Deaths And Funerals Mrs Withers Dies At 50
Frances Luscomb Withers 50 of Pelham died Friday night in a Reidsville hospital after a long illness. Born in Eckman West Virginia April 13 1922 she was the daughter of James L Lil scomb and the late Alice Wray Lil scomb. She was a Bluestone Baptist Church member. Surviving: husband Bernard Withers three daughters Rebecca Annette Regina Withers all of Pelham three sons Bernard Withers Jr of Ruffin and John Withers of Valdosta a brother Joseph Luscomb of Eckman five grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 11 am Bluestone Baptist Church burial in church cemetery. Body at Miller's Funeral Home Gretna. Family will receive friends Monday 7-8 pm at the church.
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Pelham
N.C
Frances Luscomb Withers
Reidsville
Eckman W
James L. Lilscomb
Elkman
Alice Wray Lilscomb
Bluestone Baptist Church
Bernard Withers
Rebecca
Annette
Regina Withers
Bernard Withers Jr
Ruffin
John Withers
Valdosta
Joseph Luscomb
Eckman
E. E. Abbott
Miller’s Funeral Home
Gretna
Art Festival Opens Today At Church
The Campus Ministry United in Danville presents the 1973 Art Festival opening today at 3 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church. Local students compete across painting, graphics, and photography with Toni Boyd and Pam Jones among top winners. The exhibit runs daily 1 to 5 p.m. Averett Singers will perform during Wednesday Family Night Activities.
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Danville
First Presbyterian Church
Toni Boyd
Gorden Neal
Jeanne Russell
Jean Glass
Averett Singers
Assembly debate on circuit court reform and judges’ temperaments
Southside residents questioned Davis's judicial temperament amid reports of a 1965 peace bond involving Davis his father and Rocky Mount attorney Keister Greer. The reform bill splits on how inferior court judges are chosen with Senate backing appointment by circuit judges and House preferring election. A compromise proposal floated would have circuit judges nominate while the General Assembly elects lower court judges.
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Davis
Langhorne Jones
Rocky Mount
Keister Greer
Franklin County
Éircuit
Avil
Senate
House
General Assembly
Andrew Mead Dies Unexpectedly on Travel to North Carolina
Andrew Thomas Mead of Daytona Beach Florida aged 44 died suddenly from a heart attack Friday while en route from Florida to Cooleemee North Carolina to visit his grandmother. He was the nephew of Mrs. James A Potts of Danville.
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Andrew Thomas Mead
Daytona Beach
Fla
James A. Potts
Danville
Florida
Cooleemee
N.C
W R Harris Dies Former Pilot Editor in Norfolk
Winder R Harris 84 former managing editor of the Virginian Pilot in Norfolk from 1924 to 1941 and a former congressman died at his Alexandria home. A Raleigh New York native Harris earlier worked in North and South Carolina and Virginia papers and served in Congress from 1941 to 1944 before joining the Shipbuilders Council of America. Funeral arrangements were pending Saturday night.
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Alexandria, Va
Winder R. Harris
The
Virginian Pilot
Norfolk
Raleigh, N. Y
Harris
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Colgate W. Darden Jr
Congress
Shipbuilders Council of America
Washington Press Gallery
House
Senate
White House
Washington
Universal Service
James H. Cox
Robert LaFollete
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
International Narcotics Congress
League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Community Chest
Norfolk Rotary Club
Association of Commerce, Maritime Exchange
Norfolk General Hosital
Boy Scouts
Regulating Rules Stretch ADC Eligibility Office
Mrs Greene laments rigid and ever shifting guidelines for determining eligibility. A three inch notebook holds all regulations while 56 pages cover training for income determination. Technicians assess deficits or surpluses, with six month reviews and monthly processing, in a split role between eligibility and services.
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Greene
Pittsylvania WPPDC budget debate and voting positions
Pittsylvania County supervisors clash over a proposed 20 cent WPPDC budget. Kearts and Neal question duplicating services, citing health as a concern, while the panel may study the budget before committing. March meeting action remains undecided as finance committee routes remain standard.
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Pittsylvania
WPPDC
Martinsville
Kearts
Neal
Pittsylvania County Board
Kent
Martinsville district delegates seek second two year term
The 13th District includes Martinsville Pittsylvania Henry and Patrick Counties. Incumbents A J Philpott Randall Reynolds and Garry DeBruhl were nominated for another two year term. The district committee will announce the March 13 session time and place.
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Martinsville
Pittsylvania
Henry
Patrick Counties
A. J. Philpott
Bassett
Randall Reynolds
Chatham
Garry DeBruhl
Patrick County
Broome
Rieves Hodnett
Wade Lawrence
Henry County
Robert C. Boaz
Livingston Taylor Delivers Honest Renditions In City Show
Livingston Taylor performed a warm concert, saying he “just sings songs for people.” He and friends Raun McKinnon and Jeremiah Barkham chatted, jamming on “Rescue Me” and “Backfield In Motion.” The set mixed old and new, with crowd-pleasers like “Six Days On The Road” and “Hallelujah I Love Her So,” highlighting his simple life ethos and empathetic performance style.
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Liv
Raun McKinnon
Jeremiah Barkham
Miss. McKinnon
Averett College
Livy Taylor
James
Moody
Pete Guthrie
Liv Taylor
Tell And Show Feature At Danville Historical Meet
Danville Historical Society will host a program tomorrow at 8 p m in Averell College dining room lounge. Members will display antique heirlooms letters documents and books and discuss their histories as part of the society s historical housecleaning.
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Danville Historical Society
Averell College
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Martin Garrett
Lila O. Manley
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