Delores Hamrick Wins Aiken Standards Cartoon Caption Contest
Delores Hamrick of Aiken won first prize and $50 in the Aiken Standard cartoon caption contest with 162 entries. Her entry Disadvantage McEnroe played on advantage in tennis and featured a reverse spelling. Second place went to Mrs. S.G. Rivenbark of Aiken for TNT: Talent n Tantrum, with $25. Carole Henderson of New Ellenton took third with No Love Scored and $10. Judges were Gifford Scull and Ed Happ of Midland Valley.
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Delores Hamrick
Aiken
McEnroe
Gifford Scull
Ed Happ
Midland Valley
Man Upset With Food Attacks Wendy's Workers
Kenneth Rhodes of Route 1 Aiken was charged with simple assault after returning to a Wendy's drive thru and striking two employees in the forehead and nose during a dispute over food. Both workers were treated and released from Aiken Community Hospital.
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Wendy’s
Kenneth Rhodes
Route 1
Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Rhodes
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken AMVETS Seek Bingo License in City
Aiken City Council gave first reading to an ordinance to allow charitable groups to play bingo within city limits. The AMVETS Post No 88 plans to open at 1017 York St if approvals and P and Z meet. The license would set fees and allow three bingo nights weekly.
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Aiken
George Thomas
Amvets
North Augusta
Thomas
American Veterans
Roland H. Windham
Belle Isle Enterprises
Stone Mountain
Allen Test Products Divi
California Medfly aerial spraying faces legal and public backlash
A low flying helicopter sprayed malathion over Palo Alto Los Altos and Mountain View as a pump failure halted the first medfly aerial assault. About 100 gallons were dispersed over under half the 17 square mile target area amid protests and safety concerns.
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San Jose
Calif
Santa Clara Valley
Red Cross
Gene Cone
Hans van Nes
State Department of Food and Agriculture
Palo Alto
Los Altos
Mountain View
van Nes
State Supreme Court
Santa Clara County
Superior Court
Bruce Allen
Edmund G. Brown Jr
U.S. Department of Agriculture
California
Agriculture
John Block
Brown
Jim
Delphine Winstead
Winstead
NBC
Lollipop stunt at city meeting sparks lighthearted moment
Lloyd Olsen, former Aiken City councilman, attended a meeting to honor Sydney Carter and then gifted Mayor Odell Weeks a blue lollipop. The candy, decorated with a baby and stork, prompted jokes about an impending city announcement as Sheri Spivey reacted with relief.
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Lloyd Olsen
Aiken
Sydney Carter
Olsen
Odell Weeks
Lloyd
Sheri Spivey
They're Dancing In Graniteville
Local notice highlights community events and listings in Graniteville Aiken County with calendar items and entertainment features across classifieds comics and obituaries.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
Abby Erma Bombeck
Showtime
County Officials Tackle Stubborn Litter Problem in Aiken
Aiken County Council, at a public hearing, urged magistrates to impose strong fines and penalties on litterers and scavengers as sheriff’s deputies and waste-control staff prepare to assist. Magistrates emphasized the need for solid evidence to issue warrants and noted 80 percent of litter comes from scavengers. Luke’s Waste Control holds a $389,000 county contract to install 306 six cubic yard containers and begin service with schedule details pending.
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Aiken
J.B. Nichols
Albert Eubanks
Nichols
H.M
Mike) McElhaney
Aiken County
Browning
Ferris Industries
Luke's Waste Control
Carrol H. Warner
Luke’s
Warner
Luke
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Ruth
Aiken Amvets
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Moffett Field
Food and Agriculture
Kimberly Warner
Jeanie S. Roberson
Rebecca Roberts
Frank Sires
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