Tarboro among 10 All-America Cities in 1976 list
Tarboro North Carolina joins Andersoft Indiana Baltimore Maryland Des Moines Iowa Newton Massachusetts Park Forest Illinois Rockville Maryland San Bernardino California and Union New Jersey as All-America City winners for 1976 The National Municipal League announced the 23rd annual honor noting Tarboro was the sole southern city among the selected finalists and highlighting citizen action projects including historic district preservation housing and educational initiatives.
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Denville
Our Neighbor
Tarboro
N.C
Andersoft
Ind
Baltimore
Keyo
Danville
Maryland
Old Town
Des Moines
Iowa
Coalition of
Labor, Business and Government
Newton
Mass
Boston
NML All-America
Park Forest
San Bernadino
Calif
Western Regional Life League
Rockville
Washington, D.C
Citzen
Union
N.J
Voter Registration Hours Set In City for June 14 Primary
Danville voters may register this week as Registrar Mary Long operates sessions at George Washington High School Cedarbrook School Ballon Park Nature Center and Bonner Junior High School from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. then additional sessions next week. The office at Municipal Building remains open and Saturday hours extend to May 14 the last day to add registrations. About 19 486 voters are on the books with 1 437 purged for non voting requiring re registration before May 14.
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Danville
Mary Lang
George Washington High School
Ballon Park Nature Center
Bonner Junior High School
Gibson School
Woodrow Wilson School
Squire Armory
Long
Municipal
Dr Durr To Speak At Reading Workshop
Lynchburg MSU educator Dr William Durr will headline the Piedmont Area Reading Council workshop at Brookville High School on Saturday from 8 30 a m to 1 p m. The event targets teachers librarians and others seeking to improve reading instruction with a focus on readiness word attack and comprehension. Durr has been honored by the Michigan Senate in 1973 and is past president of the International Reading Association marking a notable career in basal reading skills.
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Lynchburg
William %. Durr
Michigan State University
Piedmont Area Reading Council
Brookville High School
Laxton Road
Durr
Senate
Michigan State
The
International Reading Association
Open House Showcases First Presbyterian Day School
Parents and children visited the First Presbyterian Church day school and kindergarten during a Sunday workshop to observe a typical day. Four year olds learned via crafts, colors, and motor skills while five year olds explored phonics, math concepts, and science with their teachers. The center, opened in 1960 by Dr. John K. Roberts and Mrs. Warren C. Fulton, operates weekdays from 1 a.m. to noon, with registration on a first come basis and admissions contact Lucius Delk at 792-7022.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
K. Sutton Farley Jr
Danville
John K. Roberts
Warren C. Fulton
Danville Weather Observer Valerie Lynch Keeps City Informed
Valerie Lynch, Danville’s longtime weather observer, ran a private government station from her Turnpike home for decades. She records daily temperatures and precipitation, reads forecasts on a radio station, and recalls historic extremes like 107 in 1896 and 20 inches of snow in 1940. Her husband helped with river measurements, and she values public service despite limited formal training.
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Valerie Lynch
Turnpike
Department of Commerce
Dad
Lynch
Danville
Wickes Lumber Ca
Lynth
Dan River
Mercury
County Plans School For Truant Children With Grant
Pittsylvania County Schools will open a Hughes Memorial Home based school for status offenders and potential dropouts in grades through nine, funded by a 3100,000 Title IV grant. The program starts July 1 with planning for fall sessions, and up to 60 pupils may enroll with 20 living at the home.
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Pittsylvania County
Hughes Memorial Home
Maxwell Bryant
Bryant
Earl Johnson
Hughes Home
Anthony Pollard
Richmond
Pollard
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Citizens' League
Anderson
Arvada
Colo
Jersey City
Pascagota
Miss
Lake Oswego
Ores
Livonia, Mich
Lubbock, Tex
Moorhead
Minn
South St. Paul
Banville, ‘Ya All-America City
Cedarbrook School
Dr. Durr
Reading
W.K. Durr
Church School
Kathy Clarke
National Weather Bureau
Danvillie
Southsiders
New Jersey
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