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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1965

Page

10

Busy VEW Unit Meeting Plans Events and Fund Drive

The Auxili ary to Ballard Pruitt Post No. 647 Veterans of Foreign Wars met on Martinsville Road with Mrs. Evelyn Bollinger presiding. The session covered a membership drive progress, a toothbrush fund-raiser for two Veterans Hospital patients, and a district convention visit. Planned items include a Sarah Coventry Fashion Show fundraiser, the Voice of Democracy contest, a post postmeeting dance, and a future council gathering in Nat ural Bridge.

Ballard-Pruitt Veterans of Foreign Wars Martinsville Road Evelyn Bollinger Garnett Tate Louise Lewis Welfare and Rehabilitation Committee Veterans Hospital Auxliary Danville Margaret Haddaway Lois Tate Evelyn Shelton Stana M. Cox Community Service Loretta Barbour Arbara Richter Sarah Coventry Charlie Price iMirs Pauline Childress

Report Mark Meet of Mt Hermon Club

The Mount Hermon Woman's Club opened its new year with a Thursday night business meeting at Mrs. J R Lumpkin’s Iris Lane home. President Mrs. R Overton Harper led reports from officers and committees and discussed fund raising and a new community improvement project chaired by Mrs. Percy Scearce. The club will join Diamond Jubilee observances at the state federation level and plan flag sales for the Congressional Medal of Honor Grove with Mrs. Melvin Crane chairing. Refreshments followed.

Mount Hermon Melvin Crane

Owen-Lewis Guests For Wedding Today

The wedding of Miss Mary Lamar Lewis and Claude Bernard Owen Jr. takes place Saturday August 14 at 4 pm at Mount Vernon Methodist Church. Among out of town guests are James Lamar Smith and Miss Emma Hamiter of Rock Hill South Carolina, Rev. and Mrs. Fred A Hopkins of York South Carolina, Stokeley Fulton family Hampden-Sydney Lucy Carter Stokeley Fulton Jr. Pusey family Easton Maryland Aubrey Strange Greensboro North Carolina Janie Price Robert Watts R J Hudson and R J Hudson Jr of Reidsville North Carolina.

Mary Lamar Lewis Claude Bernard Owen Jr Mount Vernon Methodist Church James Lamar Smith Emma Hamiter Rock Hill S. C Fred A. Hopkins York Stokeley Fulton Lucy Carter Stokeley Fulton Jr Hampden-Sydney Carl Pusey Jr Betty Sue Carl Pusey Easton Aubrey Strange Greensboro N. C Janie Price Robert Watts R. J. Hudson R. J. Hudson Jr Reidsville

Safety talk at Danville club urges driver responsibility

Danville B P W club heard J J Walker urge greater driver concern and more city funding for police and fire salaries. He compared highway deaths in Virginia in 1964 to the Viet Nam toll, stressing three questions on laws enforcement and judges, and urged motorists to act now.

Virginia U.S Viet Nam Danville Walker Country Club

Bentleys Attend Polaris Submarine Launch Newport News

Personal Mr and Mrs George A Bentley of 123 Moffett St left yesterday for Newport News to attend the launching Saturday of the Polaris Submarine and the luncheon afterward at Hotel Chamberlain. They were invited as guests of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.

George A. Bentley Moffett St Newport News Hotel Chamberlain Bentleys Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co

Goren On Bridge Quiz Quandaries From 1965

A set of seven bridge problems from Charles H. Goren in the Chicago Tribune style. Each position presents vulnerable or nonvulnerable deals with South to act, asking for the best bid. The reader is invited to look for solutions in the next column.

Charles H. Goren The Chicago Tribune

Dear Abby Unfolds Gossip and Housekeeping Guidance

A reader seeks advice on confronting a neighbor about possible infidelity, another asks how to improve chaotic housekeeping, and a third worries about sudden blushing. Abby urges telling the husband, offers practical tips for organized routines, and suggests medical checkup for the blushing issue.

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers Grid

A dense list presenting Across and Down clues for a daily crossword with entries ranging from 21 to 63 across and down. Clues include geography, language, science, abbreviations, and classical references, with several pointing to proper nouns and common crossword answers.

Webster-Tredway Wedding Guests Gather In Chatham

Out of town guests arrive in Chatham for the wedding of Miss Sarah Ellen Tredway and Dr. Thomas Moore Webster of Falls Church at Watson Memorial Methodist Church. Attendees include families and friends from Gainesville Florida Danville Illinois Atlanta Denver Fort Rucker Falls Church and many other communities.

Chatham Sarah Ellen Tredway Thomas Moore Webster Falls Church Watson Memorial Methodist Church Burke D. Bennett Gainesville Fla Elizabeth B. Turner Stephen Betsey Greg Turner Danville, Il Mabel C. Cunningham Atlanta, Ga John H. Dixon John H. Dixon Jr Anne Tredway Dixon Debbie Beale James S., Corley Mullins S.C Charles Bennett Bowling Green Kenneth Collins Savannah Martha Ellen Webster Denver Colo Robert Webster Jr Fort Rucker Ala Irving James Cassidy Richard T. Bowie Ann Bowie Galen Yates Fairfax Iver J. Olsen Alfred M. Palmer Jr Henry Field Clifford Jefferies Claude Tucker Charles Turnbull Ruby Berger Norfolk Judith Anne Stevens H. Daniel Brown Arlington James A. Bacon Groton N.C Jesse C. Overbey William S. Overbey Jr Susan M. Overbey Emporia Sam Shelby Louisville, Ky W. L. Shumate Bronxville N.Y Robert van Horn Annandale

Local Visitors and Health Update From Memorial Hospital

Miss Cynthia Compton of Birmingham Alabama visits her grandmother on Claiborne Street and plans to return Wednesday. Yeoman first class and Mrs Bobby L Walker and children return to Washington DC after visiting his mother on Broad Street and her parents on Milton Avenue. Russell W Hardy of Brossville shows improvement in Memorial Hospital where he is treated for injuries from an accident this week.

Abby Cynthia Compton Birmingham Ala E. W. McFarling Claiborne St Yeoman Bobby L. Walker Washington, D.C Mary Walker Broad St Dave Warren Milton Ave Russell W. Hardy Brosville Memorial Hospital

Marian Martin Teen Dress Pattern Ad

Marian Martin promotes a hi waist dress pattern with a demure look for teen sizes 10 to 16. The 236 yard 45 inch fabric requirement is listed for size 12, with 35 cents per pattern plus 15 cents for first class mail. Readers are urged to send name, address with zone, size and style number to the pattern dept in New York and request the Fall-Winter Pattern Catalog offering 350 ideas and a free pattern coupon.

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

Terrell Williams Couple Speak Vows in Home Ceremony

Ruby Suit Williams and Harry James Terrell wed July 31 in a home ceremony at 106 Withers Circle, Forest Lawn Baptist Church pastor Rev. Richard Smith officiating. The event featured pink tapers, Boston ferns, mag Magnolia foliage and pink carnations, with Nancy V. Hall as maid of honor and Charles M. Williams as best man. A reception followed in the dining room with pink and white decorations and family attendance.

Ruby Suit Williams Harry James Terrell Richard Smith Forest Lawn Baptist Church Withers Circle Boston Acqua Nancy V. Hall Charles M. Williams Charles Rakes

Winners Named In Thursday Duplicate Bridge

Winners announced at the Schoolfield Recreation Center after Thursday night’s duplicate bridge game show North-South winners as William Bolton and wife first with B T Harvey Jr and Ben Rollins second and W S Martin with Victor Lobl third. East-West top pair were J O Manly with Cc S Fralin first, Ernest Jones and J R Torrence with Edgar Cooter and Herbert Dixon tied for third.

Duplicate Bridge Schoolfield Recreation Center William Bolton B. T. Harvey Jr Ben Rollins W. S. Martin Victor Lobl J. O. Manly Cc. S. Fralin Ernest Jones J. R. Torrence Edgar Cooter Herert Dixon

Triple anniversary marks Kern birth hit and death

New York AP notes a triple anniversary for composer Jerome Kern. He was born 80 years ago, his first hit appeared 60 years ago, and his death occurred 20 years ago, all celebrated this year.

New York Jerome Kern

U S Moves Toward Break With Congo Republic

Washington acts after three incidents of harassment of American diplomats in Brazzaville. Embassy closed as U S demands safeguards. five diplomats remain, British to handle US interests. Congo for now retains its embassy in Washington.

Washington U.S United States Congo Republic Brazzaville Moise Tshombe Congo William C. Trimble Andre Loufoua the Congo Republic of Congo Robert J. McCloskey William K. Mackey State Department Mackey U.S. Information Agency Jack W Adkins Marco Lefevre McCloskey Stanley Baronson Henry L. T. Koren Dean Rusk Baranson

Muriel Lawrence Urges Compassion Over Nuclear Fallout Fear

A reader rebukes harsh posts about fallout shelters and argues that post nuclear society would erase humanity not machines. The essay recalls Ray Bradbury like fiction where machines endure after destruction, condemning the loss of hope, faith, and community in children facing nuclear possibility.

Ray Bradbury Earth Outer Space A.d

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