Six Acres Destroyed By Forest Fire In College Acres
Public Safety Director J C Busbee reports six acres burned Sunday near College Acres after a coastal bermuda field fire where children played. Other area fires included three woods fires a car blaze and a 104 Sharyn Lane house fire. Thieves broke into John McClain home at 905 Kerr Dr S W stealing coins a .22 rifle and two .32 pistols. Sheriff's deputies investigated a Rainbow Falls Road cabin break in with a 21 inch black and white television and two boxes of 12 gauge shotgun shells reported stolen.
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College Acres
Bermuda
J.C. Busbee
Aiken
Busbee
Sharyn Lane
Scotta Lybrand
John McClain
Kerr Dr
S.W
Aiken County
Johnston Edwards Jr. 54 Johnston dealer and civic leader dies
Johnston resident Van Everett Edwards Jr. died Friday at Persimmon Hill Country Club. He was a USC athlete and businessman, partner in Edwards and Brothers and Edwards Oil Co. He served as deacon, club director, and bank director. Surviving include wife Mary Gavin Edwards, three daughters and two sons. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Johnston with burial at Mount of Olives.
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Johnston
Persimmon Hill Country Club
First Baptist Church
Lon B. Knight
Mr. Edwards
Edgefield County
University of South Carolina
Lettermen’s Club
W.E. Edwards and Brothers and Edwards Oil Co
Johnston and Saluda
Kavadash Masonic Lodge No. 181
Johnston Lions Club
Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan Association
Aiken
Trenton
F.W. Herlong
J.D. Salter
Death of Miss Charlsie Hill in Trenton
Miss Charlsie Hill 58 died Saturday at an Edgefield hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at Shaws Creek Baptist Church with Rev. A T Stephens officiating. Burial followed in Springfield Church Cemetery. She is survived by sisters Mrs. Katie Tillman of New York and Mrs. Ella Abney of Trenton.
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Trenton
Charlsie Hill
Edgefield
Shaws Creek Baptist Church
A.T. Stephens
Springfield Church
Katie Tillman
New York
Ella Abney
Funeral services for John Rhodes held at Union Baptist Church
Funeral services for John Rhodes who died February 25 were held at 2 30 p m today at Union Baptist Church Barnwell County with Rev W E Davis officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
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Johnny Rhodes
Union Baptist Church
Barnwell County
W. E. Davis
Raymond V. Aull Dies. Local Resident Active in Church
Raymond V. Aull of 1831 Curtis Drive North Augusta died Saturday at Langley First Baptist Church. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens. He was a retired Southern Railway agent and member of Langley First Baptist Church and Albert Pike Masonic Lodge. He is survived by Helen Rhoden Aull a son Raymond V. Aull Jr a daughter Rae Lou Aull a brother J K Aull and four sisters Lottie Matthews Sallie Mae Caughman Iree Goff and Vara Goff.
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North Augusta
Raymond V. Aull
Curtis Drive
Saluda County
Mr. Aull
Aiken County
Langley First Baptist Church
Albert Pike
Helen Rhoden Aull
Raymond V. Aull Jr
Aiken
Rae Lou Aull
Augusta
J.K. Aull
Batesburg
Lottie Matthews
Sallie Mae Caughman
Iree Goff
Vara Goff
Miss Sharon Adams died in Aiken nursing home
Sharon M Adams 29 of Wat tle St Ext Wat tle St Ext died yesterday at a New Ellenton nursing home Funeral services scheduled today at 2 p m at George Funeral Home Aiken with Dr Robert L Cate officiating Burial will be in Aiken Memorial Park She was born in Westville MA and lived in Aiken since 1953 Daughter of C W Adams and the late Leona Foster Adams Surviving are her father Cecil W Adams and a sister Mrs David Wood of Aiken
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Warrenville
Sharon M. Adams
Wattle St
Ellenton
George Funeral Home
Aiken
Robert L. Cate
Aiken Memorial Park
Miss Adams
Westville
Mass
C.W. Adams
Leona Foster
Ams
Cecil W. Adams
David Wood
Night thefts target new home sites in city
Builders discuss forming night guard plans as thefts on construction sites grow. Public Safety Director Busbee says thefts are hard to detect due to varying crews and hours, noting early development sites attract more loot while later homes see fewer incidents. Police have circulated stolen material lists to nearby departments.
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Ing
Stewart
Public Safety
J.C. Busbee
Busbee
Retailers To Attend Sales Clinic In March
About 75 to 100 area retailers will attend a Retail Sales Clinic March 21 to 23 sponsored by the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce. Seven experts will speak on topics including Human Relations in Retail Sales Retail Arithmetic Bank Card Handling and procedures for stolen or expired cards. A $2 per person fee applies and the clinic is open to all parties.
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Greater Aiken
McCanless
Senior Class Presents Carnival at Aiken High School
The Aiken High School senior class stages the musical Carnival at 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday in the Aiken Junior High Auditorium directed by Tom Robinson and Miss Mona Golden. Tickets are 1.50 for adults and .75 for students at the door. Performers include Marty Kiser Butch Watson Susan Quinn Emil Studinka Phil Lutor Mac Baldwin Deidre Clerc Jimmy Arbaugh Jane Prygbysz Pam Parrot Joan Walters Jwann Cooper Ruth Cate and Martin Coffey.
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Robert Merrill
Tom Robinson
Public hearing to reconsider stream purity standards in Aiken County
State wide hearings on the best usage of waters will examine purity standards for five rivers and creeks in or near Aiken County. PCA director H J Webb notes current classifications are obsolete under new federal guidelines and may raise treatment requirements. The Aiken sewage plant seeks expansion funds of about 1.3 million dollars, contingent on regional plans.
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Aiken County
Greenwood County Court House
S.C
H.J. Webb
PCA
Horse Creek
Graniteville
Little Horse Creek
Clearwater
Savannah River
13Th Street
Three Runs
S.C. Highway 191
Wilkerson Creek
Aiken
Webb
Summer School Dates Announced At Aiken Schools
Summer school for the Aiken Preparatory School and the Aiken Day School runs June 12 to July 21 at the Day School on 726 Grace Ave. Diagnostic testing for enrollment is set for April 15 and May 13, with registration at least 24 hours prior. For details contact Scott Lacher.
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Aiken Preparatory School
Aiken Day School
Grace Ave
Scott Lacher
Aiken Prep School
Warrenville PTA Meeting Set for Tuesday Evening
The Warrenville Elementary School PTA will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the school. Teachers Pearline Woodson and Hilda Marshall will lead the program.
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Warrenville
PTA
Pearline Woodson
Hilda Marshall
Bloodmobile to Visit Aiken Auditorium for Two Days
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit the Aiken Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday March 14 and Wednesday March 15 from 4 to 8 30 p.m. Donors urged to give blood at the local drive with hours noted for each day.
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Red Cross
Aiken Municipal Auditorium
Worker Dies When Buried Under Coal in Hartsville
In Darlington County, 26 year old Jim Turnage of Patrick died after coal filled a bin at Sunoco Woods Product Company number two power plant. Graylor Dickson of Hartsville was seriously injured and hospitalized in shock. Coroner Ned Hobbs called the accident unavoidable.
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Hartsville
Sunoco Woods Product Company
Darlington County
Ned Hobbs
Jimmy Turnage
Patrick
Graylor Dickson
Hobbs
Turnage
Dickson
Queen City Chapter Sets Friday Meeting
The Queen City Chapter No. 141 of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold its regular meeting Friday at 8 p.m. in the Aiken Masonic Temple.
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Queen City
Order of the Eastern Star
Aiken Masonic Temple
Deadline Nearing For Teachers Exam At Aiken High
Prospective teachers must submit National Teachers Examinations registrations for the April 8 test at Aiken High School. Principal J O Willis said registrations must reach the Princeton office by March 16.
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Aiken High School
J.O. Willis
Princeton
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