Obituaries and funeral notices across South Carolina and Georgia
Deaths reported in Jacksonville Williston and North Augusta include Esther Givens Johnson Claud R. Johnson two sons and Frank C. Johnson Funeral arrangements by George Funeral Home Richard Anderson Pennington 77 of Williston burial at Mt Beulah Baptist Church and six sisters and three brothers listed Norman Gamble of Los Angeles and Catherine Lynch among survivors David McCain North Augusta burial at Carey Hill Baptist Church Ward native Joseph P Rodgers obituary notes six daughters and supportive funeral details in Richland Springs Baptist Church with multiple survivors and home visit notices
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Jacksonville
Fla
Esther Givens Johnson
George Funeral Home
Claud R. Johnson
C.R. Johnson
Aiken
Frank C. Johnson
Williston
Richard Anderson Pennington
University Hospital
Augusta
Mt. Beulah Baptist Church
Earl Satcher
Hoyt Murray
Pearlie Wall Pennington
Vivian P. Bradbury
Windsor
Mildred P. Huffman
June P. Newsome
Roy Pennington
Rudolph Pennington
Melvin Pennington
Nannie Lee Pennington
Highpoint
N.C
Julia P. Smith
Effie P. Baggot
Nancy P. Yan Nus
Atlanta
Ethel P. Knight
Langley
Ruby P. Roberts
Ralston
O'Neal Cushman
Frank Mizell Jr
Terry Brown
James Bell
Gerald Jones
Tom Smith
North Augusta
David McCain
Carey Hill Baptist Church
T. Scott
Church
State Employees Association growth and proposed retirement changes
The Edgefield-Saluda SCSEA chapter formed last summer with Aiken also following. SCSEA notes starting salaries for degree holders at about $8 100 yearly or roughly 168 per week and supports bills to ease full retirement eligibility at age 60, shorten vesting to five years, and switch to the mean of 36 months for final compensation. SCSEA clarifies it is not a union and aims to attract workers to state service while improving efficiency and placing state interests first.
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SCSEA
Edgefield-Saluda County
Bledsoe
Aiken
Robert Wider
Poore
Easley Police Asked to Probe Brutality and Arrest Allegations
Easley officials hear charges that at least two officers brutalized suspects and made illegal arrests. Mayor Ellenburg accuses Councilman Waldrop of harassing the police chief, while officers push that an inquiry can only exonerate them.
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Charles Ellenburg
Frank Waldrop
Ellenburg
Kenneth Holcombe
Advance payments address note for subscription
The notice instructs all advance payments to be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard Pbm
4 H Members Plant Seedlings In Aiken County Reforestation
4 H Club members from Windsor Elementary Gloverville Elementary North Augusta Junior High and Aiken High School plant free pine seedling trees on club lands or school yards to beautify schools and promote youth interest in South Carolina reforestation efforts. AIKEN HIGH BAND Cheese and sausage sale runs through Friday to fund a trip to Mexico City for the Mexican Band Festival with items at 2.75 per pound. Ridge Spring Monetta High School Band members earn All-State Band honors in Columbia.
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Aiken County
Westvaco Company
Windsor
Gloverville
North Augusta Junior High
Aiken High School
Terry Mathis
South Carolina
Aiken
Aiken High
Mexico City
Mr. Z
Wisconsin
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Columbia
New USC Aiken Courses Include South Study and Astronomy
USC Aiken will offer an interdisciplinary South studies course funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities this coming semester. The program combines history political science literature theater and speech with topics from the Civil War to today. An evening astronomy course taught by Bob Girdler will cover pulsars quasars and black holes plus observation. Also new is an advanced commercial law course and an evening real estate urban development class taught by Frampton Durban city councilman. Sigma Xi at USC Aiken hosts its February meeting with Dr Emil Roy and Dr Robert Fuller addressing Piagetian theory. attendees should call Dr John Spooner by January 31.
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Diana Sanders
Chaurice Broadnax
Sandra Mason
Charlene Rivers
Usc-A
Usc-Aiken
National Endowment For the Humanities
Bob Girdler
Savannah River
Frampton Durban
Aiken
Sigma XI
Usc-Aiken Science
Medical College of Georgia
Ramada Inn
Emil Roy
Robert Fuller
University of Nebraska
John Spooner
Banks Outline Bonding Duties for Public Officials
The Rotary Club of Aiken heard Eugene F. Banks of Fidelity and Deposit discuss bonding roles and responsibilities for public officials. He stressed that officials are responsible for bonds and that bonding acts as fidelity insurance against dishonesty, with employers handling claims and potential charges.
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Rotary Club of
Rotary
Banks
Joe B. Babb
Aiken County
Sylvia W. Westerdahl
Few Blind People Get Dogs Tells Lions Club in Syracuse
Syracuse outlines Leader Dog School work and costs in Rochester Michigan noting only about 900 of 10 000 to 12 000 eligible nationwide receive dog guides annually. He explains dogs improve mobility and social connections with no cost to recipients beyond transportation. Local Lions Club honors Joe McClellan for advancing corneal transplant eye donation and aiding the blind.
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Syracuse
Lions Club
Vince Syracuse
Aiken Lions Club
South Carolina
Leader Dog School
Rochester
Mich
Dog School
Aiken Lions
Joe McClellan
George Funeral Home
McClellan
Langley To Run Again In New Ellenton
Mayor Carl E. Langley Jr. qualified to run in the Feb. 7 Democratic primary with the general election set for March. Langley, former council member, is joined by incumbent Gene Whitman and Earl Martin and newcomers Karen Owens and Eddie Harrison. Homer K. Stanley seeks water commissioner. Republican candidates have not appeared. Registration ends Jan. 25 at 6 p.m.
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New Ellenton
Carl E. Langley Jr
Langley
New Ellenton Lions
Southeastern Newspapers
Augusta
Gene Whitman
Earl Martin
Eddie Harrison
Karen Owens
Savannah River
Whitman
Martin
DuPont
Council
Owens
Ellen Co., Ltd
Ellenton
Corning Fiberglas
Harrison
Homer K. Stanley
United Way Banquet Set at St Johns Jan 24
The United Way of Aiken County schedules its annual awards banquet for January 24 at 7 30 p m at St Johns United Methodist Church with admission set at four dollars. A juvenile was arrested for attempting to derail a Southern Railway train and another man, Henri Rene Pruitte, was charged with house breaking after a robbery on Greenwood Street. The Aiken County delegation to the South Carolina General Assembly will hold a public meeting January 24 at USC Aiken to discuss issues including the education finance bill the equal rights amendment and PSC election rules.
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United Way of
Aiken County
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Aiken
Southern Railway
Henri Rene Pruitte
Jackson
Greenwood Street
South Carolina General Assembly
Usc-Aiken
Public Service Commission
Mental Health Group To Meet In Aiken County
The annual meeting of the Aiken County Mental Health Association is set for tonight at 7 30 in Room 110 at USC Aiken. Sam Neeley treasurer of the South Carolina Mental Health Association will speak on local state and national roles and volunteers challenges in the state. A short film Why Volunteer? covers the volunteer’s role. An officers and board election will be held and annual and financial reports will be available. Public invited.
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Aiken County Mental Health Association
USC Aiken
Sam Neeley
S.C. Mental Health Association
South Carolina
Association
Larceny Reports Cast Light On Weekend in North Augusta
North Augusta Public Safety logged three grand larceny cases over the weekend. Anita Lundy reported eight ski parkas worth 524 dollars missing. one suspect Harris had parkas allegedly stolen but charges were dropped. Punaro reported a home break in with 110 dollars in goods taken. Drummond reported the theft of a 1971 Buick Electra from Cabaret Lounge, later recovered near Augusta Airport.
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North Augusta
Anita Lundy
Neptune Dive & Ski
Georgia Avenue
Glenn William Harris
White Pine Drive
Taresa Punaro
East Avenue
Leonard E. Drummond
Columbus Avenue
North Augusta Plaza
Augusta
Party Goods Reported Stolen
Deputies report a break in at Lybrand's Grocery Route 4 Box 560 Aiken with 11 cases of beer three cases of soup and half a case of motor oil stolen. D A Berini of 906 Fairlane Avenue North Augusta reports $900 in tools taken from the Seminole Mills card room in North Augusta.
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Lybrand’s
Route 4
Aiken
D. A. Berini
Fairlane Avenue
North Augusta
Seminole Mills
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Mrs. Norman Gamble
Los Angeles
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Mary Logan) Gamble
Bethany Cemetery
John
Joseph Rodgers
Easley
Easley Police Department
Aiken Standard
PBM
Pennsylvania
Brush Valley
Centre County
Ruth Walker
Gures
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Pacific Coast
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Great Plains
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