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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1980
Page
2
The forecast shows dry hot weather continuing with highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s. Tonight and Friday may see scattered thundershowers, 20 to 30 percent, before weekend showers, then clearing by Monday with no cool break in sight.
The Graniteville Company will close for four days after Labor Day affecting about 2,000 of its 7,000 workers. United Merchants reports steady staffing with no recent major layoffs. Beecham Products backs about half of May layoffs due to rising demand. Unemployment checks show 30 layoffs in two weeks at local electrical and metal firms. A break‑in at 808 Tennessee Ave. costs 2820 in home entertainment gear including a VCR, a watch, and 15 cassettes.
Prince H. Mitchell 83 of Norwood Georgia died Tuesday in a Richmond County hospital. Funeral today at Prospect Methodist Church Norwood with burial in church cemetery. Dr. George Albert Billinghurst 70 of LaGrange Georgia died Tuesday in an Aiken County hospital. Funeral tomorrow at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home LaGrange with burial at Hillview Cemetery. Barney Johnson 89 of Ridge Spring died yesterday in an Edgefield County nursing home. Graveside service this morning at Richland Spring Church cemetery. J H Strickland 60 of Langley died Tuesday at home. Graveside service tomorrow at Sunset Memory Gardens. Edward T. Bartram 58 retired Savannah River Plant chemical engineer died yesterday in Cleveland Ohio. Funeral Saturday at St John’s Church Laramore Canada. James Brown 72 of Tallahassee father of Jean Edgar of Aiken died Sunday in Tallahassee Florida. Funeral Tuesday at Bevis Colonial Funeral Home Tallahassee. Burial in Tallahassee Memory Gardens.
Augusta Police arrest Mrs. Richard Van Clark 28 of 295 Myrtle Drive on murder charge in the shooting death of 30 year old Robert W. Hill at 218 Frank Street. The fatal shooting occurred about 8 30 p m Saturday in Augusta.
Today events include the Aiken Track Club at H Odell Weeks from 6 30 p m the Conway Diet Institute at 7 p m and North Augusta Sertoma at North Augusta Country Club Also at 7 p m the Aiken Chess Club meets followed by duplicates bridge and Bible Institute at Smith Hazel Recreation Center Belvedere Fire District Commissioners meet at Belvedere Fire Department Aiken A A and Al Anon meet at 123 Linden St This evening list continues with the day’s schedule Tomorrow features the Aiken County Museum from 10 a m to 4 p m a 12 30 p m bridge at H Odell Weeks and Narcotics Anonymous at 8 p m at 121 York St
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