Muse Named as Possible OEO Appointment for Danville Lawyer
Andrew C. Muse, a Danville Negro attorney, is reported to be under consideration for an Office of Economic Opportunity post. Washington sources say his backing from Sen A Willis Robertson and Virginia lawmakers is strong, with possible duties under the CEO office in Washington and salaries ranging from 14600 to 19250 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew C. Muse
Danville
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Washington
Muse
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Jawyer
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Roosevelt
Easement Talks Advance on Cherrystone Flood Project
Chatham officials said Chesapeake Corp may sign land easements for the Cherrystone watershed flood project after tax doubts were resolved. The plan includes three dams creating lakes of 105 acres, 15 acres, and a long range 33 foot dam, with a total cost near 500000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
EB. D. Overbey
Chesapeake Corp
Cherrystone
Dr. Overbey
Chesapeake
County Board of Supervisors
Grayson Jacobs
Jacobs
Overbey
Hodnett Mill
Roaring Fork
Hodnett
Green Rock Creek
Maury M Bigger Dies At His Home
Maury McPhail Bigger 79 retired farmer died at his Randolph home on Thursday. Survived by wife Lena Colgate Bigger and six daughters including Virginia East and Mary Thorpe, two sons Maury L Bigger and C J Bigger, siblings Stella Fallen and W L Bigger, 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral at New Hope Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial in family cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Maury McPhail Bigger
Lena Colgate Bigger
Virginia East
Danville
Mary Thorpe
Saxe
Bertha Mann
Bessie Mason
Brookneal
Rachel Nichols
Phenix
Ruth Foster
Wylkesburg
Maury L. Bigger
Garland
Tex
C. J. Bigger
Keysville
Stella Fallen
Clarkton
W. L. Bigger
New Hope Methodist Church
Father Byrne Welcomed At Sacred Heart
The Rev. Edmund F. Byrne new associate priest of Sacred Heart Catholic Church was welcomed by parishioners at a reception in the Parish Hall. A native of Carbondale Pa he studied at the University of Scranton American College University of Louvain Belgium and was ordained July 10 1938. He has served in Scranton Dallas Newport News and taught religion at Saint Vincent Central High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund F. Byrne
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Mr. Byrne
Carbondale
University of ‘Scranton
Pennsylvania
American College
University of Louvain
Belgium
Paulin Ladeuze
Father Byrne
Scranton
College Misericordia
Dallas
University of Scranton
University of Besancon
France
University of Perugia
Italy
Sacred Heart
Saint Vincent Church
Newport News
Saint Vincent Central High School
Pointer Dies At Home Near Semora In North Carolina
J L Pointer aged 68, of Semora N C died Friday at his home. He was born March 25 1878 in Halifax County the son of Zachariah and Mary Adams Pointer. A retired tobacco farmer and former Semora postmaster and Caswell County School Board member he belonged to Lebanon Christian Church. Survivors include two sons Joe Richard Pointer of St Louis Missouri and John Foster Pointer of Semora one granddaughter Judith Foster Pointer of Semora. Funeral services Sunday at 1 p.m. at Lebanon Christian Church with Rev Louis Wicker officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. The body will lie at Brooks Funeral Home in South Boston until 4:30 p.m. Saturday then move to the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Semora
N. C
John Luther Pointer
RFD
Halifax Counity
Zachariah
Mary Adams Pointer
Pointer
Cora Foster
Caswell County School Board
Lebanon Christian Church
Joe Richard Pointer
St. Louis
John Foster Pointer
Judith Foster Pointer
Louis Wicker
Church
Brooks Funeral Home
South Boston
George H. Smith Sr funeral rites slated Sunday
Funeral services for George H. Smith Sr will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from Lindsey Funeral Home in Bridgewater. Smith formerly operated the Union News cafeteria at the Greyhound bus station and died Thursday night in Richmond after a heart attack at work. The family will be at 316 N Main Street, Bridgewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Smith
Lindsey Funeral
Bridgewater
Smith
Union News
Greyhound
Richmond
Joe Wine
N. Main Street
Miss Dollie Ricketts Dies in Chatham Pa Virginia County Home
Miss Dollie Ricketts died yesterday afternoon in the Pittsylvania County District Home at Chatham after three years of declining health. A native of Pittsylvania County she was the daughter of the late James Henry Ricketts and Sallie Brightwell Ricketts. She spent most of her life at Dry Fork and was a member of Mt Hermon Baptist Church. Survived by a sister Mrs Oscar Hardy of Mt Hermon. Body resting at Wreen Yeatts Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollie Ricketts
Pittsyllvania County
Chatham
Pittsylvania County
James Henry Ricketts
Sallie Brightwell Ricketts
Dry Fork
City Managers Differ On Governor Godwin Sales Tax Plan
City Manager T Edward Temple voiced concern over a 1 percent local cap in Gov Godwin's state sales tax bill and urged local flexibility. Mayor McCubbins backed a 3 percent state tax with 2 percent returned, while Pittsylvania leaders weighed revenue gains against higher local taxes and needs such as a new jail. The plan would earmark 1 percent to locals based on school age population, with a possible additional local levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godwin
T. Edward Temple
General Assembly
iGodwin
Pittsylvania County
Board of Supervisors
Grayson Jacobs
Pittsylvania
Jo. H. Combs
Danville
Halifax County
South Boston
Henry County
Martinsville
Malifax County
Temple
Boards of Supervisors
Commission of Revenue
McCubbins
Mevors
Jacobs
Jevy
Combs
School Board
State Department of Education
State Board of Education
Cleanup Crews Face Snow Fatigue Across Virginia
Public Works and Highway crews in Danville and Pittsylvania face a third weekend of snow as forecasts predict more with cloudy cold conditions in Virginia. crews work 12 hour shifts, clearing streets, spreading sand, and shoving snow to shoulders to prevent meltwater seeping under pavement while facing complaints over driveway blockages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonefized
Public Works
Highway Department
Virginia
Danville
Pittsylvania
J. S. Hodge
Hodge
Whit Scott
Scott
Main St. Dowtown
T. E. Temple
Firm To Build New Plant Near Martinsville
Warn Car riers Inc an affiliate of Pennsylvania Papyrus Corp and National Tube and Reel Corp will build a new paper plant near Martinsville on a ten acre site by the Martinsville Airport. Initial employment ~50 with plans to double size and staff. Production slated to begin June 1 under president Joseph T Yovanovich with original design machinery citing local labor and textile markets as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Warn Carriers, Inc
Guv. Godwin
Richmond
Pennsylvania Papyrus Corp
National Tube and Reel Corp
Milton Berger
Berger
Joseph T. Yovanovich
Governor's Office
Norfolk and Western Railway
Appalachian Power Co
The
Virginia Employment Commission
YMCA Membership Drive Targets Building Plans in Danville
The Danville YMCA announces financing to cover 100000 of a 250000 shortfall for a new building to begin spring construction on Main Street. Low bidder John W. Daniel and Co will be asked to trim costs by omitting features like the swimming pool and teen area, with a quiet fundraising push to restore them later. The drive, led by W Townes Lea, aims for a 21000 goal, up from last year, with six divisions each managing a 3500 boat. Cassell Jones and John Patrick Newman named Man and Boy of the Year for outstanding YMCA service and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville Ymca
Haywood Thomas
Thomas
John W. Daniel and Co
Daniel
YMCA
Main St
W. Townes Lea
Cassell Jones
John Patrick Newman
Jones
North Danville
Newman
Cluir
George Mowbray
Armistead Womack
Jim Crawford
Matt Crawley
Gus W. Dyer
Clark A. Hodges
Dyer
Hodges
Richard Harrold
George Jackson
John Gayk
W. E. Wilson
Ray Hayes
Gordon Maynard
Bob Wiles
Dick Ayscue
Sam Rush
Ramah Lumpkin
Both Chickens Skunk Figure In The News
Phillip James McLaughlin 18 of 112 Levelton St was fined 10 dollars and costs in Municipal Court for firing an air rifle at neighbor chickens. Animal Control Officer William Blankenship refused to remove a skunk from under a Gray Street house and said private occupants must handle such tasks, with Police Chief E G McCain supporting the stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Phillip James McLaughlin
Levelton St
William Blankenship
Gray St
Blankenship
E. G. McCain
Leslie O. Kirks Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Leslie O. Kirks aged 55 of Catlands are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Swansonville Pentecostal Holiness Church. Interment will follow at Highland Burial Park in Danville. Mr Kirks died Wednesday at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie O. Kirks
Catlands
Swansonville
Henry A. Tuck Dies At Home Retired Farmer
Henry Archer Tuck 77 of South Boston Rt 1 died Thursday at home. Retired farmer. Survivors: wife Sylvia Richmond Tuck. daughters Virginia Johnson Lillian Kidd Margaret Nevis Ollie Conner Tillie Fuller Dith Conner. sons Oscar and Woodrow Tuck. sisters Esther and harriett Tuck. half-sisters Flossie Arrar Virginia Smith. half-brothers Charney and Louie Tuck. Funeral Saturday 11 a.m. Powell Funeral Home chapel. burial Oak Ridge Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soutit Boston
Henry Archer Tuck
South Boston
Rt. 1
Sylvia Richmond Tuck
Virginia Johnson
Lillian Kidd
Hyattsville
Margaret Nevis
Longhurst
N. C
Ollie Conner
Tillie Fuller
Dith Conner
Richmond
Oscar Tuck
Woodrow Tuck
Virgilina
Esther Tuck
Scotisburgh
Hareriett Tuck
Flossie Arrar
Newport News
Virginia Smith
Scottsburg
Charney Tuck
Scottsburgh
Louie Tuck
Powell Funeral Home Chapel
Oak Ridge Cemetery
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Edmund Byrne
Parrish Hall
Sacred Heart Church
Shell Jones
Carl Naro
Neil Ruocca
Frankie Muse Freeman
Civil Rights Commission
W. B
Maude B. Muse
Lincoln University
Missouri
Democratic Party
Citizens Democratic Club
Johnson Humphrey
Monday Inn Restaurant
Louise Bailey
W. Yates
Maury M. Bigger
J. L. Pointer
G. H. Smith, Jr
W. C. McCubbins
Accomack
Albemarle
Alleghany
Amelia
Ameherst
Appomattox
Arelington
Augusta
Bath
Bedford
Bland
Botetourt
Bruswick
Buchanan
Buckingham
Campbell
Carroll
Charlotte
Chesterfield
Clarke
Craig
Culpepers
Cumberface
Dickens
Dinwiddie
Essex
Fairfax
Fauquier
Floyd
Vanna
Caroline
Aries City
Flu
Franklin
Frederick
Giles
Gloucester
Goochland
Grayson
Green
Greensville
Halifax
Hanover
Henrica
Henry
Highland
Isle of Wight
James City
King George
King and Queen
Kin William
Lancaster
Lew
Loudoun
Louisa
Lunenburg
Madison
Mathews
Mecklenburg
Middlesex
Montgomery
Nansemond
Nelson
New Kent
Northampton
Northumberland
Nottoway
Orange
Page
Patrick
Powhatan
Prince Edward
Prince George
Prince William
Puelaski
Rappahannock
Roanoke
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Russel
Shens Landoah
Smyth
Southampton
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Surry
Sussex
Tazewell
Warren
Westmoreland
Wise
Wythe
York
Alexandria
Bristol
Buena Vista
Charlottesville
Clifton Forge
Colonial Heights
Covington
Falls Church
Fredericksburg
Galax
James Moses
Billy Jones
John Simpson, Jr
Leslie O
Henry A. Tuck
Strange’s Cleaners
N. Main ST. Memorial Drive
West Main
Craghead ST
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