Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

We have 1,205,085 pages in South Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1970

Page

2

Burkhalter Funeral Held Today for Estell Burkhalter

Funeral services for Estell Attaway Burkhalter 76 of 2 Maple Street Bath are set for 5 p.m. at Bath United Methodist Church with Revs. Hilton Johnson and A. F. Carter officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at Poseys Funeral Home Langley until 3 30 p m today then at the church.

Bath Estell Attaway Burkhalter Maple St Bath United Methodist Church Hilton Johnson A. F. Carter Pine Grove Cemetery Posey's Langley

Moore Services To Be Announced

Robert Thomas Moore 17 of Ridge Spring South Carolina died in a swimming accident in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Funeral plans are to be announced. He was a Grace Presbyterian Church member and survived by his parents four sisters a brother and four grandparents. Friends may call at the Rollins home in Aiken.

FT. Lauderdale Fra Robert Thomas Moore Ralph Thomas Moore RFD 1 Ridge Spring S. C Aiken County Grace Presbyterian Church Helen J. Moore Janet Moore Karen Moore Kathy Moore Michael Moore Lillian Rollins Aiken Arthur Rollins Columbia Ida Moore Rollins Hayne Ave S.W

Native Of Aiken Man Dies In Florida

Benninie Blitchington of Tampa and formerly of Aiken died Thursday at Tampa General Hospital. A WWII veteran, he lived in Tampa five years and died from injuries in an industrial incident. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Julian B. Hankinson of Aiken, two sons Terry and Mickey Blitchington, two sisters Mrs. Dorothy Snipes of Aiken and Mrs. Juanita Jenkins of San Antonio, Texas, three brothers Wise Blitchington of Orlando and Cecil and John Blitchington of Aiken. Funeral plans are announced by George Funeral Home in Aiken.

Tampa Fla Benninie Blitchington Aiken Tampa General Hospital George Funeral Home S.C Julian B. Hankinson Terry Blitchinton Mickey Blitchington North Augusta Dorothy Snipes Juanita Jenkins San Antonio Texas Wise Blitchington Orlando Cecil Blitchington John Blitchington Sharyn Lane

Chambers Rites Set For Infant Baby Boy Chambers

Funeral services for Baby Boy Chambers infant son of Mr and Mrs William T Chambers of Columbia will be held at 11 a m Saturday in Aiken Memorial Park The Rev W James Winters will officiate Survivors include maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs L C Keith of Aiken and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs William T Chambers of Huntington West Virginia

Chambers William T. Chambers Columbia George Washington University Hospital Washington, D. C Aiken Memorial Park W. James Winters L. C. Keith Taylor St Aiken Huntington W. Va

Aiken Standard Publishing Details and Rates

Aiken Standard established 1867 prints each afternoon except Saturdays and Sundays. Mailing address is 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801 with ZIP code 29801. Subscription rates listed include 35 cents weekly by carrier 1.50 monthly by carrier 18.50 yearly by mail 9.50 six months by mail and 5.00 for three months.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C S.C Associated Press United Press International

Eye Damage From Eclipse Not Major

New York AP reports the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness found 95 cases of eye damage from sun viewing in a nationwide survey. California recorded 18 cases amid partial eclipse visibility. most states had two to four cases.

New York National Society For the Prevention of Blindness California Society

Legislators Crack Down On Pushers in South Carolina

In Columbia the South Carolina General Assembly moves to tougher penalties for drug suppliers with mandatory prison terms and fines. First offenders face probation loss, second offenses bring five years, and third offenses ten years. a debated amendment linking supplier conviction to education employment was struck down. Lawmakers also target glues and toxic vapors and plan more raids on suppliers to minors under 21.

Columbia South Carolina General Assembly House James Cuttino Sumter County Senate South Carolina

South Carolina reform bills advance in conference committee

A conference report approved by the Senate would curb auto liability insurance refusals based on age race or creed and allow limited origination fees on loans. Lawmakers debate end dates for local bills while Dian Fossey argues gorillas are shy despite their fearsome look.

Senate House South Carolina Charles Garrett Greenville Savings and Loan Associations

J T Hair Explains Area Health Program To Club

Dr J T Hair director of the Aiken County Health Department outlined the area health program to the Senior Men's Club at the Hotel Commercial. He noted the department started in 1898 and oversees services for community health and fitness. The June meeting of the Men's Club was canceled.

J. T. Hair Aiken County Health Department Hair Aiken Health Aiken

Assembly Eyes April Session End to Avoid May Politics

Speaker Sol Blatt criticizes a Senate proposal aiming to extend the session to May 6. He urges the General Assembly to finish by April to prevent newspapers and broadcasters from claiming the Legislature stayed in session into May.

House Sol Blatt Senate

Entertainer Herb Shriner and wife dead in Florida crash

Entertainer Herb Shriner and his wife Eileen were killed when their car left a road and struck a tree in Delray Beach Florida on Thursday night. Shriner 51 and his wife 43 left three children Indy 19 Kin and Wil 16 at home in Fort Lauderdale. Shriner rose to fame on TV in the early 1950s with Two for the Money and began as harmonica player in Indiana.

Delray Beach Fla Herb Shriner Eileen Shriner West Palm Beach Indy Kin Wil Fort Lauderdale Indiana Will Rogers Fort Wayne

Also Mentioned on This Page

Moore Services Florida Denver Walt King the Rizz Technicolor Buena Vista Distribution CO IIC Jack Speirs Ernest Thompson Seton Winston Hibler Milwaukee Kansas City Y.worth Pacific Northwest Rockies Mississippi Valley Georgia New England Gulf Coastal MOV Frankie Avalon Jill Haworth Christopher Ofelae Steve McQueen The Reivers United Artists Seattle San Francisco Directed By Ron Kelly Montreal Toronto Atlanta Miami Africa Dian Fossey J.T. Hair Sion Toledo Ohio Merrill-Lynch Pierce-Fenner and Smith du Pont Fuqua I Kimbalk Owens Duke Dial Whiskey Ghia Jack Park Ave Kalmia Plaza Manning Owen
Search Courier

Search the Aiken Standard Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Aiken Standard?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication