Garden Club outlines plans for year and events
Little Gardens Club, presided by Mrs. R. H. Mitchell, set a year theme Conserve Beautify and Enjoy with programs on horticulture garden therapy conservation landscape design flower arrangement and club visits. June Yard of the Month went to the S. T. Harpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Mitchell
Allen Long
Little Gardens Club
K. S. Addington
Elmo Agee
Bluefield Garden Council
Beautification Commission
Chamber of Commerce
S. T. Harpers
Birth of Tammy Denise White in Bluefield
Mr and Mrs Harvey George White of Route 1 Bluefield welcomed a daughter Tammy Denise born Saturday June 17 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey George White
Bluefield
Tammy Denise
Bluefield Sanitarium
Miss Martha Stone Named to Dean's List at Arkansas College
Miss Martha Stone of Bluefield is placed on the Dean's List at Arkansas College Batesville Ark for the spring semester. She earned a 4.00 grade average all A's and studies English. Stone is daughter of Mr and Mrs E C Stone Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Stone
Bluefield
Arkansas College
Batesville
Ark
Roberta D. Brown
Miss Stone
E. C. Stone Jr
Twiggy Reaction Sparks Boy’s Mixed Feelings
A young boy in the neighborhood remains unsure about older women after encountering Twiggy. The story notes his ongoing discomfort while Twiggy’s presence influences local chatter and views on beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twiggy
Miss Linda Piconi First Keystone Beauty Graduate
Miss Linda Ann Piconi of Keystone has graduated from Little French Beauty Academy in Bluefield and now lives in Arlington Virginia employed by Hecht Company. Families and relatives attended local events including a birthday dinner for Mrs James Blevins and Father’s Day visits in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Linda Ann Piconi
Emilie Piconi
Little French Beauty Academy
Bluefield
Arlington
Hecht Company
Blevins
Landgraff
Inlaw
James Blevins
Lester Wallace
Venice
Cecil Lambert
Lester
Ohio
A. C. Wallace
Comer couple welcome daughter Sebrina Star in Bluefield
Mr and Mrs Douglas Delano Comer of McComas announce the birth of their first child a daughter named Sebrina Star born Tuesday June 20 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces The mother is formerly Mary Katharine Gills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Delano Comer
McComas
Sebrina Star
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mary Katherine Gills
Carriker Vollmer Win Duplicates at Fincastle Club
The Howell Movement duplicate event at Fincastle Country Club finished with Mrs. Paul Carriker and Mrs. D. M. Vollmer in first place with 37 points. Second went to Mrs. W. O. Sowers and Mrs. A. W. Seaver of Princeton with 35 points, followed by Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Meyers of Miami, Fla., at 34 and Mrs. W. A. McCue and Mrs. J. E. McGee at 33. Luncheon awarded to Mrs. Sidney Kwass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Fincastle Country Club
Paul Carriker
D. M. Vollmer
W. O. Sowers
A. W. Seaver
Princeton
H. S. Meyers
Miami
Fla
W. A. McCue
J. E. McGee
Sidney Kwass
First Christian Women's Fellowship Installs officers at June dinner
The June dinner meeting of the First Christian Women's Fellowship installed new officers led by state secretary Mrs. C M Doss of Beckley. Mrs. J C Acuff presided in her absence and was expected to arrive after a fall in England. Mary Scoot of Beckley attended, with Miss Lee Fretwell providing the vocational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWF
First Christian Church
Thelma Doss of
Beckley
W. O. Bivens Jr
Charles Hud
First Christian Women’s Fellowship
C. M. Doss
Charles Hudson
J. C. Acuff
Acuff
England
Doss
Mary Scoot
Lee Fretwell
Noel Wickham
Oak Hill
Lambert Arrington
Charles Nichols
H. T. Montgomery
C. W. Moody
Frances Borden
Don Poteet
Herbert Chambers
Mary Frances Douthat
Bivens
Chappell
OWF
C. L. Biggs
Ernest Worth
Ethel Linkous
W. W. Farmer Sr
Thelma Hale
George Brooks
Canary Wright
Emma Farmer
Peterstown Couple Welcome Daughter Deborah Ann Utterback
Mr and Mrs Robert Allen Utterback of Peterstown announce the birth of their first child, a daughter named Deborah Ann, born Saturday June 17 at Bluefield Sanitarium. The baby weighed 8 pounds 3 3/4 ounces and the mother is formerly Chonita Pauline Cummings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allen Utterback
Peterstown
Deborah Ann
Bluefield Sanitarium
Chonita Pauline Cummings
Carpet in the kitchen practical and sanitary option
Homeowners consider kitchen carpet to reduce noise and fatigue and ease cleaning. Looped textures with mid tones are preferred and should be removable for annual professional cleaning. Studies in hospitals show no significant difference in airborne bacteria between carpeted and noncarpeted areas.
Auxiliary Honors Officers at Riley West Unit 9 Meet
After a June cook-out at Mrs. David Keesee's Cliffmont home, Riley-West Unit 9 American Legion Auxiliary introduced new officers: Mrs. Frank Weiser president, Mrs. Annie Woolwine and Mrs. Eddie Galloway vice presidents, Mrs. Bruce Walk secretary, Mrs. Frank Taylor treasurer, Mrs. John Garrett historian, and Mrs. Jimmy Jones chaplain. Plans for July State Convention in Morgantown were set, with Walk and Claude Cruise elected delegates and Catsonis and Wood alternates. The meeting opened with the Pledge and Constitution. Taylor reported on Poppy Day and the Monta Vista Park Memorial Service. The unit also gifted Gold Star Mother Mrs. P. I. Dudley, who will soon move from the city. Weiser co-hosted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley-West
American Legion Auxiliary
David Keesee
Cliffmont
Frank Weiser
Annie Woolwine
Eddie Galloway
Bruce Walk
Frank Taylor
John Garrett
Jimmy Jones
Morgantown
Claude Cruise
Tom Catsonis
Sam Ed Wood
Altere Nates
Gene Webster
Monta Vista Park
P. I. Dudley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Garden Club
Harvey Amos
Greenbrier
Christ Episcopal Church
Blutfield
Skyland Garden Club
William Fish
Columbus
Nell Hensley
Logan
Addington
James Brown
C. H. Nichols
Edwin Royall
Dale Kersey
Summit Players
Summit Players, Inc
Peyeble
Sam Pleyers
Bluefield, W. Ve
Miss Piconi
Troy Mullins
Sam Robertson
Frank
New Castle, Va
William H. Witt
Lynn O’brien
Z. W. French
Roanoke, Va
Roanoke Street
Bluefield, W. Va
Carriker
Vollmer
C. R. Chappell
James Peters
George Martin
Sillouette
Famous Katz
S-M-L
Cox's
Cox
Consumer
Margaret Dana
Cox's Dept. Store
New Graham Phcy
Bluefield, Virginia
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