Dan River High graduate wins Virginia FFA state award
Carrol Rowland a June graduate of Dan River High School won the Virginia Association of Future Farmers of America state Soil and Management Award at the 39th annual convention. The 18 year old from Ringgold Rt. 2 led soil water conservation on his family farm with terraced fields, grass waterways, and 3,000 pine seedlings. He released quail for stock and manages alfalfa hogs hay and tobacco with his father. Others won state awards in electrification farm mechanics and dairy farming contests. Rowland, Blanton and Michael each earned $100 and certificates. Riverheads FFA received best public relations honors and a $200 check.
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Blacksburg
Carrol Rowland
Dan River High School
Virginia Association of Future Farmers of America
Rowland
M. C. Rowland
Ringgold Rt. 2
Robert H. Blanton
Woodford
Caroline County
Donald W. Michael
Mt. Solon
Augusta County
National Ffa Foundation
Aubrey Lee Young, Jr
Virginia
FFA
Paul A. Dovel, Jr
Elkton
Rockingham County
Steve Bollinger
Broadway
FFA Foundation
Kenneth Goin
Appomattox
Dovel
Young
Bollinger
Goin
Ft. Definance Ffa
Riverheads High School
Wsls-Fm
Riverheads Ffa
James R. Finney
Tunstall High School
Pittsylvania County
Southside
Blanton
Dc. T. Smith High School
Exporters debate schemes to aid U S tobacco sales
A government official discussed three main proposals to boost U S tobacco competitiveness. One option would directly subsidize exports, another named additionality would let buyers pay lower prices after meeting normal purchases, and the third proposed a two price system with a supplemental payment funded by a levy on domestic manufacturers. The official said additionality is unlikely this year and noted administration and trade- treaty concerns.
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Hieve
U. S
Godfrey
Danville Plans Community Action to Lift 3,000 Families
Charles A. Womack outlined a local Economic Opportunity push aimed at 3,000 Danville families below the poverty line out of 15,000. He cited Head Start, dropout, employable unemployed, and job training programs, with initial grant funding and Washington approval to fund a community survey.
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Danville
Charles A. Womack
Womack
Rotary Club
Petroleum Company
iHe
Danvillians
Washington
Mathews Luke Puckett Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for Mathews Luke Puckett were held Tuesday morning from the Wrenn Yeatts Chapel with Rev. Ronnell Owensby and Rev. Eugene Talley officiating. Interment followed in Highland Burial Park with pallbearers Buford Beckner Coy Wimmer Howard Landrum William Landrum Irvin Holley Frank Coleman Coy Landrum and D Adams Jr. serving.
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Mathews Luke Puckett
Wrenn- Yeatts
Ronnell Owensby
Eugene Talley
Highland Burial Park
Buford Beckner
Coy Wimmer
Howard Landrum
William Landrum
Irvin Holley
Frank Coleman
Coy Landrum
D. Adams, Jr
Peoria’s Downtown Revival Sparked by Two Bets After War
In Peoria a suburban shift began after World War II with Sears moving out of the center and a county courthouse project. A 20-member group funded a Sears rebuild and a new courthouse, triggering a $50 million downtown expansion. New offices, a 100-unit Voyager Inn, and other structures followed without federal funds, revitalizing a once-declining core.
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Peoria
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sears
Public Building Commission
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Peoria Savings and Loan
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Peoria
Voyager Inn
Security Savings and Loan
Imperial
Caterpillar
Central Business District
Mrs. Orintha Blankenship Dies in Danville at 83
Mrs. Orintha B. Blankenship 83 died at 2 50 pm in Danville Nursing Home after ten months illness. Born Aug 15 1881 in Kentucky Pittsylvania County she lived in Danville 22 years and Canada 12 years. She was a Rock Springs Methodist member, widow of John S. Blankenship. Survived by daughter in law Melba Fast Blankenship two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral at Townes Memorial Chapel 4 pm Thursday burial in Highlands Park. Remains at Townes Funeral Home with family at 609 Jefferson St.
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Orintha B. Blankenship
Danville
Kentuck
Pittsylvania County
Archer Farley Blankenship
Catherine Corbin Blankenship
Canada
Mrs. Garrison Funeral Rites in Reidsville
The funeral for Mrs. Roy Willard Garrison 47 of Reidsville will be conducted at 3 p m Wednesday from Pleasant View Church of God. Interment will be in Concord Christian Church cemetery. She died Monday at Alamance General Hospital in Burlington likely of a heart attack. She was born Bessie Saunders daughter of Mrs Nannie Saunders and the late Arthur Saunders, a Caswell County native. She lived in the Cherry Grove School community, was a Pleasant View Church of God member and leaves her husband three sons Roy Cleo Garrison Jerry Danlick Randy Ray Garrison two daughters Mrs Danny Miles and Brenda Ann Garrison two grand children three brothers and four sisters. The body will rest at the home of her mother Mrs Ed Garrison until taken to the church at 2 30 p m Wednesday.
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Reidsville
N. C
Roy Willard Garrison
Rt. St
Pleasant
View Church of God
Concord Christian Church
Garrison
Alamance General Hospital
Burlington
Bessie Saunders
Nannie Saunders
Arthur Saunders
Caswell County
Lee Saunders
Mebane
Russell Saunders
Greensboro
Frank Saunders
Danville
Johnsie Wray
Percy Thompson
Pelham
Rosie Hamlett
Heston Paschal
Altamahan
Ed Garrison
A H Cowan Dies At 90 In Cheverly Maryland
A H Cowan of Piney Forest Road died in a Cheverly Maryland hospital Tuesday morning after years of declining health. Born March 29 1875 in Bristol Tennessee he lived in Danville for 50 years and worked at Dan River Mills 40 years. Survived by five daughters and one son funeral services held at Swicegood Chapel with interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
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A. H. Cowan
Piney Forest Road
Cheverly
Maryland
Mr. Cowan
Bristol
Tenn
Dan River Mills
Presbytterian Church
Piney Forest Methodist Church
Josephine H. Cowan
Hector Gallardo
J. M. Malin
Mary E. Henry
Draper
N.C
Ray McNeil
Carlsbad
Calif
Reid Strader
Ruffin
Will C. Cowlan
Danville
Swicegood
William A. Winfree
Mountain View
Will C. Cowan
Irvy Bennett Dies At Age 83
Irvy Bennett of Gretna dies at Memorial Hospital at 1 26 p m aged 83 native of Pittsylvania County son of the late Mr and Mrs John Bennett His wife Lilly Bennett died in 1952 Survived by daughters Mrs Shelby Hogan and Mrs Pet Dalton Gretna three sons John Bennett Hyattesville Md Randy Bennett Altavista and Raleigh Bennett Gretna Funeral from Colbert Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p m Interment New Bethlehem Church Cemetery near Pullen Rest at funeral home Family to meet at Mrs Shelby Hogan Rt 4 Gretna
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Irvy Bennett
Gretna
Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
John Bennett
Lilly Bennett
Shelby Hogan
Pet Dalton
Hyattesville
Randy Bennett
Altavista
Raleigh Bennett
Colbert
New Beth 1el Church
Pullen
Shelby i Hogan
Rt. 4
Bacharach Signs to Score Spy Film The Liquidator
American composer Burt Bacharach, who recently married Angia Dickinson, is signed to write the score for the British filmed spy thriller The Liquidator. Bacharach's earlier scores include Send Me No Flowers A House Is Not a Home and Days of Wine and Roses.
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Bacharach Score
London
Burt Bacharach
the Liquidator
Britain
Bacharach
Angia Dickinson
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FFA Award
Mitchell
Buffalo Gap
Carroll Rowland
Stewart Thompson
Toba
Lewis
Genera Agency Inc
North Main and
Keen Sts
Millon Rel
McMaster Import Co
Detroit, Mich
Palle Aga and
Rar Arin
Joe L. Hartley
Grandfather Mountain
North Carolina
Hartley
The
Peoria Story
Mrs. Garrison
Matic
Bolton's
Speed Riggs
Lea
Jeae
America
Rambler
American Motors
Marlin
Blackwell Motor Co
Floyd St
Danville, Vea
Dalton Auto & Implement Co
Main Street
Gretna, Va
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