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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1968

Page

8

Job Corps helps girls rebuild lives and skills

The report follows Lupe Vicencio, an 18 year old from a large Spanish speaking family, who drops out then enters the Job Corps to learn reading writing and nursing assistant duties. It also profiles Sherry Kincaid a 19 year old former welfare recipient who, after dropping out, earns a high school diploma and trains in clerical work and graphic arts at the St Louis center. The piece notes the program's impact and challenges, including counseling attrition and the broader aims of placing young women in productive roles.

Lupe Vicencio Port Huron Mich Lupe Roy Malone Associated Press ST. Louis (Ap Sherry Kincaid Leavenworth, Kane Sherry St. Louis Corps Center For Women St Louis Center Turner Ashby Harrisonburg Monty Harlow St. Louis Mississippi

Engagement announced for Nola Anne Noell and Captain R Edward Lee

Mr and Mrs Hugh Oakey Noell of Bowling Green announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Nola Anne to Captain Robert Edward Lee son of Mrs Andrew Jackson Lee of Portsmouth and the late Mr Lee. Nola Anne Huffmond of Danville is a Madison College graduate. Captain Lee is a Virginia Military Institute alumnus stationed at Fort Campbell Kentucky as a confinement officer.

Hugh Oakey Noell Bowling Green Nola Anne Robert Edward Lee Andrew Jackson Lee Portamouth Lee Noell J. T. Huffmond North Main St Danville Madison College Harrisonburg Virginia Military Institute Lexington Fort Campbell Noe

Rakestraw Stone Wedding Planned for April in Reidsville

Reidsville announces Amelia Ann Rakestraw engagement to Larry Wilson Stone of Reidsville Rt Seven. Miss Rakestraw, a Croft Business College graduate now with Orange Presbytery, and Stone, a NC State senior in the Air Force ROTC, plan a wedding on Saturday April 12.

Reidsville N.C Percy Aaron Rakestraw Teir Amelia Ann Larry Wilson Stone Henry Wilson Stone

Murphy Stauntey Betrothal Updates Local Families

Eden engagement notice announces Betty Lou Murphy to Ronald Gene Stanley of Charlotte. Betty Lou, UNC Greensboro junior majoring in voice, is the daughter of Moir T Murphy and Mrs Murphy. Ronald Gene Stanley, son of Elmer and Mrs Stanley, is an industrial engineer at Fieldcrest Mills after Navy service.

Eden N. C Moir T. Murphy Betty Lou Ronald Gene Stanley Elmer Stanley Charlotte Miss Murphy University of North Carolina Greensboro Merciane U. S. Navy Rockingham Community College Wentworth Fieldcrest Mills Tne

Winners Named At Danville Duplicate Bridge Club

A Monday night game at Ballou Park Nature Center drew 44 players. In North-South, Dr and Mrs David Sloner won, followed by Mrs Charles Evans with Mrs John Rice, third George Edwards and Randall Wilmarth, and Mr and Mrs J W Belton in fourth. East-West winners were W S Marlin and Ken Witherspoon first, Mrs Fred B Leggett with Mrs Henry D Lea second, J C Manly and B C Haraway Jr. third, and Mrs E F Jones with Mrs M L Stilwell fourth.

Danville Duplicate Bridge Club Nature Center Ballou Park David Sloner Charles Evans John Rice George Edwards Randall Wilmarth J. W. Belton W.S. Marlin Ken Witherspoon Fred B. Legget

Mount Cross H D Club To Meet Tomorrow

The Mount Cross Home Demonstration Club will meet Thursday evening at 7 30 with Mrs James Goodson at her home on the Mount Cross Road Mr and Mrs Wallace Moore of Westhampton Ave announce the birth of a son Earl Wyatt Sunday February 4 in Memorial Hospital

G. M. Law Glen Brooks Glade Hill Association Rocky Mount Young Farmer Association Roanoke Mr. Cross H-D Club Mount Cross James Goodson Mount Cross Road Mrs. Wallace Moore Westhampton Ave Earl Wyatt Memorial Hospital

Slender Shaping Pattern 9220 for Spring Styles

Advertisement for Marian Martin pattern 9220 featuring a V curved cow cavlar silhouette with princess seams and pocket details. Includes sizing notes, yardage, price sixty five cents plus mailing, and request for NAME ADDRESS ZIP SIZE STYLE NUMBER with a Spring-Summer catalog offer.

Marian Martin Regisiter Publishing Co West 18Th St New York N. Y

Mrs Wilson Revealed Unhappy As No 10 Hostess

Mary Wilson, 51, says she would rather be wife of a college professor and live in Cambridge, finding No 10 Downing Street an interesting but not home. She adores music, keeps family photos, and longs for a three bedroom bungalow on the Scilly Isles, while facing satirical portrayals of her role.

Tom A. Cullen Lon Don Mary Wilson Britain Harold Wilson Cambridge No. 10 Downing Street Nemo Ong Maud Matthew Wilson Mary Harold Wilsons Wirral SPO FESO Mrs. Wilson London West End Ted Tees Ministry of Works Liverpool Oxford Pitt Lady Eden Anthony Eden

Dear Abby and the Wives of Ministers in Wartime

A messy clipping blends Dear Abby advice with notes on Mrs. Florence Hepp a foster grandparent in Chicago and a profile of Mary Wilson wife of UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson. It links marital strain to social expectations and public life.

Chicago Florence Hepp The Commission For Hepp Valerie Illinois State Pediatric Institute Joren Milwaukee

Dear Abby Advice Column on Germ Obsession and Domestic Tensions

A widower seeks time to cool off and a husband is advised to discuss issues with his wife. A relative fears germs, carries disinfectant, and cleans tableware. The reader questions loyalty after a quarrel causes a man to join his wife in anger.

Abby

Goren On Bridge Declares Major Slam Amidboard Play

In a National Open Pairs event in New Orleans, a 1968 Chicago Tribune style account notes South reached a six heart contract at many tables. The outcome depended on West opening leads tripping through clubs or diamonds, with some lines yielding 12 tricks and others failing by a single diamond when East disrupted.

The Chicago Tribune East South Declarer West New Orleans

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