Graniteville Cemetery Holds Legends Beneath Hilltop
Graniteville Cemetery in Aiken County is the village’s oldest and largest graveyard, expanded thrice and listing 2,133 graves. It shelters marked and unmarked plots including 100 soldiers, the earliest grave dates from 1850s, and notable burials such as Joyce Baker and George C Harrie, with sheriff Henry How ard among the interred. Legends surround the site and a cedar tree shaded by Spanish moss covers several graves.
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Graniteville
Aiken
Gregg
Summer House
Joyce Baker
Gregg Monument
George C. Harrie
Aiken County
Henry C. Howard
Mothers Worry Clinic invites mothers to share concerns
Mothers with worries about children are invited to the Mother's Worry Clinic at the Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center on Wednesday. The day offers expert advice, three class tracks for different age groups, advance registration, a $1 fee, lunch, and nursery services by special arrangement.
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Lin Smithwick
John
Tommy
Rick Hawkins
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Larry Andrews
Child Study Center
Julian Craig Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Alice Knoebel
Elna A. Lombard
Florence Street
S.W
Richland Avenue
Virginia
Trenton DAR Invites New Members
The Trenton chapter of the NSDAR will meet at Mrs. F A Kennedy home 3501 Augusta Rd Thursday at 3 pm. Eligible prospective members or newcomers to Aiken who belong to another chapter are invited to attend and contact the regent for information or to accept. Call Miss Bessie Garvin or Mrs. F A Kennedy by Monday.
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Trenton
NSDAR
F.A. Kennedy
Augusta Rd
Aiken
Bessie Garvin
Luncheon Menu Highlights March 19 Area No 1
Luncheon menus list a week of meals with varied mains and sides. Monday features fresh fried potatoes mixed vegetables and fruits. Tuesday includes paprika rice and tomatoes with beans and peaches. Wednesday and Thursday offer potato salad green lima beans and rolls. Friday serves spaghetti with meat sauce tossed salad and whole wheat rolls with a bread variety.
Fashions On Tap For Aiken BKPW
The Casual Hut will present a fashion show for the Aiken Business and Professional Women's Club members and guests on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Commercial Hotel. Models will be the Casual Hut fashion board and Elizabeth Grant will announce the officer slate for the new year.
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Aiken Business and Professional Women’s Club
Elizabeth Grant
Equal Rights Amendment Faces Southern Backlash
Southern legislators show strong opposition to the ERA as states from North Carolina and Louisiana to Georgia Mississippi and Virginia vote against or stall ratification. Tennessee may reconsider while Alabama Florida and South Carolina show ongoing debate with public hearings and political figures weighing support.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Phil Godwin
North Carolina
Senate
Tennessee
Louisiana
Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
Virginia
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
South
Louise Johnson
William Winter
Gwen Fleming
Bristol, Tenn
Early Members Honored By Pilot Club of Aiken
The Pilot Club of Aiken celebrated its 36th birthday at Pet Dairy marked by honoring charter members Kellah Cleckley Isabel Howard Dorothy George and Anne Inglis with corsages. Kay Lawrence spoke as Mildred Gullion led the meeting and a barbecue dinner followed by birthday cake and ice cream.
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Pilot Club of
Aiken
Pet Dairy
Kellah Cleckley
Isabel Howard
Dorothy George
Anne Inglis
Kay Lawrence
Mildred Gullion
Tea Leaves in Aiken Highlight Triple Crown Social Scene
March crowds mingle in Aiken as guests arrive for Harness Races and Triple Crown events. Visitors include the Sharptons and the Masons from Columbia, with nearby celebrations featuring Jeannie Morris and the Charlotte Board of Realtors, while Frank Beattie welcomes a newborn son John Legare DeWalt Beattie. Florence Tyrrell marks her 90th birthday with family from multiple states.
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Aiken
William Moore
William C. Sharpton
Bruce
Tray
Rudy Mason
Betsy
Danny
Steve
Tommy
Masons
Columbia
Leonard Berry
Atlanta
Jeannie B. Morris
Charlotte Board of Realtors
Berrys
Florence Tyrrell
Chicago
New York
New Jersey
Florida
Tyrrell
Gilbert McMillan
Colleton Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Graniteville Friends
Nona
Emily L. Bull
Women’s
Trenton Dar
Aitken Area NO
Elliotts Gifts & Things
Kalmio Plezo
SRA
Aiken, S.C
BKPW
Pilot Club
Champus
Lominick Pharmacy
Richland Ave. W
By Lin Smithwick
Lynwood Avenue
Jeannie Alonzo
Alonzo
Jim Link
Frank Beattie
Jane
John Legare DeWalt Beattie
Efor
SEARS
Sears Mitchell
U.S.A
Ring NO
Sears Garden Tractors
Millbrook Baptist Kindergarten
Call Blanche Knight
Joanne White
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