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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1939
Page
15
The Bible Council of Life announces completion of preparations for its annual banquet. Key organizers include council chairpersons and local church groups. The event features speeches, fellowship, and community outreach highlights.
A brief personals note records Miss Cherry Engington's two visit duration to Baltimore and New York as she visits Miss Betty Smith in Jefferson.
A St Louis reader recounts a grand slam bid in bridge with partner Merwin Maier. The hand shows a powerful South with a diamond block and a losing diamond trick after West leads queen of spades. The note asks what the correct bidding should be and promises tomorrow’s answer, attributed to The Bell syndicate.
Springville correspondent Mrs C K Nash and Mrs Vandye Nash visited Miss Mary Ann in Welch over the weekend. They were announced home by Nash's niece Miss Mary Bruce. Mr and Mrs R W Osborne and Roy Wilson were called to Wise Va by the serious illness of Miss Archie Freeman. Mr and Mrs Edward Flummer visited the past week.
Miss Newland and Mr Munsey announce their upcoming marriage. Munsey is the son of Mr and Mrs M G Munsey of the city. He is a Beaver high school graduate, attended Bluefield college, and completed education at West Virginia University. He works in the span eiamens dept of the Appalachian co Mr. plans to reside in Bluefield.
Local correspondent reports Misses Evelyn and Nona Meadows visiting Narrows and nearby relatives and friends. Mrs. Arthur Warnn of Eggleston visited relatives. Pears Dickerson visited grandparents at Willowton and then his parents, while Mr and Mrs E B Robertson and children visited friends at Sagamore.
Hare of New York and Mr and Mrs Foster Lawrence visited relatives. Mrs William Purdue and daughter spent a few days with relatives at Oakvale.
O. W. Wiswell of Columbus secretary of the Ohio Coal conference spends a weekend in Bluefield with Mrs Wiswell. They are guests of W. E. Koepler secretary of the Pocahontas Operators association after speaking at the North Carolina Retail Coal Merchants' Association annual meeting in Greensboro. The possible Bluefield conference for next year is discussed as a way to gain firsthand view of the task.
Mrs. F. G. McKenzie presided as secretary reading the roll and minutes. A devotional period preceded a demonstration titled A quick emerge from the pantry shelf. Miss Martha Allison demonstrated with help from Mrs. L. Marjorie Bailey and others. Cleta Gay Humel and Miss Alli D. Bailey served a meal to thirteen members and two visitors.
The Daily Vacation Bible School opens Monday morning in Yards Virginia with an invitation to all residents. Correspondent Nona Lee Anderson notes the event starts in the afternoon and encourages community participation.
Mr and Mrs F L Ernest and G L Tickle attend Ned Brookshere’s funeral in Lenoir North Carolina. Brookshere was killed in an automobile accident in Boone North Carolina while en route to work.
Twenty three women from southern West Virginia attended a two day fire prevention conference in which Bluefield leaders from the American Legion auxiliary and the Bluefield Woman's club participated. D B Griffin state forester and assistants spoke at the event.
The event featured talks by foresters and a fire-fighting demonstration plus a tower visit offering a view of 8000 acres. Attendees learned about trash disposal and cigarette care as major fire causes with up to 250 fires burning simultaneously. Six CCC youths lost their lives in forest fires. Mrs Helen Worth Gordon invited Bluefield women to join the conference to spread practical prevention and firefighting knowledge across the state.
Sunday school at 10 a m at Bluewell Union Church of Christ in Bluewell West Virginia with preaching by Rev Jerry Smith at 11 a m and again at 7 45 p m The revival meeting continues through the week Mr and Mrs Martin Haywood with Miss Effie Haywood of Camp Virginia visit Mrs Rullion versus Mae Reynolds of Columbus Saturday night
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