Thurmond Urges Citizens to Exercise Opinion on Government
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond praised his wife Nancy Moore of Aiken during a Town and Country Club event. He warned that the nation’s freedoms are threatened, urged stronger crime penalties, criticized welfare guarantees, and called for defense spending growth and constitutional preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Nancy Moore
Aiken
Town and Country Club
Paul Moore
Thurmond
DAR Chapter Hosts DAR Meeting at Gregg Avenue Home
The Henry Middleton Chapter of the DAR met Tuesday at Mrs. Walter Freed’s Gregg Avenue home with co hosts Mrs. W O Jones Miss Catherine McLeod Miss Flora McLeod and Mrs G L Muir. National defense chairwoman Mrs R C Reager spoke on Russia and defense. Regent Mrs R L Swope urged delegates to the State Conference in Columbia in March. Four members planned to attend the Continental Congress in Washington April 16 21. Lt Edward E Duryea of the Aiken Air Force Base spoke on Where Your Tax Dollars Go with Regard to the Radar Station noting skills gained aid civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Middleton
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Walter Freed
Gregg Avenue
W.O. Jones
Catherine McLeod
Flora McLeod
G.L. Muir
R.C. Reager
National Defense
Russia
R.L. Swope
DAR
Columbia
DAR Continental Congress
Washington
Edward E. Duryea
Air Force Base
Aiken
Duryea
Air Force
Pops Concert funds to aid Aiken Adults Center
Aiken students and adults can attend a January 27 pops concert at Aiken Junior High School auditorium. Betty Milham and Mike Toole host a program featuring Cole Porter numbers The Sound of Music Love Story spirituals and Burt Bacharach. Tickets range from 1 to 2 with patron and sponsor options 10 and 25. Proceeds benefit the Adult Development Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Betty Milham
Mike Toole
Augusta
Adult Development Center
Burt Bacharach
Aiken Drug Co
Dr. C.C. Johnson's Pharmacy
Seafood Shop
Cullum’s
Leminick’s Pharmacy
Woodruff Drug Co
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Edwin Norton
John Hershey
H.C. Thurlow
Salley Sidelights New Year Scenes Across Town
A bustling start to the year features the mayor and crew repairing a wind-damaged sign, Salley Manufacturing carts rolling merchandise, and a crowded Outlet Store. Iris Glea ton of Springfield stands as bank manager amid fashionable staff. Family visits from Greenville and Columbia color the holiday recollections with festive gatherings and piano gifts.
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Salley Manufacturing Company
Aiken Christmas Tales Include Travel Visits and News
Mrs. Josephine Magee returns to Aiken after holidays in Florida and Alabama visiting relatives in West Palm Beach Homestead Panama City and Tampa where a memorial service was held for her brother J Bain Harkey A grand piano was donated to Bay shore Methodist Church in his memory. The Emrich family welcomes baby Christopher Keil born December 16 with grandparents listed. A number of friends and relatives arrived for Christmas gatherings and travels, with stories of executives and students visiting from New York City Washington DC and South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline McMillan
Columbia
Leesville
Tom Corbett
George Corbett
Charleston
Tunney Corbett
West Columbia
Jack Glazer
Marvin Woodward
Augusta
Mary Young
Florence Langston
Kathie Jane Jeffcoat
J.E. Jeffcoat
Melba
John Entzmingers
Parker Young
Fort Pierce
Florida
Maurine Marshall
Inez Ogden
Leslie Entzminger
Louise Entzminger
Travis Academy
Camden
Vertie Lee Salley
Mary Yon
Maxine Barley
Ernest
Lin Smithwick
Josephine Magee
Aiken
Alabama
West Palm Beach
Homestead
Rogers Magee
Panama City
Bill
Presbyterian Church
Jennie Harkey
Pensacola
Bayshore Methodist Church
Arthur Emrich
Christopher Keil
C.E. Henson
Hastings Wyman
Hastings Wyman Jr
Washington, D.C
Mary
Molly
Michael Kolesnick
New York City
Thomas Ray
Catherine
Tommy
Marion
Heart Fund Tea Captures Sandhurst Gala Spirit
Sandhurst welcomes guests for the annual heart fund tea at the Austin home. Tickets near sold out for Friday dinner. Thursday dinner and Friday luncheon already reserved. The Turner's benefit show directed by Clarence Jolly features senior citizens as models and a 1920s Broadway theme dedicated to Mrs. Eisenhower with Music by Mrs. James Watts.
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Sandhurst
James A. Austin
Heart Fund
Winnie McGahee
William Minnick
Marshall Cain
William Vernon
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Robert Chandler
Richard Bookstaver
N.J. Bell
LeRoy Kilpatrick
Grady McElmurray
Turner's of
Edgefield
Clarence Jolly
Turner's
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jolly
Bonnie Osborn
Curly Mc
Aiken Junior Miss Pageant Seeks 1972 Contestant
The Aiken Jaycees sponsor the 1972 Aiken Junior Miss pageant to be held February 19 at Aiken Junior High Auditorium. A kickoff Coke party for participants is set for 7 30 p m on Tuesday January at the Jaycee Hut on US Highway 1 north of Aiken. Mike Murphy chairs the local event inviting interested high school juniors to attend with parents. The goal is to identify a standout local girl judged on mental alertness poise appearance arts and youth fitness, and the pageant is not a beauty contest nor include a bathing suit segment at local state or national levels.
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Lewil Cushman
Aiken High School
Aiken Civic Ballet
James Watts
Jolly
Aiken Jaycees
Aiken
US Hwy. 1
Mike Murphy
Worth Repeating The Childs Love Of Knowledge
A reflection on a child’s deep love of learning that surpasses all other loves, highlighting curiosity, growth, and the enduring value of education.
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Mrs. Freed
Ira Gleaton
Springfield
Ben Cartright
Salley
Beverly
William
Davis
Greenville
John McGrath
Georgetown
Margaret Thorpe
Michael Smith
J. Whitfield Gibbons
David Coleman
Smith
Colemans
Fort Collins
Colo
Coleman
Colorado State University
Agronomy
International Biological Program
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Robert Buchanan
Greenwood
Clara Bailey Robeson
Robert Buchanan Jr
Howard Hickey
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Greensboro
York Street
John Harte
Tropical Park
John
Rachel Ellen Shaw
Bob
University of South Carolina Law School
W.C. Freeman
James A. Burden
Everett Crawford
Bernard Hopper
Evna Allen
Aiken Area No
L.B.C. Area
Unitarian Fellowship of
Westover Drive
Boardman Rd
Whiskey Rd
Heart
James Austin
Emily Bull
Dean Abby
Abby
Michelle
Rose Hill Art Center
Edgefield Ave
Florence & Greenville Streets
Whiskey Road
Dial
Herculon
Sherber
Freits
Greese
Ven
Pam
Argyrol Belipem
Barwick Carpet Mills
Hercules Powder Co
Richland Ave. W
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