Quilt History Project funds aid for Aiken County group
Aiken County Historical Museum will join the South Carolina Quilt History Project under a federal Folk Art grant. Mary Ann Thompson says Aiken was chosen as one of six counties statewide to document SC quilts made before 1970, with community quilt-collection days set in Wagener Aiken North Augusta and Beech Island.
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South Carolina
Charleston
Greenville
Richland
Georgetown
Lexington
Pickens
Florence
York
Aiken
Thompson
Aiken Museum
Wagener
North Augusta
Beech Island
McKissick
Wagener First Baptist Church
Aiken County Historical Museum
Grace Methodist Church
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church
Aiken County Museum
Bonnie Coward
Resolution on Judge's Remark Passes in S C House
In Columbia AP report the South Carolina House passed a resolution expressing deep concern and regret over a judge s derogatory remark toward blacks. Sen Marshall Williams questioned the measure suggesting the legislature should comment only on matters it is connected to. The measure advanced by voice vote after a brief delay on a rules issue.
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Columbia
General Assembly
Senate
Marshall Williams
Orangeburg
Senate Judiciary Committee
Governor
Courts
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House
Newberry's Anna Whitesides Crowned South Carolina Junior Miss
Anna Whitesides of Newberry was named South Carolina Junior Miss for 1985 and will compete in Mobile Alabama in the America Junior Miss pageant. Alison Leonard Lexington is 1st runner up, Susan Williams Bishopville 2nd, Sally Clyburn Lancaster 3rd with other finalists Stephanie Brown Midland Valley Rebecca Smeltzer Berkeley County and Kris Snyder Dillon. Awards were given for talent physical fitness poise and appearance with Kraft Hostess Award to Whitesides and Revlon Personal Style Award to Clyburn.
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Anna Whitesides
Newberry
South Carolina
Miss Whitesides
Mobile
Ala
S.C
Allison Leonard
Lexington
Susan Williams
Bishopville
Sally Clyburn
Lancaster
Stephanie Brown
Midland Valley
Rebecca Smeltzer
Berkeley County
Kris Snyder
Dillon
Amy Cartledge
North Augusta
Julie Herring
Anderson
Kraft
Revlon
SCETV Receives $3 Million Grant For Dragon Series
GE donates 3 million to South Carolina Educational Television Network for a national PBS series The Heart of the Dragon. The 12 part program co produced by SCETV and MacNeil Lehrer Gannett will premiere May 6 at 8 pm hosted by Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer.
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General Electric
South Carolina Educational Television Network
Public Broadcasting Service
Life In
China
Dick Riley
SCETV
MacNeil
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