Deaths And Funerals Across Several Communities
Funeral services are planned for Amanda Jordan Williams 88 at Randall Branch Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. In New Ellenton Herman Floyd 70 died in a New York hospital and funeral arrangements through Your Funeral Home. Eddie L. Freeman 67 of N C is set for 3 p.m. at St Mary Help of Christians. burial at Aiken Memorial Park. Emily Elizabeth Crawford 91 died in Ridge Spring with services announced by Amos and Sons Funeral Home. Frank Leopard 71 of Langley had services at Posey’s Funeral Home Chapel and burial at Warrenville Cemetery. Garland L. Black 56 died in Gainesville Florida with graveside at Bryan’s Methodist Church Cemetery Sumiton Alabama.
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Amanda Jordan Williams
Route 4
Randall Branch Baptist Church
A.T. Stephens
Ida Curry
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
New York
Hermond
Middie) Floyd
New Ellenton
Barnwell County
St. Maritian Baptist Church
Eddie L. Freeman
Alderman St
N.C
St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church
Ernie Bowen
Thomas Morrison
Aiken Memorial Park
George Seigler
Johnny Molony
Charles Watts
Stewart
Ridge Spring
Emily Elizabeth Crawford
Amos and Sons Funeral Home
Johnston
Crawford
Aiken County
Ridge Hill
Gloverville
Frank Leopard
Andress Nursing Home
Posey’s Funeral Home Chapel
Langley
L.C. Andrews
W.R. Willis
Warrenville Cemetery
Micanopy
Fla
Garland L. Black
Gainesville
Bryan's Methodist Church Cemetery
Sumiton
Ala
Transportation Secretary Adams To Speak At N A Banquet
Secretary Brock Adams of Washington state will be the featured speaker at the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on February 10 at North Augusta High School. Congressman Butler Derrick will accompany Adams and introduce him at the dinner. Adams, a Carter appointee and former U S attorney, has a lengthy career in Congress and the Budget Committee.
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Carter
North Augusta
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Adams
Neal Smith Drown
Almanac of American Politics
Derrick
Budget Committee
Commerce
Washington
Boeing
Warren Magnuson
Henry Jackson
Mini bikes blamed for traffic and safety concerns in Aiken County
Mixson discusses drug impairment and traffic safety noting that mini bikes cause three to ten complaints daily in spring and summer. He cites two mini bike fatalities in 1977 and says zoning and road upgrades, including four lane Highway 25, reduce accidents and allow drivers to react better.
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Mixson
South Carolina
Aiken
Aiken County
Real estate transfers in Aiken area noted by registrar
Listings show transfers including price and location from buyers such as Eugene and Patricia Price to USDA Farmers Home Administration and Reta Atkinson to Karen Atkinson Blackburn. Other deeds involve Owens Warren and Fanning families with parcels along Pine Log Road and Vanderbilt Drive in Aiken and nearby Belvedere Terrace.
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Registrar of Mesne
Eugene Price
Patricia R. Price
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers Home Administration
Lot
Beech Islang
Bevieh B Owens
Jeffery H Warren
Doris T Warren
Herndon Dairy Road
Silver Bluff Road
Aiken
Reta T. Atkinson
Karen Atkinson Blackburn
Lawrence Wigtall
Belvedere Terrace
Belvedere
Herbert E. Widener
Sidney R. Tate
H. B. Ram
Burnettown
Paul M. Posey
Rose Marie Posey
Thomas J. Posey Jr
Oudiey T. Posey
Alta Marie Posey
Lawton L. Johnston
Agnes Turner Posey
Grace
Cleora T Murray
Sara T Beeland
Cecil H. Beeland
Murray Drive
Hugh D. Mann
David Stone Simpson
Catheryn T Simpson
Vanderbilt Drive
College Acres
William Moore
Frederick C Lambert
Aurora Lambert
Windsor Acres
Lewis A Madden
Larry E. Webb
Elaine M. Webb
Edgewood Heights
North Augusta
Cleora T. Murray
Carl E. Beecher
Frances A Beecher
Sycamore Street
Langley
Bath
Ralph Barber
Harry Davis
Sam Ferguson
June Ford
Jack Morris
Mark Alison
Paul Lundblade
Calvary Church of the Nazarene
Giynice Widener
Oak Hill
Lorrie B. Kirkland
Allen B. Wells
Andrew J. Johnson
James H. Beard
Central Hardware and Supply Company
Hammond Township
James B. Merriweather
Annie Pearl Merriweather
Julia Samuels
Jaycees Seek Nominations For Man Of Year Award
The Aiken Jaycees announce nominations for the Distinguished Service Award Outstanding Young Man of the Year. Forms are available at local banks Security Federal Savings and Loan and the Chamber of Commerce office 400 Laurens St. Nominations must be returned by January 13 to P O Box 707 Aiken SC 29801. For more information contact Fred Voss at Lyon Croft Weeks or at home.
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Security Federal Savings and Loan
Chamber of Commerce of
Lumber Heist Reported at Outing Club Site January 2
Sheriff's deputies report a theft of about 200 dollars in lumber from a construction site on Outing Club Road beside the Outing Club. Earlier reports said the robbery occurred at the Outing Club itself and were issued by Johnny Jackson, the contractor on site.
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Outing Club
Johnny Jackson
Eisenhower Signs Act Outlawing Communist Party
President Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act on August 24, 1954, effectively outlawing the Communist party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Community Calendar with evening meetings and venues
A list of local events and group meetings across Aiken and surrounding areas. Activities include chess club at Odell Weeks Center, Dickerson Lodge Masonic Hall sessions, Area II Advisory Council at Maine Chance Building, Aiken A A at Linden Street, and bridge and senior citizens gatherings at various locations.
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Aiken Chess Club
Odell Weeks Center
Dickerson Lodge
Masonic Hall
Area II Advisory Council
Maine
Chance Building
North Augusta
Aiken A.A
Linden St
Aiken County Museum
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Senior Citizens
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Myrtle St
New Ellenton
Public Safety Concept Credited With Crime Drop
North Augusta reports a crime drop in 1977 linked to a public safety department combining police and fire roles and a policy allowing officers to take patrol cars home. The city increased public safety staff to 42, with fewer on-duty officers at stations and more patrol cars on the streets. Assaults, break-ins, and larceny fell sharply while motor vehicle theft rose slightly due to carelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Public Safety Department
Public Safety
Walter E. Newman
Newman
Carlessness
Nursing Home Application For Aiken County Stalled At DHEC
Aiken County's certificate of need for a nursing home remains in limbo as DHEC seeks a 60 day extension from DSS amid a Medicaid funding freeze. Officials say approval hinges on DSS Title IXX and XX funding, delaying beds for the elderly and any expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Department of Social Services
DSS
John McNeely
McNeely
South Carolina
McNee
Indigent Care Policy Altered by County Commission
The attorney general requires medical attention for prisoners in custody under indigent care policy. The health care commission will audit prisoner claims with the same standards as other applicants. Green notes 1977 indigent payouts of 70,529.95 and 1976 payouts of 152,020.35. Worrell says 111,037 remains for six months. Budget delib date postponed to March to refine 1978 79 recommendations. By-laws adopted for council approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney General's Office
Green
Health Care Commission
Helen Field
Commission
Robert L. Worrell
Worrell
Rudnick urges citizen action over government overreach
Rep Rudnick argues government intervention harms citizens while praising certain agencies and programs. She notes officials can be voted out, urges accountability, and stresses citizens must communicate with officials at all levels. The Exchange Club honors January Student of the Month Brian Strother, a Leavelle-McCampbell junior and athlete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Securities and Exchange Commissions
General Motors
Exchange Club
Brian Strother
Leavelle-McCampbell High School
Duane Strother
First Baptist Church of
Graniteville
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Vernell Leek
Bericke Parker
New Jersey
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Jacksonville
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Pooler
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Maurice
Lewis Schulhafer
Danny Gambill
The
Aiken Jaycees
Emily Crawford
Alabama
Louise Black
Jane Petersen
Annette Edmonds
Franklin Black
Savannah
David Black
Ben Black
Carmoan Rose
Chattanooga
Tenn
Darrell Black
Quinton
Jackson
Senate
District of Columbia
New Times Magazine
U.S
Atlanta
University of Washington
Harvard Law School
Episcopal Church
Seattle
Brock Adams
Jaycees
Nursing Home
Rudnick
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Europe
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