Deaths And Funerals In Wagener And Augusta
Mrs Clifton Gantt 85 of Wagener died in a Batesburg nursing home. Funeral at Dean Swamp Baptist Church near Springfield with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by three sons Woodward Norman and Robert, one daughter Elizabeth Hus cussion. Funeral home Elliott Sons handled Augusta service for another local notables.
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Wagener
Clifton
Carrie) Gantt
Batesburg
Dean Swamp Baptist Church
Springfield
Aiken County
Woodward Gantt
Norman Gantt
Belvedere
Robert Gantt
Seattle
Wash
Elizabeth Huscussion
Franklin
N. C
Mrs Flanagan Dies In Aiken Hospital
Mrs Flanagan Bertha Boulknight Flanagan of 219 Marlboro St died Monday in an Aiken County hospital at 1 p m Friday. Funeral held at Dent's Undertaking Chapel with Father William O Neil. burial Cedar Grove Cemetery. Native of Augusta she lived in New York City most of her life and has resided in Aiken seven years. Survived by daughter Mrs Dolores Flanagan Johnson. Friends may visit daughter 611 Camellia St Aiken or at the funeral home.
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Clinton
Bertha Boulknight
Flanagan
Marlboro St
Aiken County Hospital
Dent's Undertaking Establishment
William O'Neil
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Augusta
New York City
Aiken
Dolores Flanagan Johnson
Camellia St
Mims Florence Adams Graveside Rites Held in Edgefield
Edgefield obituary notes Miss Florence Adams Mims died Tuesday and graveside services were held today at Willowbrook Cemetery. Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home directed arrangements.
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Edgefield
Florence Adams Mims
Willowbrook Cemetery
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home
Daisy P. Howe Sr. 83 Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs. W. E. Daisy P. Howe Sr. aged 83 of 1533 Whitney Street died Tuesday in a local hospital. The funeral and full obituary will appear in a later edition.
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W. E
Daisy P.) Howe Sr
Whitney St
Aiken Standard Publication Details and Policy
The Aiken Standard published each weekday except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29801 with AP dispatches. It notes rights, republication limits, ad error corrections, and advance payment terms for subscriptions.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
Associated Press
Sammie Lee Norris Dies in New York City
Sammie Lee Norris died Monday at his residence in New York City. Services were Sunday at 3 p.m. at Pine Hill Baptist Church in Johnston. He was a native of Aiken County and survived by his widow Mrs Geraldine Johnson Norris, two daughters, his mother, seven sisters, six brothers, and five grandchildren. friends may call at Miller's Funeral Home in Aiken.
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New York City
N.Y
Sammie Lee Norris
Pine Hill Baptist Church
Johnston
Aiken County
Geraldine Johnson Norris
Eva Mae Gadsen
Aiken
Mary Williams
Augusta
Fannie Mae Moore
Janie White
New York
Dorothy Moore
Della Mae
County Approves Basic Engineering Contract for Aiken Project
On May 22, 1973 the county commissioners authorized Davis and Floyd of Greenwood to begin detailed engineering for a water project serving Aiken Valley and North Augusta. The project was rated the top state priority by the Health and Environmental Control. Funding is planned over two years with the Aiken County Public Service Authority responsible for construction and operation.
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Davis and
Floyd
Greenwood
Graybeal
Aiken
Valley
North Augusta
S. C
Aiken County
Community Calendar Tonight Bridge Events Across Local Venues
Tonight's calendar lists Duplicate Bridge at 7:30 p.m. at Senior Citizens Clubhouse Georgia-Carolina Empty Bottle Club John Milledge Lunchroom and National Secretaries Association North Augusta Chapter at Thunderbird Inn. Jesse C Lynch Memorial Post 71 Legion Hut and Advisory Council for Aiken Administrative Area No 3 meet at 7:30 p.m. plus Recreation Department Bridge at 12:30 p.m. Virginia Acres and Senior Citizens Club at Crosland Park.
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Georgia-Carolina
Empty Bottle Club
John Milledge
National Secretaries Association
North Augusta
Thunderbird Inn
Jesse C. Lynch
Legion
Recreation Department
Virginia Acres
Senior Citizens Club
Crosland Park
Thank You God Verse Sparks School Protests in Santa Rosa
Angered parents protest on the Sonoma County courthouse steps in Santa Rosa after Superior Court Judge Joseph P. Murphy Jr. ruled that the school verse containing God violated church state separation. 4000? 1400 names petitioners led by kindergartners in Cotati Rohnert Park district sang the verse daily.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Superior Court
Joseph P. Murphy Jr
American Civil Liberties Union
Sonoma County
California
Cotati-Rohnert Park
Murphy
Aiken United Way appoints Dilendik as Advance Gifts chair
Fred Dilen dil, chairman of Harvey Hubbell in Aiken, is named chairman of the Advance Gifts division for the Aiken County United Way Drive. He will visit 46 major industries in the county to stress the fund drive’s importance to local residents. A native of Massachusetts, he earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Bridgeport and joined Aiken in 1971, later joining the Board of Directors of Vocational Rehabilitation Workshop.
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Fred Dilendik
Harvey Hubbell
Aiken
Advance Gifts
Aiken County
United Way
Dilendik
Massachusetts
University of Bridgeport
Vocational Rehabilitation Workshop
Inmate Attempts To Hang Himself In Aiken Jail
A 23 year old man, Billy Davis of Fairfield Street, Aiken, attempted suicide in his jail cell around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Davis, held on burglary and grand larceny charges, was rescued by jailers and taken to Aiken County Hospital before transfer to the State Hospital in Columbia. He injured himself only with a sheet or strips and is under investigation for a night time break in with a stolen tape player unit.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Charles Hemphill
Billy Davis
Fairfield St
Davis
Hemphill
State Hospital
Columbia
Public Safety
J. C. Busbee
Deputies Probe Boat and Motor Theft
Savannah River patrols investigate the theft of a boat and motor from the Silver Bluff landing. The vessels belong to D. M. Reeves of Rt 1 Daniel St Jackson and were reported missing last night. Aiken Police probe a separate theft of a car tape player from W. D. Garvin of 114 Greenwood St. The incident occurred near the Mark I Theater and was reported at 11 p.m.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Silver Bluff
Savannah River
D. M. Reeves
Rt. 1
Daniel St
Jackson
Aiken
W. D. Garvin
Greenwood St
Mark I Theater
Robbery suspects returned to Aiken in Lask case
Two 17 year old black youths from Aiken, Steven Roberson and Lester Harrison, were charged with armed robbery in the April 8 Lask Liquor Store holdup. A third suspect, Kenneth Holmes, was already jailed. Bond for Roberson and Harrison was set at 10,000 each.
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Columbus
Aiken
Public Safety
J. C. Busbee
Steven L. Roberson
Edrie Street
Lester Harrison
Lincoln St
Busbee
Lask
Bushee
Kenneth Holmes
Roberson and
Harrison
Holmes
Roberson
Glenn Holley
Deadline July 15 Set for Farm Program Sign Up
The Aiken County ASCS announces a July 15 deadline for farm program sign up and certification. The program offers disaster insurance and eligibility for support loans and payments to grain and cotton producers. The unified signup and certification visit differs from prior years with separate planting timelines. New law provisions include disaster payments for losses due to natural disasters. A costed measurement service aids in certifying crop acreage, and spot checks will follow certification in Aiken County farms.
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Aiken
ASCS
Aiken County
Mediation session aims to avert plant work stoppage
The Aiken Standard reports on a mediation and conciliation service session at the corning plant described by plant manager R A Hrubala. Hrubala stated their role is to monitor labor disputes and prevent stoppages and workers seek progress from the latest talks.
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Wal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Owens- Corning
R. A. Hrubala
Hrubala
Aiken Standard
Senator Ernest Gruening Dies at 87
Former Alaska senator Ernest Gruening, a principal early opponent of the Vietnam War, has died at 87 in a Washington hospital from colon cancer. A veteran lawmaker, he opposed the 1964 Tonkin Gulf resolution and warned that all Vietnam was not worth American lives.
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Washington
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Gruening
Tonkip Gulf
Lyndon B. Johnson
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Rudnick pushs study of unemployment compensation in SC
Representative Irene K. Rudnick of Aiken introduces a resolution to form a nine member panel from House, Senate and governor appointees to study South Carolina’s unemployment compensation laws and recommend changes. The move follows a strike at Owens Corning Fiberglas and seeks timely report for the 1975 session.
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Irene K. Rudnick
Daiken
S. C
General Assembly
Owens Corning Fiberglas
Rudnick
South Carolina
Aiken County
Correction on Aiken County board campaign poster law
An error corrected: the Aiken County Board of Commissioners did not only ask the Sheriff to enforce the campaign poster law but also requested the sheriff to enforce the law nonpartisanly and impartially and to issue a copy of the law to all political candidates.
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Aiken County
South Carolina Fatal Accidents Report Details
The report shows 833 fatal wrecks, 132 fewer than 1972, with speed as the main factor. It notes 70 fewer deaths than 1971 and 312 fatal accidents overall. Over 33 percent of drivers in fatal crashes were under 25, and more than 38 percent occurred on weekends between 3 and 9 p.m.
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Mrs. Clifton Gantt
William E. Howe Jr
Baxely
Henry M. Howe
Richard L. Howe
San Antonio
Tex
N J
Alice) Holmberg
Fred L
Jennie) Matthews
Cohen
Sarah) Banks
Orangeburg
Joseph H
Mary) Roberts
Charles L
Dot) Wilson Sr
Nora Coon
Chicago
Evanalina Morris
Decatur
Elliott Sons Funeral Home
Rs. Flanagan
Miss Florence Mims
W. E. Howe
Miller
I County
Advisory Council For
Langley
Esy
Florida
mid-Atlantic States
Southwest
Southern Plains
Mitchell Shopping
Sen
Mrs. Rudnick
S.C
Jimmy
Barbara Nash
Larry Fulmer
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