Princeton Juniors Celebrate 40th Birthday With Fire Night
Princeton junior civic groups held a Fire Night at First United Methodist Church to celebrate the Princeton Junior Woman's Club 40th anniversary. Skits by members featured Six Sillies Greta the Gorilla and a Sly Magician among others, with balloons, popcorn and clown backdrop decorations. Awards recognized Woman of the Year and Rookie of the Year, highlighting Alena Mould Barbara Phillips and Susan Sommer for service, plus two additional candidates Cynthia Lewis and Freda Childers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton Junior Woman's Club
First United Methodist Church
Sheila Whittington
Paula Dilley
Kaye Williams
Barbara Phillips
Kay Tolley
Dora Lynn Rhodes
Greta the Gorilla
Beth Farley
Cynthia Lewis
Barbara Cahill
Betty Bailey
Linda Farley
Alena Mould
Fred A. Childers
Sandra Goodwin
Susan Turner
Theresa Wells
Susie Pace
Athens Woman's Club
Bluefield Civic League
Bluefield Junior Woman's Club
Montcalm- Bluewell
Princeton Civic League
Princeton Intermediate Woman's Club
Princeton Woman's Club
Quota Club of
the Valley Woman's Club
Fred Childers
Patty Claytor
June Coffey
Marilyn Maksut
Brenda McLaughlin
State
State Junior Home Life
Beverly Wellman
Montcalm- Bluewell Club
Junior Woman's Club of
Ways and Means
Thomas
Glenwood Schoool
Alena
Mercer County Board of Education
Friends of the Library
Doug
McJunkin’s
Scottie
Susan Sommer
Sue
Friends of Princeton Library
John
Consolidation Coal Company
Appalachia
Jon Jay
Freda Childers
Conservation Committee
Alenda Mould
Sue Sommer
Buck the System Dreamer Sees Escape In Mass Transit Fantasy
A rebellious speaker muses on the urge to buck everyday life and escape through drastic acts. Narratives of protests against routine fuel a dream to shed labels, hitch rides, and start anew in another city via a chain of imagined steps. The piece ends with a provocative claim about not deserving a high school named after them.
Students Win Talent Show in Abbs Valley-Boissevain
Abbs Valley Boissevain 4-H Club hosted a Share the Fun talent show. Winners were Robin Williams and Harold Williams. Robin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Estes William Jr of Pocahontas Virginia, performed baton and dance as a fourth grader taught by Mrs Mabel Horton. Harold, son of Mr and Mrs Wiley Williams of Abbs Valley, a sixth grader of John Crist, played mandolin pieces. The duo advances to the county 4-H talent show at Tazewell High School on May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbs Valley-Boissevain
Robin Williams
Harold Williams
Robin
Estes William Jr
Pocahontas
Mabel Horton
Harold
Wiley Williams
Abbs Valley
John Crist
Tazewell High School
Bluewell UMW Presents Program at Brushfork
Bluewell United Methodist Women conducted a program at Brushfork United Methodist Church led by Mrs. W. B. Anderson who offered prayer. Six members led the discussion on Lord's Church Gift Life's Saving Station with twenty five members and the minister Charles J. Wilfong present.
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Brushfork United Methodist
W. B. Anderson
Bluewell United Methodist
Lord’s Church
C. J Kirby
Buddy Hale
Bob Haaker
Tony Veneri
Charles J. Wilfong
James Martin
Mary Woods
Ridgecrest Duplicate Club Winners Named in Bridge Event
Ridgecrest Duplicate Bridge Club ran a six table event using the three quarter Howell movement. Winners were first place team Mrs. W. P. Carriker and Mrs. R. L. Shumate, second place J. C. Auer and D. E Shorter, third place Mrs. M. M. Yancey and Mrs. Strother Hoge, with a tie between Mrs. Jack Bailey and Norman Green and Mrs. R. R. Stuart Jr. and Mrs. James McGee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgecrest Duplicate Bridge Club
W. P. Carriker
R. L. Shumate
J. C. Auer
D. E., Shorter
M. M. Yancey
Strother Hoge
Jack Bailey
Norman Green
R. R. Stuart Jr
James McGee
Club Calendar highlights local church and civic events
Monday offers rummage sales at Lutheran Church corner Duhring and S Mercer and at the undercroft of the Episcopal Church. Bluefield Girl Scouts meet at Bland Street United Methodist Church. Bible Council and several clubs assemble at the Y Center. Evening meetings cover Beta Sigma Phi, Rainbow Girls, Twilight Twirlers, and other groups with plans for a sports banquet and a school event. Tuesday lists sales, meetings, a babysitting service, and prenatal classes at Bluefield Community Hospital.
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Lutheran Church
Duhring
S. Mercer Streets
Episcopal Church
Bluefield
Bland Street
United Methodist Church
Virginia Asher Bible Council
Fincastle
Bluefield Woman's Club
Epsilon Nu
Beta Sigma Phi
Sahara
Bluefield Assembly
Rainbow Girls
Twilight Twirlers
Moose Club
Graham Women's Boosters Club
Pocahontas Band
Bluefield Civic League
Golden Age Club
Duhling and
Epiicopal Church
Christ Church
Duhring Street
Bluefield Newcomers Club
Warden Hall
Circles meet across First United Methodist Bluefield doors
Circles of First United Methodist Church Bluefield Virginia meet with multiple groups at varied times noting Circle 1 through Circle 7 led by different hosts across Bluefield Virginia and nearby areas. First Baptist Church circles also schedule dinners and morning meetings with listed hosts and addresses.
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First Methodist
First United Methodist Church
Bluefield
Robert Douthat
Virginia Ave
J. H. Tate
Schenley Ave
Marvin Ratcliffe
W. Cumberland Rd
W. Va
Robert Elam
Kimball Ave
Robert Hudson
Logan St
Clifford Owens
RST Baptist
First Baptist Church
Ruby Jane Louthan
Pat Pope
Cliffmont Ave
Centennial Circle
Rudy Leffel
Catherine Walker
L. Leffel
Cherrywood Lane
Glenwood Administrator speaks at club on home open house
Glenwood Administrator for United Methodist Home Irving Crisman told the Business and Professional Woman's Club at the Y about Glenwood Park Home located between Bluefield and Princeton on a four acre lake edge. He said the facility offers retirement rooms, apartments, and a 52 bed nursing area and welcomes all denominations though owned by the United Methodist Church. Open house is planned for Sunday afternoon May 7 for the public to view facilities. Mrs. Helen Boyd presided in the absence of the president and a card was prepared for hospitalized vice president Mrs. Henry Shelton. Next meeting set for May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Crisman
Glenwood Park
United Methodist Home
Bluefield
Princeton
West Virginia
United Methodist
Helen Boyd
Henry Shelton
June Robertson
W. B. Wimmer
Highlands WOC Holds Election at Central Presbyterian Church
The Highlands WOC met at Central Presbyterian Church in Bristol to mark the fifth annual Highlands Presbytery meeting. Mrs. Arthur Lee presided. keynote speaker Nettie Junkin and devotions by James L. Vande Berg highlighted the program. New officers were installed led by Mrs. Richard Grist with regional coordinators named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WOC
Women of the Church
Highlands Presbytery
Synod of the Virginias
Arthur Lee
James Gilley
Nettie Junkin
Tazewell
Taiwan
Richard Grist
W. R. Harris
Robert Hudson
Central Presbyterian Church
Bristol, Va
Bristol
Highlands
Synod of the Virginians
George Fitzgerald
James L. Vande Berg
William Grissom
Princeton
Stratton Scott
Covington
Hampton DeJarnette
Ada Baker
Clarence Ale
E. J. Clifton
F. F. McDonald
Zucchini Scampi Style Quick Skillet Dish
Coarsely grate unpeeled zucchini and cook briskly in a skillet with olive oil and a smashed garlic clove. Remove the garlic before serving.
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Wit's End
By Erma Bombeck
Stockholm
Los Angeles
Bluewell
UMW
Brushfork
Ridgecrest Duplicate Club
First Christian
Trinity United Methodist
John William Belchee
Asia Minor
Bluefield Community Hospital
James “Im
Democrat
House OF Delegates
Mercer
Monroe
Summers Counties
Candia
Tuesen
Esoay
Cumberland Road
Stafford Drive
Glenwood
Highlands Woc
W. R. Harris Jr
Frank Sikora
James Farmer
Sunnyside
Paul Blair
E. A. Andrews
Montreal
Cedar Bluff Church
Presbyterial
Mavrimi-Sa Kiantandu
Kian
United States
Union Seminary
Zaire
Protestant Seminary
Maytag
Shrader
Front ST. Richlands, VA
Tazewell, VA
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