Troy E Elrod Dies After Auto Accident
Troy Edward Elrod 49 of 926 Hampton Ave Aiken died Sunday at a hospital after injuries from an auto accident Funeral services held at 3 p m in The McSwain Funeral Home Chapel Newberry burial Rosemont Cemetery He was a native of Easley son of WR and Rosa Coward Elrod of Newberry lived in Newberry before moving to Aiken worked at DuPont He was a Newberry High School graduate veteran of WW II Survived by a son Spec 4 Wilton Scott Elrod of Hunter AFB Savannah Ga a daughter Doris Jean Elrod of Aiken a brother W R Elrod Newberry three sisters Bethel Koon Harold Perkins both of Newberry and Don Ward Athens Ga
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Troy Edward Elrod
Hampton Ave
Aiken
Hampton
Estil
McSwain Funeral Home
Newberry
Rosemont
Easely
Elrod
Rosa Coward Elrod
DuPont Company
Newberry High School
wWil
Wilton Scott Elrod
Hunter Afb
Savannah
Doris Jean Elrod
W.R. Elrod
Bethel Koon
Harold Perkins
Don Ward
Athens
Funeral for War Victim Charles R. Willard Held in Charlotte
Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Church for Spec. 4 Charles R. Willard 21 of 2101 Roswell Road born in Charlotte. He was killed in Vietnam on January 7 after enlisting September of last year. Survived by parents two sisters Mrs. W W Kelly III and Mrs. John C Tart.
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Charlotte
Charles R. Willard
Charles Willard
Roswell Road
First Presbyterian Church
E. Lee Stoffel
Leonard Topping
Willard
Vietnam
F.E. Ardrey
Aiken
Charlotte Country Day School
University of North Augusta
Chapel Hill
W.W. Kellett III
Charleston
S.C
John C. Tart
Washington, D.C
Wilkes Society Meets Tomorrow In Aiken County
The Aiken County chapter of the Alston Wilkes Society will hold a 7 p.m. meeting at Ray Hydrick's Saluda Avenue home. The society president and officers will be elected at this gathering. Members are urged to attend.
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Aiken County
Alston Wilkes Society
Ray Hydrick
Saluda Avenue
Aiken Standard Masthead and publication details
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes each afternoon except Saturdays and Sundays from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801. The paper uses AP and UP news dispatches with rights reserved and offers free correction in the next issue for errors in ads.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
United Press International
Funeral services held for William Kneece in Graniteville
William Kneece of Church Street Bath died Saturday at Aiken County Hospital after an extended illness. Services were at Posey's Chapel Graniteville at 2 30 p m with Rev Bill Reese and Dr J E Dake officiating. Burial followed in Vaucluse Cemetery with bearers Amos Feagin David Kneece Price Kneece Otis Mitchum Billy Mitchum and Gordon Kneece.
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William Kneece
Church Street
Bath
Aiken County Hospital
Posey’s Chapel
Graniteville
Bill Reese
J.E. Dake
Vaucluse Cemetery
Amos Feagin
David Kneece
Price Kneece
Otis Mitchum
Billy Mitchum
Gordon Kneece
Funeral Services Set Saturday For Gen Girard
Arlington AP Brig Gen Charles J Girard 52 a South Carolinian died in Vietnam Saturday will receive a military funeral at Ft Myer Saturday The Citadel graduate served 31 years his decorations include the Silver and Bronze Stars He died of natural causes in Saigon where he commanded the Capital Military Assistance Group since arriving in November He is survived by his widow two sons and four daughters
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Arlington
Charles J. Girard
Vietnam
Ft. Myer
The
Citadel
Columbia
S. C
Army
Saigon
Federal raids target illegal liquor operators in South Carolina
federal agents raided sites under Section 5604 A 1 of the U S code arresting multiple men in Batesburg Johnston Trenton Ridge Springs Saluda and Saluda area while an illegal distillery was destroyed in Newberry County. Investigations led by Louis G Fisher and David J Edmundson involved about 20 federal agents.
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Newberry County
Clarence Bussey
Batesburg
Rufus Kinard
RFD
Charles Booker
Johnston
Broadus Joseph Hatcher
Walter Franklin
Henry Fields
Ill
Trenton
Henry Earl Clark
Ridge Springs
Nelson Abney
Henry Truman Fields
Cleaveland Watson
Ursulines Order Founded in 1535 for Education and Care
The Ursulines, a religious order begun in 1535 by Angela Merici, focused on educating girls and tending the sick and needy, establishing a longstanding legacy in charitable education and welfare.
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The
Ursulines
Angela Merici
Coffee house faces reopen challenge with supervision gaps
Capt Cundiff says adult and student groups created rules to admit only proper names and home contacts, eliminating drop ins. Community efforts to clear communication issues continue as chaperone attendance wanes. If reopened, leadership may shift to Cap Cundiff, with Rev Goodwin and Rev Albrecht supervising alongside church co sponsors.
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James L. Goodwin
First Presbyterian Church
Capt. Cundiff
Fleetwood Albrecht
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Thurmond claims the South is victimized by courts
Senator Strom Thurmond argues that the South faces court bias once more and criticizes a Supreme Court ruling that requires desegregation in five Southern states by February 1.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
South
Thurmond
Supreme Court
Dixie States
Two South Carolina Districts Ordered to Full School Integration
The Fourth Circuit要求 Darlington and Greenville counties to submit revised integration plans by Friday and implement them by February 17._HEW seeks elimination of dual school systems and full faculty integration, with districts under long term court surveillance and disputes over timing and midyear disruption.
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Richmond
Darlington
Greenville County
U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Cyril Busbee
South Carolina
Columbia
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U. S. District Court
Circuit
HEW
Supt
G. C. Mangum
Educator Robert Moore to speak on parents in education
Robert S. Moore former president of the South Carolina Education Association will address parents in education at 8 p.m. Thursday in the St Angela school gym. Moore, director of student teaching and foreign travel at Columbia College, is known for leading a drive that secured a salary increase for South Carolina teachers. He is a Barnwell native with a BBA from Wake Forest and a master’s from the University of Georgia.
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Robert S. Moore
South Carolina Education Association
Columbia College
Moore
South Carolina
Barnwell
Wake Forest College
University of Georgia
Happy Days Day Camp Outlined in Aiken County
Ellen Albrecht, chair of the Happy Days Day Camp for mentally retarded and physically handicapped children, outlined progress to Aiken Rotarians. Planning began in spring with about 30 community agencies involved, including the Recreation Department and Easter Seal Center. The camp sits on Reynolds Pond Road with a pool and nature trails used in treatment, and around 30 youths volunteered as counselors.
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Ellen Albrecht
Aiken County
Aiken
The
Aiken Recreation Department
Retarded Children's Association
Eas
Ter Seal Rehabilitation Center
Reynolds Pond Road
Albrecht
GOP Pushes Primary Vote Across South Carolina
A coalition of South Carolina Republicans launches a statewide campaign to secure a GOP primary this year. Leader Phil Chappell says the effort seeks to unify party organizers against convention based candidate selection and draws support from figures including Rep. Albert Watson and Arthur Ravenel Jr. while inviting all Republicans to back a primary path.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Phil Chappell
Richland County
GOP
Chappell
Albert Watson
R-S.c
Watson
Rep. Watson
Arthur Ravenel Jr
Charleston
U.S. House
Senate
South Carolina General Assembly
Ravenel
Julia Dougherty
Charleston County
Mark Buyck
Florence
Bob Neisler
Pageland
Anne Morris
Marion Lawton
Hampton County
Carl Shealy
Aiken
Martha Helms
Furman Ott
Laurens County
Four Men Sentenced in Plea Guilty Court Action
Presid ing Judge Wade S Weather ford ordered four men to prison or fine statuses after guilty pleas on charges from manslaughter to forgery. Fred Amburn of Wagon Wheel faced a 300 fine suspended on 100 payment for possession and operation of coin machines for chance. Sheriff raid last June led to confiscation of two slot machines and defense argued licenses were held. J C Bell of Gloverville received the stiffest penalty.
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Paige
Wade S. Weatherford
Fred Amburn
North Augusta
G. H. Grant
J. C. Bell
Gloverville
Red Cross Thanks L B C Blood Donors in Aiken Area
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Langley Bath Clearwater Gloverville area and Belvedere community on Jan 15 collected 144 pints from 159 volunteer donors. Donors gave 89 pints at Langley First Baptist Church and 55 pints at Belvedere Elementary School. Doctors Barham Deane and Royal served. coordinators Morgan Mitchell and Oillie Eubanks led. Belvedere Jaycees sponsored the event.
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Red Cross
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Gloverville
Belvedere
Joseph M. Thompson
Aiken County
American Red Cross
Langley First Baptist Church
James Barham
Helen Deane
Aiken
H. G. Royal
Langley
Morgan Mitchell
Oillie O. Eubanks
Belvedere Jaycees
Walter Scarborough
Perot Redirects Gifts to North Vietnamese Captives
Computer millionaire H Ross Perot says a planeload of Christmas gifts and supplies for Americans held captive in North Vietnam will be given to North Vietnamese captives in South Vietnam and Laos after Hanoi blocked delivery. He noted wives of American prisoners asked for the medicine drugs and clothing to aid captives.
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New York
H. Ross Perot
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Amer
Ican
Hanoi
Man pleads guilty in Gloverville pistol slaying case
The term sees a guilty plea to manslaughter in the Raborn shooting at Raborn's bait and tackle shop in Gloverville on October 17. Deputy Hutto testifies Raborn was shot six times in the chest as the altercation occurred during a change transaction. Concurrent sentences follow for a forgery plea by Joseph Hightower and a one year suspended sentence with two years probation for Marvin Greene with remarks about alcohol and pills.
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Robert L. Raborn
Raborn
Gloverville
Bell
Asbell Hutto
Joseph M. Hightower
Marvin Greene
Hightower
Weatherford
Greene
G. H. Grant
Grant
Former Police Chief Appeals 3 Year Sentence
Former Charleston police chief Trenton T Tillman appeals a three year sentence for grand larceny. His 16 year old son Trenton Jr and Julius Reid were convicted by a Circuit Court jury for theft of clothing from a Charleston shop.
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Charleston
Trenton T. Tillman
Tillman
Trenton Jr
Julius Reid
William H. Rhodes
Hampton
Reid
Rhodes
Scouts Rough It In Mountains With Troop 112
Boy Scout Troop 112 sponsored by First Baptist Church of Aiken spent a week end in north Georgia. Four leaders and 14 scouts stayed at Decks Creek Wildlife Refuge and Blood Mountain. Adults leading the trip were Al Maddox Stand Barnhill John Belk and Roy E Luallen.
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First Baptist Church of
Southern Railway Pays 34,112 Tax in Aiken County
Southern Railway Company paid 34,112.96 in ad valorem taxes to Aiken County. The company operates 1,147 miles of road in South Carolina and employed 1,997 people statewide in 1968 with total payroll of 14,119,348. Purchases and other payments in South Carolina reached 7,929,861 that year.
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Southern Railway Company
Aiken County
Southern
South Carolina
Southern Carolina
Hal March dies at 49 former $64,000 Question host
Hal March, the Hollywood actor who became famous as the master of ceremonies on the 1950s TV quiz show $64,000 Question, has died at age 49 in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Hal March
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