Plans for Golden Circle class at Greenview church
The Golden Circle class of Greenview Methodist Church elected committees and outlined plans at the June meeting led by president Mrs John Wiley. A July 18 church cook out and a year project to donate a stained glass window were discussed along with committee roles for devotion visitation ways and means recreation worship setting scrapbook publicity and more. The session opened with brief officer reports and a devotional message titled The Forgiving Father. A dinner was planned for a shut in church member for June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Circle
Greenview Methodist Church
John Wiley
Devotion
Ralph Asbury
George Gilliam
Visitation
Fred Davidson
Asbury
Flossie Bowles
Louise Wiley
Ways
Don Jackson
Harold Catron
E. K. Johnston
C. D. Lee
Curtis Moore
Earl Hager
Jackson
Gilliam
Johnston
Richlands DVBS Comes To Close
Richlands Virginia Richlands Methodist Church Daily Vacation Bible School closed with 63 attendees. Mrs W R Strader led activities with the theme Jesus Learning about Him and from Him. Margaret Lowery directed music and a team of teachers assisted across kindergarten primary and junior groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
Richlands Methodist Church
W. R. Strader
Jesus
Margaret Lowery
Lawrence Mitchell
Bill Altizer
Persinger
Betsy Stra
Aldan Hankln
Bill Largen
Nancy Altizer
Robert Harris
French Education Group Finds Class Hours Too Long
A French ministerial committee of experts says six to eight year olds should spend no more than two and a half hours in class daily with longer school hours phased in gradually. Ten to eleven year olds would max four hours, with more home study shifted to afternoons and only a half hour of homework nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wns
France
East End DVBS Final Week At East End Baptist Church
The Vacation Bible School at East End Baptist Church ends Friday June 2 with a 7 30 p m graduation. Enrollment totals 126 children. Staff includes Rev William R Beckler and a long list of department superintendents and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
DVBS Gifts To Church At Montcalm Methodist
Montcalm Daily Vacation Bible School at Montcalm Methodist Church held services Sunday with the Intermediate group presenting candleholders and a program Jesus Our Saviour. Pastor Rev William W Daugherty led a dedication service as children earned certificates and teachers received recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montcalm
Montcalm Methodist Church
William W. Daugherty
Jesus
God
Conley Tilley
Alvin Hedrick
Kenneth Stafford
Randolph Quillan
Clovis Lambert
Sam Zeoli
VWC Board Discusses Projects at June Meeting
The Valley Woman's Club executive board met at Mrs. James Stone’s home with president Mrs. Ray Connor presiding. Finances showed 288.75 from the home show and donations, with some receipts still outstanding.
Tuesday schedule features clubs and meetings around Beckley
Calendar notes a Busy Tuesday with the Bluefield Country Club women at Beckley tourney, Blue Triangle club to Cap Iva, YWA math class at the Y Center, East River Mountain Garden Club at Arts and Crafts Center, DAR John Chapman Chapter postponement, Bluefield WCTU year end meeting, College Avenue Baptist spaghetti supper, Virginia Avenue Methodist WSCS urban renewal talk, and Pink Dogwood Garden Club gathering at Fincastle Estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
East River Mountain Garden Club
Arts and Crafts
East River Mountain
Robert Connor
W. B. Fish
W. C. Ford
W. L. Osborne
John Chapman
DAR
Bluefield Wctu
Hamilton Hall
Bland Street
Pink Dogwood Garden Club
E. C. Stephenson
Fincastle Estates
William Hostetter
Refreshment Fun With Ice Cream Clowns
Ice cream clowns add fun to party refreshments and the birthday child can help create the playful faces. Use Cha Cha Banana ice cream with chocolate ripple and almonds, assemble heads from scoops, cookies, candy and hats, then freeze on a sheet for later serving.
Camp Iva Queen Of 1964 Crowned At Program
Suzanne Green crowned Camp Iva Queen of 1964 at a special ceremony. Janet Lindsey was first runner up and Susan Wilburn second. The program featured a talent show with campers performing solos, group songs, ukulele numbers and cabin tournaments across Sunbeam Kiwana and Nancy Clark groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Green
Janet Lindsey
Susan Wilburn
Kiwana
Carla Ashley
Betty Jane Carl
Debbie Coppinger
Rebecca Crouch
Susan Dantzler
Lynn Fuwua
Elizabeth Haun
Mary Maxwell
Sally Stone
Ann Gilmore
Brenda Hunter
Ellen
Martha Lynch
Eve McGuire
Deborah Myles
Kathy Proffitt
Susan Stanton
Nancy Clark
Mary Bennett
Cindy Coppinger
Barbara Deitz
Laurel
Patrice Frassinelli
Lucy McCue
Beth Matheny
Coleen Modena
Peggy Seyler
Inerid Snelling
Rebecca Williams
Barbara Sudduth
Skyview
Carolyn Bowles
Louise Freedman
Dinah O'Malley
Margaret Persinger
Karen Simmons
Ann Marie Sudduth
Lodae Cabin
Susan Archer
Julianna Dunn
Ann Gordon Greever
Ellis Jackson
Sandra Monk
Martha Mays
Kay Jones
Gwen Nester
Judy
Connie
Nancy Kessler
Camille Patterson
Pat Hart
Vicki Monk
Carla Asbury
Penny Hunt
Laurel Frassinelli
Sue Dantzler
Dinah O’mailey
Ann Greever
Nancy Clark Cabin
Lodge Cabin
Juliana Dunn
McCulloch to Speak on Renewal at Bluefield Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Virginia Avenue Methodist Bluefield VA concludes a church study on Changing Cities Challenge the Church with guest speaker George McCulloch director of the Bluefield Urban Renewal program. He will discuss the program and lead a question answer period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. McCulloch
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Virginia Avenue
Bland Street Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild Patio Meeting
June session at Mrs. Fred P. Mitchell Jr. home featured a cook-out and a study titled Our Later Years A Time for Responsible Living. Harriet Speiden gave the devotional. Mrs. Ashley Browning and Counts shared experiences of aging members. President Jennings led business, reports read, July venue set. no August meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street
Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild
Fred P. Mitchell Jr
East River Avenue
Mitchell
Fred Harris
Dan Hubbard
Harriet Speiden
C. W. Ashley
Elsie Browning
Eva Counts
Margaret Jennings
Guild
Collage Avenue
Artrip DVBS In Progress At Spring City Baptist Church
ARTRIP Virginia Daily Vacation Bible School is in progress at Spring City Baptist Church under Mrs. Leonard Fletcher with Rev. W L Odom assisting. About 150 children are enrolled and the final exercises are set for Sunday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artrip
Spring City Baptist Church
Leonard Fletcher
W. L. Odom
Concetta Arena
Tony
Ross
Honaker
Howard Burgess
Bert Artrip
Becky
Ginny
Nash's Ford
Burgess Home
Arena
Daily Telegraph
Edmond Artrip
Augusta
Norman Young
Atlanta
G. C. Breeding
Social notes from Bluefield area visits and matches
Mrs. Kenneth Trump and son Leslie of Portsmouth are visiting her mother in Bluefield. Leonard Brown and wife hosted relatives from Huntington. Matthas Brown stays with Hill. Jesse B. Ray Jr and two children from Orlando visit grandparents S. C. and Bane in Bluefield, traveling by jet then train. Linda Graham, daughter of W. E. and Mrs. Graham, is a patient at Bluefield Sanitarium. Mrs. Roger Williams and Mark of Princeton visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams on Switchback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Trump
Leslie
Portsmouth
Alice
Leonard Brown
Huntington
Winnie Hall
Blake Street
Bluefield
Matthas Brown
Mr. Brown
Hill
Jesse B. Ray Jr
Rodney
Kevin
Orlando
Fla
S. C. Bane
Tazewell Avenue
Linda Graham
W. E. Graham
North College Avenue
Roger Williams
Mark
Princeton
Robert Williams
Switchback
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richlands Dvbs
Bell-ans
Orangeburg
N. Y
By Tonia Schilling
Petn. Ave
Westgate Shopping Center
Greyhound
East End Dvbs
DVBS
VWC Board
The
Valley Woman's Club
James Stone
Ray Connor
A.W. Farrow
Benjamin DeMarie
Mercer County Health Center
DeMarie
W. L. Shockley
Fine Arts
Bernard McBride
Fire Department
Jack Gilmore
Ways and Means
Paul Lawrence
James A. Tabor Jr
New York
Chicago
Washington
Greyhound R
Clevelan
Detroit
GO Greyhound
Mt Re
Bland Wsg
Artrip Dvbs
Progres
Enith
Zenith
Goodykoontz
Corner South
Bland Bluefield
W. VA
Kerr H. Frye
Karl H
Service
Hicag
Wefield
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!