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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1977

Page

2

Feaster dies at 79 in Graniteville funeral set

Leonia Turner Feaster 79 of 106 Swint Street Graniteville died Thursday in a Greenwood nursing home Funeral services were held at 3 30 p m at Graniteville Baptist Church with Revs Argin Flood and John Wrenn officiating Burial followed at Graniteville Cemetery She was a native of Edgefield County and a retired Graniteville Co employee Survivors include sisters Mrs Nolia Strom Edgefield and Mrs Jessie Strom Greenwood and brother Dewitt Turner Graham

Graniteville Leonia Turner Feaster Swint Greenwood Graniteville Baptist Church Argin Flood John Wrenn Feaster Edgefield County Graniteville Co Nolia Strom Edgefield Jessie Strom Dewitt Turner

Mrs Leo Morgan Dies In Augusta At 63

Eva Daniel Morgan of 1910 Fenwick Street died Thursday in an Augusta hospital Funeral services set for 3 pm Saturday at Elliott Sons Funeral Home chapel Lumpkin Road with Rev William Brown officiating Burial in Bellevue Memorial Gardens She was a native of Glascock County but lived in Augusta 35 years She belonged to Calvary Baptist Church Survivors include husband and three sons Henry Usry Clearwater Walter T Usry Huntsville Hugh Usry Addison Ill and two sisters Mrs Geneva Sterns and Mrs Reba Story Augusta

Augusta Leo Eva Daniel) Morgan Fenwick St Augusta Hospital Elliott Sons Funeral Home Lumpkin Road William Brown Bellevue Memorial Gardens Glascock County Calvary Baptist Church Henry Usry Clearwater Walter T. Usry Huntsville Aln Hugh Usry Addison Ill Geneva Sterns Reba Story

Mrs C F Jennings Dies in Edgefield County Hospital

Mrs C F Jennings 53 a native of McCormick County died Thursday in Edgefield County hospital Funeral arrangements by Amos and Sons Funeral Home Johnston She was a Mount Caanan Baptist Church member a former Douglas Elementary School teacher Survived by son Chester and by five sisters and four brothers Friends may call at her residence or the funeral home

Trenton C.F Fannie M.) Jennings Edgefield County Amos and Sons Funeral Home Johnston Jennings McCormick County Mount Caanan Baptist Church Douglas Chester Jennings

Bath Woman Nannie T. Laquire 88 Dies in Aiken Nursing Home

Nannie T. Laquire 88 of Bath died Thursday in an Aiken nursing home. Burial is set for 3 p.m. today at Pine Grove Cemetery with Rev Choice Watson officiating. A native of Emanuel County, she lived in Bath most of her life. Survived by one son Fred Alex Williams. Bath

Bath Nannie T. Laquire Aiken Pine Grove Choice Watson

Funeral services for W Ross Gibson in Bath

Funeral services for 56 Church Street resident W Ross Gibson who died Wednesday were held at 4 30 p m at Bath Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev Bobby Smith officiating. Burial followed at Warrenville Cemetery.

Bath W. Ross Gibson Church St

Funeral services for Grace Carpenter in Graniteville

Miss Grace Carpenter died Wednesday at age unknown. Funeral services were held today at Posey’s Funeral Home chapel Graniteville with Rev Argin Floyd officiating. Burial followed in Graniteville Cemetery.

Graniteville Grace Carpenter Main St Posey's Funeral Home Chapel Argin Floyd Graniteville Cemetery

Moses Green obituary from Decatur Georgia

Moses Green of 1894 Stanton Street Decatur died Tuesday at Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday Bean Pond Baptist Church near Talatha with Rev J Avery officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survivors include wife Irene Green two sons Elijah and Charlie and daughter Thelma Hickson. Burial arrangements through Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home.

Jackson Moses Green Stanton St Decatur Ga Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta Bean Pond Baptist Church Talatha J. Avery Green Decatur Savannah River

Ellis Still Draws Benefits After Leaving State Post

Former State Department of Social Services Commissioner R Archie Ellis resigned Feb 3 and took 60 days leave. He remains legally head of DSS, collecting sick pay and keeping his state car, while interim commissioner Robert D Floyd is paid his deputy salary.

Columbia State Department R_ Archie Ellis Ellis State Welfare Agency General Services State Board of Social Services DSS Robert D. Floyd DSS Board

Aiken Standard Publication Details and Policy

The Aiken Standard, established 1867 and published daily except Saturdays and Sundays, operates from 124 Rutland Drive in Aiken South Carolina. It carries AP dispatches under exclusive reproduction rights and notes no responsibility for advertisement omissions with corrections in the next issue.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S.C Associated Press

Millbrook PTA Set To Hear Sprawls Monday

The Millbrook Elementary School PTA will meet Monday night at 7 30. John Sprawls, former Aiken High School teacher and current Leaphart Elementary School principal, will speak.

Millbrook PTA John Sprawls Aiken High School Leaphart Elementary School

CSRA Library Association Meeting Monday in Augusta

The CSRA Library Association will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at Aiken High School in Augusta with guest speaker Helen Callahan assistant professor of history at Augusta College She is co author with librarian Ray Rowland of Yesterday's Augusta and the book may be borrowed from the Aiken County Public Library.

Csra Library Association Aquinas High School Augusta Helen Callahan Augusta College Callahan Ray Rowland Aiken County Public Library

Local Real Estate Deeds and Marital Filings in Aiken County

The record lists marriage licenses for Robert Mousel Jr and Rita Benson Jackson with Dianne Pryor of Augusta, and divorces for Larry Bartley versus Ann Bartley and Janice Potter versus Harold Potter. It also details multiple property transfers in North Augusta and surrounding areas including lots with improvements, subdivisions, and mortgage assumptions across several developments and parcels with prices ranging from 2 060 to 11 400 dollars and a 5 046 acre transfer near W C Highway Nos 19 and 191.

Aiken County Robert Michael Mousel Jr Jackson Rita Marie Benson Jackson Melvin NMN Herrington Augusta Ga Dianne Pryor Augusta Ga Larry Bartley Ann M Bartley Janice M_ Potter Harold G Potter Benjamin M Knight C &G Development Co North Augusta James R Moorhead Edward M Fineberg Country Club Estates C Mixon TE Mixon Burnette Larry Thomas Lamb Betty Jeannette Lamb Aiken

Aiken teen earns American Legion Heroism Award

Brian J. Kleinbub, 13, son of Kenneth and Marian Kleinbub, saved two children trapped in an embankment in Hitchcock Woods. He received the Heroism Award at the Legion meeting, with a second ceremony planned at Kennedy Junior High School.

American Legion Brian J. Kleinbub Kenneth Kleinbub Marian Kleinbub Legion Kleinbuch Hitchcock Woods Matthew Tommy Smithwick G. Mike Crumpler Brian Kennedy Junior High School

Dust Swirls as Winds Raise Fire Hazard Across Aiken

Aiken County faced renewed fire danger after a wind and dust storm from New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma. Foresters and firemen urged residents to avoid burning until dryness improves as winds of up to 75 mph spread dust across the region. Jackson saw a brush fire, while city crews reported relief with only one county fire despite ongoing drought conditions.

Aiken Jackson

Rescue Commander Hospitalized After Chest Pains

Aubren B. Ashley commander of the Ai ken Rescue Squad is in University Hospital for observation and tests after chest pains. A spokesman said Ashley earlier suffered rib injuries in an accident and this may contribute to the pain.

Aiken Aubren B. Ashley University Hospital Ashley

Palmetto Promotes Five At Local Savings Office

Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan promotes five staff at the local office. Carl B. Sanders Jr moves to senior vice president and secretary. Donald E. Mur phee rises to vice president and loan officer. Henry E. Holley III becomes vice president of marketing. John Mullen III advances to assistant vice president and loan officer. Sara K. Holley becomes assistant secretary and internal auditor.

Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan Carl B. Sanders Jr Donald E. Murphee Henry E. Holley III John Mullen III Sara K. Holley

Aiken County to Receive Pavement Markings and Markers

Aiken County is among five counties to get thermoplastic pavement markings and raised pavement markers. The project list includes 32 items totaling about 6.9 million dollars with bids due March 15 at 10 a.m. at the Carolina Inn in Columbia per the South Carolina Highway Department report.

Aiken County S.C Carolina Inn Columbia

Community Calendar Events in Aiken and Nearby Areas

Today schedule lists museum and hall of fame visits in Aiken Hopeland Gardens. Tomorrow features AA meetings at St Bartholomew s in North Augusta and night gatherings at Hopeland Gardens with Aiken AA. Monday includes Rotary Club lunch at Romau Inn and various community group meetings across Gloverville and Aiken with city council and playhouse events.

Aiken County Hopeland Gardens St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church North Augusta Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Aiken A.A Linden St Aiken County Museum Rotary Club Romau Inn Aiken Aiken Community Playhouse National Secretaries Association Ramada Inn Aiken Lions Auxiliary Valley A. A Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church Gloverville

New Apartments In Aiken May Be Ready By The Fall

The 126 unit Steeplechase Apartments on Silverbluff Road near Aiken are planned for occupancy by October with full completion by December. Ohio Construction and Engineering Inc. of Spartanburg credits the need for the project as demand rises, pricing the complex at about 2.04 million dollars. Units include one two and three bedroom layouts with amenities such as a pool and clubhouse financed by Mid-South Mortgage Co. and built by a limited partnership including Jos L Muscarelle Inc and Westgate Management Corp.

Silverbluff Road T.G. Daniel Ohio Construction and Engineering Inc Spartanburg Aiken Daniel Mid-South Mortgage Co Jos. L. Muscarelle Inc Maywood N.J Westgate Management Corp Atlanta

Post Office Aided by Consumer Service Cards

Aiken postmaster Farrell E Rodgers says the Postal Service Consumer Service program has helped address customer mail problems since September 1975. He notes over 1000 cards filed with 85 percent resolved to customers’ satisfaction and highlights delays and non receipt as common issues.

Rogers Postal Service Aiken Farrell E Rodgers Rodgers Benjamin F. Bailor Consumer Service Consumer Advocate Washington, D.C

Americans in Uganda warned over departure ban and stay rights

A 1973 Uganda notice lists Americans in Kampala and upcountry areas with property including livestock. It says Americans may stay if they do not serve Zionist Israel. The U S embassy in Kampala closed in November 1973 but relations remained. The Ugandan embassy in Washington remains staffed. The German embassy says it knows nothing about the ban or Monday meeting. About 10 Americans live in Kampala mostly with Uganda Airlines. others are missionaries living upcountry.

Uganda United States Kampala Washington

Ethics Codes Move Toward Final Action in Congress

Pro proposed new codes of conduct for members of Congress head for final action in the House and Senate next week. House rules reach a temporary compromise on outside income while the Senate completes its version. Leaders press for tough ethics rules amid a pay raise controversy and a delegation of prestige.

Washington Congress House Senate House Rules Rules Committee

Library Bookmobile Schedule for ABBE Library Next Week

ABBE Library bookmobile routes list stops and times for Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday across multiple towns including Beech Island Breezy Hill Belvedere Belclear Heights Langley Gloverville Bamberg Woodward Subd and Aikenzynite venues with specific 9:30 am to 4 pm windows and lunch breaks.

Abbe Beech Island Steifeltown Breezy Hill Woodcrest Russell Cleaners Belvedere Valley Woodridge Edgewood Belclear Heights Dixie Lee Langley Nutrition Roberts Bath Langley Gloverville Valley Homes Barnwell Windsor P.O A.m. Kline Barnwell Library Black's P.m. Hil Bamberg Woodward Rt. 3 Aiken Crosland Park Aldrich & Croft Bethlehem Lutheran Aiken Nutrition Midland Valley Gregg & Westmont

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Mrs Leo Morgan C.F. Jennings Miss Grace Carpenter Aiken Standard - Pbm Millbrook Pta Csra Library Assn Jonn D Lowery Jeffery Scott Fallon Carole T Fallon Rein National Weather Service NOAA U.S. Dept Texas Midwest Ares Brian Kleinbuch Marian John Sharkey Brian Kleinbub Hero Palmetto Gloverville Catholic Center Aiken County Ambulance Commission Paramedical Services Amin Gaylord Nelson Dwis Mayo Pet Clinic Planned Parenthood Yellow Rises
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