Local airman training and service updates across Danville area
Airmen Larry Huppertty and William Whittle join U S Sixth Fleet duties in the Mediterranean. Reports detail promotions and postings for area residents including Kaecklead Teee Mitchell Myler Hillard Mis Skeens Inge Elliott Mahar Peebles and others with new assignments at Fuchu AFB Seymour Johnson AFB Webstersfield RAF Turner AFB and Traux Field. The Educational Specialists Institute course at Virginia State College draws Pittsylvania educators Lou Evans Walter Keys and Grace Lipford into an eight week audio visual aids program.
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Larry C. Huppertty
William Whittle
Chatham Rt. 2
Frank W
U.S
W. Cooke
Florence
McConnell
Cooke
Edgewood Drive
Cumber
U. S Afb
Kan
Air Force
Germany
Air Force Stead Afb
Fla
George Washington High School
Robert Kaecklead Teee
L. Hyler
Tex
Dabbs
Chatham
Robert C. Myler
George Washington
Jafb
Mont
U.S. Air Force
Leyh
Danmour Johnson Afb
N.C
Moreae Fed
VPI Community College
Gra
Educational Specialists Institute
Virginia State College
Pittsylvania County
Louis B. Evans
Walter Keys
Grace Lipford
Evans
Southside High School
Keys
Northside High School
Lipford
Southside Elementary
M R Rowland Funeral Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Millard R. Rowland 85 of Ringgold will be held this afternoon at 3 in the chapel of Swiegood Funeral Home Burial will be in the Gretna family cemetery He died Friday night in Memorial Hospital He was a lifelong county resident a Ringgold farmer retired due to ill health He was a Kentucky Baptist Church member Born September 25 1879 son of Jacob T and Pocahontas Pillow Rowland Married December 19 1897 to Lelia Mayhew who died in 1960 Survived by daughter in law Mrs C S Rowland Ringgold one brother Edgar C Rowland Gretna six grandchildren 13 great grandchildren one great great grandchild Body resting at funeral home Family at home of grandson M Curtis Rowland Ringgold
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Millard R. Rowland
Ringgold
Swieegood Funeral Home
Gretna
Rowland
Memorial M Hospital
Kentucky Baptist Church
Land
Jacob T
Pocahontas Pillow Rowland
Lelia Mayhew
C. S. Rowland
Edgar C. Rowland
M.curtis Rowland
Echols Scholar Keith Carlyle Allen Named
Keith Carlyle Allen son of Mr and Mrs J W Allen of Timberlake Drive and a George Washington High School graduate is named an Echols Scholar. The award allows advanced placement in first year English and mathematics at the University of Virginia. Cannery Opens Dan River Community Cannery starts season next Friday with weekly openings on Tuesday Wednesday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Air Force
Virginia Glass
Brown Lane
Seymour Johnson Afb
N.C
Ridgeway
Tate
Army
U.S. Air Force
Northeaststor
Doris
RA Cape Afs
Alaska
Roy
D. Shelton
Reidsville Rt. 6
Brosville High School
Betty
Welch, W. Va
George R .Mis
Clarence C. Mills
Gretna Rt. 1
Web Jtersfield
England
Randolph Afb
Vex
Renan High School
Joy
San Antonio
Tex
Dougajlas M. Skeens
C.M. Steffey
Martinsville
Rt. 4
Percy J. Inge
William Inge
West James St
Ells Iworth Afb
S. D
John M. Langston High School
Mildred
Russell
Larry T. Elliott
Conway Elliott
Virgilina Rt. 2
Fort Bragg
N. C
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
Nelliott
Oak High School
Echols
Keith Carlyle Allen
J. W. Allen
Timberlake Drive
George Washington High School
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Virginia
Youth for Christ Rally yields local runners-up and performers
Wayne Hilliard of 110 Conway Drive placed runner-up in solo group singing and Diane Thigpen of 138 Gloucester Avenue runner-up in piano at the state Youth for Christ Rally. About 20 local members returned yesterday from the Bristol event after the past week’s competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Hilliard
Conway Drive
Diane Thigpen
Gloucester Ave
Youth For Christ
Bristol
Hearing Set In Stuart In Slaying
Bennie Rodgers 26 a guard at State Prison Camp 15 Horsepasture is to have a preliminary hearing July 23 on a murder charge in the slaying of 32 year old Jesse R Murphy Jr of Spencer The shooting occurred last Tuesday at the home of Murphy s estranged wife Nancy Murphy near Penn s Store at the Henry Patrick County line
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Stuart
Bennie Rodgers
State Prison Camp 15
Horsepasture
Jesse R. Murphy, Jr
Spencer
Rodgers
Murphy
Nancy Murphy
Penn’s
Henry Patrick County
Zahrn to Represent Piedmont NAA at Miami Conference
Fred J. Zahrn assistant controller at Dan River Mills and Piedmont Chapter president in 1964 65 will represent the Piedmont Chapter of the National Association of Accountants at the annual NAA conference this week in Miami Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
National Association of Accountants
NAA
Miami
Fla
Fred J. Zahrn
Dan River Mills
Sixteen Pittsylvania 4-H Members Attend State Short Course
Sixteen Pittsylvania 4-H members join about 1,100 youths at Virginia Tech for the 42nd annual State 4-H Short Course on the campus of VPI. The event runs Tuesday through Saturday with awards including 33 trips to National 4-H Congress in Chicago and various scholarships, watches, and bonds. Notables include Marilyn Van Derhur of Denver as speaker. Dr. T. Marshall Hahn Jr. welcomes the group. Rev Jack Wood narrates The program and demonstrations highlight 4-H learning opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvanians
VPI
Virginia
Pittsylvania
Junior Cross
George Gray
Glen Mumpower
Darlene Law
Cyntaia Soyars
Janice Finney
Sandra Wells
Phyllis Kings
Bonnie Wells
Wanda Lee Cocke
Sarah Craddock
Janice George
Kathy Motley
Margaret Ann Taylor
Patricia Riddle
Billie Ann Evans
Chicago
Dominion
Catories
T. Marshall Hahn, Jr
Virginia Tech
Wiliam H. Daughtrey
Jack Wood
Roanoke
Virginia Tech Men's Gleen Club
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Danville
Unday
Marvin B. Owens
USN
Dorothea Owens
Grant St
Graham Coun
Pvt
Jonathan W. Craig
Mrs
James W
Wyatt B. Mahar
Oscar W. Mahan
Chatham Rt. 4
Traux Field
Wis
France
Climax Eligh School
Dennis H.peebles
Estelle
Mary E
Danville Hardware
RTE
Anxmae
Damville Hardware
Union St
Clent Anderson Furniture CO
M. R. Rowland
Allen
Dan River
I Zahrn
4-H
Marilyn van Derhur
Denver, Colo
Als
Buco Lee
Sasis
Frost
General Electric
Cam Bai
Parks-Gile Hardware Corporation
Canal Street
Main St
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