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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1975

Page

2

Death of Rev Mannie G Mason at 93 in Aiken County

The Rev. Mannie G. Mason 93 of 409 Ridge Ave died yesterday after a long illness. Funeral at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church near Eureka Friday at 4 30 p.m. with Rev. Ernest Gordon officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by Jessie Mae Mason widow three daughters Leatha Walker Ora Butler Naomi Settles seven grandchildren and seven sons MG Mason Jr among them. Friends may call at home or Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home.

Mannie G. Mason Ridge Ave Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Eureka Ernest Gordon Ceme Aiken Leatha Walker Ora Butler Philidelphia Naomi Settles Jamaica N.Y Howard L. Mason Rutherford D. Mason Harrison S. Mason Joshua Mason MG Mason Jr Tappahannock Phyllis Holston Nettie McKie Washington, D.C Gertrude Grimes Baltimore, Md Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home

George Knight Johnston obituary with North Carolina roots

George Knight Johnston 61 died Monday at an Augusta hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Amos and Sons Funeral Home. He was born in Tarbra North Carolina and belonged to Reedy Branch Baptist Church near Ward. Survived by his widow Mattie Belle Knight three sons Carl Knight Johnston Jeffrey Knight Tarbra North Carolina and Jimmy Knight six daughters Kathy Knight Philadelphia Pauline Jones Branchi Thomas and Miss

Johnston George Knight Augusta Hospital Amos and Sons Funeral Home Tarbra N.C Reedy Branch Ward Mattie Belle Knight Carl Knight Jeffrey Knight Jimmy Knight Baltimore

Aiken Standard Declaration of Publication Details

Aiken Standard founded 1867 publishes weekday afternoons except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801. The paper notes Associated Press dispatches are exclusive for local news reproduction and reserves rights for all other material, with limited liability for ad errors and carrier payment policies.

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

County actions outline: ambulances, stamps sale, road work

County commissioners reviewed personnel changes at the hospital board and Valley Public Service Authority reappointments. They did not act on disposing of five old ambulances and on Salley’s request for one. A first reading approved selling State Documentary Stamps with proceeds to the county contingency fund. Resolutions accepted Barclay Subdivisions roads Paving Horseshoe Bend Streets and Windtree Subdivision final approvals. Old Yellow Jacket Road segment deeded to Canal Industries in exchange for a new road agreement with the State Highway Department.

Len County Hospital Salley Barclay Subdivisions Horseshoe Bend Windtree Lower Savannah Regional Council Yellow Jacket Canal Industries State Highway Department

Tiki mailbox post becomes standout at St Augustine home

Tom Ward created a striking mailbox post near St Augustine Florida by shaping a tiki figure from glass fibers. The AP Wirephoto captures the unique yard art.

Tom Ward St. Augustine Fla

Aiken County Youth Captured After Virginia High Speed Chase

A 17-year-old from Aiken County was arrested by Virginia State Police after a pursuit reaching 125 mph. The suspect, tied to a Graniteville shooting, fled through Pine Log and Silver Bluff areas before abandoning a stolen car near Montmorenci. He and an accomplice were extradited back to Aiken County.

Aiken County Virginia Arnold Duches Box 7 Gloverville Dyches Piney Heights Road Martin Posey James Whitehurst Pine Log Silver Bluff Road Montmorenci Alice's Place Graniteville Ben McKie Gregg St

Knight family names at Ridge Spring funeral home

At Ridge Spring funeral home Marcina Knight Miss Vanessa Knight Johnston and Jerlene Mobley are listed with arrangements for a funeral service as indicated by readable text from the notice.

Marcina Knight Vanessa Knight Johnston Jerlene Mobley Ridge Spring

Derrick Derrick to meet constituents in War renville tonight

Congressman Butler C Derrick Jr touring his ten county district during a congressional recess. He planned a meeting at Warrenville Elementary School at 7 30 p m after visiting the Savannah River Plant this morning and his Aiken office this afternoon. He urged barter with oil to replace wheat sales and warned prices may rise if crop sales continue unchecked.

Butler C. Derrick Jr Warrenville Derrick Savannah River Aiken Anderson United States Commodity Credit Corp Russia

Employment surge in Aiken County aided by new yarn plants

Aiken County saw high job placements aided by the opening of Consolidated Yarn in Trenton and Brigadier General plant in Trenton Edgefield County. Plant shutdowns reduced current positions with about 200 workers at Consolidated Yarn and 30 at Brigadier General. Officials expect to resume full activity soon.

Aiken County Consolidated Yarn Brigadier General Trenton South Carolina Aiken Conway Marion Edgefield County Verbena Peacock Consolidated James Hart Hart Employment Security Commission

Plexiglass baptismal font cover stolen from First Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian Church of Aiken reports a missing plexiglass cover for the baptismal font. The two by eighteen inch dome shaped piece, designed to reflect a cross image, disappeared between July 5 and July 15, possibly after a wedding. Rev. Jerry G. Robinson appeals for its return without questions.

First Presbyterian Church of Aiken Jerry G. Robinson

Californium Source to Aid Uranium Hunt

Californium-252 produced at the Savannah River Plant may be used in the nations uranium search. ERDA awarded IRT Corporation of San Diego a contract to develop a system to speed the hunt. A californium neutron source will induce fission in rock contained uranium and reveal content through delayed neutrons and fission products.

Savannah River Energy Research and Development Administration ERDA IRT Corporation of San Diego

Community Clubs Schedule For Today And Tomorrow

A detailed local calendar lists events for today and tomorrow across Augusta and Aiken. Activities include chess clubs at multiple locations, Toastmasters at the Commercial Hotel, a camera club program Skip ping through Portugal Spain and Romania, and public invitations. Tomorrow covers Social Security help, Food Stamp issuance, Kiwanis, Civil Air Patrol, Optimist Club, Sertoma, bridge, a film at the Mental Health Center, and AA meetings.

Augusta North Augusta Commercial Hotel Aiken Camera Club Portugal Spain Rumania H. Odell Weeks Edgefield Jaycee Hut Kiwanis Club Ramada Inn Aiken Chess Club Virginia Acres Civil Air Patrol Aiken Air Force Station Optimist Club Belvedere

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