Hereford Named Provost At University Of Virginia
Dr Frank L Hereford Jr 42 was named provost of the University of Virginia effective Feb 1 He will be the universitys principal academic officer reporting to President Edgar F Shannon Jr He has been dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and is a noted nuclear physicist The appointment elevates academic leadership and places deans and chancellors under the provost for educational matters with duties including faculty appointments ongoing faculty review and coordination of curricula He is a UVA graduate and former Bartol Research Foundation physicist who has published over 50 papers earned awards and participated in Fulbright and NSF activities
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Charlottesville
Frank L. Hereford Jr
University of Virginia
University
Edgar F. Shannon Jr
Shannon
Hereford
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
United States
University of Birmingham
England
Fulbright
National Research Council
American Physical Society
Lake Charles
Phi Beta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa
National Leadership Fraternity
The
Raven Society
Bartol Research Foundation
Horsley
Virginia Academy of Science
President of Visitors
National Science Foundation
Ashworth Chatham DS Winner Receives Honor
Neal Ashworth, a Chatham insurance agent and Jaycee contact for a secret nomination, won the Distinguished Service Award at the Chatham Jaycees banquet. Also honored were J. F. Blair with the Outstanding Boss Award and Bobby Riker as Outstanding Young Educator. the event at Green Lantern Motel was rescheduled due to snow.
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Neal Ashworth
Chatham Jaycees
Ashworth
William Weiler
Jaycees
Watson Memorial Methodist Church
J. F. Blair
Bobby Riker
Chatham High School
J. H. Combs
Charles E. Hagberg
Kiker
Chatam ‘Cavaliers
Combs
Appalachiin
Chatham
Riker
North Carolina
Pittsylvania County
Dow Chemical
Pittsylvanian
Mary Marlowe
Whiteville
Climax Raritan Club
Alpha Gamma Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Phi
Jaycee
Green Lantern Motel
Philip Kirkpatrick
Ed White
Man Wanted for Murder to Be Returned to Danville
Two Danville officers flew to Washington D C to extradite John Wesley Brown 33 who signed a waiver of extradition. Brown is wanted for the fatal shooting of George Harrison Jr during an altercation at Elvira Tucker 114 Levelton Street on November 14 1964. He was arrested in June in Washington on a larceny charge and sentenced to 210 days awaiting the fugitive warrant.
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Danville
Washington, D.C
John Wesley Brown
Washington
J. E. Towler
T. N. Morris
Hugh Wyatt
Brown
George Harrison, Jr
Elvira Tucker
Levelton St
Work-Study Funds Awarded to Rockingham Center
Leaksville Rockingham County Industrial Education Center receives 8000 in Work-Study funds from the North Carolina Department of Community Centers. Center director A C Wilson notes the program supports part time to full time study with earnings up to 60 dollars monthly for long distance students. Courses in auto mechanics and machinist trade will start February 23, lasting one year and aimed at area employment demands. Eligibility includes full time status ages 18 to 21 and need for earnings to complete study. Applications due by February 24 through local offices or Rockingham Community College.
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Leaksville
N.C
Rockingham County
Wilson
SEC
Resignation Opens Two City Roles in Danville
City Manager I Edward Temple must fill two vacancies as Nielsen leaves for Mexico Missouri. Temple seeks a qualified assistant city manager with a master’s in public administration and a new United Fund chair to head the nominating committee. Nielsen accepted Missouri duties and resigns Feb 25, reporting March 1.
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I. Edward Temple
United Fund
Greater
Danville
J. Neil Nielsen
Mexico
Temple
Nielsen
Walter D. Vincent
Missouri
YMCA to Combine Annual Meet and Campaign Kickoff
The Danville YMCA will combine its annual meeting with the kickoff for its 1966 membership campaign Friday at 6 30 p m at the Country Club Inn. Members are to be updated on funding for a new building to proceed with the project using available funds.
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Danville
Country Club Inn
Most 1965 Fatal Area Accidents Were On Drivers' Home Road
Pittsylvania County reports 33 traffic deaths in 1965, 31 local residents killed within five miles of home. Most crashes on secondary roads, many non collisions, with speed and drinking cited. Weekends most deadly. drivers from Danville Altavista Henry Halifax affected.
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Pittsylvania County
J. M. Hutcherson
Danville
Altavista
Henry
Halifax County
Pittsylvania
Sgt. Hutcherson
Portsmouth
North Carolina
Hutcherson
Virginia Tech President Urges Broad View of Education Plan
Roanoke Dr. T. Marshall Hahn Jr urged adopting a statewide system of community colleges integrated with present branches. He warned against narrow self interest and called for decisions that advance all of Virginia, including higher education, roads and social services, to raise the state’s leadership role.
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Roanoke
T. Marshal] Hahn, Jr
Virginia Tech
Tech
Commonwealth
Virginia ‘Tech
Commission
Virginia
Roanoke Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hahn
Dr. Hahn
Vireginia
Virginian Tech
American National Bank stock dividend boosts capital base
At the bank’s annual meeting stockholders approved a 25 percent stock dividend raising capital stock from 600000 to 750000 and transferring 100000 from undivided profits to surplus. The dividend will be paid to shareholders of record Feb 7 and cash dividends rise 10.3 percent. Directors and officers were re elected.
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American National Bank and Trust Co
American National
William H. Jefferson, Jr
Jefferson
Dr. L. D. Johnson Re-elected To Furman Board Post
Dr. L D Johnson pastor of First Baptist Church Greenville was re elected vice chairman of Furman University board of trustees at a Tuesday meeting Dr Johnson previously Led as trustee vice chair. Dr Eugene C Proctor of Conway re elected chairman for a two year term succeeding last spring after the death of J Wilbert Wood. Dr Lloyd E Batson of Pickens named secretary. Executive committee includes Johnson Faris Batson Marshall Pitts Proctor and Rev Lloyd Self with Gordon W Blackwell reporting on a statewide ministers committee studying seminary enrollment decline.
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Greenville
S.C
L. D. Johnson
First Baptist Church of
Furman University
Johnson
First Baptist Church
Danville
Eugene C. Proctor
Conway
Proctor
J. Wilbert Wood
Lloyd E. Batson
Pick
Dr. Johnson
John P. Faris
Laurens
Dr. Batson
J. W. Marshall
Belton
Isaac P. Pitts
Camden
Lloyd Self
Augusta Heights
Baptist Church
Gordon W. Blackwell
Grand jury to review involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal S Main St crash
A Municipal Court bound over to the March grand jury an involuntary manslaughter charge against Mrs. Walter Lou Solomon Stephens of 219 Southland Dr. after an November 6 accident on S Main St that killed Charles Ingram West and seriously injured Mrs. Stephens.
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Corporation Court
Walter Lou Solomon Stephens
Southland Dr
S. Main St
Charles Ingram
Ink) West
Stephens
A daily blessing habit to start the new year
New Year reflections urge a simple, daily rule to count two blessings for every gripe. The author argues appreciation shifts outlook and notes a funeral home signoff from Newe y Swicegood in Anvils, Virginia, hinting at a weekly column by Frank Swicegood.
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Dr. Hereford
Edgar F. Shannon
Ashworth Chatham
Secret Committee
Rockingham Center
Industrial Education Center
Spray
Rockingham Community College
Wentworth
UF Drive
Kiwanis Club
Main Street Methodist Church
Arlington County
Cere Prcoc
U.S
S. Main
Broadnay
Fifth Banking
Westbrook Elevator
Spring St
Westbrook
Bank
Charles A. Carr
A. B. Carrington, Jr
W. J. Edwin
Robert S. Jordan, Jr
L. H. Kennadie
J. Blair Kerns
W. Townes Lea
Harry R. Link
Miles Poindexter
J. M. Robinson, Jr
Percy J. Scearce
Frank Talbott, Jr
W. N. Terry, Jr
Landon R. Wyatt, Jr
Carrington
Robert W. Wiseman
T. Conrad Ward
W. Wesley Motley
James A. Motley
Poindexter
Melvin C. Vernon, Jr
Robert P. Blair, Jr
William C. Payne, Jr
Gilbert D. Jefferson
H. F. Haymore, Jr
Carl T. Yeatts
Furman
Char ‘Ge
Gr. ‘and
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Woes, Lillian
Charlotte Moon
WRTM
W. Yates
Dewey Swicegood
Newey Swicegood
Swicegood Funeral Home, Inc
Anviles Va
Frank
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