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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1933
Page
9
The Men of the First Presbyterian church hold their monthly gathering this evening at the church. Supper begins at 6 30 followed by a business session with Dr L E Ward as speaker. Junior High orchestra directed by C H Reppert will provide music. all men of the church are warmly invited.
Mrs C M Eddy of Keystone and Mrs T B Calloway of Northfork co hosted a bridge party and linen towel shower at Calloway's home for Eunice Carter, bride elect. Three tables played with Mrs Dave Rusmiselle winning high score. gifts were displayed and served with an ice course.
Mrs I H Moore Mrs Trubie Farmer and others from Keystone and nearby towns joined in an afternoon tea. Mrs Trubie Farmer, a recent bride, was presented with a lovely gift in a courteous gesture among the attendees.
Teachers of the Daily Vacation Bible School at Immanuel Lutheran Church had a pleasant outing Tuesday evening at Falls Mills. Children from Sunday School and DVBS plan a joint picnic leaving the church at 3 pm with cars provided. Robert Amberger led Sunday School. Mrs. Paul L. Royer led DVBS.
The Junior R. A. group at First Baptist Church will gather this evening at 8 oclock in the annex for their meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Repass and son Clint will leave Sunday for Ocean View Virginia where they have leased the Sea Pines cottage for a few weeks. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Repass and Mrs. L. Alexander.
Mrs. Reynolds of Cincinnati, guest of Mrs. Page Thorn hill, entertained for Mrs. M W Reynolds with an informal tea at her North Street residence Thursday afternoon. Guests included close friends. Poles are Europe's lightest smoker.
Scientists explain Lux Toilet Soap preserves youthful skin by replacing precious elements lost from the skin and keeping it smooth and radiant. The soap is praised for being gentle, easily soluble, and favored by Hollywood stars as the official studio soap.
About ninety violin pupils aged 6 to 18 perform at 8 PM in Ramsey auditorium with no admission fee. Assisting artists include Miss Eleanor Peters pianist Belton Wengen violinist and Miss Marion Smith contralto. Program features violin ensembles, solo pieces, group songs, and dances.
Mr and Mrs W J Bruch of Albermarle Street announce the birth of a fine son born Wednesday at their home.
The Y W A publicity committee chaired by Mrs E T Tyree met Thursday at the Y quarters. Members praised camp publicity via newspaper articles and displays and posters. Mention was made of a fall Gypsy festival featured by a play directed by Irene Norris of the Vivene Art and Expression studio. Tentative ideas for a Fair with booths were also discussed.
Mrs Pat Flanagan of Penmar Avenue invites guests to a Saturday afternoon bridge luncheon on July 1. Several out of town visitors are expected to attend.
Field nurse Mary Virginia Gill of the West Virginia Tuberculosis Association leaves Bluefield after weeks surveying health conditions prior to a chest clinic led by Dr. Doreey P. Ketchum of Huntington. The Bluefield Woman's Club hosted her, with clinic support from the Bluefield health department and proceeds from Christmas seals.
The Upton club hosts a dance at the West Virginia hotel tonight from 9 30 to 2. The Twelve West Virginians are engaged to play and invitations are issued to chaperones for the evening.
The Christian Endeavor union meets at Lake Shawnee with Princeton Endeavorers hosting. Swimming runs 5 30 to 7 30 with each swimmer paying his own fee. A 7 30 picnic supper follows, then a business meeting and program featuring echoes from the Clarksburg estate convention. Closing exercises for the South Bluefield Vacation Bible School are at Trinity Methodist Church at 7 30 this evening.
Mrs. Riddle, state president of the West Virginia department American Legion auxiliary, spoke at the Fifth district semi annual conference in Weirton Thursday morning then left by motor for Pineville to visit her mother Mrs. Martha Browning. She traveled toward Bluefield with her daughter Jo-Anne and niece Freda Mae Browning, who remained in Pineville for the visit.
Paul Fletcher of Jersey City returns home after visiting Dudley Hutcherson in Jersey City and Mrs. Arthur Lazenby in Princeton. J Earle Bailey recovers well from a tonsil operation at Bluefield Sanitarium. Cloyd Reppert of Clarksburg visits uncle G H Reppert in Lynn Street. Miss Elizabeth White of Bluefield visits relatives in Danville for several weeks.
Miss Josephine Parks daughter of Arkansas representative wore a tiny blue straw hat at a luncheon. Her head showed on the right side beneath the hat as she wore a white chiffon frock.
Quebec plans to improve rural road safety for pedestrians. June 28 notes work to make 30 000 miles of highways and byways safer at night.
The Province of Quebec Safety League calls for nightly pedestrians to wear a small reflector on their breast to improve visibility. The move aims to reduce dangers to walkers and motorists alike on rural roads and urges citizens to adopt the reflector now used on road markers.
In Rio de Janeiro on June 28 Brazilian women's organizations mobilize with army and navy support to curb illiteracy. Sao Paulo government approves 500 new schools and volunteer classes will operate at military and naval posts with supplies from campaigners. The drive raised 21 000 in three days while about 75 percent of Brazil remains illiterate.
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