Local Lady Golfers Win At Beckley
Bluefield club ladies defeated Beckley 134 to 74 in the season opener. Mrs Heilman won low gross, Mrs Porter low putts, and Mrs Williams low net for Bluefield. for Berkley, Mrs Duncan won low gross, Mrs Trump fewest putts, and Mrs Burnside low net. Return match set for July 1 with several new golfers and a Ladies Day luncheon announced at Bluefield Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Country Club
Lady Ifers
Black Knight Intry Club
Beckley Club
Upfield
Beckley
Fong
Bluefield Club
J. B. Heilman
H. A. Porter
W. T. Williams, Jr
Berkley
Rocky Schorr
Club Calendar Events and Hostesses Detailed
Navy Mothers club plans a meeting at the Appalachian 11 with all members asked to attend. Heather Garden club picnic at 654 Shenandoah avenue hosted by Mrs Ian Campbell and co host Mrs Paul Thom as Jr. Secret Sewing circle gathers at 315 Tazewell street. Circle 4 at First Christian church chaired by Mrs Frank Bowling meets with Mrs Frank O'Brien at 607 North Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Mothers Club
Heatherson Home
Heather Garden Club
Keil D. Derson
Ian Campbell
Shenandoah Avenue
Paul C. Thomas, Jr
Geneva Davis
Tazewell Street
First Christian Church
Frank Bowling
Frank O’brien
North Street
Circle To Sponsor Ice Cream Supper At Dudley School
West Graham Methodist Circle 2 announces an ice cream supper Friday June 27 at 7 on the lawn of Dudley school lunch room to raise funds for the church building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Graham Methodist Church
Dudley
Exercises Held At Marjorie Webster Graduation
Miss Anne Johnson of War attends graduation exercises at Marjorie Webster School as part of the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Webster
Anne Johnson
Bride Charlotte Hill Weds Cpl. Charles Boyd at Edenton Home
Mrs. C. F. Cumby of Bramwell announces the marriage of her daughter Charlotte Maxine Hill to Cpl. Charles E. Boyd ITI son of Mr and Mrs C E B Boyd Jr of Waltham Massachusetts. The double ring ceremony was held at the home of Mr and Mrs M L Bunch in Edenton NC with Rev J Pred Sur ratt of the Edenton Methodist church officiating. The bride wore a grey gabardine suit with navy accessories and the couple will reside in Newport News Virginia until July 1 after a wedding trip in North Carolina and eastern Virginia. After Corporal Boyd is discharged they will live in Waltham Massachusetts. Mrs Boyd has been a resident of Newport News and employed five years by a Langley Field detachment of the 104th AACS squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Cumby
Bramwell
Charlotte Maxine Hill
Charles E. Boyd
ITI
C. EB. Boyd, Jr
Waltham
Mass
M. L. Bunch
Edinton
N. C
J. Pred Surratt
Methodist Church
North Carolina
Virginia
Newport News
Boyd
Army Air Corps
Langley Field
104Th Aacs Squadron
Miss Bertha Dillow’s Grace Methodist Wedding Plans
Miss Bertha Margaret Dillow has completed nuptial plans to wed Kenneth William Cochran at Grace Methodist Church on Saturday, June 28 at 4 30. The Rev Winton R Houck will officiate the double ring ceremony with her father giving her away. Music will be by Mrs Harry Grissom and Miss Mary Fairchild. candles by Miss Nancy Cruise and Miss Dorothy Sharitz. Matron of honor is Mrs Hunter Smith. bridesmaids include Miss Kathryn Given Miss Ruth Hern Miss Gene Vencill and Mrs Edith Addison. Hunter Smith will be best man. ushers are Ernest Litz Karl Frye Jr William Rose and Aubrey Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Margaret Dillow
Kenneth William Cochran
R. F. Dillow
Memo
al Avenue
Grace Methodist Church
Winton R. Houck
Harry Grissom
Mary Fairchild
Nancy Cruise
Dorothy Sharitz
Hunter Smith
Kathryn Given
Keenan
Ruth Hern
Lewisburg
Gene Vencill
Tazewell
Edith Addison
Cochran
Messers
Ernest Litz
Karl Frye, Jr
William Rose
Aubrey Davidson
Pocahontas Lions Club
Ruth Davidson
Bridal Party to Be Entertained Before Wedding
Miss Polly Jane Mahood and Mr William Earl Swope Jr prepare for a 7:30 wedding at the Mahood home in Beckley. A dinner party at 116 Cedar Street features readings and prayers by local church leaders amid a secretarial school background and family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Jane Mahood
William Earl Swope,Jr
Robert H. Mahood
Cedar Street
YWA Council Holds Quarterly Meeting in Bluefield VA
The Douglas Oliver YWA council met at Memorial Baptist Church Bluefield Virginia for its quarterly session with 61 members and visiting attendees present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Oliver Ywa
Douglas Oliver Ywa Council
Memorial Baptist Church
Bluefield
Miss Mosrie Is Bride of Mr. Cress
Miss Helen Mosrie and D. T. Cress wed at 9:30 a m May 31 in the First Baptist church Rossville Georgia Rev G W McClure officiated bride wore blue gabardine suit with white accessories corsage of sweetpeas and lilies of the valley Mr Cress of Globe Sprinkler Co Philadelphia will reside in Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Mosrie
Helen
D. T. Cress
Alexandria
Wis
First Baptist Church
Rossville
G. W. McClure
Cress
Globe Sprinkler Co
Philadelphia
Chicago
Local Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Mrs. Dorothy Wilson of Bristol Tennessee stayed with Mrs. Flora Criner in Mulberry Apartments. Jack Tanner of Richmond Indiana and Miss Barbara Hoffman joined Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Tanner for a weekend visit. The Brown family plans a Columbus Ohio return after visiting relatives in the city and Norfolk Virginia. Mrs. Harrill and Miss Deaumer renew social rounds in Washington and New York. Miss Mary E. French visits Bluefield Tazewell road and Shannondale while Carltons spend weekend with Stewart family at Blacksburg. Eddins and Armentrout attend People’s Life Insurance outing in Bay Ridge with Armentrout performing musically. Mrs. Kirby an inpatient at St. Luke’s Hospital. Mrs. Pace of Oakland visits her mother Mrs. Hatcher in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Wilson
Bristol Tenn
Flora Criner
Mulberry
Courtney Tanner
Jack Tanner
Richmond
Ind
Barbara Hoffman
W. W. Brown
Gail
Billy
Columbus
Brown
Stella M. Bivens
T. A. Barham, Jr
Norfolk
E. W. Harris
Forrest Street
Clarissa Lowman
Washington
Capital
J. W. Harrill
Harrill
Florence Henderson
This City
June Deaumer
Daily Telegraph
New York
Mary E. French
Lena Dillon
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Miss French
Alex French
Shannondale
Charles
Carlton
Washington, D. C
Eddins
Mr. Armentrout
People’s Life Insurance Company
Bay Ridge
Armentrout
Clarence Kirby
Ramisey Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Glenn Pace
Oakland
Calif
Cc. H. Hatcher
Walton Avenue
Pocahontas Auxiliary hears Mrs Booker speaker
Mills Corrine Booker of Bluefield spoke to the Pocahontas American Legion Auxiliary Post 14 meeting at the Dig-In. Elsa Cheek presided as unit president, and a musical program followed by vocalists and piano duets was presented. A Tazewell unit letter invited the Pocahontas group to a picnic supper on July 12 at Mrs. Herbert Ward’s lawn in Tazewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills—Corrine Booker
Bluefield
American Legion Auxiliary
Pocahontas
Elsa Cheek
A. J. Thompson
F. Fowler
Libby Arrington
Thompson
Martha Mitchell
Tazewell
Herbert Ward
Butler Hammitt
The
Auxiliary
Legion
Bristol
Booker
Cheek
Organization
Department
Richmond
Ann Lotito
Sarah Mae Cheek
Elsa L. Cheek
Joe Greenburg
Hazel Lavender
Un Lonesome Pine Solves Housing Woes With Pigeons
Miriam Dickerson recalls a backyard pine tree hosting a dove nest and cedar waxwing nest, detailing a long day of bird watching from 10:26 AM to 4:00 PM. She notes the pigeons’ feeding behavior, observes the parent’s role, and jokes about the limits of scientific study amid community chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Dickerson
Hickey
S.E
N.E
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Joyce
Williams
Muller
White
Washington Springs
Mrs
Marvin Price
Boyd-Hill
Bertha M. Dillow
Martha Page Hogg
Miss Hogg
St. Mary’s School
Raleigh
Hollins College
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
R. L. Parsons
Mahood
Paul L. Roger
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Dorothy Ayers
Charles Mathias
Bailey
Dr. Lydi
E. Pinkham
Oljdlic
E. Pia
Musgrove
Deley Prins
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, West Virginia
Miss Mosrie Iis
Mr. Cress
Auxiliary of
Pocahontas Legion
Radford State Teachers College
Radford
Dorothy Patterson
Barbara Ann Davis
W. H. Davis
Walter Avenue
Glenn Davis
C. W. Bowling
Montgomery
Federal St. Dial
America
Earth
JY Koon
Tion Drug Store
Bland End South Streets
Music Box
Cherry St
Princeton Avenue
Leos
West Virginia
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