Death notices and funeral services across Georgia region
Funeral services for Elliott L. Jackson 82 at Gospel of Deliverance Church. Burial at Baughmanville Cemetery. Visitation at Amanda Cullum home or Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home. Melvin Rainey of Augusta died in hospital. funeral arrangements pending. James L. George 48 to be buried at Sunset Memory Gardens with Masonic rites. Augusta notices include Howard Welch and Sara Stapleton obituaries with service details and survivors.
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Elliott L. Jackson
Sumter St
Gospel of Deliverance Church
Apostle W. Kearse Jr
Baughmanville Baptist Church
Amanda Cullum
Marlboro St
Jackson - Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
James L. George
Colonial Drive
Sunset Memory Gardens
W. James Rivers
George Funeral Home
Funeral services for Benjamin Hankerson
Funeral services for Benjamin Hankerson will be held at 3 30 p m Wednesday in Zion Hill Baptist Church with Rev E W Simmons officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. New Ellenton Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs William H Coker Emmie Louise Anderson Coker 74 died Monday in an Aiken County hospital.
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Augusta - Louis
Sparta
W. H
Sara Frazier) Stapleton
Marietta
Patterson Funeral Home Chapel
Sparta Cemetery
New Ellenton
Benjamin Hankerson
Zion Hill Baptist Church
E. W. Simmons
William H
Emmie Louise Anderson) Coker
Vaucluse Road
Aiken
Albert
Lucille) Cook
Thelma Vena
Ridgefield Park
John W. Coker
North Augusta
Roy M. Coker
Antwerp
Ohio
Loraine Bryan
Belvedere
Ola Mae Pitts
Newington
Clyde Timmerman
Lowell
N.C
J. K. Anderson
Lyerly
Aiken Standard Address and Policy Note
Aiken Standard details publication schedule, contact address, and postal information. It notes AP wire dispatches exclusive rights for local news and reserves republication rights, with a policy on advertisements and advance payments.
Aiken Man Hagelston Rites Set After Brief Illness
Paul J. Hagelston 63 of 911 Oleander Dr died Monday at University Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Dorchester Massachusetts he moved to Aiken in 1951 to work at the Savannah River Plant for the Atomic Energy Commission and retired in 1972 as Safety and Technical Division director. He was a member of St. Mary Help of Christians Church. The rosary is at George Funeral Home Wednesday night and burial follows at St Mary Church Thursday afternoon.
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Paul Joseph Hagelston
Oleander
University Hospital
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
George Lewis Smith
Calvary Cemetery
George Funeral Home
Dorchester
Mass
Hagelston
Aiken
Public Invited to Buckeye Plant Groundbreaking
Public invited to groundbreaking ceremonies for the Buckeye Chemical Industries plant site tomorrow at 11 30 a.m. east of Aiken by Oakwood Fire Tow. Attending officials include Woody Brooks governor's office local government. Rep Butler C Derrick. Aiken Mayor H Odell Weeks. City Manager Roland Windham. County Admin Donnie Williams. County Commissioners. John Sonneborn future plant manager. L F Armour Buckeye Abrasives president. Fred Poetzinger Buckeye Abrasives secretary treasurer. Construction by Suitt Construction Company of Greenville. project cost over $1 million.
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Buckeye Chemical Industries, Inc
Aiken
Oakwood Fire
Woody Brooks
Governor's Office of Local Government
U.S
Butler C. Derrick
H. Odell Weeks
Roland H. Windham
Donnie J. Williams
Aiken County
Buckeye Abrasives
Suitt Construction Company of
Greenville
Aiken County Court Actions Record Filed Yesterday
Actions filed in the Aiken County Courthouse include marriages for James Anderson and Charlotte Latonya Johnson both of Augusta Georgia, various divorces granted, multiple criminal warrants issued for assault and battery with bonds set, DUI offenses, grand larceny auto cases, and marijuana possession. Civil actions show numerous debt recoveries and judgments against several defendants including Citizens & Southern National Bank Augusta, Ray Rutland, Marion Scott, CSRA Consulting Engineers, Household Finance Corp, Barker's Carpet Shop, and others with specified dollar amounts.
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Aiken County
James Anderson
Augusta Ga
Charlotte Latonya Johnson
Augusta
Wille Mae S Coates
Willie James Coates
Michael J Gravatt
Gienda D Gravatt
Wanda King
Edward King
William Frank Burnley
James Frank Cummings
Willard Clovis Lell Jr
Willis Cleo Chalker
Rex Allen Morris
Tony D Bledsoe
Michael Tarrant
Civel Actions
Citizens & Southern National Bank
Lewis Beard
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Ray Rutland
Marion Scott
Ray
Cera
Mics
Southern Photo Print & Supply Co
Vent Thornburg
Csra Consulting Engineers
Household Finance Corp
Betty M Rouse
Paul R. Mills
Household Finance
Reycovery
Ethe Schall
Carlisle
Pepsico Co
Atlantic Bottling Co
South Carolina
Allen C Starkie
Wagener
American Blueprint & Supply Co Inc
Csra Consulting Engineers Inc
Graniteville gifts 44 acre expansion land to USC Aiken campus
The Graniteville Company donated 44.4 acres to the Aiken County Higher Education Commission for USC Aiken expansion. Vice president William C. Lott said the land adjoins the campus and approved by Graniteville directors last October. The tract was conveyed for $1 in December.
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Graniteville Company
Aiken County Higher Education Commission
William C. Lott
Usc-Aiken
Lott
Graniteville Board of Directors
Helping Hands To Elect New Officers
Helping Hands Inc. will elect new officers and board members at its annual meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in the Garden Tea Room near St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church on Pendleton Street. President Carl Littlejohn Jr. presides. the public is invited.
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Helping Hands Inc
Garden Tea Room
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Pendleton Street
Carl Littlejohn Jr
Helping Hands
Pepsico sued for 150000 over exploded bottle eye injury
Aiken County resident Mary Agnes Hagelston files a civil suit against Pepsico, alleging a Pepsi-Cola bottle exploded injuring her right eye and causing disfigurement and eye impairment. The action seeks 150000 in damages and names witnesses and relatives. The case will be heard in an upcoming term of court.
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Aiken County
Pepsico
Weather forecast for the Southwest and Rockies today
The forecast calls for rain and showers across the Southwest with inland showers along the eastern Gulf. Snow is forecast for the northern Rockies and northern New England, while the Great Lakes region sees no precipitation. The Atlantic Coast should be sunny and warmer, with sunny but cooler conditions inland.
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Southwest
Eastern
Gulf
Rockies
Great Lakes
New England
Atlantic Coast
Solar cooker uses concave mirror to focus sun heat
A solar cooker employs a concave mirror to concentrate sunlight on a single spot, enabling cooking through the sun’s heat.
Community Calendar Highlights Today And Tomorrow
Today features Planned Parenthood family planning at Midland Valley Shopping Center from 5 to 8 PM, a North Augusta High School Band concert at the high school gym at 8 PM, and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 43 meets at Pet Dairy at 7 PM. Tomorrow lists events including an eight thirty evangelism class at Howlandville Baptist Church, museum hours, recreation center sessions, and multiple clinic locations in Trenton Johnston and surrounding areas.
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Planned Parenthood
Midland Valley
North Augusta
Disable American Veterans
Pet Dairy
Howlandville Baptist Church
Aiken County
Aiken Bible Institute
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
New Village
Trenton
Johnston Clinic
Lee St
Johnston
Lower Savannah Board To Discuss Funding Programs
The executive committee of the Lowe Savannah Regional Planning and Development Council will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m to discuss funding programs including Title XX and LEAP funds. James L Hammond Jr will lead the discussion and A 95 projects will be presented for approval.
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Lowe Savannah Regional Planning and Development Council
Lsrpdc
James L. Hammond Jr
Lsapdc
County Agent Pleads to Save Congaree Swamp
Aiken County Extension Agent J H Evans urged the Aiken Rotary Club to support Congaree National Preserve Association efforts to create a preserve around Congaree Swamp and nearby Santee Swamp. He warned logging poses the main threat and described plans for a preserve that would ban logging but allow sightseers and campers.
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Aiken County
J.H
Jim’) Evans
Aiken
Evans
Ashley J. Little
Rotary Club
Cain Assisting Gov Edwards as Part Time Consultant
Marshall Cain, former South Carolina House member and Aiken attorney, serves as a part time consultant to Gov. James B. Edwards during the 1976 General Assembly session. He will act as legislative liaison and chair the governor's Criminal Justice committee while in Columbia one day a week.
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Marshall Cain
House
Aiken
James B. Edwards
General Assembly
Cain
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Edwards
Columbia
Heywood Dantzler
John LaFitte
Aiken TEC Opens Doors for Open House Sunday
Aiken Technical Education Center hosts an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. The event includes a 3 p.m. plaque dedication for George Buck Grant who aided the school’s founding. Displays cover textiles fashion merchandising, business demos, welding and machine tool work, and paramedic cardiovascular rescue demos.
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Aiken Tec
Aiken Technical Education Center
TEC
George
Buck’) Grant
Grant
Mrs Hilley Wins In Aiken County School Board Race
North Augusta 26 was the final precinct to report altering the vote balance in favor of Mrs Hilley over Kneece. The election results will be certified at tonight's school board meeting. Aiken Electric Coop provides free election computer services as a public service, reducing countywide election costs. The Election Commission members include J O Brown J M McKibben and Heywood Jones.
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Oak Grove
Montmorenci
North Augusta
Hilley
Kneece
Aiken Electric Coop
Election Commission
Aiken County
J.O. Brown
J. M. McKibben
Heywood Jones
City approves street and landfill bids and paving plan
Mayor Weeks said public participation is essential before implementing the report. Council accepted bids for gym floor covering at the H O Weeks Center and trench work at the city landfill. The paving program for 1976 was approved, with funds to come from the county and state allocations.
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Weeks
Bailey Canvas Specialty Co
Augusta
H.O. Weeks
S & P Grading Co
Aiken
Roland Windham
New Ellenton Church Names Music Minister Burns Jr
Foreman Memorial Baptist Church in New Ellenton announces Kermit Burns Jr as minister of music and activities. Burns previously led music and education at Mount Lebanon Baptist, Greer. A Georgia native, he studied at Shorter College and Converse College. his wife is Charlotte native and also a Shorter and Converse graduate. they have a three month old son Michael.
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New Ellenton
Kermit Burns Jr
Foreman Memorial Baptist Church
Burns
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
Greer
Georgia
Shorter College
Rome, Ga
Converse College
Spartanburg
Mrs. Burns
Charlotte N.C
Michael
Circle K Week Highlighted by USC Aiken Circle K
The Circle K Club at the University of South Carolina Aiken Campus observes Circle K Week today through Saturday. The event promotes the club and its activities including public health hunger relief youth elderly consumer protection and other social priorities sponsored by the Aiken Kiwanis Club.
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University of South Carolina
Aiken
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Assistance Calls Drop 61 Percent Statewide
Directory assistance calls have fallen 61 percent since Southern Bell began charging for more than five inquiries. Aiken area office manager Herbert J. Gladden Jr. said 9 percent of subscribers used no more than the five free requests. The handicapped are exempt from charges and South Carolina has 1,530 handicapped on its rolls. info is not charged for hotel guests coin telephone users or hospital patients.
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Southern Bell Telephone Co
Herbert J. Gladden Jr
Aiken
South Carolina
Gladden
Changes Coming For Southern Bell
Aiken area office of Southern Bell Telephone plans a 1977 expansion with expanded directory assistance service. Aiken will become a Satellite of the Columbia office and join the automatic call distribution system, possibly adding staff and enlarging the facility in 1977.
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Aiken
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Herbert J Gladden Jr
Columbia
Council Names Verenes Industrial Coordinator
Stathy J. Verenes, former D.C. Development Board member, was named Coordinator of Industrial Development for the City of Aiken at last night s council meeting. Five councilmen voted in favor. R S Perry Jr voted present. Mayor Weeks credited Verenes with attracting new industry to Aiken and its industrial park, noting the post carries no salary or expense funds.
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Stathy J. Verenes
D.C
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Melvin Rainey
Azelia St
Peoples Funeral Home
Rainey
Antioch Baptist Church
Burke County
Elizabeth Rainey
Rosa Lee Dixon
Lillie Mae Davis
Warren Rainey
Seymore Rainey
Blythe
Augustus Rainey
Barnwell
Louis Harmon Welch
Pearl Turner Welch
Tommie Louis Welch
Ina Davis
Robert Welch
Willie Welch
Graniteville
W.H. Stapleton
William H. Coker
Rutland Drive
S.C
Associated Press
Amisson
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Paul J. Hagelston
Delaware Division of Wilmington Medical Center
Wilmington
Del
Barker's Carpet Shop Inc
Charles Mover
Mamie Jones
Robert O Walker
Clearwater Employes Credit Union
Wayne Koon
USCA
Knights of Columbus
Ignatius Reynolds
Mary Agnes MacMillan Hagelston
Anne Elizabeth Hagelston
Paul Joseph Hagelston Jr
John Charles Hagelston
Clinton
James Peter Hagelston
Madeline Hagelston
Walter Hagelston
Framingham
Herbert Hagelston
Weanescoy
Osta
Perotyri
Weather Service
Senior Citizens
Lower Savannah Board
Congaree Swamp
Mrs. Hilley
New Ellenton Church
Southern Bell
Verenes Industrial
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