County Farm Bureau Dedicates New Chatham Office Building
The Pittsylvania County Farm Bureau dedicated its new Pitt St office in Chatham on Saturday. Members touring the facility praised the value of renovations, with costs around 7000 dollars for roughly 1000 square feet. Officials credited A H Easley and Jim Law for the bargain and coordinated a do it yourself project to outfit the four office spaces meeting room and front area. President Madison Moore noted the expanded facilities program and guest speaker Robert Delano highlighted the bureau as a member driven mechanism for local farmers. Congress man William M. Tuck and other officials attended the dedication.
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Pitt County Presidnt
Robert Delano
Virginia
Fbsylvania County Farm Bureau
Chatham
Jude Craddock
Planters Bank
The
and Trust Co
G. Lanier Easley
Pitt St
Nancy Burnette
A.C. Moore
Auta
Pittsylvania County Farm Bureau
W. J. Dawson
Dawson
Pittsylvania FR
Adison Moore
A. H. Easley
Jim Law
Easley
Law
Carter Layne
County Farm Bureau
State Board ‘of
Virginia Farm Bureau
Pittsylvanians
Virginia Federation
Farm Bureau
Delano
William M. Tuck
Hiram Zigler
State Farm Bureau Office
State FB
Clarence Tarty
Mrs. Tarty
Riverside merchants aid library programs in 1966 push
The Riverside Merchant's Association leaders Galen Reil and Mary Jeffries coordinated three programs for Riverside Shopping Center staff, with support from doctors in Danville. The executive director, Mrs Cousins, praised business firms for distributing material and expressed hope for at least two programs weekly in 1966.
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John Holshouser
Snead Thomas
Matney
Danville
Sgt Sadler Wins Purple Heart and Singling Lessons
The Purple Heart recipient Sgt Sadler reflects on tough duty and a lighter moment before marching to the theatre for singing lessons. He quips about a popular song selling millions of records, then resumes serious duties after a brief levity.
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Purple Heart
Sadler
Adoption aims for loving homes not age limits
The Danville bureau stresses that older couples can adopt or foster, focusing on emotional security and a wholesome home rather than wealth or luxury. Applicants are screened, and the process seeks compatible backgrounds, with no fees unless custody goes to court.
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Tennant
Bureau
City of
Danville
John N. Stoneham Final Rites Held
The funeral for John Newton Stoneham was held yesterday afternoon at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Luke Smith Dr. L D Johnson and Dr. Monroe Swilley officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery with pallbearers listed.
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John Newton Stoneham
First Baptist Church
Luke Smith
L. D. Johnson
Monroe Swilley
Mountain View Cemetery
Z Y. Johnson
Ben D. Morton
C. A. Easley
L. H. Kernodle
A. W. Viccellio
James A. Robertson
O. T. Bonner
J. C. Hunter
Harry Link
M.H. Watson
T. Edward Temple
Charles Wilson
John Clare
Bert Flowers
J. T. Christopher
Thomas Moran
Mrs Louise Hawkins Cannon Dies in Smyrna Georgia
Louise Hillman Hawkins Cannon mother of Fred J. Hawkins Jr of Danville dies at 52 in Smyrna Georgia after years of declining health. native of Augusta born Nov 3 1813 she lived in Atlanta most of life and in Danville 1950 to 1954. survived by husband C A Cannon Smyrna and son Ansel W Cannon Kensaw plus Edna Hillman Marvin Hillman and three grandchildren. funeral Monday in Langley South Carolina.
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Louise Hillman Hawkins Cannon
Fred J. Hawkins, Jr
Danvile
Smyrna
Georgia
Caption
Augusta
Eugene Hillman
Beulah Joyner Hillman
Atlanta
Danville
Dan River Mills
C. A. Cannon
Ansel W. Cannon
Kensaw
Edna Hillman
Marvin Hillman
Langley
S.C
Brosville Church Groundbreaking Planned Today
Groundbreaking ceremonies planned for Brosville Methodist Church this morning mark the start of a two room education building addition valued at 16235 dollars. The project will be built by Saunders general contractor with A Kitchen as the supervisor and will include baths and a full basement.
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Brosville Methodist Church
Saunders
Ment
Junior Choir Festival Set At West Baptist Church
Young singers from eight churches will perform in the seventh annual Junior Choir Festival at West Baptist Church this afternoon. The event begins at 4 o'clock with a two hour program sponsored by the Avis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Ronald Cook Till directs First Baptist and Richard Ford directs the host church. Dr Luke R. Smith, pastor of First Baptist, will officiate. Participating choirs include First Baptist Mount Vernon and West Main Baptist among others.
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West Main Baptist Church
Ronald Kearse
Cockrill
West As Baptist Church
Avis
American Guild of Organists
Ronald Cockril
First Baptist Church
Richard Ford
Luke R. Smith
First Baptist
Ronald Cook
Till
First
Funeral rites set tomorrow for Mrs Willis
Final rites for Rhoda C. Willis 52 wife of Darriel C. Willis will be held tomorrow at 5 p.m. from Swicegood Funeral Home chapel with Rev. J D Reynolds officiating. Burial in Mountain View Cemetery. She died yesterday in Memorial Hospital after a weeklong illness. A Hickory native, she lived in Danville 35 years, worked at Dan River Mills in No 4 Dress Room. She attended the Church of God of Prophecy on Baltimore Ave. She is survived by her husband and five sisters Gracie Cook Buna Lowman Lizzie Skeen Zora Andrews Dester Wilborn and three brothers Charlie Clyde Everett Carswell. Body to be moved from Swicegood to her residence at 10 a.m. today and back tomorrow at the same hour.
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Rhoda C. “Willis
Darriel C
Jack) Willis
Oak Ridge Ave
Chapel of Swicegood Funeral Home
J.D. Reynolds
Mountain View Cemetery
Hickory
N.C
Danville
Dan River Mills
Church of God of Prophecy
Baltimore Ave
Willis
Buna Lowman
Pelham
N. c
Gracie Cook
Lizzie Skeen
Lynchburg
Zora Andrews
Dester Wilborn
Altavista
Charlie Carswell
Clyde Carswell
Roxboro
Everett Carswell
Swicegood
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Irginia Banks Trust
Sgt. Sadler
Viet Nam
Herman Kopien
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Koplen
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Howard W. Gentry
Iet
Elton Powers
Hayes
John N. Stoneham
Fred Hawkins
Smyrna, Ga
Brosville Church
Ian
Elizabeth Oliver
Dhard Ford
Main Street Methodist
Richard Miller
Tend. Moffet Memorial Baptist
David Miller
Mount Harmon Baptist
Overton Harper
Mount Vernon Methodist
West End Christian
Thomas Tunstall
West Main Baptist
Rich
Mrs. Willis
Eral
Oquestiows
Wows Batts
Funeral Home
Main ST
SAN Virginia Exterminating CO
Ballou Park Shopping Center
N. Union
Boatwright Ave
Sears Roebuck
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Stewart Thompson
Lewis Slank
LOW Pown S . Tow
Tobadgoland Hele Genetet Agency
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Bulova
Allen
Jewelers
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