Drowned Teen James Johnson 15 In Reynolds Pond
James Johnson 15 of 428 Florence St. drowned Monday in Reynolds Pond. Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken. A Bronx native, he lived in Aiken five years and attended Aiken High School Schofield Campus as a freshman on basketball and track teams. He was a member of Union Baptist Church. Surviving: mother Elaine Johnson sister Yvonne Johnson brother Calvin Smith maternal grandmother Cora Johnson maternal great grandmother Rosa Carroll. Friends may call at his home Route 3 Balltown or at the funeral home Pallbearers named. Baughman Blizzard Funeral Home Wagener in charge.
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James Johnson
Florence St
Reynolds Pond
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Bronx
N.Y
Aiken High School
Schofield
Union Baptist Church
Elaine Johnson
Yvonne Johnson
Calvin Smith
Cora Johnson
Rosa Carroll
Balltown
Wilton Gant
Richard Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Legre Williamson
Arthur Williamson
Henry Hoover
James Copeland
Swansea
Baughman-Blizzard Funeral Home
Wagener
Salley Man Arthur Hoover Dies at 76 in Columbia
Arthur Hoover Salley 76 of Salley died Sunday night in a Columbia hospital. Funeral services 5 p.m. today at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Revs. Erskin Shivers Don Corley and Floyd Dukes officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survivor: two sons James Hoover Columbia Tillman Hoover Travis Air Force Base Fairfield California. four daughters Emmie Williams Neeces North Cypress Annis Williams North Mt Airy Jeanette Bristol Mt Airey and Shirley Copeland Swancea. three sisters Daisy Williamson Columbia Lottie Gant Salley Mae Yon Perry. three brothers Braxton Hoover Burdett Hoover and Levy Hoover Salley.
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Salley - Arthur Hoover
Salley
Columbia
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Erskin Shivers
Don Corley
Floyd Dukes
Church
Orangeburg County
James Hoover
Tillman Hoover
Travis Air Force Base
Fairfield
Calif
Boyce
Emmie) Williams
Neeces
S.C
Roy
Annis) Williams
North
Eugene
Jeanette
Bristol
Mt. Airey
N.C
James
Shirley) Copeland
Swancea
Daisy Williamson
Lottie Gant
Mae Yon
Perry
Braxton Hoover
Burdett Hoover
Levy Hoover
Aiken Standard Masthead and publishing policy
The Aiken Standard established in 1867 is published each afternoon except Saturdays and Sundays. The address is 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801 with P O Box 456 and postal details and rights and responsibilities regarding AP dispatches and advertisements.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Charles A Mathews of North Augusta
Charles Aaron Mathews of North Augusta died Sunday in a local hospital. Memorial services are set for 3 30 p m at Clearwater First Baptist Church with Rev. William L Brown officiating. A retired chief petty officer he is survived by his widow Edith Cole Mathews two daughters Michele Mathews Barbara Mathews a sister Mrs Cyril Glover all of North Augusta Poseys Funeral Home North Augusta is in charge.
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North Augusta
Charles Aaron Mathews
Clearwater First Baptist Church
William L. Brown
Edith Cole Mathews
Michele Mathews
Barbara Mathews
Cyril Glover
Posey
James Randall Babb 21 of Augusta Dies After Vehicle Crash
James Randall Babb 21 of 3417 Webster Road Augusta died Sunday from injuries in an automobile accident in Bamberg. Funeral Wednesday at Elliott Sons Telfair Street Chapel with Rev Charles Brown officiating. Burial at West View. Survivors include wife Betty Jean Booth Babb two children George Tammy. parents Mr and Mrs James E Babb six sisters and one brother.
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Augusta
James Randall Babb
Webster Road
Bamberg
Elliott Sons Funeral
Telfair Street
Charles Brown
West View Cemetery
Betty Jean Booth Babb
George Babb
Tammy Babb
James E. Babb
Terry Babb
Thomas
Linda) Stevens
Eva Babb
Melvin
Marilyn) Newman
Ellen Babb
Edna Babb
Harold
Barbara) Bishop
Belvedere
Ethics bill and legislature praise at Aiken concert
The story notes Hatcher praising Campbell and Cain as two of the ten most effective lawmakers. It mentions Campbell’s attendance in four years, an ethics bill, and a bill to cut daily stipends for absent legislators during statewide sessions.
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S.C. General Assembly
Aiken
Hatcher
Campbell
General Assembly
Cain
Mrs Walter E Harper dies in North Augusta
Mrs Walter E Mattie Combs Harper of 411 Carolina Springs Road North Augusta died Monday in a local hospital. She was Georgia born and lived in North Augusta 55 years. Funeral by Poseys North Augusta. She was the oldest member of Fairview Presbyterian Church. Survived by four daughters Allison Farris Frances Padgett Martha Manders Carolyn Johnson. one son John W Harper. one sister Henrietta Newsome.
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North Augusta
Walter E
Mattie Combs) Harper
Carolina Springs Road
Posey
Georgia
Fairview
Mrs. Ramie Yonce of Aiken County Dies
Mrs. Ramie Ethel Yonce of Rt. 1 Aiken died Monday in an Aiken County hospital. Graveside services were held at 6 p m in St Pauls United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev Ben B Barnes officiating. A native of Abbeville County she lived in Hephizbah Georgia and taught in Aiken County and served as church organist.
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New Ellenton
Ramie
Ethel
Yonce
Rt. 1
Aiken
Aiken County
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Ben B. Barnes
Abbeville County
Hephzibah
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
North Augusta Youth Survives Wreck With Minor Injury
A 20 year old North Augusta resident Alton C Best escaped serious harm when his car skidded 185 feet, left the road, struck a brick column and overturned. He suffered a minor arm injury and was not transported to a hospital.
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North Augusta
Alton C. Best
Rt. 3
Danny Marchant
Best
Whiskey Road
Silver Bluff
Williams Drive
Marchant
J.N. Conover
Silver Bluff Road
Jesse Edward Brown dies after long illness at 60
Jesse Edward Brown aged 60 died Sunday at a Walterboro hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were set for today at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Ridge Spring. He left a wife Lucille who died three weeks ago and is survived by a son Paul Edward Brown of National Park New Jersey, five daughters all of Walterboro, five brothers and three sisters, 18 grandchildren, with Herndon and Sons Funeral Home in charge.
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Jesse Edward Brown
Walterboro
Mt. Plesant Baptist Church
Ridge Spring
Church
Ochis
Olive Brown
Aiken
Lucille Brown
Paul Edward Brown
National Park
N.J
Wade Adams
John Brelend
Annette Hiatt
Four Pre-Columbian Bodies Found Near Buenos Aires
Construction workers digging a roadway in the Andes foothills uncovered four well preserved bodies believed to be Ig Indian victims buried about 700 years ago. The archeological museum in Buenos Aires identified the remains and announced the discovery.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Andes
Archeological Museum
Nixon Ends Middle East Tour in Jordan Promises Aid and Talks
President Nixon wraps up a five nation Middle East swing in Amman with pledges of continued military and economic assistance to Jordan. He invites King Hussein to Washington for talks f acusing future peace efforts. Hussein urges Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab lands and restoration of Arab sovereignty over Jerusalem.
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Amman
Jordan
Nixon
Middle East
Hussein
Washington
Israel
Portugal
Azores
Atlantic
Antonio de Spinola
Mideast
Jordan River
America
Jerusalem-Amman
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Jerusalem
Extradition Hearing Near for Brothers Held in Jail
Rocky Butte Jail corrections chief Stanley Kerner described the two brothers as nervous while confined in separate cells about three apart. They will be moved about 10 miles to the courthouse on Friday for a bail hearing to decide if they may be released on bond.
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Rocky Butte
Stanley Kerner
Kerner
Community Calendar Highlights Local Clubs and Meetings
Aiken Optimist Club meets 6 15 p m at Heart of Aiken Restaurant. Center Fire Dept hosts 7 p m. Jaycees hold 7 30 p m, Jaycee Hut. Able Disabled at Georgia War Veterans Home 1101 15th Street Augusta 7 30 p m. North Augusta Jaycees 7 30 p m at Jaycee Center. City Council 8 p m North Augusta City Hall Chambers. Senior Mens Club 1 p m Senior Citizens Clubhouse. Senior Citizens Bridge 1 30 p m Clubhouse. Toastmasters 7 p m Commercial Hotel. Aiken Chess 7 30 p m Virginia Acres Park. Senior Citizens Program 1 4 p m North Augusta Recreation Center. Immunization Clinic 1 30 3 30 p m North Augusta Augusta. Chess Club 7 p m Security Federal. Planning and Zoning 7 30 p m North Augusta City Hall Chambers. Belvedere Jaycees 7 30 p m First National Bank.
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Toastmasters Club
Aiken Chess Club
Virginia’ Acres
North Augusta
Aiken County
Belvedere
North Augusta - Augusta
Security Federal Planning and Zoning Committee
North Augusta City Hall
Council
Westmoreland urges ethics bill passage in Aiken press event
Republican gubernatorial candidate William C. Westmoreland spoke at a press conference in Aiken urging the South Carolina General Assembly to pass the ethics bill. He promoted preserving one administrative staff for a second medical school, backed tougher crime penalties, and proposed limited legislative sessions while opposing the ERA’s full adoption.
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William C. Westmoreland
Aiken
G.O.P
Westmoreland
S.C. General Assembly
Second Medical School
Medical College
Charleston
White House
Westmorland
General Assembly
Two Sisters Arrested After Knife and Gun Drawn
Aiken Police arrested Nancy Parker aged 24 and Jeanette Simmons aged 21 after a dispute on Congress Drive. Parker carried a .38 caliber pistol and Simmons a knife during the argument, both charged with disorderly conduct.
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Aiken Police
Nancy Parker
Jeanette Simmons
Congress Drive
Aiken
European Travel by Film Shown by Aiken Club
The Aiken Camera Club sponsors a European film trip featuring Mr. and Mrs. Lester Worth. Copenhagen London Vienna Rome and Paris will be shown during the regular meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Aiken Prep School on Barwell Avenue. Public invited.
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The
Aiken Camera Club
Lester Worth
Copenhagen
London
Vienna
Rome
Paris
Aiken Prep
Barwell Avenue
Man on Death Row Transcribed 850 Books Before Hanging
A 48 year old inmate in Japan spent 13 years on death row converting 850 books into braille for the blind. He was executed by hanging before finishing Dostoyevsky Crime and Punishment.
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Feodor Dostoyevsky
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Wendell Hall
Walter E. Harper
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Ramie Yonce
N.A
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Pickens
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Violet) Hurst
Sardis Ga
Russell Owens
Eugene Owens
Kenton Thames
Ryan Thames
Cameron Thames
Dean Thames
George Funeral Home
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Aiken Optimist Club
Heart of Aiken
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