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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1966
Page
2
The Beta Sigma Phi City Council meets tonight with Miss Charlotte Clark at 439 Norwood Drive to finalize plans for the annual Valentine dance on Feb. 11 at the King of the Sea Restaurant. Mrs. Richard M. Tingloff, the chairman, urges full attendance.
Ridgeway couple announces the engagement of Donna Marie Gibbs to David Lee Bowman. Donna attended Ferrum Junior College and works in data processing at American Furniture. David attended North Carolina State College and Virginia Tech graduate with BS in business administration. He works in the cost department at Thompson-Arthur Paving Co. A summer wedding is planned.
Dear Mrs Lawrence urges a musician’s self honesty against suburban housewifery. The reader, trained as a concert pianist, feels restless and blames others for not making time to practice. Advice reframes time as personal choice, urging truth to oneself and prioritizing music alongside family life.
South reaches four spades after an intricate defense sequence. East overruffs, discards informally, and a diamond cashing sequence tests for a singleton king. South improvises with a heart ruff and club discards to limit losses to two hearts and one spade, but West counters the stripping plan to leave South with a losing club in the dummy.
A compact list of crossword clues covering diverse topics from Jules Verne characters to geographic and linguistic terms, including entries like well in French, archer of Sherwood, major Baltic port, Indonesian island, Burmese leaders, and various nautical and cultural terms. The reader is presented with a dense puzzle-style assortment common to syndicated crosswords.
The Dan River Mills program holds a duplicate bridge game each Thursday at 7 30 PM for employees and invited guests at the Schoolfield Recreation Center weather permitting. Reservations are not required, says Claudia Cooter director of girls and women's activities.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Oakes hosted a January 21 home party on Forest Dale drive honoring their daughter Kathy Dawn turning four. Games with prizes went to Judy Bowles and Frankie Sue Burton, followed by pink and green refreshments served with Mrs Doris Perkins helping.
A digest of Dear Abby columns covers arguments over a young couple’s quiet wedding, curious neighbors with unconventional finances, and an affair affecting two families. Advice ranged from endorsing dignified weddings to urging discreet handling of the affair and caution against involving the innocent siblings.
The League of Women Voters will hold two unit meetings at the Danville Public Library this week. The morning unit meets Wednesday at 10 and the evening unit Thursday at 8. Development of Human Resources Committee members lead discussions with reports on Public Works Act Higher Education Act and Economic Opportunity Act.
Marian Martin introduces new fashion patterns with scale sizes and fabric yardage. Mail patterns to The Danville Register Pattern Dept at 232 West 18th Street New York for 50 cents each plus postage. includes a coupon for a free pattern from 125 options.
Rabbi Benjamin Kelson will review Michener's The Sources at the YWCA on Wednesday January 12 at 8 p.m. The session will be in two parts with the second on February 24. Mrs Forrest Moses, chair of the Adult Activities committee, urged interested attendees to call the YWCA at SW 2-1522.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Edward Sanders announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Lynn Sanders to Joseph Paul Wilson Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Paul Wilson all of this city Miss Sanders a graduate of George Washington High School attends Averett College Mr Wilson attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute The wedding will take place February 11.
The Woodrow Wilson Junior High School will hold its regular PTA meeting on Tuesday January 24 at 7 45 p m in the school auditorium The band under the direction of Harry Mamiin will perform Instrumental Music at Woodrow Parents and friends are asked to attend This includes an executive committee meeting at 7 p m at the school
Mr and Mrs Henry Ray Brumfield announce daughter Bonnie Renee born January 16 at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Maynard Wayne Peck announce daughter Misty Dawn born January 16 at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Stephen Malloy Hamlett announce daughter Carolyn Sue born January 16 at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jesse Frank Kellam announce son Jay Meyers born January 16 at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Jeremiah Berry announce daughter Lisa DeVeney born January 17 at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jimmy Fox Ellis announce son Jamie Lee born January 18 at Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert Lewis Mitchell announce daughter Bobbye Melissa born January 18 at Memorial Hospital.
The Joseph Gravely Chapter DAR will meet Tuesday at 7 30 pm with Mrs Robert L Stembridge Jr at 128 West End Ave. The Robert Shavers family will present a program of Revolutionary Period music. Transportation assist is by calling chair Mrs C CC Perry at 793 6949.
Mrs Adell Arthur of Myrtle Ave is a surgical patient in Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs George Rucker Penn II and daughters Virginia Vaughan and Elaine of Larchmont NY arrive Wednesday to spend a month with his mother Mrs Richard J Penn on Linden Drive while he is on a business trip. Miss Lucy Gibson, previously a patient at Memorial Hospital, has returned home on Rt Two Danville.
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