Ruth Townsend Wiggins dies in Pittsburgh
Funeral services for Ruth Townsend Wiggins of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania will be held today at 5 p.m. at the Jackson Brooks Memorial Chapel with Rev N L Bush officiating. Burial follows at Jessamine Memorial Gardens in Aiken. She was a resident of Aiken County and a former Graniteville Co employee and First Baptist Church member. Surviving are her husband Wilhelmina Davis Lowe Warrenville South Caroline a daughter Lorraine L Cook Union South Carolina a son Ansel H Lowe Graniteville two sisters Florence Johnson Gertrude Pardue Graniteville three brothers Arthur L Lowe Harry H Lowe Graniteville and John Lowe North Augusta.
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Aiken
Ruth Townsend Wiggins
Pittsburgh
Jackson Brooks
N.L. Bush
Jessamine Memorial Gardens
Death notice for Arthur Rollins of Aiken
Arthur Rollins 74 of Aiken died Friday at a Laurens nursing home. Funeral services were held Sunday with burial in Aiken Memorial Park. He was a native of Vidette Georgia and lived in Aiken County 50 years. Survived by widow Lillian Johnson Rollins five daughters one son two sisters six brothers.
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Arthur Rollins
Aiken
Laurens
Aiken Memorial Park
George Funeral Home
Vidette
Aiken County
Lillian Johnson Rollins
W. J. Golding
A.G. Cooper
Ralph Moore
Carl W Simpson Sr dies at 84 in Aiken
Carl W Simpson Sr 84 of Aiken died Sunday in a local nursing home. Funeral services 6 p.m. today at George Funeral Home chapel with Rev Howard M Hickey officiating. Burial in Aiken Memorial Park. Survived by son Carl W Simpson Jr, brother W H Simpson and nephew John Simpson. A Maine native, he resided in Aiken 30 years and was a former nursing home operator.
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Carl W. Simpson Sr
Aiken
George Funeral Home
Howard M. Hickey
Aiken Memorial Park
Maine
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Aiken Lodge
AFM
Carl W. Simpson Jr
Hoodsport
Wash
W.H. Simpson
Sarasota, Fla
John Simpson
Sarasota
Obituary: Haskell A Lowe Warrenville Resident
Haskell A. Lowe 77 of Highway 421 Warrenville died Saturday in an Aiken hospital. Funeral held at 5 p.m. today at Poseys Funeral Home Chapel Graniteville with Dr J E Dake officiating. Burial in Graniteville Cemetery. Native and lifelong resident.
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Warrenville
Haskell A. Lowe
Highway 421
Aiken
Posey’s Funeral Home Chapel
Graniteville
J.E. Dake
Aiken Standard Information and Rates
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons excluding weekends. Address 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29801. Classifieds and AP wire use policies stated. Rates: per week by carrier 1.73, per month 22.00, by mail 11.60 for 6 months, 6.40 for 3 months.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Boone Sr. of Warrenville dies. rites at Breezy Hill Baptist
George P. Boone Sr. of Howlandville Road died Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. at Breezy Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Franklin Hammond officiating. Burial will follow in Langley Cemetery. He was a native of Edgefield County South Carolina and lived in Aiken County 36 years. He retired from Stevens Appliance and was a member of Breezy Hill Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters Louise Michael Shirey Johnson Sara Jean Boone. a son George P. Boone Jr.. four brothers James R. Boone Thomas R. Boone Commodore W. Boone and William R. Boone.
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Warrenville
George P. Boone Sr
Howlandville Road
Breezy Hill Baptist Church
Franklin Hammond
Langley Cemetery
Edgefield County
S.C
Aiken County
Stevens Appliance Company
Louise Michael
Langley
Shirey Johnson
Aiken
Sara Jean Boone
Atlanta
George P. Boone Jr
James R. Boone
Thomas R. Boone
Lee County
Commodore W. Boone
Winnsboro
William R. Boone
Dublin
Charlie J. Cook Dies at 84 in Aiken County
Charlie J. Cook 84 died Friday at his home. Services were held Sunday at George Funeral Home with Rev. Franklin D. Hammond officiating. Burial followed at Merritts Bridge Christian Church Cemetery. A native of Orangeburg County, he lived most of his life in Aiken County and retired from Graniteville Co. He was a member of Merritts Bridge Christian Church. Survivors include six daughters Coralee C Scott Dulan Higgingbottom Elvira Richardson Pliney Seigler all of Aiken Bonnie Lowe Graniteville Christine Wade Hyattsville Md four sons Julian Cook Langley Claude Cook Aiken Wilbur Cook Ridge Spring Charles Cook Hepzibah Ga.
Obituary for Jack Stevens of Aiken
Jack Stevens, 63, of 702 Horry Street died Monday at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home. Native of Colleton County, he lived in Aiken 30 years, worked at Aiken Lumber Co, and belonged to Westly United Baptist Church. Survived by sisters Ethel Bright, Queen Ester Neal, Evelyn Lee. brothers Perrin Stevens and Elijah Stevens.
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Jack Stevens
Horry Street
Aiken County Hospital
Jackson Brooks
Colleton County
Aiken
Aiken Lumber Company
Westly United Baptist Church
Ethel Bright
Queen Ester Neal
Jamaica
N.Y
Evelyn Lee
South Ozone Park
Perrin Stevens
Washington, D.C
Elijah Stevens
St. Albans
Wayne Lavender dies. services planned in Gaffney
Wayne Lavender, 48, died Saturday in Augusta hospital. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday at George Funeral Home chapel with Rev. John B. McCullough officiating. Burial 4 p.m. in Oakland Cemetery Gaffney. Native of Gaffney and Navy World War II veteran, member Cherokee Ave Baptist Church. Carolyn Badger Lavender, AIken.
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Aiken
Wayne Lavender
Augusta
George Funeral Home
John B. McCullough
Oakland Cemetery
Gaffney
Cherokee Ave. Baptist Church
Carolyn Badger Lavender
Langley Native Shot and Killed in Soperton
Langley native James Edward Brown Jr. was shot three times with a .38 pistol, beaten, and robbed near Soperton, Ga. His body was found on Georgia Highway 15. Treutlen County deputies seek two suspects as services set at Sammons Funeral Home with burial at Harmony Cemetery. Brown was a Langley, South Carolina native and an automobile mechanic. He is survived by a wife, son, three daughters, and three sisters.
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Soperton
Langley
Chapel of Sammons Funeral Home
Charles Bettis
J.M. Carter
Harmony Cemetery
Langley, S.C
Notable Lavender Family Listed in Gaffney Notices
Ken and Mrs. J H Sullivan of Gaffney are named with a son John Wayne Lavender of New York City a sister Mrs Ken Honeycutt of Gaffney and brother N H Lavender of Gaffney in a local notice detailing family connections and addresses.
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Ken
J.H. Sullivan
Gaffney
John Wayne Lavender
New York City
Ken Honeycutt
N.H. Lavender
Raymond Fields Jr. of Aiken dies in Columbia hospital
Raymond Fields Jr. 46 of Route 3 Box 251 Aiken died Sunday in a Columbia hospital. A lifelong resident of Aiken County he belonged to Ebenezer AME Church near Reynolds Pond. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Fields Sr of Aiken a sister Mrs Lizzie Graham of Bronx NY and eight brothers John Henry Fields Jackson Jacob Fields Joseph Fields Arthur Fields Jamaica NY Elizah Fields Charles Fields David Fields and Harold Fields all of various locations.
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Aiken
Raymond Fields Jr
Columbia
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken County
Ebenezer Ame
Reynolds Pond
Raymond Fields Sr
Lizzie Graham
Bronx
N.Y
John Henry Fields
Jackson Jacob Fields
Joseph Fields
Baltimore
Edwin Johnson Sr. 60 of Aiken dies in Alabama
Edwin Johnson Sr. 60 of Aiken died Friday in Birmingham Alabama. He was a member of Redds Branch Baptist Church formerly a deacon and longtime Graniteville Co. employee. Burial was at Redds Branch Cemetery. Survived by wife Elizabeth Hornsby Johnson two daughters Bennie Rawls Pelion Frances Louise Johnson Columbia a son Edmond S Jr Aiken sisters Wade Richardson Beatrice Taylor.
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Edwin Johnson, Sr
Aiken
Birmingham
Ala
Aiken County
Redds Branch
Elizabeth Hornsby Johnson
Bennie Rawls
Pelion
Frances Louise Johnson
Edmond S$. Johnson Jr
Columbia
Wade Richardson
Beatrice Taylor
New Holland
Aiken Faces Greenwood In Legion Baseball Tonight
In American Legion base ball, Aiken meets Greenwood at 8 p.m. at Citizen's Field tonight. Tomorrow the County Commissioners convene at 8 p.m. in Room 107 of the USCA building.
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American Legion
Aiken
Greenwood
Citizen's Field
USCA
Kimberly-Clark Doubled Quarterly Earnings in Q2
Kimberly-Clark reports Q2 net income of 19.1 million dollars or 82 cents per share on 282 million dollars in sales, up from 14.0 million and 60 cents per share on 243 million the prior year. Six month results show 40.5 million dollars, 1.74 per share, on 564 million dollars in sales.
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Neenah
Wis
Kimberly- Clark Corporation Today
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico
S.A
Arkenites Stocking Up As Prices Jump Across Goods
Residents discuss rising food costs and shortages with practical responses. J C Williamson complains about price swings from $6.50 to $19 per case of lettuce while others recall garden produce, jam making, and freezer stockpiling as a shield against inflation.
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Nat Stetson
Don Atkinson
Food Prices Rise As Grocery Chains Expect Changes
Local grocerymen report higher prices and supply issues. Beef remains under a price freeze but tops $1.29 per pound for extra lean. cabbage jumps from $3.50 to $7.50 per bushel wholesale. Mark-outs reach six percent as shortages hit canned goods and vegetables amid rain and floods.
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Q. Julson Fulmer Jr
Piggly Wiggly
Three Augusta Men Charged In High Way 19 Robbery
Three Augusta men were arrested for a Friday afternoon robbery at the Minit Mart on Highway 19 in New Ellenton. They face grand larceny charges and were held under $1,000 bond each pending arraignment. A fourth suspect remained sought.
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Augusta
Minit Mart
Highway 19
New Ellenton
Sheriff's Department
United Fabricators Inc Announces 250000 Expansion and Stock Split
Jackson industry United Fabricators Inc. received stockholder approval at its July 10 annual meeting for a 250000 expansion of facilities. A two for one stock split was approved, with a five cent per share cash dividend to be paid in June. Projected annual gross sales rise to about 2.5 million with expanded capacity.New board of directors elected includes J E Brannon James H Goodman Phil A Rackley and Arthur D Rich.
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Fulmer
Jackson United Fabricators, Inc
Jackson
James H. Goodman
Goodman
United Fabricators, Inc
Southeast
Batchelor
J.E. Brannon
Phil A. Rackley
Arthur D. Rich
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Lexington
Edwin Johnson Sr
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