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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1979
Page
2
Multiple death notices and funeral details across Augusta and Ridge Spring regions. Ed Brown and Joe Chapman are among those named with service times, burial sites, survivors, and relatives listed. Graves and memorials are scheduled at Liberty Mortuary, Elliott Sons Telfair Street Chapel, and local churches.
The notice instructs all advance payments to be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 50 percent chance of rain over the next 24 hours and warm temperatures. For the weekend into Monday expect highs in the 70s to low 80s and overnight lows ranging from the upper 40s to low 50s with a chance of showers each day.
Clifford Cain age 83 of 118 Carline Road Burnettown died Tuesday at an Aiken County hospital. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Poseys Funeral Home Chapel Langley with E J Begood officiating. Burial Pine Grove Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Ethel Daniel Nellie Ruth Cain two sons J L Cain A V Cain one sister Emmie Joiner one brother Caesar Cain Pallbearers Dwight Kirkland Monroe Smith Ralph Sampson Harold Cain William Daniel Gilbert Daniel. of Mrs Gilbert Daniel 109 Third St.
Mattie Ree Merriweather 56 of Merriweather Drive died Tuesday at her residence. Funeral arrangements were announced by Jakson-Brooks Funeral Home in Aiken. Aiken County native she belonged to Pine Grove Baptist Church and Loving Zion Benevolent Society. Survivors include her father James Merriweather of Bath and two sisters Mary M Merriweather and
Weather across the central and northern plains lingered as a winter storm warning held in southeastern Montana. Travelers faced advisories across the Dakotas and surrounding states while tornadoes and thunderstorms lashed the south causing injuries and damage.
A stolen car fled from Aiken Public Safety officer P Wendell Hall at a local inn. The vehicle, reaching 80 mph on Valley Road, crashed into 203 Kalmia Forest Drive causing several thousand dollars in home damage and vehicle damage estimated at $2000. Driver Louie Dell Fields faces auto theft and DUI charges. No serious injuries reported.
The storm system caused estimated property damage of 200 to 300 million dollars with more than 800 injured. Sen. John Tower visited Wichita Falls as hospitals ran at capacity and power and water services faced disruption. Federal aid was anticipated to help the tornado ravaged region while cleanup and salvage operations continued.
Aiken County deputies report a theft at a Trenton construction site. About $700 in materials disappeared including 66 sheets of plywood and a welder’s tires, reported by Walker Holmes of Rt. 2, Trenton, last night.
The Aiken Electric Cooperative won a $3,010,000 Rural Electrification Administration loan at 5 percent. Funds will serve 2,200 more consumers, build 152 miles of lines, expand headquarters, and improve system including substation facilities. Announcement came from Sen. Ernest F. Hollings.
Today features a busy schedule across venues. Vasectomy Clinic at Midland Valley Shopping Center 5-8 p.m. and many clubs meet at Odell Weeks Center St. John’s UMC Pine Log Road Richmond County Library Hopeland Gardens Masonic Temple and more. Regular hours include museum displays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and ongoing support groups at Linden Street and York Street locations set for evening sessions.
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