Those Arrested in Wide Narcotics Roundup
A city wide roundup lists numerous individuals charged with selling marijuana and other drugs at various addresses including 207 Swanson St Meade's Alley Mt. Cross Road 850 Grove St and 159 King St. The report also notes 20 juveniles aged 15 to 17 charged in the narcotics sweep and details several arrests for illegal slot machine payoffs at local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harris
Swanson St
William Glover
Stu) i Harris
Raymond Johns
Meade's Alley
Joel Jones
Mt. Cross Road
William Jones
Grove St
Billy Powell
John Pettus
Richmond
Kenneth Powell
Moffert St
Barry Smith
Norwood tDrive
Frederick E. Weisensale
Reid St
Apt
Tammy Wilbourne
Oscar Braswell
Jefferson Ave
Apr
Isaac Turner
North Main Recreation Center
Martin Hopkins
James Pierce
Northmont
Esso
Ray Hopkins
Homer E. Conner
Conner
Thomas Ripley
Ripley's
N. Main St
Commonwealth
Joe’s Place
W. Main
Sherwood Sun
Deaths and Funerals in Reidsville and South Boston
William Thomas Mayhew 48 of Rt 4 died yesterday at Liberty House Nursing Home after a long illness. He was a Pittsylvania County, Va native who lived in Rockingham County for the last 40 years and was a retired farmer. He attended Shady Grove Baptist Church and is survived by a daughter Mozelle Worsham Spencer two sons Rueben Mayhew Stoneville and Bernard B Mayhew Rt 4 13 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and sister Susie Moore Crewe Va. Services tomorrow at 2 pm from Citty Funeral Home Chapel with interment Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends tonight 7 to 9. The funeral of Fred Edwin Bowman 69 of South Boston will be tomorrow at 11 am at Powell Chapel with burial in Ephesus Methodist Church Cemetery Mecklenburg County. He was born Granite Falls NC to the late William Lee and Lillie Deal Bowman and was a member of McCanless Memorial United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife Mary Campbell Bowman a daughter Ruby Jones South Boston a sister Elma R Bowman Burkeville a brother Claude S Bowman Clarksville and a granddaughter. The home and family are at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Fred Edwin Bowman
Powell Chapel
Ephesus Methodist Church
Mecklenburg County
Granite Falls
N.C
William Lee
Lillie Deal Bowman
McCanless Memorial United Methodist Church
Mary Campbell Bowman
Ruby Jones
Elma R. Bowman
Burkeville
Claude S. Bowman
Clarksville
Ruth Hall Dies at 66 in Evington Virginia
Ruth Keesee Hall age 66 of Rt 1 Evington died at home Friday night. Born Campbell County daughter of Joseph A and Betty Brooks Keesee. Survived by one daughter, three brothers, two sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral at Liberty Baptist Church at 4 p.m. burial Gretna Burial Park.
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Evington
Ruth Keesee Hall
Rt. 1
Campbell County
Joseph A
Betty Brooks Keesee
Liberty Baptist Church
Richard Hall
Paul Eanes
Gretna
Joseph Keesee
Marion Keesee
Hurt
James Ke
Daniel Urges Farm Program Re Examination
WASHINGTON AP Rep W C Daniel D Va Saturday urged the Nixon Administration to carefully re examine its recent decisions which have terminated and drastically reduced various agriculture programs He said he is particularly troubled by plans to end the Rural Environmental Assistance Program and actions against rural electrification and disaster relief Daniel wrote to the White House and Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz arguing REAP REA and the FHA disaster loan programs have been effective in addressing rural problems He plans to cooperate in efforts to restore REAP and ensure rural needs are recognized within federal economies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. C
Dan" Daniel
D-Va
Agriculture Department
Tam
Daniel
Elause
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Reap
Rea
Federal Housing Administration
America
Stratford College names nineteen semi-finalists for scholarship
Nineteen semi-finalists were selected in Stratford College's first Stratford Scholarship competition. Up to ten full tuition scholarships of 2200 each may be awarded to entering freshmen, renewable for four years with strong academics. Scores from a written exam, interviews, and an essay contest determined the semi-finalists. Winners will be announced later. Names include Cheryl Jean Allen Henderson North Carolina Leah Tee Askew Colerain Anna Michaux Bennett Goldsboro Maryanne Buyalos Debra Leetch Petersburg Julia Wilton Carrington South Boston Elizabeth Carter Martinsville Ruby Gail Cook Richmond Alma Marie Eller Manassas Debra Ann Graffley West Henrietta Judy Wade Henderson Roxanne Modena Orange Mary OConner Cleveland Heights Jacquelin Phillips Staunton Janet Seyfried Lynchburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Cheryl Jean Allen
Henderson
N.C
Leah Tee Askew
Colerain
Anna Michaux Bennett
Goldsboro
Maryanne Buyalos
Debra -Grace Leetch
Petersburg
Julia Wilton Carrington
South Boston
Elizabeth §. Carter
Martinsville
Ruby Gail Cook
Richmond
Alma Marie Elle
North Carolina firms submit pollution plan hearings set
Eight area firms, part of 300 stationary sources in the state, will file corrective plans to meet board standards for air pollution. Public hearings by the Air Pollution Board will cover schedule dates from plan submission to final compliance. U.S. Gypsum Voise Cascade Danville and others in Region 3 are among those submitting plans as part of Virginia and North Carolina pollution controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Pollution Board
Fed
Virginia
U.S. Gypsum
Voise Cascade
Danville
Foul Weather Appears Ahead In North Carolina
A winter storm moving from the Gulf of Mexico bears down on North Carolina. Snow is forecast for the west and north, with rain in the southeast, possibly mixing with sleet or rain Sunday night and Monday. Winds rise and temperatures climb in the east and central regions Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
North Carolina
Rambler Drive Residents Protest Playground Use
Rambler Drive residents will present a petition to the City Council opposing use of a public playground between Rambler Drive and Surry Lane for development. Averett College seeks to lease the property for an athletic field with a child recreation area, amid moves to repurpose the college field for student parking. The council may block the sale of the playground via a prior December resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rambler Drive
City Council
Surry Lane
Averett College
Averett
Mt. View Ave
W. Main
Virginia Ave
Ida and Harriet Fitzgerald and Memorial Hospital
Embry St
Pearl Scott
Henry St
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Edward Franklin Sparrow
Moanna Place
Elling Mescaline
Roger Stone
Kimberly Drive
Jerry Saul
Glen Oak Drive
John Tarr
Apt. D
Benny Travis
Hillcrest Trailer Park
Allen Turner
Axton Rt
W. T. Mayhew
Fred E. Bowman
Ruth Hall
Grove
Dorothy Helen Watts Grove
Hanover Place
Memorial Hospital
Jackson, Mich
Bertha Billeter
Joseph F. Watts
Jackson
Woodland Cemetery
Stratford College
N. C
State Highway Patrol
Georgie S. Simpkins
Roman Eagle Nursing Home
Kay S. Dalton
Vivian S. Huston
James Howard Griffin
KEY Largo Sales
Ist
N. Carolina
Annie H. Williams
Charles R. Thomas Jr
State Highway Department
BIG Discount
M & M Furn
Monroe St
Lawn
Danville Memorial Gardens
Standard Garments, Inc
Main Street
Chatham, Virginia
Division of
Hampton Shirt Co., Inc
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance CI
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