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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1944

Page

4

VFW Delegates Return From Clarksburg Meet

Delegates from the VFW return from the Clarksburg encampment held June 23 to 25. Mr. Munsey elected post inspector. Francis Intire named department commander. W. Chaster Jams from Charleston junior vice commander. Mrs. Faye Baker presided at auxiliary meeting. Mrs. Paul L. Wharton named new auxiliary president. About 500 delegates attended with memorial services at a Jewish synagogue. Next gathering planned for Cherieston.

R. Munsey Arnold He Ann Sore Munsey Francis x Intire Clarks VFW Department Coommander W. Chaster Jams Charleston Paul L. Wharton Faye Baker Clarksburg Cherieston

Bramwell Youth Fellowship Directs Service At Church

The Bramwell Methodist Youth Fellowship led Sunday's evening worship in pastor absent Buckhannon from the Young Adult Assembly. The Lost Church play was blocked. cast included Garnett siblings and Mary Garnett. Music featured violin by Leo Peralto, vocal by Joan Stupe, and choir with accompanist Mrs. Hutsell. Mary Garnett read. Margie Gray presided. silver offering funded two delegates to Buckhannon Youth Assembly July 3-8.

Bramwell Methodist Church C. W. Taskel Buckhannon Dorothy Clark Wilson John Paul Garnett Impian Garnett Garnett Bailey Artha Shupe d@Jeanor Williams Joe David Mary Helen Hill Marsie Miles Shirley Shupe W. Va W. E. Powell

Mrs. C. H. Thompson Is Honored At Shower

Mrs. C. H. Thompson was honored at a shower hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burnette on the Bluefield Princeton road. Games and contests filled the evening as a hostess plate was served, with assistance from Mrs. W. R. Grant, Mrs. Mate Bailey and Mrs. Bill Snider. Attending were Clyde MecPeak of Akron Ohio B J Bailey J C Gilmore Jim Blackwell Tom Worley Cleo Hager A W Hager Arthur Shultz Hubert Austin John Suppee William Snider A L Edwards Robert Wimmer and the Misses Ellen Austin Clara Suppee Louise Wimmer and William Lewis Snider.

C. H. Thompson Robert Burnette Bluefield Princeton W. R. Grant Mate Bailey Bill Snider Clyde MecPeak Akron Ohio B. J. Bailey J. C. Gilmore Jim Blackwell Tom Worley Cleo Hager A. W. Hager Arthur Shultz Hubert Austin John Suppee William Snider A. L. Edwards Robert Wimmer Ellen Austin Clara Suppee Little Louise Wimmer William Lewis Snider

Sunday meditation program at Trinity Church led by Miss Mically

Trinity church hosted a Sunday program for youth with a meditation led by Miss Lillian Mically. Miss Dotis Hartsee played piano softly during the service. Miss Anderson led the evening program, Dr C G Eatwood spoke on Does It Make A Difference, and Hartsee again accompanied. Lillian Mically supervised the social hour after the event.

Trinity Church Lillian Mically Dotis Hartsee Mss Anderson C.G Eatwood Miss Hartsee

Visitors in federal court include Charleston couple judges

Visitors in the present session of federal court are Mrs. Ben Moore of Charleston wife of the presiding judge and Mrs. L. E. Given of Charleston who accompanied her husband Judge Given United States attorney here and remain

Ben Moore Charleston Judge Moore L. E. Given Judge Given United States

Community Club Calendar Evening Activities

A listing of church and club events across the city with times and hosts. Activities include Sunday school classes at First Church and Calvary Baptist, a Pollyanna party at Moose Hall, garden club meetings at Heatherwood and Wythe Avenue, WSCS meetings at Bland Street and Grace Methodist, plus a WC.10 gathering in Hamilton Hall and a picnic supper hosted by Mrs. Udy.

McCluung First Church Ladies of Church Ruth Calvary Baptist Church W. M. Rakes Washington Stret Mountain City Lodge Moose Hall Heatherwood Garden Club James G. Baldwin Pearl Street William Morris East River Mountain Garden Club F. M. Cloyd Wythe Avenue WSCS Bland Street Hamilton Hall Grace Methodist Church Paul Udy Bellevue

Local social notes mention visitors and departures

Mrs. M. J. Ferguson and Lieut William K. Poston of Durham are guests of Mrs. Albert H. College Avenue. They will also visit Poston’s parents in Princeton. Mr. Phillip Tilly and Mrs. Lilly plan Roanoke wedding attendance for Miss Sally Guarant. Mrs. N. E. Privette has recovered after discharge from Bluefield sanitarium.

M. J. Ferguson Ferguson Huntington William K. Poston Durham N. C Albert H. College Avenue Poston W. M. Poston Princeton Phillip Tilly Jeffe Street Roanoke Sally Guerant Richmond Tucker Hospital

Navy officer family details and local visits reported

A United States navy officer stationed in the South Pacific visits Jeffersonville and locals share of relatives. Lieut R S Hughes has just returned from foreign service while Mrs Hughes visits Poole household. Other notes mention Mrs Tingelhoff joining NACA training at Langley Virginia and Buckroe Beach housing, and J M England in serious condition at 921 Highland Avenue with his wife in ill health.

United States Navy South Pacific R. S. Hughes Jefersonville Ind J. H. Poole College Avenue Hughes Ee. A. H Riverside Vai A. J. Hearn Snows Kate Beckette B. M. Tingelhoff Blues

Lazenby and Chapman Families Welcome Newborns

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lazenby Jr of Bland Road welcomed a son born Saturday at Bluefield Sanitarium where Mr. Lazenby works for Bluefield Grocery. Mr. and Mrs. L A Chapman of 220 Seakeen Street announced a son born Monday. Mr. Chapman serves in the army. A birth occurred at Bluefield over Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. G. G of Appalachian Electric Power Company.

R. E. Lazenby Jr Bland Road Bluefield Sanitarium Lazenby Bluefield Grocery Company L. A. Chapman Seakeen Street Chapman Bluefield G. G Appalachian Electric Power Company

WASP Training Discontinued by Army Air Forces

Gen. H. H. Arnold announced the end of all WASP training after current student pilots complete their courses. WASP pilots on active duty total 721, with 1,019 expected by December. no new candidates will be admitted following the House rejection of the Castelo bill granting commissioned officer status.

Washington Wasp Army Air Forces H. H. Arnold Arnold House

Dorothy Dix Advises Young Couples on Marriage Duties

Dear Miss Dix counsels a 22 year old wife about her 25 year old husband who leaves home nightly for social outings. She urges the couple to grow up before marrying, urging shared duties and devotion to mend their strained marriage and protect their child.

Miss DIX Hom

Advice columns on happiness and love ethics from Dorothy Dix

Readers seek happiness and moral guidance. Dorothy Dix dismisses naive hopes about chicken farming and condemns a reader proposing to force a wife to leave. The column ends by inviting readers to send mail to Dix at a New Orleans address.

Dorothy DIX Prytannia Street New Orleans Louisiana

Arne Adams Pattern 4582 dirnd frock emulates summer style

Prankly feminine dirnd frock Pattern 4582 with simple sleeves and high neck line. Available in junior miss sizes 11 to 18. Size 13 requires 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send sixteen cents to Bluefield Daily Telegraph for pattern and address. Anne Adams pattern book offer adds fifteen more cents.

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Lrth St New York Anne Adams

Mrs. Veryl Currence Hurt In Car Mishap

Mrs Veryl Currence recuperating at her Augusta street home after a Thursday automobile accident. A parked car rolled downhill dragging her over ten feet as she reached for a package in front of her mother Mrs E M Cook on Fourth street. She suffered rib injuries and bruises but escaped more serious harm. The Chrysler sedan struck a tree. Mrs Cook was uninjured. In a separate note, estimates show U S national forest game animals up over 40 percent since 1926.

Tripp Presses Bond Publicity in War Loan Drive

F E Tripp chairman of the Allied Newspaper council stresses sponsored advertising to support the Fifth War Loan. He urges daily ads highlighting war bond sales as vital to funding military equipment and stabilizing communities, praising public relations value and urging a record advertising effort. The Army later announced 27 firms received the Army-Navy E production award, including Adel Precision Products of Huntington, West Virginia.

Allied Newspaper Council F. E. Tripp Alled Newspaper Council Tripp Washington Army Army-Navy Adel Precision Products Corporation Huntington W. Va

Russians Captured on Normandy Front in German Service

Allied briefing reports that several battalions of Russians pressed into German military service have been encountered on the Normandy front. They are mainly used to bolster coastal garrisons and local reserves, with unclear combat performance. Captured Russians are treated as other prisoners of war pending status clarification. An unrelated note cites the American motorist average gasoline consumption per month.

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expedition Force Normandy Encoun

Money cannot buy trust in aspirin claims

A garbled OCR snippet questions why cheaper aspirin is less dependable, mentioning a 100 tablet size and price. The text reflects confusion over product reliability and dosage while implying cost as a factor in effectiveness. No clear entities or dates are established.

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