Nationwide Weather Picture Warns of Snow Across Regions
Snow is forecast for the lower lakes region and parts of the North and mid Atlantic states on Friday night. The upper Rockies may see snowfall with rain along the Pacific coast. Most areas face chilly conditions with possible showers near Florida's West coast and generally fair weather elsewhere.
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Lower Lakes
Mid Atlantic States
Mid Atlantic Coast
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Florida
Rites Scheduled For Mrs Yaun In Graniteville
Funeral services for Mrs Piney Livingston Yaun of 421 Main St Graniteville will be at 3 p m tomorrow at St John United Methodist Church with Rev John Davenport officiating. Burial in Graniteville Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters and two sisters. Friends may call at home or Posey s Funeral Home.
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Graniteville
Piney Livingston Yaun
Main St
Snellville
St John United Methodist Church
John Davenport
Yaun
Eastman
William J. Yaun
St. John Methodist Church
Dallas Maughan
Decatur
Tony Gonsalves
C. W. Simpson
Laurel Hill
N. C
Laura Boyle
Lula Willis
Greenwood
Posey
Hammond Rites In Columbia
Funeral services for James H. Hammond were held at noon at Dunbar Funeral Home Devine Street Chapel with Bishop Emmett Gribben officiating. Burial will be in Hammond Cemetery in Beech Island. Survivors include his widow Janie Marshall Hammond a daughter H G Patton and two sons Edward Spann Hammond and Quitman Marshall Hammond all of Columbia.
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Columbia
James H. Hammond
Dunbar Funeral Home
Devine Street Chapel
Emmett Gribben
Hammond Cemetery
Beech Island
Janie Marshall Hammond
H. G. Patton
Edward Spann Hammond
Quitman Marshall Hammond
Mrs Albert Reed Dies In Augusta
Mrs Albert H Read of Camden New Jersey grandmother of Mrs Mary L Sweetnan of Aiken died Thursday in an Augusta hospital She was visiting here at the time of death Survived by husband Albert H Read of Camden daughter Mrs Corinthian Gordon of Aiken and son Roy A Kempton of Norfolk Virginia Funeral arrangements to be announced by George Funeral Home Friends may call at the funeral home or at 1136 South Boundary Ave SE Aiken.
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Albert H. Read
Mickle St
Camden
N. J
Mary L. Sweetnan
Aiken
Augusta Hospital
George Funeral Home
Lumberton
Corinthian Gordon
Roy A. Kempton
Norfolk
Sweetnan
South Boundary Ave
S.E
Aiken Standard Publishing Details and Rates
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes each afternoon except weekends. Letters and notices. AP and UP international dispatches. corrections policy noted. Mailing rates listed: one year six months three months and ten cents per month.
Funeral rites set for Mrs Ruth Whitfield Harris
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Whitfield Harris of 3705 Vaucluse Road Aiken are scheduled today at 3 p.m. at Vaucluse Baptist Church with Rev. J E Pollock and Rev. J L Steele officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens near Langley. Mrs Harris a Georgia native and former Ruth Whitfield was a member of Vaucluse First Baptist Church. Pallbearers include Sam Dufie Nathaniel Rushton Edward Harrigal Homer Brown Luther Bryant and Harold Enloe.
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Ruth Whitfield Harris
Vaucluse Road
Aiken
Vaucluse Baptist Church
J. E Pollock
J. L Steele
Sunset Memory Gardens
Langley
Harris
Columbia
Georgia
Vaucluse First Baptist Church
Ruth Whitfield
Preston E Garvin Dies At Lynwood
Preston Earl Garvin 54 of 101 Jansen St Lynwood died Thursday. Funeral 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Bath United Methodist Church with Masonic Rites Sunset Memory Gardens. Native of Aiken County he belonged to Bath UMC and Bath Masonic Lodge 263. Employed by Graniteville Manufacturing. Step mother Maude Phillips Garvin and daughter Janice Garvin Cross listed. Friends may call Poseys Funeral Home Langley until 3:30 p.m. then at church.
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Lynwood
Preston Earl Garvin
Jansen St. Lynwood
Bath United Methodist Church
R. Hilton Johnson
James Alewine
Sunset Memory Gardens
Aiken County
Bath Masonic Lodge
Graniteville Manufacturing Company
Maude Phillips Garvin
Mae Garvin
Gloverville
Janice Garvin Cross
Posey
Langley
Wise Funeral Set Tomorrow In Langley
Morris Hill Wise 90 of Burnettown dies Thursday. Funeral at 1 p.m. Saturday at Posey's Chapel Langley with Rev. Thomas Rogers officiating. Burial Graniteville Cemetery. Survived by two nieces Mrs. John G. Glover Augusta and Mrs. Helen Skelton Roanoke Va and a nephew Charlie Reed Lithia Springs. Visitation at Posey Funeral Home Langley or Wendell Spivey 131 Walker St Burnet town.
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Burnettown
Morris Hill Wise
Posey’s Chapel
Langley
Thomas Rogers
Graniteville
Langley Methodist Church
Seminole Mills
John G. Glover
Augusta
Helen Skelton
Roanoke
Charlie Reed
Lithia Springs
Posey
Wendell Spivey
Walker St
Islands of the Philippines Constantly Change
The number of Philippine islands remains uncertain as new land emerges from volcanic activity and later erodes away. Geographers note that volcanic cones rise above the sea and may become islands, only to fade over years due to wave action and erosion leaving the total count fluid.
Two Aiken Scout Leaders Earn Silver Beaver Honor
Two Aiken leaders Boyd W. Tyler and John H. Schilling received the Silver Beaver award at the Georgia Carolina Boy Scout Council Recognition Reception in Augusta. Tyler, North Aiken Elementary principal, organized the Glover Moroe District in 1961 and chairs the district while Schilling began as Pack 21 Cubmaster in 1959 and rose through district posts. both hold Woodbadge, with Schilling active in the Order of the Arrow and youth work at South African Church.
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Aiken
Georgia-Carolina Boy Scout Council
Augusta
Boyd W. Tyler
John H. Schilling
Tyler
North Aiken
Glover-Moroe
Aiken County
Benedict College Alumni Association
Community Services Council
Friendship Baptist Church
Schilling
Yamassee
Bob White Lodge
Order of Arrow
South Airicn Presbyterian Church
DuPont Company
Savannah River
Youth for Watson Committee Formed at University
Columbia USC assembly heard Rusty Reed state chairman describe a new Youth for Watson committee formed in South Carolina. He said ground work began late last year with high school and college youth across the state and urged defense of individual liberty against radical student minorities.
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Columbia
LBC Jaycees Honor Local Leaders At Banquet
Forest Byars, former LBC Jaycees president and Region XII secretary, won the Distinguished Service Award. Mrs. Morgan Mitchell received Outstanding Citizen. Melanie Hutto named Outstanding Young Educator. Rep Albert Watson spoke on Nixon's State of the Union and US global roles.
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Forest Byars
LBC Jaycees
Jaycees
DuPont Company
Savannah River Laboratory
Byars
Morgan Mitchell
Red Cross’ Bloodmobile
United Fund
Aiken
Melanie Hutto
LBC High School
Albert Watson
Nixon
Snow disrupts roads and utilities in Midlands area
City police and the Aiken County Sheriff's office reported no serious accidents by early afternoon though hazardous conditions lingered on Kalmia and Schultz Hills. The State Highway Department cleared treacherous bridges while utilities faced minor issues and potential outages if snow repeats.
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Aiken County
Southern Bell
S. C. Electric and Gas Co
Power © Company
Power Company
South Carolina
Piedmont
Weather Bureau
Columbia
Allendale
Florence
Linkletter Keeps Fighting Narcotics After Daughter's Death
Art Linkletter describes a national campaign against drugs after his daughter Diane died from LSD related causes. He has met with the president and governors, testified before Congress, and plans a film to educate teachers on warning signs and handling school drug problems.
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Hollywood
Art Linkletter
White House
Nixon
Linkletter
Diane
Court delays as reporters stranded in Williston saga unfolds
Court sessions opened two hours late when reporter Grace Johnson stranded after her car slid off a highway. Rosemary Brantley of the Aiken County Sheriff's Department served as court reporter. In other actions, Leon Douse drew a 12 year sentence suspended on four years service with five years probation after a voluntary manslaughter conviction. Mary Brown pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Annie Lee Brown and received four years, suspended to one year with two years probation. William Hazel received five years for housebreaking and larceny tied to the December 23 theft of four TVs and guns from Western Auto. Charles Dickerson pled guilty to armed robbery and grand larceny, five years on each count. Tommie Beard got 18 months suspended, with two years probation, for a highway 215 location breakin. Approximately 240 dollars missing from pinball machines. restitution reported.
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Grace Johnson
Bamberge
Williston
Rosemary Brantley
Aiken County
David Newman
Jackson
Mary Brown
Augusta
Annie Lee Brown
Brown
Hollow Creek
William Hazel
Ellenton
Charles Dickerson
Evelyn's
Park Avenue
Dickerson
Center helps unemployed and underemployed workers find better jobs
The Aiken Edgefield Industrial Education Center trains jobless and underemployed individuals, offering basic education, life skills, and financing for further study. It reports 90 percent placement among 300 graduates and 85 percent retention after three months, with trainees earning stipends during programs.
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Joe
James Jones
Jones
Cortez Business College
Washington
Aiken-Edgefield Center
Joyce Bergquist
Port
Bergquist
The
U.S. Research and Development Corporation
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Withoto
Hammond
Mrs
Albert Reed
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
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S.C
Associated Press
United Press International
Preston E. Garvin
Republic of the Philippines
Youth For Watson
Watson
America
Greenville
Spartanburg
Mountains
Midlands
Mercury
Frampton
W. Henderson
Laurens Street
N.W
Tha
Eric Pinckney
Gene Mosley
Aiken-Edgefield Industrial Education Center
Hindman
Bell Telephone
Franklin Bank
Georgia Kraft Company
Willie
Industrial Education Center
Merkin
Rod Steiger
Claire Bloom
Judy Geeson
Wa Juuan Blaustein Production
Universal Pictures, Ltd
teAetee Eee
Rer
Eckerd
Eckerd’s Drug Store
Mitchell Shopping Center
Ron Hayes
Mirisch Production Company
Dick van Dyke
Angie Dickinson
Aen
Agarson Kanin
Walter Mirisch
DeLuxe
United Artists
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