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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1968
Page
17
Mrs. Joseph Cosby is named in a Chatham social note. Mrs. J. will meet Thursday afternoon with A. Woodbridge presiding as president. A March 21 gathering at 3 o'clock on the Hargrave campus is noted for the Christian Temperance Union event.
William Pitt Chapter DAR held a regular meeting at Mrs. Claude S Whitehead's home near Chatham with a program on National Defense led by guest speaker Dr W Douglas Williams pastor of Main Street Methodist Danville and U S Air Force reserve chaplain lieutenant colonel He urged strong defense policies and citizen involvement and recommended contacting Washington on key issues. Officers were elected including Regent Archer Overhey and recording secretary John Hunt with installation planned for May.
The Martinsville Henry County Woman's Club hosts its annual Fashion Show Friday at the Martinsville High School Auditorium under the theme Campaign for Fashions chaired by Mrs. E. Shelton. Mulberry Strings performs during intermission with vocal Kay Massey and trumpet Joey Sizemore also appearing.
Mrs. Ebb H. Williams UT hosted a Westhampton College Alumnae covered-dish supper and meeting. Plans were made for a March 28 dinner at Mrs. C. L. Woody Jr. in Bassett with retiree alumnae secretary Mrs. R. E. Booker of Richmond as honored guest. New member Mrs. J. W. Sweezy joined and guests included several local and regional ladies.
The Rich Acres Garden Club met at the Virginia National Bank with Mrs. Ray mond Johnson presenting. Officers for the coming year were named by president Mrs. Marvin Goins. Guest speaker Mrs. W. E. Wickline offered tips on arranging flowers. Personal notes mention J. Charles Jones and Virginia Beach cottage week. Several attendees attended Hampton G. Goode's funeral from North and South Carolina towns.
In Los Angeles a quiet chess duel unfolds between Leonid Stein and Vlastimil Hort at Herman Steiner chess Club. The hourlong standoff tests nerve and concentration with minimal movement and no交流, as spectators watch from folding chairs while a distant crowd of onlookers keeps vigil.
Miss Bonnie McCoy hosted a Wednesday gathering for the Mildred Lee Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy at her Mulberry Road residence. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Goode at their Sam Lion Trail home. Mrs. Jamie Stewart and children Katheryn Winn and Gordon visited Mrs. N. S. Goode Jr. and Mrs. Kate Winn.
District Judge Eugene A. Gordon denied a bid to dismiss a civil rights suit by Tulan Bradshaw against Associated Transport Inc Bradshaw a Burlington resident says he was denied a long haul driver job in September 1966 due to race The company with about 200 long haul drivers at the Burlington terminal is all white and employs 530 people with only 10 Negroes in menial positions The trial date remains undecided
Dr. A. C. Dawson executive secretary of the North Carolina Education Association will be interviewed by newsmen Monday on North Carolina News Conference a program broadcast over the University of North Carolina educational television stations.
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