Ma Collins dies at 76 owner of South Main Produce
Mrs Lizzie Ma Collins 76, Danville area produce business owner, died unexpectedly Sunday at her daughter's home. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Swicegood Funeral Chapel with graveside rites at Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. She leaves three daughters, six sons, six stepchildren, a brother, 35 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
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Lizzie
Ma) Collins
South Main
Ma Collins
N. Main St
S. Boston Road
Walters Mill Road
Collin
William Joseph Collins
Swicegood Funeral Chapel
R. J. Barber Jr
George Ray
Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church
Caseville
Caswell County
N.C
McLaughlin Funeral Today for Mrs Mable Swan McLaughlin
Funeral services for Mrs. Mable Clarice Swan McLaughlin are set for 11 a.m. today at Wrenn Yeatts Chapel with Rev. M Douglas Girardeau officiating. Burial will be Thursday in Topeka Kansas. She died yesterday morning in Danville Memorial Hospital after a seizure. Born January 18 1910 in Harris Missouri she lived most of her life in Neodesha Kansas and in Danville since 1966. She married Alber Eugene McLaughlin in 1942 who works at Goodyear in Topeka. She belonged to Cathedral Episcopal Church and the Order of the Easter Star. Survived by husband, stepdaughter Ronnie Potts of Douglas Nebraska, and brothers John L Swan of Blackwell Oklahoma and Clarence E Swan of Omaha Nebraska. The body is at the funeral home with family at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Clarice Swan McLaughlin
River Oak Dr
Wrenn- Yeatts
M. Douglas Girardeau
Topeka
Kan
Harris
John T. Swan
Maude Cutsinger Swan
Neodesha
Danville
Alber Eugene McLaughlin
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Cathedral Episcopal Church
Order of the Easter Star
James Moore Dies In N Y
James Calvin Moore 36 of Brooklyn NY formerly of Chatham died yesterday morning in Brooklyn. Born Pittsylvania County he was son of Rev and Mrs $.G. Moore and member of Rosebud Baptist Church. He is survived by a son Ronald and a daughter Jacqueline both of Willingboro NJ, and brother Silas Moore Sr. of Santa Maria CA. Funeral arrangements at Miller's Funeral Home Gretna pending.
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Chatham
James Calvin Moore
Brooklyn
Pittsylvania County
Ronald and
Jacqueline Moore
Willingboro, Nu
Silas Moore Sr
Santa Maria
Calif
Miller
Gretna
Robert Mullins Dies At Age 35
Robert Mullins 35 of Eden North Carolina died Sunday in a local hospital after a period of declining health. Born in Ashcamp Kentucky he was a retired textile employee residing at 1207 Second Street Eden. He is survived by wife Marie Mullins a daughter Kathy Mullins and son Gene Mullins all at home his mother Elsie Bartley Elkhorn City Kentucky a sister Madonna Newcomb Ashcamp and half brother Paul Bartley Plymouth Michigan. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at Fair Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Highland Burial Park Danville Virginia. Friends may visit at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 pm and at other times at the residence in Eden.
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Eden, Wn.c
Robert Mullins
Ashcamp
Second St
Eden
Mullins
Marie Mullins
Kathy
Gene Mullins
Elsie Bartley
Elkhorn City
Madonna Newcomb
Paul Bartley
Plymouth
Mich
The
Fair Funeral Home
Highland Burial Park
Danville
Oscar Thompson Funeral Slated
Funeral services for Oscar Thompson will be held tomorrow at 2 30 p m at the Cunningham and Hughes Chapel Burial will be in Wolf Island Cemetery Mr Thompson 49 died Friday at the home of a friend
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Oscar Thompson
Cunningham and Hughes
Wolf Island Cemetery
Mr. Thompson
D S Reynolds Rites Set In Gretna Chapel
Funeral service for Dillard Sherman Reynolds of Pittsville Route 1 will be held tomorrow at Colbert Moran Chapel in Gretna at 1 p.m. The burial will follow in Pittsville Holliness Church Cemetery. Reynolds, 36, was fatally shot early Sunday in the Sandy Level community, according to the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office.
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Chatham—A
Dillard Sherman Reynolds
Pittsville
Reynolds
Sandy Level
Pittsylvania County
Mrs Emma Neal Rites Incomplete
Mrs Emma G Neal of 150 White Street Richmond died Sunday at Libbie Convalescent Home Beavers Funeral Home holds the body awaiting completion of funeral arrangements
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Emma G. Neal
White St
Libbie Convalescent Home
Richmond
Beavers Funeral Home
Shipwreck Survivor Relates Indianapolis Sinking Now 30 Years Past
Louis H. Erwin, 19 at the time, recalls the USS Indianapolis torpedoing in the Pacific. He survived five days at sea with 316 others of 880 lost, noting sharks and barracudas, dives for life jackets, and escalating hysteria before rescue. He confirms the shark tale from Jaws mirrors fear, not exact events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Indianapolis
Pacific
Louis H. Erwin
Erwin
Quint
Liss Spencer Dies In Bassett
Bassett resident Liss Morgan Spencer aged 68 died at home. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Stone Spencer, eight sons including Winfred Morgan Stanley and Harry Spencer, four sisters and three brothers. Services set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Liberty Primitive Baptist Church with burial in Shady Rest.
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Bassett
Liss Morgan Spencer
Elizabeth Stone Spencer
Marian Hollandsworth
Patrick Springs
Carolyn Turner
Lynchburg
Winfred Spencer
Morgan Spencer
Stanley Spencer
Kenneth Spencer
Harry Spencer
Martinsville
Maynard Spencer
Hampton
Lowell Spencer
Collinsville
Elvin Spencer
Dolphin
Ala
Mattie Philipps
Betty Hart
Hattie Agee
Danville
Lelia Weatherford
Crewe
Gracie Milton
Milton
N.C
Rena Scott
Grover Spencer
Widdie Spencer
Tom Spencer
Traffic Victim Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Donnie Ricky Booth 24 of Long Island will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church conducted by Rev Emanuel Jones. Burial follows in the church cemetery. State Police say Booth was the victim of a hit and run while walking along Rt 669 in Pittsylvania County near Hurt Sunday morning. Friends may call today from 7 to 8 p.m. at Miller's Funeral Home Gretna and at other times at the residence on Long Island Route 4.
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Hart
Donnie Ricky Booth
Long Island
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Emanuel Jones
Booth
Rt. 669
Pittsylvania County
Hurt
Miller
Gretna
Longsland Re. 4
Mrs Valentine Funeral Tomorrow at Mt Tatum Church
Funeral service for Mrs. Bessie Alice Valentine, 75, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Mt. Tatum Primitive Baptist Church conducted by Rev. WB Breedlove. Burial follows at the Bennett Home for the Aged in Danville where she died Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Alice Valentine
Mt. Tatum Primitive Baptist Church
WB. Breedlove
Thomas Ramsey Dies Sunday in Altavista
Thomas Irving Ramsey 48 of 809 Park Ave Altavista died Sunday in Fredericksburg. Born in Charlotte he was WWII veteran and First Baptist Church member. Survived by wife Jeanie Ramsey son Kenneth Irvin Ramsey daughter Linda Sellick brother Wade Ramsey and three sisters. Funeral tomorrow at 4 30 p m at First Baptist Church Gretna Burial Park. Body at Colbert Moran Funeral Home Gretna. Family at residence.
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Altavista
Thomas “Tomamy
Irving Ramsey
Park Ave
Fredericksburg
Charlotte
Annie W. Ramsey
Thomas I. Ramsey
First Baptist Church
Jeanie Shelton Ramsey
Kenneth Irvin Ramsey
Linda Sellick
Lynchburg
Wade Ramsey
Brookneal
Louise Woodruff
Augusta
Janice Payne
Milligan College
Tenn
Judy Motley
Chatham
Colbert-Moran Funeral Home
Gretna
Prison Guard Charged With Aiding Escape From Richmond Jail
Two State Penitentiary inmates fled Monday with alleged help from guard C. J. Reaves who was to escort them to a Chesterfield County daycees meeting. Inmates Bernard Fogg and Kenneth Hitner were recaptured. Reaves faces feloniously aiding and abetting charges. The escape occurred as the inmates left the prison in a station wagon before 5 p.m. for a Midlothian Fire House gathering. A call later reported the vehicle parked at a Henrico County home.
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Richmond
State Penitentiary
Chesterfield County
Daycees
State Department of Corrections
C. J. Reaves
Reaves
Corrections Department
Bernard Fogg
Kenneth Hitner
Prison
Midlothian
Fogg
Hitner
Heayes
Henrico County
Scott Opposes Diego Garcia Indian Ocean Base Plan
Senator William L. Scott of Virginia backs a Mansfield resolution disapproving a Navy base on Diego Garcia. He cited burden sharing and urged partnership with other nations, criticizing solo policing as costly to U.S. interests and calling for focus on national welfare.
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Washington
William L. Scott
R-Va
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Indian Ocean
Scott
Senate
Arms Services Committee
Navy
Diego Garcia
Armed Services Committee
United States
Miss Little Trial Evidence and Lie Detector Test Debate
In Raleigh the defense argues Miss Little failed to show a binding agreement and evidence of innocence while seeking to present lie detector results from McLean and Chicago. Judge Hobgood denies letting her self represent but allows testifying if she chooses, and delays ruling on diary evidence. Miss Little, amid a public luncheon, predicts prosecutors will push for a conviction. She wrestles with potential death sentence and the reality of the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Little
Hobgood
McLean
Chicago
Raleigh
Bond
Danville MYC Considers Permanent School Board Liaison
Council members discuss electing a permanent representative to attend all school board meetings to bridge student sentiment and board actions. The meeting previews upcoming events including library screenings, a rugby soccer field cleanup, bingo at a nursing home, a teen dance, and volunteer needs for a summer playground.
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Marcel Marceau
Danville Public Library
MYC
Ballou Park
King of the Sea
Z-Max
C. T. Bonner
Roman Eagle Nursing Home
Sandy Harris
Council
Recreation Department
Mary Gherlings
Ballon Park
Ocean City Boardwalk Enforces Shirt Rule Across Sexes
Ocean City Maryland police began enforcing a 42 year old ordinance banning undressed chests on the boardwalk. In the first week two 16 year olds were charged with indecent exposure after ignoring warnings. Officials said the focus is a family friendly image with warnings rather than arrests.
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Ocean City, Md
Ocean City
Joseph D. Gauvreau
Falls Church
Gauvreau
Sue Mason
Arlington
Steven B. Simpson
John R. Pyle
Vienna
N&W Chief Warns ConRail Could Cost Government Billions
Roanoke AP. N&W President John Fishwick warns congressional approval of ConRail may entangle the government in railway operations for the rest of the century. He cites likely costs well above the USRA's 1.85 billion dollar plan plus contingency funds, with possible total federal investment around ten to fifteen billion over ten years. N&W is not included in ConRail.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railroad
ConRail
Northeastern
U. S. Railway Association
N&w
John Fishwick
Fishwick
USRA
Paul Zeiss
Body Found In Water Might Be Crashed Plane Near Georgia Coast
A body portion with a seatbelt was found in water near Eagle Creek mouth off Mud River Georgia. FAA says limb loss and route suggests possible link to a missing twin engine plane en route from Raeford North Carolina to Daytona Beach Florida south of Savannah. Five aboard: pilot Hitman Eden 46 wife daughter and Odell Melton all Raeford. Civil Air Patrol reports muddy flats area where wreckage could lie submerged awaiting low tide.
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Darien
Federal Aviation Administration
Eagle Creek
Mud River
Georgia
Savannah
Daytona Beach
Fla
FAA
Jack Barker
Raeford
N.C
Daytona
Hitman Eden
Odell Melton
Cris Harris
Civil Air Patrol
Marietta
Admirals say U S fleets far behind Russia says four admirals
Four U S Navy admirals told a maritime affairs symposium that the United States lags behind the Soviet Union in both military and merchant fleets. They warned the nation depends on shipping as an island nation and highlighted declines in Navy numbers and share of world tonnage.
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United States
Soviet Union
U.S
James B. Wilson
Naval Education and Training
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Station
Fia
George H. Miller
Wilson
Miller
21 Horses Die En Route From Richmond to France
ISPA spokesman says at least 21 of 850 horses shipped from Richmond to La Treport France died en route. Bodies washed ashore, many animals in thin condition with injuries and lame limbs. Ship El Tambo returned June 21 for a second 850 head shipment to Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
International Society For the Protection of Animals
ISPA
la Treport
France
John C. Walsh
Walsh
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Europe
Joseph Hilpert
Richmond Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Italy
Old Belt Leaf Drops In Price
Flue cured tobacco prices rose sharply on the Eastern and South Carolina Border North Carolina belts Monday while the Middle and Old Belt eased. The Eastern Belt sold 5,403,565 pounds at 87.37 per hundredweight, up 2.32 from Thursday. season total 36,630,962 pounds at 85.36. South Carolina Border North Carolina markets moved 7,559,392 pounds at 92.33, up 2.51 from Thursday. season total 61,333,543 pounds at 38.33. Old and Middle Belt sales totaled 337,924 pounds at 85.20, down 3.17 from Thursday. year to date 2,501,264 pounds at 97.09.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
South Carolina
North Carolina
Old Belt
Middle Belt
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Ma’ Collins
John
Elizabeth Wilson Stanley
N. Union Street
S. Main Street
Nellie Marie Roach
Ivenia Barbour
Kathleen Haney
James Thomas Collins
Roxboro
Harry L. Collins
Greensboro
Lawrence Monroe Collins
Eugene
Cecil
Leonard
Jack) Collins
Boyd Stanley
Estelle Warren
Dallas Collins
Reidsville
Virginia Gibbs
Susie Marshall
South Boston
William Collins
Ruffin
John Henry Stanley
Mrs. Colling
McLaughlin
James Moore
N. Y
Yanceyville
James Arnett Stokes
Sassafras Grove Baptist Church
H.R
Mr. Stokes
Yanceyville Rt. 1
Mary Turner
Lucy Turner
Beatrice Slade
Owen Stokes
Fulton Funeral Home
D.S. Reynolds
Emma Neal
Liss Spencer
Mrs. Valentine
Thomas Ramsey
David Blakeley
Gretna Burial Park
Free World
Family of Nations
Boardwalk
Frank T. Lemaster
Glen Burnie, Md
Lemaster
Dean Jenkins
Jenkins
Leroy E. Duggan
Mid-Aantic
Duggan
Russia
Motley’s Vapew
A.B. Motley, JR
Bemdalll, JR
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