Farmer at 93 Keeps Growing His Nicholson Village
John W. Nicholson now 93 recalls a hard start as a poor Black man who built 37 acres east of Aiken off Hwy 215. He lives alone, preaches in area churches, gardens, breeds chickens, and sells seeds and eggs to supplement Social Security while valuing a quiet life and memory of 19th century events.
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John W. Nicholson
Aiken County
Edgefield County
Aiken
Nicholson Village
Hwy. 215
Nicholson
Baptist Church
Charleston
McCrory Manager to be Honored at National Meeting
Harry Kirby, manager of the McCrory variety store in Aiken, will be honored at the three day national management meeting April 25 to 27 in Hollywood Florida. Nevin Goff, John L. Green and Wade H. Moody, agents in Liberty Life Insurance Co.’s Aiken branch, recently completed a sales skills and customer service course at the company home office.
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Harry Kirby
McCrory
Aiken
Hollywood
Fla
Nevin Goff
John L. Green
Wade H. Moody
Liberty Life Insurance Co
Aiken Standard Highlights Bank Women Gem Society and Training News
Aiken Standard notes Joyce B. Grant attends the Quad-Regional Conference of the National Association of Bank Women in Savannah. Frank J. Holmes reports on the American Gem Society conclave in New Orleans. Duraclean training sessions in Chicago include Hawkins of Duraclean By Hawkins. Bill Ray named Director of Record Promotion for Word Inc. in Texas. Life insurance figures show South Carolina residents buying 58.46 million from New York Life in 1972 with 8.76 million paid out. Alvin H Hawkins Jr. completes training program.
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Joyce B. Grant
First State National Bank
Jackson
National Association of Bank Women, Inc
Savannah
Frank J. Holmes
Holmes Jewelers
American Gem Society
New Orleans
South Carolina
New York Life Insurance Company
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Washington, D.C
Sara Molen
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Greenville
GEM Society Meet
Chicago
Duraclean International
Hawkins
Duraclean
William H
Bill) Rayborn
First Baptist Church
Word Inc
Waco
Tex
Nederland
Life Insurance
Alvin H. Hawkins Jr
Ducklings
Pete Mitchell Shopping Center
Plains
Carolinas
New England
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