Deadline Set On Crop Insurance for 1966
Federal crop insurance writing in 1966 will continue through Friday unless more rain stops it. Over 2,000 policies already issued remain in force, with extension possible to May if rainfall continues. Farmers should contact Jimmy Meadows in Chatham or Cox and Goodridge on South Market St. in Danville before Friday to avoid weather forecast risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Meadows
Pittsylvania
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Meadows
Chatham
Cox and Goodridge
South Market St
Danville
FCIA
Virginia State
Langston High hosts Night with the Arts display
Langston High School presented the annual Night with the Arts last night to hundreds of patrons and students. Janice Payne led forty eight student works including oil pastels, pen and ink drawings, paper mosaics, soap carvings, copper and plastic sculptures, and industrial arts projects that earned ribbons at a Virginia State College exhibit. Principal Vera Murphy praised it as Langston's finest fine arts night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langston High School
Janice Payne
E. L. Witherspoon
Miss Payne
W. C. Overton
Virginia State College
Petersburg
Witherspoon
Vera Murphy
Langstonrincipal
National Guard to Train Its Own Recruits Amid Vietnam Strain
National Guard units in Danville and nationwide shift to self training and gear issuance as Army training centers fill with draftees. Second Lt. Walter Coles Jr. becomes training officer for 246th Artillery. Army plans new reception stations at Ft Lewis Ft Bragg and Ft Campbell to handle about 1,000 recruits weekly and train roughly 10,000 trainees, expanding to 15 centers to meet buildup.
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Viet Nam
Danville
U.S
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Ft. Jackson
S. C
National Guard
246Th Artillery
Walter Coles
Army
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Ft. Campbell
Bids Sought For Gretna Post Office
Gretna the Post Office Department seeks bids for a new post office building under lease construction. Site at Watts and Wilson streets will be assigned to the successful bidder who buys the property and builds to specifications for a ten year basic lease with a 20 year renewal option. Bids due by 2 p.m. May 27 to J L Flora Jr regional real estate officer Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watts and
Wilson Streets
Post Office Department
J. L. Flora, Jr
Post Office
Roanoke
Award Winners Set For Danville Stock Show Thursday
Danville area Future Farmers and 4-H members prepare for the 18th annual stock show and sale. John Foster and Everett Moorefield return as top honorees, while about 42 youths enter 65 hogs and several steers. Judges include C C Brooks of Virginia Tech with J E Poore handling the auction. Cash prizes range from 2 to 10 dollars. sponsors guarantee above market price for each animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John’ Foster
Everett Moorefield
Danville Area
Foster
Dan River
Moorefield
Pitt
Sylvania
Caswell County
C. C. Brooks
Virginia Tech
J. E. Poore
Virginia Division of Markets
Glenn F. Graham
Gretna High School
Danville
J. J. Walker
Automatic Retailers
Cassell Jones
Jesse Jones Sausage Co
Candidate Says Abolish Three City Taxes
Raymond D. Wright, a 12 candidate field for City Council in the June 14 election, called to end three city taxes and oppose the capital tax. He urged revoking personal property, retail merchants, and wholesale merchants taxes, while stressing sales tax revenue. He also proposed reviewing the Employee Retirement Plan, developing the river for recreation, and adding a North Side clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond D. Wright
Wright
Evening Lions Plan Tour Of Register
The Danville Evening Lions Club meets at 6 30 pm at the Charcoal House and will tour the Register Publishing Co. Andrew A Farley general manager and vice president will attend as guest of the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Court Rules Meal A Sale Not Service
Virginia Supreme Court ruled that dining out is a sale, imposing implied warranty of wholesomeness on restaurant food. The decision, in a Newport News case, reversed a circuit court dismissal and sent the case back for action. Betty Levy sued after her son fell ill from a Newport News National Restaurant meal in 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
Newport News
State Supreme Court
New York Massachusetts
New Jersey-Connecticut
Harry L. Carrico
Justice Carrico
Betty Levy
Richard
Levy
High Court
Danville Posts Broad First Quarter Gains, Retail Slips
The Danville area shows 5.3 percent overall City Index gain for Q1 versus 1965, with building permits up 32.5 percent and new car registrations up 17 percent. retail sales fall about 5.2 percent, while electricity, bank debits, newspaper advertising, and water use rise. March highlights include a 45.3 percent surge in new car registrations and a 6.1 percent retail drop. Virginia’s economy improves but faces higher borrowing costs, manpower limits, and delivery delays.
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Danville
Hneaga
Virginia
Jones
Stratford May Day and Parents Weekend Plans
Stratford College schedules a combined May Day and Parents Weekend ending with a horse show. Events include a Madrigal concert reception for parents, faculty meetings, a convocation, a “Jet Set” May Day Pageant with a Maypole return, a Father-Daughter Dance, and an afternoon art exhibit. Guests from across the country expected Friday through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford College
Stratford
Stratford Madrigal Singers
Hugh Moomaw
Moomaw
Europe
London
Edinbrugh
Amsterdam
Innsbruck
Venice
Rome
Madrid
Paris
Warrants Issued For Pair In Forcible Rape Case
Warrants named Ronnie Hairston and Wilbert Garrett in the forcible rape of a 15 year old Langston High School student on Eagle Spring Road. The alleged assault occurred after they pulled her into a car and drove to an isolated area. A doctor confirmed molestation. as of last night neither suspect had been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langston High School
Alvin Talley
Ronnie Hairston
van Buren St
Wilbert Garrett
Oak St
Danville
Eagle Spring
Talley
Washington St
Co. C
Pat) Royal
Martinsville
Martinsville Rd
Banquet Welcomes Dr Ford Philpot Evangelistic Team
More than 500 pastors and laymen greeted Dr Ford Philpot and his evangelistic team at a banquet at the Charcoal House. Plans were outlined for the forthcoming Danville Ford Philpott Evangelistic Crusade to be held in early May 1967. Another banquet is set for 7 PM tonight at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Philpott
Charcoal House
Danville
Exchange Student to Address Local Club
Miss Tse Kropf from Graz Austria will address the Exchange Club at the Charcoal House during its regular meeting. She attends George Washington High School and stays with the Overston family during her year in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tse Kropf
Graz
Austria
Exchange Club
Charcoal House
Miss Kropf
George Washington High School
W. C. Overston
Boy 9 fatally shot by sister in accidental death
Mayodan North Carolina police say 11 year old Frankie Elaine Gann accidentally fired a .410 shotgun she picked up from a corner, killing her 9 year old brother Robert Chester Gann. Medical examiner Dr. Robert Balsley ruled the death an accident with no charges to be filed. The siblings lived with their grandmother Nina Boles Gann while their parents were separated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayodan
N.C
Robert Balsley
Reidsville
Rockingham County
Robert Chester Gann
Frankie Elaine Gann
Eddie Weston
Frankie Elaine
Nina Boles Gann
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert W. Scearce
Howard C. Phillips
Halifax
Scearce
Charlie’ Company
Phillips
DTI
Langston
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Mrs
Grace Wilson
Westm’s
Chute, Rillian
W. Yates
Gretna
the Post Office Department
Danville Chamber of Commerce
4-H
FFA
Virginia Agriculture Extension Service
Vocational-Agriculture Department of County Schools
Ami
Seattle
Evening Lions
Register
Bureau of
College of William & Mary
Parents’ Advisory Council
Jimmy Wilkerson
Dan River High School
Bob McGlenny
Angus Steer
Danville Fairgrounds
Jimmy
Dr. Ford Philpot
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