Greyhounds Halted In Danville As Bus Strike Widens
Greyhound service in Danville paused for about 12 hours after wildcat strikes hit Roanoke and Winston-Salem, with Raleigh Fayetteville and Charleston also affected. Union leaders urged drivers to stay on the job until a strike vote tally is announced, while Danville station officials reported no local ATA members involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Greyhounds
Main Street
Greyhound
Wildcat
Roanoke
Winston-Salem
N.C
Lynchburg
Danville Terminal
ATA
Station Commission
Bill Banks
Banks
North Carolina
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Charleston
W.va
ATU
Roanoke Atu
William E. Roberts
Obituaries from Danville area mark multiple deaths
Java resident Flossie Stephen Dixon at 82 dies in Camelot Hall Nursing Home Danville. Eden native James Thomas Chandler 77 dies in Greensboro Hospital. co founder of Chandler Truck Co served on local boards. Martinsville resident Howard Henry Powell 89 dies in Memorial Hospital. former Hooker Furniture employee. Graham and Yanceyville notices list local residents and church, cemetery services planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Flossie Stephen Dixon
Rt. 1
Camelot Hall
Danville
Pittsylvania County
William Henry Dixon
Ethel Thomas
Washington, D.C
Catherine Dalton
Madella Motley
Jeanette Alston
Dorothy Alston
Chester
Clara Crawford
Potomac Park
John E. Dixon
Petersburg
Junius Dixon
Chatham
Jerry Dixon
Blairs
Curtis A. Dixon
Chicago
Ollie Mae Langsley
Matilda Adams
Baltimore, Md
Vernell Jones
John Eddie Stephen
Trenton
Fitzhugh Stephen
Miller
Gretna
Eden
N.C
James Thomas Chandler
Hamilton St
Greensboro
Leaksville
Martinsville
Howard Henry Powell
Dillard St
Memorial Hospital
Henry County
Raleigh
Mary Harris Powell
Hooker Furniture Co
Grassy Creek
Danville Pictorial History Recalls River Roots and Growth
Tourism director Christine Brubaker unveiled a slide overview tracing Danville from Wynne’s Falls and early post war settlement to today. The talk covered tobacco markets, river geography, key sites such as the Benedict House, C.R. Thomas Store, and Danville National Cemetery, plus figures like James Lanier and Mayor Harry Wooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Byrd
Dan
Christine Brubaker
Danville
Civitans Club
Charcoal House
Joan Posey
Brubaker
Virginia
Wynne
James Lanier
Main St
Gerald Ford
Abraham Lincoln
C.R. Thomas
Lynn Street
Area Uniserve Asks EEOC To Probe Myers Case
Piedmont Uniserve asked the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate a Pittsylvania County case where black teacher and assistant coach Henry Myers alleges racial discrimination in filling a Gretna High coaching vacancy. Myers says he was qualified and not informed of the retirement before Moody, a white appointee, received the job. The group notes no prior federal inquiry and expects an EEOC review soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Uniserve
EEOC
Myers
Pittsylvania County
Henry Myers
Gretna Senior High School
Lawson
Slick
Andrews
Earl Johnson
Dennis Moody
Moody
Uniserve
Steve McDonald
McDonald
Virginia and North Carolina coastal weather outlook
Virginia sees rough seas and beach erosion with windy conditions and occasional rain through Thursday. highs in the 60s and nightly lows in the 50s to low 60s. North Carolina reports mostly cloudy skies with spotty rain eastern areas, highs in the 60s to 70s coastal, 50s inland, and scattered showers through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
North Carolina
Robb Campaign Stops in Danville Ballou and Dan River Mill
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Chuck Robb visits Danville for an afternoon of campaigning. He arrives after 3 p.m. to greet workers at Ballou Park Shopping Center, then at 4 p.m. at the Dan River Mill gate, followed by downtown handshakes and a press interview, ending with a radio press conference in the early evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Robb
Danville
Robb
Ballou Park
Dan River
Mrs Coleman to Campaign in Danville and Roanoke event
Mrs Coleman wife of Sen J Marshall Coleman will visit Danville Wednesday including a newspaper interview campaigning in shopping centers and a 230 pm public reception at Coleman headquarters 2024 Riverside Drive Refreshments served Roanoke holds the 22nd Annual Secretarial Workshop November 11 12 at Holiday Inn Airport sponsored by the Roanoke Chapter NSA Speakers include Sherwood Robertson Maryhelle Rockey and Peggy Ann Neumann For reservations write NSA Roanoke Chapter Route 1 Box 349 Troutville VA 24875
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niki Coleman
Sen
J. Marshall Coleman
Danville
Coleman
Riverside Drive
Roanoke
Holiday Inna
National Secretaries Action
NSA
Sherwood Robertson
Stanley Division
Meade
Maryhelle C. Rockey
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Peggy-Ann Neumann
Hollins College
Troutville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amalgamated Transit Union
AFL/CIO
New Orleans
Roberts
Greyhound Company
T. B. Brim
Winston- Salem
Trailways
N. C
THE
Danville Register
Flossie Dixon
J.T. Chandler
Halifax County
Rockingham County Board of Commissioners
Area Merchants Association
Everett Brady
Siler City
C.G
John, Milton
R.M. Chandler
C.S
Richmond
Leaksville United
Henry Powell
G.A. Hedgepeth
George Arthur Hedgepeth
Frank Turner
W. Gilbreath St
Graham
Daisy Ross Hedgepeth
Andrews Memorial Baptist Church
Graham Memorial Park
Ruth Gunn
Yanceyville
Ruth Roach Gunn
Herman L. Gunn
Danville Memorial Hospital
Henry
Roberta Jackson Roach
Gunn
Barbara Moye
Greenville
Clyde Shelton
Alen Roach
William Roach
Honolulu
Hawaii
Yanceyville United Methodist Church
Hev
Joe Lister
Lady Astor
Irene Gibson
Charles Dana Gibson
Union Street
Riverside Mills
Dan River Inc
DRI
Harry
Neapolis
Bellevue School
Averett College
Union Female College
Stratford
Episcopal Church of
Piedmont Uniserve
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Johnson
Frank Ingram
Yuluden
Orga
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Dep Soree
Cnesday
Igures
Ballou
Mrs. Coleman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!