Salvation Army Centennial honors aid Horstemeyers in London
Major and Mrs. George Horstemeyer of Danville joined officers from around the world for Salvation Army centennial events in London. They witnessed Queen Elizabeth, the Joy Strings, and massed officers in Trafalgar Square, calling the experience a wonderful, unforgettable chapter in their careers.
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London
Salvation Army
George Horstemyer
Danville
Arn
Horstemeyers
Queen Elizabeth
Trafalger Square
Worstemeyers
Virginia and
West Virginia
William Booth
England
Joy Strings
Horstemeyer
Two Miners Die After Morgantown Coal Mine Fire
In Morgantown West Virginia two miners Charles Garrett and Jesse Tess aged 36 and 46 were found dead after a coal mine fire at Arkwright No 1 mine near Morgantown Christopher Coal Co. The victims were trapped about 1000 feet from the blaze and likely died from smoke inhalation or carbon monoxide poisoning. One miner Jack Dempsey was hospitalized for smoke effects. The rest of about 100 underground workers were evacuated.
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Morgantown
W. Ya
Arkwright
Christopher Coal Co
Jack Kathie
Charles Garrett
Jesse J. Tess
Kathie
Jack Dempsey
Wes
Youth's Body Not Found At N C Beach
Wrightsville Beach North Carolina AP report states Patrick Kenney one year old son of UNC golf coach Ed Kenney disappeared in surf Friday. Coast Guard lifeboat crews and police searched while his father and two other children on rafts were rescued. The father was hospitalized for shock and exhaustion and the mother received treatment for shock.
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Wrightsville Beach
N. SC
Patrick Kenney
Ed Kenney
University of North Carolina
M. E. Williamston
Coast Guard
Fife
Kenney
Tragic Russian Roulette Ends in Double Woundings
Greensboro man Floyd Hixonbough was critically wounded in a self-inflicted head wound during a demonstration of Russian Roulette less than two hours after his friend Boyd Lane Nelson died Friday from a gunshot while playing the same game. Police say Nelson died after a friend’s revolver fired, and Hixonbough reportedly pulled the trigger while holding a .32 caliber pistol to his head, then reloaded and fired. The coroner ruled Nelson’s death accidental.
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Sreensboro
Winston-Salem
Floyd H. Vixenbough
Moses Cone Hospital
Hoyd Lane Nelson
Greensboro
Guilford County
Allan B. Coggeshall
G. F. Minor
Hixon
Nelson
Eugene R. Leonard
Hixenbough
Leonard
Mixenhough
Virginia Nonfarm Jobs Reach New June High
Virginia’s nonagricultural employment rose to 1,201,200 in June, a record, with the labor force up about 44,000 to 1,639,700 and total employment increasing by 34,401 to 1,587,100 from May. The June total was 43,500 above last year’s June figure.
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Richmond
Virginia
Edmond M. Boggs
Winners Emerge As City Playgrounds Hold Tournaments Of Various Kinds
Danville playgrounds host weekly contests as leaders stage varied tournaments. Winners include Charlene Mebang Alphonso Dobbs Sharon Barber Ella Cunningham at Almagro and Brenda McLaughlin Purcell Booth at Abbott Street. Softball, paddle tennis, heel bag, dolls contests and crafts fill the summer schedule across nine playgrounds with plans for picnics, talent shows and a bowling program at Riverside Lanes.
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Danville
Almagro Playground
Charles Oliver
Charlene Mebang
Alphonso Dobbs
Sharon Barber
Ella Cunningham
Almagro
Abbott Street Playground
Lois Johnson
Brenda McLaughlin
Purcell Booth
William Beck
Dollshawn
H. Johnson
Jane Barrett
Linda Rich
Dennis Blaylock
White Rock Playground
Esecu Wild i T
Gram
Sharon Daniels
Pat Davis
Taylor Playground
Ruby Sanford
Abbott St
Liberty View
B. W. Walters
Shangri-la
Ann Collie
Eddie Mise
Hraeaibont
G.L.H. Johnson
Sunbeam Bakery
Mary Madden
Westmoreland
Woodberry Playground
Nancy Ingram
Riverside Lanes
Witnesses Supervisor To Visit Here In Danville
Russell I Weaver of Brooklyn New York and circuit supervisor for Jehovahs Witnesses will visit Danville for two weeks guiding Central and West unit congregations. He will spend a week with each group teaching Bible house to house and provide regular assistance to 16 congregations. Activities include Special Bible lectures after the weekly Ministry School, a program Saturday at p.m. on New Things Learned, and a public lecture Does Religion Guide Your Life at the Kingdom Hall on Piney Forest Road. Public sessions run July 27 through August 8.
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Russell I
Weaver
Brooklyn
No.y
Jehovah's Witnesses
Danville
Central
West” Unit
Garland W. Walker
Central Unit
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Piney Forest Rd
Suspect Held After Discovery Near Frazier Property
A man, a divorcee, sought to contact his mother in Lynchburg as officers investigated a report of a woman found near a barn on the Frazier property. The woman, possibly dead or intoxicated, was located about 100 yards from the Virginia line. Deputy Poteat and Constable Hamlett detained Wyatt at the scene. Sheriff Daniel appeared later and said no bond was set as Wyatt remained jailed.
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Lynchburg
Wyatt
Frazier
Daniel
Virginia
Bobby Poteat
Sam Hamlett
Burlington Stock Split Approved
Burlington Industries Inc stockholders approved a two for one split increasing authorized common shares from 17,500,000 to 40,000,000. The split became effective at close of business Friday with new shares mailed August 10 to stockholders of record. Over 88 percent of outstanding stock attended the meeting.
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Wilmington, del
Burlington Industries, Inc
Dormitory Near College Complex Attracts Boarding Students
Construction on Wilson Hall progresses with completion before fall. The private dormitory holds 40 bedrooms plus a housemother's apartment, air conditioned lobby, vending machines, and sound insulated walls. Rent is 25 dollars monthly, 70 quarterly, or 180 yearly. Parents praise the new dorm.
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Wilson
Reid Street
Dudley
Hughes Streets
Kemper Rd
Insurance Man Candidate For GOP Chairman
Durham businessman G Fred Steele Jr announced his bid for North Carolina Republican chairman. He would be the first to publicly seek the post since Saxon resigned. Steele chairs Durham County GOP and sits on the state committee. Supporters include Richard Barnwell of Graham. Congressmen Broyhill and Jonas weighed in, noting regional balance and leadership needs. other named contenders surfaced.
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Steele
Durham County
Republican Party
Alamance County
Richard Barnwell
Graham
Washington
Saxon
James E. Broyhill
Lenoir
Piedmont
Broyhill
Charles R. Jonas
Lincainton
Jonas
James Holshouser
Boone
Worth Colttrane
Asheboro
Marcus Hickman
Charlotte
Doubts Rise On Opening Of Private White-Only School
In Raleigh a Wake County group plans a private all white secondary school to dodge desegregation. They say readiness is unlikely as August passes. A state grant via the Pearsall Plan would be needed, but no applications or funds exist. The Wake County Citizens Council surveys interest in the Raleigh area.
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Raleigh
Wake County
L. W. Purdy
General Assembly
Wake County Citizens Council
Two Injured In Two Seater Plane Crash
DURHAM AP Two men were injured Saturday when a two seater single engine plane crashed in a wooded area eight miles east of Durham. The occupants were James Thomas Gupton 38 of Durham and Robert Nelson Burchette 38 of Rt. 1 Oxford. Their injuries were not believed to be critical. The craft went down near a small clearing about 100 yards off Hamlin Road just before 7 p.m. Cause of the accident was not immediately determined.
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Durham
James Thomas Gupton
Robert Nelson
Burchette
Rt. 1
Oxford
Hamlin Road
Rev Leek honored with dinner at Calvary Baptist Church
The Rev Charles F Leek who retires this year after a tenth interim pastorate will be honored with Mrs Leek at an appreciation dinner today at Calvary Baptist Church Edgewood Drive. New full time pastor Rev Lester F Gayton will meet the congregation Wednesday night and preach next Sunday. The Gaytons and their son move into the parsonage at 418 Edgewood Dr from Bedford County where he pastored Quaker Baptist Church. He formerly led Winn's Creek Baptist Halifax County and State Line Baptist south of Danville during 1960 62.
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Charles F. Leek
Leek
Aoan
Calvary Baptist Church
Edgewood Dr
Lester F. Gayton
Mer. Gayton
Gayton
Bedford County
Quaker Baptist Church
Winn's Creek
Halifax County
State Line Baptist Church
Danville
Trade secrets case against Dan River Mills figures in bill
The bill alleges wrongful disclosure of Dan River Mills property including knowhow and information. It names former employees Kueng who worked May 8 1961 to May 25 1965 and Barnett who worked March 17 to May 28 1965. Attorneys listed include Tab bott Wheatley Talbott in Danville Hunton Williams Gay Powell Gibson in Richmond and Fisher Christiansen Sabol Caldwell in Washington DC.
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Kueng
Dan River Mills
Barnett
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