Schools Keep Tobacco Holidays Contested By Board
The county school board faced clashes over tobacco holidays with debate on prioritizing education. Members argued penalties for nonworking parents and the board stalled plans, while a bipartisan committee was formed to study the 1978-79 term and makeup days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Duane Burnette
Westover
Martin
Earl Johnson
Johnson
Stallings
E.B. Fitzgerald Jr
Fitzgerald
Sonshine Farm Plans Expansion In Pittsylvania County
A $12,000 building permit was issued to Robert L. Lea III of Ringgold Rt. 1 for a 24 by 24 foot addition to Sonshine Farm on state road 62. The project will add two kitchens a bathroom and a living room.
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Chatham
Robert L. Lea III
Ringgold Rt. 1
Sonshine
Pittsylvania County Department of Building
Danville Christian Schools Begin Addition And Athletic Fields
Rev. R J Barber announces a $150000 multi purpose addition near the school on Rt S8 east of Danville with space for Sunday School rooms a cafeteria a band and chorus room and a wedding reception space. Grading starts and limited use is hoped for by January. John W Daniel Co. to build. Laramore Construction Co. contracted to build track soccer football and baseball fields for $65000 with construction starting next week and finishing in the spring.
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Danville Christian Schools
R.J. Barber
Barber
Rt. S8
Danville
John W. Daniel Co
Laramore Construction Co. 18
Obituary notices across South Boston and Danville area
Obituaries report Bertha Horton of South Boston aged 67, Oscar Grooms of Knoxville, Billy Hairston of Danville, Jack Hayes of Chatham, and William B. Franklin of Danville. Details cover birthplaces, families, and funeral plans at Church of God, Berry's Funeral Home, Harvey's Chapel, Chatham Presbyterian, and West Main Baptist Church, with burials in Halifax Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill Cemetery, and local plots.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Oscar Grooms
Berry
Grooms
A. Ray Martin
Danville
University of Tennessee
Billy Hairston
Harvey’s Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Hairston
Virginia Oliver Hairston
Sandy Hairston
Marshall Plumbing and Heating Co
Mamie H. Seals
Mary Adams
Elizabeth Davis
Lucy Pittrell
Nelson Hairston
Chatham
Jack Irby Hayes
Chatham Presbyterian Church
Hev
James H. Grant Jr
Chatham Burial Park
Scott Funeral Home
Mr. Hayes
Whittle St
Memorial Hospital
State Department of Taxation
Lawn Care Discussion At Averett College Dining Hall
The Southside Virginia Men s Horticultural Group meets for a fall session led by Ralph La Rue and John Meadors to discuss lawn care topics including surfgrass, herbicide use, fall fertilization, shading versus seeding, irrigation, seeding schedules, and grass control at Averett College dining hall lounge.
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Southside
Virginia Men S Horticultural Group
Averett College
Ralph la Rue
VPI
John Meadors
Meadows Lawn and Grounds Maintenance
Craft Fair at Red Hill Shrine in Brookneal
The Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation hosts the first Crafts Fair at Red Hill Shrine in Brookneal on Saturday Sept 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and the museum will be open. Local artisans display handicrafts alongside items from Danville workshop for the mentally handicapped. An artist from William Campbell High will sketch and sell portraits. Blacksmithing goods and handwoven pieces by Brookneal seniors are featured along with other local crafts. Folk and bluegrass music and square dancing from Appomattox provide entertainment. The shrine lies five miles east of Brookneal off Route 440.
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Brookneal
Red Hill
Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation
Patrick Henry
Danville
William Campbell High School
Brookneal Senior Citizens Group
Appomattox
Red Hil Shrine
YWCA Schedules Bible Study Class This Week
The YWCA will offer a ten week Bible study titled The Power of Prayer beginning Thursday at 7 30 p m Carolyn Winstead will teach using R A Torrey The Power of Prayer contact the YWCA at 742 1522 for information and registration
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YWCA
Carolyn Winstead
R.A. Torrey
Regstration Ieee
The
Moffett Memorial Parking Funds Debate and Window Repairs
City officials debated parking for Moffett Memorial and the use of designated federal funds for Municipal Building windows. Cries of high costs for window replacement drew sharp comments. A unanimous motion set aside $15,000 for September 27 consideration, with remaining funds due by January 1.
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Planning Commission
Mantiply
Lawrence G. Wilson
Victor White
Charles A
Zan" Womack Jr
Miss Wheelchair Virginia departs Danville for national pageant
Miss Wheelchair Virginia Marcia Altice leaves Danville on Wednesday for the Miss Wheelchair America contest in Columbus Ohio. Her participation is sponsored by the Danville Jaycettes who will continue support at the national event. The council amended school transport vehicle insurance limits to 500 000 per person and per accident for the ADTS with 250 000 property damage. Council member Harris dissented and the city also rejected a 500 000 community food and nutrition project funding for the Virginia Community Action Agencies.
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Marcia Altice
Virginia
Danville
Columbus
Miss Altice
The
Danville Jaycettes
City of
ADTS
Charles HL. Harris
Virginia ‘Cesesion of
Arts Council Meets In Caswell at Courthouse
The Caswell Council for Arts and History will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the old county courthouse in Yanceyville North Carolina. The session is open to any interested resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yanceyville
N.C
Caswell Council For Arts and History
Prices Steady as Virginia Carolina Livestock Market Sells 395
The Virginia Carolina Livestock Market sold 395 animals for 547,500 on Tuesday with prices steady to slightly higher than last week per market manager Jimmy Hodges Jr. Product included hogs, veal, cattle and calves. Prices per hundredweight covered hogs and cattle with veal, stock calves and cow-calf combinations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia-Carolina
Jimmy Hodges Jr
Hodges
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Health Forum Friday In Critz Health Forum Friday In Critz
The West Midwest Regional Health Forum will meet Friday at 10 a.m. at Reynolds Homestead Learning Center in Critz Patrick County. Topics include Child Abuse A Virginia Crisis and Arthritis. The event is free and co sponsored by the Midwest District Women’s Committee Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and the Virginia Council on Health and Medical Care. Lelia G Hathaway Arthritis Foundation Virginia Chapter development director will speak on arthritis. Kathleen Wampler VPI extension specialist family life education will discuss child abuse. A Reynolds Homestead tour is planned in the afternoon.
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Critz
West Midwest Regional Health Forum
Reynolds Homestead Learning Center
Patrick County
Virginia
Pittsylvania County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
Midwest District Women’s Committee
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Virginia Council On Health and Medical Care
Lelia G. Hathaway
Arthritis Foundation
Kathleen Wampler
VPI
Reynolds Homestead
Felony charges certified in Pittsylvania County court
Three defendants had felony charges certified by Judge William E. Land in Pittsylvania General District Court. Danny Adkins faces grand jury on June 22 for breaking and entering and theft of 284 dollars from M E Cooper storehouse. Joel Keatts charged with breaking and entering James Kent shop on June 30. Joseph Bennett charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling. McKenzie and Dix cases not pressed. Ronnie Morris found no probable cause. Jimmie Cooper ordered for mental testing on grand larceny count from 1976.
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Chatham
Pittsylvania County General District Court
William E. Land
Danny Carl Adkins
Chatham Rt. 4
M.E. Cooper
Joel Douglas Keatts
Keatts
Dogwood Lane
Hurt
James Kent
Joseph Bennett
Bennett
Siz Belmeade Court
Howard Gunn
Danville
Byron Karl McKenzie
Ricky Gordon Dix
McKenzie
Thomas Flavius
Dix
Roger Lee Powell
Ronnie Lee Morris
Franklin Boulevard
Gretna
Jimmie Lewis Cooper
Danville Leaf Tops $1 Million on Tobacco Market
Danville led Area E auctions with 852,9M pounds sold for 1,270,531 dollars and an average of 133.92. South Hill posted the highest price at 146.49, while flue-cured leaf prices dipped from Monday’s record as the 1977 crop shortness supports continued strong activity across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
South Hill
Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation
Tobacco Marketing Service
Clarksville
Kenbridge
South Boston
Virginia
Greensboro
Madison
Reidsville
Danville Special Olympics Meeting Set for Wednesday
The Danville Association for Special Olympics will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m at John M Felony charges against two persons were certified this week to the November term of the grand jury by Danville General District Court Judge William E Land Berkley Thomas Jr charged with breaking entering and grand larceny at Langston Junior High School Anyone interested in supporting the local Special Olympics is invited to attend Hairston Motor Company 2648 Riverside Drive on Aug 4 was certified to the grand jury Also certified was Louella Price Tucker charged with feloniously operating a lottery in the city limits from May 20 to July 20
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Franklin
West Main Baptist Church
Robert Hale-Cooper
Franklin
Mr. Franklin
Stokes
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Daniel Thomas Franklin
Anna Morris Franklin
California
Mildred F. Steven
Alexandria
Eugene A. Fowler
Richmond
Robert Franklin
Radford
Swicegood Funeral Home
Danville General District Court
William E. Land
Berkley Thomas Jr
Langston Junior High School
Hairston Motor Company
Riverside Drive
Louella Price Tucker
Bolton
Stokesland
John M. Langston Junior High School
Danville Concert Association Prepares 1977 Season Briefing
The Danville Concert Association will hold its annual workers briefing Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Research Building of Dan River Inc. at Main and Bridge streets. The meeting distributes workers kits and outlines the four concerts this season with speakers Mrs Gordon R K Woody Jr, Mrs Melvin Vernon Jr, Mrs Walter Vincent, and Dr Jose Estevez Jr. The association will be headquartered at Haynsworths Inc on Memorial Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville Concert Association
Segson
Dan River, Inc
Main and
Bridge St
Gordon RK. Woody, Jr
Melvin Vernon, Jr
Walter Vincent
Jose Estevez, Jr
Haynsworth's, Inc
Danville DTS first week shows varied ridership and smooth start
The City of Danville Transit System reports wide daily ridership swings in its first week with 1 335 on Tuesday and 889 on Saturday while averaging about 4 019 riders midweek. No major problems occurred as Ernest Bolton notes routine breakdowns are expected and new buses are due to begin service soon.
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City of Danville Transit System
DTS
Ernest Bolton
General Transit
Bolton
Danville
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Louis D. Rubin, Jr
Louis
Commonwealth Archives
University of North Carolina
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Tion
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Mrs. Horton
Bertha Thomas Horton
Summit Drive
Halifax County
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Rosa Goode Thomas
Horton
Halifax
South
Boston
James R. Wilborn
Blanche Bane
Della Pernell
Church of God
Halifax Memorial Gardens
Brooks Funeral Home
Jack I. Hayes
Minnie Lee Conner Hayes
J. J. Hayes Jr
Dansville
W. Eugene Hayes
Roanoke
Helen H. Daniel
Preda. Hayes
Hot Springs
Ark
B. Franklin
Averett
Moffett Memorial
Arts Council
Caswell
Health Forum
Danville Leaf
Danville Association For Special Olympics
John M
Grand Jury
Public Works Department
Edgewood
Highland Cemetery
Harmo
American Legion
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