Deaths And Funerals In Aiken County Area
Obituaries notice listing Zonnie Watson Sr age 90 of 330 Morgan St N W died Sunday in an Augusta nursing home with funeral 1 p m Wednesday at Jackson-Brooks Memorial Chapel and burial at Hayden Baptist Church cemetery. Also listed Verna Mae Adams Alexander 71 died in Aiken County hospital with service at Grace Funeral Home Chapel Asheville N C and burial at Fairview Sharon Methodist Cemetery. Funeral arrangements for Fred Lowe 78 of Rt 5 and John Willie Littles 42 of 579 Lincoln Ave noted with service details and burial pending. Includes survivors and calling hours information from multiple families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zonnie Watson Sr
Morgan St. N.W
Augusta Nursing Home
Jackson - Brooks Memorial Chapel
Hayden Baptist Church
Watson
Aiken County
Zonnie Watson Jr
Richmond
Verna Mae Adams Alexander
Palm Dr
Grace Funeral Home Chapel
Asheville
N.C
Fairview Sharon
Fred Lowe
Rt. 5
Aiken Community Hospital
George Funeral Home
Lowe
Silas
Arkansas Boyd Lowe
Chime Bell Baptist Church
Sarah A. Heath
Aiken
Florence Hutto
Decatur
Betty Weeks
Williston
Finley Lowe
John Willie Littles
Lincoln Ave
Newberry
Union Baptist Church
Robert Brightharp
Federal ruling limits yearly desegregation plan changes
HEW spokesman Gordon Rayborn said the ruling prevents federal judges from mandating annual changes to desegregation plans even if integration remains incomplete. He cited possible enforcement through federal judges or loss of federal funds. Justice Rehnquist attributed Pasadena's changing racial balance to normal human migration and advised against annual plan updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEW
Gordon Rayborn
Aiken
Rayborn
William H. Rehnquist
Pasadena
East Berlin Opens Communist Conference With Independence Theme
The East Berlin gathering of 29 European Communist parties opens with a prewritten final report endorsing national party independence. Erich Honecker stresses easing tension and social progress as the burning focus for action. Several governments and parties boycott over disputes about Soviet dominance in the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Communist Party
Erich Honecker
Honecker
Yugoslavia
Romania
Italy
Spain
France
Aiken Standard Motto and Publication Details
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except Saturdays and Sundays. Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801. AP dispatches and local news are used with republication rights reserved. No responsibility for ad errors. corrections in next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
AP News
Libya threatens intervention in Beirut civil war
Beirut Radio reports Libyan Premier Abdel Salam Jalioud warned Libya would back Palestinians and Muslims if Christians overrun two besieged camps east of Beirut. He cited intent to support the nationalist movement and the Palestinian revolution and rejected a roundtable peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Libya
Abdel Salam Jalioud
Jackson Council Recesses Monday Meeting for Holiday
Due to a holiday, the Jackson town council will not meet on Monday July 5. A rescheduled session will be held on July 12 at 8 p.m. in the Town Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
School Subcommittees To Meet Thursday
Three of the five subcommittees of the Citizens School Study Committee will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 10 of the Educational Center. The Curriculum Committee will discuss accreditation and classroom size. Facilities will outline construction and maintenance priorities. the Drugs Alcohol and Discipline Committee will consider a possible smoking ban in all schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens School Study Committee
Aiken County Board of Education
Nancy Phillips
Nancy Staley
George Nelson
Fred Christensen
Mill Assessor Sees Higher Revenue Despite Lower Mill Rate
Aiken County Tax Assessor William J. Coleman told the Aiken Rotary Club that despite a lower assessment ratio the mill should bring about $70 000 this year up from $64 000 last year. He outlined current millage of 23 for courts and 74 for schools and explained changes in assessment including mobile homes as real property for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
William J. Coleman
Coleman
Aiken County
General Assembly
Crosland Park
Westchester County
New York
Marriage licenses and a long list of local arrests in Aiken County
The Record lists marriage licenses for James Tinley and Sandra Eisle of Augusta, Thomas Chambers Jr. and Mary Rowland of New Ellenton, Marion Knight and Sally Woodward of North Augusta. divorces for multiple couples. and arrests in Aiken City including possession and distribution of marijuana, public drunkenness, trespassing, breach of peace, driving under the influence, and shoplifting among numerous individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
James Henry Tinley
Augusta
Tony Edward Cumbee
Williamsburg St. Aiken
David McCants Thacker
Sharyn Lane
Aiken
Allen Matt Gibson
Kerstian St. Aiken
Harry Corley
Union St. Aiken
Theodore Nelette Thompson
George Wilson Cole
Rt. 4
Hostages held as Palestinian hijackers seize Ugandan airport
Palestinians linked hijackers took control near Lake Victoria while a guarded airport remained open. Western reporters were detained by Ugandan authorities as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed the act though the PLO and Beirut office denied involvement. The statement attacked France and Israel and urged global revolutionary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teanda
Lake Victoria
Kenya
Uganda
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization
Popular Front
Beirut
PLO
France
U.S
Israel
Egypt
Syria
First Brick House in San Diego Noted at rbere House
Old Town report identifies rbere House as the first brick residence built in San Diego, California, highlighting its historic status in the city’s early architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rbere
Old Town
San Diego
Calif
Cashword Jackpot Reaches $500 in Aiken Standard
No winner last week for the Tuesday Cashword. A hint suggests this week's puzzle on Page 7 is easier, potentially allowing a reader to win vacation money.
City Officials Approve Uniform Bids for Aiken Fire Police
Sprawls, former Aiken police chief in 1944 45, sits with city council and zoning commission representative as bids are approved. A low bid of 7850.18 from Hub Uniform Company covers uniforms for fire and police divisions of the Aiken Public Safety Department. Leverette's Shoe Service bids 28.03 per pair for shoes for both divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoning Commission
Sprawls
Aiken
Hub Uniform Company
Hospital Expansion Term Review Hurdle Cited
J Sam Nesbit says the hospital awaits action on a letter of intent as the South Carolina Health Services Authority reviews the project. He notes time pressures and argues the letter should be reviewed locally to avoid delays before state review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
William McKettrick
HSA
Reginald Pilcher
J. Sam Nesbit
Nesbit
Community Calendar Highlights at local venues
Aiken County Museum hosts a day event from 10 am to 4 pm. Aiken County Library offers story hour at 10 15 am for ages three to teens. Senior Citizens Clubhouse hosts a bridge session at 1 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Senior Citizens
Senior Citizen's Clubhouse
Caver Joins ERDA Staff to Assist Peek
James M. Gaver joined the Energy Research and Development Administration Savannah River Operations Office as public affairs assistant. He will support public affairs under David M. Peek and promote ERDA national energy programs while living in Aiken. Gaver formerly was NBC Capitol Hill reporter and is Princeton graduate and Navy veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Gaver
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Savannah River
Nat Stetson
Gaver
David M. Peek
National Broadcasting Company
Washington
Correction notice for peach sheds misidentification
The Sun Ridge Farms peach sheds pictured on Page 1 were incorrectly labeled as Sunny Side Farm. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Ridge Farms
Aiken
Sunny Side Farm
Also Mentioned on This Page
V. M. Alexander
Methodist
Fairview, N.C
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken Standard - P&m
Carri
Jackson Council
Nelson Deaton
Ed Coursey
Graniteville-Vaucluse - Warrenville
Ben Rhoden
Bruce L. Blackmon
Kathy Blackmon
Nettie Lou Washington
Arthur Washing
Tim Summer DeLoach
Barbara Willis DeLoach
Gladys Marie Staley
Donald Staley
Debra Lynn Cobb
Danny Edward Cobb
Mary Lou Hall
Monroe Hail
Charlotte H. Moseley
Steve J Moseley
Carol J. Hutto
R.A Hutto Jr
Shirley D. Brown
Johnny Edward Brown
Jacquelyn C Socha
John Socha Jr
Sherry T Morrison
James W Morrison
Debra Ann McKie
Jimmie McKie
Frances V._ Pashkis
Peter Pashkis
Judy N. Watkins
Aiken City
James Roy Johnson
Cox Ave
Andrew Drayton
Florence St. Aiken
Andrew Simpkins
J. Johnston
Leon Butler
CC. Johnston
Bute
Johnny Burton
Johnston
Patrick Aaron Duke
College Acres
Jessie James Griffin
Kershaw St. Aiken
David Stevens
Mississippi Ave
Bennie Ware
Laurens St. Aiken
Jimmy Johnson
Ridge Ave
Willie Mae Mack
Dare
Telenery
National
NOAA
Weather Service
Oregon
Great Lakes
Midwest
mid-Atlantic
New England
Caver
Peek
Mitchell Shopping
Free Spirit
Cirpies
Bret
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!