Confidence Man Targets Local Banks in $600 Theft
A man described as 40 to 50 years old attempted deposits at Security Bank and Trust Co on Riverside Drive, then at main Security Bank and Schoolfield Bank, taking $600, $400, and $400 respectively. He used checks drawn on Tennessee and Kentucky banks to make questionable deposits linked to Deavers Dry Goods. Police traced the suspect’s description and a likely car, but he fled town before officers could intercept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Tennessee
Bank and Trust Co
Riverside Drive
Schoolfield Bank
Melvin R. Henry
Florence Beavers
Miss Ann Carter
Henry
Knoxville
Oneida
Clinton
Monterey
Tenn
Harlan
Deavers Dry Goods
J. E. Groner & Co
Gann Variety Store
Rocky Hill Pharmacy
Scott Foods, Inc
Evarts
Virginia Bank Names Turner As President
Virginia Bank and Trust Co. will appoint C. Ron Turner as president on August 1, succeeding Claude E. Johnson who retires after ten years. Turner, a 18 year veteran now senior vice president, has led growth including asset gains and a motor bank expansion. Johnson remains on the board while continuing in the retail drug business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ron Turner
Virginia Bank and Trust Co
Louie W. Love
Claude E. Johnson
Turner
The
Bank
Chatham
Spring Garden
Dorothy Grove
Sertoma Club
Spring Garden Presbyterian Church
Johnson
Virginia Bank
Keysville Mills, Inc. Certificate Granted by State
Danville Knitting Mills, Inc. gains a new subsidiary as a certificate of incorporation is granted for Keysville Mills near Keys Ville. Danville Knitting had announced plans earlier this week to construct the plant in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keysville Mills, Inc
Danville Knitting Mills, Inc
Danville Knitting
Keys Ville
Main St Meetings proposed by Virginia GOP hopeful Linwood Holton
Martinsville notes Republican gubernatorial candidate Linwood Holton pledges statewide Main Street meetings if elected to keep in touch with residents. He criticizes Democratic complacency, calls for nonpartisan policy posts, and supports a referendum on poll taxes. Holton cites Virginia's education and highway challenges and hints Nixon will tour the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
Martinsville
Linwood Holton
Holton
Virginia
Mass
Henry County
General Assembly
Horton
Folton
Harrison
Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Weldon Tuck
Virgilina
Boston- Halifax County
House of Delegates
Robert Gilliam
Fifth District
GOP
Henry-Martinsville
Robert Hilton
Congressmen urge veto of cigarette labeling bill
Eight congress members urge President Johnson to veto a labeling bill that would require a health warning on cigarette packs from 1966 and bar FTC and state ad rules until 1969. They argue the delay harms the public, especially youths, citing 5,000 new young smokers daily and potential million premature deaths from lung cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
Richard E. Bolling
D-Mo
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Morris K. Udair
D-Ariz
Motorcyclist and Teen Bicyclist Hurt in Separate Collisions
A 15 year old motorcyclist, Michael Hamilton Mustain, was injured after losing control while turning from Church Street into Claiborne Street when a dog chased the bicycle. He suffered abrasions to arms and legs. A 17 year old bicyclist, Alfred Melvin Bledsoe, was also injured in a separate incident on Sunset Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hamilton Mustain
Sutherlin Ave
W. E L. Buettner
Church St
Claiborne St
Mustain
Alfred Melvin Bledsoe
Sunset Way
Dibrell Earnings Up 27 Percent At Annual Meeting
Dibrell Brothers Inc reports a 27 percent rise in earnings and five million dollars in sales volume for the year. Per share after tax is five dollars and two cents. President C A Carr notes potential lower near term volume but strong foreign income and bright long term prospects. Capacity additions near Ringgold raise total storage to 55 million pounds. Directors and officers re-elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibrel Brothers, Inc
Dibrell
C. A. Carr
Carr
Dihrell
Ringgold
Danville Industrial Development, Inc
A. B. Carrington, Jr
H. L. Boatwright, Jr
R. B. Bridgforth, Jr
J. L. Carter
S. C. Christian, Jr
L. N. Dibrell, Jr
W. J. Feibelman
F. P. Ferrell Jr
T. T. Patterson
J. A. Robertson
R. H. Thomas, Jr
A. B. Turner
E. M. Williams
H. W. Whitcomb
Escaped Man Is Captured Near NC Line
A 22-year-old escapee from Danville City Farm, David Lee Wilson of Blanch, North Carolina, was apprehended in the Mountain Hill area near the North Carolina line about 24 hours after escaping from prison. Bloodhounds aided the capture about 30 minutes later. Wilson had been sentenced to a year for forgery and received nine additional months for an attempted break out at the city jail last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Mountain Hill
North Carolina
David Lee Wilson
Blanch
N. C
Ile
Wilson
Teen-Aged Girl Killed In Mishap On Westover Drive
Sixteen-year-old Susan Lee Wyatt died and two teen boys were seriously injured when their 1960 red Corvair crashed into a parked Danville Electric Co. pickup on Westover Drive near Capri Court. Ernest Ray Thompson 18 and Roger Cowan 17 were hurt. officer Burchett found no skid marks or speed or alcohol evidence. The crash left a utility pole damaged but standing, and the car's owners connected to Wyatt Chevrolet. This marked the year's third city street fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Westover Drive
Susan Wyatt
Susan Lee Wyatt
Estes Wyatt
Virginia Ave
Memorial Hospital
Roger Cowan
Parkland Drive
Ernest Ray Thompson
Statesville
N.C
Rt. 4
Capri Court
K. J. Burchett
Thompson
Danville Electric Co
Wyatt Chevrolet
Wyatt
Wyatt Chevrolet Corp
Burchett
Six year old Ricky Trammel injured in auto collision
Six year old Ricky Nelson Trammel of Sutherlin was admitted to Memorial Hospital after a car driven by Mary Louise Howerson 26 veered to avoid him, struck him on Route 360 and plunged over a 30 foot embankment. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg multiple scalp lacerations and a concussion. The accident occurred near Milam's Garage about a quarter mile from his home. Trooper L A Layne said the boy darted into the road and then attempted to return across it as the Howerson vehicle approached. The driver was unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Nelson Trammel
Sutherlin
Memorial Hospital
W. T. Trammel
L. A. Layne
Mary Louise Howerson
Lansdale St
Milam
Rt. 360
Keeling
Layne
Howerton
Ft Bragg Visited By Big Wagon Train
The Wake County wagon train of about 300 people in wagons or on horseback crossed 22 miles through Ft. Bragg reservation on Friday from Raeford to near Vass with a military escort. It encamped at Simpson's Lake in Moore County. This is the second year residents of Hoke County make the trip to Little River Township. Jim Graham, state secretary of agriculture, will speak to the wagon train Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vass
N. C
Wake County
Ft. Bragg Reservation
Raeford
Simpson's Lake
Moore County
Litle River
Hoke County
Little River Township
Little River
Ft. Bragg
Hoke
Jim Graham
Why Continue Approved Practices Davis Moore Pair Of Reasons
The Approved Practices program will run again for Virginia flue cured tobacco growers with two main reasons from Davis and Moore. Buyers show interest and some instruct their buyers to favor leaf bearing the Approved Practices trademark. most Virginia growers already follow the required practices, gaining from participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis, Moore
Virginia
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Virginia Farm Bureau
Roy B. Davis
Davis
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Country Farm Bureau
Moore
Farm Bureau
Toll-Free Calling Begins Between Exchanges Sunday
New toll-free calling between the Danville Bachelor's Hall and Whitmell exchanges goes into effect July 18, announced by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of Virginia. William V. Rickman said crews have installed central office equipment and trunks to serve about 22 000 telephones, with prior rate adjustments since September 1959 saving customers about 7.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Bachelor's Hall
Whitmell
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Virginia
William V. Rickman
C&p
Rickman
Tobacco Marketing Cards Differ Slightly for 65 Sales Season
Pittsylvania County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Chairman J L Tramel says marketing cards for the 1965 season will be prepared in the county office and mailed before Old Belt market openings. Cards show acreage-poundage quotas, track marketing against quotas, and may be split among multiple cards with required quota allocations. Misuse risks quota reductions and forfeiture provisions. warehousemen must safeguard cards, and duplicate cards can replace lost ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Belt
Pittsylvania
Tramel
Secretary of Agriculture
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LBJ
Cowan
William R. Suits
Schoolfield Coal and Wood Co
Memorial Drive
John Roy Freeman
Axton
West Main St
Dan River Mills
Old Dominion
Cecil E. Barksdale
Highland Burial Park
Glenwood Memorial Baptist Church
Ft. Lee
Roosevelt Holley
Bobby ST. Davis
Carl M. Collins
Howare V. Simpson, Jr
Edward D. Tanksley
Clifford B. Eanes
William H. Watson
David W. Whitlow
Barksdale
Camp Pickett
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Ernestine McGowan
Ore
Lillian W. Yates
Mgr
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