North Augusta Man Dies. Rites Set In Local Funeral
Lonnie Leomel Waller of 810 Georgia Ave North Augusta died Sunday at a local infirmary. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Posey’s Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert C. Daniel officiating. Burial follows at Westover Memorial Park. He was a retired Claussen's Bakery salesman and a Crawford Avenue Baptist Church member. Surviving are his widow Gertrude R. Waller and several nieces and nephews.
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North Augusta
Lonnie Leomel Waller
Georgia Ave
Gertrude R. Waller
Posey's
Funeral Home
Robert C. Daniel
Westover Memorial Park
Waller
Claussen's Bakery
Augusta
Crawford Avenue
Gertrude Waller
Harris Jessie L Harris Dies at 63 in Graniteville
Jessie L Harris aged 63 of Church Street Graniteville died Tuesday at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral arrangements by Miller's Funeral Home Aiken. Native of Aiken County he was a retired employee of Graniteville Company. Widow Isabelle Harris survives with sister Jenny Mae Holmes Detroit and brothers Frank Harris Leanell Harris Detroit and Henry Harris Manhasset NY.
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Jessie Lee Harris
Church St
Graniteville
Isabelle Harris
Aiken County Hospital
Miller's Funeral Home
Aiken
Aiken County
Graniteville Company
Jenny Mae Holmes
Detroit
Frank Harris
Leanell Harry
Henry Harris
Manhasset
N.Y
Funeral services for Andrew Williams in Aiken
Andrew Williams 85 of 449 Fairfield St Aiken died Tuesday at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral held yesterday at Union Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Harp officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by two daughters Louise Corbitt and Mattie McKeithen a son Henry Williams and brother Alexander Williams.
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Andrew Williams
Fairfield St
Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
Union Baptist Church
Robert Harp
Louise Corbitt
Mattie McKeithen
Roosevelt, N. Y
Henry Williams
Alexander Williams
Millen
Funeral for Mrs Geneva Walker in Graniteville
Funeral services were held at Bethlehem Baptist Church Graniteville for Mrs Geneva Walker wife of Eddie Walker who died February 13 at Aiken County Hospital Burial took place at Bell Pond Cemetery Barnwell County Surviving are three sons Carey Joe C Porter Walker all of Graniteville two daughters Barbara J Walker and Louisiana Wright also of Graniteville her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Lee Dicks of New Ellenton two brothers Ralph and Marvin Dicks Rochester NY and three sisters Mrs Emma Riley Mrs Cora L Donaldson of Williston and Mrs Evelyn Odom New Ellenton
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Graniteville
Geneva Walker
Eddie Walker
Aiken County
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Bell Pond Baptist Church
Barnwell County
Carey Walker
Joe C. Walker
Porter Walker
Barbara J. Walker
Louisiana Wright
Joe Lee Dicks
New Ellenton
Ralh Dicks
Marvin Dicks
Rochester
N. Y
Emma Riley
Cora L. Donaldson
Williston
Evelyn Odom
Miller Rites Planned for Mrs Rosa Miller in Chicago
Booker Miller of Aiken mourns as Mrs Rosa Bamberg Miller dies in a Chicago hospital. She was a native of Aiken. Survived by her widower father Layman Bamberg and grandmothers Rosa Mosley and Rena Folks. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Miller's Funeral Home. Brooklyn.
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Rosa Bamberg Miller
Booker Miller
Aiken
Chicago
Miller
Layman Bamberg
Rosa Mosley
Rena Folks
Brooklyn
Walter J. Couch dies at 74 in Aiken after illness
Walter J. Couch, 74, of Rural Free Delivery Aiken, husband of Bea trice R. Couch, died this morning at Aiken County Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by George Funeral Home.
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Walter J. Couch
RFD
Aiken
Beatrice R. Couch
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home
Thurmond defends national security amid Vietnam critique
Senate veteran Thurmond, joined by House Speaker Carl Albert, blasted civilian critics and warned the United States must maintain weapons superiority. He accused editors and protesters of misusing TV coverage and urged continued global engagement to counter Soviet power. He argued the US cannot withdraw from world affairs.
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Melvin R. Laird
Richard B. Russell
Mendel Rivers
Margaret Chase Smith
House
John W. McCormack
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Thurmond
U.S
Vietnam
Robert McNamara
TFX
Edsel
America
U. S
Soviet Union
Early radio hero Jack Binns sent first distress call in 1909
Jack Binns, a young radio operator, earned fame for sending the first wireless distress signal to save shipmates when his vessel faced peril in the wintry Atlantic in 1909.
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Jack Binns
Atlantic
School Bus Burned Near Warrenville
A school bus was burned in the Howlandville area near Warrenville about 3 a.m. Saturday. Supervisor R. J. Worley said the fire may result from an attempted gasoline theft. a five gallon can was found beneath the bus. No injuries reported. the Bus valued at about 1,000 will be replaced at roughly 6,000. Authorities investigate plug-removal and ignition by a match.
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Warrenville
Howlandville
Here
R. J. Worley
Worley
Aiken
Tornado outbreak devastates Mississippi through LeFlore County
Storms spawned a line of 40 to 50 tornadoes across Mississippi after producing two twisters in northeast Louisiana. Officials report 19 killed in LeFlore County, 13 in Inverness, eight in Cary, seven in Delta City, five in Humphreys County, three in Little Yazoo, two in Rome and two in Bovina. The LeFlore deaths included a tally from rural areas as the disaster unfolded.
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Gulf of Mexico
National Weather Service
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Louisiana
LeFlore County
Inverness
Cary
Delta City
Humphreys County
Little Yazoo
Rome
Bovina
Salvation Army to Open Youth Center for Public Inspection
Capt. Thomas C. Cundiff of the Ai ken Salvation Army Citadel and George Kiersoe will open the proposed Youth Center at 252 Pendleton Street at 5 30 p m today for public inspection.
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Thomas C. Cundiff
Aiken
Salvation Army
George Kiersoe
Pendleton Street
Worth Repeating Core Qualities For Handling People
The quote highlights inexhaustible patience, unfailing insight, steady nerves, unbreakable will, decisive judgment, irresistible spirit, and extensive experience as key in dealing with people. It emphasizes personal discipline and seasoned judgment as essential leadership traits.
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Liguorian
Damage toll in Pugh City shows seven houses standing
A deputy sheriff reported that after a disaster in Pugh City only seven of the 50 houses remained standing. The remark highlighted widespread destruction and the scale of the loss in the affected area.
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Pugh City
Local races highlight county board and school board bids
Freeman and Scott lead a county supervisor contest with a 12 point progress program amid complaints of administration. Dooley runs on Lexington School Board experience while Truax, a former reporter turned real estate ad manager and pastor, won a Republican primary runoff.
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Scott
Freeman
Coun
Dooley
S.C. House of Representatives
Lexington County School Board
Truax
China
Columbia
West Columbia
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Vics
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Roa
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Senate
S.C
Truex
Eckerd
Mitchell Shopping
George
Auken
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