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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1977
Page
4
Georgia native J C Jimmy Spangler arrived in Danville to work for Dan River Inc. Thirty three years later he announces retirement near and says he feels ready to speak at public meetings. Dan Hiver's director of ...
Spangler plans consulting work after nearly finishing a long tenure at Dan River. Born in Macon Georgia he built a career in cost control salary administration and employment directing roles while nurturing a lifelong passion for music. He helped found the Danville Concert Association in 1953 and served as its president for a decade, balancing work with performances from Georgia Tech to a coastal steamer orchestra.
Obituary notices from Yanceyville and Reidsville list Mrs. Lyle Stephens Thompson of Reidsville Rt. 1 as dead at 2:30 a.m. She was born in Caswell County, daughter of Andrew and Mary Morton Stephens, widow of A Graves Thompson, and mother to five children. Funeral at Locust Hill United Methodist Church Monday at 4 p.m. Interment Leasburg Cemetery. Also obituary for Lula Dove Moore, 75, of Bachelors Hall, who died Sunday at 6:30 a.m. at Roman Eagle Memorial Home after years of declining health. She taught 45 years at Coates Elementary, member of Vandale Baptist Church. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p.m. Swicegood Funeral Chapel, Highland Sails Park interment. viewing Monday 7:30–10:00 a.m. and at other times at residences.
The fifth annual preservation restoration conference at the University of Virginia will gather 14 experts to discuss Capitol and Portsmouth Courthouse preservation among topics. Speakers include Karel Yasko, William Allen, Henry Chambers, Lee Nelson, Frank Welsh, Dieter Plantke, and Mario Campiolo. The event runs Thursday and Friday in Campbell Hall with a luncheon at Newcomb Hall.
Copies of Virginia history will be presented at a 10:30 a.m. ceremony in the Governor's Office with Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. and author Louis D. Rubin Jr. The event includes representatives from AASLH and NEH, with inscribed copies to the governor and archives.
The LM American Guide Series notes Danville as a true industrial hub with large textile mills along the river while the town remains a main street locality where seven highways converge. The river development’s driving reasons are uncertain and debated, with Mary Cahill doubting any definitive answer.
Richmond based study by Dr. David Franks of VCU shows role taking aids subordinates in predicting superiors desires across family business and politics. He cites blacks and women often outperform whites and men in reading leaders, while warning of isolation and misjudgment when used for self gain. Watergate cited as classic case of leaders misreading public needs due to ingratiating aides.
In Richmond, a $2.5 billion federal suit pits utilities led by Virginia Electric & Power against Westinghouse. The dispute centers on uranium pricing and contract enforceability after Westinghouse invoked impossibility amid a 1970s uranium price surge driven by the Arab oil embargo and cartel activity.
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