Social events honor Mrs Rumney at Keen Street Church
The Woman's Missionary Union of Keen Street Baptist Church honored Mrs. George Rumney after the meetings in the social hall. WMU president Mrs. Leo Glidewell presented a silver Revere bowl and a WMU charm. Mrs. Rumney leaves June 1 for Chase City where Rev. Rumney will pastor First Baptist.
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Woman's Missionary Union of
Keen Street Baptist Church
George Rumney
Leo Glidewell
WMU
Rumney
W.M.U
A. C. White
Finding Bargains In Leather Abroad
Helen Hennessy reports on the risks and tips for Americans buying leather goods while traveling in Europe and beyond. Leathercare expert Marjorie Lehman cautions against counterfeit items, advises on proper fittings, bond sizes, color choices, and staying with reliable shops, highlighting key buying spots across France Spain England Italy and more.
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New York
NEA
Europe
Marjorie Lehman
Leathercraft Process of America
Marjorie
Bridal Honor Paid To Miss Tompkins
A lingerie shower for Miss Angie Tompkins, preparing for her July wedding to John N. Lewis, was hosted by Miss Sandra Haskins, Miss Becky Crutchfield, and Miss Carol Turner at Carol Turner’s Marshall Terrace home. Corsage gifts, games, and pink refreshments with spring florals highlighted the event, attended by Mrs. Artie M. Tompkins and numerous Tompkins relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angie Tompkins
John N. Lewis
Sandra Haskins
Becky Crutchfield
Carol Turner
Marshall Terrace
Winners Announced At Duplicate Bridge
The Danville Duplicate Bridge Club held a Monday night game at the King of the Sea Restaurant with 48 players. North-South winners were J. William Bolton and C. W. Church first, Mrs. Roy Ernest and Mrs. John Rice second, Mrs. J. William Bolton and Mrs. B. G. Rollins third, and Mrs. John F. Keeling and Mrs. C. Dodson Bennett fourth. East-West winners were Dr. and Mrs. David S. Stoner first, Bill Martin and Ken Witherspoon second, George Edwards and Randall Wilmarth third, and Mrs. B. T. Harvey Jr. and Mrs. Harcourt Slade fourth.
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Danville Duplicate Bridge Club
King of the Sea
J. William Bolton
C. W. Church
Roy Ernest
John Rice
B. G. Rollins
John F. Keeling
C. Dodson Bennett
David S. Stoner
Bill Martin
Ken Witherspoon
George Edwards
Randall Wilmarth
B. T. Harvey Jr
Harcourt Slade
Sisterhood Elects New Beth Sholem Temple President
Mrs. Daniel Jason was named president of the Sisterhood of Beth Sholem Temple on Sutherlin Ave. The slate includes Mrs. Henry Nakdimen as vice president and other officers. The group elects the slate unanimously for June installation at Charcoal House luncheon.
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Daniel Jason
Sisterhood of
Beth Sholem Temple
Sutherlin Ave
Jason
Henry Nakdimen
Julian Koplen
Irving Markowitz
Milton Greenspon
Sol Holsveig
Alvin Silverman
Irving Markowittz
Jaycette Meeting to Elect Officers in Danville
The Danville Jaycettes will meet at the WBTM building on Wednesday May 18 at 8 p.m. This business meeting will elect new officers for the coming year. All members are urged to attend.
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Danville Jaycettes
WBTM
iThis
Norwood Woman's Club Holds May Meeting
Mrs. Roscoe F. Fulton hosted the Norwood Woman's Club May gathering at her Norwood Drive home. Members elected officers for the new year starting July 1: Harry H. Williamson president, Robert A. Smith vice president, Kenneth Williams secretary, Spinks Womack treasurer, Estelle Clark historian. The slate will be installed in June.
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Danville
American Association of University Women
Stratford College
H. C. Woodruff
Y. H. Shinkle
Nancy Ingram
Niki Fallis
Roscoe F. Fulton
Norwood Woman's Club
Norwood Drive
Prenuptial Shower For Bride Elect Dianna Walker
Miss Dianna Carol Walker, bride elect of Ted Milton Hagler, was honored at a prenuptial shower hosted by Mrs Curtis C Finch and Mrs Iesse F Johnson at 804 North Main. Bridal games were led by Mrs Zelma Ashley and guests enjoyed pink and white refreshments. Forty guests attended.
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Dianna Carol Walker
Ted Milton Hagler
Curtis C. Finch
Iesse F. Johnson
Finch
North Main St
Zelma Ashley
Garland Walker
Medical Assistants Meet in Danville Association Session
The Danville Association of Medical Assistants will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Dr Cornelis Rol's Main Street office. This is a business meeting and all members are urged to be present.
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Danville Association of Medical Assistants
Cornelis Rol
Main St
Dear Abby column fodder and advice requests
A reader questions age and being left alone by others while involved with a married man. Abby jokes the man should seek help, then addresses a party line privacy complaint and a family-separation dilemma, inviting readers with solutions. The column concludes with Abby inviting letters on a long term custody-adoption scenario for reader input.
Organists Dinner Program in Danville Guild Chapter
The Danville Chapter of the American Guild of Organists held a dinner at First Baptist Church with Mrs. Ronald Cockrill and Mrs. L. A. Hicks hosting. After a brief business session led by dean Richard Fora, members joined in the choir loft where Richard Miller and several members performed favorite wedding selections.
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Danville
American Guild of Organists
First Baptist Church
Ronald Cockrill
L. A. Hicks
Richard Fora
Dean
Richard Miller
Mrs Morton Visits Haynsworth In Waxhaw Crest
Mrs. William D. Morton of Waxhaw arrives to visit Mrs. Charles R. Hayns worth at 304 College Ave. Morton, formerly Miss Jane Chamblee, served as director of Christian Education at the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Paul Hopkins of Piedmont, W Va, has returned home after visiting Mrs. JC Hayes on Dallas Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Dal-
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William D. Morton
Waxhaw
WN. C
Charles R. Haynsworth
College Ave
Morton
Jane Chamblee
First Presbyterian Church
Paul Hopkins
Piedmont
W. Va
JC. P. Hayes
Dallas Ave
Hallie Boone
Alpine Dr
Glen Overacre
Bel Air
Murray Scott
Vinton, Va
Closer To Constituents Senator Robertson's Wife Believes She's More Effective In Lexington
In Lexington Virginia Mrs Hallie Robertson wife of Senator A Willis Robertson explains she stays near constituents to influence government. She reads papers follows Washington news and routes inquiries to her husband or departments. The couple married in 1920 with roots in Virginia history and she values religion over Capitol gaiety.
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Senator Robertson
Lexington
A. Willis Robertson
Cladys Churchill Willis
Carter Glass
Virginia
Washington
Congress
Pat
New York
Christian Broadcasting Station
Portsmouth
Robertson
Benjamin Harris
William Churchill
John Armistead
Virginia Burgesses
Colonial Dames of America
Jamestown Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
America
Switzerland-on-the-St. Johns, Fla
Alabama
Hollins College
Roanoke
John Milton Willis
University of Richmond
Book Club To Meet With Mrs Siviter
The Bluestocking Book Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday night at 8 o'clock with Mrs Major Siviter at 901 Green St. Mrs Bernard A Mann will oversee the program.
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Bluestocking Book Club i
Major Siviter
Green St
Bernard A. Mann
Mrs Spong Sides with Husband in Politicking Pace
Virginia Galliford Spong and her son Tommy keep a lively household while Sen. William B. Spong Jr. campaigns for the U S Senate. She stays deeply interested in policy but avoids public comment, trusting Billy to handle campaigning as their children accompany or stay with babysitters on trips to Richmond and Portsmouth.
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Margaret R. Wilkins
Portsmouth
Virginia Galliford Spong
Tommy Spong
Tommy
Martha
William B. Spong Jr
U. S. Senate
A. Willis Robertson Spong
Spong
W. T. H. Galliford Jr
Wilson High School
Spongs
Richmond
Bill
Freedom Demands Self-Liberation From Tyrant Mothers
Dear Mrs Lawrence argues freedom is not granted by tyrants including mothers. The author insists oppressed individuals must seize freedom themselves, citing biblical and historical parallels. He warns readiness for freedom matters and warns against blaming guardians for one’s own emancipation.
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Mrs. Lawrence
Hungary
Pharoah
Egypt
France
Ezars
Russia
George III
England
South Africa
A Thought to Remember on a Tragic Self-Inflicted Death
A 26 year old man who posed as non Jewish took his own life amid friends after discovery of his Jewish parentage. He had denied his heritage in life, though his parents forgave him and mourned at his death.
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Abby
Altho
Silver Springs
Moses
Egypt
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