Civil Defense Praised After Local Mock Nuclear Drill
Danville Civil Defense Coordinator Judy E Towler reported high praise from national civil defense observers after a local mock exercise simulating a nuclear bomb impact. The drill tested fires, blocked streets, siren confusion, gas leaks, bank robbery, food shortages, fallout shelter crowding and injured handling with participation from police fire shelters schools and public works.
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Danville
Judy E. Towler
Office of Civil Defense
Washington
Stanford Research Institute
System Development’ Corporation of
Santa Monica
Calif
Towler
Jones
Death notice for H S Price aged 72 at Memorial Hospital
H S Price 72 of 62 Milton Ave died yesterday at 8 10 am after a seven year decline. Born December 1 1893 in Washington County he lived in Danville since 1917 and retired from Dan River Mills in the main tenance department. Survived by two daughters Estelle Kendrick and Joyce Pemberton and five sons Norve Norman Aubrey Herman Clifford. two sisters and two brothers. ten grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm Swicegood Funeral Home with burial at Schoolfield Cemetery. The family at the Milton Ave residence.
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H. S. Price
Milton Ave
Memorial Hospital
Washington County
James Elbert Price
Mary Frances Thomas Price
Danville
Dan River Mills
Margie Victoria Fearn
Estelle Kendrick
Joyce Pemberton
Richmond
Norve H. Price
Norman H. Price
Aubrey J. Price
Herman Price
Clifford L. Price
Clara Roark
Ethel Hodge
Independence
James Price
Mountain Hill
Dave Price
Chapel of Swicegood Funeral Home
Fred M. Cox
R. O. Smith
Schoolfield Cemetery
Ceiling Falls At Shea Terace Elementary School
A falling plaster chunk from the first floor ceiling at Shea Terrace Elementary School forced a 2nd grade class to evacuate. Principal Thomas Gray and a janitor investigated as a larger ceiling crack appeared, dropping debris into the front desks. Several desks were damaged and injuries narrowly avoided.
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Portsmouth
Elizabeth Hamaker
Shea Terrace
Gray
Warehouseman Sues Over Tobacco Quota Conspiracy
J W Hunter of Mount Airy tobacco warehouse owner sues in Greensboro alleging seven men conspired to limit his sales by depriving him of full quota based on warehouse floor space. He seeks triple damages totaling 844400 from New Farmers Warehouse and Dixie Warehouse partners.
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Greensboro
J. W. Hunter
Mount Airy
Hunter
U.S. Middle District Court
Tom Jones
F. W. Dearmin, Jr
O. L. Badgett
Boyd Cain
Ralph White
New Farmers Warehouse
D. D. Hodges
Harold Y. Hodges
Dixie Warehouse
Viet Nam Mission Film To Be Shown At Lakewood Church
A 30 minute mission film in sound and color depicts Christian heroism in Viet Nam. Shown at Lakewood Evangelical Methodist Church at 7 30 p m tomorrow the film follows a journey over mountains rivers and jungle trails amid Communist guerrilla activity.
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Viet Nam
Lakewood Evangelical Methodist Church
Worldwide Evangelization Crusade
NAACP Leader advocates public office for full equality in NC
Kelly Alexander, head of the North Carolina NAACP, urged 50 leaders at Charlotte's Queen Charlotte Hotel that true equality requires African Americans to hold public office and participate in planning. He warned bigots remain active, cited a dynamiting of his home, and asserted the Klan cannot run North Carolina. Katzenbach to speak at final session.
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Alexander
Charlotte
Fred Alexander
Kelly Alexander
NAACP
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
U.S. Atty
Nicholas D. Katzenbach
Clarence Mitchell
MAACP
Washington
William M. Searbham
Secretary For Agriculture
Theodore MM. Berry
Office of Economic Opportunity
John Hope I
Equal Educational Opportunity
Frederick Dow
Small Business Administration
Ringgold Post Office Names Acting Postmistress
Mrs. Mary Moshenek, a former Pittsylvania County teacher, was installed as acting Ringgold postmistress yesterday. The ceremony was conducted by Ayler Stone, Blairs postmaster. She succeeds Mrs. Dewey Bennett, who retired after 28 years. The office has two clerks and two carriers.
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Mary Moshenek
Pittsylvania County
Ringgold Post Offce
Ayler Stone
Blairs
Moshenek
Dewey
John Henry Marshall Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for John Henry Marshall of Chatham Rt. 6 were held Friday at Oakland Methodist Church Dry Fork with Rev. W. H. Grose and Rev. Car. W. Grubbs officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers named: Marsha Denny Dalton, Troy Dalton, Paul Hubbard, Wayne Slaton, Joe Powell, Langhorne Craddock, Billy Jones, Joe Lynch.
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John Henry Marshall
Chatham
Rt. 6
Oakland Methodist Church
Dry Fork
W. H. Grose
Car. W. Grubbs
Marsha Denny Dalton
Troy Dalton
Paul Hubbard
Wayne Slaton
Joe Powell
Langhorne Craddock
Billy Jones
Joe Lynch
Virginia Tops Nation In Acreage Seeded On Private Land
State Forester G W Dean announced Virginia ranked third nationwide in acres planted to forest trees on private property in 1965 and third in forest tree seedling production. The state’s two Division of Forestry nurseries produced over 42 million trees, with seed orchards and production areas totaling 200 and 1 125 acres respectively. Seed orchards graft superior stock to produce seed for nurseries, and seed production areas yield seed from the finest trees yet are not as perfect as orchard stock. The program, begun in 1958, focuses on loblolly shortleaf white pine and yellow poplar, with only 42 loblolly pines qualifying for the orchard.
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Virginia
G. W. Dean
Dean
Jeff
Virginia Division of Forestry
Forest Industry
Division of Forestry
Ernest McGee Dies After Long Illness at 71
Ernest Neal McGee 71 died yesterday at 5 p.m. in Memorial Hospital after a 24 week illness. Born May 15 1894 in Pelham North Carolina he farmed in Pelham before retiring six years ago. Survived by wife Sue Powell two daughters Mrs Albert Bailey and Mrs Stanley Fulton Jr one sister Mrs E C Gerring three grandchildren. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. tomorrow at Pelham Methodist Church with interment in Danville Memorial Gardens. The body will rest at Wrenn Yeatts Funeral Home and the family will be at Pelham residence.
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Ernest Neal McGee
Memorial Hospital
Pelham
N. C
John H. McGee
Mary Elizabeth McGee McGee
Sue Powell
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral
Pelham Residence
Ringgold Jaycees To Give DS Award Banquet
The Ringgold Jaycees will hold their annual Distinguished Service Award banquet tonight at the Holiday Inn. The meeting will begin at 7 o'clock. T. A. Pollard, superintendent of Hughes Memorial School and chairman of the County School Board, will be the principal speaker.
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Ringgold Jaycees
Holiday Inn
T. A. Pollard
Hughes Memorial School
County School Board
Mrs Amy Martin Dies At 76 In Memorial Hospital
Mrs Amy Elizabeth Puccini Martin 76 died yesterday at 5 30 p m in Memorial Hospital after declining health since November 1965 Born May 1889 in Rome Italy she came to the US at age three Most of her life was in California but for 15 years she lived in Danville She married John Harvey Martin in June 1950 She retired in 1954 from R B Rodgers Laundry Dry Cleaners She was a member of Temple Baptist Church Survived by husband two stepdaughters Betty Wright and Norma Lee Bowen both of Chattanooga Interment Floral Hills Memory Gardens Body will rest at Wrenn Yeatts Funeral Home prior to services Family at residence 515 Worsham St
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Amy Elizabeth Puccini Martin
Memorial Hospital
Rome
Italy
Martin
California
Danville
John Harvey Martin
R. B. Rodgers Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Temple Baptist Church
Betty Wright
Norma Lee Bowen
Chattanooga
Tenn
Floral Hills Memory Gardens
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home
Woresham St
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Richard G. Liebel
OCD
John D. Neville
Henry J. Krages
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Brad Baker
US Office of Emergency Planning
Robert Estaland
James C. Hensley
Frank Vogel
William A. Schell
Region
Hugh C. Laine
State CD Office
D. C. Bergeron
State Central Region
Alfred Berkley
Warren L. Trent
Roanoke
Warehouseman
A. J. Foyt
America
Roaring Motors
Anthony Joseph Foyt
A. d
A. J
Family Weekly
A. d. Foyt
Colorgravure
Sunday Register
Ernest McGee
Amy Martin
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