Legion Of Merit Winner Col Edgar Harris Heads Area Awards List
Danville and area servicemen receive notable honors as Colonel Edgar S Harris, commander of the 96th Strategic Aerospace Wing, is named a Legion of Merit recipient for meritorious leadership at Ellsworth AFB. The记 article lists Lt Col Gilmore, Majors,Sergeants and Privates from Danville to Halifax and Martinsville earning Bronze Stars Commendation Medals and other honors for service in Vietnam and at various bases including Dyess AFB and Fort Hood.
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the Register
Danville, Va
Legion of Merit
Col
Edgar Harris
Air Force
Edgar S
96Th
William E. Col. Gilmore
Harris, Jr
Strategic Aerospace Wing
Sparks
Iirene M. Gilmore
Milton
Danville
Dyess Afb
Tex
Dewey C. Sparks
Dlewood Terrace
Ti Legion of Merit
Southeast Asia
Harris
Vietnam
U.S
James H. Gilmore
Will
Aren
Army Inventory Control Center
W.C
Army
John H. Smith
Ridge
Col. Harris
Edgar §. Harris
Maple Lane
Ellsworth Afb
D.D
New
Pilot gains sales by Pilot Life Insurance Co in 1968
Sales for Pilot Life Insurance Co in 1968 reached 684 million dollars, up 11 percent from 1987, per V. Lind, Danville District Manager. Actual sales hit 1,024,566,669 dollars, up four percent from 1967. net income was 10,201,653 dollars after a 975,000 dollar federal tax surcharge, compared with 11,007,372 a year earlier. Bond sales totaled 143,102 dollars, 56 percent of the county goal, as Goodyear Tire plans a plant in Akron, Ohio with a 5 million dollar cost. New office: Wheat & Co., Inc. to open ninth office in Newport News.
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Pilot Life Insurance CO
V. Lind
Danville
Greensboro
N.C
U.S. Savings
Cap
Goodyear Tire & Rubberville
Akron
Ohio
Pittsylvania
of Wheat & Co, Inc
Warwick
Newport
John R
tthe CENTRAL/Freeman
National Corp
Martinsville
Wheat & Co
Central Nation
Fayetteville
Bank OF Richmond
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Charleston
W. Va
Richmond
Norfolk
Roanoke
Funeral Rites Slated Today For Mrs. Clark
Funeral services for Mrs. J Bayard Clark will be held at 3 p m at Highland Presbyterian Church Fayetteville North Carolina. Burial will be in Cross Creek Cemetery. She was the Fayetteville resident and mother of Mrs. George D. Jackson and widow of J Bayard Clark a former congressman from North Carolina seventh district. She is survived by another daughter Mrs Julian Hutaff two sons Jerome B Clark and HR Clark all of Fayetteville and several grandchildren including J Bayard Clark III Mary Laurens Clark and David Denning Jackson.
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J. Bayard Clark
Highland Presbyterian Church
Fayetteville
N. C
Cross Creek
Funeral rites for Thomas A. Dawson Jr today at Townes Memorial
Funeral rites for Thomas Alva Dawson Jr will be held today at 3 p m at Townes Memorial Chapel with interment in Highland Burial The deceased listed as a Marine Private First Class with 25 years in the American Tobacco Co and recently in South Vietnam Also mentioned is Sergeant Michael C Bowen and the Piedmont Chapter of the National Association of Accountants meeting Thursday in Winston Salem N C
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Thomas Alva Dawson
Townes Memorial Chapel
Highland
Charles Williams
Park
Walter Williams
Mr. Dawson
Cascade Rt
American Tobacco Co
First
Marine Division
South Vietnam
Memorial Hospital
INAA
Michael C. Bowen
Piedmont
Bessie Oliver
National Association of Ac
Martinsville
Pine Brook Country
Sondestrom AB
Winston-Salem
N. C
Greenland
Shaw Afb
8. C
Rox
Mrs Shreve Rites Held for Eden Resident
Funeral services for Lottie Dedlart Shreve of Eden Rt 1 were held today at 2 a m at Fair Funeral Home. A 54 year old Tieldcrest Mills employee she was fatally injured Friday in a rural highway car collision. Survivors include husband W Henry Shreve mother Susan Belcher of Eden two sons Capt L A DeHart of Camp Pendleton Calif and Tony W Shreve of Eden one daughter Mrs Paul Evans Jr of Eden and two brothers Clarence Belcher Ophus Belcher, both of Eden.
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Eden
N. C
Lottie Dedlart Shreve
the Fair Funeral Home
Shreve
Tieldcrest Mills
Here
N. C. Highway Patrol
W. Henry Shreve
Susan Belcher
Capt
L. A. DeHart
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Tony W. Shreve
Paul ‘Evans Jr
Clarence Belcher
Ophus Belcher
Ida Handy Gilbert 80 dies in Danville Hospital
Mrs. Ida Handy Gilbert 80 native of Patrick County died in Danville Memorial Hospital. Widow of Clee D. Gilbert she is survived by seven daughters Irene Shumate Clarice McDaniel Grace Boyd Virginia Barton Mildred DeHart Ruth Gilbert Helen Spencer one son William M. Gilbert four sisters Lucy Edwards D W Handy Hattie Gilbert Myrtle Gilbert 17 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral services Monday at 2 pm Moody Funeral Home Stuart burial Wayside Church Cemetery. Family hours tonight 7 to 9 pm.
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Stuart
Ida Handy Gilbert
Danville Memorial Hospital
Patrick County
Clee D. Gilbert
Irene Shumate
Clarice McDaniel
Grace Boyd
Virginia Barton
Mildred DeHart
Danville
Ruth Gilbert
Helen Spencer
Lawsonville
N. C
William M. Gilbert
Martinsville
Lucy Edwards
Mt. Airy
D. W. Handy
Winston-Salem
Hattie Gilbert
Myrtle Gilbert
Moody Funeral Home
Wayside Church
R J Fowler Funeral Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Ronald Jennings Fowler will be held at 2 p.m. from the Wrenn Yeatts Chapel with interment in Highland Burial Park. Fowler, born July 12, 1934 in Danville, died after a long illness. He worked in Dan River Mills No. 1 A weave dept. He married Margaret Kiser on March 23, 1951. Survived by wife, Ronald J. Fowler Jr., Linda Gay Fowler, two sisters Elaine Norris and Trene Morrow. The body stays at the funeral home. family at 404 Cliff St.
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Ronald Jennings Fowler
Wrenn-Yeatts
Highland Burial Park
Mr. Fowler
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Jwian
Lucy Phelps Fowler
Dan River Mills
Margaret Kiser
Fowler
Church of God On
Overby
Ronald J. Fowler Jr
Linda Gay Fowler
Elaine Norris
Greenwood
5. C
Trene Morrow
Georgia
Cliff St
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Reidsville
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Ethel
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Pelham, N.C
Artie EB. Hall
Harold D. Hall
1St Infantry Division
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Kan
Wesley David Eldridge
Mount Cross Rad
Dai Nang
Sydney
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Henry L. Chandler
Lucy
Charlie L. Bowe
Danville Rt. 4
Castle Afb
Ramstein AB
Germany
Fulton L. Chandler
Caswell County High School
Yanceyville
Melvin R. Oakes
James D. Oakes
Piney Forest Rd
4Th Infantry
Pleiku
Dan River High School
Virginia P. Oakes
North Main St
Clarence J. Price
Herbert Price
Danville Rt. 5
Ai Infantry Division
Korea
Dennis C. Powell
Mary L. Powell
Lackland Afb
Lowry Afb
Colo
Southside High School
Montgomery
Walter E. Montgomery
Halifax Rt. 2
1St Armored Division
Fort Hood
Garland L. Samuels, Jr
Gertrude A. Samuels
Gray St
3D Infantry Division
Kitzingen
Belly C. Lawrence
Evelyn M. Lawrence
Oakridge Ave
Air Force Technical School
Sheppard Afb
Olis Afb
Mass
Haskell R.kent
Curtis H. Stanley
Hazelwood Lane
437Th Military Airlift Wing
Charleston Afb
S.C
Martinsville High School
Maj. Walker
A. H. Walker
Mangum St
Randolph Afb
Reidsville High School
N.C. State University
Ruth W.wehrmann
Flora Smith
Ridgeway Rt.4
3D Engineer Battalion
Kani
Joseph C. Richardson II
USN
Richardson
Westover Drive
Thomas B. Pedersen
Delbert Jackson
Martineville
Powell
Kent
Walker
Jackson
the Business Register
Nelson Benyones
CPM
Jack
Horton
Arlington
George H. Rucker Sales
H. Preston Harrison
Morton G. Thalhimer Inc
Certified
The
Institute of Real Estate Management
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Wilson & CO. Inc
Jefferson St
Mrs. Clark
William F. Hannah
Driver
34Th Armor
Hannah
Gretna Rt
Cu Chi
An Hoa
Jhe Danang
Chicom
Billy H. Simmons
Annie
Rt. 1
34Th Engineer Group
Bink Thuey
Randall C. Talbott
G. H. Talbott
Oakwood Homes
Hurt
Third Amphibious Tractor Battalion
First Marine Division
Amy
Ma A. Webb
William H. Webb
Sandy Level Rt. 2
Americal Division
11Th Infantry
Duc Pho
Brenda
Chatham
Roy N. Hazelwood
E. S. Hazelwood
Fairfield Ave
Harold J. Ellison
Mediterranean
Steven A. Moore
Halifax County High School
562D Artillery
Wildflecken
George 4H. Ballou
Kitt Ballou
Gladys
South Boston Rt.1
Fork Polk la
James H. Giles
Aston Rd
Fourth Marines
Third Marine Division
South Viettnam
William T. Lemons, Jr
Lemons
Stuart St
S. C
Donald L. Shively
Dewey D. Shively
Bassett Rt. 1
9Th Infantry Division
T. A. Dawson, Jr
Zenith
Leen ‘'S Jewelers
Main Street
Blackwell
Dodge
Sir
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Mali
R&h
P.S. P.B
R&l
Cadillac
Trans
P.S
Ford
Riverside Drive
Tommy Gammon
Kenneth Wilkerson
Nice
Plymouth
Blackwell Motor CO
Riverside Dr
N. Union St
Dodge Sales & Service
Ida Gilbert
R. J. Fowler
Kingoff
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