Funeral services for Mrs. W R Morris in Shiloh Baptist Church
The 71 year old Mrs. W R Morris died Sunday and funeral services led by Rev. Daniel E Johnston will be held at 3 PM today in Shiloh Baptist Church. Burial follows at Wagener Cemetery with pallbearers named from her family and church deacons as honorary pallbearers. She is survived by three daughters and two sons, plus siblings and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R
Ethel Thomas) Morris
Shiloh Baptist Church
Daniel E. Johnston
Kenneth Thomas
Keith Thomas
Earl Owens
David Lingard
Bruce Thomas
Sammy Morris
Jasper Morris
Aiken
George Funeral Home
Death of Helen Holston in Brooklyn Hospital
Miss Helen Holston age 23 of 141 Jefferson Ave Brooklyn New York died Monday in a Brooklyn hospital Funeral arrangements are by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken She was a 1969 graduate of Schofield High School employed by the U S Postal Service in Brooklyn and a member of Thankful Grove Baptist Church Surviving are her father Elbert Holston Windsor five sisters and seven brothers and a maternal grandmother Mrs Annie Simmons of Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Holston
Jefferson Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Holston
Schofield High School
U.S. Postal Service
Thankful Grove Baptist Church
Windsor
Elbert Holston
Elma H. Copeland
Lugene Holston
Vivian Chestnut
Doris Brown
Ellen Twiggs
Harry Holston
Robert Holston
James Wallace Holston
Edward Holston
Elbert Holston Jr
Roosevelt Holston
Freeport
Wyman Holston
Elko
Annie Simmons
Hazel Johnson Cook obituary in Wagener
Hazel Johnson Cook 66 widow of Ade E Cook of Garvin Drive Wagener died this morning at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Wagener with burial to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagener
Hazel Johnson Cook
Ade E. Cook
Garvin Drive
Aiken County
First Baptist Church
Aiken Standard Publisher Information Note
The Aiken Standard established 1867 prints afternoons excluding weekends. It lists address 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801 and PO Box 456 with AP dispatches exclusive reproduction rights and publisher disclaimer on omissions and corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
Associated Press
Richard P. Murtha 60 dies in Aiken with WWII veteran status
Richard P. Murtha of 29 Clemson Dr. died yesterday at Aiken County Hospital. A native of Philadelphia he lived in Aiken since 1952 and worked at E I du Pont Savannah River Plant. Survived by widow Thelma, son Richard S. Murtha, four sisters, and several relatives. Services set for Thursday 3 30 p m at George Funeral Home Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard P. Murtha
Clemson Dr
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home Chapel
John B. McCullough
Philadelphia
Murtha
Patrick
Mary Dugan Murtha
Aiken
E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Co
Savannah River
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Thelma Burrows Murtha
Richard S. Murtha
Rock Hill
Margo Murtha
Isabella Murtha
Donald Dietrich
Bethlehem
Levere Thompson
George Funeral Home
Community Calendar Highlights and Timings
Today at 8 30 p m AA and AA Miracle Group meet at St Bartholomews Episcopal Church Tomorrow 9 30 a m to noon Social Security info at Allendale courthouse 10 30 a m double feature Louisa May Alcott and Susan B Anthony at Aiken County Library 10 a m to 4 p m Aiken County Museum 2 30 p m same Library films 7 p m Augusta North Augusta Chess Club at North Augusta Recreation Center
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security
Allendale
Aiken County
Susan B. Anthony
Augusta
North Augusta
North Augusta Recreation Center
Rape Case Continued With Multiple Sentences
Judge Peeples handed down sentences in a postponed rape case and related offenses. Cason received ten years with nine in confinement and five years probation. Taylor faces evaluation and possible industrial school placement. Michael Lytle, age 17, got one year probation and a $500 fine for drug possession with mandatory weekly classes. Other defendants faced varying terms for forgery DUI and theft. The first jury trial began for arm ed robbery connected to a Salvation Army incident as court moved to the federal courthouse due to heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cason
Taylor
Peeples
Michael Lytle
Lytle
Riverside Inn
Georgia
Aiken County
Elvin David Griffin
Earl Kennedy Jr
Preston Johnson Jr
D.R. Rosling
Leroy Washington
Horace Lewis Riley
Eugene Ray
William Benjamin Davis
Salvation Army
Miss Ridge Receives FBI Special Agent Appointment
Sen. Strom Thurmond announced Gerry Sue Ridge of Aiken has been offered a FBI special agent position. Ridge, Miss Aiken 1966, with degrees from USC and UGA, has taught in Hilton Head and Savannah and will report to FBI Training Center in Washington on August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strom Thurmond
R.S.C
Gerry Sue Ridge
Aiken
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Miss Ridge
Thomas Ridge
Aiken High School
Miss Aiken
University of Georgia
University of South Carolina
Hilton Head
Savannah
The Fabric Mill Set To Open In Downtown Aiken
The Fabric Mill will open on Laurens Street in the old Woolworth building at 107 Laurens St. The 8,000 square foot downstairs will be a retail outlet carrying Butterick Simplicity and McCalls patterns sewing notions and fashion merchandise fabrics for home sewers. A wholesale fabric outlet is planned for the upper floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Gene M. Brodie
Woolworth
Laurens St
Brodies
Butterick
McCalls
Brodie
Wagener
Dayton
Ohio
Day Tex Fabrics
Fishing Gear Jewelry Stolen Here
The Aiken County Sheriff reports two theft complaints. W J Daley on Route 1 Jackson said two fishing rods worth 84 dollars were taken from his pickup between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning while in his back yard. Jerry DeRamus of Pipe Line Road Aiken reported jewelry and two 20 inch bicycles missing from his home valued at 154 dollars with front door entry. Both cases under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Mental Health Film To Be Presented At Aiken Center
The Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center sponsors a free screening of Is It Always Right To Be Right Thursday at 7 30 p m The event is the second of four Thursday films with a staff led discussion after the show at the Center 104 Florence St
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken - Barnwell Mental Health Center
Florence St
TVS STOLEN FROM Aiken HOME IN UNLOCKED ENTRY
City police report two television sets taken yesterday from Willie Mae Elps at 1348 Senate Dr. A black and white TV and a color set were stolen after entry gained through an unlocked front door. Patrolman P R Gunter investigated. case under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken City
Willie Mae Elps
Senate
P.R. Gunter
Conference To Lift Embargo On Communist Cuba
The OAS opens a conference to lift an 11-year embargo on Cuba. The draft resolution would allow member nations to renew trade and relations as they wish, without formal removal of sanctions. United States and 13 others back the measure, needing a two thirds vote. Chile and Peru opposed delays.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Organization of American States
Cuba
Chile
Peru
Fidel Castro
OAS
United States
Rio de Janeiro
State Lets Contracts For County Roads
The S C Highway Dept awarded 8.4 million in road contracts including 1.82 million for Aiken County. Clauson Paving Co. of Augusta lands a 132 690 job and Satterfield Construction Co. of Greenwood wins 284 230. Robert O. Collins awarded 1.4 million for widening US 25 to four lanes between I 20 and SR 294. All contracts to lowest bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.C. Highway Dept
Aiken County
Claussen Paving Co
Augusta
Satterfield Construction Co
Greenwood
S.C
S.C. 39
Orangeburg County
S.C. 4
Aiken
Edgefield
Robert O. Collins
Barnwell
U.S. 25
I-20
Highway Dept
Oldsters Increasing Mrs Koch Speaks on Aging Services
Mrs Edward Koch executive director of the Aiken Area Council on Aging spoke to the Aiken Rotary Club outlining services for the growing elderly population. The council coordinates programs like Volunteer Bank Lunch for the Home Bunch Hearing Aid and Homemaker Service and Croft House aims to provide meals housekeeping and living support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Margaret) Koch
Aiken
Croft House
Aiken County
Aiken Area
Band Boosters to Meet at Leavelle McCampbell High
The Graniteville Band Booster Club will hold a called meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Band Room of Leavelle McCampbell High School. New band director Robert Dobson will greet members and discuss plans for the upcoming school year inviting others to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville Band Booster Club
Leavelle McCampbell High School
Robert Dobson
Dobson
Dog of Flanders To Be Shown At PTA Movie Series
The story of a boy, his grandfather and their dog will headline the Aiken Elementary PTA summer movie series. The Dog of Flanders filmed in Belgium will be shown at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center on Wednesday at 10 AM and 2 PM. Admission is 50 cents per person with adult supervision provided. Preschool children should be accompanied by an adult or older child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Elementary Pta
Flanders
Belgium
H. Odell Weeks
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W.R. Morris
David Haynie
Cook
Christopher and
Luconda Brown Johnson
Aiken Institute
Bethcar
Calhoun, Ga
Lanny T. Cook
Eau Gallie
Fla
A. Brooks Mims
AI Ken Standard - Pbm
Florida
Carolinas
Gulf
Missouri
Plains
St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church
Laurens Street
Paul J. Jennings
Sandra McCoy Jones
State
Oldsters
Iy E
NZS Ed Ti Aes OF Aiken, Inc
le Grande’s OF Aiken, Inc
Park Ave
S.E
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