Textile import talks loom over Graniteville mills
Thompson notes upcoming holiday time off will aid firms as demand is expected to rebound in February. Officials warn tariff reductions and cheap foreign labor could hurt AM&M and other textiles, with Graniteville Company and UM&M pressing Carter on the issue. A Geneva trade treaty is anticipated this month, pending Congressional ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Am&m
Japan
Graniteville Company
Um&m
Carter
Geneva
Congress
Aiken Project Lands $81,158 Bridge and Intersection Contract
Aiken and North Augusta were notified of an $81,158 contract for bridge work and an intersection. Knox Rivers Construction Company of Thomson Georgia won the contract from the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation. Work includes widening and extending the arch culvert bridge on Road S-145 southeast of North Augusta and improvements on 0.3 mile of SC 302 and Road S-87. Completion set for September 30, 1979.
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Aiken
North Augusta
South Carolina
Advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
Instruction lists a single payer, Aiken Standard PBM Subscription, as the recipient for all advance payments. The note specifies payment direction without additional context or details.
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Aiken Standard Pbm
Aiken Standard
Weekend Weather Looks Pleasant With Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for a warm Saturday with sunny to partly cloudy skies and upper 60s. Tonight stays fair with lows in the upper 30s and rain chance near zero. Sunday through Tuesday should be generally fair with highs in the 50s and overnight lows around the 30s.
Flu Suits Set to End Tomorrow in U S Government Claims
Washington AP reports suits arising from the 1976 swine flu outbreak must be filed by Saturday. About 3,300 claimants seek more than 3.5 billion dollars, with total claims in the last month reaching 1 billion filed with HEW.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Plantiffs
Senior Men's Club Installs Officers for 1979
The Senior Men's Club of Aiken installed new officers at a Christmas luncheon at Houndslake Country Club. New officers include Bob Cook as president Morris Fonda as vice president Bill McKee as secretary Hal Sanders as treasurer John Bryan as chaplain and four directors John M. Tufft past president Henry Colby Dr Ben Bushong and Marlin Steely.
Deaths and Funerals Hearings Across Aiken Area
Obituaries and funeral notices list James Earle Jenkins 87 of Greenville, survived by two daughters Betty and other relatives, with memorials suggested. Betty Howard Walker 40 of North Augusta buried at Pineview Cemetery. Pauline E. Gordon of Aiken dies at home, memorials to Friendship Baptist Church. John E. Pew of Aiken County funeral Sunday at Glover Grove Baptist, burial Rhinehart Cemetery. Grady W. Corbitt of Dry Branch Community dies at home, funeral at Zion Hill Baptist. Dorothy Marie Christy of North Augusta dies in hospital, funeral at Poseys, burial Sunset Memory Gardens. Evelyn Berry of Beech Island dies at home. Willie Mackie of Salley dies in Florida. Joseph Calvin Thomas 54 of Kennedy Colony dies at home. multiple survivors listed.
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Orangeburg
James Earle Jenkins
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Jenkins
Charles Goforth
Aiken
Greenville
Jack and
Mattie Jenkins
Railway Express Co
Betty Jenkins
Myrtle Beach
J. Gray Macauley
Columbia
William F. Marett
Highlands
North Augusta
Betty Howard
Douglas T. ) Walker
Thomas L. King
Bryan Whitehead
Pineview
Walker
Woodland Dr
Richmond County
Merle Tadlock
Wichita Falls
Texas
Sam Howard
Fayetteville
N.C
Rose Mayer
S.C
Pearl O'Neal
Bertha Payer
Lillie Barrington
Calif
Nellie McCullough
Roger MacKensie
Bob Towell
Larry Smith
Jake Earhardt
Frank Long
Thurmond Amerson
Pauline E. Gordon
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
A.A. Dicks
Mount Anna
Mount Harris Church
Carrie Bell Hawkins
Graniteville
Ada Eubanks
Warrenville
John E. Pew
Glover Grove Baptist Church
D.W. Hickson
Rhinehart Cemetery
Pew
Aiken County
Beatrice Walker
Rosa Mae Bush
Glenda Butler
Diane Pontoon
Montmorenci
Joseph Pew
Grady W. Corbitt
Zion Hill Baptist Church
E.W. Simmons
Mr. Corbitt
Route 1
Dry Branch
New Ellenton
Dorothy Marie
Walter H.) Christy
Todd Ave
Posey’s
Funeral Home Chapel
Michael Lubinsky
Sunset Memory Gardens
Christy
Philadelphia
Walter J. Christy
Dennis Christy
Martinez
Gerald Christy
Billy Madara
Herb Madara
Jackie Madara
Marie Smith
Wildwood
N.J
Agnes Centulo
Peggy McMullen
Dick Dawkins
Robby Robertson
Tommy Little
Roy Peters
Frank Lariscey
Sammy Martin
Beech Island
Evelyn Berry
Route 2
Peoples Funeral Home
New York
Jerusalem Baptist Church
Fulmer
Joseph Calvin Thomas
Assembly St
Kennedy Colony
Thomas
Darlington
Quality Record Shops
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken N.A.A.C.P
Barbara Jean Trowell Thomas
Barbara A. Spegues
Jamiaca
N.Y
Timothy Levon Thomas
Joseph Thomas Jr
Dorothy Thompson
Durham
Mary Casper
Los Angeles
Clarence Thomas
Boston
Mass
Winners Named in North Augusta Christmas Parade
North Augusta celebrated its Christmas Parade with over 100000 viewers. North Augusta Senior High band won the Senior Band Award donated by Georgia Railroad Bank. Ft. Benning colonial High finished second. L B C High third. Martinez Cloggers took Non-Profit Float Award. North Augusta High Art Club second. Fox Candy Co. won the Commercial Float Hilton Cup. Bordens Dairies second. Silver Run Appaloosa Horse Club earned the Mounted Unit Medal ion. NJROTC won Drill Team Award. Sand Bar Ferry Junior High won Junior High Band Award. Karen Short, 10, won the Christmas Tree Ornament Award.
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North Augusta
Georgia Railroad Bank
Colonial High Band
Ft. Benning
Martinez Cloggers
Augusta
North Augusta High Art Club
Fox Candy Co
Bordens Dairies
Silver Run Appaloosa Horse Club
Mounted Unit
North Augusta Njrotc
Sand Bar Ferry Junior High
Karen Short
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Aiken High
Jeannie Lancaster
Aiken, N.A
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Atlantic
Becky Rosby
Becky Crosby
J.D. Lever
James E. Jenkins
Betty H. Walker
Dorothy Marie Christy
Willie Mackie
Joseph C. Thomas
N.A
Scottie
Adult Development Center
Mitchell Shopping
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