grace Methodist church morning service features special music a Shelleys Hark duet and other selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue Baptist Church
J. C. Walters
Ray C. Tindall
Grace Methodist Church
Shelley
Hark
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Philco
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Bradmann Bldg
DAR
Rives R. Jones
North Street
Wilson
Blue~field
Rives, Jr
Grundy
Goodman
R. A. Sisson
Bland Street
Red Cross
CE Society
A. W. Cox Beauty Salon
Kalor
Gray
Hollywood
Cox
Madge Richardson
Met
Vera Cox Mattie Mothena
Hilda Dudley
Madeline Patterson
Ruth Long
Betty Lee
Wedeges
Princeton Ave
Hop
RED Cross Shoes
Petre
Crown
Tor
Yine
the Boock
Tome
Batiste
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