Epworth League Attends Holston Conference Assembly
Our Epworth League at Martha Washington College Virginia had the largest delegation at the Holston Conference Annual Assembly, with 13 attendees including Misses May Warburton Bertha Butt Jettie Jackson Bertha Deaton Elizabeth Bailey and Messrs A B Jackson Clarence Henderson James Salt Samuel Mitchel Donald Gilles F B Jackson and Herbert Butt. They valued the experience and look forward to next year’s assembly with continued strong representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Samuel Mitchel
Donald Gilles
F. B. Jackson
Herbert Butt
Message to Parents and Community Leaders Calls for Support
The speaker urges parents to back their Leaguers without hindering progress and calls for community unity. He emphasizes duties to youth, church, and town, and encourages everyone to stay vigilant and proactive while the team holds a leading position.
Baptist Young People Meet at Pocahontas
The Excelsior B Y P A Association will hold its regular quarterly meeting at Pocahontas next Sunday. Travel was uncertain due to a closed road but is now open and the expected turnout should be large. Preparations for Bristol Convention July 26 include festive B Y P U songs and bells. Dr Frederick Agar of New York is planned for a Bluefield lecture series next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior B. Y. P. A. Association
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Bristol
Frederick \. Agar
New York
Birthday Party for Helen Innsley at June 10
Mrs Sylvester Lowe hosted a birthday party for her daughter Helen Innsley on Tuesday June 10 with games in the afternoon and ice cream and cake at 5 oclock. Guests included Miss Bertha Draper Jettie Jackson Cecile Blankenship Virinta Crawford Ma Lee Draper Slia Nellie Buffalo Elizabeth AcKee Helen Tinsley Ruth Worth of Princeton and Masters Dennis Draper Blancher Jackson Jack Lowe. The cellar walls should be whitewashed annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Lowe
Helen Innsley
Bertha Draper
Jettie Jackson
Cecile Blankenship
Virinta Crawford
Ma Lee Draper
Slia
Nellie Buffalo
Elizabeth AcKee
Helen Tinsley
Ruth Worth
Princeton
Dennis Draper
Blancher Jackson
Jack Lowe
Personal items reflect visits and travels in Bluefield area
Mrs. Charles Ellis of Williamson visits son Grieve Forster while Alma Linkous visits her brother Dr. A Linkous. Betty Risamond Miller mailed a baby alligator to Florida and now joins four legged duck in memory. Portia Alderman leaves for Raleigh to teach. Helen Yeatts returns from Harrisonburg State Teachers College. Several families attend summer school in Bluefield and trips to Lynchburg for church conventions. A daughter Margaret Elizabeth is born to Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ellis
Williamson
Grieve Forster
Alma Linkous
A. Linkous
Emmia Yeatts
Center Street
Roscoe Crozer
Bluefield
W. A. Miller
Alvin Linkous
Duck
Betty Risamond Miller
Florida
Portia Alderman
Raleigh
N. C
F. B. Jackson
St. Luke's Hospital
Helen Yeatts
State Teachers’ College
Harrisonburg
Bertha Jackson Clark
Ellsworth Caffee
Flossie
Gladys Jackson
Pocahontas
Melvin Byrd
Bettie
Helen
Big Stone Gap
A. A. Brown
Elkhorn
Lula Johnson
Aaron Woods
Lynchburg
Mesdames Heasie Scales
Ida Jackson
Myrtle Morgan
Lucy Henry
Margaret Elizaeth
Malinda Howe
Sallie Armstead
Lucile Strouse
Byrd
Church Street
Fannie Penny
Robert Jackson
Rev. Henry
Two Smothering in Well Near Port Jervis
Two farm workers in Port Jervis New York suffocated while digging a well at Melbourne farm. Eleven Solomon Islands residents have died from centipede bites since March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
N.Y
Melbourne
Solomon Islands
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Epworthians
Real Service
City Cafe
Obbagy Brothers
Pocahontas, Va
Stanley
Foldicik
Holder Newt
Jed Huber
Hoodtstown
Kes
Ena Egbert Robbins
Baptist
Baptist Womans and Mens State Convention
Sunday School
Pocahontas Va
Jno. W. Owens & CO
Monta
Virginia
Bramwell
Poca
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