Ambucs recount United Way history and impact in Aiken
Sarah Jordan cited United Way of Aiken County growth to 25 agencies with a nearly 815000 dollar fund. Since 1951 the local chapter began with the Savannah River Plant, Thurmond helped start the national umbrella in 1888, and the unit now drives an 840000 dollar goal with 8 percent admin cost.
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Strom Thurmond
United Way
Aiken County
Sarah Jordan
American Business Clubs
Ambacs
Savannah River
Thurmond
South Carolina
Aiken
Denver
Colo
Jordan
Salvation Army
Charles R. Eason
Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan Association
Museum Seeks Quilt Exhibitors for County Show
The Aiken County Historical Museum invites residents to submit quilts by Aug 22 for inclusion in the Quilt Show opening Oct 10 with public viewing Oct 11–25. Exhibitors must own or have made the quilts. The event includes three seminars and two workshops with Joyce Ross reachable at 649-4658.
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Aiken County Historical Museum
Aiken County
Friends of the Museum
Joyce Ross
Banksia
Two Migrants Injured In Embankment Crash Near Johnston
Patrick McCray 20 of Dade City Florida in serious condition and Sammie Sims Smith 33 of Trilby Florida in fair condition after their car left secondary road 19101 four miles south of Johnston. The vehicle tumbled down a 35 foot embankment and turned over several times. Smith was driving. the car was completely demolished according to a highway patrol trooper.
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Johnston
Patrick McCray
Dade City
Fla
Sammie Sims Smith
Trilby
Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital
Smith
Highway Patrol
Elmo Keeps Barbering The Same In Mitchell South Carolina
Elmo Chafin runs a traditional barber shop on Whiskey Road noting a sharp drop from 30 barbers in 1960 to two on Whiskey Road today. He recounts the shift away from shaving and the long hair era while preserving old style cuts and community chatter.
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Elmo
Elmo Chafin
Chafin
Whiskey Road
Mitchell
Curtis) Page
Rich Plaza
Mr. Byrd
New Ellenton
Aiken
Bers
Jinny Southworth
Barbershops as Confidants for Men Across Generations
In a retrospective view barber Elmo Chafin describes how barbershops once served as male listening rooms where youths shared stories and problems. He notes a shift to beauty salons for haircuts and argues barbers offered unbiased, candid advice on sex, drinking, and gambling.
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Woody Allen
Elmo Chafin
Chafin
London
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Ambucs
Museum
Logan
W. Va
Hatfields and McCoys
Anse
Devil) Hatfields
Owens Corning Fiberglas
Tomers
Kalmia Plaza
Cash Register
HAZEL
McNeill Office Supply
Sat
Kaimia Plaza
IBM
IBM Sales
SHARP
Victor & Sanyo
Smith Corona
McCall’s Patterns
McCalls
Bath Mill Fabric Outlet
Mill Street
Bath
EaFrigidaire
Pine Log Rd
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!