Death of Bi Shively Ends Hall of Fame Harness Career
Bi Shively the first harness driver inducted into the Living Hall of Fame at Goshen New York died in Pomona California at age 91. He was the 75 year old driver who won the Hambletonian with Sharp Note in 1952 and died February 24 at his home. Pallbearers listed include Morgan Mitchell Leroy Deank Delmus Weeks B W Baker Ray Chipley and Allie Lambert.
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Pomona
Calif
Bi Shively
Goshen
N.Y
Shively
Aiken
S.C
Morgan Mitchell
Leroy Deank
Delmus Weeks
B.W. Baker
Ray Chipley
Allie Lambert
Rites Set Today For Mrs. Lula Lewis of Conway
Funeral services for Lula Johnson Lewis 81 of Conway are at 4 p.m. at Rehobeth Baptist Church with Revs. Ben Doyle Leroy Elvis and Wilbur Squires officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. She was a native of Horry County and a member of Rehobeth Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons Boyd and J Tommie Lewis of Galivants Ferry R T Lewis of Conway and E D Lewis of Mullins a daughter Neal O Johnson of Aiken a brother Mack Smith of Marion and two sisters Hattie Cribb and Effie Richardson of Marion.
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Conway
Lula Johnson Lewis
Rehobeth Baptist Church
Ben Doyle
Leroy Elvis
Wilbur Squires
Horry County
Boyd E. Lewis
J. Tommie Lewis
Galivants Ferry
S.C
R.T. Lewis
E.D. Lewis
Mullins
Neal O. Johnson
Aiken
Mack Smith
Marion
Hattie Cribb
Effie Richardson
Long Services Set For Anna Bell Maddox Long
Funeral services for Anna Bell Maddox Long 80 of 105 Janson St Lynwood Bath will be held at 3 30 p m today at Langley United Methodist Church Rev Thomas Rogers officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens She was born in Richmond County and lived in Aiken County 45 years Survivors include two daughters Jenelle Moody and Alice Dillon both of Lynwood three sons Audey H Long of Beech Island Charles R Long of North Augusta and James F Long of Greenville
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Lynwood -Bath
Anna Bell Maddox Long
Janson St
Lynwood - Bath
Langley, United Methodist Church
Thomas Rogers
Sunset Memory Gardens
Richmond County
Aiken County
Langley United Methodist Church
Jenelle Moody
Alice Dillon
Lynwood
Audey H. Long
Beech Island
Charles R. Long
North Augusta
James F. Long
Greenville
Battlefield Kentucky Civil War skirmishes total over four hundred
In Frankfort Kentucky AP reports that since the Civil War more than 400 battles and skirmishes occurred within Kentucky. The tally reflects a broad range of engagements across the state during the era with details drawn from Civil War archives and dispatches.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Boyd Funeral for Eulie Boyd Held in Warrenville
Funeral services for Eulie Boyd of Warrenville Rt 1 were held at 2 30 p m at Poseys Funeral Home Chapel Graniteville Rev W C Lowe officiated Burial followed in Warrenville Cemetery Pallbearers included Rev James A Bodie Harold Freeman Cecil Key Junior Hamlett Harold Leopard and Yarborough Weeks
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Warrenville
Eulie Boyd
Rt. 1
Posey’s
Graniteville
W.C. Lowe
James A. Bodie
Harold Freeman
Cecil Key
Junior Hamlett
Harold Leopard
Yarborough
Kneece Funeral Service Held in Graniteville
Funeral services for Mrs Texie Kneece of Graniteville who died Monday are set for 5 p.m. today at Posey's Chapel Graniteville with Dr J E Drake officiating. Burial will follow at Vaucluse Cemetery Pallbearers include Fred Thompson Wilbur Taylor J B Jones Felton Irick Frank Holley Dewey Britt and her grandson.
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Graniteville
Texie . Kneece
Posey’s
J.E. Drake
Vaucluse
Fred Thompson
Wilbur Taylor
J.B Jones
Felton Irick
Frank Holley
Dewey Britt
Reeves Services Conducted for John S. Reeves
Funeral services for John Sanders Reeves 55 of Seneca formerly Langley were held at Pendleton Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. The Rev Jack Crandall officiated and burial followed in the church cemetery.
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John Sanders Reeves
Seneca
Langley
Pendleton Presbyterian Church
Jack Crandall
Church
Men and Youth Charged In Weekend Drug Raids
Aiken County deputies charged two men and a 16 year-old with possession of illegal drugs after weekend raids. J C Spradley 32 of Langley area and Tyrone Mason 27 of Gloverville face drug charges. additional obscenity counts for Spradley and the youth. About 1,000 amphetamine tablets and barbiturates were seized. bonds set at 500 dollars each.
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Aiken County
Tyrone Mason
Gloverville
Tax Assessor and Engineer Decline Raises in Budget
The Aiken County tax assessor and county engineer said they are not seeking $500 raises this year. Both had raises totaling $10,500 each in last year’s budget. The raises were part of a 5 percent across the board increase approved for non elected county employees.
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Aiken
Lamar Schools Sealed After Riot Over Desegregation Plan
Riot gear patrols sealed Lamar High and the elementary campus as about 100 white adults clashed with state troopers after buses carrying black students were overturned. Tear gas and minor injuries followed. no arrests were made though marshals were expected for three ringleaders. Schools remained closed to restore order.
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LAMAR
Lamar High
Gordon Cole
Lamar High School
Vietnam
U. S
Spaulding High
Darlington County
Spaulding
State Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Negro Pupils Boycott Harleyville Ridgeville Schools
About 100 Negro pupils boycott three area schools in Harleyville Ridgeville as a parent claims harassment by white students after a Friday hall incident at Harleyville Ridgeville High School. Three Negro students were suspended, and schools reopened with most Black pupils in attendance.
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Harleyville
S.C
Harleyville - Ridgeville
Harleyville - Ridgeville High School
Victoria DeLee
Beers Vere High’ School
Ridgeville Grammar School
Harleyville Grammar School
Majority Vote Bill Back In Committee
The South Carolina House sent a Senate-passed measure redefining a majority vote in a legislative delegation to the Judiciary Committee. It would count half the House votes plus one senatorial vote, a plan opponents say undermines one man one vote and minority rights across nine counties.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ure
Supreme Court
South Carolina General Assembly
Foes
Anderson
Oconee
Abbeville
Anderson County
Rep
J. McLendon
Marion
Sol Blatt
McLendon
Edgefield
Saluda
Williamsburg
Lexington
Florence and
Snead Schumacher
Oconee County
USC offers television based master’s in business degree
The University of South Carolina will offer a television based masters in business with class rooms set in 14 cities and remote questions to professors from the USC campus. Enrollment is expected at 150 to 200 of 500 qualified workers, with sessions charging 300 dollars per semester and 150 dollars for summer. Centers will be in Aiken Beaufort Charleston Chesterfield Columbia Florence Greenville Greenwood Lancaster Orangeburg Rock Hill Sumter and Spartanburg. Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 30 to 9 30.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
Aiken
Beaufort
Charleston
Chesterfield
Conway
Florence
Greenville
Greenwood
Lancaster
Orangeburg
Rock Hill
Sumter
Spartanburg
Adjutant General Post To Be Appointive In SC
South Carolina would make the adjutant general post appointive rather than elective under a constitutional change proposed in the General Assembly. The measure is part of a broader revision of the 1895 constitution based on blue ribbon committee findings led by Lt. Gov. John West. The resolutions, by Sen. Marion Gressette and others, form the least controversial portion of the report.
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Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
John West
Sen
Marion Gressette
Calhoun
The
West Committee
Human Relations Council Named Most Progressive in SC 1969
The Aiken County Council on Human Relations was named the most progressive in South Carolina for 1969 by the SC Council on Human Relations. It funded a 1969 tutorial program for local Negro students, taught high school physics and chemistry, and ran a summer program for junior high students with 35 participants led by five graduate teachers from the University of California at Berkeley. The $2700 program was funded by $1600 from foundations, $1000 in local donations, and $100 tuition. The council also aided two local Negro students attending a National Science Foundation summer program at Chapel Hill, NC. The group will meet at 7:30 tomorrow in the Civic Room of the Bankers Trust building for a panel on unifying Schofield and Aiken High schools featuring P. E. Beasley, J. A. Taylor, and J. O. Willis.
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Aiken County
National Science Foundation
Chapel Hill
N.C
Banker's Trust
Laurens Street
Stock Listing Inter-dealer NASD quotations near noon
Inter-dealer NASD prices around noon reflect representative quotations and change throughout the day. Figures come from Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith and show no retail markups or commissions.
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Merrill - Lynch - Pierce - Fenner and
Smith
Filling Date Set for Democrats in June Primary
Candidates for the June 9 Democratic Primary must file by noon Monday, March 16. Filings accepted with Irene Rudnick at 224 Park Avenue SW, Aiken, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon through Sat, or Wednesdays to 1 p.m. only, or by appointment with George H. Grant at 111 Gregg Avenue, Aiken.
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Irene Rudnick
Park Avenue
S.W
Aiken
George H. Grant
Gregg Avenue
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