Funeral service for Ernest M. Robinson in Chatham
Funeral for Ernest Melvin Robinson 2 of Chatham Rt. 6 will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Tarpley Chapel Baptist Church Dry Fork with Rev. Ernest McLaughlin officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Miller's Funeral Home in Gretna.
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Chatham
Ernest Melvin Robinson
Chatham Rt
Tarpley Chapel Baptist Church
Dry Fork
Ernest McLaughlin
Miller
Gretna
Mrs Jessie Owens Knott Rites Planned In Beaumont
A praveside funeral for Mrs Jessie Owens Knott will be held Monday at Leemont Cemetery with the Rev Alpert Schrader officiating. Mrs Knott of Beaumont Texas died Thursday morning in Houston. Townes Funeral Homes handling arrangements.
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Jessie Owens Knott
Nnon
Leemont Cemetery
Alpert Schrader
Danville Taxpayers Association Eyes Gubernatorial Forum
The Danville Taxpayers Association plans to bring major gubernatorial hopefuls to the city in October to discuss issues. Lt. Gov. John Dalton may appear separately from Henry Howell, with two meetings possible. If both cannot attend, attorney general candidates could speak. The group will not take an official political stand. Also noted are concerns about annexation, a proposed piggyback tax clause, and charter revisions on bond limits and spending thresholds.
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Danville Taxpayers Association
DTA
Bui
David Spangler
Spangler
John Dalton
Henry Howell
Spaveler
Danville
Coleman Yeatts
del. Calvin Fowler
Spangter
Association
Kiwanis Club Travel Film Series Returns for Eighteenth Year
The Danville Kiwanis Club adds its 18th travel and adventure film series featuring color travelogues with musical backgrounds and sound effects narrated by the producing photographers. Countries include Canada New Zealand Norway and France. Season tickets available from Kiwanis or Haynsworth Inc Bodnett and Speer Qo Inc. Proceeds support United Fund Citizenship Award events Hughes Memorial Home George Washington High School Florida trip scholarships and other community causes.
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Danville Kiwanis Club
Thesic
Bomh
Canada
New Zealand
Norway
France
Kiwaniam
Haynsworth's Inc
Bodnett and Speer Qo. Inc
United Fund
Hughes Memorial
Danylie Lite League
George Washington High
Pittsylvania Gains Two New Shops in Chatham
Pittsylvania County reports two new shops starting per the Department of Building Inspections. Herman Roach of Danville received a 36000 permit to build an upholstery shop on state road 7a, four miles south of Whitmell, brick building 20 by 8 feet. James J. Hall of Gretna obtained a 74 building permit for an automobile shop on state road 670, about three miles southwest of State Road FL, building 40 by 30 feet.
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Chatham
Pittsylvania County
Department of Building Inspections
Herman Roach
Danville
James J. Hall
Gretta Rt 1
Nicholas Named YWCA Director In Raleigh North Carolina
Patricia Ann Nicholas daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Nicholas of Danville has been appointed executive director of the YWCA in Raleigh North Carolina. A former Danville YWCA board member she was an associate professor of sociology and dean of students during her one year with Stratford College. She is a Mt Vernon United Methodist Church member and has taught at Longwood College in Farmville as assistant professor of sociology and Panhellenic Council Advisor.
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Patricia Ann Nicholas
Willam J
Stratford College
Mt Vernon United Methodist Church
Longwood College
Farnville
Auto stolen on Main Street in Danville
Danville police reported a 1971 Dodge Charger was stolen Friday night from in front of Later's Men Shop on Main Street. James Bast of 267 Percy Road told police he left the car unattended with the keys in the ignition when it disappeared about 8 p.m. No arrest has been made.
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Danville
Later's Men
Main Street
James Bast
Percy Road
Children's Music Program at Epiphany Church Starts Sept 17
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany hosts a Saturday children’s music and arts program for grades through third, starting Sept 17. Director Earl J. Miller leads sessions 10 to 11:30 a.m. using Orff Schulwerk methods with no enrollment fee initially and a small material fee later.
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Epiphany Church
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
Earl JL. Miller
Riverside Jamboree Brings Danville Bluegrass Crowd
Danville's Riverside Jamboree on Glen's Riverside Drive draws hundreds each Friday night. Organizer Glen Moore aims to build a local Grand Old Opry with top regional talent, free admission, and family friendly, orderly crowds backed by cooperative police.
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Riverside Drive
Galax
Nashville
Tenn
Danville
Glen
Cat Leton Riverside Drive
Virginia
North Carolina
Riverside
Glen Moore
Moore
Forest Service Upholds Strip Mine Denial in National Forest
ROANOKE AP The National Forest Service in Atlanta has upheld the denial of coal strip mining rights for Thomas F. Osborne and John P. Childress on a 1 acre parcel in Jefferson National Forest Scott County. Forest Supervisor Riche Penfold said the action was inconsistent with forest objectives and detrimental. Appeals may go to the Washington office.
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Roangke
Jefferson National Forest
Scott County
National Forest Service
Atlanta
Forest Supervisor's Office
Thomas F. Osborne
John P. Childress
Osborne
Childress
Riche Penfold
National Forest
Forest Service
Washington
Powhatan Inmate Lock Up Ordered
RICHMOND AP Maximum security prisoners at Powhatan Correctional Center have been locked in their cells after disturbances that began Tuesday night. About 25 inmates are identified for disciplinary action. Some were transferred to Powhatan for roles in an August riot at the State Penitentiary involving about 409 convicts. Disturbances included throwing objects, setting fires, and breaking windows.
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Richmond
Powhatan Correctional Center
State Department of Corrections
Powhatan County
Department
Wayne Farrar
Farrar
Powhatan
State Penitentiary
New Bank Facility Scheduled for Danville Bank
The Peoples Bank of Danville plans a new headquarters on Riverside Drive after acquiring the property. The building should be ready within a year. New directors are James C. Moses, Sam G. Rush Jr., and Robert Ed Williams. Officers include Paul A. Shelton as vice president and cashier, Wright J. Garrett as VP and security officer, and continuing VPs Meredith H. Neal Anirey McSherry Bobbye Swain with Mary V. Dorsett as assistant vice president. Since converting Nov 29 from an industrial loan corp to a bank, deposits rose by $5 million and loan volume by $53.5 million.
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Peoples Bank of
Danville
Riverside Drive
Ban
James C. Moses
Sam G. Rush Jr
Robert Ed Williams
A.H. Brumfield
Worth Harris Carter Jr
J. William Clement
Wesley B. Crew
Paul A. Shelton
Wright J. Garrett
Meredith H. Neal
Anirey McSherry
Bobbye Swain
Mary V. Dorsett
To & Lalwank
Brumfield
Two Convicted Of Felonies In Pittsylvania Court
Judge W Carrington Thompson handed two felony convictions Friday in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court Thomas Stevens Daniels pleaded guilty to an August 20 1974 theft of 8000 in coins and currency from Guy Ramsey He faces sentencing October 13 Ryland Stone Jr of Gretna pleaded innocent to breaking and entering Robert Waller s mobile home on January 12 and stealing 247 in property He was acquitted of the burglary charge but convicted of grand larceny with sentencing set for December 13.
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Chatham
W. Carrington Thompson
Pittsylvania County
Thomas Stevens Daniels
Guy Ramsey
Ryland Stone Jr
Gretna Rli
Robert Waller
New Pneumonia Strain Alarms Health Officials
A resistant pneumonia strain, a derivation of pneumococcal pneumonia, has appeared in Durban and Johannesburg hospitals. CDC officials warn it could narrow the effectiveness of many drugs, with rifampin and fusidic acid currently used in South Africa.
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World Health
Jack Stillman
Associated Press
Atlanta (Ap
National Center For Disease Control
Durban
Johannesburg
South Africa
CDC
David Fraser
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