Deaths And Funerals Miss Ida Adkins of Rockville Dies
Miss Ida R. Adkins former Pittsylvania County resident dies in a Rockville Maryland nursing home. Born September 26 1889 in Franklin County she lived much of her life in Rockville. Survived by three sisters Augusta Adkins Pauline Meadors and Bessie Hollifield. Funeral at 11 a.m. tomorrow in Wrenn Yeatts chapel with Rev Lawrence B Tucker. Burial Highland Burial Park. Family at 496 Worsham Street Meadors home.
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Ida R. Adkins
Pittsylvania County
Rockville
Franklin County
Charles and
Alwilda Dalton Adkins
Green Bay Christian Church
Augusta Adkins
Pauline Meadors
Danville
Bessie Hollifield
California
Wrenn- Yeatts Chapel
Lawrence B. Tucker
Highland Burial Park
Mrs Susie Shelton Brooks Funeral Today At Swicegood Chapel
A funeral for Mrs. Susie Shelton Brooks aged 71 will be held today at 2 p.m. in Swicegood Chapel with the Rev. Curtis English officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Burial Park. she died Monday at Danville Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Shelton Brooks
Swicegood Chapel
Curtis English
Highland Burial Park
Brooks
Stokesland Ave
Danville Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Claire Mahan Thornton Dies At 70 In Danville Area
Mrs. Claire Mahan Thornton, 70, of Chatham Rt 3, died Tuesday night at Danville Memorial Hospital. Born Aus 25 1905 in Pittsylvania County, she was the widow of Ren ford Admond Thornton and a Greenpond Baptist Church member. Survived by four sons J P Thornton H Darrell Thornton Danville Carl R Thornton Richmond Cecil D Thornton Naples Fla. two daughters Brenda Maurakis Chatham Rt 6 Mildred Ward Hertford NC. a sister Mrs Eugene Anderson Chatham Rt 3. a brother J Ray Mahan Pittsville. 11 grandchildren. Funeral at Greenpond Baptist Church 4 pm tomorrow with Rev Hamlin Cathey. Burial in church cemetery. Body at Scott Funeral Home. viewing 7-4 pm today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Claire Mahan Thornton
Chatham Rt 3
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Aus
John Ray
Tennie Hed Mahan
Renford Admond Thornton
Greenpond
Chatham Rt. 3
Miss Fitzgerald Dies Yesterday in Danville Hospital
Miss Lucille Margie Fitzgerald 49 of Chatham Rt. 1 died yesterday afternoon at Danville Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of Mrs. Sylar Lovelace Fitzgerald and the late Henry B. Fitzgerald. Survived by five sisters Beatrice King Irene Anderson Ocie Johnson Florence Miller Erma Herndon and five brothers Willie Morris Fitzgerald Omie Fitzgerald Tommy Fitzgerald Moses Lovelace and Elmus Adams.
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Chatham
Lucille Margie Fitzgerald
Chatham Rt. 1
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Sylar Lovelace Fitzgerald
Henry B. Fitzgerald
Beatrice King
Brooklyn
N.Y
Irene Anderson
Danville
Ocie Johnson
Washington, D.C
Florence F. Miller
Talley Funeral Services Held in High Point
Funeral services for Beulah Mae Fitzgerald Talley 77 a former Danville resident were conducted at Cumbry Archdale Chapel with Rev. Paul Wiggins and Rev. Jim Ridgeway presiding. Graveside rites followed in Highland Burial Park Danville with Rev. Albert Schrader officiating. The deceased died Tuesday at Gregson Home Inc after an extended illness. The family welcomes visitors at 213 Marshall Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N.C
Beulah Mae Fitzgerald Talley
Danville
Cumbry-Archdale Chapel
Paul Wiggins
Jim Ridgeway
Highland Burial Park
Albert Schrader
Talley
Gregson Home Inc
Cynthia Ward
Marshall Terrace
Alice Miller Rites Saturday at Mt. Airy Church
Funeral services for Alice Elizabeth Miller will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Airy Baptist Church where she was a member, conducted by Rev. H. L. Brooks. Burial follows in the family cemetery. The Gretna Rt. 2 resident died Tuesday morning in a Lynchburg hospital after an extended illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna
Alice Elizabeth Miller
Mt. Airy Baptist Church
H. L. Brooks
Gretna Rt. 2
Lynchburg
Ky blames no win policy for South Vietnam loss
Former South Vietnamese premier Nguyen Cao Ky told a University of Virginia audience that the loss of South Vietnam stemmed from a no win military policy and limited war stance. He urged tougher moves into North Vietnam and blamed Thieu for political failings and leadership gaps that aided the communist victory. Ky spoke to about 1,000 students as part of a national college tour, with his appearance costing $2,500.
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Charlottesville
Nguyen Cao Ky
University of Virginia
South Vietnam
Virginia
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
University Hall
Thieu
Thiet
Beech Mountain Resort Shut Down By Court Order
A court appointed trustee ordered Carolina Caribbean Corp to shut down the Beech Mountain Resort facilities for at least two weeks with a possible permanent closure if funds do not improve. The Beech Mountain property owners say golf tennis and swimming will operate under a one year lease and ongoing ski operations may resume only with full cooperation of all parties.
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Banner Elk, N.C
Carolina Caribbean Corp
Beech Mountain Resort
Ralph QO. Hutchison
At- Tanta
Barney Elk
Beech Mountain Property Owners Association
Carolina Caribbean
Association
Hunter Furches
Furches
Hutchison
Norman G. Smith
Relaxed Air Standards Approved by NC Officials
North Carolina industry representatives backed a move to ease air pollution limits saying the proposed standards would level the playing field with other states. The plan would cut monitoring, allowing more emissions from 26 plants while many current sources would escape reporting duties. Critics cite federal pressure and economic concerns driving the relaxation.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Natural and Economic Resources Ner
Thomas Alspaugh
Café Mills Corp
Heald
Environmental Management Commission
General Assembly
Inmate Complaints Gain Admission From Prison Official
Asheville AP The Corrections Department deputy secretary acknowledged some Craggy Prison inmate complaints about conditions are valid but said many issues cannot be fixed due to aging facilities and limited funding. He cited overcrowding few counselors and recreation and delays in medical care while defending food and mail quality and outlining plans to address concerns over several years.
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Asheville
Corrections Department
W.L. Kautzky
General Assembly
Kautzky
David Jones
Craggy
North Carolina leaders plan Gulf Coast gas buyout trip
A North Carolina contingent led by Gov. Jim Holshouser will travel to the Gulf Coast to press for direct purchase of natural gas from Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana producers. The group aims to exploit a Federal Power Commission ruling allowing intrastate sales. Transco remains the only local supplier.
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Orlando
Fla
North Carolina
Jim Holshouser
Gulf Coast
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp
Transco
Walt Disney World
Louisana
Texas
Oklahoma
Raleigh
FPC
Holfhouser
Conferences Focus On Methods To Teach Reading In NC
In North Carolina seven conferences this week focus on teaching reading in primary grades. Principals teachers and aides attend staff development institutes at Nags Head Atlantic Beach Raleigh Greensboro Charlotte Boone and Swananoa. Lt Gov Jim Hunt urged early reading development noting plans began over a year ago to ensure every child learns to read. Mary Purnell of the Department of Public Instruction said centers volunteer roles and visitation to strong reading programs are emphasized. The Primary Reading Program received 750000 for 77 classrooms this year and 2 million more for 200 additional classrooms in 1976-77.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Nags Head
Atlantic Beach
Greensboro
Charlotte
Boone
Swannanoa
Jim Hunt
Mary Purnell
Department of Public Instruction
Division of Reading
Hart
State Board of Education
Courses and skills listed for home, arts, and crafts
A compact list of courses continues from page 1 B covering home energy saving for homeowners dog obedience basic bookkeeping beginning typing advanced typing basic shorthand arts and ceramics defensive driving woodworking interior decorating salesmanship business law parliamentary procedure fashion trends Christmas gift wrapping for students displays fashions and how to shingle a house.
Planters Days Seen With Room To Grow In Danville
Planters Days in Danville drew limited local support but organizers remain hopeful for 1976. Officials, including Dodd, say advertising can boost attendance, with proposals to spread events citywide and relocate activities to the warehouse district. They will review this year’s shortcomings and plan improvements, despite optimism being set back two years.
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Danville
Planters Days
Dodd
Bicentennial Commission
Clement Hill to Witness Gunpowder Mill Again
Hurt town plans a bicentennial replica of Virginia Colony gunpowder mill at Clement Hill to be built next summer on the creek bank. The project, backed by the town council with funding and site donation, is led by the bicentennial committee with involvement from the State Library of Virginia and Rep. Dan Daniel.
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HURT
Clement Hil
Colony of
Virginia
Lucille Ramsey
Pittsylvania Independence
State Library of Virginia
U.S
Benjamin Clement
Clement Hill
Col
Charles Lynch
Bedford
Virginia Gazette
North Carolina Wins Major Grant for Arts Jobs Program
Raleigh AP North Carolina received the largest federal grant for a state program since hard times. The 3 million funds will hire unemployed artists, writers, musicians, dancers, and arts administrators for nine months from Oct 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. Applicants must have 30 days of unemployment and focus on a specific art form. Eligible counties are Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davidson, Edgecombe, Iredell, Randolph, Robeson, Rowan, Surry, Union, Wilkes, and Wilson. Salaries range from 707 for artists to 809 for admins and 338 for secretaries. Funds come from leftover money in the federal CETA program.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Grace J. Rohrer
State Department of Cultural Resources
Burke
Cabarrus
Catawha
Cleveland
Davidson
Edgecombe
Iredell
Randolph
Robeson
Rowan
Surry
Union
Wilkes
Wilson
Rohrer
Department of Cultural Resources
Two Men Sought in Slayings Are Arrested Elsewhere
Virginia Beach police say two men suspected in the July 10 killings of funeral home owner Jamie Hairston and his grandson James W. Robinson have been arrested in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Frank Castle, 19, of Buffalo, and Richard Seibert, 23, of Warren, Mich., are charged in other slayings and facing charges once returned for the Hairston case. Robbery is suspected as the motive, and investigators expect formal charges after officers return.
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Virginia Beach
Pennsylvania
Michigan
R.C. Davis
McKean County
Detroit
Jamies W. Hairston
James W. Robinson
Davis
Frank Castle
Buffalo
N.Y
Richard ©. Seibert
Warren, Mich
Robert Alger
Richard Palmer
Seibert
Allger
Palmer
Castle
Alchean County
Allgor
Hairston
Acquittal in burglary and larceny case at drive-in theater
Williams of Danville Route 3 faced five counts of burglary and four counts of theft for alleged break-ins and thefts at the RE 360 Drive-In Theater this spring. Judge Thompson selected 21 for sentencing after an acquittal on charges.
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Thompson
Williams
Danville Rt. 3
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Mrs. Brooks
Mrs. Talley
Alice Miller
Lyndon Johnson
Beech Mountain
Central Prison
Kauteky
Gulf
Bly
Kushner
Planters
N. C
M&m
Holy Ghost Miracle
Schoolfield
Donvitte
St Rd
Tun
Lumor Lake
Long Lake
Wger Cotter
Evenpalie! Hogar Cotter
Tech
Sembey
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