Jack Gaver Resigns as Greentree Head Trainer
John M. Gaver Jr. resigns after 40 years with Greentree Stable. Bob Reinacher, his longtime assistant, assumes duties at Belmont Park while owner John Hay Whitney steps back from daily racing operations. Gaver cites loss of direct access to Whitney and decision delays as factors in leaving.
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Gaver
Greentree Stable
John M
Jack) Gaver Jr
Greentree
Greentree Stud Inc
New York City
Bob Reinacher
John M. Gaver
Aiken
Belmont Park
Elmont
Whitney
Bobby Reinacher
Jack
Aiken Council Accepts Rye Patch Estate Gift
The Aiken City Council voted unanimously to accept Rye Patch a 10 acre estate donated by the four Goodyear family heirs in memory of Dorothy and Edmund Rogers. The land at Whiskey and Berry roads beside Hopelands Gardens includes a mansion stables and outbuildings valued 400 000 to 450 000. Council also condemned 7.06 acres from Heath Pipeline Inc for the Mason Branch Reservoir Project and expanded the Aiken Youth Correctional Center capacity to 350 residents ages 21 to 24 through September 1982.
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Aiken
Rye Patch
Dorothy K. Rogers
Edmund Pendleton Rogers
Whiskey and
Berry Roads
Hopelands Gardens
Roland H. Windham
Hopelands
Robert Marvin
Hopeland Gardens
Heath Pipeline Inc
Mason Branch
Henry Summerall Jr
Heath
Joe Babb
Robert Laird
Givens
Greenville County
Swiss executive adopts American life in Aiken households
Andres Halter of Switzerland, executive vice president of Rieter Machine Works, has lived in Aiken for a year and says his family has embraced many American habits. His children joined tennis, soccer, and swimming while they navigate daily car pools.
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Andres Halter
Switzerland
Halter
Aiken
Rieter Machine Works
New Ellenton Budget Approved For 1982
New Ellenton voters will see a $233 300 city budget for 1982 approved by the city council. The plan increases expenditures for police and sanitation departments and allocates funds for vehicle maintenance legal services and a city audit. The budget takes effect January 1 1982 and carries no proposed employee cuts or pay raises.
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New Ellenton
Carl Langley
Jeancake
Sanitation
Fire Department
Donations Support Needy Families In Aiken County
Christmas drives invite donations to the Salvation Army in Aiken and to the Valley Empty Stocking Fund benefiting Valley, Langley, Graniteville, and Clearwater areas. Aiken Jaycees plan a Christmas shopping tour for underprivileged children at Wal-Mart, with donations solicited to Jaycee Shopping Tour and various local sponsors.
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Aiken County
Salvation Army
Aiken
Gayle Dr
Clearwater
Langley
Graniteville
Aiken Jaycees
Wal-Mart
Jaycee
Rain Benefits Crops as County Posts 2.8 Inches in 48 Hours
Aiken County records 2.8 inches of rain in 48 hours at Shaws Creek Pump Station with public works noting few problems. Leaves clog some drains but no flooded streets or stalled cars reported. Groundwater rises, aiding winter pasture and small grain crops. Clarks Hill Reservoir level increases by four tenths of a foot as clouds linger and rain chances drop to under 20 percent tomorrow.
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Aiken
Shaws Creek
Wyatt M. Johnson
Johnson
Clarks Hill
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Jack Gaver
Fermatea Place
Coker Spring Road
Grace Circle
Dupree Place
Berrie Road
Whiskey Road
Grace
Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Erma Bombeck
Our Businesses
Showtime
Ellenton
Lynn Jeancake
Hadden Furniture Co
Pentecost Methodist Church
Dorothy Davis Jackson
Albert
R. S. Lovett
Posey Funeral Home
James A. Randall
T.L. Brantley
Herman W. Parker
G.H. Momeir
Harold B. House
Delphine C. Johnson
Valley
Clemson
Allen Bayles
Bayles
National Weather Service
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