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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1992
Page
10
A dense OCR fragment lists bus routes in Aiken County with multiple driver names and contact numbers. It mentions drivers Lute Onion, Richard, Deborah Tiatesoma, George, and others, along with stop notes and route numbers 13 22 26 and several street names and locations. The text is noisy but indicates a municipal bus operation with schedules, routes, and personnel.
State Rep. Thomas E Huff endorsed Sonny Sanders in the District 24 Republican Senate primary. Huff said Sanders, a former administrative aide to US Rep Pence, has integrity and compassion and is best to represent Aiken County. Sanders has support from party leaders and lawmakers familiar with his health policy work.
Williston resident Kenneth Wayne Mitchum Sr. was arrested Friday for untaxed liquor possession, distillery apparatus possession, and unlawful liquor manufacture, second offenses. The bootlegging operation, located in a Windsor mobile home, involved 21 drums of corn mash and a cooker capable of five barrels at a time, with a finish product selling for 15 to 20 dollars per gallon. Officials noted ongoing moonshine activity in the state and highlighted safety gaps in amateur distilling.
Officials say the new firm will rename product line SmithKline Beecham Marion, but the renaming will not occur for some time. The Aiken Standard apologizes for any inconvenience caused.
Aiken Public Library hosts activities from 10 am to 4 pm at 314 Chesterfield St S including tours and a readout. The Aiken Crisis Pregnancy Center offers free testing and counseling at 130 Waterloo St mornings. Aiken Historical Tour meets at 10 am behind the Municipal Building with $5 per person and optional custom tours. Christian Singles Dance is at Warren Road Elementary School Cafetorium in Augusta at 8 pm with $4 visitors, $2 members. Double Dutch practice at ECCAPO Center Edgefield at 11 am. Mugs Not Drugs Narcotics Anonymous gathers at 7 pm at South Africa Presbyterian Church 1711 Whiskey Road. Kung Fu practice at ECCAPO Center Edgefield at 2:40 pm. Widows and Widowers breakfast at Shoney's after a 9:30 am meeting. Sunday events include AA meetings at 7:08 pm and 8:30 pm in Aurora and Linden Street, plus library hours 2-6 pm at 314 Chesterfield St S. Corbett School Alumni gathering at 5:30 pm in A L Corbett auditorium. Doll House exhibit 2-5 pm at Hopeland Gardens. High Noon Group 12:30 pm at Ponce De Leon Ave North Augusta. Got a date Submit to Aiken Standard at Box 456 29802 at least two working days before publication.
Joe Hawkins, 102, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 964, received a commemorative stamp sheet at the Clearwater Post Office. The ceremony featured Postmaster Henry McKie Commander Cecil B. Scruggs and Sen. Thomas L. Moore. Nathaniel Irvin offered a prayer for the nation and military alike. The stamps mark five years of events on the road to victory in 1945, including 1942 scenes of women in defense plants, Allied landings in North Africa, Guadalcanal Marines, and Doolittle Raiders' Tokyo mission, with a globe map and event dates.
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