Migrant Workers Arrive to Help Pittsylvania Tobacco Fields
Migrants from Florida and Texas join 27 from other states to assist Virginia farmers in moving tobacco from fields to curing dams. Jorge Alamo coordinates language and logistics as liaison with crew leader Manuel Hernandez, aiming to relieve local labor shortages and establish a model for future seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania County
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
Jorge Alamo
Virginia Employment Commission
CETA
Alamo
Chatham Hall
Manuel Hernandez
Hernandez
Pittsylvania
Winchester
Exmore
Raleigh
Winston- Salem
Alamo Nntes
Simulated Danville air crash drills engage area rescue units
Rescue personnel and crash trucks raced across runway six at Danville Municipal Airport in a 15 victim drill. Civil Air Patrol Civil Defense and Danville Life-Saving crews practiced locating rescuing and transporting simulated casualties while police controlled traffic and onlookers. The exercise lasted about 20 minutes and aimed to improve real response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Defense
Paul Rembold
Rembold
CAP
Reinbold
Virginia Delegation Sets Carter as Nominee at 1976 Convention
Virginia delegates and alternates gather in New York to back Carter hub, with four Udall votes on first ballot. Delegation chair Fitzpatrick notes a smooth, party oriented group, eight Black members among 38 men and 14 women, staying at Barbizon Plaza and awaiting convention events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Wilbur
Associated Press
New York
Jimmy Carter
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
Virginia
Carter
Arizona
Morris K. Udall
Wether Udall
Fitz Pitrick
Barbizon Plaza
Central Park South
Madison Square Garden
Ovo
Garden
Fitzpatrick
Big Apple
Hargrave Academy Picnic Welcomes Governor Ahead of Drama
Gov Mills E. Godwin Jr. will be honored at Hargrave Military Academy with an old fashioned picnic in Chatham at 6 30 p m before attending the bicentennial show The Shirtmen and the Quaker at the Education and Cultural Center. The governor arrives in Hurt at 4 45 p m and travels from Lynchburg to Hurt for weekend festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hermon
Earl Snyder
Callands
Mills E.god
William B. Crawley
Sheva
Luther H. Payne
Tunstall Win
Pittsylvania County
Roger W. Bishop
Chatham
Frank W. Mobley
Gov. Mills
Godwin Jr
Hargrave Military Academy
Hurt
Danville
Godwin
Lynchburg
Education and Cultural Center
al. Am
Real Challenge County Is Classroom To ASCS Trainee
Tom Conrad, assistant director of Pittsylvania ASCS, describes the trainee program as demanding yet valuable. Trainees serve in five counties for six months, exposed to county offices and program administration, with selection by state committee and interviews in Richmond. Each trainee rotates through paper work and field tasks across tobacco, grain, and conservation programs, aiming for eventual permanent county leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
ASCS
Tom Conrad
Pittsylvania
Conrad
Richmond
Ohio Sate
Ascs Management Institute
Tye
West Virginia
Fauquine County
Loudoun County
Burley
Maryland
Montgomery County
Southampton County
Nelson Johnson
Tom Barker
Raymond Parrish
Virginia
Gretna Shooting Leaves Teen Wounded. Suspect Arrested
Gretna 20 year old Donald White hospitalized in Danville Memorial after a 22 caliber shooting at a Gretna mobile home. Stella Mae Henry 31 was charged with felonious assault following an altercation. A hit and run struck a parked 1972 Chevrolet on N Main Street near New Street. Deputy White noted the other driver will face charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna
Donald White
Danville Memorial Hospital
Gertrude F. Thompson
N. Main St
N. Main Street
H. A. Harper
New Street
N. Main
Stella Mae Henry
Gretna Rt. 2
White
Henry
VRTA report recalls Virginia school history and tales
Retired Danville superintendent Trent Bonner leads Virginia Retired Teachers Association in Education In Virginia Then And Now. The volume collects anecdotes from longtime teachers, detailing one‑room schools, salary shifts, and early curriculum reforms. It notes Danville participation, heritage, and plans for a future book continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Public Shel
Boonesboro School
James P
Trent Bonner
Danville
Virginia Retired Teachers Association
WWRTA
Virginia
WRTA
Bonner
National Retired Teachers Association
RTA
Danvillans
W.C. Overton
Danville Community College
Statute of Education
VRTA
Virginia Education Association
Jet Marshall
Richmond
Danville Rta
America
Elizabeth City
City of
Hampton
Benjamin Syms
Denville Public Library
Old Dominion
New Dominion
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Dade City
Fis
Jeader
Pitsylvania
Lee Carter
Gretna RL 2
Tom White
Frank Riddle
R. E. Simpson
Central Committee
Pepits
Earch
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