Deaths And Funerals Burnette Town
Funeral services for Mrs Earl Couch 58 of Burnette Street who died Friday at Aiken County Hospital were held at Burnettown Baptist Church. Burial was in Langley Cemetery. Survivors include husband Earl B Couch three daughters Mrs Mary Ellen Mitchell Mrs Lois Faye Keck and Helen Couch four sons Richard V Couch AB Couch Earl Couch Jr and George E Couch mother Mrs Ethel Cohman Johnson sister Mrs J B Potter and a separate notice lists a daughter Mrs Mary E Daniels and two sisters Miss Mabel D Reese and Mrs Eloise Miller.
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Burnetttown
Earl
Lois Johnson) Couch
Burnette St
Aiken County Hospital
Burnettown Baptist Church
Langley Cemetery
Posey
Couch
Windsor
Ac Beulah
Richard V. Couch
Florida
AB. Couch
Edmond
Okla
Earl Couch Jr
George E. Couch
Langher
Ethel Cohman Johnson
J.B. Potter
Moncks Corner
Meldrum Rites Held for North Augusta Resident
David H. Meldrum of 190 Robin Read North Augusta died Saturday in an Augusta hospital. Burial is in Portland Oregon Mausoleum. A native of Klamath Falls Oregon he lived in North Augusta about a year. He was a retired civil engineer and Episcopal. Surviving are widow Margaret Webb Meldrum and one son David W Meldrum of North Augusta. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Poseys Funeral Home North Augusta in charge.
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North Augusta
David H. Meldrum
Robin Réad
Augusta
Portland, Ore
Klamath Falls
Ore
Episcopal Church
Margaret Webb Meldrum
David W. Meldrum
American Cancer Society
Posey
Mrs Margaret Sanders Sanders dies after long illness
Mrs. Margaret Sanders died Saturday at Charleston Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Sumter First Baptist Church with the Rev. W. S. Randolph officiating. Burial will take place there.
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Margaret Reese Sanders
Charleston
Sumter First Baptist Church
WS. Randolph
Aiken Standard Information Notice
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except Saturdays and Sundays. It is printed in Aiken South Carolina with AP dispatch rights and standard notices on advertising corrections and advance payments.
Mrs Jennings of Graniteville dies after long illness
Mrs. Osaceola Jennings 58 of Route 1 Rainbowfalls Road Community died Saturday at home after a long illness. Funeral arrangements by Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home. Native of Aiken County, Bettis Academy graduate and Mt. Canaan Baptist Church member. Surviving husband Rufus Jennings. two daughters Rubena Meyers and Benita Brooks. two sons Rufus Jennings Jr and Windell Jennings. step-mother Maria Tillman. three sisters Mae Dee Howard Florida Merritt Eles ta Kneece. four brothers Eddie Tillman Odell Tillman Raymond Tillman Lenard Tillman.
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Graniteville
Osaceola Jennings
Route 1
Rainbowfalls Road
Jackson - Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken County
Jennings
Bettis Academy Junior College
Mt. Canaan Baptist Church
Trenton
Rufus Jennings
Rubena Meyers
Rockville Center
N.Y
Benita Brooks
Rufus Jennings Jr
Newark
N.J
Windell Jennings
Avenue
Maria Tillman
Aiken
Mae Dee Howard
Florida Merritt
Elesta Kneece
Hempstead
N. Y
Eddie Tillman
St. Albans
Odell Till
School Board To Adopt New Policy Manual
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 p.m. in the board room of the educational center to adopt the district policy manual. The session includes awarding a contract to renovate Aiken High for vocational instruction and announcements of new staff positions along with an evaluation form for teachers and principals. The public is invited.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken High
Tumbling Classes Offered by Aiken Recreation Department
The Aiken Recreation Department will run Beginning and Intermediate Tumbling for children. Classes start tomorrow at 6 p.m. for ages 6–7 and 7 p.m. for ages 8–10, with sessions each Tuesday and Thursday for six weeks. Fees are 10 inside city limits and 13 outside. Instructor Mrs. Becky Locke.
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Aiken
Community Calendar Evening Meetings Across Aiken Area
Multiple groups schedule meetings from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at local venues including Nancy Carson Library, Belvedere First State National Bank, Seven Gates Motel, and Grace United Methodist Church. Entries cover library boards, rescue squads, clubs, lodges, stamp and junior organizations, plus city and town council sessions.
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Nancy Carson
Aiken County Rescue
Shade Tree
A’s”’ Club
Manly
Jaycees of
Belvedere
First State National Bank
Mid-Way Rebekah
Seven Gates
Georgia-Carolina Stamp Club
Virginia Acres
American Association of Retired Persons
Aiken
Senior Citizens
American Legion Auxiliary Post
Jackson
Lions Club of
North Augusta
Grace United Methodist Church
Jayceeettes of
Aiken County Board of Education
Timmerman Speech Urges Youth Involvement In Capitalist System
Timmerman urges active participation from all sectors of society to overcome perils and win a strong information flow through media. He calls for teaching capitalism and the profit motive to youths. After the talk, awards go to Lewis Wilson for the Buck Grant Award and Edward Newsome for the Student Recognition Award, both from Warrenville.
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America
Lewis Wilson
Warrenville
G.H. ‘‘Buck’’ Grant
Edward A. Newsome
Band Boosters To Meet At Graniteville
The Graniteville Band Booster Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 tonight in the band room at Leavelle McCampbell High School. Members will discuss the annual budget and install new officers for the 1975 76 school year.
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Graniteville Band
Leavelle McCampbell High School
Town Council to Discuss Jackson Budget
A special Town Council meeting will be held tonight at 8 p.m. in Jackson Town Hall for the first reading of the town budget. The public is invited to attend.
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Jackson
Jackson Town Hall
Donovan Says Probe Is An Abuse Of Power
Finance Director James A. Donovan calls a confidential background check by an Aiken County commissioner an abuse of power akin to Watergate. He argues the probe aims to force his resignation after recommending a county employee’s dismissal. Sheriff Grant says the inquiry originated February at the request of the former administrator and commissioner.
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Donovan
James A. Donovan
Aiken County
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Rhea Burgess
Paul D. Grant
Thomas F. Williams
Cleve Edmunds
Williams
Grant
Edmunds
State Law Enforcement Division
SLED
W. Jerry Luthren
Washington
D.C
Hawaii
Virginia
Commission
Harold V. Graybeal
Graybeal
S.C. Law Enforcement Division
Leon Gasque
Columbia
Philippines and China Establish Diplomatic Relations
Tokyo AP reports the Philippines and China agreed to establish formal diplomatic ties. President Marcos and Premier Chou En-lai signed a communiqué in Beijing condemning foreign aggression and interference. Manila will remove official representations from Taiwan within a month and exchange ambassadors as soon as practicable.
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Tokyo
Philippines
China
Peking
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Chou En-lai
Hsinhua
Taiwan
Taipei
Manila
Student Charged In Gun Theft At TEC
Johnny Burt, a student at Aiken TEC, was arrested and charged with grand larceny after two rifles were stolen from a TEC student’s vehicle in March. Deputies Manny Brooks and Jack Fields recovered the weapons after Burt allegedly tried to sell them back to the owner.
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Aiken Technical Education Center
TEC
Johnny Burt
Manny Brooks
Jack Fields
Juvenile Charged in Assault Case at Laundromat
A 15 year old was arrested after an assault at a Wagoner laundromat where the suspect used vulgar language toward Mrs. Gussie Garvin and took her purse with $8 inside. Investigators also probe a motor theft worth 1500 from a boat owned by Robert Davidson Route 2 Box 231 B Aiken using a hacksaw.
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Robert Funk
Aiken County
Gussie Garvin
Robert Davidson
Route 2
Box 231-B
Aiken
Correction On Aiken County Investigators Salaries
A correction notes Investigator Jack Fields’ annual salary was listed as 9331 but is 8100. Fields, Manny Brooks, and Ed Yarbrough resigning effective July 1 citing low pay and long hours. Sheriff Grant said the board approved a 31000 budget increase to boost pay and hire two juvenile officers, allowing a six percent raise for the three investigators.
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Aiken Standard
Fields
Manny Brooks
Ed Yarbrough
Summer Food Program Starts Across Aiken County
The Aiken County Community Action Commission sponsors the Special Summer Food Service Program offering free and reduced price meals to eligible children. The program runs today through Friday August 22 at multiple sites including Edneyville CAA Rainbow Falls Graniteville East Street Center Bath Carolina Springs Road North Augusta Eustis Park Belvedere Our Lady of the Valley Langley Breezy Hill Smith Hazel Happy Days Beech Island Turner's Grocery Green Wheel New Ellenton Greens Cafeteria Spider Webb Talatha Bean Pond Baptist Jackson Aiken Salvation Army Citadel Cumberland AME Church Shiloh Heights Hampton House Monetta Jerusalem Chinquipin Nicholson Village Jacksonville Park St. Phillips Beech Island Balltown Red Hill Wagener Corbett Wagener Salley Crescent City Che rokee Street Aiken.
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Aiken County Community Action Commission, Inc
USDA
Edneyville
CAA
Rainbow Falls
Graniteville
Gregg Graniteville Park
East Street Center
Bath
Carolina Springs Road
North Augusta
Eustis Park
Belvedere Community Center
Our Lady of the Valley
Langley
Sons and Daughters of Charity
Breezy Hill Center
Smith - Hazel Recreation Center
Happy Days Camp
Hazel Grove Baptist Church
Beech Island
Turner's Grocery
Green Wheel
New Ellenton
Greens
Aiken
Spider Webb
Talatha Community Center
Bean Pond Baptist
Jackson
Salvation Army
Cumberland Ame
Services Council
Shiloh Heights
Hampton House
Monetta Center
Jerusalem
Chinquipin
Monetta
Nicholson Village
Jacksonville Park
St. Phillips Center
Balltown
Red Hill Church
Wagener
A.L. Corbett
Salley Recreation Center
Crescent City Center
Charleston
Cherokee Street
Perry Council Candidates Are Unopposed
Perry voters head to the polls for two council seats with incumbents L C Keadle Jr. and Sherman Cooper seeking re election. Town hall polling opens 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow. Four council seats plus the mayoral seat are up in Perry.
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Perry Council
Perry
L.C. Keadle Jr
Sherman Cooper
Town Hall
Love on Strike in Paris Strips City of Lights
Paris AP reports a Sunday night picket by prostitution workers from the Champs Elysees to Rue St Denis. A single girl found working claimed she joined the strike yesterday but soon argued with two pickets, as a Pigalle strip show doorman said no workers were on duty.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
Pigalle
Rue St Denis
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Mrs
Earl B. Couch
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Sumter
Mary E. Daniels
Columbus, Ga
Mabel D. Reese
Bennettsville
Eloise Miller
Margaret Sanders
Rutland Drive
S. C
Associated Press
Mrs. Jennings
Recreation Dept
Holiday Inn
New Ellenton Civic Center
Exchange Club of
S&s
Timmerman
Midwest
Central Gulf
Minnesota
Plains
Memorial Park
Evi
Neil A. Ladd
Plaza Carpets
William T. Slaughter
Kennedy Jr. High
George Funera
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