Gloria Armstrong Honored At Savannah Engagement Tea
Miss Gloria Armstrong of Savannah, in Bluefield with fiancé Hugh Gilpin visiting his parents, was feted at a tea by Mrs. Gilpin on Coliege avenue. The event celebrated their upcoming September 1 Savannah wedding, with about seventy five guests and summer flower decor including white gladioli on the dining table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Armstrong
Savannah
Bluefield
Hugh Gilpin
Frank Gilpin
Tively
Gilpin
J. M. Godwin
Milner Mitchell
Frank Bane
L. A. Hooper
T. G. Hartsock
Henry Hawthorne
W. H. Sperow
Walter Shields
Eating Etiquette Dispute Over Knife and Fork Position
An earnest reader recounts a family quarrel over which hand holds the fork and knife during meals. The piece argues best practice uses the left hand for the fork with the knife cutting, and only the fork in the left hand if no knife is needed, noting the zigzagging fork arose from improper piling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best
Eastern Star Officers Installed In Blue Field Chapter 66
Newly elected Blue Field chapter 66 Order of Eastern Star officers were installed after a kingly ceremony at the Masonic Temple. Mrs Ada Warden presided with guests from Victory chapter Portsmouth Va. The event featured tributes to flags and a grand officer slate led by Mae Pace and Roxie Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Chapter 66
CES
Reena Horne
Electra
Ida Martin
Gladys Harris
Martha
Betty Culler
Nellie Ward
Margaret West
Ella V. Land
Nannie Thompson
Jessie Mae
Bluefield
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ada Warden
C. D. Woods
Warden
Irene Lewis
Victory
Portsmouth
Mae Pace
West Rgiia
Roxie Boyd
Saran Stafford
Allie Houseman
Margaret Michael
Virginia
Birth of Nancy Lee Gray in Yakima
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Gray Jr. announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy Lee Gray, born June 19 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Yakima Washington. Mrs. Gray was formerly Erselle Stowers. The couple is formerly of Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Gray, Jr
Nancy Lee Gray
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Yakima
Washington
Bridal Shower Honors Mrs. Cheek at Frederick Street Home
Mrs. John Scoleri and Mrs. George Martin hosted a bridal shower for Norma Jean Kroll Cheek at Mrs. Scoleri’s Frederick Street home. The June 11 wedding was recent, and guests received gifts arranged under a decorated umbrella. A crystal gift and a salad plate were part of the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scoleri
George Martin
Miss Mary Elizabeth Young Weds John M. Creger
Miss Young daughter of C. H. Young Columbus Ohio wed Roanoke Va native John M. Creger in Beckley at the Methodist temple with Rev. Glenn Stewart officiating. Attendants included sister-in-law R A Shackleford matron of honor and bridesmaids Lucile Harmon Frances Creger Edsel Jones Isabel Reid Violet Snead. The couple will reside in Athens after graduation and continue schooling. Unspecified out of town guests attended.
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Mary Elizabeth Young
C. H. Young
Columbus
Ohio
John Morgan Creger
R. E. Creger
Roanoke
Methodist Temple
Beckley
Glenn Stewart
Miss Young
R. A. Shackleford
Lucile Harmon
Hinton
Frances Creger
Edsel Jones
Isabel Reid
Bluefield
Violet Earle Snead
Harry Crawford
Joe Hungate
David Warden
Jack Gibson
Eunice
Creger
Concord College
Athens
Sigma Sigma Sigma
National Social Sorority
Chamber of Commerce
Future Teachers of America
U. S. Army
Jefferson High School
Phi Delta Pi
Concord Commanders
Hadden
O. E. Reed
Gateus
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Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
Georgia
New York
N. Y
The
Lemones Company
Knoxville, Tenn
Sherry
Princeton Ave
Sheffield
Adah
Mary Louise Rudder
Ruth
Kathleen Matthews
Marshall
Betty Smith
Esther
Ralph Schussler
Sentinel
Cora Woods
Edgar Phelps
Glenna Troutman
C. N. Wilson
Helen Tickle
Evans
OES
Frances Munsey
Mayda Morgan
Elsie Loyd
West Virginia
Margaret Warden
Helen Houseman
Troutman
Edgar R. Phelps
Ida B. Martin
Cathleen Mathews
Marshal
Jessie Mare Sheffield
Glayds Harris
Electa
Rosa Wilson
Mary Dellis
Alma Porterfield
America’s Great Regional Beers Co
West Virgin
Ias
Felenmeier Brewing Company
Huntington
W. VA
Mercer County Thompson Distributing Co
Mcdowell County
West Virginia Beer Distributors, Inc
Roy A. Warden
WAR
Mrs. Cheek
Shumates
Cem
Bradmann
Tan
John M. Creger
Bluefield-Montcalm
Mercer Funeral Home
Bluefield & Montcalm
W.va
Mercer Funeral Homse Inc
P. D. Bratton
Mer
Clyde Cravens
Asst
Mgr
Bland Street
Matoaka
Bluefield, W. Va
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