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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1974
Page
5
Obituary notices for Madeleine Ellsworth Edens age 77 of South Boston and Herbert Lee Boatwright Jr of Lancaster County detailing services and survivors. Edens funeral at First Presbyterian Church with interment Halifax Memorial Gardens. Boatwright's graveside services to be held at St. Marys White Chapel in Lively. lengthy survivor lists and career highlights included.
G C Alderson died yesterday morning after a one week illness at Memorial Hospital. Born August 16 1901 in Lebanon he was the son of Davis C Alderson and Rebecca Clark Alderson. He resided in Ringgold community and is survived by brothers John Alderson of Lebanon Tomas F Alderson of Abingdon Davis C Alderson of Bristol Kathleen A Hagen Lexington Ky and Bonnie J Alderson of the home. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 11 am from Ringgold Baptist Church by Rev John Groff with interment in the family cemetery. The body is at Townes Funeral Home and the family at 260 Eastwood Drive.
Mrs Scottie Barnette Scott 67 a former Durham resident died Tuesday at Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro after three weeks She was born in Person County and was a former employee of Collins and Aikman Corp in Roxboro She was widow of Robert C Scott Survived by one daughter Emily Gillis of Durham three sons James Lofton Scott of Dalesville Ala Graham Scott of Hurdle Mills N G Robert C Scott Jr of Roxboro one sister Christine Barnett of Roxboro 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services will be held today at 3 p m from Lebanon Christian Church with burial in the church cemetery
Funeral services for Ernest McDaniel Alderson will be held at 2 p.m. today in Lowe Funeral Home Chapel Burlington North Carolina. Interment follows at Graham Memorial Park. He died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. born February 24 1904 in Halifax County. He was the son of the late James Washington Alderson and Nannie Chaney Alderson. He is survived by one son John Freddie Alderson of Burlington two brothers Archie Alderson S of Danville and Samuel Alderson of Sutherlin and two grandchildren.
Funeral services for Archie Dale Carter 16 of Rt. 6 Chatham will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Fitzgerald family cemetery. Carter died Tuesday in a two vehicle collision at Tight Squeeze. He was born June 23 1958 in Pittsylvania County, son of Claude and Mary Fitzgerald Carter. He was a student at Chatham High School. Survived by parents two sisters Mrs Gaynell Millner Danville and Laura J. Carter of home three brothers Alphonza Danville Clinton and Jethro Carter of home nine uncles and seven aunts. Family will receive friends at the funeral home tomorrow 8 to 9 p.m. They will be at Rt. 6 Chatham residence at other times.
Gretna reports the death of Isabelia Lee Gibson after an extended illness. Born May 12 1883 in Pittsylvania County, she was the widow of William Henry Gibson and the last surviving member of her generation. Survived by three daughters and two sons, 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Body at Miller's Funeral Home. Family at residence.
Ralph E Towler 48 of 624 Hughes St died yesterday at Memorial Hospital after a nine year illness. A World War II veteran, he farmed in Brosville and lived most of his life on Stoney Mill Road. He is survived by his mother two sisters four brothers and a Westover Hills brother. Funeral 2 p m Saturday at Swicegood Funeral Home chapel with burial in the Towler family cemetery. The family will receive friends tomorrow 7 to 9 p m at the Hughes Street residence.
A gunman armed with a small cal ber pistol held up the Southside Plaza branch of Franklin Federal Savings & Loan in Richmond Wednesday and fled with an undetermined amount of money. Police say the robber may be the same man who robbed the branch on July 9 and took 1000 to 3000 dollars. The bandit escaped in an automobile through the plaza parking lot.
Senator Sam Ervin and NBC’s Frank Blair urged strong First Amendment protections during a Alexandria luncheon celebrating Fairfax Resolves and the nation’s bicentennial. They warned against government power concentration and the need for free press, speech, religion, assembly, and press to guard liberty, noting broadcasting faces unique federal regulation.
The Navy will continue contracts with Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp after four top officials resigned amid bribery convictions. William H. Jory was named president and GM, while the two convicted Roper brothers will work for a subsidiary, Marine Repair & Construction Corp. International, under an agreement to avoid Navy contracts until Jan. 1, 1977. The yard employs about 2,000 and holds $1.3 million in overhaul and repair work on 10 Navy ships.
Virginia Electric & Power Co has rejected a plan to substitute waste-derived fuels for costly petroleum fuels. Engineering consultant James Kissell told the Southeastern Virginia Regional Planning District Commission that a feasibility study could be ready by September, with a processing plant in the Tidewater region converting municipal waste into gas or oil-type fuels for use in apartments and city vehicles.
Roanoke joins Richmond and Lynchburg in creating city bus firms. The Roanoke Transit Co. will buy Roanoke City Lines for a token sum of 5 dollars and plan a 5.3 million capital program through 1979. The board must approve a labor pact and a management firm will handle negotiations.
McLean Bank filed six suits in Fairfax County Circuit Court against 11 borrowers seeking to recover at least 227000 dollars from loans to investors in a wine importing scheme labeled fraudulent by the SEC. The bank seeks 8 percent interest plus attorney fees and costs, with potential losses around 350000 from 1.8 million in loans. A federal grand jury will investigate the venture in September.
U S Agriculture officials said cattle producers in the Southwest should vaccinate cattle against anthrax though there is no threat to consumers. More than 150 Texas cattle have died since the outbreak near Falls County, with a quarantine in place and vaccination priority in several nearby counties. Officials note anthrax does not spread cow to cow and that meat from inspected animals is safe for people.
Lynchburg Va AP an officer of Thomas Road Baptist Church asks creditors for more time to repay 6.5 million in debts amid SEC action over bond sales. Church says fund raising will advance payments. profits depend on funds raised from nationwide contacts. Affiliates include Old Time Gospel Hour Lynchburg Christian Academy and Jerry Falwell Evangelistic Assn. A court review by a Roanoke federal panel continues.
Chesapeake officials pass a unanimous resolution urging the state to close St. Brides Correctional Unit immediately. Mayor Marion Whitehurst says the facility is insecure and residents fear escapes, calling for peace and safety in the neighborhood. The move marks a second city record opposing the prison after Norfolk leased the land.
Deborah Reynolds of Chatham Star Route is named in the Eighth annual Who's Who Among High School Students 1973 74. A rising senior at Chatham School, she is recognized for academic achievement and leadership.
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