Aiken Area Earns Safety and Service Honors
Owens Corning Fiberglas in Aiken wins a first quarter safety award based on OSHA incident rate improvements. Aiken County residents James Price and John Banks receive 29 year Silver Service Awards from the U S Postal Service. Richard S Creech completes a 12 month management training with BC Moore and Sons Inc. Lois L Marable named director of education for South Carolina division of Professional Secretaries International. Eckerd reports 17.6 percent rise in third quarter earnings and sales reach 437.6 million with net earnings of 18.9 million.
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Aiken
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Robert A. Hrubala
OCF
Aiken County
U.S. Postal Service
Augusta
James D. Price
John M. Banks
North Augusta
N.B. Brown
Price
Sectional Center
Aiken Postal Service
Banks
Creech
Richard S. Creech
B.C. Moore and Sons Inc
Moore’s
Laurens Street
D.D. Griggs
Moore
Cheraw
Lois Marable
Lois L. Marable
South Carolina
Professional Secretaries International
Ms. Marable
Winthrop College
Proctor and Gamble Manufacturing Company
Eckerd Drug and Life of Georgia Reports Show Gains
Eckerd Drug Company reports third quarter sales up 16.5 percent to 403.7 million with net earnings of 17.8 million, while nine month sales reach 1.2 billion and net earnings 55 million. Life of Georgia quarterly results show premiums and deposits at 45.633 million and net income of 17.767 million, dividends 2.28 million, total equity 199.259 million. Ziff to sell broadcasting unit WRDW-TV is announced as part of a strategic shift to publishing and new ventures. SC farm price index falls 2 percent mid-April to mid-May with declines across eggs and meat, offset by hog gains.
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Eckerd Drug Company
Eckerd Drug
Life OF Georgia Quarterly
Life Insurance Company of Georgia
Life of Georgia
Chesterfield St
ZIFF
Ziff Corporation
Ziff-Davis Broadcasting Company
I. Martin Pompador
Ziff- Ziff-Davis Broadcasting
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Wrdw-Tv
North Augusta
S.C
South Carolina
Brodie Family Expands Fabric Mill to Third Store on Whiskey Road
The Brodie family opens their third Fabric Mill store at 1543 Whiskey Road Mitchell Shopping Center in Aiken. Marzie and Gene Brodie credit long fabric industry experience and strong customer service for growth, with daughter Katherine in downtown Aiken and son Kenneth overseeing the Augusta location.
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Brodies
Gene Brodie
Marzie
Fabric Mill
Mitchell Shopping Center
Whiskey Road
Elizabeth Harrington
Marzie Brodie
Aiken
Laurens Street
Augusta
Brodie
Katherine
Kenneth
Rieter Machine Works Presented to Aiken Rotary Club
Andres Halter general manager and executive vice president of Rieter in Aiken described the textile machine maker's operations to the Aiken Rotary Club. Halter noted the company has long served the United States market. The club meets at the Ramada Inn with Club President Ray Hydrick presiding.
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Rieter
Rotary Club
Rieter Machine Works
Aiken
Andres Halter
Halter
Switzerland
Germany
United States
Area Peach Harvest Nears in Aiken County
Aiken County peach farmers report rain boosts size and quality after a dry spell. May forecast puts South Carolina peach production at 370 million pounds, up four percent from last year. Betsy Holmes notes two inch peaches and expectations of a full crop.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
S.C
Betsy Holmes
H.T. Holmes
Holmes
L.F. Holmes
Johnston-Trenton
Ms. Holmes
DuBose
Aiken
Ted Widener
S.C. 19
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Owens-Corning
By Paula Blackmon
Paula Blackmon
Aiken Standard
Mrs. Brodie
Dayton
Ohio
Mylanta
Piggly Wiggly
Willie Parker
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