Area Deaths And Funerals
Funeral services held for Ernest D Stroud 74 at Swicegood Chapel with burial in Danville Memorial Gardens. Stroud died yesterday in Danville Memorial Hospital after three years of illness. He was a longtime barber in Danville and is survived by wife Marie Boulware Stroud, son Ernest D Stroud Jr, and several siblings and grandchildren. Also noted is the death of Swanson Bryan Lea 67 in Danville Memorial Hospital with funeral tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Wrenn Yeatts Chapel and burial in Mt View Cemetery. Lea, a Danville native, was a World War II veteran and civil service employee who resided most recently in the Alexandria area. Survivors include two daughters and multiple siblings. The body is at the funeral homes with visitations planned today evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest D. Stroud
Arlington Place
Swicegood Chapel
Bobby Logan
Danville Memorial Gardens
Mr. Stroud
Danville Memorial Hospital
Kershaw County
S.C
William C. Stroud
Maggie Phillips Stroud
Danville
Park Place
Marie Boulware Stroud
Ernest D. Stroud Jr
Roanoke
W.L. McMillan
Mobile
Ala
Nina Frost
Spartanburg
8.C
Jim Corcoran
Smyrna Beach
Fla
Stroud
Swanson Bryan Lea
Earth
Samuel David Lea
Mary Charlotte Howard Lea
Alexandriarea
Metro Protestant Church
Herman D. Lea
Chatham Rt
Earl Lea
Yanceyville
N.C
Lois Purdum
Clara Cousins
Bremo Bluff
Frank J. Wood
Lake Placid Fla
Luther Heydon
Hackensack
Wrenn- Yeatts—Chapel
Edward Kyle
Mt. View Cemetery
Annie Jones Pruitt
Ruffin-Stacey
Rockingham County
Axton
Rush Jones
Annie Bell Jones
Ruffin
Roy Thomas Pruitt
Helen Pruitt
Reidsville
Roy T. Pruitt, Jr
Stanley
Randolph Pruitt
Leonard Pruitt
Bobby N. Pruitt
Eddie L. Pruitt
Laverne Pruitt
William J. Pruitt
Eden
Paul N. Pruit
RJ. Barber Jr
Hickory Grove United Methodist Church
Swicegood Funeral Home
Snappy Knot Pattern Ad Prompts Mail-Order Pattern Sale
Misses pattern 9240 in sizes 8 through 18 advertised for crepe and jersey dresses with waist shaping, listing yardage and mail price plus 25 cents for first class handling. Includes free pattern coupon, catalog details, and mail to Danville Register pattern department in New York. Funeral notices follow for Mrs Annie Jones Pruitt and Mrs Ella Weatherford Petty with service and burial details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Patter Dept
The
Danville Register
West 78Th St
New York
J L Walters Dies At Age 55
Junious Lemmon Walters 35, died unexpectedly yesterday at his Danville residence 101 Dar St. He was a WWI veteran, retired Liggett and Myers employee, and Beulah Baptist Church member. Survived by son Harry, step-parents, brother Marion Walters, and three grandchildren. Funeral 3 p.m. tomorrow at L H Brooks and Bro Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jasper Watkins. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junious Lemmon Walters
Dar St
Danville
Mary Jefferies Walters Waddell
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
Beulah
Service hearing hears Northern Virginia complaints on Continental
State Corporation Commissioner Janie L. Bradshaw heard 3k residents air service woes at a Manassas hearing overContinental Telephone Co. seeking a 7.4 million rate hike to fund new facilities while residents demand improved quality amid reports of static, misrouted calls, and odd charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manassas
State Corporation
Janie L. Bradshaw
Continental Telephone Co
Northern Virginia
Bradshaw
Floyd Bagley
Prince William County
SCC
Continental
Virginia Teacher of the Year honors Mrs Belpree
Mrs Sa rah W Belpree a York County seventh grade English teacher who started in a one room school in 1951 has been named Virginia's 1976 Teacher of the Year from 20 nominees announced by Supt W E Campbell She will represent the state for national honors due in February Belpree a Williamsburg native taught in Stafford and New Kent before joining Queens Lake Junior High in 1987 She studied at Virginia State Hampton William and Mary UVa Old Dominion and has long valued motivating students to reach their potential
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah W. Belpree
Queens Lake Junior High
York County
Virginia
Richmond
Virgnia
Belpree
W. E. Campbell
Queens Lake
Stafford
New Kent
Petersburg
Stafford County
Wide Water
James Y. Johnson
Virginia State
Hampton Institute
William and Mary
W&m
University of Vir-ginia
Old Dominion University
Vir-ginia
Donald §. Bruna
Janet N. Kent
Henrico County
Samuel H. Campbell
Alexandria
Bonnie W. Stone
Sullins College State Takeover Offer Expected To Fail
The Richmond Times Dispatch reports Gov. Mills E Godwin will likely reject Sullins College request to join the state supported system citing current space in 39 college system and budget restraints. Sullins explores two paths including a fund drive and a middle college concept as Bristol board discusses assets and debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Mills E. Godwin
Sullins College
Godwin
State Council of Higher Education
State College
Sullins
Times-Dispatch
Bristol
Claudius H. Pritchard Jr
Council
Goren leads and trump management in bridge play
In a Chicago Tribune bridge note, Charles Goren analyzes a 1975 spade and diamond misdirection hand. He explains how extracting opponents trumps matters, details the decisive later trump play, and offers readers guidance on choosing opening leads from his book Winning Opening Leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Goren
Armory Offers Thursday Sewing Class for All Levels
A four a week intermediate sewing course will run Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon starting November 6 at the JW Squire Armory. Sponsored by City Parks and Recreation, the class welcomes beginners and those seeking to improve skills. Registration continues to next Tuesday. adult fee is $3. Call the Armory for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JW. Squire Armory
City Parks and Recreation Department
Armory
Former Resident Awarded Medal For Air Project
Ronnie E. Townsend, a former Danville resident, received a commendation medal as special project officer for the Air Possion Training Institution and Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. The citation praised years of high quality performance. Townsend, Averett College grad, holds a B.S. in physical therapy from MCV and an MPH from Johns Hopkins. He and his wife Kathleen and four children live in Raleigh, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie E. Townsend
Danville
Air Possion Training Institution
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Townsend
Environmental Prrfection
Averett College
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Kathleen
Raleigh, N.C
Exercise Seminar Set At Armory
A representative from the Physical Fitness Institute of America in Roanoke will demonstrate a new fitness concept at the J.W. Squire Armory today at 8 p.m. The Danville Optimist Club and the Recreation Department sponsor the free public seminar, with advice to wear suitable exercise clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Physical Fitness Institute of America
Roanoke
J.W. Squire Armory
Danville Optimist Club
Recreation Department
Contributions Praised By Gov Godwin
Gov Mills Godwin praised U S contributions during a Monday speech at a pulp and paper industry conference in Williamsburg. He framed the United States as a young yet leading nation whose tech origins are reflected by advances such as moon landings and atomic power used peacefully. He emphasized broader societal impacts beyond technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
United States
Mills Godwin
Pulp and Paper Industry
Godwin
Teachers State Evaluation Meet in Danville Nov 8
District E teachers gather in Danville on November 8 for the first of two sessions on Teacher Evaluation. The program runs 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at George Washington High School with NEA VEA and Uniserve staff, followed by district department meetings and exhibitor displays. A November 12 follow up will be led by Virginia Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Piedmont Uniserve Organization
Bernard McKenna
National Education Association
NEA
George Washington High School
Virginia Education Association
VEA
Uniserve
Virginia Dalton
Instruction Teaders
Richmond faces million-dollar plan to curb underground methane gas
Richmond officials seek at least 1 million dollars to install temporary and longer term controls at three landfills after a consultant found methane gas at 140 sites. Plans include wells to vent gas and prevent migration toward residences near the landfills. a council vote on a 235 thousand dollar temporary system was anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Robert Sarver
William J. Leidinger
Sarver
Leidinger
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Ernest Stroud
Swanson Lea
Marian Martin
Mrs. Pruitt
Ella Petty
South Boston
Ella Weatherford Petty
Powell Funeral Chapel
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Halifax County
Charles Anderson Weatherford
Alice Wood Weatherford
Leslie H. Petty
Main Street
IIZE
Terian Laste
J. L. Walters
National Institutes of Health
Arthur Kipp
Florida
Colorado
Iowa
Ice
Del
Thomas J. Rothrock
D-Fairfax
Jean Packard
Farfax
Public Utilities
Ernest M. Jordan
Patricia
Nancy Croteau
Wyoming
Russell
Amherst
Preston C. Shannon
Gloucester
Commission
Thomas P. Harwood Jr
Fredericksburg
Elaine FL Magee
Frederick County
Mrs. Belpree
Sullins College Board
Times-Dispaten
Pritchard
Virginna
Sulfins
Stratford College
Sulling
Charles H. Goren
Omar Sharif
Chicago Tribune
North
West East
North East South West
North-South
South
Hearts
West
Declarer
East
Air Project
Gov. Godwin
U. S
Winston-Salem
Public Works
Tolley
Perry Lee Tolley
Cour-Appointed
Court of Appeals
Raleigh
Caswell County
North Carolina
Motley’s
Pharmagy
A.B. Motley, JR
RP. Bendall
Sen. Coleman B. Yeatts
Area Mental Hospital
Coleman B
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