Mine Foremen and Fire-Bosses to Attend WV State College Course
More than thirty coal industry officials from West Virginia will attend a three day course at West Virginia State College from July 1 to July 3, 1943. The program aims to improve job performance for foremen and fire bosses to support the war effort with expert guidance from state leaders including Jesse Redyard John Patterson and others. The seminar opens Thursday with registration from 9 to 10 30 a m and a welcome coffee at 10 45 a m by President John W Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia State College
Divid
Jesse Redyard
State Department of Mines
John Patterson
Kopyers Coal Comee
Keystone
W. Va
Iliis Brown, Jr
Pageton Coalompany
Anawait
John W. Davis
Public installation and community notices in Kimball
Following the regular state meeting of Kimball chapter No. 112 Order of Eastern Star a public installation of officers was held. The report lists installed officers and visiting dignitaries, a corsage presentation, a retiring jewel ceremony, a lodge war bond purchase total, and a social hour for over fifty members and guests. Additional notices cover obituaries weddings and local movements of residents, with many attending weddings and military assignments and defense employment updates across Bluefield and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
W. Va
Order of Eastern Star
Dora Lee Jackson
T. L. Lumpkins
Ellen Kirby
T. W Rector
Melba Rector
Pears
Manota Belcher
Bess Madria
Northfork
Neta Jones
Beulah Payne
Elizabeth Snow
Jackson
Paul K. Jackson
Edith Shaffer
Ganley Newman
Mrsabel Organ
J. Will Bailey
Snaffer
Bluefield
LaBell
Moore
Jimmie’s
West Virginia Scholar Winner Named for Elks Contest
Miss Ann Shufflebarger of Bluefield Virginia is among three West Virginians chosen for the Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student contest. Sponsored by Evefield Lodge No. 269, she attended Graham High School and now studies at Virginia Intermont College in Bristol. The final national winner will be announced at the nationwide competition in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
George M. Curry
J. Will Bailey
Ul Bailey
C. D. Dins
R. D. Hamden
Roy Brown
A. R. Wood
C. R. Jewell
J. F. Lyonse
T. E. Organ
Smith College
W. H. de Rieux
Douglas Pitkin
Oir City
Jenn
R. B. Surratt
Bel
B. B. Surratt
Russel Miles
Arlington
J. H. Miles
Russel
Washington
Philadelphia
U.S. Weather Bureau
Robert Miles
Merchant Marines
Brooklyn
Edna Miles
Baltimore
Marvel Dupler
Elkton
Deen Dupler
Navy
Mac McMorrow
George Cornell
Jane
T. L. Lumpkins
Harold Willey
Lucile Turley
Joe Morecraft
Madison
W. Va
A. Willey
Pine Grove
Garland Ashworth
Ensign Taylor Ashworth
Mitchel
Miss Louise Ashworth
Omar
Ensign Ashworth
Chicago
Bill Higgins
Keystone
Camp Ann Bailey
Greenbrier River
Charleston
Camp
Houston
J. E. Painter
Foreign Service
Vergie Brown
Rock
A. Reed
Johnny
Jean Grogan
J. Stafford Grogan
Ann Shufflebarger
Bivefield
Elks National Foundation
Shufflebarce
Evefield Lodge
W Va
Huntington
Women’s Society Met at Crane Creek Church in June
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Crane Creek in McComas held a June meeting at the church with President Pho Phillips presiding. Devotion featured a singing group and a Bible figure Ruth presented by Mrs. Garland Elmore. Reverend T. E. Shea will lead a new study class. An executive meeting to compile reports was planned at Mrs. Phillips’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Kennette
Kennette
John W. Repass
St. Louis
Nathan Repass
Jefferson Barracks
Ruby Lee Yee
Angelo Geogan
Orelio del Puppo
Morgan Martin
Norfolk
Everleg
U. S. Navy
Macie
Beatric Browning
Maryland
Jessie Harness
Glenn Huffman
Baltimore
Army Martin
Bill Martin
Raleigh Taliaferro
Roanoke
Helen Huffman
Connecticut
Robert Huffman
J. H. Williams
W. C. Edwards
Edith Landreth
Hope
Concord
Cole Ella Mangus
Beulah Stapleton
O. E. Mangus
Repass
Patricia Gulley
Sequetes
Gulley
Salem
W. Va
Betty White
Arista
Ramona Neal
Betty Jean Moody
Arthur Moody
Sagamore
Bill Scott
Billie June
Portsmouth
Fred Murray
Pocahontas
St. Luke's Hospital
Glenn Powers
June Edwards Kirk
Eckman
J.T. Harris
James Shea
T. E. Shea
Great Lakes
Charlie Welch
Christiansburg
Out-of-town guests for Miss Grainger and Maurice Murphy wedding
The list details guests traveling from distant places to attend the wedding of Miss Jane Grainger to Maurice Murphy. Arrival at the Grainger home is scheduled for Tuesday, June 29, with the wedding set for Thursday, July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Grainger
James Grainger
Maurice Murphy
Grainger
Order of Elks Merit Test Criteria Outlined
The guidelines specify merit standards for entrants based on scholarship, citizenship, personality, leadership, service, resourcefulness, patriotism, and any notable actions or distinguished accomplishments. Applicants are judged using these criteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Elks
West Virginians Prisoners of Axis
War Department release lists three West Virginia soldiers as prisoners of the Axis. Pvt. Warren G. Myers of Weston and Pvt. Dane Hamric Wider, both held by Italians, and Pvt. Paige E. Sapp of Route 1 Independent, captive of the Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Warren G. Myers
Weston
Dane Hamric
Widen
Paige E. Sapp
Route 1
Donor Donations for Bluefield Library Fund Correction
J. H. of Bramwell gave part of a trio of donors contributing a hundred dollars each through the chamber of commerce to the Bluefield Public Library Fund. The donor named as Mr Bowen was listed incorrectly in a prior donor list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
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Stevens Clinic
Glen Ritchey
Sam Sidote
Camp Clairborne
Nick Sidote
Vivian
J. V. Largin
George M. Curray
Nan
R. B. Testerman
Nancy Testerman
Bill Fender
Charlestown
W. E. Booth
Betty
Elwood Booth
Lilly Brook
Clarence Rader, Jr
Harry Ensminger
Priday
Sam Cutbank
Montana
Harry Dosminger
Shields Kline
Clarence Taylor
W. D. Hurley
Albert Fowler
Aletta Joan
Earl Murphy
St. Charles
J. C. Grainger
Chattanooga
Tenn
Thelma McDade
Parkersburg
Ada le Rogers
Monongah
Bettie Stallings
McKiesport
Thomas Memorial Church
McComas
J. R. Belcher
Versonals
R. A. Storey
Jonesboro, Tenn
Miss Ann Shufflebarger
America
National Optical Stores ‘Stores Co. Co
Princeton Ave
COX
Associated Hospitals
Bland &J
Grace Hospital
Welch Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Providence Hospital
Col
Blue
Welch
NTGO
Vf Transportation
Schoo
Ayu
Ncadisc Voes
Hawthorne
Sidewate
Montgomery
Ral ST
Federal ST
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