11 Jul 1998
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1998
Page
1
Aiken planters face scorching heat as gardens wilt with tomatoes and flowers drying. City horticulturist Tom Rapp urges deep morning or evening watering to reach soil, warns daily watering is needed yet urges water conservation to avoid restrictions.
The page 5A obituary notices report the deaths of Sandra Faye Bassett, Jackson. Betty Jane Burbury, Columbia. Wilbur L. Duffie, Vaucluse. Gerald L. Owen, Aiken. and Dr. Paul Wilson Wyatt, Aiken, detailing memorial information and survivors.
Georgia lottery results list Friday drawing numbers across games. Cash 9 Midday yielded 40 4. Cash 3 Evening produced 64 6. The Big Game numbers were 19 24 28 29 88 with Big Money Ball 6.
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce relocates to a bigger facility on Richland Avenue from Laurens Street. Staff and volunteers load goods Friday as a temporary grand opening is set for September. Visitor center work and garden displays remain underway.
The Aiken County Veterans Coalition seeks 14000 to finish Phase 3 of its East Richland Avenue military memorial park. An audit shows 36000 remains to meet a 50000 obligation for toim?ng and installing a fountain amid embezzlement allegations. Legate Jr. faces breach of trust charges. 15000 bond. Community turnout at the memorial unveiling was 200 to 300. The group aims to recoup stolen funds and consider removing Legate from membership while pursuing legal action.
Spartanburg reports a double preliminary win as Miss Myrtle Beach Marcia Thompson captured the talent crown while Miss Duncan-Lyman-Wellford Kristen Simmons won the swimsuit. Miss Aiken County Dwella Moton performed across rounds and earns praise from pageant director Helen Still. Moton, Clemson student, pursues health admin and public health master’s work. Finals tonight in Spartanburg are not televised.
A Friday morning crash on Rutland Drive injured two landscape workers and a baby when a pickup from Jim Morris Landscaping broke down in front of North Aiken Elementary. Richard Odom suffered a fractured hip and internal injuries while Martin Beltran sustained a broken jaw and multiple injuries.
Police officer Michelle Barefield 26 of Camellia Street Aiken collided with a trailer wounding her 17 month old daughter Wade who was in the front seat not buckled. Barefield faces charges of reckless driving and child restraint violation. Beltran and Morrissey anticipate hospital procedures and weeks away from work.
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