Leaf Crops Boosted by Storm Across Tobacco Country
Thunder showers Monday and Sunday delivered heavy rainfall across the tobacco growing region, easing drought and fueling prospects for a stronger 1965 crop. County agents say yields may rise toward 1964 levels, with cooler nights possibly delaying growth. Meantime, urban floodwaters caused street flooding and minor property damage as outages affected transformers and a toppled tree and a damaged car were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Brown
Chatham
J. F. Blair
Pittsylvania
Blair
Mecklenburg County
Lewis R. Copley
Copley
Brown
Franklin County
Franklin
Edwin Court
Public Works Department
Holbrook St
John Thomas Deede
Lansbury Drive
Water Gas Electric Department
Hounds Find Missing Boy Near Avalon Dr West of Danville
Bloodhounds helped locate 11 year old Steve Taylor four hours after he vanished from home on Martinsville Rd. Danville Life Saving Crew and City Farm dogs tracked through thick woods and fog arriving around 1 a.m. to find him hiding in bushes about 100 yards from his home.
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Danville
Avalon Dr
Martinsville
Steve Taylor
Henry Taylor
Fatal Fourth of July weekend with three deadly incidents
A Fourth of July period in Danville and surrounding counties saw a fatal swimming accident in Halifax County, a fire death in Leesville, and a near fatal shooting in Caswell County. The 14 year old Ronald R. Jones of Buffalo Junction died at Staunton River State Park after a pool accident. Caswell County saw George Crews and James Pettiford hospitalized after a shooting, with Pettiford critically injured. Police described an unusually quiet holiday with some accidents, limited crime, and several drunken driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County
Leesville
Caswell County
Danville
Mecklenburg County
Staunton River State Park
South Boston
Ronald R. Jones
Buffalo Junction
N. H. Wooding
Halifax
Wooding
Danville’s Memorial Hospital
Caswell
George Crews
Daniel
Pettiford
John Newman
Alton
Chatham
John Holland Thomas, Jr
Richard David Barbour
Eoin
Henry County
Pittsylvania County
J. M. Hutcherson
Pittsylvania
John Thomas Body Found Near Home
The body of John Wolland Thomas Jr., 46, former foreman for the Pittsylvania County school bus shop, was found near his Alton Rt. 2 home after a search. A gunshot wound to the mouth was ruled self-inflicted with a .22 rifle. He had farmed at Alton for seven years and earlier worked for the Pittsburg County school system. Survived by his mother Mrs. Mary C. Thomas, wife Celestine Hardy, two sons, and siblings. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Scott Funeral Home Chapel Chatham. Interment Highland Burial Park. The body rests at Scott Funeral Home. Family to be at the Alton Rt. 1 residence and Mrs. Motley’s home in Chatham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wolland Thomas, Jr
Pittsylvania County
Woods
Alton Rt. 2
Halifax County
C. T. Coates
Thomas
Coates
Chatham
William D. Thomas
Sheriff Coates
Alton
Pittsylvania
Parsons Ford
Hopewell
Mary C. Thomas
John H. Thomas
Celestine Hardy
Watson Memorial Methodist Church
John Wayne Thomas
Carl Lee Thomas
Nancy C. Thomas
Hartwell Motley
Scott Funeral Home
Highland Burial Park
Scott Funeral
Alton iRt
Dry Fork man named Woodmen field representative
Howard M. Jones of Dry Fork is appointed field representative for the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society. A Danville native, he attended Spring Garden and Chatham schools and finished at Danville iTech. He is active in sports, enjoys model building and gun collecting, and is married with one child.
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Howard M. Jones
Dry Fork
Woodmen
World Life Insurance Society
Danville
Jones
Spring Garden
Chatham
Danville iTech
Lsports
Man Dies In Blaze At Leesville Home
Richard David Barbour aged 62 died in a house fire in Leesville likely caused by sleeping while smoking. He was found on a bed in a collapsed-roof area as the home burned, family nearby at a son’s residence. Survived by wife Zula Dillon Barbour, five sons, four daughters, a brother, a half brother, six sisters and many relatives. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 11 a.m. Leesville Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Body at Finch and Finch Funeral Home Altavista.
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Leesville
Richard David Barbour
Barbour
Mr. Barbour
William David Barbour
Martha Bennett Barbour
Pittsylvania County
Zula Dillon Barbour
Raleigh Barbour
Hurt
Richard T. Barbour
Halifax
Kenneth Barbour
Larry Barbour
Garnett Barbour
Kyle Sligh
Lynchburg
Billy Roach
Huddleston
Roy Overstreet
Claudia Barbour
Herman Barbour
Greensboro
N.C
Wilson Barbour
Pittsylvania
Maggie Arrington
Bassett
Ernest Hoskins
Enoch Osborne
Norris Mayhew
Lewis Watson
Chatham
Nora Barbour
Leesville Methodist Church
Church
Finch and Finch Funeral ‘Home
Altavista
Armored Texan on the Lam Shocks Gretna Gardens
A two foot long armadillo named Harmon escaped captivity near Gretna and roams the area harming gardens and feeding on earthworms. He arrived with the Hicks family from Hereford Texas and Gainesville Florida after traveling in an orange crate. Police warn residents to report any shuffling noises as Harmon remains at large in Pittsylvania County and possibly off U S 29.
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Gretna
Here
Harmon
Gainesville
Texas Panhandle
Denny
David
Gary Hicks
Hicks
C. E. Hicks
Louisiana
Pelican
Virginia
U. S. 29
Hicks Boys
State Jaycees Meet Here Next Weekend
The Virginia Jaycees gather in Danville for a state board of directors meeting with 300 to 400 attendees at the Downtowner. Jim Skidmore of New Jersey, elected national president, will speak at 1 15 p.m. Saturday luncheon, his first visit to Danville in office. State President Phil Kirkpatrick, from Peters Registration begins Friday with a roundtable on The Jaycee Movement and welcomes from City Councilman Robert Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Jaycees
Jaycees
Virginia
Skidmore
Buffalo
Danville
Norfolk
Phil Kirkpatrick
Petersburg
Robert Clarke
Virginia Jaycees
Lewis
Miss Virginia Contestants Arrive in Roanoke
Roanoke hosts the Miss Virginia pageant arrivals with 4 contestants checked in. Susan Frances Caddy, 17, arrived by private plane amid storm delays sparked by Lynchburg weather. Elizabeth Anne Tuggle, 19, Miss Lynchburg, reports ticket sales and family plans. Judith Caneel Chase, 18, Miss Roanoke Valley, distributes Old Dominion candy to contestants as unofficial hostess. Others include Angie Mae Tompkins, Jean Maryslyn Inge, and Susan Darden Robison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Miss Caddy
Miss Meeder
Gillen
Virginia
John L. Tuggle
Lynchburg
Judith Caneel Chase
Salem
Chase
Roanoke Valley
Old Dominion
Andrew Lewis
Hotel Roanoke
Danville
Angie Mae Tomp‘kins
Norfolk
Jean Marislyn Inge
Arlington
Odilia Anna Maria Hixon
Fredericksburg
Susan Darden ‘Robison
HEW Proposes Revisions to Pittsylvania School Plan
HEW returned Pittsylvania County freedom of choice plan with notes urging revisions mainly on wording. Superintendent Combs said objections target language, not the core plan, and HEW suggested changes to assignment rules that could affect enrollment balance. He may travel to Washington to discuss. 85 Negro students enrolled at white schools during special registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Pittsylvania County
J. H. ‘Combs
Virginia
Danville
Pittsylvania
Combs
Washington
County School Board
Hit Run Driver Kills Dog Insults Tumlin
David Tumlin described a hit and run in which a pickup with slabs carried five or six teenagers ran over a black and white mongrel dog. He said the driver returned about an hour later and the occupants called him and a teen insulting names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Tumlin
Stephens St
Tumlin
K. W. Crawford
Tomlin
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Danville Golf Club
Garnett Wyatt
Conrad Hurd
Pine Lake
Shangri-La
Henry Carter
Little Russ Edwards, Jr
N. C
Mar
John Wesley Richmond
Blanch
Rt. 1
John BE. Huff II
Paxton Ave
Danny Wayne Saunders
Kempler Rd
Audubon Drive
Huff
John Goode Roberts
Mulberry Rd
Arnett Blvd
Kessie Jessie Burchett, Jr
Riverside Drive
John Thomas
State Jaycees
State Board of Directors
Miss Virginia
Holiday Inn Restaurant
A. C. White, JR
Lillian W. Yates
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