Deaths Mrs Essie Trowell Jones of Brooklyn
Mrs Essie Mae Trowell Jones of Brooklyn died Saturday in a New York hospital. Funeral services at Mt Hill Baptist Church Montmorenci with time and date to be announced by Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home. She was a native of Aiken County and a former Mt Hill Baptist member. Surviving sisters Miss Clyde Trowell Brooklyn and Mrs Elizabeth Brown Augusta. five brothers Frank and Willie Trowell Montmorenci Jacob C Trowell Augusta Ben Trowell Hempstead N Y and Charlie Trowell Brooklyn.
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Essie Mae Trowell Jones
Brooklyn
New York
Mt. Hill Baptist Church
Montmorenci
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Jones
Aiken County
Clyde Trowell
Elizabeth Brown
Augusta
Frank Trowell
Willie Trowell
Funeral services for Albert Landy Jr. Wagener
Albert Landy Jr. 31 of Wagener husband of Mary Lee Landy died Thursday after a brief illness at his residence. Services were held at Chalk Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Alvin Hammonds officiating. Burial followed in Swegdenburg Cemetery. Surviving are his wife a daughter Florence Landy a son Frampton Landy a brother Elbert Landy and seven sisters Reather Schofield Jeanette James Rosa Landy Peggy Landy Lorine Staley Catherine Rowe Alberta Ginyard all of Wagener.
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Wagener
Albert Landy Jr
Mary Lee Landy
Chalk Hill Baptist Church
Alvin Hammonds
Sweedenburg Cemetery
Florine Landy
Frampton Landy
Elbert Landy
Reath
Estelle Lyons 77 Dies in Augusta After Ten Year Stay
Mrs Estelle Lyons widow of Bert C Lyons of 2128 McDowell St Augusta died yesterday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements are by M W Callaway and Sons Warrenton Ga. She belonged to Lakemont Presbyterian Church and was a member of Taliaferro County. Survived by sister Mrs Helen K Hall of North Augusta, a nephew and several nieces.
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Augusta
Estelle Lyons
Bert C. Lyons
McDowell St
M. W. Callaway and Sons Funeral Home
Warrenton
Taliaferro County
Lakemont Presbyterian Church
Helen K. Hall
North Augusta
Funeral Services Held For Theodore R Carter In Charleston
Funeral services for Theodore R. Carter 67 of 126 Banyon St Charleston Heights husband of Margaret Davis Carter who died Friday at a Charleston hospital were held Sunday at Cherokee Place United Methodist Church with Rev Ernest Heape officiating Burial was in Carolina Memorial Gardens The widow has a brother Finley H Carter of Aiken and several nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Theodore R. Carter
Banyon St
Charleston Heights
Margaret Davis Carter
Cherokee Place United Methodist Church
Ernest Heape
Carolina Memorial Gardens
Finley H. Carter
Aiken
Funeral services set for Miss Dorothy Gardener in Platteville
Miss Dorothy Gardener 75 died last week in a Wisconsin hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Platteville. A native of Platteville she was a Roman Catholic and longtime Milwaukee public school teacher. Surviving sister Mrs. K B Ojer of Aiken.
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Platteville
Wis
Dorothy Gardener
Wisconsin
Gardener
Milwaukee
K.B. Ojer
Aiken
Four Charged In Bogus Money Case
Four people were arrested and charged with possessing about $600,000 in counterfeit bills in a case involving bogus $20 and $100 notes. The U S Secret Service in Columbia with local help in Sumter said more arrests are expected. Names include Charles Robert Wren Jr of Augusta Georgia Billy Luther Stone and Danny Ray Altman of Johnsonville DC and Dorothy Chisena of North Augusta South Carolina. One defendant was to have a bond hearing today. two were jailed in Columbia and the fourth in Augusta.
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Columbia
U.S. Secret Service
Sumter
James B. Johnson
U. S. Secret Service Office
Charles Robert Wren Jr
Augusta
Billy Luther Stone
Danny Ray Altman
Johnsonville
D.C
Dorothy Chisena
North Augusta
S.C
Johnson
Laos Campaign Toll and Terrain Strains Highlight Vietnam War
Reports from Quang Tri summarize four weeks of fighting in Laos with 6,052 North Vietnamese and 435 South Vietnamese killed, and substantial enemy armor and supply losses. U.S. air strikes claim heavy tolls while incidents include napalm casualties among South Vietnamese and helicopters shot down or damaged. Hanoi broadcast claims of South Vietnamese defeats and captured officers as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese sappers strike near the Chup rubber plantation in Cambodia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quang Tri
Laos
U.S
Associated Press
J. T. Volkerstorfer
Sepone
Ham Nghi
Volkerstorfer
Cambodia
Hanoi Radio
Nguyen van Tho
Bui van Chau
van Duc
Tho
Hill 31
Chup
Aiken Rotary Workshop Leader Outlines Aids Plan
Sauerborn, longtime chairman of the Aiken Rehabilitation Workshop, notes the center has served 1 830 persons since 1966. He outlines a three step rehabilitation process beginning with counseling and job evaluation and envisions future programs. The Rotary Ladies Night Banquet is set for March 25 with no regular meeting that week.
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Sauerborn
Rotarians
Aiken
Kenneth French
Rotary
City Council to Discuss Traffic Lights and Ordinance
City Council meets tonight at 8 at the Municipal Building to discuss traffic signal lights at Whiskey Road and Hitchcock Drive and the second reading and public hearing of an ordinance governing solicitations and sales in Aiken. The council will hear a $150 request from the Aiken Area Council on Aging for Croft House Construction plans.
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Whiskey Road
Hitchcock Drive
Aiken
Hawaii Imports Reflect Island Culture Mix
Hawaii has imported a wide array of items from across the world including the pineapple from the Caribbean the ukulele from Portugal and the grass skirt from Samoa illustrating how global trade influences local culture and identity.
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Hawaii
Caribbean
Portugal
Samoa
USC Aiken Establishes Local Financial Aid Office
USC Aiken creates its own Student Financial Aid Office allowing regional administration for Fall 1971. Four aid types Loans Grants College Work-Study and Scholarships will be available with funds from federal programs and local scholarship contributions. Applications open after admission. forms from Admissions Office call 649-2882.
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University of South Carolina, Aiken Regional
Usc-Aiken
Columbia
Aiken
W. William Bowman
Aiken County
Quiet on Mideast Front as Egypt Breaks Cease-fire
The war fronts remained quiet though Egypt declared it would not honor the cease-fire, expiring at midnight. Egypt and Jordan warned of potential fighting, while Israel prepared for possible extension. Syria deployed large armored reinforcements in the Golan Heights amid mounting regional tension.
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Israel
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Anwar Sadat
Jordan
Syria
Canal
Golan Heights
Pinecrest PTA to Hear Public Safety Director Busbee
Pinecrest PTA invites the public to a meeting at Pinecrest School tonight at 7 30 p m featuring Public Safety Director J Carroll Busbee as guest speaker.
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Pinecrest Pta
Pinecrest
J. Carroll Busbee
ASC Official Explains T1 Feed Grain Program
J R Woodward chairman of the Aiken County ASC explains the 1971 Feed Grain Program. The plan excludes the small farm provision and pays set aside for required diversion to all participants even if they plant no crops. Participants set aside a percentage of base and may lease acreage while keeping conserving base and receiving a set aside payment.
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J. R. Woodward
Aiken County
ASC
Woodward
AFSC Holds Workshop For Three County Area
The American Friends Service Committee held a student rights workshop in Second Baptist Church on Hampton Avenue for students from Aiken Edgefield and Barnwell counties. About 60 attended as Leon Hall and Laughlin McDonald spoke on desegregation and student empowerment. Beasley of the Aiken Schools denied dismissals or demotions among black staff and said programs remain unchanged.
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American Friends Service Committee
AFSC
Aiken
Edgefield
Barnwell
Second Baptist Church
Hampton Avenue
Leon Hall
Atlanta
Southern Regional Council
Laughlin McDonald
Columbia
Civil Liberties Group
Kenneth Gergle
Keenan
Janet Wells
South
P. E. Beasley
Aiken PTA to Hear Dr Gibbons on Quality Education
Dr Carlos W Gibbons executive secretary of the South Carolina Education Association will speak on Quality Education at the Aiken Elementary PTA meeting March 8 at 8 pm. He earned a BS from USC in 1950, advanced degrees from USC and Maryland, and has held 23 offices in education groups.
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Carlos W. Gibbons
The
South Carolina Education Association
Aiken
University of Maryland
Gibbons
Southern States Work Conference
South Carolina
Registration Opens at St. Mary's School
Registration for initial enrollment at St Marys School runs 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Friday with acceptance based on report card conduct and a later entrance test. Kindergarten reopens with 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. registration Tuesday and Wednesday. fee is 15 dollars for five-year-olds by November 1.
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St. Mary's School
St. Mary's Kindergarten
Aiken hosts annual track event with cups and visitors
Fort Gordon opened with the Fort Gordon Cup as Maj. James Giovanazi presented the 861st Radar Squadron. William Sanders awarded the Aiken Pacers Cup. The Aiken Cup, sponsored by local Women’s Clubs, drew officials from Korea to Turkey. Traffic control by NROTC cadets praised. Red Cross saw one minor injury. Over $2,000 raised for the Cancer Society. Jaycees staffed concessions. Officials called it a huge success and hoped to make it an annual event in Aiken.
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Fort Gordon
James Giovanazi
861St
Aiken Air Force Base
William Sanders
USCA
Aiken ‘‘Pacers
Aiken
Womens Clubs
Robina Curry
Pilot Club
Doris Smith
Town and Country
Wade Brodie
Tillson
NROTC
Banks Mill Road
Korea
Thailand
Ethiopia
Jordan
Laos
Vietnam
Philippines
Columbia
Republic of China
Turkey
American Red Cross
Brodie
The
Cancer Society
Carroll Busbee
Pack
Webelos
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Essie T. Jones
Jane Fonda
Angela Davis
Marin County
Miss Fonda
North Vietnam
UPI
Miss
Mideast
Sinai Desert
Cairo
Zeid Ben Shaker
Jordan River
Beasley
Belfast
Falls Road
Northern Ireland
Aiken Elementary
PTA
Dr. Gibbons
St. Mary’s
H.H. Alexander, Jr
Greater Aiken
Manning
American Cancer Society
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