This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1974
Page
9
A light hearted horse quiz tests knowledge on terms like Bishoping and Hobson’s choice as well as vocabulary words like curvet equires ridgling home and dock. It asks for origins of the Arabian horse and contrasts piebald with skewbald while rating a score toward 20 points as excellent.
The origin is uncertain but refers to the art of horse whitening with tools and dyes. It recounts Hobson's choice from Cambridge livery stables, explains horse terms including stallion, tail, and harness bars, cites misattributed Shakespeare and other authors, and contrasts piebald and skewbald coat patterns.
Clyde King was introduced as the new Atlanta Braves manager after Eddie Mathews departure. King asserted Hank Aaron would support the team and help regain the pennant race, saying Aaron is a Brave with pride and dedication. King planned to discuss the situation with Aaron.
Tuesday night results from the Recreation Department leagues show American League softball wins for Southeastern Tool over Southern Bell 8 to 4, City of Aiken 7 over Quattlebaum Contractors 0, Pizza Villa No 1 19 over 861st Radar Squadron 5. National League had Pizza Villa No 2 13 over USCA 0, Osbon Tire 6 over Clearwater 3, Priester 7 over Kimberly Clark 0. Boys Church League saw Millbrook Baptist 17 over First Baptist 10 and Memorial Baptist 11 over Shiloh Baptist 8. Basketball results list 861st Radar Squadron 2 over Celtics 0 forfeit and Lakers 2 over Hornets 0 forfeit.
In Birmingham at Legion Field a crowd of 61,319 saw Southern California defeat the Memphis Southmen 58 to 33. George Mira and Matthew Reed combined for 378 passing yards and five TDs, with Alfred Jenkins catching three, before Mira exited with an ankle sprain.
WEL Standings show Florida 15, Birmingham 58, Southern California 22, Jacksonville 19, Memphis 33, Chicago 29, Portland 22. Schedule notes Thursday New York at Philadelphia on national TV and upcoming matchups July 31 to August .
Standings list Cincinnati leading with 58 wins and 40 losses. Houston 51 46, Atlanta 50 49, San Fran 45 53, San Diego 43 58. Sundays games include St Louis 9 Houston 6, Pittsburgh 6 Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 8 Chicago 2, San Francisco 4 Montreal 0, San Diego 7 New York 3, Philadelphia 2 Los Angeles ? All-Star Game scheduled Tuesday in Pittsburgh with National 7 American 2. Wednesday no games scheduled.
Aiken and North Augusta clash this evening at 7 30 in Traughber Field for a Dixie Youth League Subdistrict Tournament game. Each has one loss in the double elimination event, with the winner advancing to face undefeated Graniteville tomorrow night.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.