Ladies Bible Class Meeting Tonight at Lutheran Parish
The Lectieas Bible class of the Lutheran church will meet this evening at 8 in the parish house. A good attendance is desired.
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Lutheran Church
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1931
Page
10
Eastern Star Chapter Installs New Officers at Bluefield
Mrs Will C Bailey officiated as installing officer for Bluefield chapter number 66 of the Order of Eastern Star with Miss Bessie Barbour as matron marshall. New officers include Nettie Miller as worthy matron and W T Elawick as worthy patron. Gifts exchanged featured a clock, fountain pen, past matron jewel, and luncheon set presented by chapter members and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will C. Bailey
Bessie Barbour
Princeton
Matalline Marshall
Bluefield
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Nettie Miller
W. T. Elawick
John T. Breth
John F. Land
A. B. Thompson
Effie Lee
EF. S. Gregory
Kathleen Aldworth
James R. Little
Marshall
A. T. Hall
FE. S. Humphreys
Ada
Guy C. Dunn
Ruth
C. W. Pace
Esther
Ruby Caldwell
Martha
H. G. Steele
Electa
B. A. Neal
Warder
J. G. Steele
Sentinel
Elbert Beamer
H. B. Boyd
L. M. Carper
Mrs Waters Hostess at Quiet Bridge Party
Mrs. H. C. Waters of New London Connecticut and her son Harold visit Mrs. J. Burks on Washington Street after trips to North Carolina and Virginia. Mrs. Waters was the guest of honor at an informal bridge party held Tuesday by Mrs. Burks.
Charming Recital at Warlicks Delights City Audience
Mary Catherine Cutler, Mary Glenn Hicks and Bertha Rodgin presented a skillful recital under Mrs. Lewis H. Relfland and Vincent Paoliello. The program included Godard Vieuxtemps and Mozart works for piano and violin with two pianos and an accompanist, showcasing the pupils as leading local talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Catherine Cutler
Mary Glenn Hicks
Lewis H. Relfland
Bertha Rodgin
Vincent Paoliello
Warlick’s
Miss Hicks
W. B. Hicks
Miss Cutler
L. J. Cutler
Miss Rodgin
Henry Rodgin
Grainger
Mary G. Hicks
Mary C. Cutler
Mozart
Sinding
Beethoven
West Virginia Women Open Golf Near at White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia Women's State Golf Tournament nears at White Sulphur Springs as Bluefield players post creditable scores. Nonnye Gentry of Pocahontas marries Milton Frank Lindamood of Wytheville in Pocahontas, ceremony at the Gentry home. The couple will travel to New York and Washington before settling in Wytheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
White Sulphur Springs
Bluefield
Nonnye Gentry
Pocahontas, Va
Milton Frank Lindamood
Wytheville, Va
George Thomas Gentry
Nonnye Mary
Pocahontas
Virginia
Pocahontas High School
Radford State Teachers
Engagement Announcement for Martha Willie Lunsford and Benjamin Strader
Miss Martha Willie Lunsford of Atlanta and Benjamin Jeter Strader of Bluefield W V are engaged. Announcement from Mr and Mrs William Parham Lunsford states the marriage will be solemnized at an early date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Willie Lunsford
Atlanta
Benjamin Jeter Strader
George S. Strader
Atlanta Journal
Strader
William Parham Lunsford
Martha Willie
Bluefield
W. Va
G I A Members Convene This Afternoon at Shawver Home
All members of the G I A are requested to meet this afternoon at 2 at the home of Mrs. E J Shawver on Hancock street to attend in a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Shawver
Hancock Street
Gustave Lehmann to Direct Local Choir Rehearsals
Gustave Lehmann head of the Colgate Rochester Divinity School will direct rehearsals of a 100-voice choir in Bluefield July 6 to 8. Mrs. Pete Darrow invites choirs from Bluefield and nearby areas to attend the first full-group rehearsal June 26 at 7 45 PM at First Baptists church. He will oversee a sacred music festival style chorus under his baton for a likely rare, inspiring opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Pete Barrow
Gustave Lehmann
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
Rochester
N Y
Dayton Westminster Choir
W. Va
Bluefield Va
Princeton
Bramwell
Duhring Street
Joint Meeting Today at Grace Methodist Church
Grace Methodist Junior and Primary Missionary societies meet at the church today at 2:30. After the meeting, the young people will have a picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
Miss Mary Law Weds Bu sene Travis in Bluefield
Miss Mary Law and Bu sene Travis were married Tuesday in Princeton with Rev. G. W. Tolbert officiating. The bride, daughter of C. T. and Mrs. Law, wore gray chiffon and will reside at 412 Bailey Street after a trip to Roanoke Lynchburg and Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Law
Busene M. Travis
Princeton
G. W. Tolbert
C. T. Law
Bluefield
Beaver High School
Travis
John Travis
Danville
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Bluefield Quota Club Luncheon Today at West Virginian
The Bluefield Quota Club schedules its weekly luncheon conference today at noon, to be held at the West Virginian hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Quota Club
West Virginian
Daleth Delphian Chapter Holds Final Meeting
Members completing six years of study gathered at Mrs. R. L. Burgess home on Wyoming Street Monday evening. President Mrs. Lera Cox Miller led a discussion on recent fiction with reports on Henry Sienkiewicz and The Bull Fight by Miss Billie McKinney and Miss Ollie Clarkson. Mrs. W. H. Quekemeyer reviewed Greece by William Henderson, followed by refreshments hosted by Mrs. Burgess and her mother Mrs. Bettie D&PSs. Thirteen members attended. Henry Quekemeyer Jr. attended as a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daleth Delphian
R. L. Burgess
Wyoming Street
Lera Cox Miller
Henry Sienkiewicz
Billie McKinney
Ollie Clarkson
W. H. Quekemeyer
Greece
William Henderson
Burgess
Bettie D&pss
Henry Quekemeyer Jr
W C T U to Meet for Flower Mission Day Program
The W C T U assembles this afternoon at 2 30 at Trinity Methodist church for Flower Mission day. Children of the Loyal Temperance Legion will present a special program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Methodist Church
Children of the Loyal Temperance Legion
Grace Methodist Women Hold Fasting Prayer Meeting
Grace Woman's Missionary Society met for a fasting and prayer gathering led by president Mrs. J. G. Nichols. Circle programs featured topics on prayer, China education, stewardship, and reported officer findings. The session ended with prayers and a silver tea hosted by Mrs. J. B. Gilpin's circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of Grace Methodist Church
J. G. Nichols
Karl Frye
F. W. Udy
8. R. Thompson
China
W. R. Sprinkle
S. R. Thompson
Nichols
N. F. Wickham
K. K. Witt
J. B. Gilpin
To Be Married Today in Salem First Baptist Church
The marriage of Miss Virginia Little of Salem to Mr. John Graham Wallace of Williamsburg is set for 5 this afternoon at the First Baptist church in Salem. Both are popular in the two Virginias. Frank Simmerman of this city is to be one of the bridegroom’s attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Little
Salem
John Graham Wallace
Williamsburg
First Baptist Church
Frank Simmerman
Golfers Clash as Bluefield Beats Beckley by Wide Margin
Bluefield Country club defeated Beckley’s Black Knight club 191 2 to 41 2 in a Tuesday team match. Bluefield players Huffard Watts Ashworth led with top best ball scores, while Beckley’s Watkins Gregg and others won prizes for fours and other events. Mrs J M Herndon organized the event, with luncheon for 71 guests, and a July rematch planned at Black Knight. Grace Methodist choir rehearsal follows the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley
Bluefield Country Club
Bluefield
Herbert Markle
N. Huffard
Watts
Ashworth
Watkins
Gregg
J. M. Herndon
S. N. Huffard
J. H. Kabler
William Beary
Peterson
Hill
W. H. McKhany
Lowry
W. H. St. Clair
Baumgartner
Griffith
J. H. McCue
J. H. Hardy
Wolfe
Gholson
John Heilman
A. B. Mahood
Miss Turner
Miss Payne
J. M. B. Lewis Jr
EB. Hooper
Muller
Horne
O. M. Deverle
Jess Lewis
Harrell
Goldsmith
Putting Contest At Bluefield Country Club
The local and visiting ladies golf teams competed in a Tuesday morning putting contest at Bluefield Country Club. Twenty five participants entered the event with Mrs John Hilman posting six putts from different marks on No 9 green to set the pace, ahead of Mrs Heilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Country Club
Black Knight Country Club
John Hilman
Local social notes list visitors and travels in Bonifay and nearby towns
Mrs J A Coleman and daughter Miss Mary of Bonifay Fla visit J A Coleman in Dearborn Street. Mrs Steger returns from North Chicago where Mr Steger a Vets hospital patient is unimproved. Mrs Ora Huffman and children plan a brief stay at Craig Healing Springs. Mt Airy visitors Hennes family travel with Mrs Carter and son. Mrs Clayton Edwards to Winston-Salem for summer school. Dennis Fogleman returns to Mt Airy with niece Peggy Carter. Brown and Boyles of Bluefield Floral back from St Louis and Dallas. Mrs H H Young visits at Bluefield sanitarium. Ruth Williams and daughters Lois and Eleanor Elkhorn visit Logan relatives. Fred Brown visits Louisville. C A Shupe leaves for business in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Steger
North Chicago
Til
Mr. Steger
Veterans’ Hospital
Steger
Ora V. Huffman
Lake
Virginia Sue
Craig Healing Springs
H. L. Hennes
Mt. Airy
N. C
Hen
W. R. Carter
Peggy Lucille Carter
Clifford Brown
Paul Boyles
Bluefield Floral Company
St. Louis
Dallas
Texas
H. H. Young
Elkhorn
Stewart Campbell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ruth Williams
Lois
Charles Eleanor
Logan
Fred Brown
Louisville
C. A. Shupe
New Midway
Columbus
Ohio
Doolittle Noses Plane Upward and Jumps Free at 400 Feet
Jimmy Doolittle took drastic action during a dramatic 235 mph descent when a right wing fault forced him to pull up sharply. He deployed the rip cord and barely cleared the ground, landing safely as spectators rushed in. His ten year old son Jimmy Jr watched from the crowd. Doolittle now heads the aviation department of an oil firm after leaving the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doolittle
Dolittle
Jimmy Jr
An Oil Corporation
Atlantic
Los Angeles
Chicago
Poet
Grand Plain
Texas
William
May Post
Mayeville
Oklo
May Lane
Sweetwater
Gatty
Royal Australian Naval College
Australia
Misa Vera McCulloch
Sydney
Tasmania
Gatty-Post
Berlin
Dentists Open 50th American Trade Meeting in W Va
Sumner C. Reynolds of Milford Massachusetts and George A. Lilly of Washington DC headlined the opening session of the American Dental Trade Association fiftieth annual meeting in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Lilly noted that despite financial gloom the past year was highly progressive for the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphus Springs
W. Va
Sumner C. Reynolds
Milford Mass
George A. Lilly
Washington, D. C
American Dental Trade Association
Lilly
Mine Owners Oppose Rail Rate Increase Request
Southern West Virginia coal interests urge Chesapeake & Ohio to resist blanket freight rate hikes claiming current charges jeopardize their revenue. Justus Collins warns rates harm coal operators and could drive traffic to natural gas and fuel oil, calling for higher labor and general economic revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
C. and
J. J. Bernet
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Tidewater
New River
Sr Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Labor
Justus Collins
Winnie Mae Sets Out on Atlantic Voyage
Post and Gatty prepare for an ocean crossing aboard the Winnie Mae with Post piloting a single engine monoplane while Gatty monitors instruments and radio. They left Otto Hillig and Holger Horrs behind as weather across most of the route remained overcast with showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Gatty
Otto Hillig
Holger Horrs
New York
Government Building Contracts Totals for March and April
The labor department reports government building contracts worth 22,684,996 dollars let in March and April. March contracts totaled 14,484,572 dollars and April contracts 8,199,824 dollars. State contracts in April reached 12,188,422 dollars, nearly three times March, according to the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Fowler Shot By Wife In Family Quarrel
Clarence Fowler, 40, a miner, was shot and seriously wounded tonight by his wife Master during a family quarrel. Both women were jailed awaiting the man’s outcome. she claimed self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillonville
D. Jones
Clarence Fowler
United Hotels Adds Quick Button Service For Guests
A guest faces a missing vest button before a lecture, but a valet promptly sews it on using needle and thread. The feature is highlighted among United Hotels services alongside ample closet space and varied room options including 296 rooms and multiple suites with competitive rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Hotels
United
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