New Hospital Seen Shining Example Of What A Citizenry Can Accomplish
Virginia Beach Governor Albertis S. Harrison praised the new General Hospital of Virginia Beach as a shining example of inspired citizenry at its dedication on First Colonial Road. He highlighted donors, the hospital officers, and a catalytic group of young doctors, noting the land donated in memory of the late husband of Mrs. William Levi Old.
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General Hospital of
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First Colonial Road
William Levi Old
William Levi Old Jr
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Gid
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Virginia
Hunter C. Phelan
W. T. Sanger
The
Medical College of Virginia
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Martinsville man C L Willis dies at 80 in hospital
Martinsville Charlie Leonard Willis died Saturday night at Martinsville Memorial Hospital. He was 80, survived by his wife Levy Danes Willis and one daughter Ruby Willis, five sisters, and was to be cremated at McKee Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Roselawn Cemetery.
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Charlie Leonard Willis
Martinsville Memorial Hospital
Levy Danes Willis
Ruby Willis
Fayette Haley
Annie Kirks
Albert
Stout
Maude Willis
Click
Axton
Ruth Slaydon
Draper
Three Deaths Boost State Traffic Toll
The Associated Press reports Virginia highway fatalities rose to 449 for the year, up from 434 on the prior year date. Gloria Lynda Tomlin, 14, of Purdy Greensville County, died when her car left the road on U S 58 and overturned. David Floyd Robson, 18, Falls Church, died when his car left the left lane, hit a bridge railing on the Virginia 123 overpass, and skidded to the other railing on I 495. An Amherst Fort Lee soldier, identity withheld, died Friday when his car crashed into a parked vehicle east of Amherst after attempting to pass a truck. The piece also notes a Minneapolis meeting about foot health and exercise.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Freeman
Gloria Lynda Tomlin
Purdy
Greensville County
U.S. 58
Brunswick County
Fairfax
David Floyd Robson
Falls Church
Fairfax County
Amherst
Ft. Lee
U.S. 60
Ambherst
Moore Urges Textile Research To Meet Foreign Competition
Gov. Dan Moore warned Southern Textile Association members that research is essential for productivity and quality as foreign rivals from Europe and Asia threaten the U.S. textile market. He urged increased industry focus on innovation to remain competitive. Nelson W. Kessell of Winston-Salem was elected president. many officers and governors were named to four-year terms.
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Dan Moore
Southern Textile Association
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Tennessee
Virginia
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Europe
Germany
England
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United States
South
Nelson W. Kessell
Winston-Salem
Herbert Cone Jr
Greensboro
Pee
Roger A. Hughes
Spartanburg
D.C
Jesse Boyd
Cooleemee
Jack Kissiah
Charlotte
Frank Starling
M. H. Seals
Cherryville
Joe H. Chapman
Inman
Millionaires Among North Carolina Senators Revealed
An Associated Press story notes a rough tally of wealthy NC Senate members, estimating about 17 millionaires with total wealth around 200 million. Irwin Belk leads the list, others include Gordon Hanes and Carl Meares, while some senators joke about not being in the millionaire class.
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Associated Press
Raleigh (Ap
North Carolina
Senate
Washington
Irwin Belk
Charlotte
Belk
Belk Stores
William Henry Belk
America
Gordon Hanes
Winston- Salem
Hanes Knitting and Hosiery Co
Carl Meares
Columbus
Walter Jones
Pitt
Fred Mills
Anson
Fred Royster
Vance
Milsionaires
Sam L. Whitehurst
Craven
Costly Rescue In Phoenix Ends With Glass Charge
Phoenix police and an ambulance responded to a car where a couple slept with the engine running and windows closed. Fearing carbon monoxide poisoning, officers broke a window to wake them and later the man billed $12.15 for the glass. Police paid after consulting an attorney.
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Youth Drowns Skindiving Near Hampton
A 15 year old Newport News youth died Saturday night while skindiving with a friend in a Borrow Pit near Hampton. Larry Harding reportedly ran out of oxygen and was carried to a Hampton hospital by Northampton emergency rescue squad, where he was pronounced dead. His companion Joseph McCormick said Harding signaled he was returning to shore 175 yards away and later disappeared. Rescue attempts lasted about an hour before failure.
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Newport News
Larry Harding
Northampton
Joseph McCormick
Harding
McCormick
Wheeler dies at 89 leaving vast family in Beaver Ohio
James Clinton Wheeler died in Beaver Ohio at age 89 leaving five sons seven daughters 43 grandchildren JOS great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. The large family includes numerous descendants spanning multiple generations.
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James Clinton Wheeler
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