Ed Vernon of Mebane Dies After Heart Attack
Edward B. Vernon 72 1/2 of Mebane Rt 3 died on arrival at Alamance Memorial Hospital Burlington after a heart attack. A WWI Navy veteran, he is survived by his wife Dorothy Wells four sons and two daughters and several grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 4 p.m. Hooper Funeral Home Chapel with burial Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery Person County. The family will receive friends Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Yandeyville
N.C
Edward B. Vernon
Mebane
Alamance Memorial Hospital
Burlington
Caswell County
Elis E. Vernon
Mary Barker Vernon
Hebron United Methodist Church
Namie Scott Vernon
Dorothy Wells
Eton College
Edward L. Vernon
Richard H. Vernon
Ernest C. Vernon
Falls Church
Warner S. Vernon
Rocky Mount
John C. Vernon
Greensboro
Margaret van Hook
Petersburg
Hooper Funeral Home
Concord United Methodist Church
Person County
Edward Vernon
Mebane Rt
Donnie . McGuire
Elizabethtown
Swicegood Chapel
Herbert Bowman
Floral Hills Memory Gardens
Danville
Wilmington
Herbert
Ida Meadows McGuire
Ringgold Rt. 2
McGuire
Marine Corps
North Carolina
Kennen Truck Lines
Mary Parks McGuire
Michael Neal
R.E. McGuire
Dianne Childress
Cathy Staton
Reidsville
Patsy Harbour
Betty Coleman
Fushia Lottis
Charleston
Deborah Saunders
Teresa
Joyce
Hilda McGuire
Ringgold
Rt. 2
Sandy Creek Road
Gretna
Paul Elson Eanes Sr
Main Street
First Baptist Church
W.D. Lilly
American Legion
Libby Ha) Eanes
Paul Elson Eanes Jr
Dublin
Kathy Ruth Eanes
Roy
Cliff
Wade Eanes
Coleman Eanes
Hart
Lukin Eanes
Georgia Waller
Nathalie
Ruth Johnson
Hampton
Katie Bishop
Doraville
Eudora Roach
Washington, D.C
Colbert-Moran
Janiet Roeddey Prilaman
Brightwell Court
Wrenn- Yeatts
Bobby Logan
Highland Burial Park
Prittaman
Memorial Hospital
Amelia County
Charles Grady Reddey
Ruth Cleveland
Moseley Rertley
Great Pocahontas
Virginia
National League of Pocahontas
Pocahontas of
Wyanette Council
Danville Rebeka Lodge No
Perry W. Prillman
Lillie M. Dooley
Brookview Road
Howard Cross Dies At Age 84
Howard Estes Cross 85 of Reidsville Rt 5 died at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital at 10 40 p m Thursday. He was a World War I veteran and longtime Williamsburg area farmer born near Eden. Survived by two sons Harold and Spencer a daughter Mrs Drewey Gammon two sisters six grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel Saturday at 2 00 p m with Elders Wallace and Donald Smith burial in Reidlawn Cemetery.
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Reidsville
Howard Estes Cross
Reidsville, Rt. 5
Annie Penn Memorial Hospital
Tone Blackwell Cross
Harold W. Cross
Reidsville Rt
Spencer E. Cross
Eden
Drewey Gammon
Ruffin Rt
John Lovelace
Reidsville Rt. 5
Hugh Blackwell
Lawrenceville
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Wallace
Donald Smith
Reidlawn Cemetery
Virginia May Build Ferry To Relieve James River Traffic
Virginia may need to build a large ferry to handle heavy traffic across the James River between Surry and James City counties. A private consultant will study river transportation at a cost of 380000, as bridge construction is deemed unlikely in the near term.
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Richmond
Virginia
James River
Surry
James City
Virginia Highway and Transportation Commission
Scotland Point
Surry County
Glass House Point
Highway Commission
United States
Congress
James E. Harwood
Harwood
Blinking Ex POW Denton to retire after leave from staff college
Rear Adm. Jeremiah A. Denton Jr, commandant of the Armed Forces Staff College, will move to the Naval Education and Training Command in Pensacola for a brief assignment before retiring on November 1. He will be relieved June 28 by Army Maj. Gen. L. Gordon Hill Jr. Denton, formerly a Vietnam POW who signaled torture via blinking, ends 31 years of service and will join Spring Hill College as assistant to its president.
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Norfolk
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Armed Forces Staff College
Naval Education and Training Command
Pensacola
Fla
Denton
Navy
Staff College
Army
L. Gordon Hill Jr
Donald Smith Elected Virginia FFA Vice President
Donald Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Smith of Janville Route 7 and a 1976 Tunstall High School graduate, was elected state vice president of the Future Farmers of America representing the Blue Ridge District. He will travel the state speaking at FFA meetings and banquets while continuing involvement in livestock and forestry judging and swine production awards. He lives on a 75 acre farm and is a full time meat cutter apprentice at Bestway Supermarket in Danville.
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Donald Smith
Edward Smith
Janville Rt. 7
Tunstall High School
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Blue Ridge
Smith
Tunstall
Bestway Supermarket
Danville
Egyptian-born man claims abduction and arson in Charlotte
Fekri Fazez Aziz an Egyptian-born advertising salesman said he was abducted and beaten by two men one claiming ties to a Arab terrorist group after publishing a book on Christian discrimination in Egypt. His car was set on fire on a golf course and he was found semiconscious with hands and feet bound. A Moslem Brotherhood claim was made by one of the attackers. Police said they are investigating but are not aware of an active Arab group in Charlotte.
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Charlotte, N.C
Egypt
Fekri Fazez Aziz
Aziz
Moslem Brotherhood of
Washington
Charlotte
W.M. Goff
Rutherford College Becomes Town Again
Rutherford College North Carolina restores town status after more than 40 years. A Charter Day parade, charter dedication, town hall dedication, swearing in of officials, games and lunch mark the celebration. The town previously dissolved in 1832 and reemerges with a one mile buffer zone from nearby Valdese. Interim officials work pro bono. funds will come from contributions until taxes begin next year. Election planning leads to staggered terms for council and a four year mayor term.
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Rutherford College
N.C
Brevard College
Zeb B. Malcolm
Burke County Sheriff's Department
Vatdese
Valdese General Hospital
Valdese
College
Malcolm
Joe W. Jacomin
Claude Jeard Jr
Robert W. Bigham
Jimmy Huffman
J.T. Kintaid
Richard Jensen
Lillian Coffey
SCC Fines Maryland Casualty For Refusing Policy
The State Corporation Commission fined Maryland Casualty Co. $1,000 for denying an automobile policy to a musician based on his occupation. The order cites Virginia law prohibiting insurers from refusing coverage due to sex, residence, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or lawful occupation after the Bureau of Insurance found occupation used as the reason.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Maryland Casualty Co
SCC
Virginia
Bureau of Insurance
Bus workers face closure as Danville ends service
The Danville bus fleet winds down amid unpaid labor, with drivers bidding farewell under strained yet stoic humor. Carters and supervisors exchange jokes of fishing trips as buses are parked, fuel topped, and debris swept away, marking a normal day amid an abrupt shutdown.
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Carters
Danville
Prevention Seen In Education Legislature Criticized On Drug Abuse
In Richmond AP: The General Assembly earned decent marks for drug abuse advances but was faulted for lacking jail alternatives for marijuana offenders. A Joint Subcommittee staff report urged more public education and noted inconsistent sentencing with deferred judgments. Delegates Ruth Harvey Charity and Sarah Furgurson were among 30 chosen for a National Women's Conference in Houston after attending a Virginia meeting in Richmond.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Joint
Subcommittee On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Legis 50the Center For Legislative Improvement
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
The
National Institute On Drug Abuse
National Highways Traffic Safety Administration
Danvillians
Ruth Harvey Charity
Sarah Furgurson
Houston
AARP Sets Monthly Meeting Date Change
The local AARP chapter will skip July meetings and move to the second Wednesday of each month. Announcement was made at the King of the Sea restaurant where Harry Seay led the session with Charles Anderson singing and Mrs Anderson at the piano. The note also covers a policy appraisal topic and the upcoming A. T. Wentz family reunion to be held Sunday June 26 at Ballou Park Shelter No 19 at 12 30 p m with invites for all to attend and bring a picnic.
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American Association of Retired Persons
King of the Sea
Harry Seaye
Charles Anderson
Anderson
A.T. Wentz
Ballou Park
Dalton Says Cutting Government Size Reduces Taxes
Arlington Virginia Republican nominee John N. Dalton argued Friday that lowering Virginias tax burden hinges on shrinking government. He promised to pursue methods to reduce the size and cost of the state bureaucracy if elected governor.
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Arlington
John N. Dalton
Dalton
Funeral today for Fort Lee Woodson in Yanceyville
Funeral services for Fort Lee Woodson aged 62 of 1470 Claireborn Street will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hooper Funeral Home Chapel in Yanceyville North Carolina with the Rev James Lowery officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel United Methodist Church cemetery.
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Fort Lee Woodson
Claireborn St
Hooper Funeral Home Chapel
Yanceyville
N.C
James Lowery
Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery
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George Washington High School
Lynchburg College
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Odelle D. Dove
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Colbert-Moran Funeral Home
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Lucy Shumate Cross
NEW Eagles
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Randy Gibson
Yancerville
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President Carter
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Mobile
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Virginia Women's Meeting
AARP
V. L. Woodson
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