Deaths And Funerals
Funeral notices report Robert Lee Jones of Box 411 died Sunday with services set for Friday at 4 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mrs Sarah Roberson of 321 Cherokee Street dies Saturday. services Thursday at 4 p.m. Zion Hill Baptist Church with Rev EW Simmons. burial at church cemetery. Pallbearers include Loving Baptist Benevolent Society members. A Quiet Hour service is scheduled at Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home tomorrow at 8 p.m. Andrew MacKay of 222 Florence Street SW died Sunday. services today at 5:30 p.m. George Funeral Home Chapel Aiken. burial Brookside Cemetery. Re Becca Bolen Scavens, 74, died yesterday in Edgefield County hospital. services today at 12:30 p.m. at Nick Scavens residence. burial Memorial Park Cemetery Orangeburg at 3 p.m. She was a native of Orangeburg. Surviving: Nick Leavens, Edgefield, and another son.
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Hephzibah
Robert Lee Jones i
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Dent
Sarah Roberson
Cherokee St
Zion Hill Baptist Church
EW Simmons
Church
Loving Baptist Benevolent Society
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Andrew MacKay
Florence St
George Funeral Home Chapel
Aiken
Samuel W. Heslip
Brookside
Gilbertsville
Edgefield
Rebecca Bolen Scavens
Edgefield County Hospital
Nick Scavens
J.T. Littlejohn
Memorial Park Cemetery
Orangeburg
Nick Leavens
Services Set Thursday For Julius C Miller
Funeral services announced for Julius Caesar Miller owner operator of Miller's Funeral Home at 322 York St NE. The service will be Thursday at 3 pm at Friendship Baptist Church officiated by Rev Hallman. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Miller is survived by his widow Eloise Reese Miller, a sister Maude Howell Graniteville two brothers Harry Miller and Clarence Miller and many nieces and nephews. He was active in church and mortuary circles. Burial and service details note multiple community affiliations.
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Julius Caesar Miller
Miller's Funeral Home
York St
Friendship Baptist Church
Hallman
Sunset Memorial Park
Beautiful Sunflower Society
Immaculate Society
Young Men of
Clearwater
Young Men
Belvedere
Pepper Branch
S.B. Society
Relief Society
PCA
Graniteville
Jamaica
N.Y
Aiken Standard History and Delivery Policies
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes weekday afternoons except weekends. It lists mailing address, post office box, and ZIP code 29801. The paper notes AP dispatch rights and states no responsibility for ad errors with corrections in the next issue. It warns on advance payments beyond five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Funeral services for Henry F Weaver in Arlington burial
Funeral services for Henry F Weaver of 420 Windridge Drive will be held today at 4 30 p m at Warren Baptist Church with Rev A H Simmons officiating. Burial follows at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Virginia.
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Martinez
Henry F. Weaver
Windridge Drive
Warren Baptist Church
A.H. Simmons
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
Charles Chaplin Knighted by Queen at Buckingham Palace
Charles Chaplin was formally knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in a ceremony. The 85 year old clown prince of movies was wheeled into the ballroom in a chair for the investiture.
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London
Charlie Chaplin
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Zoning plan for Chesterfield site faces neighborhood questions
Aiken officials defend a HUD public housing site on Chesterfield while noting a 172 adult capacity with 64 elderly and up to 196 children. A buffer along Columbia Ave will shield Brucewood Street residents as the Planning and Zoning Commission prepares to forward the proposal to City Council after tonight’s hearing.
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Lings Koon
Brucewood Street
Columbia Ave
Chesterfield
Newberry Streets
HUD
Koon Ction Se
Planning and Zoning Commission
Man Charged In Weekend Theft Of Guns
Luther Powell age 23 of 720 Abbeville Ave was arrested by Detective A L Whittington on grand larceny charges for stealing five Saturday Night Specials. The theft occurred near Love Cove and Gara Street. Two pistols were recovered.
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Aiken City
Luther Powell
Abbeville Ave
Powell
Civil Love
Cce
Gara Street
Whittington
Storm Drainage Crowned City Accomplishment in 1974
Mayor Odell Weeks highlighted storm drainage fixes as Aiken’s key 1974 achievement during a Rotary Club talk at the Commercial Hotel. He credited City Administrator Roland Windham for managing growth, mentioned downtown improvements in late 1975, and discussed recreation plans at Hopeland Gardens. He warned of potential unionization risks and a possible tax hike if city employees unionized.
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Odell Weeks
Aiken
Rotary Club
Weeks
Roland Windham
Hopeland Gardens
William Casper
Arrests Made In Cycle Thefts In Aiken County
Investigators report a motorcycle recovered and three juveniles arrested in thefts spanning three months. Charges against 17 year old Steve Harrelson and others include grand larceny and housebreaking. A 1975 Yamaha belonging to Fred Johnson was recovered off Banks Mill Road. Additional motorcycles parts a rifle and other items were seized, some buried or stripped. Trial date set for the three juveniles before Judge Howard Williamson.
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Aiken County
Steve Harrelson
Howard Williamson
Sheriff's Department
North Augusta Council Reconsiders Land Rezoning Move
The North Augusta council plans a fresh vote tonight on rezoning 43.09 acres along Martintown Road from R-2 to R-1. Owners Beaufort and Burkhalter threaten suit if approved. Planning and Zoning recommended against, while the council could overrule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Martintown Road
Chambers
Coun
Cil
Planning and Zoning Commission
Raymond Walt
Sol
Ira J. Beaufort
W.H. Burkhalter
Peeples
Beaufort
Christmas Deal in Feature Race at Turf Track
Christmas Deal led early and won the feature race with Lucinta Ranger tracking close behind. The finish highlighted a strong showing for trainer and jockey combinations in a festive program.
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Lucinta Ranger
Drainage and boggy areas explored in Hitchcock Woods
Hitchcock Woods faces sand deposition and boggy zones due to drainage outfall. Visitors note problem areas near Barton Pond, Lovers Lane, and Whitney Drive with water sharing and erosion sources. Proposals include porous concrete, trees to absorb water, retention basins, or diverting runoff along an old railroad bed.
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Bebbington
Barton Pond
Lovers Lane
Whitney Drive
Aiken Prep
Harold Fletcher
the Woods
Thomas Hitchcock
Hitchcock Foundation
Aiken
Alexander Wilds
Historic
Aiken Foundation
Peter Gray
The
Friends of the Woods
George Kierspe
Concerned Citizens
Still Unknown How Youth Was Hurt In Aiken Park
Aiken police lack information on how eight year old Sean Seely of 205 Marlboro St was injured Saturday in Virginia Acres Park a city recreation facility. He was found bleeding from the nose with dilated pupils and a tender head while an unidentified woman saw him stumble and fall. William Price and Devon Aaron aided until paramedics arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken City
Aiken
Sean Seely
Marlboro St
Robert Seely
Virginia Acres Park
William Price
Price
Devon Aaron
Eureka
Seely
Beltone offers free tiny hearing aid model
Beltone announces a free non operating model of the smallest hearing aid ever made for those who hear but do not understand words. Wear it at home to see how tiny hearing help can be. No cost or obligation. Write Dept. 9576 Beltone Electronics 4201 W Victoria Street Chicago IL 60646.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics
Victoria Street
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Robert Lee Jones
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Julius C. Miller
Dall Scavens
Bessemer
Chris Ferris
Ruth Hutto
Newman Jackson
Blanche Gouge
Miami
Lizzie Griffall
Orlando
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home
William L. Horne
William Lee Horne
Cumberland Ave
Augusta Hospital
Elliott Sons Funeral
Richmond County
Henry Weathers Motor Co
Curtis Baptist Church
Central
Henry A. Gardner
Augusta
Ethel High
St. Mary's
Merrymouth Drive
Standard - Pbm
Henry G. Weaver
Charles Chaplin
Gad
AMO Multi
Fam
Zoning Commission
Key City
N.A. Council
North
Laura Bradbury
Pat Paquet
Wiliam Ely
Ranger Acres
the Airenclp
Triple Crows
Fred Bradbury
Gail Winston
David Bolen
Elmer DeWitt
Lana Counsel
Cindy Scurlock
Gary Scurlock
Jenna McCarthy
Fancy Pang
Fimer DeWitt
Jimmy Houser
Tom Bradbury
Ed Houser
Jim Gott
Mrs J Gott
Miracle Express
Dominique Alarie
Romeo Ranger
George Wise
Apachy
Mary Beth Lisner
Hercules Hilon Lesner
Jelly Bean
Hilton Lesner
Cindy Racine
Wayne Lorning
Gary Suriock
John McCarthy
Jefferson Liberty
Jerry Rower
Abraham Schultz
Whitney Clp
Princess Romeo
Maurice Bergeron
Goldstione
Chick Houser
Don Larlee
Havah Negila
Jerry Rowder
Dr Spada
Fred Racine
Drexel
Rodney MonteCarlo
Bob Tobin
Monte Carlo
Black Hand
Lara Bradbury
Mary Alarie
Phonique Mac McCormick
Hitchcock Woods
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept of Commerce
California
Central Gulf
Eastern
Gulf
Pacific Coast
Central Rockies
Plains
Carl Woodbury
Victory Baptist
Hwy
South Aikicn
D.C
Norman Seiler
Laurens
Pendleton
Lista
Aiken, S.C
Mitchell Shopping
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