Fire Sets Two Men Arrested Over Floyd Street Fire
Early Sunday morning a fire at 325 Floyd Street, home of an elderly woman, led to the arrests of George Alfred Snead of 504 Stephens Street and Carl Shupe of Newport News on arson charges. Fire inspectors and police investigated after firefighters quelled the blaze with minor damage.
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Floyd St
Carroll Earles
Harry Shelton
George Alfred Snead
Stephens St
Carl Shupe
Newport News
Shupe
Swith Snead
Ernest Dix
W. L. Cook
Local man Luther Shepherd Dies at 30 in Danville
Luther Douglas Shepherd aged 30 died on arrival at Memorial Hospital after being found at his home 229 Gray St. Born December 31 1934 in Halifax County he spent most of life in Danville with 12 years in the US Army. Survived by his mother Mrs Sallie Haley Shepherd a daughter Cristal Pamela Shepherd Portsmouth and brother Thomas Shepherd Ft. Meade Md. Funeral arrangements to be announced at Townes Funeral Home with family at 229 Gray St.
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Luther Douglas Shepherd
Memorial Hospital
Gray St
Halifax County
Sallie Haley Shepherd
Gray
Clayton Edward Shepherd
Danville
U.S. Army
Ballard Pruitt Post
VFW
Loyal Order of Moose
Cristal Pamela Shepherd
Portsmouth
Thomas Edward Shepherd
Ft. Meade
Townes Funeral Home
Mrs Berry 78 Dies in Saltville Funeral Today
Mrs Robert Berry aged 78 died Sunday night at her daughter’s home in Saltville. She leaves four other daughters and 32 grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. at Henderson Funeral Home chapel Saltville with ministers Allen Tinnerster and E Roy Arnold. Burial will be in Elizabeth Cemetery.
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Robert Berry
Jim Minton
Saltville
Ern Mahe
J. D. Proffitt F
Danville
Floyd Wood
Juanita Berry
Radford
Henderson Funeral Home
Allen Tinnerster
E. Roy Arnold
Elizabeth Cemetery
Legion Convention in Roanoke Headlines July Sessions
Daniel Among Speakers For Legion Contact Del. W. C. (Dan) Daniel of Danville, a past national commander, will join speakers at the 47th annual Virginia Legion state convention opening July 23 at the Hotel Roanoke. Notables include Rep. H. Allen Smith and Lt. Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. More than 2000 Legionnaires and Auxiliary members are expected. The event runs July 23–25 with sessions at Hotel Roanoke and Hotel Patrick Henry.
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del. W. C
Dan) Daniel
Danville
American Legion
Legion
Roanoke
Rep
H. Allen Smith
Calif
Smith
FBI
C. D. DeLoach
BFI
DeLoach
White House
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
L. Eldon James
Hampton Attorney
Portland
The
William J. Powers
Patrick Henry
Vincent S. Sikora
Funeral Rites Planned Today for Mrs Williams
Mrs Ethel McClanahan Williams 73 of Ringgold Rt 1 will be buried at Highland Burial Park after services at Townes Memorial Chapel at 3 pm The longtime Pittsylvania County teacher and Bethel Methodist Church member died Sunday night Survived by husband L H Williams three sons two sisters two brothers and two grandchildren The body is at Townes Funeral Home and the family at Mountain Hill residence
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Ethel McClanahan Williams
Ringgold Rt. 1
Townes Memorial Chapel
Highland Burial Park
L. H. Williams
Herbert L
Lynwood H
Merton Williams
Frank Walker
Lake Wales
Fla
Claude Brown
Gretna
Berk Walker
Climax
Merton McClanahan
Spokane
Wash
Herbert McClanahan
Durham
N.C
Maugham’s Favorite Play Shown On Birthday Night
London theater marks Somerset Maugham’s birthday with The Circle at the Savoy. Evelyn Laye and Frank Lawton lead the cast in Maugham’s preferred drama. delayed from last winter due to Sir Winston Churchill’s death.
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London
Somerset Maugham
Savoy Theater
Evelyn Laye
Frank Lawton
Maugham
Sir Winston Churchill
County Native Named To VPI Extension Post
J L Tramel Jr of Pittsylvania County is named extension tobacco specialist at Virginia Tech. A flue cured tobacco farm raised native, he earned a BS in 1952 and MS in 1955 from Tech, directed the agronomy farm, and worked in small grain varietal evaluation until 1962. He pursued a PhD at NC State, plans to finish thesis by fall, and resides in Blacksburg with Hyler Newman and their three children.
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J. L. Tramel, Jr
Pittsylvania County
W. B. Bell
College of Ineulture
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Tramel
Virginia Tech
Tech
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
Hyler Newman
Blacksburg
Columbus name variants in historical records noted
Britannica cites Columbus writing in Spanish, never Italian, with signatures that vary as Colombo Colomo Colom or Colon. The note highlights linguistic and orthographic diversity in early exploration records.
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Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Colombo
Colomo
Colom
Colon
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hester Vernon Accepts Post With Carolina Power
Milton native Hester Vernon son of Mr and Mrs Clay Vernon Jr has accepted an agr iculture development engineer role with Carolina Power and Light After eight weeks of training he will relocate to Whiteville with wife Linda and son Steve He graduates in May from NC State University agriculture engineering department
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Milton, N. C
Hester Vernon
Clay Vernon, Jr
Milton
Carolina Power and Light Company
Whiteville
N. C
Linda
Steve
North Carolina State University
Agriculture Engineering
Two Ministers and Two Others Charged in Worship Disturbance
Warrants charging two ministers and two church members with interrupting and disturbing a worship service were filed after a Sunday morning disruption at Trinity Church of God on Banner St. Rev. Harvey O'Ham of High Point and Rev. Gallard McGuire of 50 Glen Oak Dr are named, with Durham and Bivens also cited. Police say McGuire entered to conduct the service. O'Ham remained in the church, no blows occurred. The dispute stemmed from congregation dissatisfaction with McGuire's conduct.
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Trinity Church of God
Banner St
Harvey Edward O’ham
High Point
N. C
Gallard Lee McGuire
Glen Oak Drive
David Jenkins Bivens
Eastlawn Ave
Glenwood
Bet
O’mann
Banner St. Church
McGuire
O'ham
Mrs McNary Rites Held at Prospect Church
Final services for Mrs Eliza beth Allison McNary were conducted yesterday morning at Prospect Methodist Church near Yanceyville North Carolina by Rev George Johnson and Rev H R Ashmore. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers included James E Slade Joseph J Slade Dr G Allison Page F Louis Hodges Curry L Cameron Julian J Moore Arthur D Swann and Howard Richardson.
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Elizabeth Allison McNary
Prospect Methodist Church
Yanceyville
N.C
George Johnson
H. R. Ashmore
Mountain View Cemetery
James E.slade
Joseph J. Slade
G. Allison Page
F. Louis Hodges
Curry L. Cameron
Julian J. Moore
Arthur Dp, Swann
Howard Richardson
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