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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1974

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Of Cmdr. James E Calloway U S N Ret

Cmdr. James Edward Calloway retired U S Navy dies Tuesday. Funeral service at 3 p m today in Union Cemetery Garnett with Revs John M Williams Jr and John B McCullough officiating. Burial with Masonic Rites at the church cemetery. Survived by widow Thelma Hudson Padgett two sons Kenneth and Vincent Padgett five brothers and one sister. Memorials to Heart Fund Mt Olive Baptist Church building fund. George Funeral Home in charge.

James Edward Calloway U.S.N Belmont Road Aiken Union Cemetery Garnett John M. Williams Jr John B. McCullough George Funeral Home Wyman Nixon Hampton County Hampton County Public Works Mt. Olive Baptist Church Evergreen Masonic Lodge Hampton Thelma Hudson Padgett Varnville Kenneth Padgett Vincent Padgett Barnwell Mack Padgett Estell Carl Padgett Paul Padgett Sam D. Padgett Lincolnton Clarence Padgett Holley Hill Jenny Applby James Island Heart Fund Mt. Olive

James W Faulkner of North Augusta Dies. Funeral set

James W Faulkner of 212 East Pinegrove Ave North Augusta died Tuesday Funeral services were at 3 PM in Poseys Funeral Home Chapel North Augusta led by Rev Robert Ledbetter with burial at Sunset Hill Cemetery under Masonic rites He owned Jim's Radio for 35 years and worked on WJBF TV He was a member of Acacia Lodge and North Augusta First Baptist Church Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed Friends may call at the funeral home.

North Augusta James William Faulkner East Pinegrove Ave Posey Funeral Home Robert Ledbetter Sunset Hill Cemetery Faulkner Jim’s Radio WJBF Acacia Lodge North Augusta First Baptist Church Irene McKinney Faulkner James Richard Faulkner Eatontown N.J Mattie Adams Faulkner Mae Faulkner Atkinson Beech Island Earl H. Bergen Jr C.M. Callicott E. David Freeman Q.T. Miller William L. McKinney D. Wayne Jowers Hammond I. Peebles J. Wayne Weatherford

Padgett Rites Planned At Mt Olive Church

Lewis Roy Padgett, 58, died Tuesday night in an Augusta hospital. A funeral is set for 4 p.m. today at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the Rev.

Aiken Standard Publisher Notice and policy details

A standard masthead notice from the Aiken Standard lists publish days as afternoons except weekends, postal and address details, and AP rights. It notes exclusive AP reproduction rights for local news and general republication rights, with error corrections in the next issue and payment terms for advance subscriptions at five weeks maximum.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C S.C Associated Press

Earnest M. Mixon Sr. Dies At 69 In Augusta

Earnest Marion Mixon Sr. 69 of 925 Moore Ave. Augusta died Wednesday at home. Funeral 4 p.m. Friday at Poteet Funeral Home Green Street Chapel with Rev. Dr. James L. Adkins officiating. Burial in Westover Memorial Park. Native of McBean Ga., long-time Augusta resident, retired steamfitter and Local 150 member. Survived by wife Flossie Mae. three daughters Sarah Hale Stockton Calif Mary Fite Avondale Estates Alma Cole Houston. two sons Frank Hampton Mixon Augusta William Turby Jeffers San Antonio. sister Geneva Johnson Aiken. stepmother Irene Mixon Davis Waynesboro. brother Herbert H. Mixon Millen. Memorials to American Cancer Society.

Augusta - Earnest Flossie Mae DeBow Mixon Augusta Sarah Mixon Hale Stockton Calif Mary Mixon Fite Avondale Estates Alma Cole Houston Tex Frank Hampton Mixon William Turby Jeffers San Antonio Geneva Johnson Aiken Irene Mixon Davis Waynesboro Herbert H. Mixon Millen American Cancer Society

Hopeland Concert Set Monday by Aiken Band and Choir

The Hopeland Gardens Concert Series presents a Monday 7 15 p m concert by the Aiken Community Band and St John s United Methodist Church Carol Choir near the fountains. The program features popular and classical selections including Moon River Deep River Suite and Jesus Joy of Man s Desiring with free admission.

Hopeland Gardens Aiken St. John’s United

Rice waste prompts church appeal in Manila wedding customs

AP reports church authorities in Manila urge the nation to stop throwing rice at weddings to reduce grain waste. The government plans to import $100 million worth of rice this year to prevent shortages, though no data on wedding rice waste were available.

Manila

Parker Sees No Trouble In Race For Congress Seat

Seneca Republican Parker lines up for the third district seat vacated by W J Dorn. He argues Watergate won t derail him in a Democratic stronghold and urges Congress to curb spending and cut foreign aid while defending national defense. He says health care and mass transit require action and notes his prior switch from Democrat to Republican. He previously served in the South Carolina State Senate and the Small Business Administration.

Carroll Allen Marshall Parker W.J. Bryan Dorn Parker Dorn South Carolina White House House Judiciary Committee Congress Executive Branch South Viet Nam United States State Senate Seneca Dairyman U. S Ernest F. Hollings Small Business Administration

First Step In Bridge Suit Taken

The city of Aiken filed a declaratory judgment against Southern Railway Co and M L McGee Co over liability in the Laurens Street bridge collapse last January During a Wednesday hearing Judge Julius B Ness considered adding consulting engineers Patchen Mingledorff as a necessary party Their stance and the citys lack of demand against the firm were debated with no final ruling reported.

City of Railroad Company Construction Company McGee Patchen & Mingledorff M.L. McGee Co Alfred Dufour Dufour Palmour Hollis Aiken Ness

Radio Exec Keeping Items in Jail Says He Won’t Release Evidence

Los Angeles AP reports jailed radio executive Will Lewis, general manager of KPFK FM, says he will not surrender a Symbionese Liberation Army tape and Weather Underground letter. He would reconsider if Pacifica Foundation directors advise.

Los Angeles FBI Will Lewis Kpfk-Fm The Pacifica Foundation KPFK

Two Workers Injured in 25 Foot Fall at Edgefield Site

Two Crom Corporation workers, Steve Sharp 20 of North Augusta and Ronnie Queen 18 of Hawthorne Florida, fell 25 feet from a roof collapsing at the Edgefield County Water District Project. Both were taken to University Hospital after the incident near North Augusta around 8:30 a.m. No cause for the roof collapse has been determined.

North Augusta Steve Sharp Indian Mound Drive Ronnie Queen Hawthorne Fla University Hospital Edgefield County

North Augusta Chamber Sets Tuesday Luncheon Speaker

North Augusta featuring Howard Folkman manager of Manpower Resources for the State Development Board will headline the Tuesday luncheon of the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce.

North Augusta Howard Folkman State Development Board Greater

Pre-Release Center Opens July 1 at CCI in Columbia

Root notes state pays 3600 annually for each inmate housed at Central Correctional Institute in Columbia where 1800 inmates are confined. A pre release resident saves state about 350 yearly and must meet work release criteria with no discipline in the past year. Many murder cases allowed if crime of passion. rapists excluded. Alcohol problems common, disciplinary actions follow drinking. Stockade remodeled to ease reintegration. County funded 56250 for initial transfer. state spent 80000 on site renovations and will fund ongoing program without county money.

Root Central Correctional Institute CCI Columbia Roof Aiken County

Three Thefts Reported Totaling 1400 In Merchandise

Nearly 1400 dollars in goods were stolen in three county and city thefts. Motorola walkie talkie worth 625 taken from M L McGee Construction at 419 Laurens St N W Aiken. Sheriff deputies investigate 488 dollar truck cargo theft from Pipeline Road on Highway 19 North including tools and fuel. North Augusta break in at Harold Hull home 1005 Tamarack Drive yields tape player AM FM radio and radio after a pried screen and jimmied kitchen window. Investigator Henry Kirkland leads the Hull case.

Motorola M.L. McGee Construction Company Inc Laurens St N.W Aiken Joe Owens Highway 19 North August Harold L. Hull Tamarack Drive North Augusta

Aiken County Hospital Board Advances EMT Training and Audits

Aiken County moves forward with EMT training and reports two audits by the DC Health and Blue Cross Medicare. An audit reviewed utilization and another checked 88 Medicare charts for payment certification. The board re-elected Dr Poda as chair and Howard Larson as vice chair for 1974 75. A chaplain program will be led by Dr Feltham James. Ongoing efforts seek a county psychiatrist and hospital storage and generator noise issues are being addressed.

Aiken County EMT Feltham James Poda Howard Larson Don L. Pennington

Community Calendar Activities in Midland Area Tonight

Planned Parenthood vasec tomy clinic at Midland Valley Shopping Center 5 p m and p m. Duplicate Bridge 7 30 p m Senior Citizens Clubhouse NOW meeting 8 p m Heritage Room F and M Bank Al Anon 8 30 p m 123 Linden Street Pilot Club 6 30 p m Security Federal Sertoma Club 7 30 p m North Augusta Country Club Masonic Lodge of Belvedere 7 30 p m Belvedere Masonic Lodge Food Stamp Issuance 10 30 a m 2 30 p m First State Bank Civic Room Beech Island Recreation Bridge 12 40 p m Virginia Acres Senior Citizens Club 7 30 p m Clubhouse Aiken Area Council on Aging 7 30 p m St Johns Methodist Church Education Building

Senior Citizens F & M Bank al Anon Linden Street Pilot Club Security Federal Sertoma Club North Augusta Masonic Lodge of Belvedere Belvedere Masonic Lodge First State Bank Civic Room Beech Island Virginia Acres Senior Citizens Club Aiken Area

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