Deaths and Funerals Across Aiken Area
Arch ie Gray Allen 80, Winston-Salem native and former Bank president, dies at home. Bertha Joiner Gambill 85 of North Augusta dies. funeral at Walnut Grove Baptist Church. Pleasant B. Nivens dies in Graniteville. arrangements by Miller's Funeral Home. Arthur J. Slayton 66 of Graniteville dies. services tomorrow at Bethany Cemetery. Josephine Mims Wessinger 79 of Lancaster Street dies. service at Central Baptist Church. Survivors, funeral details, and memorials listed.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Archie Gray Allen
Frank Lock Jr
Aiken
Allen
Aiken Sertoma Club
City National Bank
First Union National Bank
Furman University
First Baptist Church of
North Augusta
Bertha Joiner Gambill
Dogwood Dr
Richmond County
Walnut Grove Baptist Church
North Wilkesboro
Church
Gambill
Wilkes County
Shirley Davis
Woodbridge
Sue Jennings
Falls Church
Nancy Hooper
Mankato
Minn
William B. Gambill
Wayne W. Gambill
Buffalo
N.Y
Harold W. Gam
Graniteville
Pleasant B. Nivens
Aiken County
Miller’s Funeral Home
Nivens
Chesterfield County
Smithsville
A.M.E. Zion Methodist Church
Emanuel Nivens
Ruby Humphrey
High Point
Samuel St
Arthur J. Slayton
Carolina
Bethany Cemetery
Henry Summerall Jr
H.A. Rogers
Slayton
A. Alvin
Evie Ergle Slayton
First Baptist Church
Helen Graham Slayton
Wade Brodie
Louise Freed
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nelson Irvine
Lookout Mountain
Arthur J. Slayton Jr
Humecap
Puerto Rico
Ruby S. Thompson
Evelyn H. Bush
Atlanta
Marvin Slayton
Alvin Slayton
All Saints Anglican Church
Fair Field St
George Funeral Home
Josephine Mims Wessinger
Central Baptist Church
Raymond Timmerman
Long Branch Baptist Church
Wessinger
Lancaster St
Georgia
Louis H. Derriso
York
Julian Bell
Wesley Shealy
Leroy Bates
Emory Whitlock
Sherman Baughman
Randy Baughman
Oil Slick Closes South Padre Beach Hurting Tourism
Thick crude covers nearly three miles of South Padre Island beaches as Coast Guard officials report tourism falling about 30 percent. Cleanup crews will start at daybreak while authorities trace the spill from an offshore well blowout in the Bay of Campeche.
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South Padre Beach
Corpus Christi
Texas
South Padre Island
Coast Guard
Cmdr
Jim Paskewich
Paskewich
Bay of Campeche
Advance payment instruction for Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
The notice instructs readers to make all advance payments to the Aiken Standard PBM Subscription, specifying the payment recipient and method.
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Aiken Standard Pbm
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Funeral service held for Ivory Buddy Williams
Ivory Buddy Williams, 62, of 427 Richmond Circle, died Saturday. The funeral is Saturday at 3 p m at St Marys Baptist Church with Rev Henry Bush officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ellenton
Ivory
Buddy) Williams
St. Mary’s Baptist Church
Henry Bush
Williams
Richmond Circle
Dreamy Weather Forecast Highlights Warm Weekend
Tonight temperatures dip into the 50s creating ideal sleeping weather. Tomorrow partly cloudy and warm with highs in the mid 80s. Through the weekend the weather stays partly cloudy and mild with a chance of rain on Monday.
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Great Lakes
Banks raise prime rate to 12 percent across two major lenders
New York banks announce the prime rate rising from 11 percent to 12 percent effective today. Analysts predict the higher rate will spread to other banks by week’s end, signaling a broad tightening in commercial lending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carter, Blum, and Young Resignations Stir Racial Tensions
Carter aides clash with Israel over alleged links to a PLO meeting. Ambassador Yehuda Blum says no promise can be made. Jesse Jackson and NAACP condemn Young’s resignation as divisive while noting possible Israeli involvement and questions about truthfulness in official accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yehuda Blum
United Nations
Young
Strauss
Israel
Menachem Begin
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Jesse Jackson
Carter
Jackson
Norfolk
Andy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The
Atlanta Constitution
PLO
Blum
Benjamin Hooks
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Washington
State Department
Terzi
Correction: Blake Named Aiken GOP Chairman
The Aiken Standard corrects a previous report naming George F. Blake as the new chairman of the City of Aiken Republican Party. The earlier article incorrectly identified him as George Clark.
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City of
George Clark
Aiken Standard
Community Calendar Events and Meetings Listed
A schedule of local events for today and tomorrow includes a vasectomy counseling clinic at Midland Valley Shopping Center in Clearwater, various 7 p.m. meetings at Odell Weeks Center and Garden Theater, and activities at Aiken Public Library and other venues. Contact Lynne Katonak at Aiken Standard for club or meeting representation.
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Midland Valley
Clearwater
Conway Diet Institute
Odell Weeks Center
Garden Theater
Hopeland Gardens
North Augusta
Sertoma Club
Aiken Public Library
Duplicate Bridge
Senior Citizens
Aiken Bible Institute
Smith-Hazel
Lynne Katonak
Aiken Standard
Aiken
PSA Set for 7:30 Meeting at Horse Creek Plant
The Aiken County Public Service Authority will hold a regular monthly meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Horse Creek Pollution Control Facility conference room. The agenda includes personnel updates training and equipment purchases for the new wastewater plant on U.S. 278 south of U.S. 1 plus site operations status reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Aiken County
U.S. 278
U.S. 1
Langley Bath Clearwater High sets 1979 80 registration dates
Langley Bath Clearwater High announces registration for the 1979 80 school year on August 21 for seniors August 22 for juniors August 23 for sophomores and August 24 for late students and transfers. Hours are 830 a m to 330 p m daily and students must pay fees at registration.
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Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School
Area II Advisory Council to Discuss Discipline Code
North Augusta Area II Advisory Council meets at 7 30 p m tonight in North Augusta High School to discuss the district discipline code. Invited are parents teachers associations principals and student government representatives for an open forum. The school is on Knobcone Avenue.
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Area II Council
North Augusta
North Augusta High School
Associa
Tions
North August High School
Knobcone Avenue
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Archie Allen
Bertha Gambill
Girard
St. Marys Baptist Church
Rosa Mae Williams
Eloise Davis
Patricia Woodford
Crockett
Brenda Finklin
Huntsville
Thelma Williams
Ivory Williams Jr
Long Beach
Calif
James Williams
Augusta
Lindsey Williams
Mark A. Williams
Ella Steward
Myrtis Duvall
Emma L. Wilson
Sidney Dicks
Syrus Robertson
James Patterson
Joe Issac
Willie J. Brown
Ronnie Samuel
Josephine Wessinger
South Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Ivory Williams
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commer
Nancy Petersen
Blake Gop
Aiken A.A
Linden St
Leavelle McCampbell High
National Federation of Blind
Narcotics Anonymous
York St
S.E
Myrtle St
PSA
Owens Motor Sales
Whiskey
Aiken, S.C
Crosby
Crosby’s Bar-B-Q Hwy
South
Dial
Atna Tile & Canale
Stepan Tat Cod
Trutson-Otherredge K A Corporation * Rea!. Estate
Park Avenue
S. W
South Carolina
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