Valley Empty Stocking Fund aids Horse Creek Valley families
A South Carolina family describes needing heat for a four year old granddaughter as winter nears. The Valley Empty Stocking Fund, rooted in American Legion Langley Bath-Clearwater Post 153, provides vouchers for heating and basic needs. Donors list contributors and the fund’s forwarding address at P O Box 517 Langley SC 29834.
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Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Horse Creek Valley
South Carolina
Valley
American Legion
Langley
Bath-Clearwater
Clearwater
Gurley's
Warrenville
Kmart
North Augusta
Aiken museum decorates for Christmas with Fontanini tableau
The Aiken County Historical Museum festively decorated for Christmas features a towering angel tree and over 200 Fontanini figures in a Holy Land tableau. The exhibit runs Dec 5 to 30, with closures Dec 24 25 and New Year’s Eve and Day. Call 642-2025 for details. Silver Bluff High hosts a Naval Junior ROTC drill meet on Sat Dec 9 from 9:30 am to 2 pm with many area schools competing. details at 652-8105. Public invited, admission free. Aiken’s AARP meets Dec 11 for a Christmas party at South Aiken Presbyterian Church. finger foods and a $5 exchange requested. Woodwind Estates luminary event set for Dec 9. drive slowly. December 10 is listed as rain date.
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Aiken County Historical Museum
Holy Land
House of Fontanini
Silver Bluff High School
Iken
South Aikicn
Midland Valley
North Augusta
Strom Thurmond
Saluda
Glenn Hills
Greenbriar
Cross Creek
Westside
First Armored Division Lone Survivors and Desert Battles
Chronical recalls the First Armored Division in North Africa during 1942 43 as Axis hopes faded. Elmo Chafin profiled details his unit its formation Fort Knox 1940 Queens Mary 1942 voyage Oran landings Nov 7 8 1942 and fierce fights near Sebtila Thala Tabessa with mine fields air raids and Rommel撤 retreat.
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North Africa
Anzio
Chafin
Fort Knox
Civilian Conservation Corps
Franklin Roosevelt
CCC
Logan
W. Va
Logan County
West Virginia
Hatfield
McCoy
Anse Hatfield
Young Elmo
Kitty Brown
Ryan
James
Elmo
First Armored
1St Armored Division
First’ Armored
Fort Dix
N. J
North
Ireland
Dwight Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
French North Africa
Field Marshal
Rommel
el Alamein
Egypt
Bernard Montgomery
Oran
Mediterranean
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New Fountain
Newberry Street
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Gary H. Walter
Walker Loys
Bah
Bapist Church
CMM Group
Secuny Federal Bank
Keto
Grarevite
Secunty Federal Bank
Lonymus Larry
Betty Murphy
Eleanor Murphy
Olson Hand Phylis M. Taber
Torey Moore
Sarolyn F Maxey
E & Marquette
Brown “N Future Company
James Hil
Jacquie J Hl Jo Cat Rand Virgin W
Boss Fichard
Betty T Coleman
Ohn W
Shiey Overstreet
Habel G. Wise
Lunavet x. Thomas Harvester
1St Bapter Church
Oss
Fae Erle
Howard
Margaret V. McKenick
Stanley F
Scott M Petrystnke
Mary
Crossester G
Minam
Ramsey
Clement A
Mary J. Korwinski
Bobby
Key
James L
Brenda F. Clark
Omy A
Judy A Clements
Wim
Jack Foster
Chismas
Park
George It Sanger Wow Ranger Lodge
Aken ‘Thomas
Grace Sehensky
Eleanor Craig
Eliot ‘Clark Hatcher
Secunty
Federal Barket
Aiken
AARP
South Aiken Presbyterian Church
Whiskey Road
Woodwind Estates
Chronicle of History
Leen Morgan
Jean
Savannah River
Mitchell Shopping Center
Kath
Charin
Chann
16Th Engineers
No Man’s Land
Mediterranean Sea
Pete Micklick
Sebitta
Wilbur Kinsey
Find Pass
Sebila
Sebitla
Hird
Thala
Tabessa
Scott Webst
Scott Webster
Aiken Barber
Africa
Italy
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