Deaths And Funerals Mrs Nellie Stallings
Mrs Nellie Stallings of Rt 1 Box 233 White Pond Road near New Ellenton died Saturday at home after illness. Funeral arrangements are announced by Miller's Funeral Home in Aiken. A Barnwell County native she attended Runs Baptist Church in Beech Island. Surviving are her widower George Stallings a daughter Elizabeth Stallings of Aiken and a brother Buster Brown of Philadelphia.
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Nellie Stallings
Rt. 1
Box 233
White Pond Road
New Ellenton
George Stallings
Miller
Aiken
Barnwell County
Runs Baptist Church
Beech Island
Elizabeth Stallings
Buster Brown
Philadelphia
Edwin C Speed 77 Charleston Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Edwin C Speed 77 of Charleston husband of Rose Lewis Speed who died today at St. Francis Hospital after a brief illness will be held tomorrow. He retired from Seaboard Railroad after 40 years and was a North Carolina native. Surviving are his widow a son Edwin C Speed Jr of Aiken a daughter Mrs Julian E Smith Jr of Charleston a brother William M Speed of Richmond and seven grandchildren.
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Charleston
Edwin C. Speed
Rose Lewis Speed
St. Francis Hospital
Speed
Seaboard Railroad
North Carolina
Edwin C. Speed Jr
Aiken
Julian E. Smith Jr
William M Speed
Richmond
Pink Johnson 75 dies in Aiken after long illness
Pink Johnson of 326 Greenville St. Aiken died Saturday in Aiken County Hospital after extended illness. He was a World War I veteran and deacon at Mount Hill Baptist Church. Survived by Mamie Johnson widow, three daughters Ruthie Mae Simpkins Addie Bell Walker Carrie Bell Simpkins, three sons Boisey Roosevelt Billy P., three sisters Thelma Lucille Clara, and brother Oscar. Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brook s Funeral Home.
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Pink Johnson
Greenville St
Aiken
Mamie Johnson
Aiken County Hospital
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Johnson
Mount Hill Baptist Church
Graniteville Company
Ruthie Mae Simpkins
Addie Bell Walker
Aiken Man Jack Frierson Died at 52 in Augusta Hospital
Jack Frierson 52 of 516 Marion Street Aiken died yesterday in an Augusta hospital. He was a former aviation industry associate with overseas shipping contacts and a member of First Presbyterian Church in Aiken. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. tomorrow at Waters Funeral Home Florence. He is survived by a widow, a daughter Mrs Stephen Guy of Aiken, and a sister Mrs C A Vicent of Lynchburg.
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Jack Frierson
Marion St
Aiken
Helyn Frierson
Augusta
Waters Funeral Home
Florence
Frierson
Charleston
First Presbyterian Church
Stephen Guy
C. A. Vicent
Lynchburg
Whitfield Rites Set for Langley Native
Kennith S. Whitfield 21 of Piney Heights Langley died Friday at home after a sudden illness. Funeral arrangements by Poseys Langley with burial in Vaucluse Cemetery. He was a welder for an Augusta firm and a Richmond County native, son of Annie Louise Dobbs Whitfield. Survived by widow Mrs Ann McCormick Whitfield and five sisters and four brothers including Jeffrey Whitfield in Vietnam.
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Langley
Debbie Whitfield
Phylis Whitfield
Susan Austin
Sherry Whitfield
Shelia Bragg
Augusta
Jeffrey A. Whitfield
Vietnam
Calvin R. Whitfield Jr
Cayce
Mikel A Whitfield
Jerry L. Whitfield
Bertha Whitfield
Funeral services for Benjamin E. Clark Wagener
Benjamin Eli Clark five of Rt. 1 Wagener died Thursday in an Augusta infirmary after an extended illness. Funeral services were held yesterday near Wagener at the Baptist Church with Rev. Hubert Maxwell officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Surviving are his mother Ora Williams Clark of Stiefelown Warrenville.
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Wagener
Benjamin Eli Clark
Rt. 1
Augusta
Set Near Baptist Church
Hubert Maxwell
Ora Williams Clark
Stiefelown
Warrenville
Felder Jenkins Dies At 69 In Wagener
Felder Jenkins 69 of Wagener died Wednesday at Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. Services were held yesterday at Baughmanville Baptist Church with Rev. Alvin Hammonds officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. He was a native of Aiken County and longtime farmer. Survived by two sons Leroy Jenkins of Fort Myers and Albert Jenkins of Duquesne, a daughter Mrs. Bessie Cullum of Wagener, plus two brothers and a sister.
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Wagener
Felder Jenkins
Aiken County Hospital
Baughmanville Baptist Church
Alvin Hammonds
Jenkins
Aiken County
Chalk Hill Baptist Church
Leroy Jenkins
Ft. Meyers
Albert Jenkins
Duquesne
Bessie Cullum
Mary Bowles Dies. Rites Held In Beckley
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Adkins Bowles 72 of 1028 Pine Log Road were held at 2 p.m. in Beckley West Virginia with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. A native of West Virginia she had lived in Aiken county for two weeks and was survived by five sons M H Bowles F D Bowles Charles W Bowles L C Bragg and I N Bragg.
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Mary Adkins Bowles
Pine Log Road
Aiken County Hospital
Beckley
W. Va
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
West Virginia
Aiken
Harvey
Minnie Adkins
Methodist Church
M. H. Bowles
F.D. Bowles
Charles W. Bowles
Belvedere
L. C. Bragg
Deerfield Beach
Fla
I. N. Bragg
Funeral services for Mrs Ruth Malone Ganus held in Augusta
Mrs Ruth Malone Ganus 61 of 1902 Fenwick St Augusta widow of Fred Ganus died Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral at Flowing Wells Congregational Holiness Church at 4 p m with Revs John Moore and P C Key officiating. Burial in West View. She was born in Thomson Ga and attended Assembly of God Church. Surviving are son Rev Edward L Renew Harlem Ga sister Mrs Rosa Harman Augusta and brothers Joseph B Malone Aiken and Willie C Malone Augusta.
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Augusta
Ruth Malone Ganus
Fenwick St
Fred Ganus
Augusta Hospital
Flowing Wells Congregational
Rosa Harman
Joseph B. Malone
Aiken
Willie C. Malone
Funeral service for Benny Lee Williams in Johnston
Benny Lee Williams 56 husband of Correnne Williams died Wednesday at home after illness. Funeral held at Simmon Ridge Baptist Church Edgefield County with Rev. Joe Harris officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by widow, three daughters Janie Ruth Smith Betty Jane Holloway Minnie Lee Abney all of Johnston and six sons Otis John Henry Hayward Alfred Williams of Johnston Milligan Williams of New York Leroy Williams of Saluda, two brothers Alvin Williams Edgefield Hilton Cook New York.
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Johnston
Benny Lee Williams
Correnne Williams
Simmon Ridge Baptist Church
Edgefield County
Joe Harris
Church
Janie Ruth Smith
Betty Jane Holloway
Minnie Lee Abney
Otis Williams
John Henry Williams
Hayward Williams
Alfred Williams
Milligan Williams
New York
Leroy Williams
Saluda
Alvin Williams
Edgefield
Hilton Cook
Miss Sherita McAdory Dies. Rites Held in Aiken
Funeral services were held for seven year old Sherita Lynn McAdory of 510 Tennessee Ave Aiken who died Friday at an Augusta hospital. Interment followed at Union Baptist Church. She was a first grader at Eustis Park Elementary School. Survivors include her parents a sister Yvonne Johnson a brother James Johnson maternal grandmother Mrs Cora Johnson paternal grandmother Mrs Annie Mae McAdory and maternal great grandparents Mr and Mrs Pierce Carroll all of Aiken with relatives in St Peters burg.
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Sherita Lynn McAdory
Wayman McAdory
Tennessee Ave
Aiken
Augusta
Union Baptist Church
Robert Brightharp
Church
Eustis Park
Yvonne Johnson
James Johnson
Cora Johnson
St Petersburg
Annie Mae McAdory
Pierce Carroll
Violence in Northern Ireland Leaves City in Turmoil
In Londonderry the Roman Catholic Bogside district saw ambushers hurl fire bombs at a patrol landrover, burning a British soldier to death. In Belfast a bullet wounded a 16 year old and troops fought IRA snipers as explosions rocked the Catholic quarter. Separate blasts were set off elsewhere in the province.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
North Vietnamese push prompts heavy U S air response in Laos
South flight schedules were canceled and four engine C130s diverted for reinforcement missions. Gardner noted more American helicopters moved to Khe Sanh for the Laotian operation, but gave no counts. Lt Gen Sutherland said Hanoi appears massing forces to thwart the allied effort, with fighting around Hill 31 and losses mounting on both sides.
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Gardner
Khe Sanh
James W. Sutherland
U.S
Laos
Sutherland
Hill 31
Highway 9
Dr. Eugene Nichols to Speak at Kalmia Hill School
Florida State University education professor Dr. Eugene Nichols will address teachers in Aiken County at Kalmia Hill School on Teaching Mathematics Today. He speaks at 3:45 p.m. during an EPDA trainee meeting, with published math materials on display 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the cafeteria.
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Eugene Nichols
Florida State University
Kalmia Hill School
Aiken County
Nichols
Aiken
Education Professions Act
EPDA
Sterritt Resigns as Chamber Manager in Aiken
Charles R. Sterritt 61 resigns as manager of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce effective Friday. Former Orangeburg-Calhoun TE Center coordinator and co ordinator of community relations, Sterritt leaves as Wade Brodie announces also John W. Heaton's resignation as director. A committee will seek replacements for both.
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Charles R. Sterritt
Greater Aiken
Longacre recalls China service and prized treasures
Retired Army officer recounts wartime China duties from 5 000 miles travel by rail jeep horse and camel caravan. He recalls Shanghai hardships for his wife and describes keepsakes including a jade tree rugs a rosewood hunt table valued at 3 000 and insured items. Rotarians visiting included Tom McKinney John Bates Younts Self Barber.
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China
Longacre
Shanghai
Cornell University
Yale
Ft. Jackson
China War
Forrest Younts
Fountain Inn
Jim Self
Greenwood
Anson Barber
Mt. Lebanon
Jefferson Memorial statue Erected in 1943
A 19 foot bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson was installed in the Jefferson Memorial in 1943 marking a significant commemorative installation.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Memorial
Lawmakers Consider Reducing Number of Magistrates in Aiken County
Graniteville magistrate L W Taylor Taylor questions four magistrates could handle domestic caseloads as he retires. New Ellenton and Aiken magistrates oppose drastic cuts citing loss of local authority and need for experienced judges plus salary concerns.
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Taylor
Graniteville
J. L. Mixon
New Ellenton
Mixon
Aiken GI Arrested On Drug Charge
Otis M. Storey a 19 year old serviceman returning from overseas was arrested at McChord Air Base Tacoma Washington after a customs inspector found a bag of what tests tentatively identified as heroin. He is held on 2000 bond awaiting arraignment in U S District Court.Agents with a federal search warrant and Aiken police seized about a half pound of marijuana mailed to Storey at his Marlboro Street Aiken home in Virginia Acres.
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Fulmer
Graniteville
L.W. Taylor
Otis M. Storey
McChord Air Base
Tacoma
Wash
Storey
U.S
Aiken
Marlboro Street
Virginia Acres
Capitol Bomb Blast Sparks Safe Shutdown at Capitol
Capitol closed to the public at 5 p.m. EST after a blast near the rotunda. Capitol Police Chief James Powell said an officer nearby escaped injury amid flying debris and broken windows. No exterior damage seen though ceilings buckled and walls cracked. Senate sessions slated to open at 10 a.m. with no immediate plan to cancel.
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Capitol
Capitol Police Force
Capitol Police
James Powell
Rotunda
Seven Die In Weekend South Carolina Traffic
The Associated Press reports at least seven people were killed in South Carolina traffic incidents over the weekend. Allen Barrett 21 of Union died when his car left S C 215 south of Union and plunged down a 50 foot embankment. Willard Ray Sellars 35 of Greenville was killed in a one car crash in Greenville County. Yvonne Moore Booth 30 of Conway died in a two car collision in Horry County. John Thomas Hogg 17 of Beaufort killed in a one car mishap in Beaufort County. Danny H McAllister 20 of Howard drowned when his car plunged into the Lynch River in Florence County after crashing off a bridge. Kenneth P Weathers 12 of Ware Shoals died in a truck accident in Anderson County. Nathaniel Townsend 35 of Kershaw, a pedestrian, killed in a hit and run in Marlboro County.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Allen Barrett
Rt. 2
Union
S. C. 215
Willard Ray Sellars
Greenville
Greenville County
Yvonne Moore Booth
Conway
Horry County
John Thomas Hogg
Beaufort
Beaufort County
Danny H. McAllister
Howard
Lynch River
Florence County
Kenneth P. Weathers
Ware Shoals
Anderson County
Nathaniel Townsend
Kershaw
Marlboro
Israelis Egyptians Firm On Border Issue
Egypt says Israel will not discuss giving up all occupied territories. Sadat says Egypt will seek peace but not at Palestinians’ expense. He rejects separate peace and calls for an Arab solution. Egypt notes indirect talks with U N envoy Jarring reveal Israel’s expansionist aims.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Cairo
Palestine National Council of
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
United Fund Contributes Record Yet Falls Short of Goal
United Fund canvassers raised a record 834 million in over 2 000 American cities in 1970 yet missed the 8 percent campaign target. Howard Studd of United Way of America notes 1970 giving rose 2.1 percent from 1969 but lagged the goal amid a weak economy. Local UF officials will distribute funds to groups including the Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
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Associated Press
United Fund
Howard Studd
United Way of America
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Burbury Resigns as Pyle-National Plant Manager
Harmon Burbury, named general manager of the Aiken Pyle-National plant on October 6, 1969, has resigned. Rudy Schmidt says Burbury left last week. George Feustel will act as plant manager until a replacement is appointed.
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Harmon Burbury
Aiken Pyle-National
Rudy Schmidt
Burbury
Aiken
Harvey-Hubbel Corporation
George Feustel
Harvey- Hubbel
Schmidt
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Mary Bowles
Benny L. Williams
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Allied Chemical Corp
Robert I. Newman
Edgar Brown
J. H. Menken
Allied Gulf Nuclear Services
S.C
John C. West
Solomon Blatt
Busch
Dr. Nichols
Charles Sterritt
Far West
Richland Avenue
Shell
J. William Bell
Richland Ave
Dial
H.H. Alexander, Jr
DuPont
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Aiken GI
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