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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1970

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals North Augusta Man Thomas Dunbar

Deaths and funerals notice for Thomas Smith Dunbar of 212 Crestview Drive North Augusta who died Friday. Services were held at Jackson Memorial Park Jackson with Rev Law son H Shepherd officiating. Dunbar was a Savannah River Plant employee. Survivors include his widow Mildred Gardner Dunbar two daughters Mrs Walter Wesley Mashburn and Dixie Dunbar two brothers William J Dunbar and Eugene B Dunbar. Active pallbearers listed.

North Augusta Thomas Smith Dunbar Crestview Drive Woodridge Jackson Memorial Park Jackson Lawson H. Shepherd Old Ellenton S. C Savannah River Mildred Gardner Dunbar Walter Wesley Mashburn Augusta Dixie Dunbar Columbia William J. Dunbar Kitchings Mill Eugene B. Dunbar Wallace M. Dunbar Phillip H. Buckingham Horace M. Cassell C. R. King Fred C. Brinkley L. C. Palmer

Funeral Pending For Mrs Bouknight And Surviving Family

Mrs Bouknight of 445 Newberry St Aiken died Saturday Funeral arrangements by Miller s Funeral Home. Survived by husband Rainey Bouknight son William Corley two daughters Abbie Johnson Annie Mac Brier two brothers Arthur Bell James Bell and two sisters Christine Collier Willie B Williams. Friends may call at the residence or at the funeral home.

Miller's Funeral Home Rainey Bouknight William Corley Abbie Johnson Annie Mac Brier Arthur Bell James Bell Christine Collier Willie B. Williams

J F Antwine dies at 68 in Fayetteville

Jacob Franklin Antwine 68 died Friday in Fayetteville North Carolina. Funeral services were held yesterday at Poseys Funeral Home Chapel Langley with Rev W M Corley officiating. Burial followed in Langley Cemetery. A native of Westover Georgia he lived in South Carolina most of his life and was a retired crane operator and World War II veteran. He is survived by Mrs Margaret Faircloth Antwine Bath two sons Gerald F Antwine North Augusta Johnny J Antwine Bath. Active pallbearers were Otis W Holley W L Faircloth Danny L Faircloth J B Fulmer J B Holley and Guy Holley.

Mullins Jacob Franklin Antwine Fayetteville N.C Posey Langley W. M. Corley Langley Cemetery Westover South Carolina Margaret Faircloth Antwine Bath Gerald F. Antwine North Augusta Johnny J. Antwine Otis W. Holley W. L. Faircloth Danny L. Faircloth J. B. Fulmer J. B. Holley Guy Holley

Aiken Standard Masthead and publication details

Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except Saturdays and Sundays from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina ZIP 29801. Leased wire dispatches from AP and UPI. republication rights reserved. corrections issued in the next issue.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C S.C Associated Press United Press International

Funeral services for Olin L. Grice in Darien Church

Funeral services for Olin L. Grice of RFD 2 Aiken who died in Aiken County Hospital on Thursday were held yesterday at Darien Baptist Church with Rev. James B Williams and Rev. John Wrenns officiating. Burial followed in the Scott Family Cemetery.

Olin L. Grice RFD 2 Aiken Aiken County Hospital Darien Baptist Church James B Williams John Wrenns Scott Family

Bates Ends Bid for Governor Citing Arthritis

Mayor Lester L. Bates of Columbia withdraws from the South Carolina gubernatorial race due to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Lt. Gov. John West calls Bates’ decision a loss for the state and notes Bates would have been a strong opponent. West plans to announce his candidacy soon as Republicans contemplate nominating at the March convention. Watson hopes Bates’ health improves.

Columbia Lester L. Bates South Carolina John West Bates West Camden GOP Watson

Tricentennial Calendar Of Events Highlights Aiken County

A schedule for the Tricentennial week lists events from February 12 to 15 including a ribbon cutting at the Old Jail and Drums Along the Savannah performances at Aiken Junior High Auditorium, plus home tours led by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hahn and a Pony Club Benefit Show. Proceeds support county student prizes, with further details through the Aiken Chamber of Commerce.

Aiken County Museum Old Jail Chesterfield Street Savannah Aiken Junior High Herman Hahn Robert McNair Aiken Pony Club Sleepy Hollow Farm Whitney Field First Baptist Aiken County Aiken

Youths Questioned In Fatal Beating Of Charleston Woman

In Charleston two 17-year-olds were questioned after Blondell Perrineau 32 was found badly beaten a half mile from her home. She died Sunday shortly after arrival at Charleston Hospital. authorities say she was struck with a rifle stock.

Charleston Blondell Perrineau

Southern governors press unified push on chaotic school crisis

Four Southern governors from Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Mississippi met at the International Trade Center in Mobile to plan a joint approach to federal school integration orders. They said they would press Congress for relief and urged a unified regional response to what they called a chaotic situation.

Mobile Ala Alabama Georgia Louisiana Mississippi International Trade Center John Bell Williams United States Williams Albert Brewer John McKeithen Washington Lester Maddox Albany Sandersville Birmingham George C. Wallace Wallace Claude Kirk Florida Robert McNair South Carolina

Council Sets Light Agenda for City Meeting Tonight

City Council meets at 8 o clock with new business on establishing the jury box for 1970 and appointing a member to the City Pension Fund Committee. A Sunshine Garden Club request seeks a Welcome to Akern sign at the city limits.

Sunshine Garden Club Aiken

Two More Candidates File For New Ellenton Council

New Ellenton GOP names James E. Metts and Kennon E Merriott as two added council candidates for the February 24 primary and March 24 general election. Metts, SRP laboratory employee and Savannah River Plant worker, and Merriott, self employed in ornamental iron and welding, join a full GOP slate. Democratic field also expands with eight candidates for council and four for mayor.

New Ellenton New Ellenton City GOP Council New Gop Coucil James E. Metts Savannah River Kennon E Ken) Merriott Merriett Church of God Cub Scouts Air Force Herbert Turner James M. Eubanks Wallace F. Alexander Gene Crawford I. E. Lankford Thomas H. Wingo Wilbur F Maddox P. A. Brock F. E. Rollins James L. McNeal D. W. Robinson C. H. Shaw Harry Smith Wallace Brock Jack R. Cofer Ralph M. Meeler John L. Snider

Survey team maps and screens families for health study

A health survey selects states and counties with high infant death rates and welfare needs. Mappers outline areas, home interviewers collect living conditions and income data and urge clinic visits. A clinic at a nearby school includes physicians dentists nutritionists and labs to assess vitamin levels and growth.

Explosive parcel found at London Chinese mission

Police were alerted after staff discovered a ticking parcel on the doorstep of the Chinese diplomatic mission in London. Inside were an alarm clock and two copies of The Thoughts of Chairman Mao.

Explosive Thoughts London Chairman Mao

Bombing damages GE facilities in New York

Bombs damaged two General Electric sites in New York City and a third was found and defused near GE headquarters in Manhattan. A separate blast hit a Queens warehouse and another a Brooklyn repair store with no injuries. An anonymous caller claimed responsibility as a protest against war production.

Associated Press General Electric Co New York City Washington, D.C New York Midtown Manhattan FBI United States Philadelphia Washington Queens Brooklyn

Aiken Lions Club Launches Year's Glasses Drive

The Aiken Lions Club begins its annual Old Glasses project to aid underprivileged people worldwide. Donations of old glasses and unbroken frames are accepted at Holley Hardware Company. Collected glasses go to Care and then to volunteer doctors for fitting and distribution, while funds from Lions gum dispensers in Aiken support new glasses.

Aiken Lions Club Lions Club

Advertising Middlesboro Coal House Chamber Building

In Middlesboro Kentucky the Chamber of Commerce building was erected in 1926 from 40 tons of coal and was once called The Coal House marking a notable local landmark built from coal.

Middlesboro, Ky Chamber of Commerce

Registration Set Today In New Ellenton

Aiken County Board of Registration staff will be at the New Ellenton Community Center from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday to register qualified residents. Eligible voters who have lived in the state one year, county six months, and precinct three months may sign up. transfers and duplicate certificates for lost or defaced green voter certificates are available. Local Republican officials requested the visit.

Metts Ola Demron West Virginia Sabra Ave New Ellenton Columbia Charleston Denver Washington Ridgely D.C DOW Chemical Co Aiken County Board of Registration

Union Debate Seen Among South Carolina Teachers

O Ker mit McCarter Jr. of Orangeburg, president of the South Carolina Classroom Teachers, says some teachers favor unionizing at the convention. He deplores this but notes widespread frustration with the association’s ability to address problems.

Columbia O. Kermit McCarter Jr Orangeburg South Carolina McCarter

The Arctic Ocean Declared World’s Smallest Ocean

A brief note states the Arctic is the smallest of the world’s oceans in size and scope, distinguishing its icy expanse from larger oceans.

Arctic

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dunbar Rites Mrs. Bouknight J. F. Antwine Fayetteville, N. C Grice Funeral Lester Bates DEM Seattle San Francisco Kansas City Toronto Montreal Atlan York Ft.worth North Mid Atlantic South Atlantic Gulf Coastal Boston Talatha-Hawthorne 82Nd Airborne Division Church of Christ Savannah River Laboratory SRP Laura Elois Wardenla Merriott Manhattan Veterans Federal Sunset Memory Gardens, Inc Jack E. Willis P.O. Box Langley, S.C Bob Carol Ted Alice Rato Consumer Richland Ave E. Aiken, S.C George
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