ABWA Chapter Hears Vernon At Dinner Meeting
Vernon, purchasing director at Dan River Mills, spoke to the newly formed Dan Pitts Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association at the Country Club Inn. He urged members to reassess life choices and make their talents count, with plans announced for a Hand of Friendship Tea on Sept. 11 at Ringgold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Miller Vernon
Dan River Mills, Inc
Dan Pitts
American Business Women’s Association
Country Club Inn
Lawyce Coward
Vernon
Arlene Creasy
Garnett F. Terry
Danville
Louise N. Bryant
Melissa Barker
Ringgold
Coward
Dan River Mills
Jean McNeely
Mildred Seer
Danville Bridge Club Honors 58 Players in Monday Night Event
Danville Duplicate Bridge Club drew 58 players for its regular Monday game at the King of the Sea Restaurant. In Section A North South winners were first Hughes duo, second Woodard and Smith Jr. of Leaksville, NC, third Bolton pair. Section B first Giles Harvey Jr. pair, second Rice and Barnett, third Hamlin and Woodall. East-West Section A first Wilmarth and Haraway Jr., second Evans and Jones, third Torrence and Slade. Section B first Witcher and Rollins, second Barnett and Leggett, third Scarboro and Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
John Rice
Jack Barnett
Jake Hamlin
R. Earl Woodall
Randall Wilmarth
B. C. Haraway Jr
Charles Evans
Ernest Jones
John Torrence
Harcourt Slade
John G. Witcher
B. G. Rollins
E. P. Barnett
Fred B. Leggett
Howard Scarboro
W. S. Martin
Club Activities Planned At Meet With Mrs. Owen
Green Acres Woman's Club met at president Mrs. C B Owen's Bermuda Road home for a planning session. Highlights include a September 2 teacher luncheon at Glenwood Elementary, an October bizarre event at Mrs Ray Hardison's home, and plans to send clothing to Patrick Henry Plantation. Finance committee members were named and reports on a Brocknell workshop under the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs theme Peace through Education were shared. New yearbooks were distributed and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Acres
George B. Gilbert
J. L. Osborne
Owen
R. B. Gilbert
Brocknell
Alice Kyle
Virginia
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lily Saunders
Cedarbrook Woman's Club Hosts Get Acquainted Party
The Cedarbrook Woman's Club entertained community women at a Monday evening lawn gathering at Cedarbrook School. Mrs. Bobby Baker welcomed guests and Mrs. Kenneth Wilson outlined the club's aims and projects from the past three years, followed by cake and homemade ice cream for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedarbrook Woman’s Club
Cedarbrook School
Bobby Baker
Kenneth Wilson
Brad Chewning
Richard Plyler
Odell Coleman
Edwin Turpin
Morris Payne
Perry Payne
Leonard Keen
Donald Bouleware
Carlton Neal
Donnie Brown
Jerre’ Apple
Doug Burton
Harold Mustain
Cur.itis Walsh Jr
Donald Mahaffey
Robert Burlingame
L. D. Club Meeting Postponed to Thursday Evening
The L. D. Sub-Debs meeting slated for this evening at 7 is postponed to Thursday at the same time. Miss Linda Wells will host at 150 Capri Court. The agenda includes election of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.D
Linda Wells
Capri Court
Faulty safety play sinks four heart contract in bridge game
The article details a bridge ruin in a four heart contract where South failed a safety play. West led clubs and West's three trumps emerged after a heart sequence, forcing South to concede one set. The analysis shows how a safe heart distribution could have preserved declarer’s position if the queen had been played from dummy at the right moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
Ldummy
North
Fast
Declarer
East
Door prize rule questions and personal courting tales
Readers seek guidance on whether door prize winners must be present and share anecdotes about social invites and dating misreadings. Abby advises prize terms be clear, while Ron and others illustrate dating expectations and wedding gift etiquette. The column blends practical tips with light, opinionated observations.
Unconventional goldsmith defies luxury in artful bid
Dewey Swicegood notes a famed nonconformist goldsmith who designs a $200000 chess set and rejects diamond settings and matching cuff links, living amid costly marble and stones. His stance critiques idolatry of wealth and ponders life’s meaning as he hints at his brother Frank's upcoming column.
Blackard Simpson couple betrothed in Martinsville
Martinsville announces the engagement of Sharon Joy Blackard to Jimmy Gray Simpson, both Martinsville natives. Sharon, a Martinsville High School graduate, attended National Business College in Roanoke and works in the Clerk of Court office. Jimmy attended the University of Richmond and the University of Hawaii, served three years in the U.S. Army, and is with Sale Knitting Co. in Martinsville. An October wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Aaron
Yeatts Blackard
Sharon Joy
Jimmy Gray Simpson
James Paul Simpson
Miss Blackard
Martinsville High School
National Business College
Roanoke
Corporation Court
City of
Simpson
University of Richmond
University of Hawaii
Honolulu
Kappa Alpha Order
U.S. Army
Sale Knitting Co.,Inc
Sub-Debs Meet At Fitzgerald Home
The Sub-Debs will meet this evening at 7 oclock with Miss Nancy Fitzgerald at her home 172 Westmoreland Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Nancy Fitzgerald
Westmoreland Court
Births Announced for Three Families in Memorial Hospital
Mr. and Mrs Bobby Wright Merricks of Dry Fork announce the birth of a daughter Andrea Lynn on August 17 at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Hannon Marshall of Pelham NC announce the birth of a son James Elwood on August 18 at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Junior Wilson Adkins of Chatham Rt Three announce the birth of a son Ricky Junior on August 18 at Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Wright Merricks
Dry Fork
Andrea Lynn
Memorial Hospital
James Hannon Marshall
Pelham N.C
Rt. Six
James Elwood
Junior Wilson Adkins
Chatham
Rt. Three
Ricky Junior
Two Arrested In N. C. Death
Davidson officers report Charles Patterson and Roger Frazier arrested in the Monday night slaying of 17 year old Gary Alley. Authorities say Alley was killed by a single bullet after an argument with a group of Negroes, with Patterson charged with murder and Frazier charged as an accessory before the fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
N.C
Charles Nebraska Patterson
Roger Lee Frazier
Mecklenburg County
Gary Wayne Alley
Harold Dishman
Alley
Patterson
Marian Martin Pattern 9248 Half Size Sewing Guide
Marian Martin offers pattern 9248 for Dacron cotton with shoulder extension and flattering fit. Includes half sizes 12 to 24, yardage for size 16 44 given. Cost 50 cents per pattern with 15 cents extra for mailing, order form details and address in New York.
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Dacron
Marian Martin
Register Publishing Co
West
New York
N.Y
Descendants Gather for Jefferson Family Reunion in Penhook
Family members and relatives from Gretna Memphis Kingsport Norfolk Baltimore and local towns attended a reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W E Jefferson in Penhook on Saturday August 19. Visitors Lizzie Powell and Hilda Hawkins joined the gathering. Local hospital patients B E Allman Wilbur Edwards were noted and Roy Davis Tobacco Marketing Sales Virginia will speak at the Snow Creek Young Farmer Association September meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa
Amy
Sharon
Kingsport
Tenn
E. C. Moulds
Norfolk
Elizabeth Jefferson
Baltimore
Lizzie Powell
Salem
Hilda Hawkins
Martinsville
Bassett
Ramsey
Bfr
A. D. Ramsey
Wilbur Edwards
Franklin Memorial Hospital
Rocky Mount
Roy Davis
Virginia
Snow Creek
Local Patient Returns Home as Visitors Call on Linden Drive
Mrs. Thomas Fox, formerly at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, returns home to Chatham. Mr. and Mrs. George Rucker Penn II and daughters Vaughan and Elaine of Larchmont, New York, are visiting his mother Mrs. Richard T. Penn on Linden Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fox
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Chatham
George Rucker Penn II
Vaughan and
Elaine
Larchmont, N. Y
Richard T. Penn
Linden Drive
Majorca becomes popular meeting spot for Americans
NEA correspondent notes Majorca’s rise as a top European vacation draw. Few Americans visit the Med annually, yet travel to Majorca grows as Spain freezes prices to keep tourism affordable. The island’s charm lies in Palma’s nightlife and calm inland scenery, attracting Americans, Scandinavians, and other Europeans alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Burgin
Majorca
Paris
Rome
Rivieras
Mediterranean
United States
Balearic Islands
Minorca
Ibiza
Spain
France
Europe
Palma
The Gift Of Beauty Costs More Than It Seems
Muriel Lawrence reflects on how beauty can trap women in a cycle of dependency and resentment. A recovered story of hardship, psychoanalytic insight, and the danger of valuing appearance over personality. Dr. Viktor Frankl’s quote sparks tears and understanding about being seen only as a face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viktor FE. Frinki
Frankl
Springs Mills creates new division for corporate development
Springs Mills announced a new division for corporate development to focus on research and planning for future growth. H. W. Close, the president, named James B. Lasley as vice president corporate development, and John L. Hallett as vice president manufacturing. W. A. Ballard and R. S. Stribling were also named vice presidents. The changes follow the merger of manufacturing and selling operations. Operations are centered in York and Lancaster counties South Carolina and Scotland County North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Mill
Ap) Springs Mills
H. W. Close
James B. Lasley
Close
John L. Hallett
Grey Mill Manufacturing
Manufactuering
Springs
W. A. Ballard
R. S. Stribling
York
Lancaster Counties
S.C
Scotland County
N.C
Plane Takes 87 Shrapnel Hits From Ground Fire
U S Air Force pilot Capt Buddie R Reinbold 23 India Calif on his eighth mission in an F105 Thunderchief took 87 shrapnel hits from Communist ground fire over North Vietnam. He returned to base though wounded in the left arm and with most instruments electrical system and radio inoperative the Air Force said. The base was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
Buddie R. Reinbold
India
Calif
North Viet Nam
Reinbold
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Abbby
Dewey Swicegood
Swicegood
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Isle of Calm
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Englers
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Easter Serra
Melba
Guardian
Eamnandes Fun If
Golden Horde
Oscar Wilde
Ics
Ira
Tatch Island
Lang
Fis
Muriel Lawrence
Spring Mills
Singer
Zig-Zag Machine
Singer Sewing Centers
Main St
Kelels
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Ballou Park Shopping Center
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