Danville Bicentennial celebration opens with bell ringing parade
Danville residents joined a weekend Bicentennial program highlighted by Elba Austin ringing Danville’s oldest bell at Ballou Park to honor the 1776 Liberty Bell toll. A children’s parade, bands from George Washington High and local junior highs, and contests followed as hundreds watched and participated in colonial costumes and games.
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George Washington High
Chatham Holds Bicentennial Reading and Dances at Hargrave
Chatham County marks its bicentennial with morning ceremonies at Hargrave Military Academy led by Rep W C Daniel reading the Declaration of Independence. Daughters of the American Revolution display colonial dress as about 600 attend, with Hopi dances and Pittsylvania Drummers finale followed by a covered dish dinner.
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Bells and horns mark Danville’s Independence Day homage
Danville transformed at 2 p.m Sunday as church bells, sirens and auto horns rang in a joyous display. Main Street echoed with a chorus recalling the Declaration of Independence signing 200 years ago, with autos honking along Rain Street and sirens from the Bridge Street station filling the city.
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Byrd Urges Vigilance at Campbell County Bicentennial
In Rustburg AP reports Senator Warry Byrd Jr. urged Campbell County to defend freedom during its Bicentennial celebration. He warned against central government overreach in Washington, urged ending deficit spending, and maintaining a strong defense as essential to Liberty. The crowd of over 1,000 applauded.
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First Presbyterian Celebrates With Music And Liberty Lesson
Thousands in Danville enjoyed Bicentennial events as First Presbyterian Church marked the nation’s Fourth of July weekend with an organ recital by J Michael Grant. Dr C Lawrence Burnette taught that American freedom derives from divine liberty, tracing early organ music and Moravian hymns as expressions of faith and civic duty.
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Bethlehem
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West Piedmont Planning District
Stratford College
Great Britain
Thomas Jefferson
Bicentennial Fun Highlights City Park Celebrations
Area residents and North Carolinian Edgar Hargis led a series of contests at Camillia Williams Park and Ballou Park during the Bicentennial Fourth of July events. Hargis won the tobacco spit contest with a winning XH foot shot, earning a spot at Verona national finals. Other winners covered bikes, floats, costumes, poster map, arm wrestling, beards, and moustaches, with multiple local participants and 10 third place awards.
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A. H. Thorpe
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Anne D. Jones
Helen Wilson
Amny Saunders
Ruth F. Baker
Glenda Murray
Anthony Campbell
Mike Jones
Ben Jones
Ron Crumpler
Craftsmen and Artists Meet at Halifax Courthouse
A February gathering at the Halifax County Courthouse grounds showcased local crafts and art by residents from Halifax, Danville, and Martinsville. Visitors enjoyed country patriotic music by The Searchers and performances by The Masters, with Marilyn Murphy noting strong turnout despite rain. Awards went to Danville artist Earle Arrington for pen, ink, and watercolors, and Halifax quilter Mrs. Mason Sizemore earned the top craft prize for a patriotic quilt and a 1776 1976 themed thimble.
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