Religious contest boosts Breezy Hill and Southgate attendance
Breezy Hill Baptist of Graniteville and Southgate Baptist of Augusta stage a six week Sunday School attendance race started Easter. Breezy Hill averages about 700 attendees while Southgate reports 595. Both ministers say aim is outreach and spiritual growth, not raiding memberships.
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Jan Boylston
Graniteville
Breezy Hill Baptist
Southgate Baptist
Augusta
Franklin Hammond
Breezy Hill
Billy C. Rice
Southgate
Rice
Hammond
Alvin Lunsford
Lunsford
Racers Aid County Scholars In Scholarship Tricycle Race
The Kiwanis Scholarship Tricycle Race on Laurens Street drew about 80 young riders and raised roughly $1,500 for the club as 12 races produced multiple sponsors. Winners ranged from three to fifteen years old with first place trophies and ribbons awarded. notable names include Shana Ryberg sponsored by Southern Bell and Robbie Hrubala for Owens-Corning Fiberglas.
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Kiwanis Club
Laurens Street
Tom Barclay
Shana Ryberg
Southern Bell
Wayne Johnson
Optimist Club
Robbie Hrubala
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Vincent Foster
Riegel Textiles
Aiken
Scott Hunter
Wholesale prices jump 0.9 percent in April
Wholesale inflation remained above 10 percent at the yearly rate as April prices rose 0.9 percent led by gasoline and heating oil increases. Food prices fell 0.3 percent marking the first drop in eight months, while nonfood prices rose 1.3 percent—the largest monthly gain since October 1974.
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Washington
Labor Department
Carter
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Unusual Punch At North Augusta Victory Celebration
North Augusta council members celebrated re election with a punch described by Councilman Paul Roggenkamp as muddy lavender. The event occurred at Ellen Smiths home last week amid local political wins.
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North Augusta
Ellen Smith
Paul Roggenkamp
McGee Shaves County Costs by Shopping Local
Aiken County Councilman Homer L. McGee saved the county 798.05 in two hours by sourcing items locally instead of following the tax assessor’s purchase requests. He cited savings on fiberglass tapes, battery calculators, cameras, and chairs and noted the sheriff's department buys meat pre sliced and wrapped from Palace Meat Market.
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Aiken County
Homer L. McGee
McGee
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