03 Nov 1977
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1977
Page
1
Three bus loads of Dan River Inc Retired Employees Club visited Ferrum College on Saturday October 29 for a day of mountain folk music crafts and meals with free coffee in a seniors area. The event aimed to spotlight the 1978 Folklife Festival and included college staff hosting and a group lunch.
Richmond area obituary notes John Thomas Clay Jr age 51 of 400 Glen Hurst Road died Tuesday born in Pittsylvania County son of John T and Lizzie Crews Clay of Altavista survived by wife Margaret Palmer Clay one daughter Deborah Murphey Fredericksburg one sister Eva C Arthur Altavista and one grandchild funeral 2 p.m. Friday Finch and Finch Funeral Chapel Rev Edward Boyce family visitation 7 9 p.m. Thursday. Yanceyville obituary Howard Totten 56 of 214 Pine Drive died Monday at home born in Caswell County son of Chester and Maggie Gwen Totten member of Blackwell Baptist Church World War II veteran survived by two sisters Maggie Pearl Long and Sarah T Johnson both of Yanceyville funeral Friday 2 p.m. Blackwell Baptist Church burial in church cemetery body at Fulton Funeral Home.
Obituaries detail service plans for Robert L Gourley Jr in Orlando and burial in Anderson Cemetery. Additional notices cover Raymond Peter Williams of Alton with 2:30 p.m. service, multiple Williams and Thomas family deaths in South Boston, and interments at Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery and Laurel Grove Baptist.
F.C. Cloyes 72, formerly of Gretna, dies in Falls Church hospital. Memorial services set in Alexandria and Pittsylvania County. arrangements by Colbert Moran Funeral Home. Gertrude Veldhuis-Kroeze Smith 64 of Semora dies after illness. funeral and viewing details provided. services at Red House Presbyterian Church.
Pittsylvania County proposes direct election of school board members by voters replacing the STEB system. Westover Supervisor W T Gatewood Sr urges a state bill to end decades of STEB appointments, aiming for better public accountability and wider community input. The plan would add district representation and seek general assembly support. Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco on September 18, 1975.
The Danville Register lists publication days Monday Friday and Sunday with all departments. Subscription rates include 55 cents per week by carrier, single copies at 15 cents for the Register, 25 cents for the Weekender, and 35 cents for the Sunday Register, all payable in advance.
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