Giles County Judge Sets July 13 for Annexation Case Decision
Narrows VA June 24 Judge C Buchanan of Giles circuit court announces adjourned session to be held July 13 for ruling on the Narrows annexation case. Celanese Corporation of America confirms a $300000 Fifth War Loan local subscription, boosting county quota. Community notices cover D A R meeting, church activities, Girl Scout encampment plans, and local social events with numerous residents named.
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Giles County
Celanese Corporation
Narrows
C. Buchanan
Giles Circuit Court
Celanese Corporation of America
Celanese
Giles County War Loan Committee
Lakeland
Masonic Hall
B. F. Sperow
Ply Land
Luncheon and Bridge at MacArthur Hotel For Mrs Downs
Mrs Aleth R Wheeler hosted luncheon at the MacArthur hotel Thursday for Mrs Hunton Downs of Roanoke and followed with bridge at her home. Mrs L P F Saunders won the high score prize and Mrs Downs received a gift. The Rev Mrs Henry G Reynolds hosted Baptist Sunday school groups at the pastorium and church.
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Wheeler
Aleth R. Wheeler
MacArthur Hotel
Hunton Downs
Roanoke
Bridge
Ll. PF. Saunders
Downs
Henry G. Reynolds
The
Baptist Sunday School
Workers Council of
First Baptist Church
H. G. Reynolds
Reverends Attend Nazarene Conference in Minneapolis
The Rev. H Elsey pastor of the Nazarene church and Mrs Elsey of Bluefield West Virginia attend the Eleventh Quadrennium conference in Minneapolis. The ministerial delegate serves on committees for pastoral arrangements publishing interests and temporal economy. Mrs Elsey serves on the foreign missions committee.
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H Elsey
Ae Nazarene
Else
Bluefield
W. Va
Minneapolis
Evence
Elsey
Committee On Foreign Missions
Pfc James E Sutphin Killed In Action In Italy
Pfc James E Sutphin son of Mrs Clyde Dalton of Hollybrook Virginia was killed in action in Italy on May 24. His mother has been notified by telegram from the War Department. Private Sutphin entered the service from Mercer county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sutphin
Clyde Dalton
Hollybrook
Italy
War Department
Sutphin
Mercer County
Pearl Reynolds circle meets at Daugherty home
Jenkin Jones West Virginia June 24 the Pearl Reynolds circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the home of Mrs Paul Daugherty on Thursday evening with Mrs Alley. Mrs H F Nelson Miss Sallie Harman and other members attended. Mrs J L Hopkins presented the program.
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J. E. Pressley
J. L. Hopkins
Minerva Davis Circle Meets at Mrs Beasley Home
Minerva Davis circle gathered at the home of Mrs E. Beasley on Thursday evening with five members present. Mrs George Pressley led the devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Davis
Beasley
George Pressley
Shower Honors Mrs Fleshman in Maybeury Home
Mrs James Garland Morris and Mrs Billie Caudle hosted a shower at Mrs Bill Gravelys home Friday evening honoring Mrs Ted Fleshman of Maybeury. After an enjoyable evening refreshments were served to those present by the hostess.
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James Garland Morris
Billie Caudle
Bill Gravely
Ted Fleshman
Maybeury
Personal notes from Bristol and nearby communities
Miss Aileen Nelson of Bristol spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs H F Nelson. Rev Claude B Dickinson is in Crumpler this week conducting a revival at the Crumpler Methodist church. Seaman 1-c Guy Wright of Norfolk left after visiting his wife and children here. Cpl George Kahle, formerly of Camp Wheeler, visited friends here. Mrs Hercher Bostic returned to work after visiting Pvt Bostic in Trenton New Jersey. Mr and Mrs J L Hopkins and daughter Ruth spent Sunday with friends at Richlands. Mr and Mrs J W Doss had as guests Mrs John Hurd and children Johnnie and Ann, Mr and Mrs Eddie Blakey and son Westly, and Prentis Young and Mrs Youne of Detroit Michigan. Mrs Earl G French left last
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Homer B. Morris
America
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Carson Albert
Bluefield Sanitarium
G. G. Cline
Clinton Harper
Columbia
S. C
Emma Albert
J. E. Chariton
Washington
Sthel
R. Rucker
Betsy Dawn Siena
T. M. Hurst
Pitts
John A. Carr
Chicago
E. 5. Carr
Hunton Downs
Roanoke
House Sa
Leo Fer
T. F. Lambert
Ena
Urban
O. H. Hall
Princeton
W. B. Morefield
G. T. Morris
Evangeline Alvis
Cincinnati
Ohio
E. R. Alvis
Ruth Mann
Margie White
Tivan Bowling
Force
Wales
Bowling
Porl Harbor
U.S
Heath
Wear
Combustion Freineering Corporation of
New York
M. C. Coburn
Jason Burton
8. B. Warner
Issevain
Hettie Lou Coburn
Accoun
West Virginia
Ess College
Bluefield
W. Va
W. H. Ginther
Brookneal
Eddie Bomar
Clarkton
Dorothy Bomar
Rachel Francis
Lynchburg
C.cancis
Geraldine Francis
Jane Goode
Frank A.e, Jr
Peggy Fleenor
Internal Revenue
Echmond
J. Frank Snider
Ellie Shepherd
Harold W. Giesecke
Minneapolis
IL. W. Chambers
S. F. G. Grandin
Kingsport
Tenn
Bettie Lent
Narrows Hotel
N. Henry Josephs
Harrisburg
Robert L. Wheeler
Sue Woodson
Rich Creek
Kathryne Hale
Howard L. Bowers
Beaver Falls
Amelia J. Flecker
Beaver Fain
F. A. Moon
Radford
M. W. Kinwell
W. Kk. Teroert
Harry Walace Mervert
Camp Peary
Ana Thenas
Ana
Morefield
Irwin Talbert
Cunard
A. K. Minter
Beckley
C. P. Fulton
C. P. McClaugherty
Frances Montague
Charles A
Olympic
Wash
Lt. Ivery
J. F. Graly
L. T. Hudson
Danese C. Farris
Washington, D. C
Lacy Corell
Jean Ivery
Emily
Margaret Sae
Pearisburg
Jean Padbury
Bramwell
Aileen Nelson
Bristol
H. F Nelson
Claude B. Dickinson
Crumpler
Crumpler Methodist Church
Seaman
Guy Wright
Norfolk
Nancy Holder
Seaman Wright
England
George Kahle
Camp Butner
N. C
Camp Wheeler
J. W. Doss, Jr
John Hurd
Johnnie
Ann
Eddie Blakey
Westly
Welch
Doss
Prentis Young
Youne
Detroit
Mich
Earl G. French
Shirley Smith
R. L. Smith
C. W. Terry
F. O. Holt and Son
A. D. Bord
Mt. Airy N. C
Dorothy Beasley
Walter Terry
Bernard Gene Terry
Huntington
D. Terry
Joan
Billie Joan Lusk
Mullens
J. B. Harman
Walter Smith
Harry Hareman
Gary Phillips
Pivewell
L. B. Hylton
University visit and enrollments in New York City
The article notes a Wednesday visit by a university party to New York City with plans for enrollment at Columbia University. It mentions Roanoke host Miss Virginia Tabor joining the student group and lists several Sunday guests including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Criner of Bluefield and Mrs. Hattie Whitt of Miami.
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University
New York City
Roanoke
Virginia Tabor
Columbia University
Frank Criner
Bluefield
Hattie Whitt
Miami, Fla
Hattie Lusk
Washington, D. C
W. L. Gravely
A. R. Ric
Lee
Marion
Richardson
H. F. Hancock
Jeld C. E
Ays
Local Family News and Visits Across Bluefield and Princeton
Community gossip highlights visitors and gatherings from Bluefield Princeton and Huntington. Names include Rev Mrs B Broughman Mr and Mrs E H Kahle Mrs Dorothy Beasley Mrs Walter Terry and others. Also notes Venus appears brighter as crescent and later full disc.
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McComas Or
United Daughters of Confederacy
General MacArthur
H. Radford
First’ District
Virginia
K. M. Hale
James Adair
Charlotte Anne Hale
Graybear
W. G. Gwinn
Jefferson Davis
U. S
8. Penne
D. Newton
Jaybeal
Pauline Rilliams
E. D. Coburn
W. T. Dawson
Kinston
7Th
Carolina
E. 8. Carr
James Sonnston Terry
Ill
Eugene Boyette
Herbert H. Brown
Ruth Kirk
W. D. Trout
T. F. Gearheart
Charles Ivery
Nina Johnston
Mary _— Adair
I. F. Saunders
R. M. Chariton
Harry C. Ragsdale
Virginia Coburn
Faye Johnson
M Gray Brown
Frances Terry
Peterstown
Chariton
O Fice Tvery
Carr
First Presbyterian Church
Mirs
J. P. Dayton
Warren Morris
Morris
Camp Blanding
Dayton
Presbyterian Church
Girl Scout Executive Board
J. M. Cyalton
Anklin King
W. C. Store
Harrell M. Russell
Camp Roland
Franklin King
Wolf Creek
J. M. Clayton
Bridge Club
M. C. Newton
Allen R. Wheeler
S. W. Chambers
H. F. Walace
Chambers
Newton
Wel Faye Johnson
Nina Wason
Charles Burress
L’home de Huit Bridge Club
T. V. Hardwick
Boeeske
Je Vnes
Eva
L. C. Chappel
Eva Hardwick
Mary Gray Brown
C. A. Brown
Hiram H. Dove
Fort McClennan
Ala
Fort Meade
133Rd. Infantry
Robert Moseley
Oak Leaf Custer
Pvt
Peyton St Clair
U. S. Army
W. C. St Clair
Mary Lee Meredith
Pembroke
Riwants
P. H. Kw
Kiw Cluo
Dewey Coburn
Narrows Briels
Oympic, Wash
Ralph Blake
W. R. Mal
M. M. Arnold
Bill Baxter
Erwin
Otto Ball
Eugene Johnson
Tire Service Headquarters
Stockman Tire Service
Rerew
Truckers
Stockman Tire
A&p
Bluefield Avenue
Goodyear
Tune
Walter Pidgeon
Star
C.B.S. Network
Goodyear Tires
War
Montebourg
Pfc
James E. Sutphin
Jenkin Jones
Central Point News
A. P. Roland
Beaver Pond
Bluefield Buyer's Convention
Matz Hotel
Bluefield, West Virginia
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