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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1944
Page
18
Gary West Virginia Odd Fellows held a fish fry at Panther State Park. The issue lists troop scouts, tin can drives, Red Cross dressings, and War Savings Bonds efforts, plus local marriages and servicemen reports from Gary including Pvt Tony Kereluk.
A youth week program is planned by the Youth Fellowship of Gary Methodist church with August 21 as a tentative date. It will include youth from Methodist churches in the section. Rev J P Byrd will be dean, Miss Mabie Crouse secretary, worship committee members are Mrs Frank Watson, Mrs Jack Poindexter and Miss Marie Ketter. Publicity chair Mrs E F Ketter, business manager Bob Ketter, refreshment committee Mrs Kelly Reed and Mrs Orville Lilly, Frank Watson to chair reception. Large attendance expected.
A Wednesday night gathering at Philip Sironko's yard featured a weiner roast for Bobby and Tommy Henry, with guests including Ruth Ketter Rita Dennison Kilip Sironko and several Wotring family members. Meanwhile promotions for Paul Watson bring Captain's rank. Girl Scouts No 52 enjoyed a Lovers' Lane breakfast and games. Navy sailor Robert Barr visits. Gary Red Cross opens dressings rooms for women.
Volunteers are asked to assist with ongoing work every week on Tuesday and Thursday from 1 30 to 4 o clock in the afternoon.
Lieut Norris B Richards and wife of Sumpter 8 C visit Gary relatives while he serves at Shaw Field S C. Miss Alta Robertson R N visits Gary parents en route to New York. Numerous mentions of kin visiting and traveling between Gary North Carolina Virginia Ohio and Kentucky with several service members overseas or in training.
A fragmented local column lists residents and visitors in Duhring W Va on June 24 Mrs Pearl Kemp and sister from Mullens road trip to Washington state with Mrs Kemp’s son Willie Griges Basil Shrader returns home after a visit Other notices mention Billy Sexton pneumonia hospital Petersburg and Norfolk relatives Army and defense plant news include Pvt Walter Moore at Parris Island and Fort Jackson visits Local weather notes report a Thursday night storm causing garden damage.
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