Ferrum College Adopts New Admission Procedure
Ferrum Junior College in Ferrum Virginia announces new admission rules aimed at giving preferential treatment to Methodists and residents within 50 miles. The plan speeds processing, sets early filing dates for Methodists and local students, and allows up to 20 percent conditional admits for applicants meeting potential but missing some standards.
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Ferrum
Ferrum Junior College
Anne D. Acey
Miss Acey
Methodist Church
Southwest
Virginia
Errum
D S Rigney Dies At Age 71 In Hospital
Dan Sheler Rigney 71 died at Memorial Hospital after five weeks as a patient. Born April 24 1894 in Callands he was a farmer and sawmill operator, married Louella Oakes in 1915. Survived by wife, 1 daughter Hallie Lee Hanks and six sons, plus siblings and many grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 2:30 pm at Barker Funeral Home with interment in Highland Burial Park.
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Dan Sheler Rigney
Memorial Hospital
Callands
Mr. Rigney
Albert S. Rigney
Louella Oakes
Chatham Rt. 4
Christian Tabernacle
Hallie Lee Hanks
Baltimore
Kelly W. Rigney
Randolph C. Rigney
Warren H. Rigney
John J. Rigney
C. Murphy Rigney
Lindsey A. Rigney
Martinsville
Della Cooper
Blanch, N.C
Berta Davidson
Chatham Rt
Estelle Powell
Geneva Lovell
Dry Fork
Frances Marlowe
Chapel of Barker Funeral Home
Dennis Reynolds
J. D. Hunt
Mrs. Kate Callahan Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Tudor Callahan were conducted yesterday from Townes Memorial Chapel by Rev. Charlie M. Shelton Rev. D. W. Worley and Rev. Bruce Rockwell. Burial followed in the J. H. L. Tudor family cemetery at Cruz with pallbearers named.
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Kate Tudor Callahan
Townes Memorial Chapel
Charlie M. Shelton
D. W. Worley
Bruce Rockwell
J.H
Beverly Cooper Funeral Rites Slated Today
Beverly Cooper dies unexpectedly in Rocky Mount while on business. Funeral services set for Saturday afternoon at Bethany Methodist Church in Calloway with burial in the church cemetery. Cooper, 70, longtime Franklin County farmer, served 14 years on the county Board of Supervisors and on Bethany Methodist Church trustees.
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Calloway
Bethany Methodist Church
Bevery Davis Cooper
Cooper
Rocky Mount
Franklin County
W. C. Hazelwood Dies Former Danville Resident
Willie C. Hazelwood a former Danville resident died Friday in the Medical College of Virginia Hospital Richmond at age 58. He lived in Danville about 28 years before moving to Richmond. A retired painter he is survived by his wife Thelma D. Hazelwood one son Terrell Clifton Hazelwood three daughters Peggy Marie Oliver Mary Jane Renick Alice Oliver Hazelwood and four grandchildren a brother Walter R. Hazelwood of Roanoke and a sister Annie Stewart of Baltimore. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 pm from Joseph M. Bliley Funeral Home Richmond with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Willie C
Bill) Hazelwood
Danville
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Hazelwood
Thelma D. Hazelwood
Terrell Clifton Hazelwood
Peggy Marie Oliver
Mary Jane Renick
Alice Oliver Hazelwood
Walter R. Hazelwood
Roanoke
Annie Stewart
Baltimore
Joseph M. Bliley
Oakwood
Obituary Summary of Cooper Family Relations
The obituary notes Lula Bryant of Calloway as his wife and mentions son Frank D. Cooper of Chester and daughter Mrs. Shirley Cooper Willis of Salem. It lists two grandchildren and two great grandchildren, with sisters Mrs. Lucy Saul and Mrs. Rebecca Gouldin of Danville and brothers Samuel B. Cooper of Calloway and O. P. Cooper of Salem.
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Lula ‘Bryant
Calloway
Frank D. Cooper
Chester
Shirley Cooper Willis
Salem
Lucy
Saul
Rebecca Gouldin
Danville
Samuel B. Cooper
O. P. Cooper
Area Church Services List With Schedules and Speakers
A long listing of area church services with pastors and schedules. Calvary Baptist led by Lester F Gayton offers Sunday school at 9 45 am and multiple sermons. Trinity Methodist under Morgan S Smart has 9 45 am Sunday school and 11 am worship plus evening activities. Jehovah's Witnesses Central Unit present public addresses at 4 pm and Bible study sessions. West Unit holds talks and studies in the evening. Several other churches including Shelton Memorial Presbyterian, Church of the Epiphany, Kentuck Presbyterian, Williamson Memorial Presbyterian, West Christian Disciples of Christ, Welcome Baptist, Stokeslant Methodist, Moffet Memorial Baptist, Main Street Methodist, First Pentecostal Holiness, and North Danville Church of God share service times, Sunday school, youth activities, and midweek prayer.
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Calvary Baptist
Lester F. Gayton
First Pentecostal Holiness Church
Don S. Whitfield
Fannie Lowe
Lifeliners
Hillcrest and Forest Lawn Baptist Church Schedule
Hillcrest Baptist Church with Pastor J C Raper offers Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. Training Union at 6:30 p.m. worship at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer at 7:30 p.m. Forest Lawn Baptist Church led by Pastor Richard Smith holds Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. worship in the morning, Training Union at 6:15 p.m., service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer at 7:30 p.m.
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Moffet Memorial Baptist
Victor E. Mantiply
Fellowship Baptist
J. R. Arthur
Sandy Creek
A. F. Yarbrough
Hillcrest Baptist Church
J. JC. Raper
Forest Lawn Baptist Church
Richard Smith
Training Union
Roanoke Boy Killed By School Bus Near Home
Chesley Adams II, 13, grandson of Chesley and Mary Adams, was killed yesterday morning in Roanoke when a bus ran over him after he chased a bus he mistook for his own. He was a Monroe Junior High band member and active in Emmanuel Baptist Church Boy Scouts. Funeral Monday at Emmanuel Baptist Church with burial at Shelton family cemetery in Keeling.
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Chesley Samuel Adams II
Chesley S. Adams
Orchard
Roanoke
Monroe
Adams
Young Adams
Monroe Junior ‘High
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Chesley S
Ruth Newkirk
Robert
Frank
James
Ruth Adams
Mary Newkirk
Mechansville, NJ
Shelton Family Cemetery
Keeling
Danville Life Saving Crew marks 20 years of service
The Danville Life Saving and First Aid Crew, organized Sept 18 1935 by 12 men, now numbers 40 and operates as a United Fund agency since 1950. It trains weekly, divides into water oxygen and maintenance squads, and maintains a diving team. Membership requires character, 21 plus, Red Cross training, and ongoing training.
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Danville
United Fund
Red ‘Cross
Our children pioneers future fitness urged by president council
A call to parents to demand physical conditioning in schools as vital for future leaders. The President's Council on Physical Fitness asks readers to request information from Washington DC about promoting fitness in youth education.
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Council On Physical Fitness
The
President's Council On Physical Fitness
Washington, D.C
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Methodist
Acey
D. S. Rigney
Kate Callahan
Beverly Cooper
W. C. Hazelwood
Area Church Services
Trinity Methodist
Morgan S. ‘Smart
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Central Unit
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses
West Unit
Shelton Memorial Presbyterian
Marshall J. Pilkenton
Kentuck Presbyterian Church
Manson P. Estes
Williamson Memorial Presbyterian
West Christian
Disciples of Christ
Montague St
T. A. Tunstall
Welcome Baptist
Rt. 58
John A. Tickle, Jr
Stokeslant Methodist
Calvin B. Johnson
Fear
West Main Church of God
James E. Wynes
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
W. Carroll Freeman
Jack C. Grizzard
Main Street Methodist Church
W. Douglas Williams
North Danville Church of God
C. W. Collins
Chesley Adams
United Fund Agency
United Fund of Greater Danville
Water Squad
R. Paul Sanford
R. R. Murray
Our Children
Advertising Council
Presidents Council ON Physical Fitness
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