Deaths Mrs. Alex Spencer of Atlanta 85
Mrs. Alex Lilla Bland Spencer 85 of 199 Whitaker Circle N W died Monday in an Atlanta hospital. Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken. She was a former Aiken resident now in Atlanta 13 years a church member at St Pauls Atlanta and St Augustine's Aiken. Surviving daughter Mrs Ruby Jackson. Friends may call at the residence of Mrs Thelma Meacham 510 Williamsburg St NE or at the funeral home.
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Tlanta
Alex
Lilla Bland) Spencer
Whitaker Circle
N.W
Atlanta
Ackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Spencer
Ohe
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church
Ruby Jackson
Thelma Meacham
Williamsburg St
Obituary for Mrs George Rowe Jr of Jacksonville Fla
Mrs George Rowe Jr. Jean Thomas Rowe Jr. of Jacksonville Fla. died Monday in Jacksonville. Funeral arrangements announced by George Funeral Home Aiken residence of Mr and Mrs Paul Rowe Highway 215 Aiken or at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
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George S
Jean Thomas Rowe Jr
Jacksonville
Fln
George Funeral Home
Aiken
Paul Rowe
Highway 215
Mrs Otis Bertha Able 80 of Saluda dies in county hospital
Mrs Otis Bertha Able 80 of 1730 Greene Street Columbia died Monday in a county hospital. Funeral services are set for 3 pm Wednesday at Ramey Funeral Home Saluda with burial in Travis Park Cemetery. She was born in Saluda County and is survived by four daughters two sons three sisters four brothers and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saluda
Otis Berthaug
Julian Bernard
Aiken
William F. Able
Columbia
Thomas A. King
Marietta
Henry C Wright
Donalds
Frances Butler
George Riley
Graniteville
Harry H. Riley
Newark
Ohio
A. Grant Riley
Lompoc
Calif
E. Grady Riley
Piedmont
Obituary for Inorah Garvin of Wagener Columbia woman dies
Inorah Garvin aged 66 died Monday in a Columbia hospital after a long illness. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Bethcar Baptist Church with Rev. Olin Sizemore officiating, burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by sister Thelma Garvin of Columbia and brother P. L. Garvin of Aiken. Friends may call at Dora Garvin’s home in Wagener or Blizzard Funeral Home.
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Wagener
Inorah Garvin
Columbia
Bethcar Baptist Church
Olin Sizemore
Thelma Garvin
P. L. Garvin
Aiken
Dora Garvin
Wagoner
Blizzard Funeral Home
Ross Seeks State GOP Chair in Leadership Bid
BLACKVILLE AP Dan Ross of Blackville announces he will run for state Republican chairman to succeed Jesse Cooksey. Ross joins Weston Adams of Columbia in seeking the party post. Cooksey managed the 1974 gubernatorial campaign of Gov. James B. Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackville
Dan Ross
Jesse Cooksey Ross
James B. Edwards
Weston Adams
Columbia
Treatment Facility Plant To Bypass Valley Homes
William J. Mottel of the Aiken PSA told the Aiken Rotary that a $31 million 18 mile trunk line will not initially serve Valley homes but phase two will connect Valley residents to the main line. The PSA aims to service Aiken North Augusta Graniteville and Clearwater with EPA funded support and a 30 year loan repaid by two industries. The project aims to clean Horse Creek and Savannah tributaries and open bids in spring with completion targeted for November 1978.
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William J. Mottel
Aiken
PSA
Mottel
North Augusta
Graniteville Company
United Merchants
Clearwater
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Dupont
Horse Creek
Savannah
Court records reveal mixed verdicts and light sentences
Testimony recounts a conflict with Mrs Jackson and a claim of injuries from a pool stick. Judge Peeples denies linking a prior shotgun wound to the case. Hazel faces probation violation for alcohol sales while others plead guilty to DUI offenses and weapon possession, with sentences ranging from four months to a year and fines.
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Peeples
Ingram
Hazel
James Eulie Wilson
Wilson
S. C. Highway Patrol
Columbia
James
Alvin Hiram Jones
Essie Mae Tinsley
Bobby Stanford Busbee
William Howard Autry
Connie Deadwiler
Jacob Simpkins
Joshuaway Stallings
Community Calendar for Midland and Aiken Regions
Planned Parenthood family planning clinic in Midland Valley Shopping Center from 5 to 8 pm. Aiken Optimist Club meets at Heart of Aiken Restaurant at 6 15 pm. Center Fire Department at fire station at 7 pm. Jaycees at Jaycee Hut at 7 30 pm. League of Women Voters meets at H Odell Weeks Activity Center at 7 30 pm. Able Disabled meet at Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home at 7 30 pm. North Augusta City Council at council chambers at 8 pm. AA and AA Miracle group meet tomorrow at 8 30 am. Child Evangelism at Howlandville Baptist Church at 8 30 am. Garden Makers Garden Club at 10 am at Mrs Alan King’s home 801 Brandy Rd. Senior Men's Club at Ramada Inn at 1 pm. Senior Citizen Bridge at the clubhouse at 1 30 pm. Toastmasters at Commercial Hotel at 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planned Parenthood
Midland Valley
Aiken Optimist Club
Heart of Aiken
Center Fire Department
Jaycees
Jaycee Hut
League of Women Voters
H. Odell Weeks
Able
Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home
15Th St. Augusta
North Augusta
AA Miracle Group
Aiken County Museum
Garden Makers
Alan King
Brandy Rd
Ramada Inn
Commercial Hotel
Derrick Derrick Derrick criticizes Ford on candor and policy
Representative Butler Derrick charged President Ford with being less than candid and urged a reevaluation of U S Soviet relations. He backed deficits reduction by 1979, strengthened defense, Social Security funding, tax cuts through 1976, crime funding, tougher gun penalties, food stamps and welfare reform, and state block grants. He said he would comment on the budget once released.
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Washington
D.C
Ford
Butler Derrick
Derrick
Social Security Trust Fund
Ford Urges Income Tax Cut and Welfare Reforms
Ford proposes a $10 billion income tax cut plus a midyear compromise cut. He outlines higher payroll taxes for Social Security, a Medicare premium cap at $740 yearly, and preservation of job training funds. He favors tightening welfare, reforming food stamps, continued revenue sharing, accelerated depreciation, and incentives for stock ownership while extending estate tax relief for family farms and businesses. He also calls for housing subsidies for 500,000 units and a strengthened defense budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Congress
Reagan
President Ford Proposals Highlight State of the Union
Highlights from President Ford's State of the Union address cover foreign policy tax cuts and incentives, a 394.2 billion 1977 budget, Social Security tax hikes, expanded Medicare coverage, housing aid for 500000 families, and intelligence reforms.
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Ford
CIA
North Augusta Council to Discuss Proposed Loan
North Augusta City Council will review a loan agreement with the South Carolina Budget and Control Board at tonight's 8 p.m. meeting in Council Chambers. Other new business includes an audit contract for the HUD Public Facility Loan and a resolution to shift the water works and sewerage system fiscal year. Keys to the City will be presented to former mayor Raymond Walters and former councilmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
South Carolina Budget and Control Board
HUD Public Facility Loan
Raymond Walters
Rev A K Carter Speaks On Love At Week Of Prayer
The Rev A K Carter of North Aikien Baptist Church urged love grounded in God during a noon interdenominational Week of Prayer service at First Presbyterian Church. He noted many strive to love yet fail unless love originates from God and dwells within believers through the Holy Spirit.
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A.K. Carter
North Aikien Baptist Church
John
First Presbyterian Church
Psychic forecasts partial quake fulfilment near Kentucky Tennessee border
Self described clairvoyant Cla risa Bernhardt says her prediction was partly fulfilled by a mild earthquake along the Kentucky Tennessee border Monday morning. She had forecast a major quake near Wilmington North Carolina around Saturday within about six days. The Monday quake occurred about 500 miles away.
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Associated Press
Kentucky- Tennessee
Clarisa Bernhardt
Wilmington
N.C
Area Ministers To Hear Dr. Anderson
The Rev H George Anderson D D president of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia will speak to the Aiken Minister s Association at the Rama da Inn tomorrow at 1230 pm His topic The Influence of the Reformation on Christianity He is a noted church history specialist with degrees from Yale Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary University of Pennsylvania enoir Rhyne College Roanoke College Cornell Oslo Tubingen and more The Rev Jerry Robinson association president invites all area ministers to attend the luncheon and address
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H. George Anderson
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Columbia
Aiken
Ramada Inn
Roanoke College
Cornell University
University of Oslo
Norway
Tubingen University
Germany
Jerry Robinson
Anderson
Missionary to Speak at First Presbyterian
Joan Schrenk, missionary to Brazil for 14 years, will address a midweek service at First Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. The program honors the witness season. Schrenk has returned to the States in December and visits her parents Mr and Mrs John S Schrenk of 33 Clemson Drive. She is a Montreat College graduate with a master of music from the University of Texas and has worked as a Christian education worker and music teacher in Porto Alegre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Schrenk
Brazil
First Presbyterian Church
University of Texas
Porto Algre
Miss Willis Resigns as Aiken County Commission Clerk
Susan Willis resigned from the Aiken County Board of Commissioners clerk post effective February 1. She had worked since 1975 after succeeding Frances Jolly and previously served as secretary to Ronald A. LaCouture and Rhea J. Burgess. The annual salary for the position is 7,047 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Willis
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Miss Willis
Commission
Board of Commissioners
Frances Jolly
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Ronald A. LaCouture
Rhea J. Burgess
Eastover News: Full Water Service Delayed to Wednesday
Eastover's police chief says full water service should return by Wednesday after the well is dug but not yet connected to the main pump. Two smaller pumps currently supply water to residents and the local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastover
Nathaniel Williams
Nine-member council favored in Aiken County district talks
Aiken County leaders discuss single and nine member districts with chief demographer Robert Bowers stressing population distribution and compactness. DoJ approval required, with minority vote protection and remaining term rules for current commissioners outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bowers
Department of Research
Bowers
U. S. Department of Justice
Justice Department
Aiken County
Department of Justice
Aiken
Cleve Edmunds
Charles Prosser
Forest Kirby
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Alex Spencer
George Rowe Jr
Mrs. Otis Able
Miss
Ross
Valley Homes
Jersey City
N.J
New York City
World Trade Center
Howlandville Baptist Church
N.A. Council
Rev. A.K. Carter
Carter
Rhett Winters
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Arnold Lambarth
First Christian Church
Robert James
St. John’s Methodist
AK. Carter
Dr. Anderson
1St Presbyterian
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