Caswell Legislator Pushes Tennessee Style Speaker Ban
Rep. John O. Gunn of Caswell County urges North Carolina to adopt Tennessee policy on Communist speakers. He cites Tennessee policy disqualifying subversives from college facilities and a loyalty oath measure, and requests hearings before the Speaker Ban Study Commission in Raleigh. He criticizes liberal opposition and seeks to testify at the Brill Commission hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yanceyville
N.C
John O. Gunn
Caswell County
North Carolina
Tennessee
Gunn
David Britt
Fairmont
Tennessee State Board of Education
Britt
Board of Higher Education
General Assembly
Caswell
Study Commission
United States
Greensboro Daily News
James Ross
Brill Commission
State Legislative Building
Raleigh
Eddie B. Owen Dies of Heart Attack at 52
Eddie Brooks Owen, 52, died unexpectedly of a heart attack yesterday afternoon at his Blairs Rt. 1 home. A Pittsyl vania County native, he farmed and belonged to Oakland Methodist Church. Survived by wife Nellie Rogers Owen, two children, and seven sisters plus two brothers, funeral set for Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Scott Funeral Home Chapel Chatham, burial Highland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Brooks Owen
Blairs Rt. 1
Mr. Owen
Pittsylvania County
Oakland Methodist Church
Dry Fork
Georgianna Crane Owen
James Thomas Owen
Nellie Rogers Owen
Hunter Eddie Owen
Debra Nell Owen
Scott Funeral Home
Chatham
Highland Burial Park
Prices Rise and Quality Improves on Georgia-Florida Tobacco Sales
Valdosta Georgia AP report shows prices up $1 to $2 per hundred pounds from last Friday with better quality noted. Highest price $76 for selected fair orange smoking leaf. total sales last week 52,762,337 pounds averaging $67.12. season sales 71,429,626 pounds at $66.55. Growers placed 1 percent of last week’s poundage with Stabilization Corp. Auction grades listed with modest gains across leaf types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
Federal State Market News Service
Stabilization Corp
U. S
Godwin pledges capital outlay for Virginia colleges
Virginia Lt. Gov. Mills Godwin Jr. told the Sheriff’s Association that he would ask the General Assembly in January for immediate higher education capital outlays to speed college expansion. He urged waiting for the higher education commission’s study before any special-session requests to avoid bypassing other needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Beach
Mills Godwin Jr
General Assembly
Sheriff's Association
Commission On Higher Education
Godwin
Virginia
Harrison-Godwin
Holton-Callahan-Warriner
Old Dominion
Mrs. Frances Bagwell Dies in Halifax at 50
Mrs Frances Henderson Bagwell 50 of Halifax died Sunday in a local hospital. Survived by husband Werner W Bagwell two sons Robert W Bagwell of Richmond and Charles E Bagwell of Halifax two daughters Harriett Jane Bagwell of Halifax and others including her parents Edgar R and Mrs. Frances Henderson of Halifax two sisters and four brothers. Funeral services set for 3 pm Tuesday at Bethel Car Baptist Church with burial in Halifax Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Frances Henderson Bagwell
Werner W. Bagwell
Harriett Jane Bagwell
Robert W. Bagwell
Richmond
Charles E. Bagwell
Edgar R. Henderson
W. G. Walton
South Boson
T. E. Fulp
W. R. Henderson
J. R. Henderson
M. G. Henderson
Charlottesville
E. R. Henderson, Jr
Bet
Car Baptist Church
Halifax Cemetery
Lavinder Funeral Held for Danville Resident
Funeral services for Jack Lavinder 58 were held at 11 a.m. at Townes Memorial Chapel with interment in Highland Burial Park. A Salem native who lived in Danville 30 years, he worked with J. D. Ley, Inc. for 12 years and chaired the local milk board. He is survived by his wife Lyndell Gardner Lavinder and four sisters, with the family at 132 Woodland Dr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lavinder
Townes Memorial Chapel
Highland Burial Park
Lavinder
Memorial Hospital
Salem
Danville
J. D. Ley, Inc
First Baptist Church
Lyndell Gardner Lavinder
Roy C. Kinsey
Claude Larch
Roanoke
Harry L. Glenn
Starrett S. Gass
Greensboro
N.C
Townes Funeral Home
Woodland Dr
U.S. Imports Of Oriental Leaf Triple Our Cigarettes
U S cigarette makers now import about 125 million pounds of Oriental tobacco annually, triple the 1935 39 average of 47 million pounds. Oriental tobacco fuels U S and abroad American blend cigarettes and cigars with 5 6 percent usage in many brands. Major producers include Turkey Greece Yugoslavia Italy Iran and Pakistan. Greece Turkey Syria and Yugoslavia grow flue cured tobacco supporting global American blend production.
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Washington
Uss
U. S. Agriculture Department
U. S
United States
Turkey
Greece
Yugoslavia
Italy
Iran
Pakistan
Hart To Seek Legislation On Physicians
Sen. Philip A. Hart plans a bill to restore a former AMA ethic barring doctors from profiting by prescribing eye glass products. He cites 10,500 doctors involved in drug, pharmacy, and optical sales and notes exceptions for remote areas and licensed technicians. A Danville optician testified the practice threatens opticians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Philip A. Hart
D. Mich
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Hart
Danville Optician
Henry Shelton Final Services Held Yesterday
Final services for Henry Clay Shelton 90 of South Boston were held Monday afternoon at Powell Funeral Home chapel. Burial followed at Mill Creek Baptist Church cemetery in Pittsylvania County. He died Sunday in a South Boston nursing home after a lengthy illness. A native of Pittsylvania, he was a lifelong Mill Creek Church member and a carpenter who lived in Danville about 40 years with his daughter Mrs. W A McNeely. He also leaves three daughters, four sons, a brother, twenty grandchildren, twenty nine great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Henry Clay Shelton
Chapel of Powell Funeral Home
Mill Creek Baptist Church
Pittsylvania County
Mill Creek Church
Danville
W. A. McNeely
McNeely
Douglas Adkins
Margaret Fulp
Walkertown
N. C
Jimmy Shelton
Halifax
Maurice
Henry Shelton
Charlotte
Lynn O. Shelton
Ballard Shelton
Chatham
Former State Senator James S. Easley Dies in Halifax
James S. Easley 80 a former state senator and attorney died at his Halifax home after months of declining health. He served as a Virginia State Chamber of Commerce director and past president, chaired the Virginia Military Institute board of visitors, and held Halifax County commonwealths attorney and other posts. Survivors include wife Margie Kyle Easley two daughters two sisters seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 11 am from St Johns Episcopal Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Halifax
James S. Easley
Easley
Virginia State Chamber of Commrece
Chesapeake & Potomac Teleiphone Co
Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors
Halifax County
Stuart Hall
Margie Kyle Easley
R. Gordon Finny
Paul C. Edmunds, III
John Riley
John Evans
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Church
Funeral Planned Today for S H Slayton
Samuel Howard Slayton 82 of Blairs died unexpectedly Saturday night after years of declining health. A farmer and Blairs Baptist Church member, he leaves a wife Martha Elizabeth Crawford Slayton, a daughter in Morfolk, two sons in Blacksburg and Danville, plus a sister and three brothers and eight grandchildren. Funeral 3 p.m. at Blairs Baptist Church with burial at Highland Burial Park. remains at Swicegood Funeral Home until 12:30 p.m. today.
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Samuel Howard Slayton
Blairs
Blairs Baptist Church
Roger Lovette
Ronell L. Owensby
Highland Burial Park
Slayton
Martha Elizabeth Crawford Slayton
Samuel L. Motley
Morfolk
Aubrey R. Slayton
Blacksburg
Julian C. Slayton
Danville Rt. 3
Nannie S. Shelton
Edgar R. Slayton
James
Shelton Rites To Be Held This Afternoon
Last rites for Thomas Harrison Shelton 7 will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. from West End Church of Christ in Gretna. Interment follows at Gretna Burial Park. He died Sunday at his Gretna home. He was a retired carpenter. Survived by Nattie Perkins Shelton and Bobby P. Shelton, five sisters and three brothers. The body is at Colbert Funeral Home.
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Gretna
Thomas Harrison Shelton
West End Church of Christ
Shelton
Nattie Perkins Shelton
Bobby P. Shelton
James Lukin
Altavista
Norman Hedrick
Hurt
Harry, Peel
Earl Shelton
Florence Shelton
Maude Shelton
Emma Mayhew
Stella Lovelace
Elsie Pickeral
Hampton
Colbert Funeral Home
Mrs. Clyde Jones Former Teacher and Postmistress Dies
Mrs Clyde Jones 74 a former elementary teacher and Milton postmistress died yesterday morning at Memorial Hospital after a brief illness She was wife of Clyde Ray Jones and taught in Aden and other eastern North Carolina cities She was born June 26 1891 in Oxford and was a UNC Woman's College graduate Survived by her husband a daughter Alice Jacqueline Charette three sisters and two grandchildren Funeral services were held Wednesday at Townes Memorial Chapel with burial in Milton Cemetery and remains resting at Townes Funeral Home
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Minnie Mae Cannady. Jones
Milton
N.C
Memorial Hospital
Wyatt E
Alice Butler Caninady
Oxford l
Woman's College
University of North Carolina
Jones
Milton Presbyterian Church
Milton Community Club
Milton-Semora Garden Club
Milton Book Club
Church
Woman's Auxiliary
Alice Jacqueline Charette
Danville
Margariet Vann
Oxford
Belle Boddie
Raleigh
Beth Bennett
Atlanta, Ga
Jacqueline Joyce Ingram
Leslie
Eileen
Townes Memorial Chapel
Milton Cemetery
Townes Funeral Home
Lake Hyco claims its first drowning near Roxboro
Roxboro N C The Carolina Power and Light Companys New Hyco Lake near Roxboro reported its first drowning Sunday James Barnette 23 year old Negro drowned after swimming out about 75 feet and failing to return His body was recovered about 30 minutes later around 50 feet from shore Rescue squads worked 30 minutes with artificial respiration and oxygen but could not revive him.
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Roxboro
N. C
Carolina Power & Light Company
New Hyco Lake
Here
James Barnette
Roxtoro
Person
Barnette
Area Students Named To VPI Dean's List
Three area students at Virginia Tech Blacksburg made the spring dean's list in the College of Agriculture Jack L Neal Danville Oliver C Mayhew Keeling and Jesse D Moon Long Island were among 34 honorees One Mary Ann Minogue of Alexandria made all A's Nineteen students were placed on the College of Architecture list with Dail J Ereckson of Arlington achieving perfect grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Tech
College of Agriculture
Blacksburg
Jack L. Neal
Danville
Oliver C. Mayhew
Keeling
Jesse D. Moon
Long Island
Mary Ann Minogue
Alexandria
A’s
College of Architecture
Dail J. Ereckson
Arlington
Sister Dies in Somerset Notice of Lillie Yowell Death
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Lewis of Gray Street were notified yesterday of the death of Miss Lillie Yowell, Mrs. Lewis sister, in Somerset.
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E. B. Lewis
Gray St
Lillie ‘Yowell
Lewis
Somerset
Self to Visit Local VF W Post in Chatham
Tom Self of Chatham Fifth District VF W Commander will visit Hugh T. Williams Post 8977 tonight. The meeting starts at 8 o clock in the post home at 829 North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Self
Chatham
Fifth District
VF W
Hugh T. Williams
North Main St
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Eddie B. Owen
Georgia-Florida
Memoriam
J.D. Ley, Inc
U.S
S. H. Slayton
Clyde Jones
VPI
Winn-Dixie
Spot-O-Gold Corp
Walnut, Phila
Libby
U. S. Choice Beef
Minute-Maid
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