Deaths And Funerals In Burlington And Ringgold Areas
Charles Sheldon Hinton of Milton dies at 60 after 18 months illness in Burlington Memorial Hospital. Survived by daughter Ann Sheldon Hinton of Houston and siblings in Virginia and North Carolina. Funeral at Barker Funeral Home, 2 p.m. Saturday, interment at Church Cemetery near Semora. Mrs Lillie Henderson Hill of Ringgold dies in Memorial Hospital aged 61. Funeral 4:30 p.m. today in Swicegood Chapel, burial at Highland Burial Park. survived by daughter Nora Hudgins, sons Bernice and Roger Hill, siblings and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sheldon Hinton
Burlington Memorial Hospital
Burlington
N.C
William John
Ada Shackelford Hinton
Rt. 1
Milton
Calvary United Methodist Church
Semora
Ann Sheldon Hinton
Houston
Texas
R. L. Poteat
Lynchburg
Willard Clapp
T. A. Hinton
Danville
Harry H. Hinton
Somora
N. C
Ralph G. Hinton
Martinsville
James J. Hinton
Frederick Hinton
California
Chapel of Barker Funeral Home
Robert Carty
Lillie Henderson Hill
Swicegood
John J. Groff
Highland Burial Park
Hill of
Ringgold
Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Daniel Webster
Emma Myers Henderson
Ringgold Baptist Church
George Benjamin Hill
Mrs Ethel Shelton Final Rites Set Saturday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Ethel Everhart Shelton will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from Swicegood Chapel with Rev. W. C. Bradley officiating. Burial will be in Highland Burial Park. She died in Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car near her Danville home on Oct. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Everhart Shelton
Swicegood Chapel
W. C. Bradley
Highland Burial Park
Shelton
Danville Rt. 5
Bachelor Hall
Memorial Hospital
Wednesday Club Marks 80th Anniversary With Program
A capacity crowd attended the Wednesday Club’s 80th anniversary and birthday meeting at the club house on Oct. 17. Mrs. Jean Vernon led with Memories Memories, tracing the club’s history to the 1920s and Mrs. Leon Smith portrayed founder Augusta Yates. Past presidents recalled the club’s activities through the 1960s as Mrs. Henry Roediger Jr. presided. The program included music, slides, and a brief business session followed by tea and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Vernon
Leon Smith
Augusta’ Yates
W.W. Moore Jr
Jaycees
Henry D. Lea
Alfred W. Faber Jr
Vernon
Henry Roediger Jr
Register
Roediger
George W. Davis Jr
Niki Fallis
North Carolina Eyes New Election Spending Rules
North Carolina lawmakers draft a campaign practices bill to replace the Corrupt Practices Act. It requires monthly reports on contributions and expenditures and duties for news media to report political ad buys. Contributions over 100 must be by check. small gifts under 25 need not be itemized at events. The measure targets candidates only, not issue campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Legislative Election Laws
House
General Assembly
Herman Moore
D-Mecklenburg
Senate Committee
Henry Frye
Guilford
Woman and man found shot fatally in Bryson City home
A Bryson City woman Genevive Crane 46 and a Bakersville man Jack Conley about 50 were found shot to death at Crane's home. Police say it appears to be a murder suicide with a 42 caliber pistol at the scene. The shooting likely occurred about 10 p.m. Wednesday and the bodies were found after Crane did not report to her beauty salon.
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Bryson City
N.C
Bakersville
Swain County Sheriff’s Department
Genevive Crane
Jack Conley
Crane
Downing Urges Dems To Elect Own Candidates
Virginia congressman Thomas N. Downing urged Democrats to nominate and elect Miller for attorney general and Michael for lieutenant governor and to support House Speaker John Warren Cooke for re election. He warned against repeating the past failure of not nominating a governor and called for uniting liberal and conservative wings to rebirth the party amid Watergate backlash. Miller and Michael addressed 208 attendees at a Hotel John Marshall luncheon, stressing integrity and service to Virginians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syd Courson
Associated Press
Richmond
Tap
Thomas N. Downing
D-Va
Virginia
Democratic Party
John Marshall
Andrew P. Miller
J. Harry Michael
Charlottesville
House of Delegates
Downing
Michael and
Miller
John Warren Cooke
Michael
Cooke
State Democratic Party
Court rules no trial for escapee in Wake case
Wake County superior court judge rules a prison inmate who walked away from civilian custody cannot be tried for escape. State corrections says ruling rests on incomplete testimony and programs remain under review to ensure compliance with escape statutes. The case concerns Stephen York of Jacksonville Florida charged with escape and burglary after breaks ins.
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Raleigh
Wake‘ County
Maurice Braswell
Office of Corrections
Stephen York
Jacksonville
Fla
York
Ralph Edwards
Edwards
Wake
Burley Mitchell Jr
Braswell
State Supreme Court
William HI. Bobbitt
Three Indicted In Stolen Goods Case
Three members of a Commerce Georgia family were indicted by a federal grand jury on transporting stolen clothes into South Carolina. Aubrey DeWitt Allen Jr his wife Ann and his brother Aubrey Joe Allen face charges. Other defendants include James Arthur Wyatt Lonnie Scottie Crisp and Thomas W. Cooley. The case ties to a 1958 murder confession involving Rothschild. The Allens may be tried in December with bonds set for each.
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Columbia, S.C
Commerce
Allens
Gaffney
James Arthur Wyatt
Lonnie Scottie Crisp
Greenville
Thomas W. Cooley
Spartanburg
Ambrey Allen
Charles “Rocky” Rothschild
Jefferson, Ga
Allen
Georgia
James Fulton Foster
Greer
Rothschild
North Carolina
Cairo
Hendersonville
N.C
Prosecutions Sought In Bogus Artifact Trade
The Arch eological Society of Virginia urged prompt prosecution of those dealing in stolen or bogus artifacts to curb trafficking. Howard A. MacCord Sr. said many states face this, Virginia’s share includes southwestern counties. The resolution asks archaeologists and museums not to buy artifacts without proof of legal and ethical acquisition, and calls landowners to bar relic diggers from sites.
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Richmond
Archeological Society of Virginia
Howard A. MacCord Sr
Virginia
Smyth, Russell
Washington, Wythe and Lee
MacCord
The
Archological Society
North Carolina Democrats to renew reorganization drive
North Carolina Democrats will renew their drive for party reorganization at a two day meeting stressing local structure. Key figures include US Senator Sam Ervin and Gov. Jimmy Carter as speakers at fundraising events. The effort follows defeats in 1972, with emphasis on precinct and county level organization and finance.
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Melvin Lang
Associated Press
Asheville
North Carolina
Sam Ervin
D-N.g
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
U.S. Senate
Carter
Ervin
Young Democrats
Rufus Edmisten
Sen
Ivin
Democratic Women's Organization
State Democratic Executive Committee
Jim Hunt
Democrats
Har
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Mrs. Shelton
Phi Alpha Psi
Beta Sigma Phi
Mutual Savings and Loans Association
Arnett Blvd
B.R. Ashby
Linda Fitzgerald
Cindy Barber
Danville Christian Schools
JoAnne Whitlow
BW. Carmichael
Auburn
Mass
A.L. Carmichael
Nashville
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Cherokee Village
Demos
Sam Houston
Tex
Wayne E. Marine
Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis
Roland Riemers
Minneapolis Board of Estimates and Taxation
Pepper & Also
Revgo Tractor Trailer Training, Inc
REVCO
Allied
Keen St
North Main St
Julian Phillips
St. Petersburg Beach, Fla
Thomas Whyte
Whyte
Grove
Bowles
Greensboro
Atlantic Beach
Warren
Riverside
Huggins Texaco
Westover Enone
Blair Loop RD
Westover
Ocean Fresh
Radio Shack
Claewette-Boays
Barack
Rave
Auiel Rawitt
Ballou Park
Astonia
Pontilete
Hupps Mill Plaza
Boston
Lym Rae Egg
Tr Yiw
Neuthtiarh
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