Dan River Retired Club trips to Blue Ridge and Ferrum Festival
Dan River Retired Club members rode two buses to the Blue Ridge Parkway with stops at Lovers Leap Mabrys Mill and Handy's orchard then James Sowers fruit stand. The group plans a Ferrum Folk Life Festival trip on Oct 29. A week of senior center activities includes baking classes, square dancing, crafts, a city tour, Bible study, and social events.
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DAN River
Blue Ridge Parkway
Lovers Leap Lookout
Mabrys Mill
Rt. 8
Handy’s
James Sowers Fruit Stand
Ferrum
College
YWCA
Sandra Wright
Clarence Henderson
Kitty Newell
Melvin Yoder
Danville Ministeral Assoc
SR. Citizen's Club
Senior Citizen’s Club of
Danville, Inc
Senior Citizen's Center
Kemper Davis
Kirk Lashley
Averett College
Goodyear Reports Record Sales and Income for Nine Months
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co reported a nine month sales of 4.92 billion and net income of 163.6 million, both records, with per share earnings of 2.26 and 3.3 cents per sales dollar. Third quarter sales reached 1.62 billion, with net income of 33.9 million, up from a loss a year earlier. Chairman Pilliod forecast 1977 record sales and earnings near the all‑time high.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Charles J. Pilliod Jr
Pilliod
Virginia and North Carolina Weather Summary Brief
Partly sunny Thursday with coastal showers in Virginia and mild highs upper 60s to low 70s. Cool Thursday night with mountains near mid 40s and coast near 60. Friday partly sunny and mild with upper 60s to low 70s in Virginia and 70s to near 80 in North Carolina. Showers possible in western North Carolina Thursday through Friday. coastal areas mainly dry. Downtown log records show 65 high Thursday with calm winds and measurable precipitation.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Bassett man 59 dies at Memorial Hospital Martinsville
Johnnie Bullins of Bassett aged 59 died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville. He worked for Henry County Plywood Corp. in Ridgeway. Survived by wife Charlie Clark Bullins two sons David Jason Bullins Danville and Gene Edison Bullins at home three sisters Lilly Harmon Eden NC Louise Tice Bassett Pauline Harter Mayodan NC four brothers Jesse Bullins Bassett Emmett Bullins Walnut Cove NC Walter Bullins Sumrall MS and W A Bullins Madison five grandchildren Funeral Friday at 2 p m from Taberacle Baptist Church with burial at Old Center Church Cemetery Family receives friends Thursday 7 9 p m at Collins Funeral Home.
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Bassett
Johnnie Bullins
Memorial Hospital
Martinsville
Henry County Plywood Corp
Ridgeway
Charlie Clark Bullins
David Jason Bullins
Danville
Gene Edison Bullins
Lilly Harmon
Eden
N.C
Louise Tice
Pauline Harter
Mayodan
Jesse Bullins
Emmett Bullins
Walnut Cove
Walter Bullins
Sumrall
Miss
W.A. Bullins
Madison
Hood and Carter deaths mark Danville area obituaries in local notices
Eugene G Hood 57 of Alton Rt 1 died Tuesday in Danville. He was a Sealtest Ice Cream driver and WWII Army veteran, survived by wife Mrs Roger Weatherford Hood two daughters Mrs Shelby Morgan and Mrs Vickie Bohanon son Richard Eugene Hood one sister Mrs Virginia Loftis and one grandchild. Funeral 1:30 pm Friday at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church. Brooks Funeral Home in charge. Frank Edward Carter 61, former Danville resident, died unexpectedly Monday in Baltimore. Born in Danville son of the late Claude and Jessie Carter, married to Mary Elliott Carter. He lived in Baltimore most of his life and worked as a carpenter with Maryland Shipbuilding & Dry Dock. World War I veteran, survived by wife Mrs Mary Carter of Baltimore two daughters Mrs Jane McCaslin Linthicum Md two brothers CL Carter Eastern ShoreMd Jack Carter Danville two sisters Mrs Thelma Turner Roanoke and Mrs Ernestine Adkins Danville and two grandsons. Funeral and burial details at Wrenn Yeatts Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Victor Mantiply at Leemont Cemetery. Family to be with sister Mrs Ernestine Adkins at 3019 Westover Dr.
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Frank Edward Carter
Danville
Baltimore
Carter
Claude Lee Carter
Jessie Gibbs Carter
Mary Elliott Carter
Maryland Ship Building & Dry Dock Company
Balltimore
Jane McCaslin
Linthicum
CL. Carter
Eastern Shore
Jack Carter
Thelma Turner
Roanoke
Ernestine Adkins
Aim
Wrenn-Yeatts
Westover Dr
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Bertha Ramey announced
The funeral for Mrs Bertha Jeffress Ramey will be held Friday at 2 30 p m from Townes Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with burial at Highland Burial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 to 9 at the funeral home. Mrs Ramey, 87, died Tuesday afternoon in Roman Eagle Nursing Home.
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Miller
Gretna
Bertha Jeffress Ramey
Townes Funeral Home Memorial Chapel
Highland Burial Park
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Norman Glass
Mrs. Nannie Norman Glass 80 died Oct 2 at Virginia Baptist Hospital Lynchburg. Burial at Pisgah Cemetery Rice. Born Pamplin daughter of George W. Norman and Nannie Norman. Survived by three daughters, one sister, three brothers, and nine grandchildren. Member of Bagby Memorial Baptist Church Burkeville. Married to the late Nathaniel W. Glass.
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Nannie Norman Glass
Virginia Baptist Hospital
Lynchburg
Pisgah Cemetery
Rice
Pamplin
George Washington Norman
Nannie Still Norman
Bagby Memorial Baptist Church of
Burkeville
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Harry Seay
Senior Center
Bea Greene
G.W
Roman Eagle
Riverside Lanes
Marie Fitzgerald
Social Security
Betty Voit
Michael Saunders
Ms. Voit
Mamie
R. W. Vonn O'Linda Jr
Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training
U.S
Goodyear Company
Thunday
National Weamen Service
Noaa
Peratures Area
THE
Danville Register
Taberacle Baptist Church
Old Center Church
Collins Funeral Home
John W. Day
John William Day
Callands Rt. 1
Tarpley’s Chapel Baptist Church
Dry Fork
Rt. 1
Robert Divens
Moorman’s Family Cemetery
Callands
Eugene G. Hood
South Boston
Eugene Garfield Hood
Alton
Victoria
Willie I. Hood
Tor Carver Hood
Sealtest Ice Cream Company
Halifax County
Faulkner Memorial Lodge No. 91
Af& AM
Cedar Grove United
Roger Weatherford Hood
Shelby Morgan
Vickie Bohanon
Roxboro
Richard Eugene Hood
Alton RE
Virginia Loftis
Cedar Grove United Methodist Church
Church
Brooks Funeral Home
Frank E. Carter
Bertha Ramey
Nannie Glass
Nathaniel W. Glass
Fred H. Hundley
Frank Swicegood
Adam
Joe
Swice Funeral Home
West Main Street
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