Deaths and Funerals in Graniteville Belvedere and North Augusta
Several obituaries note Paulette Simpkins of Corona New York and Graniteville along with Edgar L McDaniel of Belvedere and Anne Burnette of North Augusta. Services listed at Mount Zion A M E Church Poseys Funeral Home Chapel and Pine View Memorial Gardens with multiple survivors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
Paulette Beatrice Simpkins
Mount Zion A.M.E
E.A. Vance
Miss Simpkins
Corona, N.Y
Sonya Lloyd
Tom Simpkins
Simpkins
New York
Robert Lee Simpkins
Leslie B. Simpkins
Lynette Simpkins
Corona
N.Y
Cornelia Lawary
Miller’s Funeral Home
W.J. McDaniel
North Augusta
Carlton H. McDaniel
Belvedere
H.V. Capps
Macon
Anne Davidson
Eugene G.) Burnette
Alpine Dr
Posey’s Funeral Home
Louis F. Sterker
Pineview Memorial Gardens
Burnette
Greenville County
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Milton E. Free
Aiken
Julia Blodgett
Augusta
Preston Agee
Charles Hobbie
Frank Mariano
Harold Bush
Herman Keasler
Red Simmons
Russell Rhodes
Don Scott
Fleet Rush
Jack Callaway
James Chadwick
Hampton native Robert Moore dies at Hampton
Robert Allen Moore, a native of Aiken County, died Wednesday in Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton, Va
Robert Allen Moore
Aiken County
Hampton
PBM Rates for Aiken Standard Carrier Mail Subscriptions
Rate table lists prepaid options for three, six, and twelve months with prices in dollars. All advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscriptions.
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PBM
Aiken Standard
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Hijacking Attempt Foiled Aboard Eastern Flight 980
In Guatemala City a passenger identified as Allah Roland Kagan 24 was restrained after grabbing toward a knife during a hijack attempt on Eastern Flight 980 to Miami. James Westendorf 58 and crew restrained the man who wanted to divert to Cuba none of the 84 passengers and six crew were injured. Arraignment set for Kagan in Miami on air piracy charges. he had been released from a Massachusetts mental facility earlier.
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Miami
Eastern Airlines
James Westendorf
Guatemala
Westendorf
Roy Hansen
Hollywood
Fla
Allah Roland Kagan
Holyoke
Mass
Cuba
FBI
Arthur Nehrbrass
Kagan
Northampton State Hospital
Massachusetts
Nehrbrass
Guatemala City
Weekend Forecast Delivers Clear Pleasant Weather
Clear and cool conditions persist with highs in the upper 80s and mid 60s overnight. Skies brighten to sunny this weekend with near zero chance of rain and near perfect conditions overall.
Polk Seeks War Declaration Over Rio Grande Fighting
President Polk announces to Congress on May 11, 1846 that the United States should declare war with Mexico after reports of fighting near the Rio Grande. The move follows rising tensions and requests congressional action to authorize hostilities.
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Polk
Rio Grande
Congress
Mexico
Community Calendar for Aiken area events this week
City listings show a packed week with meetings and socials. Notable are National Federation of the Blind at Odell Weeks. Narcotics Anonymous at York Street. A A at Myrtle Street and Linden Street. several clubs and a concert at Hopeland Gardens. plus a cancer benefit cutathon at JoRans and a museum open house at Aiken County Museum. Write Lynne Katonak at Aiken Standard for event submissions.
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National Federation of Blind
Odell Weeks Center
Narcotics Anonymous
York St
S.E
Myrtle St
New Ellenton
North Augusta
Aiken County Museum
Aiken Rotary Club
Ramada Inn
Aiken Sertoma Club
Kalmia Toastmasters
Hungry Bull
Hopeland Gardens
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
Weekend Gas Availability and Weather Across South Carolina
The Carolina Motor Club reports half the surveyed stations plan to open Saturday and 30 percent Sunday as weekend gas supply remains plentiful. Coastal Myrtle Beach Hilton Head and Charleston show excellent availability with Santee Cooper area also strong. Gas prices rose only 0.3 cents this week the smallest increase since spring. Spartanburg has the highest state price for full service premium at 99.8 cents. Saturday highs reach the upper 80s under sunny skies while Sunday brings partly cloudy skies and possible rain with upper 80s statewide. rain expected statewide Monday.
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Carolina Motor Club
Myrtle Beach
Hilton Head
Charleston
Santee Cooper
Spartanburg
Bagboy Hero Helps Foil Bank Robbery In Beaufort
In Beaufort a grocery bagboy named John Doctor helped stop a 16-year-old thief who grabbed a deposit bag from a customer’s truck. The money, about $3,800 in checks and $764.59 in cash, was recovered behind a record shop and another building. The minor faces grand larceny charges. Doctor will receive a formal citation.
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Beaufort
Cephas Jenkins
Beaufort Muffler and Auto Supply
First Carolina Bank
Jenkins
John Doctor
South Carolina
Jesse Altman
Governor urges speeding up tighter state vehicle rules
Gov. Riley said the plan to tighten state motor vehicle use should take effect as soon as possible despite a legislative delay request. The plan would cut government cars for many officials, assign cars by mileage, and charge personal-use mileage to employees.
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Columbia
Dick Riley
Riley
Budget and Control Board
House
Senate
Moncks Corner
State Reorganization Commission
Discipline Code Changes Limit First Offense Expulsions
The principal may suspend a student for 10 days plus a 10 day in school suspension and require completion of the School Intervention Program for certain first offense expulsions. Violations include weapons drugs alcohol abuse staff arson or grave damage. Advisory councils urged strict enforcement and fairness. Transfer requests and athletic budgets for North Augusta High Paul Knox Junior High North Augusta Junior High and Jackson High were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Advisory Council
Hall
North Augusta High School
Paul Knox Junior High School
North Augusta
Jackson High School
Rates Rise as Housing Starts Fall and Production Slows
The Federal Reserve raised the discount rate from 10.0 to 10.5 percent while commerce data show housing starts down 7 percent in July and total industrial output slipping 0.1 percent. Auto production fell over 3 percent, signaling recession risks and higher unemployment, with economists predicting up to 450,000 jobs endangered if the trend continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Michael Sumichrast
Sumichrast
National Association of Home Builders
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paulette Simpkins
Edgar McDaniels
Miller
Aiban Moore
Barbara Whitehead
Spencer Moore
Mattie Singleton
Williamsburg St
Anne D. Burnette
Jackie Darrison
Elizabeth Harrington
Robert A. Moore
Gary Shapiro
Athens
National Weather Service
NOAA
Dept of Commerce
Central Pacific Coast
Southwest
Midwest
Great Lakes
Fleming
NBC
Erik Estrada
Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles
Carla Hoblet
Estrada
St. Bartholmew’s Episcopal Church
Richardson
Reds Branch Baptist Church
Aiken A.A
Linden St
JoRan
Lynne Katonak
Kathryn Smith
Bagboy
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