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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1973
Page
7
Richmond AP reports a broad market slide as traders watch interdealer prices and corporate securities in Virginia led by declines in Wachovia, Warnaco, and multiple banks and insurance stocks. Dow Jones averages drift, with mixed moves across sectors including retail, utilities, and blue chips.
The Family of Henry Dallas Price thanks many friends for expressions of sympathy during illness and death. They specifically thank Dr. Viccellio of Curtis Hall and the nurses of Memorial Hospital.
Alexandria School Board schedules a February 14 hearing on a consultant's plan to bus students to mix race balance. Nickolaus Englehardt and Edward MacBeth advocate moving East End pupils to West End to reach at least 25 percent black enrollment in 15 elementary schools. City officials question long term projections of black majorities and housing shifts affecting the plan.
Celanese Corp board declares a fifty cent per share dividend on common stock payable March 28 to shareholders of record March 1. The textile firm also votes to pay regular quarterly dividends on its preferred stock.
Everett Cochran 54 of 236 Motley Avenue died in the Veterans Administration Hospital Durham after a year of ill health. A Danville resident since 1939 he worked 27 years for Southern Railway as Yard Conductor and was a Navy World War I veteran. Survived by wife Nelva Boyd Cochran a daughter Kathryn Lee Atkins two sons Keith and Ray a brother and three sisters. Body to Danville Barker Funeral Home with family at residence.
Funeral services for the Rev Charlie J Edmunds will be held at White Oak Methodist Church Sutherlin Sunday at 4 40 p m by Rev F M Blackwell Interment will follow in the church cemetery Edmunds of 128 Stuart St a long time employee of Memorial Hospital died Tuesday afternoon after two weeks hospitalization He was born in Halifax County April 23 1894 son of the late Logan Edmunds and Sally Tucker Edmunds He was twice married first to the late Miss Bettie M Goode
Walter Ashby Gammon age 94 dies in Petersburg after years of declining health. Born March 23 1878 in Pittsylvania County he was a farmer retired due to age. Survived by six sons and eight daughters plus 31 grandchildren and two brothers. one sister Miss Myrtle Gammon. Funeral Saturday 2 pm Barker Funeral Home Mt View Cemetery. Mason and White Oak Baptist Church member.
Edward Coles of Homestead Pennsylvania and former Chatham resident died Wednesday night in Monefore Hospital Homestead. He was 68 born January 9 1905 in Pittsylvania County son of Clem Coles and Dolly Waller Coles. Survived by wife Sylvia a sister Lillie Younger Gretna one foster sister Betty Myers Chatham two brothers Jesse Coles Pittsburgh and Dillard Coles Philadelphia. Services Sunday 2 30 p m from Fairview Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery. Family at Mrs Younger’s home Rt 3 Gretna and body at Millers Funeral Home.
William Eli Jones 67 of Turbeville a former Danville Virginia resident died Wednesday in a Charleston hospital He was husband father and grandfather survived by his wife one daughter two sons three sisters and 10 grandchildren Funeral services will be held at Southern Methodist Church Turbeville tomorrow at 3 p m Interment Pine Grove Cemetery Shelly Brunson Funeral Home Sumter was handling the body
Three sisters Mrs. Jessie Mae Osborne of Sutherlin Mrs. Ida Madre of Philadelphia and Mrs. Nora Edmunds of Danville along with two brothers Bernard Edmunds and James Edmunds of Philadelphia. Two step daughters Miss Mary Ann Kenion of Danville and Mrs. Harriett Nunally of Pelham NC and two step sons Clyde S. Terry of Baltimore and John W. Terry of Danville. The body is at Harvey's Funeral Home with visitation for friends Saturday from eight to nine. The family resides at Mr. Marilyn Richardson Rt. 2 Sutherlin.
Mrs Alice Miller Warden 85 of Alta Street died at Center in Lynchburg. Born August 28 1887 in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late William Miller and Alice Mitchell Miller. Survived by three sons Harry Warden Hurt Paul and Ray Warden Hampton one daughter Mrs Billy Dewberry Westminster Md one sister Mrs J R Guard Princeton W Va 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral from New Prospect Baptist Church tomorrow at 2 PM conducted by Rev Harold Lewis Burial in Church Cemetery. Body at Finch Finch Funeral Home with viewing tonight 7 to 9.
Mrs Mala Wilkins Tilley former resident of Danville Virginia died Thursday morning in Danville at the Roman Eagle Home She lived in Durham before moving to Danville to the home of her son Reverend Charles Johnson Tilley 494 Piney Forest Road Later she became a guest at the Roman Eagle Home She is the last surviving member of her family Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 pm from Duke Memorial Methodist Church in Durham Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham
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