Deaths and Funerals in Wagener and Augusta
Ben Salley 52 of Wagener died in Aiken. Funeral Sunday at Saron Baptist Church with burial at Union Hill Cemetery. Also listed are Isiah Phinizy of Augusta death, multiple survivors, and Benjamin F. Glover 56 of York Street NE died at home with funeral services at Graniteville Cemetery. George Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Wagener
Benjamin
Tank"’) Salley
Aiken Community Hospital
Saron Baptist Church
Roosevelt Davenport
Union Hill Baptist Church
Perry
Salley
Aiken County
Litha Mae Salley
Rosa Pearson
Beatrice Kitchings
Robinson Funeral Home
Benjamin F. Glover
York St
Graniteville
Donald Chapman
Charleston
Mr. Glover
Clarence A
Vivian Jackson Glover
Glover
Aiken
Kathleen A. Glover
Fullerton
Calif
Donald A Glover
Donald J. Glover
Columbia
Beryl Glover
S.C George Funeral Home
Will Brooks of Queens Dies in Augusta Funeral Planned
Willie Brooks a native of Clark Hill died Sunday in Augusta. He was a member of Hosanna Baptist Church in Mo doc. Surviving are his mother Hattie Brooks Clark Hill his father Bettis Brooks and eight sisters Lillie. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family in Augusta.
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Peoples Funeral Home
Phinizy
Four Mile Baptist Church
New Ellenton
Eldora Phinizy
Stella Mae Gantt
Arthur Bowers
Florence
Isiah Phinizy Jr
Augusta
Annie Carter
Williston
Katie Eubanks
Brooklyn
N.Y
Josephine Fredrick
Lillian Allen
Rachel Haskin
Willie Brooks
Queens
N. Y
Brooks
Clark Hill
Hosanna Baptist Church
Modoc
Hattie Brooks
Bettis Brooks
Lillie
Aiken Standard Details Publication and Policies
The notice outlines the Aiken Standard’s establishment in 1867 and its afternoon publication schedule excluding weekends, mailing address, and ZIP code. It notes AP dispatch rights, republication policy, error correction promises, and subscription payment guidelines including a five week advance limit.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
School subcommittees push for workshops and pay increases
The subcommittees urged funds for instructional workshops including substitutes, with emphasis on art music and physical education. They proposed raising local supplement to teacher pay to 25 percent and basing administrators' pay on a fixed teacher-equivalent percentage. A millage hike was sought to free state funds for new construction. They also urged a 24 to 1 pupil teacher ratio from first through sixth grade and asked for building-priority setting by boards and councils.
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Board of Education
Madrigal Singers to Perform in Augusta Hopeland Gardens
The Augusta Madrigal Singers directed by Jan Little with pianist Sandra Blackwell return to the Hopeland Gardens Concert Series Monday at 7 p.m. They will perform American folk, spirituals, Shaker tunes, Broadway numbers and patriotic selections with instrumental guests Jim Kotti, Henry Randolph, and Sharon Mitchell.
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Hopeland Gardens
Madrigal
Betty McKenzie
Nancy Kritz
Eve Richardson
Julia Lumpkin
Peggy Missick
Barbara Burris
Jan Little
Liz Griffin
Pat Kotti
Sally Benjamin
Betsy Ray
Augusta
Jim Kotti
Henry Randolph
Sharon Mitchell
ACEA Workshop Set Tuesday at East Aiken Elementary
The Aiken County Education Association will host a 6 p.m. workshop for faculty representatives at East Aiken Elementary School. ACEA president Mrs. Margaret Sanders says dinner is provided and NEA will send a speaker. No charges for dinner or the workshop.
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Aiken County Education Association
ACEA
East Aiken Elementary School
Margaret Sanders
Reagan Schweiker ticket favored by Cain and Jones in GOP platform discussions
Cain and Mrs. Jones favor Schweiker as a balanced choice for the Republican ticket amid talk of ERA and abortion planks. Cain notes Schweiker may be too liberal for some and lists Armstrong or Baker as possible moderates. Mrs. Jones supports Schweiker but worries about labor votes and party floor fights. Both say they’ve received wide support and have been polled by major networks.
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Sophy
Schweiker
Cain
Ann Armstrong
Great Britain
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Jones
Era
Buckley
Reagan
Nationwide cooler and warm spell forecast across regions
The forecast predicts cooler weather on the Pacific coast and from the upper Great Lakes to the Dakotas with seasonable warmth elsewhere. Showers are expected along the Gulf coast Florida the Great Lakes Northeast and central Plains while rain is likely on the north Pacific coast.
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Pacific Coast
Upper
Great Lakes
Dakotas
Gulf Coast
Florida
Central Plains
Midwest
North Pacific Coast
Beating Victim's Purse Found in Augusta Mail Depository
Nancy Hopson of Beech Island was found murdered last Monday with her car trunk opened at Daniel Village Shopping Center. A purse belonging to her was found Wednesday in a Augusta mail depository by a mailman and turned over to authorities. Autopsy shows death by beating with broken ribs and no external wounds. Raymond Hopson reported his wife missing and later located the car at the shopping center. The car was towed to the Atlanta crime lab for examination.
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Jeane Hall
Nancy Hopson
Beech Island
Augusta
Proposed port discussed near Jackson or North Augusta
Augusta Port Authority discussed a potential new port at Jackson or North Augusta based on a South Carolina Ports Authority study. The Georgia Ports Authority will verify the study at its August 23 meeting. The aim is to navigate the Savannah River from the harbor to Augusta’s 13th Street bridge about 180 miles, at an estimated cost of 3 million dollars.
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Jackson
North Augusta
Augusta Port Authority
South Carolina Ports Authority
Georgia Ports Authority
Augusta Authority
Savannah River
Savannah Harbor
Augusta
13Th Street
Langley Man Denied New Trial
Cecil Calvin Craig, convicted of murder by an Aiken County jury last May, had his appeal for a new trial denied by the South Carolina Supreme Court. The high court agreed with Judge Rodney A. Peeples and prosecutor C. LaVaun Fox that errors cited did not justify a new trial. Craig received a life sentence after being found guilty of common law murder for the Jan. 22 killing of Henry Lee Cooper.
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Jeane Hall
Langley
Aiken
S.C. Supreme Court
Cecil Calvin Craig
Henry Lee Cooper
Rodney A. Peeples
C. LaVaun Fox
Craig
Thomas F. Allgood
David A. Brown
Community Calendar for Aiken and North Augusta Clubs
Today at 7 p.m the Aurora Club of the Blind Aiken Chapter meets at Hodell Weeks Recreation Center. 8 p.m. the Queen City Chapter No 140 C E S gathers at the Masonic Lodge on Laurens Street. Saturday 8:30 p.m. AA and AA Miracle Group convene at St Bartholemew's Church in North Augusta. Monday schedule includes museum hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rotary at Ramada Inn 12:45 p.m. Food stamp issuance at Glov erville Catholic Church 4 p.m. Sertoma at Ramada Inn 6:30 p.m. Kalmia Toastmasters at Heart of Aiken 7 p.m. Lions Club at the Lions Hut 7:30 p.m. Crosland Park Civic Association 7:30 p.m. Owens Corning Fiberglas Women’s Club at the clubhouse.
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Aurora Club of the Blind
Aiken
Hodell Weeks Recreation Center
Queen City
C.E.S
Masonic Lodge
Laurens St
Aiken County Museum
Rotary Club
Ramada Inn
Gloverville
Sertoma Club
Kalmia
Heart of Aiken
Lions Club
Lions Hut
Crosland Park Civic Association
Owens - Corning Fiberglas Women's Club
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Benjamin Salley
Isiah Phinizy
Walton Way
Augusta Hospital
Fanning
Louise Smith
Mary Wright
Hattie Dunn
Beatrice Brooks
Bessie Brooks
Lillian Ottley
Vivian Brooks
Bettis Brooks, Jr
New York City
John Brooks
George Brooks
Freddie Brooks
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Carri
Madrigal Singers
Barbara Burriss
Julia Lampkin
Peggy Messick
Elures
Dera
National Weather Service
Noaa
Dept of
Atlanta
SAT
SUN
Technicolor
Panavision
Americard
Augusta Hwy
Kmart
Mon -Thur
Peeples
Supreme Court
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
Prestone
Ashhurst
Dan Bacot
John Thomas
Schlitz
Old Milwaukee
Hes
Formax
Quaker State Outboard Oil
Laurens
Louise Fletcher
Charles Champlin
L.A. Times
Nicholson
Stewart Klein
WNEW
OUR Lady OF the Valley Darly Childhood Education Center
Fale
Brocking Caharir Theatre
FECK
Iosdarktown Strutters
Benn
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