Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Danville Register in Danville, Virginia

We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1965

Page

14

Klaudt Indian Family to Perform Gospel Singers Here

The Klaudt Indian Family, Arickara gospel singers from the Dakota lands, will perform August 26 at the Schoolfield School Auditorium. Admission is 1 dollar. The group travels over 160000 miles yearly, appears in full Indian dress, and includes Dad and Mom Klaudt with four sons plus Vernon’s wife Betty Mack Evans on piano. All members are college graduates with six degrees.

Klaudt Indian Dakota Adlands Schoolfield School Klaudts Wayfarers United States Canada Mexico Dr. Hall Fort Bethold Dad Klaudt Vernon Melvin Raymond Kenneth Betty Mack Evans Brothers

Vernon Alley Last Services Planned Today

Final services for Vernon Lynn Alley 71 father of Mrs. John R Champion of Danville will be held today at 3 p.m. from Snellings Funeral Home in Portsmouth Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery Mr Alley died Sunday night in a Newport News hospital He is survived by his wife Phoebe Bailey Alley daughter Vernon Lynn Alley Jr of Newport News sister Mrs Ward Renaud of Marinette Wis and brother Merrion B Alley of Peshtigo Wis

Vernon Lynn Alley John R. Champion Danville Snellings Funeral Portsmouth Olive Branch Cemetery Alley Newport News Phoebe Bailey Alleys Vernon Lynn Alley Jr Ward Renaud Marinette Wis Merrion B. Alleys Peshtigo

Final rites planned for Mrs Carrie Page of Ruffin

Nineteen eighty five year old Mrs Carrie Smith Page of Ruffin Route 1 will be laid to rest at Mt Carmel Methodist Church in Ruffin at 3 30 p m Tuesday. The service, conducted by Reverends Eldon Madren and John Little, will be followed by burial in the church cemetery. Mrs Page died Sunday night at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital Reidsville after a six week illness. A Pitssylvania County native she moved to Rockingham County in 1887. She was married to the late Logan Jackson Page a noted Ruffin farmer who died in 1959. She is survived by four sons, seven daughters, three sisters and one brother plus 23 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. The body will lie in state at the residence until one hour before the service.

Ruffin N. C Carrie Smith Page Ruffin Rt. 1 Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Eldon Madren John Little Page Annie Penn Memorial Hospital Reidsville Pittsylvania County Rockingham County Etta Collins Kate Dyer Danville Agnes Scearce High Point Mattie Taylor Julia Williams Alex Smith

W. J. Fulton dies aged 83 at Memorial Hospital

William Johnson Fulton 83 died at 4 20 p m in Memorial Hospital after years of illness. Born October 1 1881 in Pittsylvania County he was a rural mail carrier before retiring about 30 years ago. Survived by his wife Elizabeth Edwards Hundley five children two sisters 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Townes Funeral Home with family at 130 Grove Park Circle.

William Johnson Fulton Memorial Hospital Mr. Fulton Pittsylvania County James S. Fulton Mary Frances Carter Fulton Mount Cross Fulton Danville Mount Vernon Methodist Church Elizabeth Edwards Hundley Martinsville C. B. Owen Patsy F. ‘Travis Carl L. Pusey Easton, Md J. Stokely Fulton Hampdensydney Frank H. Fulton Lucy Fulton J. C. Jamerson Townes Funeral Home Grove Park Circle

George Butler Dies At Home After Illness

George Howard Butler 56 of Reidsville Rt 1 died at his home at 9 50 am Monday after a long illness. A Caswell County native he lived most of his life in Camp Springs community. He worked at Kaiser Roth Mill Gra ham until ill health forced retirement. Surviving wife Annie Page of Caswell County a son Lewis Butler a daughter Mrs Margaret Rice a sister Mrs Lillie Lanier six brothers and two grandchildren. Funeral service Wednesday at 3 pm from Camp Springs Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to daughter Mrs Margaret Price home Tuesday afternoon and remain until one hour before service.

Reidsville N. C George Howard Butler Reidsville Rt. 1 Caswell County Butler Camp Springs Kaiser Roth Graham Annie Page Lewis Butler Lof Margaret Rice Reidsville Rt Lillie Lanier T. C Archie Butler Mebane William R. Butler Clinton Charles R. Butler Siler City Roy E. Butler Raleigh Harvey Butler Clayton Camp Springs Methodist Church Fred Pierce Margaret Price

Antitrust suit nearing jury in North Carolina

In New Bern Federal Judge John Larkin ordered dismissal of charges against individual defendants and the Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade and the New Planters Warehouse. Seven Wilson warehouses remain as the case heads to a federal jury after six weeks of testimony alleging a modified unit system for tobacco selling times.

New Bern N.C John Larkin Wilson Federal District Court Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade New Planters Cozart, Eagles &Co Tobacco Board For Trade

Elijah J. Compton Dies at 82 in Blackstone Nursing Home

Elijah J. Compton, 82, a farmer near Halifax, died last night at Southside Nursing Home in Blackstone after a lengthy illness. He was father of Mrs. Herman A. Woodall of Danville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Elijah J. Compton Halifax Southside Blackstone Herman A. Woodall Danville

Funeral rites held for Mrs. Joanna Suits

Funeral rites for Mrs. Joanna Suits were conducted yesterday morning at Sacred Heart Catholic Church by Rev. Carl J. Naro and Rev. J. B. Goodman. Interment followed at Highland Burial Park with pallbearers Dr. Thomas J. Moran Dr. Hector Tobon Dr. Yennis Eudardo Dr. Salazar Gerardo William J. Lees and Dr. Victor Garazoa.

Joanna Sacred Heart Catholic Church Carl J. Naro J.B. Goodman Highland Burial Park Thomas J. Moran Hector Tobon Yennis Eudardo Salazar Gerardo William J. Lees Victor Garazoa

Frank Popek Rites To Be Held Today

Funeral services for Frank Popek of South Boston, who died August 7 in Sher Czechoslovakia, will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. from St. Paschal Catholic Church by Father Germain Eadley. Interment follows in Halifax Memorial Gardens. The Rosary was said Monday night at Brooks Funeral Home.

South Boston Frank Popek Sher Czechoslovakia St. Paschals Catholic Church Germain Eadley Halifax Memorial Gardens Brooks Funeral Home

Medical Student Finds Break in Lab Work at UNC

Chapel Hill report on Roberta Williams a rising UNC medical student spending summer as a cardiology research fellow at N C Memorial Hospital. She works on atrial septal defects using electronic devices aiming to improve diagnosis in children, with potential adult applicability. Her aim is to write a paper before school resumes and consider internal medicine with a heart disease subspecialty.

Chapel Hill Roberta Williams Rocky Mount University of North Carolina N. C. Memorial Hospital Roberta Robert Walker Williams UNC Committee On Grants UNC School of Medicine Daniel T. Young Duke University Heart N. ¢. Memorial Hospital Heart Research Laboratory

Mrs Dixon's Services Set This Afternoon

The funeral for Mollie Smith Dixon 83 of South Boston will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Black Walnut Baptist Church with Rev. L H Dawson and Rev. Franklin Cale officiating. Interment follows in the church cemetery. She died Sunday in a Williamsburg hospital. Surviving are two sons, Charlie F. Dixon and Harry T. Dixon, three sisters, and 19 grandchildren. The body is at Brooks Funeral Home and the family residence is 1125 South ve.

South Boston Mollie Smith Dixon Black Walnut Baptist Church L. H. Dawson Franklin Cale Dixon Williamsburg Halifax County Seldon H. Dixon Black Walnut Bapitist Church Charlie F. Dixon Harry T. Dixon Richmond Lula Riley Roxboro N. C Carrie Ragsdale Bessie Tallant Greensboro Brooks Funeral Home South Ve

L. S. Weiford Funeral Set This Afternoon

Langhorne Shelly Weiford Jr. 65 will have last services at 4 p.m. from Oakeys Funeral Home Roanoke, with graveside rites in Norfolk at 4 p.m. tomorrow. He died at Lewis Gate Hospital Roanoke after a long illness. Former Danville resident, he was a theatre manager and drummer with silent film orchestras. He survived by his wife Toaksie Turner Weiford, a daughter Mrs. R. E. Walker of Norfolk, three grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Langhorne Shelly Weiford, Jr Oakeys Funeral Roanoke Norfolk Weiford Lewis Gate Hospital Danville Toaksie Turner Weiford R. E. Walker

Last Services Held for J Clarence Walters

Final rites for J Clarence Walters were conducted yesterday afternoon from Townes Memorial Chapel by Elder O K Tench and Elder Curry King. Interment was in Highland Burial Park. Pallbearers were Leonard Carter B C Dodson Raleigh Mitchell Carter Powell Hugh Carter Tom Davis Dr C B White Burnell Williams Bill Hall and C E Bray.

J. Clarence Walters Townes Memorial Chapel O. K. Tench Curry King Highland Burial Park Leonard Carter B. C. Dodson Raleigh Mitchell Carter Powell Hugh Carter Tom Davis C. B. White Burnell Williams Bill Hall C. E. Bray

Services Incomplete For Mrs. Adkins

Mrs. Elizabeth Amos Adkins aged 52 died early yesterday at Memorial Hospital after two years of declining health. The body lies at Wrenn- Yeatts Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. The family resides at 200 Northwest Blvd.

Elizabeth Amos Adkins Memorial Hospital Wrenn- Yeatts Funeral Home Northwest Blvd

Funeral rites for Eric B Evans held in Blairs

The funeral for Eric Baxton Evans was conducted yesterday afternoon at Wrenn Yeatts Chapel by Rev W H Grose and Rev R Fletcher Hardy with interment in Highland Burial Park. A Dry Fork native born Dec 7 1897 he spent much of his life in Baltimore in the hotel business and later lived with brother Noel Clarence Evans at Blairs. He leaves Noel and another brother Clarence C Evans of Miami and sister Mrs Wyatt Oakes of Blairs. Pallbearers included Larry Evans Carl Evans Wyatt Foakes Jr Aubrey Oakes Thomas Cundiff Wayne Oakes Elton Stowe Ray Shields and Kenneth Dawson.

Eric Baxton Evans Wrenn- Yeatts W. H. Grose R. Fletcher Hardy Highland Burial Park Mr. Evans Memorial Hospital Dry Fork James S Ella Hall Evans Baltimore Noel Clarence Evans Blairs Oakland Methodist Church Noel Evans Clarence C. Evans Miami, Fla Wyatt Oakes Larry Evans Carl Evans Wyatt Foakes, Jr Aubrey Oakes Thomas Cundiff Wayne Oakes Elton Stowe Ray Shields Kenneth Dawson

Joseph W. Boswell Dies At His Hampton Home

Joseph Walter Boswell, formerly of Danville, died Sunday at his Hampton home after years of declining health. He was 85 and worked for the Southern Railway Co. about 50 years. The family will be at Mrs. Ethel Meadows residence, 1006 W. Stokes St.

Joseph Walter Boswell Danville Hampton Boswell The Southern Railway Co Wrenn- Yeatts Ethel Meadows W. Stokes St

Also Mentioned on This Page

Badlands Klaudt Indian Family Emory and Oglethorpe Atlanta South Dakota Vernon Alley New York New Turnpike Philadelphia Washington Wilmington Trailways St. Danville Fair Grounds Florida New Orleans New England Washington, D. C Rockingham W. J. Fulton George Butler Leaf Joanna Suits Dick Tracy of L. S. Weiford Colonial Stores Carton Jar James €. Hughes R. J. Coleman William R. Hughes Adkins Eric B. Evans Joseph W. Boswell Mrs. Carroll Bertrand Graham the Church of the Transfiguration William Speer Braddock Heights Maryland
Search Courier

Search the Danville Register Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Danville Register?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication