Girl Scout Huckleberry Hill Day Camp Opens
The Huckleberry Hill Day Camp opens with campers greeted by Clyde Browder and Lonnie Lease at the Davidson House. Girls from several troops join activities led by unit leaders and staff including Shupe Linkford and Dottie as they begin a day of outdoor cooking hiking and teamwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huckleberry Hill
Davidson House
C. B
Clyde Browder
Lonnie
Lorna Lease
Linkford
Woods Tyree
Nita Rice
Mercer County Health Department
Patsy” Greenfield
Bernie” HeLd
Janie Parks
W. J.” Jones
Maxie” Brignoli
Mrs. Lou
Briggs
Katharine Johnson
Donna Kelly
Sharon Greenfield
Betty Peery
Martha Dailey
Mary Jane Foster
Sheila Hill
Debbie Frye
Linda Richards
Debbie Mattox
Brenda Ayers
Sharon Taylor
Margaret Angles
Patty Greenfield
UM Auxiliary Sponsors Campers in Bluefield Meeting
Miss Evelyn Thomas of the Children’s Temple led the Union Mission Auxiliary program with three pupils Peggy Beaten Barbara Fields and Rosanne Hinkle singing then taking part in a Bible quiz. The group announced YWCA will donate Camp Iva for a week starting August 19 and pledged sponsorships for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Thomas
Children’s Temple
Bluefield
Union Mission
Union Mission Auxiliary
Peggy Beaten
Barbara Fields
Rosanne Hinkle
J. A. Hammond
YWCA
John T. Shelton
Carl Bridges
A. L. Hopkins
Bessie Scharf
W. C. Warlick
John B. Copenhaver
C. R. Eanes
M. R. Dodson
Charles Fuller
Immanuel Lutheran Bible Class Meets At Mrs Hopkins
A Mabel Bailey Bible Class meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 p m with Mrs A L Hopkins at 801 Albemarle. A Friday 2 00 p m executive committee session of the Christian Women's Fellowship will be held at Mrs Frank Oliver 1342 Augusta Street. A 7 p m Bluefield Public Speaking Group will assemble at the N W freight station auditorium under president J Barnes Gillespie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Bailey
Immanuel Lutheran Church
A. L. Hopkins
Albemarle
Christian Women's Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Frank Oliver
Augusta Street
Bluefield
J. Barnes Gillespie
N&w
Connie Walls Of Richlands Honored At Bridal Fetes
Miss Connie Walls of Richlands will wed Jerry Cruey on June 28. She was honored with a Friday night shower at Wimpus Cafe, hosted by Misses Dee Daveson and Sylvian Overhev. The event featured green and white decor, games, ice cream shaped like wedding bells, cake, mints and punch, and a crystal and china gift set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Walls of
Richlands
Connie Walls
Jerry Cruey
Dee Daveson
Sylvian Overhev
Wimpus Cafe
Miss Walls
Keystone Church Hosts Second Leadership Training Session
The Keystone Methodist Church hosted the second of three Leadership Training Classes for the Bluefield District Woman's Society of Christian Service. 79 women from 24 societies attended as district officers led 45 minute sessions on various offices and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Churches
Bluefield
Keystone Methodist Church
Allen Long
J. L. Bowyer
Princeton
Nobel Crew
Long
Keystone Wscs
V. A. Christie
O. J. Hartwell
Thompson's Chapel
Cumberland Road
Hartwell
James Kisk
VFEWC Board Conducts Meet In Abingdon
The Virginia Federation of Woman's Clubs southwestern district board met June 20 in Abingdon at the Martha Washington Inn. President Mrs. J. Dean Creger led an informal session on club problems and plans for the year. Junior president Mrs. Mantie Meeks presided over a juniors meeting. Luncheon followed. attendees from Bluefield included Mrs. Orrin W. Bullie, Mrs. Lawrence Dye, and Mrs. Harold Stergill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern District Board of Directors
Virginia Federation of Woman's Clubs
Red Cross
Martha Washington Inn
Abingdon
Virginia
J. Dean Creger
Mantie Meeks
Bluefield Va
Orrin W. Bullie
Junior Woman's Club
Lawrence Dye
Literary Club
Harold Stergill
Senior Woman's Club
Saltville Area Personalities and Visits Highlight Week
Saltville residents and guests are listed in a community brief. Bascolm and Mrs Bascolm McElraff purchased the Brannon property and moved in after years with Mrs Nellie Montgomery. Visitors include Homer Davenport from a Florida vacation and Chicago’s Garnett Tuggle with family in Saltville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltville
Bascolm McElraff
Brannon
Bill
Roy Brannon
Mrs
Henry Tuggle
Mrs White Wins Selective Twelve-Hole Golf at Bluefield
Mrs. Fred White won the twelve hole event at Bluefield Country Club on Tuesday. Mrs. C. N. Haynes and Mrs. Robert Carlson tied for second. Mrs. Victor Baker won the special event. Winners receive golf balls from Rocky's Golf Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred White
Bluefield Country Club
C. N. Haynes
Robert Carlson
Victor Baker
Rocky
Honaker Garden Club Hosts Pests and Plant Diseases Talk
The Honaker Garden Club met at Mrs. T. W. Davis home for its regular session led by Mrs. E. P. Ferrel. Guest speaker Altizer, Lebanon assistant county agent, spoke on control of pests and plant diseases and awards were given to members for floral arrangements. The July meeting will feature a family picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honaker Garden Club
T. W. Davis
E. P. Ferrer
Altizer
Lebanon
Carl Clark
Neil McKinnon
E. P. Ferrel
A. P. Baldwin
And About Women Huguenot luncheon in Bluefield
The Huguenot Society will hold its annual summer luncheon at the West Virginian Hotel Bluefield on Saturday June 28 at noon. Dr James Zambus of Bluefield College will speak. A report on the National Conference held in Harrodsburg Kentucky will be presented by delegates Mrs Thomas Burchett and Mrs Earl W Hood. Reservations by June 26 with Mrs J A Hamimond. Also notes on Miss Betsy Kersey visiting Brunswick Maine with Lt and Mrs Boo Vaught and Canada tour, Mrs A J Morri sey of College Avenue traveling to Alsemont California for John D Rockefeller scholarship study, and related family travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginian
Bluefield
James Zambus
Bluefield College
Harrodsburg
Thomas ‘Burchett
Ashland
Earl W. Hood
Charlesston
Burchett
J. A. Hamimond
East River Avenue
Betsy Kersey
Brunswick
Maine
Boo” Vaught
Vaught
Marion Waters
Vaughts
Miss Kersey
Canada
Lt. Vaught
A. J. Morrisey
College Avenue
Gibson Morrisey
Roanoke
Alsemont
Calif
Gibson
John D. Rockefeller
Cincinnati
Also Mentioned on This Page
Girl Scouts
By Dottie Gills
Huckleberry Girl Scout Camp
Singing Hill the
Singing Hill
Alice Shupe
Sinkie
UM Auxiliary
Richlands Personals
S. E. Clay
Zola Edmonds
Cassie Wood
Flint
Bob Lambert
Barbara Lockheart
Charlottesville
University of Virginia Hospital
Joe Allen
Silver Springs
John Kulich
Kulich
Susan
Sarah Lynn
University of Maryland
Harry Smith
Arvin Smith
Basil Miller
Keystone Church
Garland Hypes
Blake Hawthorne
J. T. Harvey
Dudley Cruise
E. R. Jackson
Violet Donchatz
V. L.kelly
James L. Robertson
James Oxley
Charles Scragg Jr
James Mahady
Williamson
W. A. Christie
Keystone Group
J. E. Kyle
Conference and District
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Features
Superior-Sterling CO
Linchina
Huntington
Mar-Eece
Bland ST
Vfewc Board
Bell. Ans
Orangeburg
W. Y
Stauffer
Danakers
Circle Drive
W. Va
Gene E. Anderson
Lesi
Alvin
Amonate
Jimmy
David Dickerson
Milton
Dickerson
Andy Dale
Ralph Jefferson Allison
Andy Long
Allison Gap
Inlaw
Melvin Moore
Albert Talley
Red Hill
C. C. Davis
Widner Holmes
George Little
Annie Lee Boardwine
Margaret Taylor
Kenneth Jackson
Mrs. White
Honaker Club
Jean Fitzgerald
Dial
Lakeside
Mary Jenkins
Covington
Ramsey Street
William H. Thomas II
Sellersburg, Ind
Brian Wolcott
Walter Hash
Washington Street
Russell J. Hash
Lebanon, Va
Florida
T. F. Crowe
McComas Street
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Deborah Faye
St. Luke’s Hospital
Clarence Daniel Bennett
Bluefield Avenue
City
Vivian Annette
St. Luke's Hospital
Bruce Edward Yost
Rt. 2
Box 2A
Yost
Frances Imogene Belcher
Wm. J. Brandt
Eau Denna
Yao
Cohen’s Drugs
Federal St. Wr
Vre
W. Vaie
Federal Street
Bluefield, W. VA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!