Mrs Hester Mays of North Augusta dies at home
Mrs Hester Mays 616 Bowling St North Augusta died Monday at her residence announced by Nix Funeral Home Belvedere native of Edgefield County she had lived in North Augusta 20 years member of Young Macedonia Baptist Church Surviving are her mother two daughters five sisters three brothers Funeral services for Mrs Essie Richardson of 402 Sumter St NE will be held at Montmorenci Baptist Church Thursday at 3 30 p m with Rev G L Brighthorp officiating Burial will follow at the church cemetery Friends may call at the residence or at Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken
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Edgefield
James H. Bussey
Wells Road
Amos and Sons Funeral Home
Bussey
Edgefield County
China Grove
North Augusta
Hester Mays
Bowling St
Nix Funeral Home
Belvedere
Mays
Young Macedonia Baptist Church
Annie Bright
Lillie Bell Johnson
Ann Freeman
Mary Miles
Mattie Mackey
Esther Allen
Essie Adams
Essie Richardson
Sumter St
Montmorenci Baptist Church
GL Brighthorp
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Clifton Earle Johnson Dies at 77 Edgefield Leader
Funeral services for Clifton Earle Johnson 77 a retired mail carrier and farmer were held at Hollingsworth Funeral Home Edgefield with Rev Lowell Clark and two other ministers officiating. Burial followed in Barns Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. Survived by widow Olena Eubanks Johnson three daughters Mary Ruth Anderson Edith Earle Suthers and Sara Cartledge. Pallbearers included Ralph Johnson Howard Johnson Curtis Johnson Lloyd Cartledge Carroll C Wright and Wesley Quarles.
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Edgefield
Clifton Earle Johnson
Hollingsworth Funeral Home
Pel
Lowell Clark
Asd Croft
John G. Hipp
Barns Chapel Methodist Church
Johnson
American Legion
Concordia Lodge 50
State Forest Board
Olena Eubanks Johnson
Mary Ruth Anderson
Augusta
Edith Earle Suthers
North Augusta
Sara Cartledge
Ralph Johnson
Howard Johnson
Curtis Johnson
Lioyd Cartledge
Carroll C. Wright
Wesley Quarles
Aiken Standard Notice of Publication and Policies
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801 post office box 456. AP dispatches and local news are for republication by agreement while other matter remains reserved. The publisher disclaims responsibility for advertisement errors but will correct in the next issue.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
Augusta man Wade D. Taylor Sr. dies at 65
Wade D. Taylor Sr. 65 of 308 Sims Ave. died Tuesday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services were at 3 p.m. today at Elliott Sons Funeral Home Telfair Street Chapel with Rev Robby Coleman officiating. Burial in West View Cemetery. He was a native of Aiken County and lived in Augusta 40 years. He was a retired painter and Glendale Baptist Church member. Survived by son Wade David Taylor Jr. and daughter Mrs. Marvin Haynie. Also brother Eugene Taylor. Pallbearers listed.
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Lyder
Larry H.) Knoph
Murrah Ave
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken Memorial Park
John D. McCullough
Norway
Knoph
Aiken
Velva Adams Knoph
John Knoph
Mary Hogan
Simpsonville
Augusta
Wade D. Taylor Sr
Sims Ave
Augusta Hospital
Elliott Sons Funeral Home
Telfair Street
Robby Coleman
West View Cemetery
Taylor
Aiken County
Glendale Baptist Church
May Bell Matthews Taylor
Wade David Taylor Jr
Martinez
Marvin
Mary) Haynie
Eugene Taylor
Charles F Taylor
Eugene D. Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Stoney Taylor
Marvin N. Haynie Jr
Wade D. Taylor III
Mark W. Taylor
Glenn C. Haynie
Virgin S. Brown Jr
Thomas E. Taylor
Concert Reset For April 29
The Keith Amstutz USC Aiken Fine Arts Series concert moved from March 28 to April 29 at 8 p.m. in the university venue. The change affects attendees and ticket holders.
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Keith Amstutz
USC Aiken
Arkansas nicknames changed by legislative acts
Arkansas nicknamed The Wonder State by act in 1923 and later renamed The Land of Opportunity by act in 1953. The note cites a 1952 Little Rock source and references a WP report on nickname history.
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Arkansas
Little Rocn
Ark
Land of
Opportunity
Usry Named Semifinalist In White House Fellowships
Joseph L. Usry of Aiken is named one of 99 semifinalists in the 1976-77 White House Fellowships. A USC graduate, he has served in the South Carolina House and governor’s office and attends Western Conservative Baptist Seminary in Portland Oregon.
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Joseph L. Usry
Aiken
White House
Usry
Rosemary Givens
Rock Hill
Jack R. Moore
J.A. Usry
Aiken High School
University of South Carolina
Western Conservative Baptist Seminary
Portland, Or
South Carolina House
USC
Aiken County
Fire district defeated amid vows of continued opposition
In a courthouse tally the Center Fire District vote failed sparking sorrow from Mundy and Driggers who had promoted fire protection and lower insurance costs. Opponents led by Dan Johnson and James Hatcher celebrated, while Terry Smith faced potential political moves.
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Aiken County
Mundy
Aiken
Driggers
Dan Johnson
Aiken Standard
Center Fire District
James E. Hatcher
Terry Smith
Smith
Washington
Community Calendar Highlights For Today
Today features 1:30 p.m. Senior Citizens bridge at the Senior Citizens Club house and 10 a.m. Hospital Auxiliary board meeting at Mrs Albert Haskell 454 York St. 1 p.m. Kiwanis Club at Rama da Inn. 5 to 8 p.m. Planned Parenthood vasectomy clinic at Midland Valley Shopping Center. 7 p.m. Chess Club at H Odell Weeks Activity Building. 7:30 p.m. Duplicate bridge at Senior Citizens Clubhouse. 7:30 p.m. Aiken Bible Institute at Smith Hazel Recreation Building. 8:30 p.m. A A meeting at 123 Linden St.
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Albert Haskell
York St
P.m
Kiwanis Club
Ramada Inn
H. Odell Weeks
Senior Citizens
Aiken Bible Institute
Smith Hazel
Linden St
Burnettown Sets April 20 Election For Mayor Council
Burnettown will hold a mayoral election and four council seats on April 20. Voting at Town Hall opens 8 am and closes 7 pm. Candidates must register with town clerk Lewis Leverett by April 15. filing fees are 25 dollars for councilmen and 50 dollars for mayoral contenders. No run-off. majority winners declared by Election Commissioners. Terms are two years.
Navy Says No Evacuation Now for Americans in Lebanon
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said the U.S. is not planning to remove the 1,450 Americans in Lebanon but the Navy is ready if evacuation becomes necessary. Special envoy L Dean Brown heads to Lebanon to seek a truce amid the Lebanese civil war.
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Washington
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
United States
Lebanon
Navy
U.S
L. Dean Brown
Saigon
Rumsfeld
Cbs-Tv
Morning News
Aiken Republicans praise Edwards and announce party steps
At a county convention in Aiken, Gov. James B. Edwards is lauded by Perry Ham and other Republicans who welcome Sen. Laughlin and Sen. Dooley, urging ethics and education improvements. Resolutions commend Edwards, raise teacher salaries, and honor local GOP figures. Filing windows open for the June 8 primary with a two percent filing fee.
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Mic Shackles
Ham
James B. Edwards
South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Edwards
Michael L. Laughlin
R. Aiken
Albert J. Dooley
R. Lexington
Mike
Ralph F. Cullinan
Gov
GOP
Southeast
Delmus S. Weeks
Clearwater
General Assembly
William A. Sears
City of
Aiken
Republican Women’s Club
House of Representatives
L.W. Warner
Marriage Licenses and Local Felony Warrants Listed
Ronald David Boynton and Denise Elizabeth Jackson married in Augusta Georgia. Augusta residents Cleveland Lewis Hatcher and Carrie Louise Pou listed with Aiken partners James Matthew Bernard and Melissa Mays. North Augusta couples Charles Richard Hibbitts and Janet Lynette Revels. Wills filed for Estate of Charles Hinton Holley with Martha Miller Holley as executrix. Warrants issued include Robert Edward Jordon for assault and battery with $2000 bond and several shoplifting and pistol charges ranging from $500 to $2000 bonds for suspects Gladys Marie Moody Shirley Settles Henry Daniel McLendon Charles Ike Murry Lee Arthur Henderson and Larry Bennett.
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Ronald David Boynton
Augusta Ga
Denise Elizabeth Jackson
Augusta Cleveland Lewis Hatcher
Aiken
Carrie Louise Pou
James Matthew Bernard
North Augusta
Melissa Mays
Charles Richard Hibbitts
Janet Lynette Revels
Robert Edward Jordon
Larry Bennett
Gladys Marie Moody
Shirley Settles
Henry Daniel McLendon
Early taxing was hit or miss in colonial New York
Income tax payment in colonial days was uneven with evasion common. The World Book Encyclopedia notes taxation on citizens’ income dates to early New England settlers and questions of equity persist, describing an early “faculty tax” aimed at balancing landholders and nonlandholders burdens.
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New York
New England
World Book Encyclopedia
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