Community Calendar Highlights Aiken Area Events
Area groups in Aiken County post community calendar items. Notable events include club meetings at the Aiken City Hall and various venues, plus public activities at the Aiken County Health Center and Municipal Auditorium. Aiken civic organizations, service clubs, and recreation groups list meeting times, locations, and open invitations for residents.
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Aden
Aiker County
Alten
Atren Area
Aiken Dwess Club
Highway 215
Aiken
Aitken Citizens Advisory Council
Aiken City Council
City Hall
Part Avenue
Bom
Council Chambers City Hall
Park Avenue
American Association OF Retired Persons
Senior Citizens
Crosland
American Posts
American Legion
Old Airport Road
Aiken City OF Aiken
Aiken Pilot Club
Aiken Atren Rotary Club
Civil Air Patrol
Center
Community Fire Department
Cen
A new bale wagon eases hay harvest for farmers
A new automatic bale wagon allows a farmer to pick up tons of hay bales each day without leaving the tractor seat. This device promises faster field work and reduced labor for farm crews as prices and yields fluctuate.
Thurmond Appreciation Night Draws 1500 in Charleston
About 1 500 people filled a Charleston auditorium for Senator Strom Thurmond appreciation night. Outside, 65 labor pickets protested his stance on organized labor. Inside, Democratic leaders and civil rights activist Victoria DeLee supported Thurmond amid praise from Gen. Mark W. Clark and others.
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Charleston
Strom Thurmond
City
Thurmond
Mark W. Clark
The
Citadel
Joseph P. Riley Sr
Victoria DeLee
Congress
United Citizens Party
Solomon Blatt
D-Barnwell
Rembert Dennis
Berkeley
J.M. Morris
Clarendon
Contract Awarded For Bridge Work In Aiken County
The State Highway Department awards a 262 078 contract to Dickerson Inc of Monroe NC to widen two bridges and an overpass on S C 421 southwest of Bath over Southern Railway Horse Creek and Little Horse Creek Work should start within a month and last about 210 working days.
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Columbia
Aiken County
State Highway Department
Southern Railway
Horse Creek
Little Horse Creek
S.C. 421
Bath
Dickerson Inc
Monroe
N.C
Study Panel Urges Broad Highway System Upgrades
A South Carolina highway study panel warns the entire financial program must be girded with higher funding and better planning. It calls for a statewide trunk network, higher licenses fees, and a reduced highway commission while urging the highway patrol focus on roads and hire more Black troopers.
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Columbia
South Carolina
John C. West
Lachlan L. Hyatt
Ambrose G. Hampton
Orangeburg
Florence State Rep. Smith enters race for Senate seat
Florence state representative Thomas Smith Jr. announced his bid for the state Senate to replace Nick Zeigler who will not seek reelection. Zeigler is weighing a run for the Democratic nomination to the U. S. Senate in June as Thurmond faces a Republican challenger in the fall. Also in the field are Jake Mims and Charles Godwin.
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Florence
Thomas Smith Jr
State Senate
Nick Zeigler
Zeigler
U. S. Senate
Strom Thurmond
Jake Mims
Charles Godwin
Contributions Sought for Thurmond Reelection Drive
Sen. Paul Fannin of Arizona has written a campaign appeal distributed in South Carolina urging contributions to Strom Thurmond’s reelection. The letter sets an $85,000 goal and lauds Thurmond for decades guarding the Senate against communism and liberal forces.
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Columbia
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Senator Hollings backs Perry for judgeship in Palmetto Roundup
Columbia Negro attorney Matthew J. Perry, longtime NC political legal defense figure, wins endorsement for a new circuit judgeship from Sen. Ernest F. Hollings. Hollings calls Perry a good lawyer who would make a good judge. Perry also earns support from several groups and Ken Powell, Republican state chairman.
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Charleston
Columbia
Matthew J. Perry
Ernest F. Hollings
Ds.c
Perry
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Hollings
Ken Powell
Republican Party
Florence Man Dies in Home Fire
Florence area man Louis Bess died in a house fire that destroyed his home. The blaze started in the room where he was sleeping. His wife and six children escaped unharmed.
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Florence
Florence Area
Louis Bess
Rt. 1
Physician Wins Discharge from Army Conscientious Objection
Maj Kenneth Goldstein a physician at Ft Jackson won a court ordered discharge as a conscientious objector The Army was found to have disregarded a DoD directive and a chaplain and psychiatrist had deemed his views sincere The officer from Cleveland Heights Ohio was among 13 signers of antiwar protest ads last summer
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Columbia
Vietnam
Army
U.S
Robert W. Hemphill
Kenneth Goldstein
Ft. Jackson
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Hemphill
Department of Defense
Goldstein
Adult Development Center Aims To Build Better Tomorrow
The Adult Development Center of Aiken County opens at 105 Lancaster St with five clients and a wait list of 98. Director Patsy McManaway says the program teaches everyday skills through therapy and activities from 9 am to 4 pm to relieve overburdened agencies and help mildly retarded adults reintegrate into the community.
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Aiken County
Patsy McManaway
Trenton
Aiken
Salley
Warrenville
Mak
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Lancaster St
St Thaddeus Plans Quiet Day Services
St Thaddeus Episcopal Church holds Quiet Day tomorrow led by the Rev. Alfred Mead with a schedule including Holy Communion at 10 a.m. first meditation at 10 45 a.m. and multiple meditations through 3 p.m. Lunch at 12 30 and a bag lunch requested. Public welcome with strict silence from 10 45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Coffee and cookies served during lunch.
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St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Alfred Mead
Horoscope for Tuesday February 22 Your birthday today return of individuality and tests of relations
The column urges self driven effort for rewards while noting intuitive learning over study. It lists signs Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces with quick, vivid guidance on mood, social plans, neighborhood effects and work focus for the day.
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Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Libra
Scorpio
Capricorn
Aquarius
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Aiken County Board OF Education
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Aiken County Museum
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Aiken County Licensed Practical Nurse Association
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Ter
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Cive Association
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Crosland Drive
Aiken Crosland Park
Senior Citizens Club
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Sertoma Club
Aiken Town
Woodmen OF the World Unit
Jem
Wow Hall
Clay Hagewood
University of South Carolina In
Usca Pacers
Durham Business College
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken County Health Center
Richland Ave
Joseph Farmer
Aiken Hospital
J B New
JM Thompson
First Christian Church
Silver Bluff Road
Kerr Drive
St Angela Associates
Berrie Road
Coastal Carolina
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AAUW
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Friendship
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Aiken Standard
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Adult Center Can Do
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Odell Weeks
Rick Hawkins
St. Thaddeus
Virgo
WEW Luxury Theatre
Pabl Newman
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