Edgefield Doctor A Rhett Nicholson Dies at 84
Graveside services for Dr. A Rhett Nicholson 84 oldest Edgefield physician who died Sunday were held at Eastview Cemetery. He founded Nicholson Clinic Edgefield Countys first medical facility and served as county physician and Southern Railroad surgeon. He was a WWII State Guard major and active in church and civic groups. Survivors include his widow two daughters and three sons.
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Edgefield
Rhett Nicholson
Eastview Cemetery
Eugene Eaddy
Herbert Floyd
Wofford College
Bellvue Hospital
New York City
Nicholson
Edgefield County
Southern
American
South Carolina
Ridge
South Carolina State Guard
Elizabeth Bryant
William A Willis
Charleston
Edward B. Mabry
Greensboro
N. C
A. Rhett Nicholson, Jr
Beaufort
George B. Nicholson
Selma
Ala
Sam H. Nicholson
Perkins Funeral Services Held Today in Graniteville
Funeral services for Rodney Dana Perkins of Graniteville were conducted at 5 p.m. at the Warrenville Church of Christ with Tommy Boone officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memory Gardens in Langley. Survivors include his mother Maria Perkins Wilson and stepfather George Wilson Jr. of Graniteville, two brothers Charles Wayne and Tommy James Perkins, two stepsisters Angela Wilson and Beth Wilson, both of Graniteville, maternal grandparents Robert S. Mobley and wife, and Ralph Perkins and wife, Bath, with stepgrandparents George Wilson and wife of Graniteville. Pallbearers were Richard Rabun Don Rabun Lt. Stewart and Tom Morrison.
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Graniteville
Rodney Dana Perkins
Warrenville Church of Christ
Tommy Boone
Sunset Memory Gardens
Langley
Maria Perkins Wilson
George Wilson Jr
Charles Wayne
Tommy James Perkins
Angela Wilson
Beth Wilson
Robert S. Mobley
Ralph Perkins
Bath
George Wilson
Richard Rabun
Don Rabun
Stewart
Tom Morrison
Woodward Rites Set At Langley
Funeral services for Judson Pickens Woodward 72 of 6 Front St Langley will be held at 4 p m today at Poseys Funeral Home Chapel Langley with Revs A F Carter and Charles T Mason officiating Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens He was a native of Aiken County longtime resident and retired merchant He is survived by his former wife Lila Wooten two sons D G Woodward Augusta Judson C Woodward Free Bahama Islands and a brother William C Woodward Greenville Pallbearers include Cecil Burton Sam Burton Hugh Weathersbee Rossie Harrison John Hymer Fred Reames and Augusta Fire Department members
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Bath
Judson Pickens Woodward
Front St
Posey
Langley
A. F. Carter
Charles T. Mason
Sunset Memory Gardens
Lila Wooten
D. G. Woodward
Augusta
Judson C. Woodward
Free Bahama Islands
William C. Woodward
Greenville
Cecil Burton
Sam Burton
Hugh Weathersbee
Rossie Harrison
John Hymer
Fred Reames
The
Augusta Fire Department
Nixon Defends Policy Amid South School Crisis
Nixon rejects plans for carpetbagging lawyers to force integration and says policy favors cooperation over coercion. Thurmond lauds the reversal while Nixon emphasizes ending segregation as required by law. He also discusses Mideast arms, Soviet influence, and a broader aim for world peace.
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Thurmond
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Mideast
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White House
Desegregation Warning Touts Federal Funds Cutoffs
In Atlanta J Stanley Pottinger the civil rights chief warned school districts that depart from court ordered desegregation in September will lose federal funds. He said over 400 districts face routine checks to ensure compliance. He also noted fall actions against Northern housing based segregation and defended the administration’s progress since 1954.
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U.S. Office For Civil Rights
Atlanta Press Club
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Aiken Lions Report on Atlantic City Convention
Members of the Aiken Lions club received a report on the Lions International Convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. Harold Wessinger and Bennie Newman presented a film and slides. Also attending were Francis Wade and James Raffield. The club will meet again August 3 in the club hut.
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Aiken Lions Club
Atlantic City
N. J
Harold Wessinger
Bennie Newman
Aiken Club
Lions Club
Francis Wade
James Raffield
Mosquitos Lose Ground as Heat Strains South Carolina Fight
Entomologists count landing rate by a still observer in a white shirt while the State Board of Health fights mosquitoes with 5000 gallons of insecticides, aerial fogging, ditch draining, and larvae eating fish. Man-made drainage and dredged fills worsen the problem along the coast as Gambusia fish are bred for control.
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South Carolina
State Board of Health
Mama and Papa
Vector Control
SC. Public Service Authority
Santee Cooper
Frank T. Arnold
Gary Pierce
Georgetown County
Youth Killed in Clash With Police in Lawrence Kansas
An 18 year old University of Kansas freshman Harry Rice was shot in the head during a Monday night clash with police near the campus. Graduate student Merton Olds was wounded in the calf and Officer Don Dalquist injured by brick or rock. The unrest followed a series of confrontations tied to previous shootings and ongoing street protests in the Negro section near campus.
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Lawrence, Kan
Harry Nicholas Rice
Leawood
Kan
University of Kansas
Merton R. Olds
Topeka
Don
Rick Donald Dowdell
Dowdell
William Garrett
Eugene Williams
Dread Avenue
School Board To Meet Tonight In Aiken County
The Aiken County Board of Education holds its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 p m in the Education Center. State Superintendent Dr Cyril Busbee and staff will discuss textbook adoption procedures.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Cyril Busbee
Resurfacing Planned For Aiken County Road
The State Highway Department awarded Sloan Construction Co. a 337,636 dollar contract to resurface 18.7 miles of S C Route 125 from North Augusta to the Atomic Energy Commission Plant at Jackson. Six bids were submitted with a high of 370,616. Bids opened July 14 and approved July 16.
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State Highway Department
Sloan Construction Company, Inc
Greenville
Silas N. Pearman
North Augusta
Atomic Energy Commission
Jackson
The
Highway Commission
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