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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1966

Page

2

Delta Kappa Gamma Founders Day Banquet Marks 7th Birthday

Alpha Gamma Chapter celebrated its seventh birthday and 37th anniversary with a Founders Day banquet at the Country Club Inn after an installation service for 1966 68 officers led by Miss Eltha Campbell. New officers included Martha J. McCauley president and Nancy Ingram first vice president. The program honored founder Annie Webb Blanton with a birthday ritual and prayers, followed by a cake cutting.

Alpha Gamma Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Society Country Club Inn Eltha Campbell Sara K. Hiltzheimer Delta Kappa Gamma Kathleen Roberts Martha J. McCauley Nancy Ingram Avis C. Willis Eva R. Cooper Helen B. Burris Ethel Forehand A. W. Smith Parliamentaran Campbell Lillian W. Reynolds Esther, Sherry Society Annie Webb Blanton Sherry Mary Lee Martin Evelyn E. Miller

Local Chapter Evening Honors and Highlights Recap

R Cooper and Mrs Kathleen Roberts led a quiet ceremony with Miss Campbell reviewing administration highlights and thanking members for cooperation and contributions. Eva Rover served as chair for the evening as birthday songs closed the gathering.

R. Cooper Kathleen Roberts

Goren On Bridge Quiz Questions and Bids

A 1948 Chicago Tribune weekly bridge quiz presents seven bidding scenarios with hands for South and varying vulnerability. Each query asks for the best bid, listing dealer positions, bids, and responses to determine optimal strategies across multiple contract types.

Charles H. Goren Chicago Tribune

New Flare Sleeve Pattern by Marian Martin

Marian Martin announces FLARE SLEEVE patterns with latest fashion focus. Printed Pattern 9026 offers Misses' sizes 10 through 20 with brief and long sleeve options. Size 14 requires 2% yards of 39 inch fabric. Fifty cents per pattern plus 15 cents postage for mailing. Send name address zip size and style number to Pattern Cent in New York. Catalog offers 350 design ideas and free pattern coupon with 50 cents for catalog.

Marian Martin Register West 18Th St New York

Musical Recital At Providence Church N C

Pupils of Mrs Alice Goodson Mrs Virgie Wood and Mrs Margaret McFarling present a 7 30 p m recital in the Providence Church fellowship hall Providence N C The program features Ronnie Carroll Cathy Boswell Billie Lovell Adlan Oakley Lelia Webster Matthew Smith Beth Williams Joe Collie Vickie Guthrie Debbie Clayton Janice McDowell Aloha Bryson Doris Pryant Dianne Carroll Kirk Fowlkes Kathy Poteat Melanie Oakley Martha Carroll Patricia Fowlkes Shirley Carroll Danny Woodall Cynthia Lovell Lisa Hilt Naomi Smith.

Alice Goodson Virgie Wood Margaret McFarling Fellowship Hall Providence Church Providence N.C Ronnie Carroll Cathy Boswell Billie Lovell Adlan Oakley Lelia Webster Matthew Smith Beth Wiliams Joe Collie Vickie Guthrie Debbie Clayton Janice McDowell Aloha Bryson Doris Pryant Dianne Carroll Kirk Fowlkes Kathy Poteat Melanie Oakley Marthann Carroll Patricia Fowlkes Shirley Carroll Danny Woodall Cynthia Lovell Lisa Hilt Naomi Smith

Elkins-Toler Pair Honored At Wedding Dinner

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Fox Elkins of Fredericksburg hosted a rehearsal dinner for their son Daniel Fox Elkins and Miss Sandra McRae Toler at the King of the Sea Restaurant banquet room. The event, attended by 35 guests including bridal party members, precedes the wedding at First Christian Church at 8 p.m.

Hal Fox Elkins Fredericksburg King of the Sea Daniel Fox Elkins Sandra McRae Toler First Christian Church

Dear Abby advice column on family and dating issues

Readers seek guidance on a troubled mahjong of kinship and dating. A husband’s brother’s child has lived with them for 13 months with little contact from the father. Abby counsels possible foster care and emphasizes the child’s need for affection. The column also covers dating boundaries and a mother in law’s editing habit.

Abby Dickie

Installation Marks Pilot Club Dinner

The Danville Pilot Club held a dinner meeting to install officers for the coming year. New president Hazel Norton and officers J Florence Vogel Daisy Saperstein Lee Robertson Florrie Shultz and Mabel Cress were welcomed. District XI delegates from Roanoke reported, 12 members received perfect attendance awards, and guests from Stratford College were recognized as Anchor Club members.

Pilot Club of Danville Charcoal House Hazel Norton J\Florence Vogel Daisy Saperstein Lee Robertson Florrie Shultz Mabel Cress Nancy Bailey Charlotte McLauglin Katheryn Woody Pilot International Roanoke Mary Richardson Doris Handy Doris Lumpkin Vogel Carol Hyatt Kernersville N.C Nancy Wynn Fort Lauderdale Fla Stratford College Anchor Club

Miss Ruth Motley Honored At Shower

Ruth Motley was honored at a lingerie shower hosted by Mrs. Thomas Cannon and Miss Barbara Cannon at their Howe land Circle home for her upcoming marriage to Melvin Gray Brafford on June 10. Attendees included Mrs. C. B. Motley Jr., Mrs. Bertha Brafford, and others, with refreshments and a cake topped by a miniature bride and groom.

Ruth Motley Melvin Gray Brafford Thomas Cannon Barbara Cannon Howeland Circle C. B. Motley Jr Bertha Brafford Marshall Cannon Kenneth Grimes Chalmers Huff Rodger Booker Ray Owen Bobby Moore Frank Lawton Earl Bryant Frances Huff Beverly

Winners Named At Dan River Duplicate Bridge Meet

Attendance rose at the Dan River Duplicate Bridge Club session held Thursday at the Schoolfield Recreation Center drawing 30 players. In North-South Edgar Cooter and Herbert Dixon won first with several pairs tied for second, while George Edwards and Earl Woodall took third. East-West winners were Ernest F. Jones and Mrs. John Brooks first, with Mrs. B. T. Harvey Jr. and Mrs. Ernest Jones second. Victor Lobl and Howard Scarboro placed third along with Vaughn, Vicky Motley, Diane Motley, Lisa Bryant and Laurie Bryant.

Dan River Duplicate Bridge Club Schoolfield Recreation Center Edgar Cooter Herbert Dixon J. William Bolton L. D. Palmerton C. T. Givens George Edwards Earl Woodall Ernest F. Jones John Brooks B. T. Harvey Jr Ernest Jones Victor Lobl Howard Scarboro

Delta Kappa Gamma Celebrates Founding of Epsilon Chapter

Delta Kappa Gamma Society celebrated the founding with a Thursday banquet at the Green Lantern near Chatham. Evelyn Hair welcomed guests. the founders ceremony featured Daphine Hall with Miss Hall at the piano. Officers installed included Martha Gourley as president and Margarete F. Grekos as first vice president. Red rose arrangements and crimson gold decor highlighted the event. Hostesses were Annie Laura Bryant Sammye Shelton Garnett Terry Thelma Ragland and Annie Laura Sayers.

Annie Laura Bryant Sammye Shelton Garnett Terry Thelma Ragland Annie Laura Sayers

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues

A compact listing of crossword clues across and down, mixing wordplay and definitions. Includes numbers and fragmented hints such as names, abbreviations, suffixes, and language clues, typical of a dated puzzle page.

Officers Installed By Druid Hills Women’s Club

A dinner meeting at Midtown Motor Hotel featured the installation of Druid Hills Women’s Club officers. New officers are Mrs. Ernest Rawley president Mrs. Orrell Dalton vice president Mrs. Nelson Turner secretary and Mrs. G A Adins treasurer.Outgoing president Mrs. H Rob Bell received a silver gift from the club and a social hour followed.

Druid Hills Woman’s Club Midtown Motor Hotel Ernest Rawley Airs. Orrell Dalton Nelson Turner G. A. Adins H. Rob Bell Rawley

District Meet Set In Redmen's Hall

The eighth district meeting of the Degree of Pocahontas and Improved Order of Red Men will be held tonight at 8 oclock in Redmen's Hall on North Main Street with Wyanette Council as hostess. Entertainment is planned and refreshments will be served for members families and friends.

Degree of Pocahontas Order of Redmen Redmen’s Hall North Main St Wyanette Council Order

Heart Association Meeting At Natural Bridge

Mr and Mrs Barrett R Bryant of Crosland Ave attend a two day Virginia Heart Association meeting at Natural Bridge Hotel. Mrs Liltie Wilmouth of 113 Front St is a patient in Memorial Hospital.

Barrett R. Bryant Crosland Ave Natural Bridge Virginia Heart Association Natural Bridge Hotel Liltie Wilmouth Front St Memorial Hospital

Driver Killed In Spectacular Carolina Crash

Harrell Douglas Smith 22 of Marshville was killed when his 1966 sports car left U S 74. It traveled 375 feet across a field and struck three parked cars at more than 90 mph just west of Marshville. Passenger David Freeman of Wadesboro escaped with minor cuts.

Marshville N.C Harrell Douglas Smith Rt. 2 U.S. 74 B. OW. Propst Smith David Freeman Wadesboro

Two Hartsville Men Charged With Drug Theft in N C

In Laurinburg Scotland County deputies charged John Wesley Lloyd 35 and James Car Gibson 36 both of Hartsville S C with stealing narcotics from physicians in Gibson and Laurinburg. They were arrested Monday outside Dr Thom Gibsons office in Gibson. Demerol a pain killer was found on them.

Laurinburg N.C Scotland County Demerol

Motorcyclist Dies In Rural Crash Near Clemons

CLEMMONS North Carolina AP Larry Lee Spencer 26 of Rt 2 Booneville was killed Friday when his motorcycle collided with a rear of a pickup on a rural road near Clemons. Rider H S Stanley 27 of Rt 2 Yadkinville was in satisfactory condition at a Winston Salem hospital. A separate item notes an exhibit detailing 400 years of stage design at Spoleto Italy for the festival of Two Worlds.

Clemmons N.C Larry Lee Spencer Rt. 2 Booneville Spencer H.S. Stanley Yadkinville Stanley Winston-Salem Spoleto Italy Robert L. B. Tobin Donald Oensinger Museum of Modern Art New York Wadsworth Antheneum Hartford Conn

A Form Of Bondage Dear Mrs Lawrence

Muriel Lawrence writes about an affair with a separated husband and fears of being seen. The answer explains how neurotic love mirrors an irrational mother, discouraging dependency and urging personal growth rather than remaining in a bondage of inappropriate romance.

Mrs. Lawrence

Vicar's wife heads policewomen in London

Chief Superintendent Shirley Becke, 49, an Anglican vicar's wife, has been appointed head of London's 463 policewomen. She joined the force 20 years ago and helped dismantle West End call girl rackets. She met her husband, the Rev. Justice Becke, during a break in at his office when she investigated the incident.

London Shirley Becke West End Force Justice Becke All Saints South Merstham Surrey

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