Aiken City Council approves 6000 salary and talks block grant
Summerall Named continues as council appoints a clergy lawyer at 6000 annual pay. The panel delays a Community Development Block Grant briefing while staff rank 13 priority items, including Reynolds Pond purchase and off street parking for the central business district, amid urban development funds discussions with North Augusta.
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Sydney Carter
Aiken
North Augusta
Gwinn
Reynolds Pond
Shaws Creeks
Warneke Cleaners
Planning and Zoning Board
Deaths and Funerals in Graniteville and Barnwell
John Cleveland Hall of Stiefel town dies at 74 in Aiken County Hospital. Funeral 5 p.m. at Poseys Chapel with Revs Dixie Dooley and Barbee O Parsons officiating. Burial Graniteville Cemetery. He leaves three daughters and three sons among others. Catherine Amanda Black dies at 7 weeks. memorial service 3 p.m. at Reedy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Barnwell. Burial arrangements by Mole Funeral Home Barnwell. Surviving parents and grandparents listed.
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Ston
Raniteville
John Cleveland Hall
Little Stevens Creek
Edgefield
Lois H. Sheilds
Charles ‘Mary. Williams
Stiefeltown
Laverne Mattie’ Kinney
Aiken
John C. Hall
James
Hall
Henry F. Hall
Ashley Young
Maggie McCarr
Saluda
Rhett Covar
Tracy Hall
Joe Robinson
W.A. Smith
James McCarv
Donnie Johnson
Charles Williams
Barnwell
Catherine Amanda Black
David F
Arlene Williams) Black Jr
Reedy Branch Baptist Church
David Williams
Blackville
David F Black
Mole Funeral Home
Hammond Robert Carroll Hammond 58 Edgefield dies in county hospital
Robert Carroll Hammond 58 of Edgefield County died yesterday in an Edgefield County hospital. The Kendall Co. employee and World War II veteran is survived by son Robert Carroll Hammond Jr. of Augusta, two sisters Mrs. Lilon Seigler and Mrs. Ellen Cook, and three brothers Clyde, Ray, and Crafton Hammond. Burial will be in East View Cemetery with Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Edgefield
Robert Carroll Hammond
Edgefield County
East View
Kendall Co
Roert Carroll Hammond Jr
Augusta
Lilon Seigler
Ellen Cook
Whitmire
Clyde Hammond
Ray Hammond
Craft
Aiken Standard Information and Policies
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes each weekday afternoon except Saturdays and Sundays. The paper provides Leased wire dispatches and AP content with rights reserved for republication. The notice warns readers about omissions and errors and outlines advance payment handling and subscription details.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Funeral services for Ella Mae Gantt in Wagener
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Mae Gantt 71 who died Friday will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Saron Baptist Church with Rev W L Watson officiating assisted by Elder Wendell Green. Burial follows at Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery.
George L. Wilson dies. funeral set at Warrenville Church
George L. Wilson of Breezy Hill died Sunday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral today at 2:30 p.m. at the Warrenville Church of Christ with Rev. Pascal S. Hicks officiating. Burial in church cemetery. A native of Alabama he lived in Aiken County 45 years. retired plumber. member of Warrenville Church of Christ. Surviving: son George L. Wilson of Langley. sister Margie Summers of Augusta. four grandchildren.
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Graniteville
George L. Wilson
Breezy Hill
Augusta
Warrenville Church
Food Airlift Begins to Phnom Penh as Aid Sought
The United States starts an emergency food airlift to Phnom Penh. Three DC8 aircraft will deliver rice and fuel, rising to five planes and up to seven daily flights for up to 30 days. Assistant Secretary Habib warns Lon Nol needs renewed U S aid within a month or two. He testified on Ford’s request for 222 million dollars in four months.
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United States
Phnom Penh
Philip Habib
Habib
Lon Nol
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Ford
Cambodia
PSC hearing probes SCE&G meter readings and fuel clause
About 450 attend a hearing led by Rep. Irene Rudnick as residents criticize SCE&G meter reading practices and the fuel adjustment clause. Witnesses report meters read from across the street and high bills, while critics urge lower fuel costs and press for public elected PSC members.
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Sce&g
Lannie Turner
North Augusta
PSC
Thomas Merritt
Aiken
Irene K. Rudnick
Aiken County
Rudnick
Crowds Protest Proposed SCE&G Rate Hikes in Columbia
About 600 customers packed a Columbia hearing as the Public Service Commission and SCE&G heard strong opposition to a proposed power rate increase of roughly 25 percent for homes and industry plus 11 percent extra for industrial users. Carol Dolly criticized rates and real estate moves while attorney Taylor Rion challenged the PSC official.
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Columbia
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Public Service Commission
PSC
Sce&g
Carol Dolly
Taylor Rion
Henry Vance
Rion
Arthur Williams
Mark Allen
Community Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Events
Evening listings show Planned Parenthood clinic in Midland Valley Shopping Center Aiken events include Exchange Club at S S Cafeteria Rescue Squad Civil Air Patrol American Legion Lions Club Belvedere groups Park Commissioners Mission Mountain Wood Band at USC Aiken Senior Citizens Bridge Immunization Clinic Chess clubs Optimist Club Bicentennial Meeting Knights of Columbus and a Board of Education survey session plus a North Augusta Chamber breakfast and Right to Read tutoring session with times and locations across Aiken and North Augusta areas.
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Aiken County
Midland Valley
Clearwater
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First State National Bank
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Council
Senior Citizen's
Beech Island
Virginia Acres
Augusta
Security Federal Savings and Loans
Aiken County Board of Education
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Spaulding Drive
North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
Low level carbon monoxide narrows driver vision
Low levels of carbon monoxide in a car cabin can reduce a driver's field of vision and slow reaction time, impairing concentration and focus.
Agencies Seek More Space In Aiken County Health Plan
Lower Savannah Region of Planning and Development asks for 5 000 square feet for a printing and photography lab and a separate room for special equipment in the Aiken Standard building. Local funding totals about 75 000 dollars from a per capita formula with potential offset if housing is provided. Medical director Robert May warns staffing and space limits cut nurse effectiveness and national health insurance could overburden physicians. The Task Force will form two sub committees to study agency space and hospital use. Social Services and Area Council on Aging also requested space.
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Lower Savannah
Robert May
Lower
Savannah
Department of Public Health
Ronald Royal
Department of Social Services
Aiken
Beltone offers free trial of tiny hearing aid model
In Chicago Beltone announces a free offer of a non operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to hearers with word understanding issues. The model weighs about a third of an ounce and comes without wires, with no cost or obligation. Request yours by mailing to Beltone 4201 W Victoria Street Chicago IL 60646.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Victoria Street
Choose a single architectural style for your new home
When building a home, select one architectural style and stay with it. Mixing styles often results in an unattractive or tasteless house. Choose a style that suits you and carry it through the entire build. See us for a selection of lots to fit your needs.
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