West Columbia Woman R L Mitchell Dies At Baptist Hospital
Mrs. R L Onie Metts Mitchell of 1631 Firland Dr West Columbia died yesterday at Baptist Hospital Funeral services were held today at 2 p m at the Lutheran Church of Transfiguration with Rev C P Fisher officiating Burial was in the Philips Baptist Church Cemetery Johnston She was native of Edgefield County owner and cooperator of the Beauty Center Columbia Surviving include a daughter Mrs Wiley B Easton of West Columbia a stepson Robert E Mitchell a stepdaughter Mrs Larry B Black her father and stepmother Mr and Mrs Oscar P Kirkland North Augusta two sisters Mrs Elise Lott Johnston Mrs L Rutland Ridge Spring and a half sister Mrs Leslie W Murphy North Augusta
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West Columbia
R.L
Onie Metts) Mitchell
Firland Dr
Baptist Hospital
Lutheran Church of Transfiguration
C.P. Fisher
Philips Baptist Church
Johnston
Mitchell
Edgefield County
Beauty Center
Columbia
Wiley B. Easton
Robert E. Mitchell
Larry B. Black
Oscar P. Kirkland
North Augusta
Elise Lott
L. Rutland
Ridge Spring
Leslie W. Murphy
Daisy Mae Bell Dies at 66 in North Augusta Area
Daisy Mae Bell 66 of Rt 2 Box 76A North Augusta wife of Nathaniel Bell died yesterday at home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Your Funeral Home New Ellenton. Surviving include her husband and son Nathaniel Bell Jr of North Augusta.
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New Ellenton
Daisy Mae Bell
Rt. 2
Box 76A
North Augusta
Nathaniel Bell
Nathaniel Bell Jr
Douglas man L Jack Lewis dies at 70
L Jack Lewis 70 of Douglas died yesterday. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Fletcher Funeral Home chapel Millen with Revs. Maurice Crowder and W H Ansley officiating. Burial in Millen City Cemetery. He was a salesman at a Douglas clothing store and a Baptist. Survived by wife Dorothy Howard North Augusta two brothers C W Lewis Atlanta Lloyd B Lewis Savannah and sister Mrs Ollie Mae Deason Harlingen Tex.
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Douglas
Jack Lewis
Fletcher Funeral Home
Millen
Maurice Crowder
W.H. Ansley
Millen City
Lewis
Douglas Clothing
The
Baptist Church
Dorothy Howard
North Augusta
C.W Lewis
Atlanta
Lloyd B. Lewis
Savannah
Ollie Mae Deason
Harlington
Tex
Funeral services for Mrs Gladys Cook Cooper Bennett Johnson
Mrs Gladys Johnson dies Sunday in Greenville hospital. Funeral services set for 5 p.m. at the Cook family cemetery in Wagener with burial to follow. The deceased held names including Cook, Cooper, Bennett, and Johnson.
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Lexington
Gladys Cook Cooper Bennett Johnson
Greenville
Cook Family
Wagener
Mrs Hattie Bailey Dies at 70 in Augusta
Mrs Hattie Moseley Bailey 70 of Augusta wife of James L Bailey died yesterday at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Levels Baptist Church with Rev J Cole Brown officiating. Burial in church cemetery. She is survived by one sister Mrs Dorothy M Moseley Rt 2 Aiken.
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Hattie Moseley Bailey
Augusta
James L. Bailey
Levels Baptist Church
J. Cole Brown
Dorothy M. Moseley
Rt. 2
Aiken
McGovern Surges At Democratic Convention Opening
McGovern demonstrated strong organizational power at the Democratic National Convention opening session, recapturing 151 disputed California delegates as he pressed toward the nomination. The South Dakota senator claimed victory was near but faced a failed bid to seat Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and a pro McGovern Illinois slate.
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Humphrey
McGovern
South Dakota
Sen
MacGovern
California
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Dorn Sees Environmentalists Stampeding Country
U S Rep W J Bryan Dorn told the Rotary Club of Aiken that environmentalists are stampeding the country and harming private enterprise in the name of air and water pollution. He urged leaving environmental questions to scientists and technicians and warned that car makers face decrees adding to ownership costs. Dorn discussed revenue sharing welfare reform and the economic outlook, praising Nixon on Southeast Asia while noting inflation and little progress on the economy.
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U.S
W.J. Bryan Dorn
South Carolina
Rotary Club of
Aiken
Dorn
Congress
Richard Nixon
Southeast Asia
Paris
Refilings Open for County Office Candidates
The US Justice Department last week ruled out refiling changes as a path to county seats. A new primary date of August 29 and a July 10 to 24 filing window were set, with fate of the numbered seating plan under review. County Republicans chair Ed Hennelly announced refiling is official but contingent on a DOJ ruling that could require new filings. Democratic candidates for the Board of Commissioners have also begun refiling, with Jervis Arthur W E Derrick and W Larry Sauls named for Seats 1 2 3. GOP hopefuls listed include Marshall Cain Zack Fulmer Cecil Collins John D Lowery and others with several refiled for seats 4 5 6 7.
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State General Assembly
Justice Department
Ed Hennelly
The
County Republicans
Hennelly
Aiken County
John Harte Jr
Board of Commissioners
House
Jervis Arthur
W.E. Derrick
W. Larry Sauls
Republican House
Rep
Marshall Cain
Zack Fulmer
Cecil Collins
John D. Lowery
GOP
Jo Ann Price
C.H. Warner
Wade M. Brodie
Ralph Cullinan
William D. Gingrey
Harold V. Graybeal
Zoning Battle Moves Back to Planning Panel
Minutes from the June 26 meeting show a zoning change requiring no clarifications. Council considers reapplying through the Planning and Zoning Commission and notes a court route is less favored. The panel also adopts field use regulations for Citizens Field and studies Gaston Road paving. A recreation area on seven tenths acre at Church Street and Richland Avenue nears bid award. Quattlebaum Contractors wins a 47025 contract funded by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and Eustis Park funds, including a basketball court tennis courts picnic shelter and playground.
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Johnson
Boyd
Roland Windham
Planning and Zoning Commission
Citizens Field
Gaston Road
Richland Avenue
Engineering Department
Church Street
Quattlebaum Contractors
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Eustis Park
Aiken Man Arrested On Liquor Charge
Aiken police seized seven gallons of illegal liquor at Cleveland Thomas’s home 755 Abbeville Avenue. Public Safety Director J C Busbee said Thomas 50 was charged with liquor law violation. North Augusta police reported a tape player theft from Harold Willingham’s car at 1238 Sand Bar Ferry Road Beech Island.
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Aiken
Public Safety
J.C. Busbee
Cleveland Thomas
Abbeville Avenue
Busbee
North Augusta
Harold Willingham
Sand Bar Ferry Rd
Beech Island
Fischer and Spassky Begin Chess Championship in Reykjavik
American challenger Bobby Fischer and Russian defender Boris Spassky finally begin play this afternoon in what is billed as the richest and most publicized world chess championship of all time in Reykjavik Iceland.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Visiting Speaker and Music Leader Named for Ashville Event
The visiting speaker is Rev Earl Moseley pastor of Dec ver View Baptist Church in Ash ville North Carolina. Bruce Boatwright will lead the music with special music during the week.
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Earl Moseley
Decver View Baptist Church
Ashville, N.C
Bruce Boatwright
Sertoma Club Narrowly Misses Wilshire Trophy in Dallas
Aiken Sertoma Club finished a close second for the Wilshire Trophy at the International Sertoma Convention in Dallas. Past president Frank Lock Jr reported that the club pledged 100 to the Sertoma Foundation which has bought land near Denver to build an orphan speech and hearing center. Also announced was a new state plan creating a state director and district and international governors. Aiken delegates were Phil Hydrick Duke Sudiow and H O Weeks Jr.
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Aiken Sertoma Club
Wilshire
Dallas
Aiken
Frank Lock Jr
Sertoma
Commercial Hotel
Sertoma Foundation
Denver
Colo
Lock
Phil Hydrick
Duke Sudiow
H.O. Weeks Jr
10 Day Schedule For Voter Registration In Aiken County
The Aiken County Board of Registration announces a 10 day field registration schedule to boost turnout for the August 29 primaries. Registrars will visit ten communities in late afternoon to evening hours through July 29, with sites and times listed. final day hours are 9 am to 12 noon at the county courthouse annex.
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Aiken County
Jackson
Belvedere
Wagener
Beech Island
Gloverville
North Augusta City Hall
New Ellenton
Salley
Graniteville
Clearwater
Board of Registration
Park Ave
Laurel St
Sanders Suffers Heart Attack in Hawkins Public Works Chief
William Sanders director of the Aiken Public Works Department suffered a heart attack on Friday. A Fort Gordon Hospital spokesman in Augusta said Sanders is on the seriously ill list and receiving care in the ICU at the Army hospital.
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William Sanders
Aiken
Community Calendar Evening Meetings Across Local Groups
Education group meets at 7 30 p m in the Educational Center. ARFE gathers at 7 30 p m in Crosland Park Senior Citizens Clubhouse. Woodmen of the World convenes at 7 30 p m in WOW Hall on old Airport Road. Aiken Chess Club assembles at 7 30 p m in the Pet Dairy Building. Knights of Columbus meet at 8 p m at 1003 Spaulding Road.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Association of
Retired Federal Employees
Senior Citizens
Crosland Park
Woodmen of the World
WOW Hall
Airport Road
Aiken Chess Club
Pet Dairy
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding Rd
Committee Seeks Delay of Nixon Campaign Suit Hearing
The Committee for the Re election of the President worries a hearing on a suit about the break in and bugging at Democratic headquarters here could cause in calculable damage to President Nixon's campaign.
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Washington
Committee For the
Nixon
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R.L. Mitchell
L. Jack Lewis
Gladys Johnson
Mrs
Hattie Bailey
Stathy Verenes
US Justice Department
Aiken Man
Redds Branch Baptist Church
Sertoma Club
State Board of Elections
Sanders
Security
Laurens & Richland
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