Mixed Foursome Saturday at Bluefield Country Club
A mixed foursome event is set for Saturday July 1 at 1 30 PM at Bluefield Country Club with pre arranged pairings. Those unable to play should call Mrs J B Pearson or Mrs J B Heilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Country Club
J. B. Pearson
J. B. Heilman
Carl Tabor
J. P. Gills
Lewis Tierney
Betty Markle
J. W
G. M. Cruise
Ralph
J. B. Hollman
Lewis
Ralph Taylor
B. W. Henley
Mary H. Pritchard
T. E. Vass
A. B. Mahood
Hugh Shott
D. M. Easley
H. D. Smith
Herbert
Lon Rish
E. G. Otey
Fourth of July Events at Bluefield Country Club
The Bluefield Country Club hosts a July Fourth buffet supper from 6:30 to 7:30 and fireworks after. reservations must be made by 9 o clock per Walker. A dance is announced for Saturday evening from 10 to 12 at the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Country Club
Walker
Miss Jeanne Foster Schedules Evening Speech Recital
Miss Jeanne Foster a Vivene Art and Studio graduate will give a public speech recital this evening on Commerce Street. Her sister Miss Shirley Foster will introduce her and accompany a program of Shakespearean characterizations including Romeo and Juliet Merchant of Venice King John and A Midsummer Night's Dream. The recital shows the studio's talent and concludes with a campus graduation program Friday night at eight with Dr J Frank Marsh as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Foster
Vivene
the St
Commerce Street
Miss Foster
Shirley Foster
Rome
J. Frank Marsh
Concord College
Elkhorn Young People’s Union Meet at Kiwanis Field
A large Elkhorn Methodist Young People’s union gathering at Kiwanis field Powhatan featured Rev. C G Eastwood district superintendent and Mrs Eastwood among guests. Activities included group games, a picnic, vesper service, and reflections on the Holston Conference Young People’s assembly at Emory and Henry College.
Vesper Service Highlights Youth Christian Event
After the assembly echoes Junior Norris read and the group sang Come Into My Heart Lord Jesus The Rev Mr Dickenson urged the Youn of Jeane to choose Christ and stand in their communities The vesper program closed with theSending asiaca as the group gathered around a central display singing learned songs The group directed by Miss Sprinkle Reynolds with Mrs Jackson speaking of pie work Mr Eastwood praising the pies department The Christian Adventure camp for Intermediates at Camp Houston August 14-19 announced Members of the Mary Jackson union invited the group to Caretta June 27 The program ended with the Friendship Circle and the young people's benedication
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Norris
Jesus
Dickenson
Jeane
Christ
Asiaca
Sprinkle Reynolds
Mary Jackson Union
Caretta
Bland Street Church Vacation School Closes Friday
Bland Street Methodist church will close its Vacation School on Friday morning. Enrollment topped a hundred with good attendance. An open house for Primary and Junior departments runs 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a trip to Falls Mill for a picnic lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street Methodist Church
Palls Millis
Church Groups Schedule Evening Outing and Meetings
Grace Methodist Ep Worth League plans an Wolf Creek outing this evening with departure from the church at 5 30 oclock The Nations Auxiliary Prayer band meets at 930 this morning at Mrs L Humphreys 533 Fourth Street All interested invited The executive Woman s Missionary union First Christian Church meets Friday at 230 PM at the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
Epworth League
Wolf Creek
Woman's Missionary Union, First Christian Church
Political Tide Rung to the GOP in 1940 Outlook
The piece surveys U S political history from Taft to Hoover and Roosevelt. It argues Hoover’s stature, praises Roosevelt, and predicts a Republican victory in 1940 regardless of the Democratic nominee. The author asserts the political tide favors the GOP and cites past party shifts and war era leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Pol
Taft
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Coolige
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Beverly Stras Attends National Wildlife Meeting in California
Beverly Stras of Tazewell travels to California for a national Wildlife League meeting. A Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries official, Stras enjoys full support from his constituents for reappointment amid debate over New Deal and old-line policies affecting the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Stras
Tazewell
Calif
Wild Life League
Stras
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries of
Virginia
Falls Mills Red C Dedicates Wimmer Field Ball Park
The Falls Mills Red C will dedicate a new baseball field this Sunday named Wimmer field. The event draws large crowds as local fans attend games featuring players including Barnhill Buckland Jr G W Stugiss and Felty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Mills Red C
Wimmer
Falls
Barnhill
Buckland, Jr
G. W. Stugiss
Felty
Wimmerfield Team Notes Under Clinton Tabor Guidance
R Tabor at 8s and 3b with V Anderson in center field and 2b duties from R Tabor. Jim McCoy pitches to Cc Anderson. Clinton Tabor serves as manager keeping the squad sharp near the Palls Mills dam in Wimmerfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Tabor
V. Anderson
Jim
Red) McCoy
Cc. Anderson
Clinton Tabor
Wimmerfield
Palls Mills Dam
Miner Helps Clear Brush for First Pocahontas Mine
E. H. Grim now eighty, lives in Wenonah, started at 22 with Southwest Virginia Improvement Co. and helped clear brush for the Pocahontas mine opening in 1882. He narrowly missed a mine explosion by five hours in 1884 and spent forty years as a miner for Pocahontas, Turkey Gap, and Crozier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Grim
Wenonah
Southwest Virginia Improvement Company
Pocahontas
Grim
Pocahontas Company
Turkey Gap
Crozier
Doves Near Nash Residence Sparkavian Quiet Discussion
A Virginia note reports a local resident from W. L. Nash’s property recounting early morning sightings of doves, with the term doveling cited as a Webster reference. The piece laments the decline of wild pigeons due to harsh killing, and questions where the birds have gone this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
W. L. Nash
Pure Oil promotes Wilson Dean to Grundy assignment
Wilson Dean, long with Pure Oil in Bluefield Virginia, is transferred to Grundy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer W. Dean and is regarded as capable and popular. Mr. Dean studied at Lebanon High, Emory and Henry College, and West Virginia Business College bluefield with the change expected around July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Dean
Pure Oil Company
Bluefield
Grundy
Dean
Elmer W. Dean
Deere
Lebanon High
Emory and Henry College
West Virginia Business College
West Virginia Singers Convene in Town Meeting
A gathering of West Virginia singers is planned in the town with a convention to be held at the Tabernacle. G. H. Courts of Holden, West Virginia, is expected to preside as the committee chair. Local organizers anticipate the largest meeting of singers ever to assemble here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gumnday
G. H. Courts of
Holden
W. Va
Coolest Place Proves Modern Heater at Bluefield Theater
The Bluefield Va theater offers a modern cooling breeze as visitors enter the carpeted lobby. The piece notes the auditorium air conditioning and mentions Jane’s uncle, connected to the Goodrich Silvertown Tire company, visiting the Bluefield Goodrich store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Theater
Bluefield
Delois Denardo
Jane
Goodrich Silvertown Tire Company
Bluefield Goodrich
Revival Ends Friday At Memorial Baptist Church
Virginia revival services at Memorial Baptist church in Bluefield conclude Friday. Rev. George E. Simmons of Norton leads the meetings with many attendees seeking better life through his preaching. Rev. E. H. Cole, former West Graham Methodist pastor, will also preach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Baptist Church
Bluefield
George E. Simmons
Norton
Rev. Cole
E. H. Cole
The
West Graham Methodist
Preacher to Fill Pulpit at Second Church Sunday
In the pastor's absence Rev. W. V. Pierce will preach at 10 45 a m this Sunday at the second church. Pierce will fill the pulpit at Trinity Methodist Church Bluefield West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V. Pierce
Trinity Methodist Church
Bluefield
W. Va
Boys With No Tails Enter Pageant Surprise
A quirky scene unfolds as boys without tails appear in public, drawing puzzled reactions and amused commentary from onlookers. Authorities and organizers expressed no concern, noting the event is lighthearted and harmless.
Hart Couple Hosts Wedding at Junaluska Lake
Reverend and Mrs. H. D. Hart preside over a small ceremony at Junaluska noting the couple’s union and shared plans as guests look on in a quiet mountain setting.
Squire A 58 and Peery Family Noted in East Street Area
In Greenfield Virginia the Peery family of 83 year old Mr Peery and his 79 year old wife are caring for the ailing Squire A. 58 and plan to remain at their East street home. Attorney Richard Peery son of the couple resides with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ney Hs
Mr. Peery
Peery
Virginia Side Personal Notes Reach and Travel
Mrs. F. M. McCrary returns from Alleghany Springs after being summoned by her brother's death. E. T. Atkinson and Mrs. R. K. Crockett with family return from North Carolina where they visited Mrs. Crockett's sister. Tazewell farmer after hospital operation at Bluefield sanitarium homeward bound. Miss Nancy Reed prepares for the New York World's Fair. Bernice Goosby visits relatives in Huntington. The River Rhone's velocity around forty miles per hour noted in parts of its course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. McCrary
Alleghany Springs
E. T. Atkinson
R. K. Crockett
North Carolina
Harman
Nancy Reed
N. P. Reed
Shelby
Bernice Goosby
Huntington
Rhone
Bluefield Chosen 1940 WV Funeral Directors Convention City
Bluefield was selected as the 1940 convention city for the West Virginia Funeral Directors association after hosting its third convention of the month in Martinsburg. P. D. Bratton of Mercer Funeral Home elected a director, with officers including Burg Shanklin, Vaughan, and other members chosen to lead the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
Puneral Directors’ Association
P. D. Bratton
Mercer Funeral Home
Martinsburg
Commerce
Pal
R. T
Enay
Ay Cauesis Wrene Taenaier
Kingwood
Pressburgh
Marshall
McClung SS Class Honors Bride at Lovely Shower
The SeCrisoes class of the First Presbyterian observed a bridal shower for Mrs. Roy Callaway, formerly Miss Gladys Walk, at the church dining room. Pink and green decorations adorned the room, a bride’s cake rested beneath streamers, and guests opened gifts before cake and wedding-bell iced treats were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClung
Bride
SeCrisoes
Pirst Presbyterian
Do. Gentry
Mountain View Avenue
Neal Busipees Gaase
Roy Calla
Wesay
J Callaway
Gladys Walk
Oderneath
Local Socials Report Weekend Visits and Travels
Mrs. Jim H. Shott and several relatives toured to San Francisco and Innsburg Kentucky to visit Dr E W Horton and family. William Powers and Claude Wolfe returned from a week in Clermont Florida. Mrs Clara Creutzburg of Cumberland Maryland visited Bluefield relatives with Mrs Bettie Lou and Bessie Macey. Mrs S J Tulley of Big Stone Gap Virginia shopped here this week. Mrs H E Love of Boissevain was among Bluefield shoppers Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim H. Shott
Feuchtenberger
J. Woods
San Francisco
Ingsburg
E. W. Horton
Horton
C. W. Doak
Rogers Street
Wiliam Powers
Claude Wolfe
Clermont, Fla
Clara Creutzburg
Cumberland, Md
Bluefield
Bettie “Ou
Bessie Macey
Coles Home
J. Tulley
Big Stone Gap
H. E. Love
Boissevain
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Country Club
Elkhorn Methodist Young People’s Union
Elkhorn Young People’s Union
Kiwanis Field
Powhatan
C. G. Eastwood
Rodney Jackson
Mary Jackson Young Le’s Union
Dowell County
Georgia Sprinkle
McDowell
Jackson
Davy
Northfork
Yes Present
Id Dowell
C. B. Kenson
Holston
Kool-Aid
RY. Grocers Iar
Bland Street
Virginia News
FDR
California
Falls Mills
He Is
Brushy Fork, Coun’ Yee
Tazewell Orange
Watson
Mansfield
C. H. Daniels
Oxfords
Men’s Sox
Sport Oxfords
Odds and Ends
Watson’s Bargain Store
Bland and
McCulloch
Bluefield, W. VA
Junaluska
H. D. Hart
E Junaluska
O. K
Mortigians
Bratton
Goodyear Tires
Goodyear
Bluefield Ave
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