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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
8
Your birthday today opens a string of serious thoughts and original ideas. Aries and Taurus hint at work changes and cautious responses while other signs advise diplomacy, careful planning, and resource checks for a productive day ahead.
A business owner argues for hiring only male secretaries claiming superior speed and accuracy. He cites examples of male specialists and notes his secretary is difficult, prompting him to consider a male replacement to reduce hassle. Abby weighs gendered staffing, job duties, and personal biases in the workplace.
Five longtime members of the Legion Auxiliary Unit 29 were saluted at a recent meeting for service and talents. Bettye Reeves Yeatts, slated to marry Frank Wilson Meadows, was announced for a December wedding at Mount Hermon Baptist Church with Rev. James H. Grant Jr. officiating. The ceremony will feature music by Ann Spencer and Posey Jones. The bridal party includes Annie Hughes Yeatts as assisting bridesmaid and Sarah Meadows as maid of honor. The auxiliary donated $5 to the Empty Stocking Fund and to the Veteran's Hospital in Salem.
A dense crossword clue list covers varied hints from historic figures to geography, music terms, and literary names. Entries include Farouk’s father, medieval masters, poets, emperors, and chess terms, with many dates and languages implied throughout the puzzle.
Miss Alinia Hughes Yeatts of Johnson City plans to marry Michael Foster Bryant of Spring Garden. The double ring ceremony is set for Sunday December 26 at 3 p.m. Mount Hermon Baptist Church Maltens W Va. Rev Waugh Earl Hartsell will officiate with music by Ann Spencer organist and Danny Mills vocalist. Beaufort L Harper will give the bride away. Flora Jane Richardson is maid of honor with L P Moss II Kathryn Harper Easley as attendants. L P Moss III is best man. groomsmen include Thomas L Yeatts Burton Jackson Courtney Wyatt and Leroy Bryant. Open church will be observed for friends and relatives.
The B F B Sub Debs and the IS V Sub Debs held their annual Christmas Dance Wednesday night at the Danville Golf Club. Chaperones and officers attended, with a long list of escorts, presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and parliamentarians from both groups. The event featured music by The Premiers LD and a post dance breakfast at the club.
Kay Vernon bride elect to Kelly McAllister was honored at a Tuesday luncheon at the Danville Golf Club hosted by Mrs. Fred B. Cornett and Mrs. Melvin J. Love. She received a corsage and a silver gift as guests, including family members, attended.
Mrs Judy Rigden faced a life altering choice that saved Mrs Betty Anick and extended her life by years. A dramatic chain of events unfolds revealing how one woman's sacrifice granted another at least three additional years.
The Danville Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association held its Christmas meeting on Tuesday. Santa Claus appeared with Saint Nicholas at the piano as members enjoyed the Hughes Home Choir and magic acts. Mrs. Ida Culley, president, announced the Orlando district meeting in March and introduced vocational speaker Mrs. La Venne Souis. December birthdays were recognized and a new member, Mrs. Catherine Jones, was installed. Benediction closed the gathering with Pollyanna gifts distributed by Santa and Mrs Barbara Hauser.
The Dry Fork Nome Demonstration Club staged a Christmas themed door judging contest on Tuesday night. First place went to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Atkerson, second to Greenwood Williams, and third to Arthur Daniels. Honorable mentions were awarded to the Shirley Herndons and Theodore Daniels.
The Rev. Gerald A. Good and his wife Judy of Melville Avenue Baptist Church receive a church leave from Dec 20 to 31 to travel to the Panama Canal Zone to spend the holidays with their son Dr. Larry Zane Goss and his family, a captain stationed there. They plan to visit missions sponsored by the Southern Baptist Convention in Balboa Area and the San Blas lands. Also visiting are Mr and Mrs John Wineapple and their son Andrew of Rye New York, arriving Thursday to visit Mrs Howard Collie on Calusa Ave. In other news the Door Contest winners at Druid Hills include Sally Froeber’s wedding decor as first place with J Danny Bright, J B Lester, and Paul Cassell among top winners.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Snead of Cascade announce the birth of a daughter Belinda Gail on December 19 at Memorial Hospital. Mrs Snead is the former Judy Dillon of Cascade.
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