Former Track Star Miss Lady Dead at 80 in Columbia
Funeral services were held for Lucile Ellerbe Godbold a former track star and 58 year physical education professor at Columbia College. The Marion South Carolina native who died Sunday at Forest Hills Nursing Center reached six medals at the 1922 First International Track Meet for Women in Paris earning a world record in shot put and hop step jump. She was the first South Carolinian to qualify for an international meet and later elected to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 1961.
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Columbia
Columbia College
Lucile Ellerbe Godbold
College Place United Methodist Church
Miss Godbold
Forest Hills
State Capital
Lawtonville
Estill
S.C
Paris
Marion
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame
Mystery of Nine Year Old Letters Delivered in Florence
Florence AP reports postal inspector Karl Kramer suspects theft of letters mailed up to nine years ago. Julian Calcutt, real estate agent, found September 1974 bills postmarked again March 2, 1981. Other local firms received 1972 1976 1978 mail. investigators cite possible mailbox theft.
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Florence
Postal Service
Julian Calcutt
Calcutt
Karl Kramer
Columbia
Kramer
Kromer
Cost Hurts Tomato Work in Charleston and Beaufort
Clemson University Extension Service says rising costs threaten a tomato disease and pest survey program that cut pesticide sprays by about 50 percent. Only about half of last year’s 37 Charleston County farmers are expected to participate this year due to shrinking federal funding amid a program run since 1978 for tomato crops on Edisto Island Johns Island and near Hollywood.
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Charleston
Beaufort
Clemson University Extension Service
Clarence R. Boyer
Edisto Island
John’s Island
Hollywood
Boyer
Charleston County
Wilton P. Cook
Cook
Dillon Councilman Pleads Guilty in Vote Buying Scheme
Dillon County Councilman Larry Fore pleaded guilty in U S District Court to conspiracy to pay voters in the June 10 1980 Democratic primary. Fore faces up to five years in jail and a 10000 dollar fine. He cooperated with prosecutors and may become a key government witness.
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Columbia (Ap
Dillon
Larry Fore
U.S
Fore
Aron Gandy
Latta
Charles Simons
Greg Rogers
State Law Enforcement Division
Roy Lee
Lee
Rogers
Youths Body Found In Columbia Canal
The body of 12 year old Ellebery M Dessow was recovered after he fell into the Columbia Canal while fishing with friends on Sunday. Richland County Coroner Frank Barron identified the boy on Monday. Divers located the body about 500 feet downstream near the initial accident site.
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Columbia
Columbia Canal
Richland County
Frank Barron
Ellebery M. Dessow
Sheriff's Department
Desson
Fred Taylor
Riley Defends Plan On State Spending
Gov. Richard Riley defends his spending plan at a Columbia luncheon, arguing it sets broad guidelines rather than rigid figures. He contrasts his concept with the Michigan Plan, warning that constitutional limits could hamper annual budget decisions and worsen downturns.
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Columbia
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Riley
Civic Club
South Carolina
Senate
Michigan
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Wendy’s
W.M. Jones JR
W.M. Jones
Enon Hopkins JR
Jones Roofing & Construction
Gardner St. Augusta
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