Danville Urges Federal Action On Gas Shortage
Danville city manager James W. Lord told a House subcommittee that local industries face severe natural gas shortages this winter. He urged quick federal action including approval of the Transco settlement plan, authority for emergency gas purchases, propane allocations for high priority needs, and fast processing of direct purchase applications.
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Danville
James W. Lord
Lord
House of Representatives Conservation, Energy and Natural Resources
Federal Power Commission
Transco
Congress
Federal Energy Administration
FPC
William $. Moorhead
Dpa
Moorhead
America
Funeral service for Mildred Nash at Vaned Street Baptist Church
Mrs Mildred H Nash aged 75 of 1413 Abbott Street died Sunday at Danville Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held tomorrow at 3 30 p m at Vaned Street Baptist Church. The body lies at Cunningham Hughes Funeral Home with visitation tonight from 7 to 8 p m.
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Mildred H Nash
Vaned Street Baptist Church
Nash
Abbott St
Danville Memorial Hospital
Cunningham & Hughes Funeral Home
Deaths and funeral notices from North Carolina region
Delmer Lee Hand 77 of Damascus Rt 2 died at home yesterday born in Washington County son of James Lawrence Hand and Josephine Parrish Hand retired Dan River Inc. Survived by wife Martha Taylor Hand and brother Edgar Hand Princeton WV funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Swicegood Chapel burial Danville Memorial Gardens body returned Swicegood Funeral Home Wednesday friends 7 10 p.m. Thursday SEMORA NC Willie Hall Wagstaff 83 of Semora died yesterday in Clemmons nursing home native of Person County retired farmer survived by three sons two daughters one brother six grandchildren funeral tomorrow 2 p.m. Semora United Methodist Church burial Concord United Methodist Church cemetery body at Brooks and White Funeral Home family visits 7 9 p.m. today REIDSVILLE NC Richard Guy Lovelace 65 of 902 Wentworth St funeral today 2 p.m. Baptist Temple burial Green View Cemetery died Monday in Annie Penn Memorial Hospital native of Virginia lived in Reidsville 42 years retired employee American Tobacco Company Baptist Temple member Elsie Harvey Lovelace son Richard T. Lovelace Winston Salem three sisters Wilmoth Ferrell Danville VA Ruth Jones Portsmouth VA Mildred Lewis Cascade VA two grandchildren.
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Delmer Lee Hand
Damascus Rt
Washington County
James Lawrence Hand
Josephine Parrish Hand
Dan River Inc
Hand
Temple Baptist Church
Loom Fixers Fellowship Club
Martha Taylor Hand
Edgar Hand
Princeton
W. Va
Swicegood Chapel
L. W. Cooper
Danville Memorial Gardens
Swicegood Funeral Home
Semora
N.C
Willie Hall Wagstaff
Clemmons
Person County
Wagstaff
W. A. Wagstaff
Yanceyville
M.D. Wagstaff
Winston-Salem
D. S. Wagstaff
Lexington Park
E L. Phelps
E. L. Stiles
Moorehead City
Roy Wagstaff
Sheffield
Ala
Semora United Methodist Church
Eddie Walker
Concord United Methodist Church
Brooks and White Funeral Home
Reidsville
W.C
Richard Guy Lovelace
Wentworth St
Baptist Temple
Green View Cemetery
Lovelace
Annie Penn Memorial Hospital
Virginia
American Tobacco Company
Elsie Harvey Lovelace
Unemployment Drops 0.7 Percent in Danville Area
The Danville Pittsylvania County unemployment rate fell .7 percent to 9.2 percent for the area in September with 4,813 unemployed out of a 52,199 labor force. City unemployment sits at 10.3 percent, while October claims declined from a September peak of 3,700 to 2,736, signaling improving outlook per Virginia Employment Commission official Richard J. Pretty.
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Danville-Pittsylvania County
Virginia Employment Commission
Richard J. Pretty
VEC
Governor's Manpower Council
Pretty
Danville
WEC
Danville planners weigh Rutledge Creek Park along with multi development plans
Danville planning commissioners will review a historic district ordinance by year end and consider a 138 lot Rutledge Creek Park development between Glen Oak Country Club and Danville Golf Club on land described as the city’s last large farm. Developer George B Mowbray seeks a reimbursable agreement and a Mimosa Avenue entrance. A mid rise elderly housing project seeks a zoning variance from R-1 to C-2 with VHDA involvement and HUD subsidies. commissioners also revisit four October deferrals and other agenda items.
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Planning Commission
Danville
George B. Mowbray
Glen Oak Country Club
Danville Golf Club
Rutledge Creek Park
Park Avenue
Pies Garrett
Royal Reynolds
Virginia Housing and Development Authority
Garrett
Charles E. Carter
H. J. Bernstein
George Hatchett Rites Tomorrow
Funeral for George Henry Hatchett 85 of Brown Summit Rt 1 will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at Red Hill Baptist Church. Rev E L Kirby will officiate. Burial in church cemetery. Died Sunday at home. Survived by five daughters and a son. Body at Fulton Funeral Home in Yanceyville with 7 to 8 pm viewing tonight.
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Yanceyville
V.C
George Henry Hatchet
Brown Summit
Red Hill Baptist Church
E. L. Kirby
Hatchett
Caswell County
Tobias
Sarah Graves Hatchett
Georgianna McCain
Lucy Henderson
Danville
Sarah Simpson
Ora Lee Henderson
Rebecca Murphy
Pelham
Robert Hatchett
Trenton
N.J
Fulton Funeral Home
Williams Rites In Blanche NC Area
Mrs Emma Stephens Williams of Blanche Route 1 Caswell County native died at home. She was born to Preston and Caroline Heywood Stephens. She leaves sister Mrs Lucy Allen of Blanche. Funeral arrangements are pending with a Yanceyville funeral home.
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Blanche
N.C
Emma Stephens Williams
Blanche Rt. 1
Caswell County
Preston
Caroline Heywood Stephens
Lucy Allen
Fulton Funeral Home
Yanceyville
Two New Missionaries Sent From Danville Church Missionaries
Scott Woolley of Othello Washington and Kent Anderson of San Jose California depart Danville for missionary service under the North Carolina Mission. They join about 23 000 missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide.
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Danville
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Scott Woolley
Othello, Wash
Kent Anderson
San Jose
Calif
North Carolina
Church
Dan River District Supervisor race in Dan River district results
In a three way contest Neal won the Dan River district supervisor seat with 1,012 votes to 616 for James Haley Jr. and 122 for Frank Anderson. Swanson edged to a near 50 percent share to secure a third term as circuit court clerk. Sheriff McGregor won an overwhelming victory for a third four year term with 8,190 votes against 2,466 for Dabney K.
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Reynolds
Felix Hunt
Hunt
Naist
Shélton
Courity
Gretna Fown
Lionel Reynolds
Pittsville
Harry Lea Reynolds
Dan River
Neal
James F
Swanson
Ralph M. Daniel
Roy P. Byrd
Virginia House of Delegates
Pittsylvania
Sheriff McGregor
McGregor
Dabney K
Downtown Merchants Hope Free Parking Areas Soon
Downtown merchants aim to raise a $100,000 fund for free two hour parking during Christmas shopping. Henry D. Lea says most merchants pledged contributions toward the goal to cover Patton Street and two Belk Leggett lots and the First State Bank lot. Bill Gray doubts completion before Thanksgiving and warns it may not solve downtown’s problems.
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Henry D. Lea
Lea
Patton Street
First State Bank
Bill Gray
Plano
Gray
321 Head Auctioned At Livestock Market
The Virginia Carolina Livestock Market sold 321 head for 32000 dollars with hogs off price but other cattle and veal prices steady. Volume down from last week's 570 animals. breakdown shows 61 hogs 3 veal 76 slaughter cattle 150 stock feeder cattle 25 baby calves and three cow calfs. Prices per hundredweight included hogs 46.80 top, veal 43.30 48.50, cows 21 23.75, bulls 25 26.50, stock feeder cattle 26 30.50 for 300 500 lbs, and 300 500 lbs heifers 19 23.00. Calves 3 22 per head. cow calf combos 155 165 per head.
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Virginia-Carolina
Jimmy Hodges Jr
Department of Agriculture
Hall Attacks McGregor in Sheriff Race Returns
The sheriff’s race featured sharp attacks on McGregor by Hall who served as sheriff from 1943 until his 1985 resignation. Early returns were incomplete but turnout appeared above 50 percent, higher than four years ago and the June primary. Pittsylvania Registrar Reba Motley noted 20,742 residents were eligible to vote.
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McGregor
Hall
Pittsylvania
Reba Motley
Council Probes Budget Increase
Richmond AP The State Council of Higher Education examined staff recommendations for a $7 million boost to colleges in the next biennium. Final action on the recommendations is due Wednesday. Recommendations for 1976-78 higher education spending will go to Gov. Mills Godwin. Rehearsals for the Danville Community Choir led by Bryant Ashley Hudson begin Tuesday November 11 at Main Street United Methodist Church. all ages invited.
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Richmond
State Council of Higher Education
Council
Mills Godwin
Danville
Bryant Ashley Hudson
Main Street United Methodist Church
Danville Tobacco Market posts another million-dollar day
The Danville tobacco market led the Old Belt in total dollars with 1,157,329 pounds sold for 1,232,975.57 dollars at an average 106.34. Other listed auctions included Lawrénéeville 428,235 pounds for 442,549 dollars, and South Boston 361,699 pounds for 398,572 dollars, among several reports from nearby markets.
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Danville
Old Belt
Federal State Market News Service
Chase City
Lawrénéeville
Petersburg
Boston
Laramore Named To V-P Post At Laramore Construction
John H. Laramore elected vice-president of Laramore Construction Company by Board of Directors. He attended George Washington High School and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, is a Danville Jaycee member, and attends First Presbyterian Church. Resides at 226 Rosemary Lane with wife Kathy L. Brown.
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John H. Laramore
Laramore Construction Company
Laramore
George Washington High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Danville Jaycees
First Presbyterian Church
Rosemary Lane
Kathy L. Brown
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