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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1966

Page

2

Wooding Club Hears Reports, Officers Elected

The Harry Wooding Garden Club held its semi annual meeting at Mrs. C. G. Gaddy’s home on Forest Circle with Miss Ethel Gibson in charge. Officers for 1966 to 1968 were elected and approved, previews included year’s work and Christmas Tea preparations.

Harry Wooding Garden Club C. G. Gaddy Forest Circle James Sprinkle Ethel Gibson Gaddy Stamps Fuppen Edwin Harvie Jr Horace Bass J. D. Beale JT

Mottley Paul Wedding Feted At Molfe y Home

Mr and Mrs George D Molfey Jr hosted an after rehearsal party for daughter Beverly Rae Mot tley and William Oscar Paul IMI at their home. Decorations featured green and white. Mrs William G Blanken ship poured punch and Mrs Doral L Motley served cake. About 25 attended including bridal party and guests.

George D. Molfey, Jr Beverly Rae Mottley William Oscar Paul Imi William G. Blankenship Doral L. Motley

Cumbea Announces Birth of Son Russell Rawlings Jr

Mr and Mrs Russell R Cumbea Jr of Richmond announce the birth of a son Russell Rawlings Sr on December 22 at Richmond Memorial Hospital Mrs Cumbea is the former Miss Jane Adams of Danville

Russell R. Cumbea Jr Richmond Russell Rawlings, Sr Richmond Memorial Hospital

Memorial Hospital Patient List And Officers Named

Mrs. Mary B. Blankenship of 865 Stokes St. is a patient in Memorial Hospital. The text lists officers including Mrs. W. E. J. Me Mann as president and several vice presidents, secretaries, treasurer, and chaplain.

Mary B. Blankenship Stokes St Memorial Hospital W. E. J. Me, Mann Robert B. van Tassel Edwin J. Harvie Jr C. Stamps Flippen Horace Bass Gaddy

Goren On Bridge Quiz Questions Prompt Bids

Weekly bridge quiz by Charles H. Goren presents a sequence of hands asking what to bid under varying vulnerability and holdings. The column tests readers on bidding choices and game strategy with multiple scenarios and a teaser note about answers to come tomorrow.

Charles H. Goren The Chicase Tribune

Woodberry Hills Hears Address By Neil Nielsen

Neil Nielsen spoke to Woodberry Hills PTA on improving the community and citizen obligations. He reviewed Danville’s growth over a decade, highlighted school and neighborhood enhancements, and urged active local government involvement.

Woodberry Hills Neil Nielsen Parent-Teacher Association Danville Nielsen Ruth McNeely Jeanette Williams Billie Ruth Sparks Julia Gusler Bob Wiles Larry Batterman Avis Whitlow Gusler Williams

Miss Sizemore Heads Memorial Hospital Alumnae Group

The Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association metThursday night in the Ferma E Hoover Auditorium for officer installations for two years. Officers named were Miss Lucy Sizemore president, Mrs Florence Tompkins vice president, Mrs Dorothy Bennett secretary, Mrs Ann Jones treasurer.

Memorial Hospital Ferma E. Hoover Lucy Sizemore Florence Tompkins Dorothy Bennett Ann Jones Evangeline Keck Virginia Norton Geneva Underwood Alice Turner Alene Coleman Florence Lewis Sandra Worley Julia Gillespie Ways Marie Mills Mildred Wiles Helen Elliott Emma Turner Lessie Nutt

Dear Abby’s tactful advice on new town signals

Dear Abby offers practical tips for a newcomer to connect without overstepping. She suggests asking the in‑between person to introduce you, preserving privacy and avoiding awkward reveal. She advises choosing a family member for a matron of honor if sisters are unavailable, and emphasizes handling past marriages with honest, pertinent questions only if they affect future life together.

Abby Millie McGillicuddy Sam Strangelove Mempins

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues

What follows is a compact set of across and down crossword clues listing 66 entries with various wordplay types and definitions. Clues range from everyday terms to proper nouns and abbreviations, invitingSolver to fill a standard grid.

Mrs Robertson speaks at homemakers meeting on nutrition

Mrs Robertson addresses Tunstall High School home economics group outlining the four basic food groups fruit vegetables bread cereals milk cheese and lean meat fish eggs dry peas and beans poultry and nuts She urges adequate portions for all ages and notes milk benefits for bones and recovery after falls Delegates chosen for Roanoke state convention and honors announced Hostess Mrs Ray Hudson

Dalton Webster Robertson Tunstall Young Homemakers Harry Wright Milton Collins Roanoke Collins Richard Huffman Ray Hudson

Winners Announced In Duplicate Bridge

Members of the Dan River Duplicate Bridge Club met Thursday night at the School field Recreation Center where five tables were in play. North-South winners were: first Dr. John Stoneburner and Mrs Bill Bolton, second George Edwards and Bill Bolton, third James Matthewson and Carol Givens. East-West winners: first Ernest Jones and Mrs John Torrence, second Victor Lobl and Harold Cloutier, third Mrs B T Harvey and Mrs John Brooks.

Dan. River Duplicate Bridge Club Schoolfield Recreation Center John Stoneburner Bill Bolton George Edwards James Matthewson Carol Givens Ernest Jones John Torrence Victor Lobl Harold Cloutier B. T. Harvey John Brooks

Mt Hermon WCTU Holds Program Meeting

The Mount Hermon Woman's Christian Temperance Union met at Mary's Diner on Thursday night. A skit titled Shirley Finds Open Doors was performed by Elizabeth Yeatts, Bob Blair, and Jesse Yeaman Jr. Plans were made for the county convention at Mount Hermon Baptist Church on February 24 with a program and covered dish dinner.

Mount Hermon Mount Hermon Baptist Church

Fashion designers spin fairy tales for spring looks

AP fashion writer Jean Sprain Wilson reports designers embrace fairy tale motifs for spring. Betty Carol’s Mam’selle collection features a red wool and linen coat with wolf patches signaling Red Riding Hood. Cinderella themes appear at Bert and Beth Levine with jewel encrusted evening shoes. Ceil Chapman returns with halter neck chiffons and gowns for all budgets. Pat Sandler favors nursery like smock dresses with beading while black and white motifs appear in cocktail styles. Ben Zuckerman offers pastel tailored suits and coats. Milliner Adolpho shuns baby bonnets for bold polka dot hats and bandit masks.

Jean Sprain Wilson New York (Ap Betty Carol Lo Beth Riding Hood Red Riding Hood Bert Beth Levine Cinderella Ceil Chapman Sandler Ben Zuckerman

North Carolina Highway Commission votes to hire 644 more workers

The North Carolina Highway Commission voted unanimously to hire 644 additional employees to handle workload from the Appalachian program and a state road bond issue. The plan would raise payroll to about $53 million annually, with overtime eligible and 20 percent pay hikes for volunteers.

Carolina Highway Commission Raleigh North Carolina Highway Commission Babcock State Highway Commission Highway Department Highway Commission Joe Hunt Secondary

Are You Hip to Spring's Happiest New Look

Marian Martin promotes a spring pattern catalog and includes a 50 cent pattern price with postage details. It describes a two piece dress with a belt and options in checks or print, listing sizes 10 through 18 and fabric yardage for size 16. The notice instructs readers to mail order to The Danville Register Pattern Dept in New York and offers a free catalog coupon.

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

Husband holds long Sunday devotion record in Schnecksville

In Schnecksville Pennsylvania Mrs Henry Musselman a Sunday school pianist and junior high teacher boasts quietly that her husband has not missed a Sunday in 33 years while she herself has never missed in 29 years at the local Sunday school.

Schnecksville, Pa Henry Musselman Schnecksville Schal

CORE Pickets Seek Reinstatement of Worker

Washington AP reports pickets with CORE signs gathered outside the Welfare Department to demand Anna Holden’s reinstatement to the Education Department’s equal educational opportunities program. Holden, a former CORE officer, says she was fired over civil rights activities. officials cite inadequate performance during a probationary appointment.

Washington (Ap Welfare Department Anna Holden Office of Education Equal Educational Opportunities Program Miss Holden Congress of Racial Equality Secretary of Welfare John W. Gardner Holden CORE

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Wooding Club Goren West North East South Baqyos PTA Miss Sizemore Aluamnae Association of Memorial Hospital Grand Canyon, Ariz U.S. National Park Service Grand Canyon Dear Abby Abigail van Buren Seaside Jen Pauls Valley Walter W. Heller Los Angeles Calif Callahan Denville Stokestond Kemper Road Wooding Ave Five Forks and Sherwood Village Shopping Center King of the Sea Seoul Chapel Hill Cape Cooke Blue Eagle Wintergreen Chapeau Tralian Island Marianas Odin Jacob Greece Traly Goose Bay Iit Mrs. Robertson Lebanon Nada Hussein Ayyad Tirfilsay Mt. Hermon WCTU Appalachia Masonic Ride Chatnem Griggs Tax Service West Main ST Dan River Mills Clement, Winston and Craig C. Stuart Wheatley Clement, Wheatley, Winston and Craig Main Street Virginia Danville, Virginia Rutledge C. Clement Joseph M. Winston, Jr, Stuart L. Craig
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