Aiken County Simons Named District Chief Judge
U S District Judge Charles E Simons Jr of Aiken named Chief Judge for the District of South Carolina He succeeds Robert W Hemphill who takes senior status Simons will keep his Aiken office and also Us Columbia office overseeing eight active and two senior judges in the district
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U.S
Charles E. Simons Jr
Aiken
U.S. District Court
District of South Carolina
Simons
Robert W. Hemphill
Federal Courthouse
Columbia
District Court
South Carolina
South Carolina Man Cleared In Vehicle Theft Trial
A federal court jury found Tony Steedley not guilty on six counts of theft or disposal of motor vehicles. A mistrial was declared on two counts. The defendants allegedly conspired to steal vehicles from May 18 1979 to Oct 9 1979 in the Blackville Denmark area. Steedley faces possible retrial on two counts with up to five years imprisonment or a $5,000 fine per count.
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South Carolina
Tony Steedley
Blackville
Denmark
Steedley
Kiwanis Club Elects New Officers in Aiken
Edward F. Becker elected president of the Aiken Kiwanis Club with Robert Moldenhauer as vice president Buzz Rich as secretary and B T Barnes as treasurer. Phillip Polk and Paul E Kinsella named to the board of directors. Meetings announce no July 3 gathering and guest speakers for June 12 and June program chair Dr Alfred Reed.
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Edward F
Ed) Becker
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Robert E
Bob) Moldenhauer
Buzz Rich
B.T. Barnes
Phillip Polk
Paul E. Kinsella
Michael Anaclerio
Emil Roy
Usc-Aiken
Alfred Reed
The
University
Lower Savannah Council of Governments Meets in Barnwell
The LSCOG board will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in Barnwell High School cafeteria. Agenda items include A-9% Project Notifications regional recreational plan highway safety and law enforcement pre applications. The meeting is open to the public.
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Lower Savannah
Fire Damages Home in Aiken Neighborhood
A fire at the residence of A. B. Mitchell on Union Street caused about 800 dollars in damage. Two units responded after Mitchell reported the blaze at about 12 44 a m a mattress was found burning and firefighters extinguished the fire.
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A. B. Mitchell
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Mitchell
Union
Engineers Host State Convention in Augusta
The Aiken chapter of the S C Society of Professional Engineers hosts the state summer convention Thursday to Saturday. Meetings occur at the Holiday Inn on Washington Road with 3 p.m. registration Thursday. Friday tours of Savannah River Laboratory and Horse Creek Wastewater Plant. Saturday banquet at Houndslake Country Club features Sammie F. Lee of Louisville Ky president of National Society of Professional Engineers.
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Aiken
S.C. Society of Professional Engineers
Holiday Inn
Washington Road
Augusta
Savannah River Laboratory
Horse Creek
Houndslake Country Club
Sammie F. Lee
Louisville
National Society of Professional Engineers
Two County Roads In Aiken County To Be Paved
Two county roads in Aiken County will be paved at a total cost of 288319 dollars. Southern Roadbuilders Inc of Augusta won the contract from the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation. The project includes 1.6 miles of state road 1859 serving a new high school and 1.4 miles of Bath street to a spur at Langley. Completion is due by August 31, 1981, funded by county funds.
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Aiken County
Southern Roadbuilders Inc. of
Augusta
S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Bath
Langley
The Weather Week Strong On Brightness Pleasant
The forecast promises fair, cool nights with upper 50s lows and 80s highs. Clear skies return with sunny days and three days of partly cloudy weather extending through the period. Lows in the 60s and highs in the 80s continue, with no rain indicated for farmers or gardeners.
Community Calendar Listings for North Augusta and Aiken Area
Community calendar lists multiple events from today and tomorrow including club meetings at S and S Cafeteria Holy Trinity Lutheran Church First Presbyterian Church and Aiken Community Band practice at Odell Weeks Center Windsor Town Council meeting A and M Organ Club at A and M Music Store plus health clinics museums library hours and senior activities with times and venues across North Augusta Aiken Clearwater Gloverville and surrounding venues.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Voters weigh crowded ballots in South Carolina races
Voters face two Republican contests while eleven Democratic races unfold. Key deciders include solicitor Sylvia Westerdahl versus Harte, four state house seats, Aiken County Seat 3 candidates, sheriff nominees, U S Senate contenders, two SC Senate seats, county council contests, and the coroner nomination contests.
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Paul Grant
W. Ralph Gunnels
George B. McCormick
Edward Yarbrough
Carrol Heath
Robert Johnson
U.S. Senate
Ernest F
Fritz) Hollings
Nettie DuRant Dickerson
William P. Kreml
Robert K. Carley
Marshall T. Mays
Charles Rhodes
S.C. Senate
Charles F. Kneece
Thomas L. Moore
F.W. Billy Caughman
Neal Forney
Marvin E
Rusty) Dunbar
C.L
Skip) Townsend Jr
County Council
Carrol H. Warner
John C. Stoll
Forest L. Kirby
Deaths and Funerals in Augusta Area
Obituaries list multiple regional deaths with details on services and burials. Includes Augustan resident Cluese H. Dunn WWII veteran with service at Poseys North Augusta and Sunset Memory Gardens Langley, Bessie Lee Reece in Edgefield, Lewis Coy Gregory Langley funeral, Mack Bates of New Ellenton Fort Myers death, plus survivors and pallbearers.
Funeral Notices Roundup from Wagener Graniteville and Clinton
Effie Mae Ware 46 of Wagener died Friday in Patterson New Jersey. Funeral Thursday 5 p.m. Smyrna Baptist Church Wagener Rev Grady Fulmer officiating burial in church. Survivors include widower James and daughter Arlene both of Patterson plus four Pontoo brothers and a Pontoo sister. The family will receive friends at J H Robinson Funeral Home 7:30 8:30 p.m. tomorrow. Clara B Taylor McMinn 210 Marshall St Graniteville died Sunday in an Aiken County hospital. Funeral 5 p.m. today Poseys Funeral Home Graniteville burial Graniteville Cemetery. She was formerly of Lanett Alabama and lived in Graniteville. survivor William McMinn stepson Columbus Georgia and sisters in Columbus and Fort Pierce. Pallbearers listed. Irene H Adams died Sunday at 69 born in Laurens County former Clinton Mills employee widow Robert L Adams sons Furman Clinton William Harrogate England Joseph Laurens sisters Mirth le Whitsel Clinton Caughman Templeton Essie Garner Chester brothers Hedspeth Clinton Atlanta Shelby two grandchildren. Services 5 p.m. today Gray Funeral Home burial Pine Lawn Memory Gardens.
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Augusta
Cluese H. Dunn
Holt Rd
Richmond County
Posey
North Augusta
Sunset Memory Gardens
Langley
Dunn
Georgia
Bayvale
Bessie Lee Reece
Hattie R. Piper
Aiken
Edgefield
Gloverville
Lewis Coy Gregory
Ray Dixon
Langley Cemetery
Gregory
Chester
Troy Gregory
Cecil Gregory
Marion Gregory
Ronnie Craig
Walter Craig
Fort Meyers
Fla
Graniteville
Clara B. Taylor McMinn
Olin Baxter
Donnie Delk
McMinn
Marshall St
Lanett
Ala
Calvary Baptist Church
Hattie Gardner
William McMinn
Columbus
W.R. Wallace
Richard Sams
Fort Pierce
Jimmy Overstreet
Frank Carpenter
Glenn Sanders
Henry Coleman
Harold Bledsoe
Willie Jenning
Clinton
Irene H. Adams
Lessie Carr
Mrs. Adams
Laurens County
John and
Lula Puckett Hedspeth
Clinton Mills
Robert L. Adams
Furman L. Adams
William A. Adams
Harrogate
England
Joseph L. Adams
Laurens
Myrtle Whitsel
Geneva Caughman
Shirley Templeton
Essie Garner
Larry Hedspeth
Leon Hedspeth
Atlanta
Maxie Joe Hedspeth
Shelby
N.C
Gray Funeral Home
Pine Lawn Memory Gardens
Advance payments directive for Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
The notice directs that all advance payments be made to the Aiken Standard PBM Subscription account. The instruction specifies the recipient and payment type for future invoices.
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Aiken Standard Pbm
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Rockies
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Lscog Meets
Barnwell
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Heather Stallworth
Harold S. Sanders
Aiken Elementary
Elizabeth Harrington
M Music Store
Midland Valley Shopping Center
Clearwater
C.H. Dunn
Bessie L. Reece
Shiloh Church
McArthur Bates
Effie Mae Ware
Pontoo
Ferest Pontoo
Wagener
Preston Pontoo
Patterson
Betty Loys Pontoo
Potter
J.H. Robinson
Clara B. McMinn
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