Supervisors Mull County Space for Offices and Cars
County leaders debate space needs and funding to buy cars for deputy sheriffs and to relocate or remodel offices. A joint committee with the School Board will study using the former Chatham High School building, while health officials urge planning for county refuse disposal with state guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Combs
Chatham High School
Combs
Ted
Grayson Jacobs
Jacobs
State Health Department
State Department
Mrs. Minnie Saunders Dies in Reidsville at 80
Mrs. Minnie Apple Saunders, 80, of 41T. Martin Sr., Reidsville, died at Annie Memorial Hospital at noon Tuesday after two years of declining health. Born in Caswell County, she lived most of her life in Reidsville. wife of T. W. Saunders, who died in 1961. Survived by son T. W. Saunders Jr and daughter Mrs. George W. King, among others. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from Lindsey Street Primitive Baptist Church. interment in Apple Cemetery. Body at Wilkerson Funeral Home until 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Reidsville
N. C
Minnie Apple Saunders
Martin’ Sr
Anniemeas Memorial Hospital
G. N. Saunders
Reidsville Rt. 1
Lindsey Street Primitive Baptist Church
Apple Family Cemetery
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Sewell
The funeral for Mrs. Annie Davis Seawell was conducted yesterday morning from Mount Vernon Methodist Church by Rev. Clifford East and Rev. Jack C. Grizzard. Burial followed at Green Hill Cemetery in Alta Vista. Pallbearers included Edgar Harris, Rutherfoord Harvie, C. B. Watson, E. W. Myers, J. W. Benton, T. Bonner, Leon Davis, John P. Davis, R. L. Stembridge and Gery Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Davis Seawell
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Clifford East
Jack C. Grizzard
Green Hill Cemetery
Alta Vista
Edgar Harris
Rutherfoord Harvie
C. B. Watson
E. W. Myers
J. W. Benton
T. Bonner
Leon Davis
John P. Davis
R. L. Stembridge
Gery Johnson
Two Fairfax men charged after pre-dawn car chase
John R. Marrs Jr. and James J. Langham, both of Herndon, jailed on multiple charges after leading police on a wild chase by car and on foot. They face grand larceny of an automobile in Altavista and local counts of auto possession and four Fairfax housebreaking charges, plus hit and run and reckless driving. Police recovered a pistol, cartridges, nickels, credit cards, and two checks from the wrecked car as they admitted a chain of auto thefts and four Falls Church area break-ins.
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Fairfax County
John R. Marrs, Jr
James
Joseph Langham
Herndon
Altavista
Fairfax
Marrs
Langham
R. W. Brumfield
Piney Forest
Capri Cr
Westover Dr
Riverside Dr
Dudley Nostrandt
Piney Forest Rd
Nostrandt
Brumfield
J. G. Owen
Davis Linen Service
J. E. Towler
Washington
D. C
Falls Church
Towler
James J. Kennedy
U. S. Treasury
Rites Slated Thursday For Mrs. Brown
Mrs Minnie Alice Crouse Brown 61 of Winston Salem dies after six week illness. Funeral Thursday at 11 30 a.m. Vogiers Chapel with Rev William H McElveen officiating. Burial in Woodland Cemetery. Survived by husband William E Brown four sons Paul Roy and Charles all of Winston Salem Lawrence of Titusville Florida five sisters Ella Woodell Betty Ayers Lena Rash Phoebe Williams all of Roaring Gap Ruby Williams of Harve de Grace Maryland two brothers Letcher Crouse Cleveland Ohio Walter Crouse Martinsville Virginia.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Minnie Alice Crouse Brown
Winston- Salem
Vogiers
William H. McElveen
Woodand Cemetery
Roy W. Brown
Charles R. Brown
Lawrence E. Brown
Titusville
Fla
Ella Woodell
Betty Ayers
Lena Rash
Phoebe Williams
Roaring Gap
Ruby W. Williams
Harve-de-Grace
Letcher Crouse
Cleveland
Ohio
Walter Crouse
Martinsville
Mrs Melton Dies In Local Hospital
Mrs Lillian Bertha Melton aged 67 of 646 Colquhoun Street died yesterday at 1 20 p m in Memorial Hospital She was born in Leaksville North Carolina but lived most of her life in Danville Her husband Charles R Melton died in 1955 She worked in the spinning room at Dan River Mills for 30 years In poor health for five years Survived by two sons Durwood N Melton Vienna and Charles R Melton Jr Axton two sisters Annie Murphy Leaksville and Bessie Bailey Princeton Va seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral arrangements are complete Body rests at Swicegood Funeral Home family at 646 Colquhoun Street
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Lillian Bertha Melton
Colquehoun St
Memorial Hospital
Charles R. Melton, Jr
Axton
Annie Murphy
Leaksville
N.C
Bessie Bailey
Princeton
Iv.va
Swicegood Funeral Home
Colquohoun St
Dunn Funeral Rites Held at St Pauls Church
Funeral services for William Jefferson Dunn were held yesterday morning at St Pauls Episcopal Church near Peytonsburg led by Cadet Donald L Wright. Interment followed in the church cemetery with pallbearers including Roy Chandler Herman Dunn Noel Smith Algie Smith Harold Smith Brooks Dunn William Walker and Newman Dunn.
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William Jefferson
Jeff) Dunn
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Peytonsburg
Donald L. Wright
Church Army
Church
Roy Chandler
Herman Dunn
Noel Smith
Algie Smith
Harold Smith
Brooks Dunn
William Walker
Newman Dunn
A New Day Resolution: Try, Try Again Daily
A short reflection on New Year resolutions as fragile when facing failures. It argues daily effort surpasses calendar waits, urging persistence with pluck over luck and embracing each new day as a fresh start. Byline notes Swicegood Funeral Home. Watch for Dewey Swicegood’s column next week.
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Frank Swicegood
Swicegood
Memorial Rites Slated Today For Mrs. Carter
Memorial services for Mrs. Nellie L. Carter 57 of Richmond will be held at Forest Hills Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. today. Graveside services will be held tomorrow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Pelham North Carolina. She died yesterday morning in Stuart Circle Hospital. She was born in Danville September 8 1908. She is survived by husband Harry P. Carter of Richmond daughter Alvah H. Eubank Jr of West Point three brothers and two grandchildren.
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Nellie L. Carter
Crutchfield St
Richmond
Forest Hills Presbyterian Church
Shadyw Grove Methodist Church
Pelham
N.C
Carter
Stuart Circle Hospital
William C. Louhoff
Julia Beheiler Louhoff
Danville
Funeral rites held for Mrs Gatewood at Townes Chapel
Last rites for Mrs Bessie Lewis Gatewood were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev Calvin B Johnson and Rev R C Barbour at Townes Memorial Chapel. Interment followed at Green Hill Cemetery with pallbearers Herman Winn James J Martin Robert Murphy Clyde Fleming Carl Fleming Jerry Nunn Emmett Lewis Jessie Mills William E Lewis and Basil Bowling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Lewis Gatewood
Townes Memorial Chapel
Calvin B. Johnson
R. C. Barbour
Green Hill Cemetery
Herman Winn
James J. Martin
Robert Murphy
Clyde Fleming
Carl Fleming
Jerry Nunn
Emmett Lewis
Jessie Mills
William E. Lewis
Basil Bowling
Laramore Wins Underground Electric Job
The T. C. Laramore Construction Co. won a $69,850 contract to place electric feeder lines underground in a city project. Phase focuses on Main Street from Union to Craghead, with metal poles replaced by wooden ones during work. Excavation and ducting to begin mid month, vaults installed, three months total, traffic minimally affected.
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T. C. Laramore Construction Co
Main St
Union
Craghead
Berkely Adkins
Laramore
City
Adkins
Possia
Heart Attack Fatal After Truck Wreck
Martinsville area truck driver Elmer Harold Johnson died minutes after being rescued from a wreck on U S 220 south of Ridgeway. Officials say a heart attack caused his death, not injuries from the crash. Johnson had a history of cardiac disease and was alone when the tire was changed. The truck, loaded with oil, plunged off the road and toppled down a 50 foot embankment. Johnson was 53.
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Martinsville
Sparttanburg
S.C
U.S. 220
Here
Elmer Harold Johnson
John T. Bing
Henry County
Bing
Johnson
Ridgeway
County Warden Warns Dogs Must Have Tags
Pittsylvania County dog owners urged to equip pets with 1966 tags by February 1 or risk pickup. Dog Warden Ray Shelton urged immediate purchase and proper tagging, emphasizing enforcement and owner responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania County
Ray Shelton
Shelton
Profes
Smoke Victim Revived After Apartment Fire Rescue
Mrs. Margaret Bass, 42, revived by fire captain with mouth to mouth resuscitation after being found unconscious in a smoke filled Southampton Avenue apartment. Fire damage confined to the living room with water damage in two rooms. building owned by Charles Wilson Jr. Memorial Hospital reported her in satisfactory condition last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bass
Memorial Hospital
E. S. Brown
Bray
Bass
Charles Wilson, Jr
County plans fox trap program to curb stray dogs
Shelton says fox trappers will enter the county in spring to capture stray dogs roaming the area. Dogs with tags caught in the traps will be returned to their owners.
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Shelton
Fines and fines total in corporation court term
The January term of Corporation Court collected about 300 in fines and costs yesterday as 40 guilty pleas funded most of the amount. The grand jury returned 57 true bills in felonies and four true bills in other counts. Total fines and costs exceeded 4500, with individual penalties from 33.50 to 258.75, including several drunk driving sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
A. M. Aiken
J Howard Perry Final Rites Held
Final services for J. Howard Perry were conducted yesterday afternoon from Townes Memorial Chapel by the Rev Karl Crowe. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery with pallbearers Harold Beale George Savage Tom Harris Herman Knight Bill White James Heffinger Paul Smith Walter Bailey Walter Hollie James Lewis and Jack Phillips.
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J. Howard Perry
Townes Memorial Chapel
Karl Crowe
Mountain View Cemetery
Harold Beale
George Savage
Tom Harris
Herman Knight
Bill White
James Heffinger
Paul Smith
Walter Bailey
Walter Hollie
James Lewis
Jack Phillips
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