Generosity Helps Aiken County Brighten Holiday
Aiken Jaycees report 3,549.25 in donations for the Christmas Shopping Tour at Wal Mart. Salvation Army Christmas Cheer Fund stands at 33,326.31 with recent gifts of 1,235.34. Valley Empty Stocking Fund reaches 11,912.61. Donors include Rev Hear L Haren, Dr Harrison, John W. Cargile, Trina Re Davis, Joe Hunter, Dr Gilmore Eaves, Edgar Braddy, William H., Arthur W. Rich, Robert Houghtin, Nella Eidson, William Minnick, Eugene Bailey, Robert Spencer, Alton Beers, Everette T, Charles E. Taman, Philp A. Cra, Aiken Preparatory School, and anonymous donors.
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Jack M. Funderbank
Robert Buchanan Jr
Lewis Coleman
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South Arkenigh School
Eugene F. Bailey
Robert Spencer
No Newspaper On Christmas Day
Aiken Standard will not publish tomorrow and many offices close for Christmas. County and city offices libraries and museums shut Tuesday and Wednesday with changes to trash pick up and postal service. Banks also close Tuesday and Wednesday with various holiday schedules.
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Weather Notes On Christmas Rain Possible In Forecast
The forecast says no white Christmas with a 20 percent chance of rain tonight. Expect decreasing clouds and a low near 40 as southerly winds at 10 to 15 mph shift. Christmas Day should be sunny and cooler with a north wind around 10 mph and a high near 60. The midweek outlook shows fair skies and a warming trend Wednesday through Friday.
Love Hope Key Our Christmas Spirit By Lynne Katonak
Anna Jo Praybysz fills her home with Christmas from rugs to rafters. Outside a wooden goose and a doll set the scene, inside a tree bears 200 handmade ornaments and a train under the branches. Nostalgic, cluttered and free of neon Santas, her celebration harks to a simpler era.
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Americans Celebrate Christmas Amid Hope and Humor
Across the country families share joy despite hardships. In Dallas seven year old Stormie Jones, a heart liver transplant recipient, enjoys a modest Christmas with a hopeful outlook for 1985. In Indianapolis Kenny Warden decorates his home with a decade old display drawing crowds and spreading seasonal cheer to children. Meanwhile Detroit residents voice cautious wishes for peace on Earth in a 450 person survey by The Detroit News.
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The Angelic Good News of Christ The Lord
A Christmas meditation recalls Luke's gospel on the birth of Christ as good news for all people. The Savior is Christ the Lord, born in humble circumstances, with a mission to redeem and restore souls. The message invites inner joy expressed in prayer and praise, acknowledging Christ's humble coming and his ongoing presence in ordinary lives.
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Drive With Care During Holidays
South Carolina highway safety director T M LeGrand warns motorists to stay alert during Christmas and New Year holidays, calling it the year’s most critical and extremely dangerous driving period. He cites warm weather increasing traffic and a higher accident risk as drivers lose focus behind the wheel.
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