HDC Leader Training Meet Set Nov 13
A Leader Training Meeting titled Table Settings will be held November 13 at 10 a.m. in the Tazewell Annex Office Building for Home Demonstration Clubs. The Federation Goal Leader from each club should attend a Federation Goal Committee meeting on November 18 at 1 30 p.m. to plan topics for monthly club meetings. The Federation Goal is Art in daily living. Mrs J S Wright is County Federation Goal chairman and welcomes ideas at the meeting.
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Tazewell Annex
Federation Goal
J. S. Wright
Visitations To By Kimball Folk Visitations To By Kimball
Mr and Mrs R H Roberson and son Lowell and his wife from Roanoke VA spent a weekend with Robersons sister and Mr and Mrs Amos Wood in Princeton visiting Tony Casalis family. Mr and Mrs M T Jones Robin and Todd Owings weekend in Newport News VA with Beth Jones. Mr and Mrs Leonard Lackey and Joe and Mrs Lackeys parents from High Point NC visited B C Lackeys. Mrs Mary Gillespie and her son in law Mike Gianato in Marion VA to visit Roger Gillespie before his West Coast military assignment. Mr and Mrs John Southern and son and Eddie Egleson visited their grandmother Isch in Pickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
R. H. Roberson
Lowell
Roanoke
Elkhorn PTA Holds October Meeting Highlights
Elkhorn Elementary PTA’s October session, led by president Ernest Miles, featured guest speaker Robert Goosens and a brief business period. Virginia Wilson’s first grade won the room count. a social hour followed with refreshments. Local church observances and several visiting relatives are noted.
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Elkhorn
Elkhorn Elementary Parent - Teacher Association
Ernest Miles
Robert Goosens
Virginia Wilson
Elkhorn Methodist Church
Joan Semanco
Della Dockery
Joyce
Linda
J. L. Compton
Nicklesville
Paul Nemchick
Effie Tolliver
W. F. Rose
Bluefield Sanitarium
Clyde Boyd
John Hanchock
Donald Hanchock
Winston - Salem
N. C
Danny Slover
Roanoke
Lewis Slover
Upland
Eva Martosky
Binghampton
N. Y
Julia Sperron
Philadelphia
Mary Semonco
Mary Demon
First Apartments in United States Linked to New Orleans
The Louisiana Tourist Commission states that the Pontalba Buildings on Jackson Square New Orleans were the first apartment houses in the United States, marking a landmark in urban living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Louisiana Tourist Commission
Jackson Square
New Orleans
United States
Women in Government Say Civic Start Builds Good Legislation
A reader urges more women in government to curb inferior imports and improve consumer policy. The columnist notes women understand mothers and workers’ issues, but good legislators must learn how the country operates, starting with local civic involvement.
Rhonda Lee Van Blaricom Born in Bluefield
Mr and Mrs Ronnie Clay Van Blaricom of Route 1 Bastian Va welcome their first child a daughter Rhonda Lee born Friday October 25 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 4 pounds 11 ounce The mother is Deborah Lee Davis formerly listed as Da vis.
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Ronnie Clay van Blaricom
Route 1
Bastian
Rhonda Lee
Bluefield Sanitarium
Deborah Lee Davis
Reverend I F Mullens Celebrates 85th Birthday in Pineville
Pineville observes the 85th birthday of Rev I F Mullens with a Sunday dinner at Clear Fork home. Daughters in law and granddaughter helped arrange and serve while six sons and their families visited, including Luther Mullens and Raymond Mullens. Mullens, a retired Church of God pastor, evangelist, miner, and farmer, formerly lived on Windam Road.
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Pineville
I. F
Ike) Mullens
Mullens
Arminta Morgan
Clear Fork
Mesdames Bill
Bertha) Mullens
Helen
Barbara) Mullens
Okey
Eva) Mullens
Lacy
Wilma) Lusk
Bluefield
Luther Mullens
Welch
Elvie Mullens
Nancy
Ruth
Baileysville
Bill Mullens
New Richmond
Raymond Mullens
Helen Mullens
Karen
Frances
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Okey Mullens
Roheny
Benny
David
Brenton
C. M
Grace) Brumfield
Huntington
Charles
Sylvia) Lambert
Chesapeake
Church of God
Windam Road
Meadowses Welcome Son Anthony Quint October Birth
Mr and Mrs Tommy Lewis Meadows Sr Route 4 Princeton announce the birth of their son Anthony Quint born Saturday October 26 at Bluefield Sanitarium weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces.
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Tommy Lewis Meadows Sr
Route 4
Princeton
Anthony Quint
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bluefield Juniors Earn District Club Award at Convention
The Southern District 15th annual Junior Department convention in Bluewell WV honored Bluefield Junior Woman's Club for outstanding poetic presentation by Mrs. Perry Spencer. Eleven clubs attended with 74 delegates. Montcalm Club hosted at Bluewell Methodist Church as Rev. D Homer Stewart gave greetings.
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Bluewell
Montcalm
James C. Bailey
Thomas Fanning
Saeger
Yvonne King
Princeton
Ettes
Ruth Hedrick
Rupert
West Virginia
Bluewell Methodist Church
Ted Boggess
Edward C. Lewis
Charleston
U. S
United Nations
James Lowman
Donald Hedrick
Montcalm Club
Phyllis Duiller
Galahad
Daniel Warren
Beckley
Princeton Junior Woman's Club
Carlton Smith
W. C. Wilson Jr
Bluefield
Shires
Hinton
White Sulphur Springs
Jaeger
Bluewell Women's Society of Christian Service
William Pennington
Henry Fortune
Junior Scouts Hold Ceremony at Westminster Presby Church
Westminister Presbyterian Church hosts a candlelight investiture and rededication for Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 178. A tea followed as members received pins for completing the Girl Scout promise. Receivers include Laurel McCue Karol Keyes Beth Tabor Herta Pokorney Katie O'Dell Joni Parker Becky Bennett Stephenie Mahaffey Pam Gearhart Deborah Steele Kirby McCoy.
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Westminister Presbyterian Church
Carl Dunn
Laurel McCue
Karol Keyes
Beth Tabor
Herta Pokorney
Katie O'Dell
Joni Parker
Becky Bennett
Stephenie Mahaffey
Pam Gearhart
Deborah Steele
Kirby McCoy
Boyd Parker
Melvin Grubb
Community Club Calendar Distributed Throughout Week
Local groups list meetings and events from Relief Society rummage sales at 708 Princeton Avenue to church gatherings at Trinity and Westminster. Activities cover book clubs, garden clubs, youth and women’s councils, and social dinners across Bluefield and surrounding towns throughout Monday to Wednesday.
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Relief Society
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield Assembly No
Special Prayer and Self-Denial Service Held by Area Societies
Representatives from Brushfork Sandlick Montcalm and Bramwell Women’s Societies joined the Bluewell Society for a Call to Prayer and Self-Denial Service. Mrs C J Kirby Jr and Mrs M B Hale led sessions, with projects on Asia ministries and education. Meditations were offered by Mrs James M Parks and Mrs R S Hale. A sacrificial meal followed in a cross‑table setting.
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Brushfork, Sandlick, Montcalm
Bramwell Women's Societies of Christian Service
Bluewell Society
C. J. Kirby Jr
M. B. Hale
Tony Veneri
Fred Easter
Asia
James M. Parks
R. S. Hale
Parks
Jesus
David Foster
Jack Pinkard
James Foster
H. W. Fizer Jr
Fred Cook
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Xi Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Tyler Easley
College Avenue
Eugene Winzenrith
William L. Crockett
Herbert Humphreys
Easley
Jack Bailey
William A. Wolfe
Ette
Wayne Irving
Perry Spencer
Frank Collins
Kay Costa
Celeste Weise
Paul Cravens
A. W. Lambert
HDC
Atic
Cohen Drug
Elkhorn Pta
Jim Kee
Friends of Kee
Congress
P. E. Hurley
Consumer
Deskins Cleaners
Deskins
Bluefield, W. Va
Southern District
Junior Department of West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Daniel H. Warren
Edward O. Lewis
Jim Shires
Aauw-Ywca
Center
Bluefield Woman's Club
Y Center
Home Life Group
Charles Kinder
Virginia Asher Bible Council
Mercer County Association of
Whitethorn School
Bluefield Assembly No. 48
ORFG
Masonic Temple
Carla Cunningham
Mercer County Methodist Adult Fellowship
Spanishburg Methodist Church
Robert H. Walthall
Golden Age Club Board of Governors
GA Center
Montcalm Junior Woman's Club
Recreation Hall
Skyland Garden Club
Ted Marchal
Southwood Drive
Jerry Cameron
Bluefield Junior Woman’s Club
Ellis
Diamond Institute
CES
Masonic Hall
Betty Spurgeon
William Wagner
Dogwood Garden Club
Jack Litz
Bluefield Assembly
Cumberland Heights Lions Auxiliary
Caffee Memorial Christian
Ruth Mitchell Guild
Ruth Davis
Jean Carr
Preston Street
Ioof Lodge No. 144
IOOF
First Presbyterian White Cross Group
Christ Episcopal Guild
ECW Board
Bluefield Old Guard
Trinity Church
T. L. Young
Barney Fitsinger
Falls Mills
M. K. Tabor
Quota Club
West Virginian
Westminster Presbyterian Woc Women’s Council
Circle Council
Parkview Hdc
Ralph Canterbury
Greenview Methodist
Margaret Ross Circle
First Presbyterian Woc Council
Grace Methodist Wscs
Trinity Methodist Wscs
First Presbyterian Family
Paul C. Thomas Jr
WOTM
Moose Home
Fincastle Duplicate Bridge Club
Bluefield Garden Club
Fincastle Country Club
So Cal Gals
Trinity Methodist Harvest Bazaar
McGuffey Book Club
K. S. Addington
Oakhurst Avenue
W. K. Linsey
W H. Leckie
Norman White
Ceres
Edwin C
Damewood
Republican
Concord College
West Virginia University
University of Virginia
Air Force
130Th Are Rameemate Group
West Virginia Air National Ward
James Martin
Mercer County
Woolworths
Woolworth
Woolworth’s
Woolworth's
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