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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1980
Page
2
Weather outlook shows rain in the Pacific Northwest continuing until tomorrow morning with inland snow over mountain regions. East Texas will see rain turning to snow across Oklahoma as temperatures dip from very cold in the north to cooler in the south.
The brief warm spell ends as temperatures dip below 20 last night with lows in the mid teens. Saturday will see a high in the lower 40s and near zero precipitation. Sunday through Tuesday stay generally clear and cold with highs climbing from the 40s to the 60s by Tuesday.
Windsor residents will gather at 7 30 tonight at the fire department on U S 78 to discuss plans for a rebuilt Windsor Elementary after a Wednesday fire. Residents will be asked to sign a petition supporting school reconstruction.
A break-in at Mrs. Emmett Turner s home on Five Notch Road, North Augusta, cost 2500 in jewelry per Aiken County Sheriff s Department. Investigators recovered 2000 in stolen property from a Jan 7 cabin break in at Gene Bennett s Kitchings Mill property. Three suspects Richard C. Owens Howard Drawdy and Martin L. Rawls face charges. Another break-in at Day s Garage on U S 278 netted 800 in radiators.
The Wagener Town Council holds its regular monthly meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Wagener Town Hall located at the Park and Earle Streets intersection. The session is open to the public.
Jackson Town Council will gather Monday at 8 PM for a regular monthly meeting at the town hall on Charles Street. The public session will consider routine municipal business and community concerns.
A Clearwater public meeting on the Midland Valley Stadium Drive is set for Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Clearwater Elementary School to nominate candidates for the Midland Valley Stadium Drive Committee. The nominating committee will report and nominations may be made from the floor.
Aiken Standard corrects a misidentification in yesterday’s report. Fesse Lee Laney, 20, was sentenced to life on Wednesday for his involvement in the murder of Sandra Griffen Fulmer, a Clearwater resident.
The paper states the local IRS office will be open only on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m and closed the rest of the week. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
Archie Jordan and Darlene Hale entertained at the United Way annual meeting in Aiken. Jordan, a Nashville songwriter, performed songs including Using Things and Loving People and It Was Almost Like a Song. Awards to volunteers were presented and officers for 1980 elected.
Oakwood students in special education may relocate to Eustis Park as a cost effective interim solution. The heating is fine but the kitchen requires catering from another school. Plans hinge on Midland Valley construction progress and possible moves to Bath or Pinecrest if schedules hold.
Aiken County Council will hold a called meeting tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the council chambers to discuss purchasing cars for the sheriff's department. An executive session may be held to consider legal action related to the autos.
The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce hosts an annual dinner at 7 p m at the Augusta Hilton Convention Center. Milton O Fletcher of the U S Chamber will speak. The Citizen of the Year Award is to be presented. Senior High Stage Band to perform. Tickets priced 12 50.
J C Alewine 54 of Leesville dies in Richland County hospital. Funeral Sunday 3 p.m. Friendship Baptist Church, burial in church cemetery. Survivors include wife Mattie Wilson Alewine seven daughters and three other sons. Amos and Sons Funeral Home in charge. Everett D Holsenback 52 of Route 4 dies in Richmond County hospital. Funeral tomorrow 3 p.m. Airport Church of God burial at Clear Water Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include wife Katie D Holsenback two sons and a daughter. Family visitation tonight 7-9 at George Funeral Home.
Multiple obituaries across Augusta and nearby towns report deaths of Celia Wagener Jerry 57 of Wagener Virginia Hayden Key age unspecified in Augusta Ruth Owens Bell 79 Orangeburg William Lanham 65 Springfield Gardens Col. John E Bell and Wilbur B Sample noted. Funeral arrangements listed with churches and burial sites. Survivors named include spouses and children across Aiken, Wagener, Columbia, Williston, Edisto Beach, and Greenville areas.
Today's events include the Senior Citizens Clubhouse meeting at 7 30 p.m. The Aiken Community Playhouse showcases The Importance of Being Earnest at 8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. on York Street and A.A. meets 8 30 p.m. at St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. Sunday features Doll House at Hopeland Gardens and Aiken Track Club at Weeks Center. Monday lists multiple community gatherings across Aiken County including the Aiken County Museum and Rotary Club luncheon.
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