Danville Public Schools Open After Short Vacation
Attendance at Danville’s 17 public schools totaled 36 fewer than last year’s first day 10 222 as some pupils remained away on vacation. Superintendent O T Bonner expects slightly higher overall enrollment this year despite the slower start and notes Grove Park Elementary shows the only obvious overcrowding. The census suggests the postwar baby boom is reaching high school and elementary enrollments should level or dip.
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Danville
O. T. Bonner
George Washington High School
Robert Ke, Lee
Woodrow Wilson
Bonner
Grove Park
Five Escape Prison Farm In Goochland
Five maximum security prisoners fled Goochland State Prison Farm by seizing a dump truck and briefly taking a foreman hostage. Two were captured within six hours. three remained at large, believed to be across the James River. A large search involving guards, state troopers, sheriffs deputies, and volunteers tracked the men using bloodhounds.
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Goochland
James River
Powhatan
Delbert Cline
Robert Sifford
Irwin
Criltes
W.va
Henry Mitchell
Roanoke
Gary Tampa
Bristol
Arthur Kist
Wise County
Frederick County
M. L. Royster
State Farm
H. H. Armstrong
Loy
Armstrong
Virginia 6
Thieves Take Odd Selection At Gastonia Pool Bathhouse
Police report a break in at a Gastonia municipal pool bathhouse during the weekend. Items stolen include three lifeguard whistles two parakeets with their cage two pairs of sunglasses and one can of foot spray.
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Gastonia
N.C
Juvenile Sought in Pittsylvania County Shootings
A juvenile is being sought after two shootings and an assault in Pittsylvania County Sunday and Monday left three injured. John Epps, 46, wounded in the hip at his Luna Lake Road garage. James Whitlow, 20, wounded in the hand on leave from Ringgold. Harold Moser, 31, head injury near White Oak Mountain. Mrs. Lillian Epps, 51, jailed on $2,500 bond for felonious shooting at her home. no motive established. Deputy says Moser’s condition is “about the same” and the investigation continues.
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Memorial Hospital
Chatham
Pittsylvania County
John Epps
Luna Lake Rd
South Main St
James Willard Whitlow
Ringgold
Harold Clifton Moser
Blairs
Lillian Epps
Bank
Epps
Whitlow
John Dodson
Memorial
Moser
Seven Vehicles Demolished in Caswell County Accidents
A rash of crashes Sunday and Monday in Caswell County, North Carolina, left one dead, seven injured, and seven vehicles demolished. Victims include Herman Corbett, 25, of Burlington, who died from internal injuries after a wreck on Dragnet Road. Other incidents involved a Rt. 158 collision injuring Shirley Arnold, 28, and Hardy Sea, 42, plus a U.S. 23 crash that destroyed a mobile home and tractor-trailer. A Roxboro man, Steve Richmond, 36, escaped serious harm after overturning on Rt. 119 with suspected bootleg whisky in the trunk. a separate Rt. 62 incident killed a mule.
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Yanceyville
N.C
Caswell County
Burlington Rt. 2
Dragnet
J. L. Griffin
Herman Corbett
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Alamance County Hospital
Burlington
Corbett
Griffin
Rt. 158
Here
Shirley B. Arnold
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Hardy Sea, Negro
Annie Penn Memorial Hospital
Reidsville
Sam Riddick
Riddick
Carolina
Fred Paul Woody
Hildebran
Woody
Wolff
Roxboro Rt. 4
Rt. 119
Steve Richmond
Roxboro
Richmond
Alfred Dunnreath Moorefield
Milton
Rt. 62
Moorefield
Volkswagen
Brunswick Stew Planned By WSCS
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will serve Brunswick Stew Thursday at Pelham Methodist Church. Serving starts at 5 PM EST. Stew with pie and drink costs $1, carryout $1 per quart, and meals for children are 50 cents.
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Woman's Society of ‘Christian Service
Pelham Methodist Church
City Budget Heads Study 18 Month Changeover
City Manager T. Temple directs department heads to prepare budgets on an 18 month cycle as the city plans a June 30 1967 start for a new fiscal year. The move aligns with state law requiring fiscal year budgeting by 1968 and could lift the total to about 20 million for the period through mid 1967.
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T. ¥. Temple
Temple
Randolph Hall
Farm Manager Dies Of Injury After Bull Goring
Richmond AP report states John Edward Hall, farm manager at the Masonic Home of Virginia, died from injuries sustained Sunday when he was gored by the 2100-pound grand champion Guernsey bull Bayville Mason. Hall was inspecting the calf gift from Bayville Farms Virginia Beach. the bull would be returned to Bayville Farms Tuesday.
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Richmond
Masonic
Virginia
John Edward Hall
Bayville Mason
Fred W. Troy
Masonic Home
Hall
Troy
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Bayville Farms
Virginia Beach
Teen Age Girl Hurt As Cycle Crashes On Arnett Blvd
A 13 year old, Diana Marie Ross of 662 Ingram St., suffered a lacerated scalp and knee abrasion when a motorcycle she rode on veered out of control on Ingram Street and crashed into a curb. A three car rear end collision on North Main Street caused minor injuries to Ernest Cart Hundley and damaged property totaling 6490 dollars.
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Arnett Blvd
Diana Marie Ross
Ingram St
K. J. Burchett
Inrgam St
Arnett
North Main St
Ernest Cart Hundley
Greenwood
J. G. Owen
Hundley
Donna Marie Bond
Fagan St
William Issac Sydnor
Danville
Martinsville City Manager Julian F Hirst Named Roanoke Chief
Julian F Hirst announced resignation as Martinsville city manager after nine years to become city manager of Roanoke starting October 15 He will succeed Arthur S Owen who attended Roanoke City Council last meeting Hirst praised as native Virginian with VMI training and varied city experience He earned 15600 in Martinsville, Roanoke salary 18000 With Roanoke population about 96000 Martinsville around 19000 Hirst noted the offer was compelling though not easy He planned to inform Martinsville council before public press conference Hirst is a Purcellville native a 1941 VMI graduate and has also served as Pulaski town manager and Pearsburg city manager He is a former Army Air Forces officer and holds a B S in engineering from VMI He is married with three children
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Martinsville
Julian F. Hirst
Roanoke
Hirst
Arthur S. Owen
Roanoke Post
Owens
Norfolk
Benton O. Dillard
Virginia Military Institute
Dillard
Virginia
Purcellville
VMI
Pulaski
Pearlsburg
Roanoke College
University of Chicago
Christ Episcopal Church
Margaret Jane Fagan
Hartsville
S.C
Four Traffic Deaths Up Highway Toll
Four traffic deaths, two in one accident, raise Virginia year toll to 674, just one fewer than a year ago. Staunton resident Nancy Louise Moffett, 77, died from injuries July 20 after her car hit a dump truck near Fisherville on Virginia 608. In Bedford County, Herman T. Sprouse, 21, and Blair Kent Gordon, 18, were killed when their car left Virginia 297 and overturned east of Bedford. Lovingston resident Joe Lewis Meredith, 29, died Monday morning when his car collided with a truck on US 29 about 6 miles north of Lovingston.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Charlottesville
Nancy Louise Moffett
Staunton
Fisherville
Bedford
Herman T. Sprouse
Blair Kent Gordon
Lynchburg
Bedford County
Lovingston
Joe Lewis Meredith
Nelson County
Mill Official Panelist At Cotton Meet
Four textile executives will play prominent roles in a two day cotton marketing and spinner breeder conference in Greenville South Carolina. The Delta Council of Mississippi and the National Cotton Council sponsor the event with Gibson of B L Cotton Mills presiding, Jones of Pacolet Industries and Tipton of Dan River Mills paneling, and Chapman of Inman Mills to join a Wednesday afternoon panel. Speakers include Sears Roebuck executive Purtell and American Thread and West Point Pepperell officials outlining cotton quality needs and market measures from producer to retailer. A Stoneville seed company VP Walker will preside Tuesday’s afternoon session and Coker of Coker Pedigreed Co. will speak.
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Greenville, S. Co
Delta Council of Mississippi
National Cotton Council
Charles A. Gibson
Greenville
B. L. Cotton Mills
Burlington Industries
E. Graves Jones
Pacolet Industries
Spartanburg
James A. Chapman Jr
Inman Mills
Inman
Bez Fipton
Dan River Mills
Gibson
Frank T. Brumfield
Inverness
Miss
Delta Council
Richard S. Barnett Jr
Alzheimer
Ark
Jones
Tipton
Chapman
Jack M. Purtell
Sears Roebuck and Co
Chicago
David E. Howe
American Thread Co
New York
J. Lindsay Dexter
West Point-Pepperell, Inc
Boston
Mass
George Rea Walker
Stoneville Pedigeed Seed Co
Stoneville
Robert R. Coker
Coker’s Pedigreed Co
Hartsville
S.C
Rights Leader Subpoenaed In Election Probe
In Richmond, Peters burg civil rights leader Dr Milton A Reid, regional director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, is to appear Sept 7 before a Henrico County Grand Jury probing ballot disappearance in Skipwith precinct. A subpoena was issued after Reid alleged irregularities in Waverly area speech.
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W. Ferguson Reid
Sutton
Reid
Richmond-Henrico
Baseball on Wheels: 75-Year-Old Arrested in Columbus Park
A 75yearold man was arrested by police in Columbus Ga on disorderly conduct charges for racing around the bases of the citys professional baseball park in a truck.
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Baseball ON Wheels
Columbus
Conservatives Meet In Danville For Local Party Organization
The Virginia Conservative Party gathered in Danville to plan local headquarters at 127 North Union Street. Attendees discussed fundraising and volunteer outreach while viewing a Chesterfield County rally featuring William J. Story Jr. for Governor Reid Taylor Putney and John W. Carter. A Friday meeting and a September Fifth District rally in Danville were announced.
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Conservative Party of
Virginia
Danville
North Union Street
Conservat ‘Tive
Chesterfield Counsty
Richmond
William J. Story, Jr
Reid Taylor Putney
John W. Carter
Roanoke
Tooward
Oscar Payne
Pittsylvania
Payne
John Carter
Virginia Conservative Party
P. O. Box
No Report On Norfolk Shipyard Discrimination Probe
A three member federal investigation team limited comments at Portsmouth on its probe into alleged racial discrimination at Norfolk naval shipyard. Members plan to report Tuesday afternoon after hearing from shipyard employees and Negro groups, with Union officials promising an official statement later. The union said the plant employs 32 Negro workers among 4700 white collar staff.
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Portsmouth
Lcuss
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Here
Joseph Cirillo
Office For Industrial Relations
Bernard J. Connors
Bureau of Ships
Ruth A. Graham
The
Presient
Committee On
Eugene
J.D. Speller
Tidewater
Speller
Hampton Roads
State Entry Ready For Crab Derby
CHINCOTEAGUE Virginia Creeper VI the Old Domine jon s thoroughbred entry in Saturdays National Hard Crab Derby at Crisfield Md sprinted through a timed workout Monday and was pronounced in the best of shape W E Nichols manager for the Creeper said cool weather had made his sidestepping charge real lippy and lightning fast He confirmed reports that Creeper VI was fired by last years derby winner Creeper VI
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Chincoteague
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City
James Corbett
Allen Darnell Love
Alamance Hospital
WSCS
Sertomans
Danville Sertomans
Charcoal House
Ed Gardner
Sherrill Sharp
James A. Rich, Jr
Walter Caldwell
Council
AE Martinsville
Julian F, Hirst
N. Union
Holiday Inn
Myrtle FL Carter
WRTM
Lillian W. Ales, Mer
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