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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 2014

Page

5

Fans Line Up For Autographs At Ollies Store Event

Eric Gilliam and his son Jakob Lyle arrived early at Ollies in Aiken to secure two tickets with Mina Lyle joining later. fans and locals gathered as attendees collected autographs from NASCAR figures after a day of notable memorabilia exchanges.

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Computerization Transforms Farmers and Bank Operations

Brodie describes moving to a two track computer system to preserve money flow and improve service. Deposits no longer require manual cash books or customer initials, as magnetic strips post to ledgers. Check processing sped up with magnetic reading, reducing teller scrutiny and manual signatures. Brodie worked at Farmers and

Brodie

With computers the process became quicker and magnetic reading

Wade Brodie, former banker, is mentioned in a note about technological change. The text suggests a shift to computer use making processes faster and data readable magnetically. No further context provided.

Banker recalls Aiken days and rise of computer banking

A longtime banker reflects on his period from 1960 to 1986 with Merchants Bank a later move to organize Aiken County National Bank in 1987. He recalls the historic downtown day when the computer first modernized banking in the area and changed how business was done.

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Opinion on Changes Sparks Community Response in Aiken

Derrek Asberry of the Aiken Standard notes readers may comment at the paper's site or mail opinions to the editor. He recalls changes bringing no problems and describes the period as exciting and a blessing to be part of, while sharing his background from Vidalia, Georgia, and Georgia Southern University.

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Throwback Thursday origins in social media trend

Aiken Standard explains Throwback Thursday as a social media term where users post old photographs on Thursdays using the hashtag tbt. The practice invites participation across platforms like Instagram Twitter Tumblr and Facebook to recall past events.

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