Deaths Arid Funerals John Benjamin Wood of Aiken
John Benjamin Bennie Wood an Aiken county lifelong farmer and Kings Lumber Co. worker died in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church Vaucluse with burial at Ridge Crest Memorial Cemetery Batesburg. Survived by two daughters seven sons two sisters and two brothers with services arranged by Poseys Funeral Home Granville.
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John Benjamin
Bennie’ Wood
Aiken - Vaucluse
Aiken County Hospital
First Baptist Church
Vaucluse
H.G. Daggerhart
Ridge Crest Memorial Cemetery
Batesburg
Aiken County
Kings Lumber Co
Aiken
The
Christian Church
Julian Mundy
Carl Oswald
Homer Wood
Elzy Wood
Douglas Wood
Calvin Wood
Orlando
Fla
Delma Wood
Vinson Wood
C.B. Wood
Decia Crockrell
Monetta
Mattie Sheppard
Warrenville
Edward Wood
Earnest Wood
Mrs. Harol d Newsome dies. Harlem
Mrs Haro ld F Jean Palmer Newsome of Harlem died Sunday in an Augusta hospital A funeral service will be held at Zoar United Methodist Church in Sta pleton Ga at 4 p m today officiated by Revs Paul Barrett and John Mark Barrett Burial will follow in the church cemetery She was a Warren County native and lived in Harlem eight years a Zoar United Methodist Church member and former Ft Gordon civil service employee Surviving are her husband and two daughters Mrs Vickie Ann Payne of Atlanta and Mrs Mic
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Harlem
Harold F
Jean Palmer
Newsome
Augusta
Zoar United Methodist Church
Stapleton
Paul Barrett
John Mark Barrett
Church
Warren County
Aiken Standard City Publication Note
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes every afternoon except Saturdays and Sundays. It lists contact details and notes AP rights, advertising corrections policy, and payment terms for subscriptions and advance payments to carriers.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Mary E. Smith dies in Ridge Spring at 25
Mrs. Mary E. Smith of Ridge Spring died Sunday night at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Amos and Sons Funeral Home in Johnston. She was a native of Aiken County and a Bethlehem Baptist Church member in Saluda. Surviving: son Calvin Smith of Ridge Spring, daughter Mary Jean Smith of Ridge Spring, and brother Eddie Abney of Monetta.
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Ridge Spring
Mary E. Smith
Amos and Sons Funeral Home
Johnston
Aiken Auditor’s Office Relocation Case Referred to Judge Peeples
Aiken County Board of Commissioners petitioned to move Auditor Mrs Martha Redd to Administrative Annex No 4 citing space needs and a state law split of the clerk of court’s office. Judge Rodney A Peeples held a 10:30 a.m. hearing to resolve the dispute with Mrs Redd opposing the move as it would place her office near the tax collector and limit access.
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Rodney Peeples
Lynn
Martha Whp Man Redd
Conmission
Citzens
Rodney A. Peeples
Barnwell County
Redd
Robert E. Johnson
William G. Lynn Jr
Mrs. Redd
Aiken
Glent Holley
Jackson Town Hall Construction Halted Amid Funding Uncertainty
The 1974 discussion reveals opposition to a proposed $140 800 municipal building. Revenue sharing funds totaling 40000 remain on hand with $125000 in loan plans pending final plans. Mayor Helms and council vow to investigate funding sources and community will.
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Catherine Hiatt
Hiatt Construction Company
Council
Public Works Commission
Federal Home
Smith
Robert Garland
Helms
Funeral services for Eddie Griffin in Belvedere
Eddie Griffin of 115 Five Notch Road North Augusta died Friday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Mt Figuration Baptist Church Belvedere with burial in the church cemetery or at the funeral home.
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Eddie Griffin
Five Notch Road
North Augusta
Augusta
Mt. Figuration Baptist Church
Belvedere
Double Feature Planned At Virginia Acres
A Walt Disney film week at H. Odell Weeks Activities Building features Rascal and Fun and Fancy Free shown tomorrow at 10 am and 2 pm. Beginning next week the same schedule moves to Tuesday mornings at the Smith Hazel Recreation Center with admission of 50 cents.
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Walt Disney
H. Odell
Aiken Elementary Pta
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
Aiken Elementary
Beame Rehires 2,600 City Workers After Mass Dismissals
Mayor Abraham D. Beame announced the rehiring of 2,600 New York City employees who were among 19,000 ordered dismissed a week earlier. The report notes accompanying labor actions in California and Pennsylvania, including California supervisors weighing firing 5,000 striking workers and Pennsylvania Social Services Union members largely refusing to return to work after a week of strikes.
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Associated Press
New York
Abraham D. Beame
Santa Clara County
Calif
Board of Supervisors
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Social Services Union
Council Members Get Assignments
Mayor A Earlie Helms announced new appointments while the council hired a police chief and sanitation head. Carl Bentley will stay as police chief for two years with two assistants on rotating eight hour shifts. Clemmons Beard becomes sanitation head for two years with two staff. Applications for town clerk are open until July 10.
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Lice
Carl Bentley
Bentley
Clemmons Beard
Clemmons
Town Hall
Thelma Barber
Community Calendar highlights local club and public events
Today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Planned Parenthood clinic in Midland Valley Shopping Center. Other events include Exchange Club at S&S Cafeteria, Lions Club gatherings at Grace United Methodist and St Pauls Church venues, board of education meeting, AA groups, Social Security info at Allendale courthouse, Aiken County Museum hours, Women in American Society film series Sylvia Fran and Joy, Senior Citizen Bridge, Johnston Clinic at 106 Lee Street, Optimist Club gathering, and Augusta North Augusta Chess Club at the North Augusta Recreation Center.
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Planned Parenthood
Midland Valley
Exchange Club of
North Augusta
S&s
Lion's Club of
Grace United Methodist Church
Aiken County
Social Security
Allendale
Aiken County Public Library
Sylvia
Fran
Joy
Senior Citizen's
Johnston Clinic
Lee Street
Johnston
Optimist Club of
Augusta
Hills to Focus Fed Policy on Central Cities
Housing secretary Carla A. Hills announced the federal government will concentrate on preserving and rehabilitating central cities and halt encouragement of suburbia. She cited a department study showing urban recycling costs far lower than suburban expansion in capital land energy and ecological terms.
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Boston
Housing and Urban Development
Carla A. Hills
North Augusta Plant conflict prompts call for AG opinion
Mrs. Mittelburg warns the county may face a $145,000 30 acre tract cost with $100,000 funded by a German corporation if the $30,000 is ruled illegal. Commissioner Cullinan cites Robert Schwartz as informing him of the issue while Mrs. Rudnick seeks guidance.
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Rudnick
Cullinan
Robert Schwartz
Schwartz
Two More Men Arrested in Meat Store Break‑In Case
Aiken County investigators charge Lynwood Toole 32 Belvedere with attempted arson and accessory before and after the fact of housebreak. Horace Lester Barker 29 Aiken faces housebreaking with intent. Bonds set for Toole total 7,500 with 5,000 and 2,500. Earlier arrestee James E. Rau Belvedere owner of Raleigh Farms Meat Company and manager of Century Finance Augusta. Rau bonds total 10,000 with 5,000 on each count.
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Aiken County
Jack Fields
Lynwood Toole
Edisto Drive
Belvedere
E. Rau
Raleigh Farms
Rau
Century Finance Company
Augusta
Building a New Home to Aid Our Country
The piece urges citizens to contribute to national service by constructing a new home. It frames home building as a practical act of patriotism and community effort, linking personal effort to national good and stability.
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Farris Kelley
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Wilbur Turvis
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Carl C. Bowen Jr
Prather Funeral Home
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Jackson Town Hall
Virginia Acres
Beame
Jeane Hall
Jackson
A. Earlie Helms
Reba Polatti
Marion Brinkley
W.T. Phillips
C.A. Hill
Hoyt Dunleith
Harold C. Thornton
Robert Thornton
New Ellenton
Lion's Club
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Miracle Group
St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church
Mrs. Hills
N. Augusta
Whitley
Ley
Chamber of Commerce
Owen Clary
Rotary Club
Maurice Williams
G.R.S
Wilmac, Inc. Realtors
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Lominick Pharmacy
Richland Ave
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G.B. Washburn, Inc
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