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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1981

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals In Hickory Grove And Batesburg

Hickory Grove Thomas Louis Weeks 65 brother of Veronica Smith died Tuesday at Divine Savior Hospital York services today 2 p.m. Hickory Grove ARP Church burial in Hickory Grove Cemetery Weeks president of G and W Packing Co. Survived by Adeline Weeks widow two sons Thomas L Weeks Jr and John R Weeks a daughter Mary W Shelley mother R W Weeks seven grandchildren York Funeral Home in charge. Batesburg Mrs Fannie Irene Oswalt Spence 73 native of Aiken County died yesterday at Lexington County Hospital memorial services today 5 p.m. Samaria Baptist Church burial Kneece Cemetery surviving daughter Daisy Cockrell two sons Edgar E Spence Jim Spence and William M Spence two sisters Edna Rankin five great grandchildren Pallbearers listed family suggests memorials to Samaria Baptist Church building fund Milton Shealy Funeral Home Batesburg in charge.

Hickory Grove Thomas Louis Weeks Veronica Smith North Augusta Divine Savior Mary W. Shelley Florence R.W. Weeks Branchville Woodrow Weeks St. Stevens Julia B. Knight St. George Ruby Perkins Elloree Annie Mae Patrick Charleston York Funeral Home Chester Daisy) Cockrell Batesburg Edgar E. Spence Jim Spence William M Bo) Spence Atlanta Grady Edna) Rankin Clarence Spence Harry Oswalt J.E. Oswalt James Hite Andrew Hartley Sylvester Hall Samaria Baptist Church Building Fund Milton Shealy

Community Calendar of Local Meetings and Activities

Today list includes Pairs and Spares and track club at H Odell Weeks, exercise class, Conway Diet Institute, Pilot Club, Citizens Band Club, Overeaters Anonymous, duplicate bridge, Na tional Audubon Society chapter, Al Anon, and A A at Linden Street. Tomorrow features museum hours, bridge at Weeks Center, Thoroughbred Hall of Fame, Queen City Chapter O E S, and more. Club reps should contact Ellison Garvin at Aiken Standard.

H. Odell Aiken H. Odell Weeks Activities Center Smith- Hazel Recreation Center Conway Diet Institute Weeks Center St. John’s United Methodist Church Citizens Pine Log Road Overeaters Anonymous First Baptist Church Senior Citizens Augusta National Audubon Society Richmond County Aiken County Museum Recreation Department Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Hopeland Gardens Queen City O.E.S Masonic Temple Ellison Garvin Aiken Standard

Councils Hold Joint Meeting on Dual Tax Elimination

The Aiken and North Augusta City Councils with Aiken County Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the County Council chambers at 736 Richland Ave West to discuss ending city and county dual taxation.

Aiken North Augusta Aiken County Ty and County County Council Richland Ave West

Adult Learning Lab Reopens For GED Prep And Basic Skills

The daytime Adult Learning Lab reopens Monday at 1816 Edgefield Road offering basic reading math and writing courses for adults over 18. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday with individual tutoring for non readers available. Contact the Office of Adult Education at the Education Center on 843 Edgefield Ave for more details.

Edgefield Road Office of Adult Education Edgefield Ave

Aiken County Council Meets to Speed Three Ordinances

The Aiken County Council schedules a 6:45 p.m. special meeting to advance three ordinances. Second readings cover temporary borrowing for Belvedere Water and Sewer District taxes and terms for issuing tax anticipation notes. First reading plans to expand Belvedere Water District boundaries and enlarge the commission to seven. Meeting in the Council office building conference room at 736 Richland Ave.

Aiken County Belvedere Belvedere Water District Council Richland Ave

Equipment theft hits Fitton Pitt Man Company site

Construction equipment valued at $20,000 was reported stolen from Fitton Pitt Man Company on Cablevision Road in Aiken last weekend. Chief Deputy Dan Bowe of the Aiken County Sheriff's Department disclosed the details.

Aiken Dan Bowe Aiken County Sheriff’s Department

Nationwide Forecast Warns Cool Start Warm Weekend Heat

The forecast calls for cool air along the Pacific coast Northwest and northern New England through tomorrow morning with most areas turning warm. Showers are expected in the northern Rockies and across New Mexico west Texas Oklahoma and southern Missouri while heat and humidity rise with no rain in the outlook. Skies stay sunny with highs in the high 90s and lows around 70s and weekend beach and lake weather looks hot and sunny with upper 90s highs.

Pacific Coast Northwest New England Rockies New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Missouri

Vermont Home Birth Sparks Regulatory Debate In Vermont

Midwife Carol Warnock faces lingering scrutiny three weeks after acquittal for practicing without a license as physicians argue for oversight. The article recalls how lay midwives operate, their push for licensing and a state study of home birth complications amid rising home deliveries from 130 in 1980 to more than a hundred.

Lincoln Carol Warnock Alan Ayer Ayer Ms. Warnock Ms. Warn

Arrest Made After Lexington County High Speed Vehicle Pursuit

A routine Aiken County patrol turned into a pursuit into Lexington County early this morning. Officer Leonard Burns chased a car from Salley on route 302 where shots were fired at the officer. The vehicle was stopped by a highway patrol roadblock and passenger Kathy Delaine Hutto, 27, of Columbia was arrested on multiple charges.

Aiken County Columbia S.C. 302 Bowe Burns Lexington County Sheriff's Department S.C. Highway Patrol Lexington County Highway Patrol Kathy Delaine Hutto

Paving Contract Awarded for Aiken County Roads

The South Carolina Department of Highways awarded a 428215 contract to Satterfield Construction Company of Greenwood for 8.1 miles of secondary roads in Aiken County including North Augusta and Belvedere areas. The project, funded from a 2.16 cent gasoline tax, covers grading drainage and surfacing with completion set for July 31, 1982.

Aiken County S.C McKenzie Drive Brookgreen Mountain Drive Dove Street Brenda Rick Bolin Road Cascade Drive North Augusta Dorr Street Fairview Avenue New Castle Avenue Swarthmore Street Hawthorne Street Bordeaux Street Spring Garden Street Hillside Street Webley Street Belvedere Aiken Lane Cumberland Lane Bunche Terrace City of Aiken Old Johnson Road Fairfield Street

Correction on Larsen misidentification in Aiken Standard

The Aiken Standard regrets the misidentification of Sandra Larsen in yesterday's story and will correct the record in next edition.

Sandra Larsen

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Aiken, S.C T.S. Weeks Fannie C. Spence Fannie Irene Oswalt Spence Lexington County Hospital Samaria Baptist Church J.D. Rush Harry Chalk Kneece Cemetery Spence Lever Bell Club Al-Anon Family Group Linden St Aiken A.A Oreo National Weather Service NOAA U.S. Dept. of Commerce Molly Chastain Vermont Jillson Health Department Chase Nets Department Roofing and Metal Works, Inc Pete Boone Don Fitzpatrick Lancaster ST S.W. Aiken 5. C Aiken Standard Pbm PBM BioGuard Joyce Crawford Whiskey
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