Seal Sales Slow Emphasized in Christmas Campaign
Danville leaders report slow response to the 56th Christmas Seal drive raising funds for tuberculosis work. William H. Bogart Jr. notes four state sanatoria are among the nation's best and urges every family to contribute. About 12,500 letters were mailed. less than half responded.
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Danville
William H. Bogart, Jr
Catawba
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
Ennies Wiliams
National Tuberculosis Association
Bogart
Court Confirms $750 Award In Accident
In Corporation Court a $750 award to James Harold Gosnell Jr. for medical expenses from a traffic accident is confirmed. Kenneth Qullins through his father Bert Collins offered the sum, which was accepted by Gosnell’s parents Harold and Mary Brown Gosnell. The petition sought a guardian ad litem, attorney William H. Parker represented the case, and the order affirmed the facts while noting Collins did not admit negligence or liability.
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Corporation
Kenneth Qullins
Hibert Collins
James Harold Gosnell
Gosnell
Harold Gosell
Mary Brown Gosnell
William H. Parker
Colling
Funeral Rites Held For Thomas W Evans
The funeral for Thomas Welling ton Evans was conducted yesterday afternoon from Towtes Memorial Chapel by the Rev H P Watkins and Dr Paul W Hodge. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers included Edwin Callahan Norman Minter Fred Hatcher W T Thompson W Eugene E Burwell Charles G Evans Raymond Elliott J R Garrett Jr Robert Petit Ben Beaver Charles A Womack and Berkley Adkins. Exchange Club members served as honorary pallbearers.
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Thomas Wellington Evans
Towtes Memorial Chapel
H. P. Watkins
Paul W. Hodge
Mountain View Cemetery
Edwin Callahan
Norman Minter
Fred Hatcher
W. Eugene
E Buwrrell
Charles G. Evans
Raymond Elliott
J. R. Garrett, Jr
Robert Petit
Ben Beaver
Charles A. Womack
Berkley Adkins
Exchange Club
Former Pastor Wills $19,000 Bequest to Randolph-Macon College
A former Virginia Methodist minister and Army chaplain, Rev. S. Otto Wright, left a 19,000 bequest to Randolph-Macon College in Ashland for a scholarship endowment. Wright, a Danville pastor and Vanderbilt alum, served in the Army chaplaincy in World War I and retired in 1932, later living in Charlottesville.
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Danville
Randolph-Macone College
Ashland
Chaplain Wright
Pascioranis
Randolph Macon
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Annual Conference
Powhatan
Petersburg
Portsmouth
West Point
Newport News
J. Earl
Moreland
Wright
Charlottesville
Civil Defense Food Stock For City Shelters Details
Civil Defense reports a five thousand one hundred fourteen dollar stock to feed twelve thousand three hundred sixty three shelter residents for a year at remarkably low rates. Towler notes training for shelter managers in January and two managers per shelter to ensure access during warnings. The list covers Hotel Danville Security Bank City Armory and eight more sites with varied capacities and costs.
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J. E. Towler
Civil Defense
Towler
Hotel Danville
Security Bank and Trust Company
American National Bank and Trust Company
City Armory
IGWHS
Aversport College
Dartville
Memorial Hospital
West Swing
First National Bank and Trust Company
Register and Bee
Municipal
Susie H. Daniel Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie H. Daniel were conducted yesterday afternoon at Maliey Baptist Church by Rev. Melvin Stuarts. Interment followed in the Daniel family cemetery.
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Susie’ H. Daniel
Maliey Baptist Church
Melvin Stuarts
Daniei
Yuletide Club Party Brings Senior Citizens Joy
Christmas spirit filled the Green Street Recreation Center as over six members of the Senior Citizens Club held their annual Yuletide party. Mrs. Argena Payne opened with devotionals and a talk on The Joy and Mystery of the Christmas Season. Mrs. Carlier Henzler of the Danville Little Theatre read a story from The Unpublished Adventures of Santaise by Ogden Nash.
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Green Street Recreation Center
Senior Citizens Club
Argena Payne
Carlier Henzler
Dan|ville
Martinsville Hospital approves new 20 bed nursing unit
Martinsville General Hospital plans a second floor expansion to add a 20 bed nursing unit bringing total beds from 133 to 153. Frank M. Lacy, president of the Board, announced the move Thursday night. Nathan Bushnell, new hospital administrator, will relocate offices and storage to the fourth floor to create space. Officers elected included J. M. Gossett as president, with Walter L. Seay vice president, Mrs. Claude Gauldin secretary, and W. W. Altice treasurer.
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Martinsville
Martinsville General Hospital
Frank M. Lacy
Board of Trustees
Lacy
Nathan Bushnell
Yeasue
Santa Claus
J. M. Gossett
Walter L. Seay
Claude Gauldin
W. W. Altice
Three injuries and a fatality in Burlington crash
Eric Ray Fuller age five of Burlington died at Duke Hospital after illness. His family and shaking crash on West Main Street left two others injured. Arthur Lee Waller, 52, of Burlington, suffered chest pains when his car struck a telephone pole. Authorities estimate $600 damage to the scene. Funeral plans are set for Baynes Baptist Church.
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Eric Ray Fuller
Burlington
Yanceyville
N. C
Binington
Duke Hospital
Clyde A. Fuller
Byo Brothers
Hara Gay
Ernie Fuller
Ives
John Hill
Baynes Baptist Church
Rt. 3
Church
Caswell Tent
Lacy
Arthur Lee Wailer
Main St
B. C. Elliott, Jr
Waller
Bushnell
Hopej
Mrs. Medley Dies At Halifax Home
Maggie Tanks ley Medley aged 78 of Halifax died Wednesday at her home. Survived by six daughters including Victoria Susie Osborne Delia Maebelle Irby Estelle Harding and Janie Medley. two sons James R. and Henry Medley. 21 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Funeral conducted Friday from Emmanuel Episcopal Church with burial in the church cemetery. Officers reported a chain reaction accident involving a Speer Savers Store delivery vehicle driven by John Ross Barker and vehicles driven by Henry Walker and others as the cause of the crash.
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Halifax
Maggie Tanksley Medley
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Henry Carroll Walker
Prva
Washington Post Office Busily Dry While Others Report No Drinking
An Associated Press survey finds Washington DC post office grappling with on‑the‑job drinking after 400 empty bottles were found, while officials in Buffalo Honolulu San Francisco Philadelphia Cincinnati Detroit Birmingham Atlanta Hicksville Dallas Los Angeles Louisville report no sustained drinking problems among staff, noting strict rules and ongoing efforts.
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City Post Office
Washington, D.C
Washington City
Fish Postal Deere Brass
Buffalo
Honolulu
San Francisco
Calif
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Hicksville
N.Y
Dallas
William Hudson
McAllen
Brownsville
Harlinson
Tex
Washington
Los Angeles
Sta K. Olesen
Louisville
Man Gives Ride Help After Saving War Bottle, Family
Schollenberger aided a dying man then helped load a car with gifts for a family in need. He and friend Jack sought a hardware dealer who offered a driver, while another distribution center basket remained unclaimed. The mission ended with a soaked return home and a strong sense of having saved them all.
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Schollenberger
Schollenbergers
Schellenbergers
Nations
Weil
Des Moines Christmas Remains Most Memorable for Doctor
The article recalls Dr. Schollenberger’s years in Danville with Dan River and the United Fund as among his happiest. He says divine Providence aligned to place him there, but his fondest Christmas memory remains his last in Des Moines.
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