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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1966

Page

10

Homemakers Meet Features Good Design Program

Mrs. Suzanne Peery, county extension agent, speaks to Tunstall Young Homemakers on “Good Design and How to Combine the New and the Old” at Tunstall High School. She urges balance, harmony, and practical, affordable décor, with notes on color, line, texture, and scale. Plans for Young Homemakers Week and related activities are outlined.

Suzanne Peery Tunstall Tunstall High School Richard Huffman Luther Payne Carroll Collins Henry Maxey Tunstall School Young Farmers Maxey Sirs Dalton Webster Robertson Elton Collins Harry Wright Milton Collins

Easter Visit To Birnham Wood Home Highlights Family Guests

Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dud ley Overbey at Birnham Wood for Easter are their daughters Miss Alice Dodds of Boston Mass Miss Angeline Paine hill a Mount Vernon Seminary student in Washington DC and Mrs Claybrook Elder of Staunton and Mr Elder.

Dudley Overbey Birnham Wood Alice Dods Boston Mass Angeline Painehill Mount Vernon Seminary Washington, D C Claybrook Elder Staunton Elder

Easter Egg Hunt at VFW Post 8977 on Third Avenue

The Hugh T. Williams Post No. 8977 and its Auxiliary will host an Easter egg hunt for post and auxiliary members and invited guests Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on the Third Avenue Playground. Prizes will be awarded. Invited guests include Mrs. Otha Hanks' class at Third Ave Christian Church and children from the Third Avenue Playground.

Hugh T. Williams Veterans of Foreign Wars Third Avenue Otha Hanks Third Ave. Christian Church

TT Club Sponsoring Egg Hunt At School

The Temple Terrace Woman's Club sponsors an Easter egg hunt for children up to 12 years old. The event is Saturday at 3 p.m. on the grounds of G.L.H. Johnson School.

Temple Terrace Woman's Club G.L.H. Johnson School

Easter visit for Mr and Mrs Harrison Gregory

Mr and Mrs Harrison Gregory are spending the Easter holidays with his father A H Gregory in Greenville South Carolina.

Mrs Harrison Gregory A.H. Gregory Greenville, S.C

Dear Abby style guidance archive excerpt

A column mix of Dear Abby letters covers funeral hymn choice, a spouse’s financial and infidelity issues, and a dating dilemma. The notes touch on mourning song selections, a mechanic husband’s secrecy over income, and a love triangle where a woman questions if a man is using her to provoke jealousy.

Abby Jesus Steve Arlene Worm Altho

Courtesies Extended To Elizabeth Clark In Texas

Miss Elizabeth James Clark engaged to Dallas, Texas, bridegroom John James Jenkins. Social events honored the couple with a Tyler luncheon for Miss Clark and her mother, a Gladewater tea with 250 guests, a Texas Tech Faculty Club luncheon, and a Dallas and Lubbock dinner party hosted by Jenkins family members.

Elizabeth James Clark John James Jenkins Dallas Texas John Coleman Wood Sr Tyler Miss Clark Hubert C. Clark Danville Hamilton Wallace Jenkins Mr. Jenkins West Upshur Gladewater Texas Tech John Harmon Jenkins H. Groves Denman Hamilton Wallace Jenkins Jr J. D. Jenkins Lubbock Lubbock Country Club

Price couple to visit family over Easter weekend

Mr and Mrs Harry B Price of Virginia Beach plan to spend the Easter holidays with Mrs Price's parents Mr and Mrs L G Wilson on Holbrook Avenue.

Harry B. Price Virginia Beach Mrs. Price Mrs. L. G. Wilson Holbrook Ave

Misses Sailor Jump Suit Pattern 9418

Lifestyle sewing ad for Marian Martin pattern 9418 in Misses' sizes 10 through 18. Describes a sleek sailor jumpsuit with long bell bottoms or shortie version, fabric options, and listing price of 50 cents plus 15 cents mailing. Includes ordering details from The Danville Register Pattern Dept. 232 West 18th St New York. 10011. Copyright notice and catalog offer follow.

Marian Martin Danville Register Pattern Dept West 18Th St New York N.Y

Wooding Gardeners Hear Mrs Carter At Meet

The Har ry Wooding Garden Club heard Mrs C T Carter discuss dried flowers at the Garden Center Ballou Park with demonstrations and color preserved orchids. Miss Ethel Gibson opened the meeting and announced district and federation meetings, a House and Garden tour, and outdoor program study by VPI student Richard Gregory. Prizes for floral classes were awarded as spring arrangements and daffodil displays were judged, with many blue ribbons awarded to club members.

C. T. Carter Harry Wooding Garden Club Garden Center Ballou Park Ralph McCauley Ben Morton Mary W. Robertson Jefferson D. Beale Jr Carter Ethel Gibson Roger Bennett Abingdon Miss Gibson Richard Gregory Halifax V.P.I A. S. Beecher Gibson Robert van Tassel Beale George Shields Sr van Tassel Gary Duren Dora Hagar Landon R. Wyatt R. Lee Wayland Annie Love Ruth Harper

Shelton Ladies Host Easter Bonnet Contest Meeting

Beverley Park Woman's Club met at 137 Conway Drive in the Shelton home of Mrs Compton Shelton. Easter bonnets were judged after a brief business session led by vice president Mrs Asbury Blankenship. Winners included Mrs Henry Andrews for The Daffiest design and Mrs Glenn Giles for The Most Original. Mrs Hassell Williams won an additional prize. Refreshments followed social hour hosted by Mrs Compton Shelton and Mrs Ben Robins.

Beverley Park Conway Drive Ben Robins Asbury Blankenship Walter Wise

Egg Hunt Set Today By Post Auxiliary

The Easter egg hunt for children of American Legion Post 325 and the Auxiliary will take place Saturday at 3 PM on the post home grounds at Walton Ave. Younger Hughes Memorial Home children will be transported by Auxiliary members. Prizes go to most eggs found, with refreshments provided. Arrangements are by Mrs. John Duncan, Mrs. Bill Hailsee, and Mrs. Walter Christianson.

American Legion Post 325 Post Walton Ave Hughes Memorial Home John Duncan Bill Hailsee Walter Christianson

Meeks Mitchell couple betrothed in Leaksville engagement

LEAKSVILLE NC Mr and Mrs Riley William Meeks announce engagement of their daughter Karen Sue to Kenneth Wayne Mitchell son of Mr and Mrs Willem Benjamin Mitchell of Reidsville Miss Meeks a senior at Morehead High School Her fiancé a Reidsville High School graduate served four years in the U S Navy and is now employed by Du Pont in Martinsville Va The wedding is planned for June 18 at 4 pm at Spray Baptist Church

Leaksville N. C Riley William Meeks Karen Sue Kenneth Wayne Mitchell Willem Benjamin Mitchell Reidsville

Local Fair Winners Announced in Color Ribbon Parade

Mrs. Ruth Harper received six red ribbons, Mrs. Beale earned one red, and Mrs. Robertson received yellow ribbons along with Mrs. Beale and Mrs. Robertson.

Ruth Harper Beale Robertson

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