GW Guidance Department Remains Open
The George Washington High School guidance department will stay open for summer session from June 7 to July 31 under Principal J. T. Christopher. College Board May scores are available in the office during school hours. Parents of next year's seniors should contact the guidance counselor about college application dates for September 1966. Early decision dates for some colleges are now in August prior to senior year.
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George Washington High School
J. T. Christopher
Christopher
Docket Set By Local Court At June Civil Term
The regular June civil term of Corpora tion Court convened yesterday morning with docket set as main business Trial dates were preset in four of the 25 motions Eight trials dates set in five other cases eight cases continued for various reasons five were passed by Betty Lou Law son Letchum vs Pennsylvania National Mutual Insurance Co and others was non suited Willie Motley vs Raymond R Haymore settled.
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Corporation Court
Betty Lou Lawson
GW High School 1965 Graduates Win 62 Scholarships
George Washington High School’s 1965 graduating class earned 62 scholarships announced by principal J. T. Christopher. While most were academic, five IGW athletes received athletic grants. three head to Virginia Tech, with others to VMI and Old Dominion.
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George Washington High School
J. T. Christopher
IGW
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Ken Talley
Miller Jones
Jimmy Hall
Ken Parris
Virginia Military Institute Athletic Educational Fund
Ken Hopkins
Old Dominion College
Danville Community College of
VPI
Karla Crowell
Carolyn Ferguson
Melody Hilliard
Christopher Bears
James Jeffress
Madison College
Janet Buettner
Anita Foster
Joan Smart
Radford College
Brenda Barksdale
Marilyn Brooks
Judith Clark
Louise Norton
Helen Whitt
Longwood College
Linda Black
Polly Dix
Judy Meadors
Phyllis Ryan
Mary Washington College
Betty Earles
Averett College
Beth Saul
Carmen Soto
Stratford College
Martha Jo Dunn
Linda English
Betty Jones Bennett
Peggy Moir
Ida Greenberg
Joan Broome
Thalhimers
Veronica Fitzpatrick
Rotary
Sara Nixon
Dianne McGhee
Woman's Society of Main Street Methodist Church
Ferr
Transco Station Records Seventh Consecutive Accident-Free Year
Transco Station 165 of Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. reports another perfect safety year at Chatham. Employees from the station and ME E departments will receive Transcontinental Safety Achievement Awards on June 17 at 5 30 p m. Tours for guests and spouses precede the ceremony and a Texas style beef barbecue from a prairie schooner chuck wagon follows.
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation
Chatham
Transco
Spencer Bullington Receives Richmond BA in English
Spencer Bullington son of Mr and Mrs Ernest F Bullington of Sunset Drive was graduated Monday from the University of Richmond with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and the University of Richmond Glee Club which toured colleges in the East and recently returned from the World’s Fair The Bullingtons plan to attend the AP M exercises in Richmond.
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Spencer Bullington
Ernest F. Bullington
Sunset Dr
University of Richmond
Bullington
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
University of Richmond Glee Club
Glee Club
Richmond
Lloyd Root Named Scout Executive
J. Lloyd Root of Clark Summit Pennsylvania has been appointed district scout executive of the Piedmont Area Council, Boy Scouts of America effective July 1. Crossan announced Root will administer the Central District covering Lynchburg and Nelson and Amherst counties. The Roots and their two sons will reside in Lynchburg.
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J. Lloyd Root
Clark Summit
Piedmont Area Council
Boy ‘Scouts of America
Paul E. Crossan, Jr
Root
Lynchburg
Nelson
Amherst
Red Stocking Revue Set For Oct 1 2 In Danville
The Red Stocking Revue, a musical follies by local talent, is sponsored by the Junior Wednesday Club to raise funds for its charities. Jerome H. Cargill Producing Organization of New York will provide costumes and direction. Shows are at City Auditorium at 8 p.m. on both nights, with Danville residents and club members in the cast led by Mrs. Thomas M. Darkis as general chairman. Proceeds aid Samuel Newman’s Children’s Clinic serving indigent Pittsylvania children.
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Jerome H. Cargill Producing Organization of
New York
City Auditorium
Thomas M. Darkis
Samuel Newman
Scearce Dies at 61 in Staunton after long illness
Norman R. Scearce age 61 of Bachelors Hall died at Staunton Hospital yesterday afternoon after a long health decline. He was born November 30, 1903 in Bachelors Hall and spent his life there as a farmer. Survived by sister Mrs. Mary S. Taylor and relatives. Funeral set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Swicegood Funeral Home with Rev. Don S. Whitfield. interment Mountain View Cemetery. Remains at funeral home. family at Westover Dr home.
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Norman R. Scearce
Bachelors Hall
Staunton
Mr. Scearce
Fletcher Scearce
Nannie Pride Scearce
Mary S. Taylor
West
Dorothy Reynolds
Swicegood
Don S. Whitfield
Mountain View
Taylor
Westover Dr
Funeral Rites Set Tomorrow For Mrs. Vera Martin
Final rites for Vera Martin 55 of Callands will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Tabernacle Christian Church. Interment in Oakes family cemetery. Daughter of Tinker C. Oakes and the late Elva A. Oakes, wife of Lloyd G. Martin. Survived by two sons Clinton F. Martin and Edwin Ray Martin, sister Vivian Turner, and six grandchildren. Body at Scott Funeral Home.
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Vera Martin
Callands
Tabernacle Christian Church
Oakes
Edwin Ray Martin
Rad‘ford
Vivian Turner
Chatham Rt. 4
Scott Funeral Home
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs C S Poe
Funeral services for Mrs Charles S Poe of Moncure North Carolina were held Monday afternoon at the Moncure Baptist Church. She died Saturday in Moncure and is survived by her sister Mrs Dudley Dickenson of Danville her mother Mrs Julia Tyson of RFC Sanford and two brothers Sam Tyson and Wilson Tyson.
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Charles S. Poe
Moncure
N.C
Moncure Baptist Church
Poe
Dudley Dickenson
Danville
Julia Tyson
RFC
Sanford, N.C
Sam and
Wilson Tyson
Three Die Violent Deaths In Danville Area
The Register reports three violent deaths in the Danville area. Leonard Keen 17 of Henry County died from a self inflicted gunshot after a pistol incident near Martinsville. Bernard Hackney 19 of Martinsville drowned while swimming in Philpott Lake. Lester Bee Woodall 41 of Java was killed when struck by a pickup on Rt 832 near the Pittsylvania County line. the driver Farmer 37 of Java faced investigation charges.
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Earl Steele
Martinsville
Keen
Bobby
Bobby Keen
Greensboro
N.C
Hackney
Bowen’s Creek
Philpott Lake
Bassett
Martinsville - Henry
Franklin County
Woodall
Raymond Thomas ‘Farmer
Java
R. W. Hawkins
iFarmer
Hawkins
Pick Three Councilmen in South Boston Race Sparks Firsts
Balloting Tuesday across Virginia towns shapes local races and bonds. First Negro candidates appear in Blackstone and Bristol. In South Boston a new female candidate vies for one of three council seats after annexation of 300 residents. Bond and school measures also on ballots in multiple counties and towns.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Blackstone
David E. Gordon
Russell Brown
Bristol
South Boston
Orange Town
Rapidan
Prince .William County
Lexington
Glasgow
Goshen
Covington
Iron Gate
Gordonsville
Mineral
Chase City
la Crosse
Appomattox
South Hill
Hampton
Falls Church
Luray
Shenandoah
Stanley
Port Royal
Funeral Rites Slated for Houston Barham in Reidsville
RIEDSVILLE N C Houston Gordon Barham 54 of Reidsville Rt 5 died Sunday after a heart attack. Funeral services set for 4 p m Tuesday at Citty Funeral Home chapel with Rev Arnold D Cook officiating. Burial in Greenview Cemetery. Survived by wife Louise Dunnagan two daughters Mrs George E Knowles and Mrs Donald H Chapman two brothers Dorris and George Barham four sisters Mrs John H Busick Miss Blanch Barham Mrs James Perkins and Mrs R E Scroggs and six grandchildren. Body at funeral home. family at Mrs Busick s home Reidsville Rt 5
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Reidsville
N. C
Houston
Gordon Barham
Rockingham Club
Louise Dunnagan
Gainesville
George E. Knowles
Reidsville Rt. 5
Donald H. Chapman
Norfolk, Va
Dorris Barham
George Barham
John H. Busick
Blanch Barham
James Perkins
Reidsville Rt. 1
R. E. Scroggs
Raleigh
Funeral Rites Slated for A A Gatewood
The funeral for Alton Allen Gatewood 33 will be held today at 5 PM from Townes Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Schoolfields Cemetery. A WWII veteran and former Dan River Mills employee died Sunday in Durham NC after years of ill health. He was a native of Leaksville NC resident of Danville area since 1945. Survived by two sisters Mrs Lulie Lemons and Mrs Bessie Chesher both Spray NC Warne Gatewood Atlanta GA and Raymond Gatewood Leaksville. The body rests at Townes Funeral Home with family at the Holland Road residence.
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Alton Allen Gatewood
Townes Memorial Chapel
Schoolfields Cemetery
Gatewood
Veterans Hospital
Durham
N. C
Leaksville
Danville
Dan River Mills
American Legion Post
Lulie Lemons
Bessie Chesher
Spray
Warner Gatewood
Atlanta, Ga
Raymond Gatewood
Townes Funeral Home
Holland Rd
Funeral Rites Set For Iseah Fielder
Final services for Iseah Fielder 73 former Danville resident will be held today at 2 p.m. from Mears Chapel Middletown Del. He had been ill for several weeks. Survived by wife Alice son Harold Fielder Red Bank N J brother Dewitt Fielder Wilmington Del and many nieces and nephews in the Danville area.
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Iseah Fielder
Danville
Mears Chapel
Middletown
Del
Alice
Harold Fielder
Red Bank
N. J
Dewitt Fielder
Wilmington
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Danville Ellis
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VMI
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Continental Can Company
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