Area Deaths And Funerals From The Register Feb 1 1974
GRETNA Funeral services for Charlie Mitchell Jenkins of Gretna will be held Saturday at 2 pm from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church by Rev. G. Moore. Burial follows in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Miller's Funeral Home in Gretna tonight from seven to eight. Jenkins died Tuesday in Danville Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna
Charlie Mitchell Jenkins
Ciretna
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
G. Moore
the Church
Miller
Greta
Jenkins
Danville Memorial Hospital
Mrs Hudson Dies At 80 In Hospital
Obituary notice from South Boston details Jewel Cole Hudson born October 18 1893 in Halifax County died in a local hospital. Survived by six daughters three sons and many relatives with services at Powell Funeral Home Chapel and burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Jewel Cole Hudson
Halifax County
Killis A. Cale
Permelia Talley Cole
Charlie Jasper Hudson
Black Walnut Baptist Church
Glen Daniel
Roxboro
N. C
Lucille Lowery
Elsie Jones
Cluster Springs
Georgia Madson
Marie Couch
Teresa Bettington
James Hudson
Charlie Sudson Jr
Hurt
Giles E. Hudson
Charleston
D. C
Powell Funeral Home
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Final Rites Set Saturday For Mrs Adams
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel T. Adams will be held Saturday at 3 30 p m from Cunningham Hughes Funeral Chapel Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery The Rev Demetrius Crews will officiate She died Tuesday in Memorial Hospital She was born July 17 1925 in Danville lived there all her life Worked for the Holiday Inn and belonged to Jones Chapel Baptist Church She is survived by her husband Alexander Adams and son Sherman L Toomer Visitation at the funeral home tonight from seven until 7245
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Chandler Parker
Central Street
Memorial Hospital
Carey North Carolina
John H. Chandler
Beatrice Price Chandler
Danville
Fannie C. Parker
Shelton Memorial Presbyterian Church
Belk Leggetts
Greensboro
Jean Elizabeth Zoor
Michael Zoor
Charles C. Parker
Venice Florida
William B. Chandler
North Hollywood
California
Waldo W. Chandler
Marlinsburg
W. Virginia
Carl G. Ivarsson
Greenboro
N.C
Adolph Oterson
Paul Hodge
Highland Burial Park
Barker Funeral Home
Ethel T. Adams
Cunningham & Hughes Funeral
Oak Hill Cemetery
Demetrius Crews
Adams
Buford St
Will and Vernell Toomer Hairston
Jones Chapel
W S Meadows Dies At 76 In Semora North Carolina
William S Meadows of Semora North Carolina died Thursday at 4 45 PM at his home He was 76 born November 10 1897 in Pittsylvania County the son of Wyatt Meadows and Martha Pruitt Meadows A farmer until 1964 he was ill the past week He was a member of Sledd Memorial United Methodist Church Survived by wife Mary Ada Cox Meadows and sister Florence Meadows of Danville Funeral arrangements pending at Swicegood Funeral Home with family at nephew Charlie Hyler 156 Walden Avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S$. Meadows
Semora
N.C
Mr. Meadows
Pittsylvania County
Wyatt Meadows
Martha Pruitt Meadows
Sledd Memorial United Methodist Church
Meadows
Alma Turner Gilliam Dies at 81 in Burlington
Mrs Alma Turner Gilliam 81 died at her Rt 2 Burlington home Thursday at 9 30 am after declining health. She was born in Alamance County to William J Turner and Emma Boland Turner and was a Union Ridge United Church of Christ member. Survived by five step sons Danville J Woodrow Gilliam Walllace Lee Gilliam R L Gilliam Jr Eldridge Gilliam Billy Gilliam all of Burlington 16 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral service at Union Ridge Church Saturday afternoon with interment in the church cemetery. The remains are at McClure Funeral Home with viewing Friday 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Junior Bibee
Henderson
Roy Lee Biber
Ringgold
David Leon Bibee
Louis Bibee
Danville
Obie Biber
Noel Bihee
Madison
Rebecca Wall
Henry Shephard
Greensboro
Betty Talbott
North Henderson
Burlington
N.C
Alma Turner Gilliam
Rt. 2
Gilliam
Alamance County
William J. Turner
Emma Boland Turner
Union Ridge United Church of Christ
J. Woodrow Gilliam
Rt. 4
Walllace Lee Gilliam
Duplicate Bridge Winners Announced
The Wednesday Morning Duplicate Bridge Club drew five tables at Schoolfield Recreation Center in the Howell movement. Winners were Mrs. Joe Savage and Mrs. B B Leonard first. Mrs. Coleman Edmounds and Mrs. James T Catlin second. Mrs. Walter L. Grant and W C Gravely third. Mrs. John Chappell and Mrs. Roy Ernest fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Schoolfield Recreation Center
Joe Savage
B.B. Leonard
Coleman Edmounds
James T. Catlin
Walter L. Grant
W.C. Gravely
John Chappell
Roy Ernest
K F Wilson Dies At 70 After Sudden Illness
Richard Prank Wilson aged 7 died unexpectedly at his home Rt 4 Mt Cross Road on Thursday at 9 pm. He was born June 27, 1903 in welhe County to Lindsey Crawford Wilson and Laura Lambert Wilson. He married Laura A Wilson on November 30, 1926. A Danville carpenter with Dan River Inc, he retired earlier. Survived by three sisters Lula Fro Ethel Gibson Daisy Kelley and three brothers Carl M Wilson Paul A Wilson Price A Wilson plus nieces and nephews. Body at Townes Funeral Home and arrangements pending at residence Rt 5 Mb Cross Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Prank Wilson
Mt. Cross Road
Lindsey Crawford Wilson
Laura Lambert Wilson
Welhe County
Laura A. Wilson
Danville
Dan River, Inc
Lula Fro
Wetheville
Ethel Gibson
Newport
Daisy Kelley
Baltimore
Carl M . Wilson
Richmond
Paul A. Wilson
Price A. Wilson
Wytheville
Helen Deel
Janet Saunders
Townes Funeral Home
Rt. 5
Mb Cross Road
Primaries Set for NC Senate Seat in 2 Parties
North Carolina faces confirmed U S Senate primaries in both parties as filing closes. Bee Sweatt, Boone, paid a 425 fee to join Republican ballot alongside Woodhall Young of Minneapolis. Democrat Charles B Riddle of Goldsboro filed with Atty Gen Robert Morgan, with others expected before February 25 deadline. Incumbent Sam Ervin retires and will not seek re election.
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Raleigh
N.C
U.S. Senate
North Carolina
State Board of Elections
B. E. (Bee) Sweatt
Boone
Charles B. Riddle
Goldsboro
Riddle
Robert Morgan
Sweatt
Woodhall Young
Minneapolis
Henry Hail Wilson
Monroe
Elections Board
Wilmer Mizell
Rn.c
GOP
Sam Ervin
Ervin
Births Announced for Holley and Johnson Families
Mr and Mrs William C Holley of Danville Rt 5 announce the birth of a son Anthony Scott on January 18 at Memorial Hospital Mrs Holley is the former Erma Aiken of Danville Mr and Mrs James G Johnson Jr of Greensboro NC formerly of Danville announce the birth of a son James Grayson Johnson II on January 22 Mrs Johnson is the former Jane Wyllie of Richmond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Holley
Danville
Rt. 5
Anthony Scott
Memorial Hospital
Holley
Erma Aiken
James G. Johnson Jr
Greensboro
N.C
James Grayson Johnson II
Johnson
Jane Wyllie
Richmond
Cold Air and Wines Dip as Temperatures Sink Across North America
Cold air swept into the central and eastern U S and Canada with gusty winds driving a deep chill. Warnings covered Wisconsin Michigan and northern Miami with subzero readings in the upper Missouri and Mississippi valleys. Buffalo saw sleet and 54 mph gusts. heavy rain hit the Pacific Coast and snow piled up in the Rockies and Northwest. Spokane logged 7 inches, Billings 5 inches, Missoula up to 10. Cascade passes faced travel disruption as snow built up and temperatures ranged from 11 below at Grand Forks to 84 in Vero Beach.
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Associated Press
Canada
Wisconsin
Miami
Michigan
Missouri
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Buffalo
N. Y
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Northwest Coast
Spokane
Wash
Billings
Mont
Missoula
Washington
Cascade Mountain Range
Snoqualmie Pass
Grand Forks
N. D
Vero Beach
Fla
Campaign Financing Bill Ready in North Carolina
A North Carolina subcommittee shaped a campaign financing bill ahead of a public hearing by the Joint Election Laws Committee. The measure bans corporate and union contributions and allows group fundraising only if donors are clearly identified to recipients. It targets groups like PACE Education, a teachers’ action committee.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Joint Election Laws Committee
PACE
Political Action Committee For Education
Gasoline Price Hikes From Mobil and Sohio Oil Firms
Mobil Oil and Standard Oil of Ohio announced fuel price changes on Thursday. Mobil raised wholesale gasoline by three cents per gallon while cutting No 2 heating oil and No 2 diesel by 1.5 cents. Kerosene and diesel special fuels fell six cents and aviation fuels dropped three cents. Sohio and BP Oil outlined wholesale gasoline increases of 5.4 cents with other fuels rising 1.9 to 5 cents.
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Associated Press
Mobil Oil
Standard Oil
Ohio
Mobil
Sohio
BP Oil
South Carolina Medicaid Extension Sets 30 Day Reprieve
South Carolina officials and a nursing home attorney agreed to a one month extension of the Medicaid contract to avoid disruption for about 4 000 elderly residents. A six member study committee was named to probe the dispute between the Social Services Department and nursing homes. The governor’s office called the move precautionary while negotiations resume for a new deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, S.C
South Carolina
State Social Services Department
South Carolina General Assembly
Social Service Department
R. Archie Ellis
Harry Dent
Columbia
White House
Nixon
Ellis
Dent
Mareh
John C. West
Senate
State Budget and Control Board
Social Services Department
J. Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Gressette
Frank J. Roddey
Lancaster
Albert Dooley
Lexington
Thomas O- Bowen
Samier
Doh K. Earle
Greenville
William Green Deschamps
D Lee
James H. Mass
Dheaufort
South Carolina Nursing Home Association
John R. Cathran
House
General Assembly
Nursing Home Association
Social Serve Department
Draft Westmoreland Emerges As South Carolina Gubernatorial Hope
In Columbia AP notes a push to draft retired Army Gen. William C. Westmoreland for South Carolina Governor. Greenville ad executive Jim Henderson convenes a news conference to launch the campaign while Westmoreland, touring a Johnston textile plant, hints at a decision soon. He has left the governor task force on economic growth unpaid and aims for a nonpartisan appeal to attract Democratic and Black voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
William C. Westmoreland
Greenville
Jim Henderson
Westmoreland
Riegel
Johnston
South Carolina
Henderson
GOP
Rose disputes Common Cause report on campaign funds
Rep. Charlie Rose says a Common Cause study on 1972 campaign finances is inaccurate about him. He claims COPE records show a $2000 check was returned and not accepted, and he awaits photostatic proof from COPE comptroller Al Barkin. He criticizes Common Cause for publishing unverified details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charlie Rose
D-N. C
Common Cause
North Carolina
Rose
COPE
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
al Barkin
Jack Conway
Conway
Poultry Firms Close Over Trucker Strike Fears
In Dobson and Rockingham areas, poultry plants closed amid fears of a nationwide truckers strike. White Poultry Co and Wilson and Company shut down as area manager Herman Short stated there is no point processing poultry if it cannot be transported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobson
N.C
North Carolina
Raleigh
White Poultry Co
Rockingham and Wilson and Company
Herman Short
Short
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Trent
Penhook
Alice Newbill Trent
Franklin County
Thomas
Lucy Hippenstall Newbill
John Poindexter
Samuel Trent
Julie Poindexter
Peahook
Ordie O'Neal
Union Hall
Lewis Poindexter
Alvin Poindexter
Sandy Level
Thomas Poindexter
Washington, D.C
Phyllis Pearson
May Hannack
Betty Hicks
Charlottesville
Charlie Trent
Samuel Trent, Jr
Jessie Trent
Suffolk
Fdware Trent
John Trent
Roanoke
James Trent
Mt. Zion United
Joe L. Bibee
Mrs. Adams
W.S. Meadows
K.F. Wilson
Cpyeth Leggett
S. Carolina
S.C
PCSA
Donald E. Adkins
Fred Cave
Quality Control Exterminating Co. Inc
Bridge St
Danville, Vo
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Keen St
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