Neighborhood Odor Complaints Over Residential Horses
New Ellenton residents protest odors from small horse enclosures downwind. Earl Tanner cites urine soaked manure piles and flies affecting gardens and windows. He questions city zoning while noting Sutton and Rollins face charges for keeping horses residentially. The dispute expands to dogs in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Tanner
Forest Circle
New Ellenton
Tanner
Gene Rollins
W.P. Sutton
Mr. Rollins
Deaths and Funerals Charleston area
Mrs Geneva Daines Ryan 75 died Sunday at St Francis Hospital Charleston. Funeral today 12 30 p.m. Stuhr's Funeral Home with Rev William Stackhouse. Burial in St Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah Ga at 4 30 p.m. She was born in Georgetown and survived by one daughter Mrs S Marshall Sanders Aiken two foster sons A Kenneth Caines Garden City Ga and Harry R Caines Charleston. Burial in Salem Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include two sons Rev W L Brown Clearwater and D L Brown Charlotte two daughters Mrs Avernelle Going Union and Mrs Doris B Fowler Jonesville. Friends may call at S R Holcomb Funeral Home Union until 4 p.m. today then at the church.
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Charleston
Geneva Daines Ryan
St. Francis Hospital
Stuhr’s Funeral Home Chapel
William Stackhouse
St. Bonaventure Cemetery
Savannah
Georgetown
Ryan
Richard R
Elizabeth Rhodes Caines
Methodist Church
S. Marshall Sanders
Aiken
A. Kenneth Caines
Garden City
Harry R. Caines
Salem Baptist Church
W.L. Brown
Clearwater
D.L. Brown
Charlotte
N.C
Avernelle Going
Union
Doris B. Fowler
Jonesville Friends
S.R. Holcomb Funeral Home Union
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ellen Rowe held near Leesville
Mrs Mary Ellen Rowe 84 of 240 Charleston St died Saturday in Aiken County Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church near Leesville with Rev J W Green officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Pallbearers include grandsons. viewing at residence or Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home Aiken.
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Mary Ellen Rowe
Charleston St
Aiken County Hospital
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Leesville
J.W. Green
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Mrs Major Sales Johnston dies in Brooklyn
Mrs Major Sales died Thursday in Brooklyn New York. Funeral services were held at 3 p m in Pine Hill Baptist Church Edgefield County with Rev Phinizy officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survived by widower mother sisters and brothers. Amos & Sons Funeral Home Johnston in charge.
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Johnston
Major
Sally) Sales
Brooklyn
N.Y
Pine Hill Baptist Church
Edgefield County
Phinizy
Church
Willie Mae Wise
Ridge Spring
Ansel Black
Pearl Berry
Alberta Williams
Grady Wise
Sam Wise
New Jersey
Amos & Sons Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Pearl Comer Brown
Mrs Pearl Comer Brown 77 of Park Drive Jonesville died Monday in a local hospital Funeral services are set for today at 4 p m at Gilead Baptist church in Jonesville with burial to follow in the family cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
Pearl Comer Brown
Park Drive
Jonesville
Gilead Baptist
Aiken Standard Details Publication Terms and Rates
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes each afternoon except weekends. It lists mailing options and rates including 40c weekly by carrier, 1.73 monthly, and 22.00 yearly by mail with 11.60 half-year and 6.40 quarterly. It notes AP dispatch rights and correction policy at no extra cost.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
John A Taylor Dies in New York Civic Leader
John A Taylor of New York died Wednesday at Pomona Hospital in Rockland County. He was a business man active in civic affairs and a member of St Peters Church of New York. He was the brother of Mrs Margaret Ricker of Aiken Estates.
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New York
John A. Taylor
Pomona
Rockland County
Margaret Ricker
Aiken Estates
Taylor
St. Peters Church of
Funeral services for H. Horace Jordan in Clearwater
H. Horace Jordan 92 of Second Ave Clearwater died Sunday. Services held today at 4:30 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church with Revs Daniel C. Johnson and J. C. Parker officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survivors include widow Rosa Belle Horne Jordan three daughters three sons three stepdaughters and 44 grandchildren. Pallbearers listed with Deacons of Shiloh Baptist Church as honoraries. Obituary notes address for flowers at 233 Hillside Dr Woodridge North Augusta or George Funeral Home Aiken for collection after 3 p.m.
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Clearwater
H. Horace Jordan
Second Ave
Shiloh Baptist Church
Daniel C. Johnson
J.C. Parker
Ceme
Woodridge
North Augusta
George Funeral Home
Aiken
Maurice H Owens Funeral Services Announced
Maurice H Owens 57 of 4 Crawford Ave Aiken died yesterday at University Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in George Funeral Home chapel Aiken with Rev Kenneth R Nixon of Graniteville Cemetery. He leaves his mother Mrs Margaret McKewn Owens two sons and a daughter two brothers and five grandchildren. pallbearers named from local men.
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Maurice H. Owens
Crawford Ave
Aiken
University Hospital
Chapel of George Funeral Home
Kenneth R. Nixon
Graniteville Cemetery
Margaret McKewn Owens
Emily S. Owens
Orangeburg
W.A. Whittle
James McKewn Owens
Titusville
Fla
Maurice Carlisle Owens
R. S. Owens
M. T. Owens
Barnwell
Clarence Hall, Jr
Ralph Gardener
R.L. Harrison
J. Guisti
J.T. Burns
J.T. Rhoden
South
Administrator For County To Be Named Tonight
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners will reveal the winner of the first county administrator post at 8 p.m. after a three month, 77-application search. Chairman Harold Graybeal expects the nominee to attend. A closed vote last Tuesday selected the candidate. tonight’s session will formalize the appointment and also recommend a county attorney.
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Aiken County
Board of Commissioners of
Commission
Harold Graybeal
Smugglers Paradise As U K Customs Strike Drains Checks
Britain becomes a smugglers paradise for a day as customs officers join a 24 hour civil service strike. Officials place honesty boxes at air and sea ports asking arrivals to list dutiable goods. One official notes the lack of checks makes smuggling tempting.
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London
Britain
Seaborn dies at 65 in Walhalla after Clemson graduate career
William M. Seaborn 65 husband of Helen Satcher Seaborn died Monday in Walhalla. A Clemson University graduate and retired civil engineer with a New Orleans firm, he is survived by his widow, formerly of Graniteville.
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Walhalla
WM. Seaborn
Helen Satcher Seaborn
Seaborn
Clemson University
New Orleans
Graniteville
Juveniles Charged In Theft In Aiken
Two 14 year old juveniles were arrested by City Police and charged with grand larceny for stealing a pistol from Economy Auto Store on Laurens Street. Police received the report at 2 53 p m after an investigation. A separate break in at Eustis Park School reported by Principal Tom Robinson involved theft of food and ice cream from the cafeteria and a window was broken to gain entry. A wedding band and ring were stolen from Linda W Smith of Beech Island Rt 2 Box 36. The sheriff's department is investigating that theft.
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Auto-Otasco
Laurens Street
William Franklin
Eustis Park School
Tom Robinson
Linda W. Smith
Rt. 2
Box 36
Beech Island
Sheriff's Department
Aztec Chocolate and Court Rules on Women
The piece notes that women in Aztec royalty were forbidden chocolate while stating the women's lib movement did not exist in Montezuma's era. It frames chocolate as the royal drink and highlights gender exclusion in historic context.
New Ellenton Horse Controversy Spurs Zoning Debate
Early 1972 zoning amendment bans livestock in R-1 as townspeople clash over horses. Police report about ten violators amid heated court session while residents defend keeping ponies and riding as a pastime. Mayor calls for lawful enforcement and public turnout at next council meeting.
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New Ellenton
Horace Grant
Debbie
Bob Couvillon
Whisky Road
Gary Adams
Old Whisky Road
Gary
Rollins
Sutton
Senior Citizens Discount Program Opens in Aiken
Aiken Area Council on Aging launches a 19 merchant senior discount program for residents 62 and older. Members receive 10 percent or more off most merchandise with a $1 donation for a Membership Identification Card. Participants include pharmacies, shoe stores, florists, and hardware outlets in Aiken.
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Aiken
Aiken Area Council On Aging
C.T
Buddy’ Coleman Jr
Phillip
Council On Aging
Richard T. Eldred
Nada Elerie
Claudia Phelps
Elsie Wheeler
John Bryan
Alex Hyslop
Auditions For Broadway Review Benefit In Aiken County
Broadway review benefit auditions for the handicapped of Aiken County set for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium. Sponsored by the Association for Retarded Children and the Association for the Handicapped. Open to all ages with two minutes of performance required. Vocal range and reading will be tested.
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Broadway Review
Aiken County
Municipal Auditorium
Association For Retarded Children
The
Association For the Handicapped
Monument Plan Advances as Vietnam Veterans Honored
The council approved plans for a 53,000 square foot building to be built by Suitt Construction and sold to an industrial firm. Burrell Whitley sought permission to erect a Vietnam War memorial on city property with a plaque of fallen Aiken County soldiers. The mayor declared a Vietnam Veterans recognition week.
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Council
Suitt Construction Company
Windham
Compliance Inspection Underway at University Hospital
State and federal inspectors entered day two of reviewing University Hospital in Augusta to verify compliance with a federal grant exceeding $500000. A public report is delayed to next week, while the Augusta Area Mental Health Association alleged the funds were earmarked for in patient and emergency psychiatric services across a fifty county region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
University Hospital
Augusta Area Mental Health Association
Community Calendar Meetings and training sessions listed
The Rescue Squad holds a 7 p.m. training at headquarters. The Aiken Choral Society rehearses at 7 30 p.m. at First Baptist Church. The Aiken County Commissioners meet at 8 p.m. at the Health Center. The Chess Club gathers at 7 30 p.m. at the Pet Dairy Building. Knights of Columbus meet at 8 p.m. at 1003 Spaulding.
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Aiken Choral Society
First Baptist Church
Aiken County Commissioners
Chess Club
Pet
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding
Air Base Installs Shared Radar Processor Across Agencies
The Aiken Air Base now hosts a Common Digitizer radar system part of 83 devices deployed in the U.S. and Canada by the Air Force Electronic Systems Division and FAA. It will replace existing Air Force and Canadian defense processors and FAA microwave links to share radar and beacon data for civilian and military traffic. The total Air Force contract for the processors is 15 million dollars.
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Aiken
U.S
Canada
Air Force Electronic Systems Division
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Force
Canadian Defense Forces
FAA
U.S. Air Force
Leash Law Sparks Call for City Action in Columbia
Mrs. Blackwell urged a $25 fine for leash law offenses and mercy for unclaimed pets to be ended by S P C A methods. Mayor Odell Weeks acknowledged the problem and said the City Council has discussed it with the city manager and action is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
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Ellenton
Case
Kay Rollins
Alec Lamis
Mrs
Geneva C. Ryan
Mary Rowe
Mrs. Major Sales
Pearl C. Brown
W.M. Seaborn
National Weather Service
NOAA
Dept of Commerce
Eer
AML
Great Lakes
Midwest
Eubanks
Jack Fields
Grant
Smoky
C.H Shaw
Aiken Drug
Johnson Pharmacy
Leminick's Pharmacy
Medical Arts Pharmacy
Woodruff Drug
Coleman’s Shoes
Phillips Shoes
El-Nors Florists & Gifts
Aiken Office Supply and Book Shop
Aiken Printing
Lambert's Art Supplies
Photocraft Camera Co
Custums of Aiken
Casual Hut
Mothers General Store
Hydrick Appliance & Piano Co
Holley Hardware
Bradberry's Jewelry
Rhodes Furniture
Leash Law
Crne WA
Charles Bronsonia
Valachi
Walt Disney Productions
Disney Productions
Technicolor
Walt
Disney World
Walt Desney
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