Bride-Elect Entertained At A Tea In Bluefield
About 25 guests gathered at Mrs. G. D. Morehead home at 809 Virginia avenue Bluefield Virginia to honor Miss Charlotte Tate bride elect whose July 11 wedding to Godfrey L. Smith III is set for Graham Christian church. The honoree received a white carnation corsage and crystal gift from hosts Mrs. Morehead Miss Carmen Carter and Mrs. S L Wingate. Bernice Carter poured tea and Wingate served Celebration Tea punch with fruit plate open face sandwiches petit fours mints and nuts. White pink and yellow colored decor featured yellow mums baby’s breath white gladioli and pink Shasta daisies with summer arrangements throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Morehead
Virginia Avenue
Bluefield
Charlotte Tate
Godfrey L. Smith III
Graham Christian Church
Morehead
Carmen Carter
S. L. Wingate
Bernice Carter
Local golfers win event at Beckley club
About 20 members of the Bluefield Country Club Women's Golf Association played a match at Black Knight Country Club in Beckley. Winners included Maude Baker low gross Polly Baker low net Barbara Hood low putts and Virginia Bovenizer overall. Ruth Ann Meem won Class A and Bish Bowen Class B in the Ladies Day event. Matches start July 6 with qualifiers for the Vice President Handicap Tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Country Club Women’s Golf Association
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley
Bluefield
Maude Baker
Low Gross
Polly Baker
Barbara Hood
Virginia Bovenizer
Ruth Ann Meem
Bish Bowen
Beckley Club
Community Club and lodge events listed for Friday evening
Calendar notes a 6 30 p m Friday meeting of Greenview Methodist Men's Club at the church with June dinner. At 8 p m Loyalty Rebekah Lodge No 94 meets IOOF Hall with Edna Lunter presiding. Also 8 p m Bluefield Country Club hosts a high school college student dance by The Collegians. Grace Methodist WSCS meets at noon for lunch followed by Bible study and meetings. Mrs T J Van Dyke is president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenview Methodist Men’s Club
WSCS
George Giiliam
Rebekah Lodge No. 94
IOOF
Edna Lunter
Bluefield Country Club
Collegians
Grace Methodist Wscs
T. J. van Dyke
Houseguests From Seven States Visit Pocahontas Residents
In Pocahontas Virginia visitors staying with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Taylor include families from Marion and Cocoa Beach, Indiana, Washington DC, and other locations. Other households host relatives from Wayne Michigan Hampton Virginia Alexandria and New Castle Delaware with stays in Washington DC Atlanta and Linwood New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Dan Taylor
William Eller
Marion
Jack Groseclose
Cocoa Beach
Fila
Bill Welch
Gary
Ind
Bill Branch
Washington, D. C
E. P. Whited
Patty
Jerome Harrell
Jerry
Alexandria
Dave Milliner
John Flick
Sharon
David
Eddie
Wayne, Mich
W. Bailey
Hampton, Va
Jack Bowman
Linwood
N. J
Robert Johnson
Ilene Owens
Randy Slater
Les Hallacher
George Butt
George Jr
Tucker
Herbert Francisco
N. B. King
Atlanta
Bernard Honaker
Hugh Shrader
Albert Shrader
Honakers
New Castle
Del
Birth of Son for Mr and Mrs Fred Sheridan Jones
Mr and Mrs Fred Sheridan Jones of 2128 Hemlock Hill Bluefield are parents of a son named Fred Sheridan born Monday June 15 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sheridan Jones
Hemlock Hill
Bluefield
Fred Sheridan
Bluefield Sanitarium
Rocky Gap WSCS Plans July-December Membership Campaign
Rocky Gap Virginia WSCS led by Mrs. D H Mauldin announces a membership drive from July through December. The group's year end honors included life and past president pins. July program leadership and bake sale plans were set, with notes on sending a child to Camp Laurel and a Christmas card project. Local gatherings featured guests from Missouri and Florida and visits among church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Gap
WSCS
Foy Arnold Guild
Lee Ellis
Camp Laurel
Mauldin
L. H. Sands
C. N. Pemberton
C. S. Spence
Eloise Honaker
J. H. Lambert
Margarette Martin
Spence
Turpin Family Visits Baton Rouge Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Frank George Turpin of Baton Rouge Louisiana and their five children visit his mother Mrs. Frank Ernest at 677 Pear Street and her mother Mrs. C A Lilly at 1326 Augusta Street while en route home from New York and Canada. Attending Honey in the Rock include B A Williams of Maple Acres Bluefield, Mrs. Gladys Smith, Mrs. Anna Gray Branyon, and Rebecca Kirby all of Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank George Turpin
Baton Rouge
Frank Ernest
Pear Street
C. A. Lilly
Augusta Street
New York
Canada
B. A. Williams
Maple Acres
Bluefield
Gladys Smith
Anna Gray Branyon
Rebecca Kirby
Princeton
Guests Gather For Judith Tate James Sheldon Nuptials
Guests travel from Minnesota Massachusetts Ohio Virginia South Carolina Alabama Kentucky and surrounding areas for the June 27 7 30 p m wedding at Immanuel Lutheran Bluefield. Rehearsal at 7 tonight followed by a party hosted by Elsie Sheldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Tate
James W. Sheldon
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Bluefield
Minneapolis
Minn
Andrew Nelson
Ann Forgash
Christie Olson
R. G. Peterston
Somerset
Mass
Roger Cadieux
Michael
Suzanne
Stephen
Paul
Athens
Ohio
Ardyce Bowling
John
Baltimore
L. H. Schrader
Kathy
Debbie
Virginia
J. C. Lester Jr
Johnny
Greg
Mark
Leta Beth
Reece
Ray Dunford
Beverly
Laurie
Carol Allen
Kim
Forest
R. C
Matewan
Elsie Sheldon
Richlands Woman's Club Closes Year With Luncheon
Richlands Va. The Richlands Woman's Club ended its year with a luncheon at The Martingale in Tazewell. New president Mrs Otis Nash welcomed 22 members and guests including Mrs Charles H Peery III and others. Officers and committee chairs were announced and corsages given to several members. The club will recess in July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
H. T. Patteson
John M. White
Grindstaffs Welcome Daughter Renetta Yvette in Bluefield
Mr and Mrs Larry Jack Grindstaff of Tazewell Virginia welcomed their first child a daughter Renetta Yvette born Saturday June 13 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces The mother is the former Joyce Ann Hutchinson of Beckley West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Jack Grindstaff
Tazewell
Renetta Yvette
Bluefield Sanitarium
Joyce Ann Hutchinson
Beckley
Castlewood Folk Entertain Guests in Virginia Visit
Castlewood Virginia hosts include Mr. and Mrs. James Kasefang and family with guests from Columbus Ohio Dante Virginia Cleveland Ohio and Valley Station Kentucky Also Miss Mary Margaret Harding from Cleveland visited her parents The Castlewood Home Demonstration club met for a Home Safety program and chest X ray TB talk Eleven members attended A Cox reunion at Nicklesville drew about 75 family members and a picnic followed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castlewood
Leo Diffenderfer
Jonesville
Lily McCauley
Fayne McCauley
Harold Diffenderfer
Castlewood Bridge Club
Carlos Billips
Tommy Fletcher
St. Paul
Alberta Rose
Joe Fields
Lee
James Kasefang
Howard Hawley
Jimmy
Bobby
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Kasefang
Dante, Va
Mary Margaret Harding
Cleveland
Harry Harding
Frank Keene
Kim
Bud Jones
Jewell Valley
Diane Ring
Valley Station
Cathy Hubbard
Dan Dickenson Jr
Bobby Dickenson
Washington, D. C
Willis Counts
C. G. Dickenson
Forest
Dallas Hubbard
Cathy
Tom Dickenson
Nicklesville, Va
Guests and Visitors Reported in Local Notes
Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Clark Jae Ger and Barbara of Lexington Kentucky were recent guests. Miss Marjorie Rash of Charleston visited her parents, the Conley Rashes. Misses Sue Bowles and Patricia Vance visited from Bluefield where they attend Little French Beauty Academy. Mr and Mrs Louis Coe of Matoaka have been visitors of relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leager
Jaeger
C. T. Clark
Barbara
Lexington
Marjorie Rash
Charleston
Conley Rashes
Sue Bowles
Patricia Vance
Bluefield
Little French Beauty Academy
Louis Coe
Matoaka
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Godfrey Lewis Smith III
Newport News
Fairmont
Kentucky
Louisville Slugger
Wilson
Redemption Centers
Genuine Wilson
Sid Pants
Montgomery Ward
Federal St. Bluefield, W. Virginia
Citizens Drug Welch
W. Virginia
Federated Stores
Tazewell, Virginia
Fairmont Foods Company
Virginia Ave
Bluefield, Virginia
Ben Franklin Stores
Bray Furniture
Corning Ware
Rocky Gap Wscs
John Henry Lambert
Paul Burton
Glenn Harless
Myrtle Sword
Bervage Conley
Kansas City
John Conley
Narrows
R. T. Newton
Orville Harless
Martinsville
J. C. Gregory
Durham
N. C
Palmer Carroll
J. L. Gregory
Manley Andrews
Thomas Turner
Nashville
Knox
Charles Sarver
Florence Buchanan
Bastian
Knoxville
Federal Street
W. VA
Tate
Billy Linkous
Vicky and
Donnie
Cohen Drug CO
Federal St. Bluefield
Annette Battalino
West Virginia
Women of the Moose
Juanita Shorter
Thelma Bailey
Evelyn Quesenberry
Mrs. Battalino
Gladys Shorter
Helen Farley
Betty Porterfield
Quesenberry
Mary Teague
Ellen Goins
Willie Nunn
Golden Age Club
Charleston Senior Citizens Club
Leslie Dalton Jr
Charleston Club
M. C. Young
Adam Pittman
C. B. Chenoweth
Mary Edmunds
C. L. Tosh
Ina Binaford
Herman Fast
Golden Age Center
Ethel Little
Skyland, Inc
E. R. Phelps
M. E. Rich
W. D. Hostetter
Federal ST
Bluefield, W. VA
Castlewood Folk
Granada
Appalachian School
Bill Ford
Gay Dillon
Tread Company
Bluefield Ave
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