Help for Aiken County families seeks Christmas aid
Local readers learn how Valley Empty Stocking Fund and two other charities in Aiken County raise money to purchase food clothing and gifts for needy families this Christmas. The Valley fund serves valley area residents with checks for food and child gifts while donations support Salvation Army and Aiken Jaycees shopping tour efforts.
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Aiken County
Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Mary Etta Walker
Valley Discount
P.O
Clearwater
Langley
Graniteville
Vaucluse
U.S. 1
Salvation Army
Aiken
Aiken Jaycees
P.O. Box
Murder Mystery in Aiken Claims No New Clues
State and local investigators probe the Sunday killing of Linda Bradberry owner of Bradberry's Sudden Beauty Salon. The body was found in her blue AMC Pacer on New Holland Road with a shotgun wound. Autopsy pending.
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Aiken
Linda Bradberry
Ralph Gunnells
Bradberry
Gunnells
Belvedere water tax sparks renewed opposition and plans
Belvedere Water and Sewer Commission faces criticism over a 93 mill levy used for a potential court fight to buy the North Augusta water system. District officials seek condemnation powers and funding via bonds while residents fear annexation and loss of local control.
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Belvedere
Belvedere Water and Sewer Commission
Commission
Bill Horton
North Augusta
Water Distributors Inc
Water and Sewer District
General Assembly
Cially
Horton
Elizabeth Bradley
Water and Sewer Commis
Sioners
Aiken County
Jackson Town Council approves out-of-city fire protection levy
The Jackson Town Council gave first reading approval to a fire protection ordinance extending coverage five miles beyond Tisdale and Charles Streets with residential fees of 18 dollars and commercial rates up to 250 dollars a year. Fees also rise for unpaid calls. The vote: 4-1 in favor with Ellis opposed. Also approved paying attorney 1385.50 for a town lawsuit and allowing storage of rifles and ammunition at the police station by ROTC chief Ron Swafford.
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Jackson
Henry Bauers
Tisdale
Charles Streets
al Ellis
Fire Department
Earlie Helms
Bauers
Frank Polattie
Dennis Boring
Ellis
Kelly Zier
Ron Swafford
Silver Bluff High School
L.L. Hall
Local man notes diet cue from wife and 40 year marriage joke
A humorous anecdote shared by former newscaster Jim Davis at the 50 Plus club features a man noticing how giving his wife an inch prompts the whole family to diet. The tale includes a boy in a school play who fears a non speaking role will last forty years.
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Jim Davis
New Ellenton approves 1983 budget amid tax shift
The New Ellenton City Council adopts a 1983 budget of 251 500, 18 200 more than 1982. Property tax revenue rises from 53 400 to about 95 519 due to reassessment, with 15 000 moved from fire protection fees into taxes. The final budget and details remain unpublished.
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New Ellenton
Gene Whitman
Position Wanted Ad in Aiken Standard Classifieds
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Aiken
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Robert P. Arender
B.R. Permenter
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Robert Bell
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Lynn Jeancake
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