Deaths and Funerals From Danville and Nearby Areas
Obituaries note the unexpected death of 44 year old Harry Louis Arender in Danville City Jail with autopsy pending. Surviving family includes wife Norma ves and four children. Funeral services set for Barker Funeral Chapel. Other notices honor Robert Payne Riddle at First Baptist Church in Alberta and Haywood Brandon of Milton Route 1 with burial at Greater Brandon Chapel Cemetery. Additional obituaries list John H. Horton and others with service details and family arrangements in Danville area.
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Harry Louis Arender
W. Main St
Danville
Arender
Eden
N.C
George W. Arender
Rockingham County
Forester Textile Corporation of
Chicago
Norma Ves
Robert
Michael
Steven Arender
David’ Brown
Hamlin Avenue
Morris
George W. Arender Jr
Thelma Pruitt
Quanita Meyers
Helen Reynolds
Mamie Gillie
Rebecca Alderman
Mayetta Arender
North Carolina
Barker
J.C. Raper
Dan View
Eders
Bemora
Haywood Brandon
Greater Brandon Chapel Baptist Church
H. RK
John H
Slim) Horton
Swicegood Chapel
Gary Vernon
Sebastian McGee
Schoolfeld
Sorten
Schoolfield Drive
Hillsville
Sage D
Addie Salmon Horton
Dan River Inc
Horton
Church of God of Prophecy
Mozelle Foster Horton
Gladys Loffin
Bessie Eldridge
Beulah Wood
Lena ‘Brown
High Point
Bridge Repair Planned for Three Months on Downing Bridge
The State Highway Department announced that repairs to the southbound approach of the Thomas J. Downing Bridge over the Rappahannock River will take up to three months. Estimated cost is 125000 dollars unless complications arise. Traffic will use the opposite lane with alternating flow and traffic signals. A concrete piling about 49 feet long had snapped and fallen, with three others cracked, prompting the closure after a motorist found missing or damaged pilings.
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Appahannock Jaf
State Highway Department
Thomas J. Downing
Rappahannock
Highway Department
Hlagmen
Home insulation loans considered by Virginia utilities
A Virginia legislative committee discussed allowing utilities to fund home insulation loans. The plan, similar to Michigan, faced opposition over potential banking competition. A Senate study resolution was advanced, while the Godwin measure was killed for now.
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Richmond
Virginia
House Corporations, Insurance and Banking Committee
Mills Godwin
Gommission
Michigan
House
Senate
Godwin
SCC
St. Bullell
A. L. Philpott
Dhenry
Archie Campbell
D-Wythe
Savings and Loan Associations
Charles Waddell
Dloudon
Waddell
Robert Gwalthmey
D-Hanover
House Kills Revives Death Penalty Proposal in Virginia
Virginia House committee revived a broad first degree murder death penalty concept after initially killing it. Any willful, deliberate, premeditated murder could be capital murder, bypassing a fixed list. Del. Philpott abstained on the final vote, warning constitutional challenges and potential court bias.
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Ricmond
House
Virginia
Haute Courts of Justice Committee
del. A.L. Philpott
D-Henry
Philpott
Virgina
Ava
Dr Hawkins To Address Chatham Young Farmers Club
Dr George Hawking an extension soil fertility specialist from Virginia Polytechnic Institute will address the Chatham Young Farmers Club on Wednesday at 7 pm The program on soils and fertilizers used in tobacco production will be held in the agriculture department of Chatham High School
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George Hawking
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Chatham Young Farmers Club
Agriculture Department of
Chatham High School
Johnson Receives Promotion at Danville Tax Office
Ralph S. Johnson appointed supervisor of the Danville district office with the Department of Taxation Field Services Division. He has nine years with the department and previously served as auditor and audit supervisor before this appointment.
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Ralph S. Johnson
Danville
Department of Taxation
Field Services Division
Johnson
Department
Senior Citizens Birthday Party Set by Danville Parks
The Danville Parks and Recreation Department Senior Citizens Center will host a birthday celebration for seniors born in February and March. The event is scheduled for Tuesday at noon.
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Danville Parks and Recreation Department
Senior Citizens Center
Evidence backs woman's claim as Grand Duchess Anastasia
Anna Anderson Manahan, who has long claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia, reacts skeptically to Moritz Furtmayr's German forensic finding that her right ear matches the longlost Anastasia’s ear. She remains weary of her quest to prove her identity.
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Charlottesville
Anna Anderson Manahan
Anastasia
Russia
Manahan
Moritz
Furtmeyr
Furtmayr
Blazes Attributed To Youths In Danville
Fire department says two separate fires Monday were caused by children playing with matches. One damaged the exterior of Johnny Walker’s trailer at C&W Trailer Court on Parker Road around 9 33 p m. Grass and surrounding area burned. Earlier at 4 33 p m firemen tackled a sofa blaze at John Law’s frame home 23 W Thomas St.
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C&w
Parker Road
Danville
Johnny Walker
John Law
W. Thomas St
Inmate Escape From Hospital Blamed On Inadequate Security
MARION AP The director of Southwestern State Hospital said lax security may have allowed three inmates to escape from the Finley-Gayle Building. One, David Montgomery 27 a convicted murderer, was recaptured near Nick's Creek five miles away. Fellow escapees Fred Flumphrey 44 and Joe Chance 22 remain at large. Prutt 25 was recaptured. Investigators suspect weapons were smuggled in by Montgomery's wife. security screenings for visitors will be tightened and measures to separate visitors and inmates during visits will be added. One escapee overpowered attendants after a door was unlocked and the trio cut through a screen into an exercise yard and scaled a fence. Continuous searches continue for the others.
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Nick’s Creek
Montgomery
Fred Flumphrey
Harrisonburg
Joe Chance
Bland
Merker
Chance
Allie
Calvin Prattt
Pruitt
Humphrey
Rockingham County
Scottsville suffers third major fire in one year
Scottsville Virginia suffers a third major blaze in 12 months leveling a farm supply warehouse and destroying a general store. Fire officials suspect arson though no arrests are made. About 106 firefighters battled the four hour blaze that damaged a service station and three nearby homes.
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Scottsville
Albemarle
James River
Hhs
Calvin Denby
Yarma
Keith
P. T. Robinson
Valmes
Charlottesville
Albemarle County
Deply
Virginia B
SCC Considers Waiter Rate Hike Near Roanoke
The State Corporation Commission reviewed a request from Tinkerview Water Co. for higher rates to raise about 7.20 annually. The proposed minimum would be 1.93 per 2500 gallons, with excess usage priced at 1.50 per 1000 gallons. Frank Leis called the proposal reasonable.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Monay
Tinkerview Water Co
Roanoke
SCC
Tinkerview
Frank Leis
Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Arender
J. H. Horton Rites
Robert Riddle
Mr.Riddle
First Baptist Church
Republican Grove
Hubbard Masonic Lodge No
AF & AM
Riddle
Sally Blanks Riddle
Marjorie R. Davis
Alberta
Manpherite R. Dunkley
South
Boston
T. Rudolph Riddle
Nathaniel T. Riddle
Spokane
Wash
Burk Allen
Lucy Ridgeway
Nathalie
Edith Anderson
Georgia Williams
Omar G. Burnette
Ray Pollard
Burne
Church
Powell Funeral Home
H. L. Dunkley
Randolph St
H. Brandon
Theargily
Brandon
Milton Rt. 1
Lottie G. Brandon
Norman Brandon
Barbara Garland
Washington, D.C
Bernice Edwards
Alexandria
Cosby Brandon
Beacon
N.Y
U.S
John G. Udell
Assn
Richard W. Arey
Hunter B. Andrews
Hampton
Virginia Senate
Mills Godwin Andrews
Senate Finance
Dr. Hawkins
Katherine Woody
Katherine N. Woody
Ruby J. Gentry
Woody
Woody Post
The
Realtors Institute
Danville Board of Realtors
Virginia Association of Realtors
Gentry
Austin E. Jones
Deven Te Scan Ptlephone
Juby Gentry
Denby
Beverly Neal Haymore
Roy Creech
Foul Roy
Hi Horna
Townes Funnies
Homa
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