Grace Church Missionary Society Meets In Evening Session
The regular monthly Grace Church Missionary Society meeting drew seventy two attendees on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. KR L Helms' Circle led an engaging program including songs, scripture, stories, and reports on topics such as Virginian Industrial Home for Colored Girls and Religious Training for Colored People. Mrs. J C Turley elected treasurer for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church Missionary Society
KR. L. Helms
Emma Boyd
J. C. Turley
R. F. Dillon
Woman's Organization
W. T. Armentrout
Virginian Industrial Home
Tom Morrisette
R. K. Kinard
R. W. Honaker
D. AD. Soelton
Florida
Mra
Alaska Glories Portrayed At Bluefield Quota Club Meeting
Mrs. Mary Becker, club president, described Alaska’s glaciers flowers and twilight in vivid terms after a recent tour. Miss Louise Hawkins spoke on Why I Choose My Present Vocation as the first in a series for Quota Club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Bluefield
Mary Becker
Louise Hawkins
Soprano Miss Sallie Litz Stars in Student Prince Broadcast
Bluefield Virginia soprano Miss Sallie Litz, a popular member of the Student Prince Company, appeared on a Springfield Massachusetts WBZ broadcast last evening. The performer is well known locally and receives high appreciation for her concert work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Litz
Bluefield
Prince” Company
Springfield
Mass
WBZ
Miss Litz
Devotional Meeting at Immanuel Lutheran Church Theme Reconsecration
The Lather League of Immanuel Lutheran Church will hold a devotional program Sunday at 6 30 PM. The junior choir will open with a ten minute song service and the evening topic is Reconsecration. All members and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lather League
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Renda
League
Authorized Leaves of Grass edition at Bluefield Library
The Bluefield Public Library offers an inclusive edition of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. The text notes that early attempts were garbled and unauthorized, and this edition is the only planned and authorized version printed from a new set of plates and combines.
Cardus Praised By S.C. Woman For Health Gains
Mrs. William M. Sanders of Cherokee Ave Extension Gaffney says Cardus, a woman’s tonic, relieved back pains and weakness. She reports better appetite, weight gain, improved sleep, and reduced nervousness after several bottles, and recommends it to friends.
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Cardus
Leaves of Grass Inclusive Edition Celebrated
A note lauds Leaves of Grass as America’s key literary gift and proclaims the Inclusive Edition the finest version ever published of this enduring work.
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America
Marriage of Miss Viola Tate and John J. Cleva Jr at West Virginia hotel
A marriage will be solemnized at 7:30 this morning at the West Virginia hotel in this city. Miss Viola M. Tate and John J. Cleva Jr. of Glen Alum will wed, with Dr. Samuel W. Moore officiating. The couple will honeymoon in the east and reside in Glen Alum.
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West Virginia
Viola M. Tate
John J. Cleva
Glen Alum
Samuel W. Moore
First Presbyterian Church
Cleva
Len Alum Coal Company
Cincinnati
John Cleva
T. A. McGuire
Cecil and
Kyle
Mildred McGuire
Cedar Bluff
Reba Johnson
Tazewell
Elvira Cleva
Delta Delphian Chapter to Elect President at First Fall Meeting
The Delta Delphian Chapter schedules its first regular fall meeting Tuesday at 3 PM in YMCA rooms on Federal Street. Attendance is urged and a new president will be chosen to replace the resigned Mrs. O M Deyerle.
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Delta Delphian
Federal Street
O. M. Deyerle
Hensley Couple Welcome Baby Boy in Mann West Virginia
Mr and Mrs Dalton E Hensley of Mann West Virginia announce the birth of a fine boy to their family Mrs Hensley formerly Nellie Hock a popular Bluefield girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton E. Hensley
Mann, W. Va
Hensley
Nellie Hock
Bluefield
Birth of a Ten-Pound Son in Franklin Street Area
Mr and Mrs W Peters welcomed a ten pound son born on Thursday night on Franklin street.
Social Notes From Winding Gulf and Nearby Towns
Mrs J W Bryant and daughter Stella of Winding Gulf visit Mr and Mrs Cal Houchina. Betsy Tracy undergoes tonsil removal at Bluefield sanitarium. Edna Whitman arrives from Yorsenen Va to spend winter with brother K H Whitman and attend Beaver High School. Mrs J C Cox of St Paul Va visits Mrs Henry Perkins on Oakhurst Ave. Lucy Brown, student nurse at St Luke's, leaves for vacation at Wenona WV. Mrs A C Cooper of Freeman improving after St Luke's operation. Mrs Sarah Blanford recovers from pneumonia at St Luke's. Myrtle Miller, nurse at St Luke's, returns from Northfork vacation. Leola Combs back from Norton Va resumes duties at St Luke's. Mrs L G Toney returns from Huntington trip with brother-in-law.
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J. W. Bryant
Stella
Winding Gulf
Cal Houchina
Betsy Tracy
W. O. Tracy
Bluefield Sanitarium
Edna Whitman
Yorsenen Va
K. H. Whitman
Beaver High School
J. C. Cox
St. Paul, Va
Henry Perkins
Oakhurst Avenue
Lucy Brown
St. Luke's Hospital
Wenona
W. Va
A. C. Cooper
Freeman
Sarah Blanford
Myrtle Miller
St. Luke's
Northfork
Leola Combs
Norton
L. G. Toney
Fray
Huntington
Local Social Notes On Travel And Visits
Flapper Fanny and sister with Mr and Mrs Bowling Purcell plan a morning motor trip to Asheville New York. Pansy Reddell resumes nurse duties at St Luke's after vacation. Viola Coleman heads by train to Roanoke for a week with relatives. Mr and Mrs Keker Beckett of Columbus Ohio visit Bluefield then Roanoke before returning home. Kathleen Aldworth leaves for Jaeger to visit Mrs G B Speden. Nora Blanford of Huntersville NC visits the city staying at the West Virginian. Er W Francisco and daughter Kulalia depart today on No 15 for Kenova for ten days with relatives.
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Bowling Purcell
Asheville
N. Y
Pansy Reddell
St. Luke's
Viola Coleman
Roanoke
Keker Beckett
Virginia Louise
Columbus
Ohio
Bluefield
BEER RUNNER PAID FOR JAIL PRIVILEGES
Federal authorities probe rumors that beer runners like Johnny Torrio received jail privileges. Torrio, serving a Waukegan sentence, denies the charges and offered $10,000 for proof. Sheriff Strassheim and Westbrook attorneys dispute the accusations and say evidence shows the sheriff bore responsibility for Druggan's absence from the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Torrio
Druggan
Lake
Torrio
Waukegan
Ahistrom
Strassheim
Hoffman
Tostbrook Westbrook
Coal is Loaded Under 1917 Wage Scale at Pittsburg Mines
Miners at Banning mine No 2 of Pittsburg Coal Company loaded two cars totaling 150 tons of coal today under the November 1917 wage scale. The mine opened this week with the 1917 scale in effect near West Newton Pennsylvania. Pickets are reported visiting the mines daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Banning Mine No. 2
Pittsburg Coal Company
Banning No. 2
West Newton
Story of Mafalda and Philip in royal romance
Raccorigi Italy Sept 18 court circles recount the romance of Princess Mafalda second daughter of the king and queen of Italy and Prince Philip of Hesse The couple will wed at the Royal Castle on Sept 23 Mafalda favors a simple life and music over royal power King Victor Emmanuel consented with no Italian title for the prince.
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Mafalda
Prince Philip of Hesse
Royal Castle
Rome
Raccorigi
Italy
Phillip
Hesse
Royal
Philip
Europe
Victor Emmanuel
Prince of
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