Funeral services for Mrs Rebecca C Lewis
Death notice for Mrs Rebecca C Lewis of White Pond Road Aiken who died Saturday. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church near New Ellenton with Rev J R Riley and Rev G O Bryant officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Jackson Brooks Funeral Home directs arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca C. Lewis
White Pond Road
Aiken
Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church
New Ellenton
J.R. Riley
G.O. Bryant
Church
Jackson Brooks
Mrs B G Pomroy 77 of Aiken dies. funeral by George Funeral Home
Mrs Lucy E Pomroy 77 of RFD 1 Aiken died Tuesday at Aiken County Hospital. She was a native of Buford County NC and a member of New Ellenton Church of God. Survived by husband three daughters Mrs Bertha White Mrs Oretha Wingate both of Aiken and Mrs Viola Heath of Greenville NC two sons Sgt Robert McKinney Ft Gordon and Edward McKinney Greenville NC two sisters Mrs Mary Perry Hopewell VA and Mrs Judy Franks Hope Mills NC and one brother Plum Nobles Henderson NC. Funeral arrangements to be announced by George Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy E.) Pomroy
RFD 1
Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home
Buford County
N.C
New Ellenton
Ft. Gordon
Edward McKinney
Greenville
Mary Perry
Hopewell
Judy Franks
Hope Mills
N. C
Plum Nobles
Henderson
Burlington man Edgar Leach dies at 55
Edgar Leach 55 of Burlington North Carolina and formerly of Aiken died Tuesday at his home of an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Strickland Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Pine Hill Cemetery. He was a native of Anderson and lived in Aiken for years. He was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Aiken and worked as a security guard at Elon College. Surviving: widow Ruby Hunter Leach and one son Carl Michael Leach of Blacksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
N.C
Edgar Leach
N. C
Aiken
Strickland Funeral Home
Pine Hill Cemetery
Anderson
Grace Presbyterian Church
Elon College
Ruby Hunter Leach
Carl Michael Leach
Blacks
Aiken and North Augusta Chess Clubs Meet Tonight
The Aiken Chess Club joins the North Augusta Chess Club at 7:30 p.m. at the North Augusta Recreation Center. Knights of Columbus gather at 8:00 p.m. at 1003 Spaulding Drive. The Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club hosts 7:30 p.m. at the Crosland Park Senior Citizens Clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Chess Club
North Augusta
Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club
Senior Citizens
Crosland Park
Military Briefs Highlight Local Cadet at Ft Bragg ROTC Camp
Cadet Michael W. Keeter son of William H. Keeter of Dunbarton Circle Aiken attends Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps advanced summer camp at Ft Bragg N C as Clemson University alumnus. He is a 1967 Aiken High School and 1971 Clemson graduate. His wife Vivien resides on Rollingwood Road. Earl Williamson son of Areather Williamson of Aiken enlists in the US Air Force. After basic at Lackland AFB Texas he will be stationed at another air base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael W. Keeter
William H. Keeter
Dunbarton Circle
Aiken
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Keeter
Clemson University
Aiken High School
Clemson
Vivien
Rollingwood Road
Earl Williamson
Areather Williamson
Ai Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Williamson
Civil Air Patrol
Ian Etheridge
Aiken Civil Air Patrol
William Bryant
M. Stuart Bonner
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter
Rick Hawkins
Miss America Laurel Schaefer Sets Personal Rules
Laurel Lea Schaefer says she will not kiss men including mayors and visiting dignitaries during her Miss America reign. The 23 year old Ohio University graduate notes her longtime boyfriend John Lurie as a key part of her life she plans to re evaluate after crowning a successor September 9 in Atlantic City. She aims to pursue television acting and public relations work while reflecting on travel and cultural lessons from her year as Miss America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Laurel Lea Schaefer
Ohio University
Laurel
John Lurie
Atlantic City
N.J
United States
South Carolina
GSA Seeks Buyers for Old Post Office Building
The GSA plans to sell the old post office building after negotiations with agencies. TEC will open a temporary Aiken facility this September and may need extra space for classes. If no buyer emerges, the building returns to the Postal Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GSA
TEC
Aiken
PCA
Postal Service
Metrologist Joins DuPont Staff at Savannah River Plant
Dr Todd V Crawford a California meteorologist joins the DuPont Environmental Analysis and Planning Group at the Savannah River Plant to develop methods for studying atmospheric environmental effects of SRP releases. He lives in Aiken with his wife Bea and family and is a Los Angeles native formerly with Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. He holds BS in agricultural engineering and MS and PhD from UCLA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Todd V. Crawford
DuPont
Savannah River
Crawford
Ben C. Rusche
Aiken
Bea
Jobless Numbers Rise in South Carolina
Seasonal layoffs pushed insured unemployment up by 2 300 claims for the week ending July 8 according to the South Carolina Employment Security Commission. A total of 13 233 workers were unemployed, a 2.1 percent jobless rate, with short term layoffs tied to inventory adjustment in textiles apparel and related industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
Diamond obelisk phone booths debut in Aiken park scene
New diamond obelisk phone booths replace weathered units at Laurens Street and Park Avenue in Aiken. C M Shackelford of Southern Bell notes improved weather protection, attractiveness, and acoustical quality. Music from Musicast of the South of Augusta and Julia's Dress Shop enhances the park with corner speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Laurens Street
Park Avenue
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
C.M. Shackelford
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Musicast
Augusta
Julia
Bonnie Corder pursues Miss America after pageant wins
Bonnie Corder plans weeks of preparation in Greenville for the Miss America Pageant after earning Miss South Carolina swimsuit and talent titles and a second in evening gown. Sponsors the Greenville Jaycees endorse her bid, noting her prior wins at Miss Columbia and Miss Bikini Wahine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaufort
Myrtle Beach
Bonnie
Greenville
Marion McKnight
South Carolina
The
Greenville Jaycees
Iridescent colors arise from tiny wing ridges on butterflies
The butterfly wing colors result from numerous fine ridges that break light into iridescent hues. The ridges across the wing surface act like optical prisms creating shifting, vivid coloration.
States urged to keep no fault auto insurance reforms local
The Southern Conference of the Council of State Governments transportation committee adopted a resolution urging Congress to leave no fault auto insurance reform to the states. Mike Dye said the measure was approved at a Tuesday meeting in Savannah Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah, Ga
Transportation Committee of the
Southern Conference of the Council of State Governments
Mike Dye
Council
Ambulance Service Reports First Two Weeks in Aiken County
Aiken County Ambulance Service reports 121 calls in two weeks per Ambulance Commission. Of these, 41 were routine hospital transports, 21 were vehicle accidents, and 44 were other emergencies. Standby calls at Tech Drive-In Meantime, fees were set at 25 to 60 dollars within county and Charleston 120, plus an $8 service fee if a dispatched call is refused upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Aiken County
Ambulance Commission
John Surles
Belvedere
Highway 421
North Augusta
Aiken
Augusta
Columbia Hospitals
Charleston
State To Measure Radiation At Plants
The State Board of Health in Columbia received a 25000 federal grant to fund environmental radiological monitoring around South Carolina nuclear plants. Dr. Lamar E. Priester said the money enhances air water soil fish milk and vegetation sampling begun in 1958 with over 2400 analyses last year to map human exposure through the food chain and dispersal patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State Board of Health
Environmental Protection Agency
South Carolina
Lamar E. Priester
Priester
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B.G. Pomroy
Dixie
State Planning Agency
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Bonnie Corder
Mothers General Store
Laurens
Ambulance Service
Ers
Joseph Norris
Valley Area
Tech Drive-In
Aiken Augusta Highway
Value Hunters
York St
Dollar Stores
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