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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1973
Page
9
Funeral rites for Mrs Harris Sanders will be held Monday at 11 30 a.m. at West Lanier Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Sanders, a former Danville resident, died Friday in a Philadelphia hospital.
Mrs Liza Swift Prather of Mountain Hill died in Reynolds Memorial Hospital Stuart Saturday at six. She was 86, born November 28 1886 in Ash County North Carolina, lived in Danville area, charter member of First Church of the Brethren. Survived by two daughters and five sons, 20 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren 3 great great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 4 pm Swicegood Chapel Rev Robert D Grogan, interment Schoolfield Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday 7:30 to 9 at Swicegood and at home of son Fred.
Dr. Austin leads a demonstration school focusing on early childhood education. Lessons emphasize labeled objects, open learning centers, and individualized teaching in small groups. Children learn through stories, recordings, and open practice while Stratford students assist.
This note explains penalties for Driving Under Influence and reckless driving with two violations or uninsured motorist charges. It requires a liability policy and two filings over three years to keep a driver’s permit. Call for insurance quotes of any size.
Charlie Sedrick Ferguson Jr. died Saturday night at 7 35 at Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born February 14 1929 in Danville he spent life there and worked at Colonial Stores before opening Charlie's Stop And Shop. Survived by wife Edna Canady Ferguson and three children Randy Susan Karen, his mother Belva Willis Ferguson, a sister Hazel Ferguson Hollie and brother Clarence L. Ferguson. Services Monday at 2 from Swicegood Funeral Home with burial in Highland Burial Park.
A one month old boy from Beckley West Virginia with a rare larynx cyst was flown to Temple University Pediatric Referral Unit St Christopher's Hospital Philadelphia for specialized care. Doctors plan a bypass tracheotomy tube and teach parents to change it themselves.
North Carolina Democratic leaders gathered in Raleigh to discuss strengthening the party after 1972 losses. Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt urged ethics and campaign finance laws and a state tax checkoff. other speakers touted unity and hard work while a small turnout and a House caucus limited momentum.
AP reports record high prices in the South Carolina Border North Carolina Belt with weekly average 87.58 per hundred pounds for 36.3 million pounds and season total 176.5 million. Eastern Belt shows gains with 14.7 million pounds sold and weekly average 85.55, amid markets reopening next Tuesday.
North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms says he will oppose the Omnibus Eastern Wilderness Bill which would protect 233,274 acres in eastern states from timber cutting mining and development. He fears job losses in Graham County and signals a courtesy veto approach to sections affecting North Carolina. The bill under Interior Committee would protect areas including Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and Stickrock in North Carolina.
A Danish pilot, Jan Held Christiansen, was rescued by a U S helicopter after his six seat Cessna 310 ditched in the sea near Keflavik Iceland following an emergency fuel shortage. He was ferrying the aircraft from Goose Bay to Germany when the fuel ran low.
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