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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1974

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals New Ellenton Charles Holmes

Charles Rayford Holmes died Thursday in a Pittsburgh hospital. Funeral services are at 4 p m today at Four Mile Baptist Church with Rev. G G Pollard officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by widow Cora Holmes of Pittsburgh mother Mattie Holmes New Ellenton brother Murray Holmes Philadelphia.

New Ellenton Charles Rayford Holmes Pittsburgh Four Mile Baptist Church G.G. Pollard Cora Holmes Mattie Holmes Murray Holmes Philadelphia

Belvedere Widow Julie Wigfall Dies at Home

Mrs. Paul Wigfall of 230 Johnson Ave Belvedere died Tuesday morning at her residence. Funeral arrangements through Nix Funeral Home Belvedere. Survived by widower five daughters four sons mother two brothers two sisters all residents of Belvedere. Friends may call at home or at the funeral home.

Belvedere Paul Julie Mae) Wigfall Johnson Ave Nix Funeral Home Aiken County Mealing Grove Baptist Church Pauline Mackey Georgia Ann Wigfall Carrie Frances Wigfall Alice Aileen Wigfall Christine Wigfall Earl Wigfall Thomas Wigfall Benjamin Wigfall Andrew Wigfall Julian Basket Frank Basket Harry Basket Georgia Mackey Christine Gardenhire

Wagener Woman 86 Dies. Rites Planned at First Baptist

Mrs. Cora Ward Brodie Wagener 86 died in an Augusta nursing home. Funeral services were set for 5 p.m. today at First Baptist Church Wagener with Revs Horace Benjamin and Harry Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Wagener Cemetery.

Wagener Cora Ward Brodie Augusta First Baptist Church Horace Benjamin Harry Wright Wagener Co

Aiken Standard Notice and Publication Details

Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801. Leased AP dispatches. rights to republication of other matters reserved. No liability for ad omissions. corrections in next issue. Advance payments limited to five weeks with carrier.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C Associated Press

Funeral services for Theodore Ivey in North Augusta

Theodore Ivey 62 of Route 3 North Augusta died Monday in a local hospital. Services at 5 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church with Chaplain P T Raley and Revs W M Corley and Charles Mason officiating. Burial in Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation at Posey’s Funeral Home Langley until 4 p.m. and at the church.

North Augusta Theodore Ivey Route 3 Pine Grove Baptist Church P.T. Raley W.M. Corley Charles Mason Sunset Memory Gardens Posey Langley

L B Woodward 85 dies in Chesterfield County Hospital

L B Woodward of Chesterfield 85 died in Chesterfield County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at Miller Rivers Funeral Home with burial in Rivers Cemetery. He was born in Aiken the son of Samuel A and Caroline C Woodward. He was retired general manager of Buffalo Union Railway. Surviving are a daughter, two grandchildren and a great grandchild.

Chesterfield Lewis B. Woodward Chesterfield County Memorial Hospital Miller Rivers

Edgefield Woman Florence Mims Adams Mims Dies

Miss Florence Mims Adams Mims of Edgefield dies in St. Petersburg Florida after a life spent in Edgefield education at Coker College and acting with drama groups in Boston and Martha's Vineyard. Survived by sister Mrs Eleanor Mims Hanson of Atlanta and brothers M H Mims and W W Mims of Edgefield. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Negative details in obituary rely on local records.

Edgefield Florence Adams Mims St. Petersburg Fla Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home Coker College Hartsville Leland Powers Boston Mass Rice School of Public Speaking Martha’s Vineyard Island England Drama League of America University of London Malvern Cambridge Stratford Eleanor Mims Hanson Atlanta M.H. Mims W.W. Mims

Whitlaw Withdraws Candidacy for County Seat

Grady L. Whitlaw, Republican candidate for the District 2 Aiken County Commission seat, withdraws from the race citing pressing business. Party Chairman Lloyd T. Olsen announced the withdrawal over the weekend, leaving no Republican county candidates in the primary.

Grady L. Whitlaw Aiken County Whitlaw Augusta-Belvedere Lloyd T. Olsen

Ergle named landfill chief. farmers market resolve rescinded

Harvey L. Ergle will assume full control of the landfill operation in Aiken on July 1 following the January resignation of Alex Cord. An appeal to form a county committee to operate the Aiken Farmers Market was rescinded and sent to the city for resolution, with the market authorized under a 1956 city ordinance. The board nominated eleven to the Housing Task Force and ten to the Handicapped Commission.

Alex Cord Harvey L. Ergle Aiken U.S. Air Force Ergle City of Aiken Housing Task Force Tom Green John Nixon Chesley Gwinn Marion Shute Jim Hendrix Ernie Koons Johnnie Walker Gene Sawyer Jack Ables Geraldine Miro Larry Murphy Aiken County

Commission debates police funding and revenue sharing process

The commission discussed officers buying own protective gear excluding helmets and overcoats as they join the force. Murphy sought first reading on an ordinance to fund the departments, while Brodie urged sending revenue sharing funds to the Finance Committee. The flow of money requests and committee handling dominated the meeting as the ordinance was eventually referred to Finance.

Murphy Brodie Finance Committee Farmer Harold V. Graybeal

Campaign spending figures for several South Carolina races

The report details campaign spending by candidates in districts 84 to 86 and gubernatorial races. It cites amounts for advertising travel and filing fees, plus reliance on volunteers, with totals and staff breakdowns for candidates such as Goodman Rudnick Cain Derrick Lowery Drake Morris Ravenel Edwards Zeigler Bessinger Culbertson and Dukes.

Bell House James H. Goodman District Goodman Irene K. Rudnick Aiken Rep C. Marshall Cain W. Edwin Derrick Lexington County Derrick John D. Lowery Dwight F. Drake WJ. Bryan Dorn Dorn Drake John Harte Earle E. Morris Jr Morris Charles D. ‘Pug’ Ravenel New York Hubert Humphrey Mollie Ravenel James B. Edwards Edwards James Joyce Eugene N Nick’ Zeigler Joyce Zeigler John Bolt Culbertson Milton J. Dukes Westmoreland Dick Edwards

Aiken Police Make 2 Arrests

A Warrenville man G W Gordon was charged with reckless driving and disorderly conduct after an incident at Kalmia Plaza. Natalie Evans a 17 year old from Salley was charged with shoplifting for about $10 of merchandise stolen from McCrorys at 112 Laurens Street.

Warrenville G.W Gordon Kalmia Plaza Natalie Evans Salley McCrory’s Laurens Street

Community Calendar list of meetings in North Augusta and nearby

Local groups host regular gatherings including chess clubs Knights of Columbus optimist club and bridge at various venues such as Virginia Acres S&S Cafeteria and North Augusta Recreation Center Also scheduled are food stamp issuance and chamber board meeting at Jaycee Hut S&S Cafeteria and other community spaces throughout the day

Aiken Chess Club Virginia Acres Knights of Columbus Spaulding Drive North Augusta Duplicate Bridge Senior Citizens Jaycee Hut Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors S&s Georgia-Carolina John Milledge National Secretaries Association Thunderbird Inn Jesse €. Lynch Legion Hut

North Augusta area workers largely earn under five thousand

Howard Folkman of the South Carolina State Development Board told a North Augusta Chamber luncheon that about 66 500 workers within a 30 mile radius earn less than 5 000 per year. He cited a 300 000 labor force in the region and projected job needs through 1980 and 1990 to match population growth.

North Augusta Howard Folkman South Carolina State Development Board Folkman Greater North South Carolina Palmetto South United States Harold Folkman Greater

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