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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1966
Page
3
A pre rehearsal dinner at the Charcoal House preceded Garland Leon Moorefield and Miss Yvonne Delores Brumfield wedding. Guests included Brumfield and Moorefield families along with Rev. Gerald Bridges and Rev. R. Eugene Tally. After a cake cutting at Westover Drive the celebration continued with floral pink and white decor.
Mr and Mrs Lester Roberts of Ringgold hosted an after rehears al party at their home for their son Ronald Lester Roberts and Miss Jean Marie Johnson. The wedding was set for this afternoon at Wesley Methodist Church at four o'clock. Decorations featured a pink and white motif with about 30 attendees including members of the bridal party.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Edworth Phillips hosted a Wilton Avenue reception for their son Thomas Edworth Phillips Jr and Miss Claudia Mitchell after a rehearsal. About 40 guests attended including bridal party members and out of town guests ahead of the 7:30 wedding at West Main Baptist Church.
J Blair Kerns spoke to the Danville Pilot Club at the July dinner, detailing Roman Eagle Memorial Home origins from 1910 when it was The Pest House to today’s 100 bed facility. He credited key doctors and noted a 1961 shift to sponsor a $700000 new home, under Community Service Committee.
Kay Brooks and senior members were honored by the LD Sub-Delts at a Thursday cookout hosted by Misses Joan and Diane Ledford on East Stokes St. Brooks, moving with her family to Bennettsville S C on August 6, received many gifts. Senior honorees included Cathy Coleman Becky Towler Patsy Sparks Linda Gilbert and Nellie Cox.
Mr and Mrs S Moody Laing of Front Royal hosted an after rehearsal dinner at the Charcoal House for their son Silas Moody Laing Jr and Miss Harriett Estelle Parham. The wedding is set for this afternoon at Main Street Methodist Church with about 100 attendees.
Miss Yvonne Delores Brum pita daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F Brumfield and Garland Leon Moorefield son of Mr and Mrs Carl Moorefield both of this city will wed at 4 30 p m today in Third Avenue Christian Church Rev Gerald Bridges assisted by Rev R Eugene Tally will perform the ceremony Music by J P Henry organist and Louis Adkins vocalist Best man will be Mr Moorefield Ushers include Richard E Waddell Morgan Birge I Jesse Richards III and David Paris on plus junior ushers Charles Brumfield Jr and Charles Jones II Invitations are issued but the church will be open to friends and relatives.
Miss Virginia Haskins of Ruffin North Carolina will wed Marvin Smith of Ruffin on August 14. Mrs Richard S Miller hosted a kitchen shower July 20 at her Melrose Drive home. Guests included Mrs Carroll Dennis Haskins and many friends and relatives. Mrs George E Mead and daughters Georgia and Donna of Barstow California visit family in Hurt and Danville.
A bridge quiz column presents seven bidding problems with hands for South in various vulnerability and seating scenarios. Poses questions and offers answers the next day, featuring classic Goren style and notation.
Marian Martin offers Printed Pattern 9242 for girls sizes 6 to 19 with a skimmer style that features lively travel lines turning into pleats. The pattern costs fifty cents plus 15 cents for mailing, with address and size details requested for ordering and a catalog offer for free patterns.
Miss Joan Marie Johnson bride elect hosted by Everett and Sylvia Wilkerson at Ringgold on July 20. A cookout and corsage greeted guests as gifts of silver and china were presented. She and Ronald Lester Roberts are set to marry July 23 with attendees including James and Mrs Johnson Lester Roberts Donald Evans Bobby Wilkerson Henry Adams Linda Campbell Carolyn Johnson Jimmy Wilkerson Jimmy Johnson David Oakes and Jerry Mayhew.
The Dan River Duplicate Bridge Club held a Thursday evening game at the School Field Recreation Center with 24 players. North-South winners were J William Bolton with spouse for first, Herbert Dixon and Victor Lobl second, George Edwards and Jake Hamlin third. East-West winners were B C Haraway Jr and Randall Wilmarth first, Mrs B T Harvey Jr and Mrs Ernest Jones second, Ben Rippe and Woodard Aichner third.
Announcement of the marriage of Jane Kay Pebworth to Jerry Wayne Hamlett. Ceremony July 9 at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church Norfolk with Rev E Irwin Moshier officiating. Bride escorted by her father. Maid of honor Faye Pebworth and attendants Mrs Ronnie Hamlett and Miss Rose Little. Best man Ronnie Hamlett. groomsmen Jerry Gardner and Donald Gardner. Reception followed. couple now resides at 3131 Fairview St Chesapeake.
Mrs Leo Wardrup honored at a Wednesday bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs E Howe Miller Jr. at her Main Street home. The table featured pink carnations and sweetheart roses in cranberry glass and crystal. Guests included Mrs George Buchanan, Mrs Kerr Farley Jr, Mrs Henry Gravely, Mrs E Frank James Jr, Mrs Budge Kent Jr, Mrs Joseph Miller, and Mrs William S Norman II.
A prenuptial shower for Miss Mary Washington was hosted by Miss Donna Bowles and Miss Sandra Abbott at Piney Forest Methodist Church. Guests enjoyed corsages, a gift, bridal games, and refreshments. Attendees included Mrs. Washington, Mrs. Merricks, Mrs. Hundley, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Thach, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Bowles Jr., Miss Womack, Miss Hardy, Miss Jones, and Denise Merricks with Coleman Merricks and J C Merricks also present.
The Rev and Mrs Leonard C Moran hosted an afterrehearsal party Friday in West Main Church of God social hall for son Gerald Edward Mann and Miss Carolyn Willis who wed tonight at 8 oclock. Green and yellow decorations featured. Mrs Norman Moran helped serve. about 30 guests attended.
Martinsville and Henry County have raised 4,720,591 to help finance the 6 million hospital. Three-fourths of the citys 3 million share was pledged by corporations and their employees. Construction slated to begin in late summer 1967 with completion in 1969. The hospital will have 300 beds and can be expanded to 500 or more.
W Carrington Thompson Chatham attorney and Danville Pittsylvania delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates will deliver the principal address at the Manassas National Battlefield Park commemorating the 105th anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas. Presiding will be Mrs Archer H Overbey of Chatham, and Miss Susan Plaster of Chatham’s Cody Bachman Chapter, Children of the Confederacy, will serve as mage.
Funeral rites for George Samuel Walker Jr. will be held at 3 p.m. from Townes Memorial Chapel with burial in Mountain View Cemetery. A Danville native born March 19, 1918 he died after a sudden illness at a local hotel. He was WWII veteran survived by two sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie Emmerson Ferrell were held yesterday at the Wrenn Yeatts chapel with Rev M J Pilkenton and Dr Paul Hodge officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers named Wiley Hughes Harold Buckner Billy Chandler O R Hackworth L H Hardy John B Warren James Emmerson Frank Emmerson Gordon Lee Ferrell.
Last rites for Miss Lucy Francis Lewis were conducted yesterday afternoon from the Wrenn-Yeatts chapel by the Rev. Charlie Shelton. Interment followed in Highland Burial Park. Pallbearers were Garland Booth, Edward S. Myers, Thomas Barker, Ormond K. Evans, Joe Lynch, Kelso Morris, Aubrey Bennett and Fred Adkins.
Area churches list schedules for Sunday school worship and gatherings. First Pilgrim led by Kenneth Story offers services at 11 am and 7:30 pm with midweek study. Clutch of the Epiphany under G R MacClintock holds Holy Communion at 8 am and church school at 10. Woodberry Hills Baptist with James M McGhee has services 11 am and 7:30 pm and BTU at 6:13 pm. Calvary Methodist led by Earle W Fike has 9:45 am school and 11 am worship. Sandy Creek Baptist with A F Yarbrough offers 10:30 am Sunday school and 9:30 am worship with midweek prayer and choir rehearsal at 8 pm.
Dear Abby column highlights a father who discovers the value of time with his family after reading a boy’s letter. He quits extra jobs, holds a family meeting, and learns that the greatest gift is himself. Also includes Abby advice on trust, mother in law relations, and rumors about marital fidelity.
Excerpt discusses the role of spirit versus instinct in humanity citing Freud and psychologism. It argues that nihilism arises from devaluing the spiritual and that responsibility and freedom form the spiritual core. Religion offers a spiritual anchor while psychotherapy heals the soul, sometimes restoring a patient’s capacity for faith.
Fieldcrest Mills Inc reports six month net earnings up 33 percent to 1.05 dollars per share versus 0.83 last year. H. W. Whitcomb cites no drastic economy change and predicts solid profits in the second half. Second quarter sales rise 15 percent, profits up 43 percent and earnings per share up 39 percent on more shares.
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