Multiple Funerals Planned Across South Carolina Towns
A series of funeral services were announced across Graniteville Easley Wagener Augusta and surrounding areas for William T Butler John D Coates Saphronie Sprouse Dot Smith Tripp Essie McCormick Devore Inez Weeks Hamp Favors Nellie Beck Myrtle Fleming Minnie Benjamin and others. Burials follow at multiple church and city cemeteries with arrangements by Jackson Brooks Robinson and Blizzard Funeral Homes and services conducted by various local ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
William T. Butler
Jacksonville Baptist Church
R. Palmer
J. Carr
Evening Light Church of God
Mr. Butler
Route 1
Jerry O’conner
Henderson Bryant
Marvin Brown
Clem Brown
Moses Brown Jr
Joshua Bryant
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Easley
Dot Smith Tripp
Zion United Methodist Church
Ernie Nivens
Gary Cooper
Frank Looper
West View Cemetery
Columbia
Minnie L
Luther) Benjamin
Aiken County
Richmond County
J.H. Robinson Funeral Home
Wagoner
Benjamin
Smyrna Baptist Church
Salley
Minnie Ruth Dunbar
Della Dunbar
Perry
Rosa Lee Dunbar
Lila Kay Hightower
Dublin
J.C. Dunbar
Racine
Wis
Willie Dunbar
Detroit
Mich
Gas Dealers Weigh Four Day Shutdown Over Controls
Pittsburgh and Omaha gas station operators discuss a potential four day shutdown to protest federal control of markups as the DOE reviews 1974 regulations. Ed Vilade says easing controls could help dealers stay afloat amid tight supplies while Congress debates a standby gas rationing plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Energy Department
DOE
Ed Vilade
Congressional Energy
Weather forecast shifts to sunny skies ahead
The forecast calls for mostly sunny conditions tonight and Wednesday with near zero precipitation. Tonight’s low in the mid 50s ushers mild sleeping weather, while Wednesday highs reach the low 80s. The extended Thursday to Saturday outlook shows highs in the 70s to 80s and cool nights in the 50s.
Cain Meeting discusses replacing NTE with state teachers exam
At a public meeting Rep. C Marshall Cain criticized a Senate bill to replace the NTE with a state teachers exam. John Maynard described a plan focusing on reading writing and math basic skills with a one year certification delay followed by evaluation. Cost estimates were given at 2.5 million annually for 1979 to 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
John Maynard
Office For
Teacher Education and Certification
Department of Education
State Senate
General Assembly
State Education Department
Maynard
Cain
Senate
Georgia
New Ellenton Plans To Repeat Dog Trapping
New Ellenton to resume dog trapping due to more complaints about dogs at large. A $15 city fee applies to dog owners. county transport adds charges. Traps start Monday May 28. Council also okayed garbage contract option with a $4.50 monthly city collection fee. Civic Center rental deposits rise to 20 with 10 refund. Open house for the new municipal office on Main Street 2 to 4 pm Sunday.
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New Ellenton
Aiken
Ellenton Civic Center
Main Street
North Augusta Council to hear wastewater project briefing and bids
The North Augusta City Council will receive a briefing on the Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment project from the Aiken County Public Service Authority. It will consider a HUD sale contract for the half completed North Plaza Apartment complex and award a tennis court resurfacing contract at Edenfield Park. The meeting is at North Augusta City Hall 400 Buena Visar Ave with a 8 p.m. start and a 7 p.m. pre council session.
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North Augusta
Horse Creek
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
North Plaza
Edenfield Park
Buena Visar Ave
League Of Women Voters preview new Aiken facility
League of Women Voters members explain the purpose of Aiken's new facility for residents 62 and older. Virginia Dunkelbarger will guide the group through Hahn Village. Meetings are open to the public. event slated for 7 30.
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Aiken
Virginia Dunkelbarger
Hahn Village
Imag
Break-Ins Reported at Home and Package Store
A break-in at Marion Scott's home 1335 Lee Lane resulted in a $400 jade and five fishing reels worth $100 missing. Early last evening a separate burglary at H and J Package Store stole whiskey valued at $1,000 cash $30 office equipment $600 and a $75 television set per the Aiken Public Safety report.
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Marion Scott
Lee Lane
Aiken Department of Public Safety
H and J
Great Towns Program Meeting Planned in City Hall
An organizational meeting for the Great Towns Program will be held tomorrow at 7:30 in City Hall council chamber. The program targets towns under 15 000 population meeting criteria for business suitability and lists them as potential sites for industry. P M Smurthwaite of the South Carolina Development Board will discuss requirements. Citizens are invited.
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Council Chamber of
P. M. Smurthwaite
South Carolina Development Board
Talent Show Planned In Wagener
Wagener-Salley High School auditorium hosts a Thursday 7 30 talent show featuring Wagener Salley students. The event is sponsored by the 1979 annual staff with admission set at 1 dollars for students and 1.50 dollars for adults.
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Wagener
Wagener-Salley High School
Wagener- Salley
Community Calendar for Aiken and North Augusta
Daily schedule listing dozens of meetings and events across North Augusta Aiken and Augusta including Toastmasters Optimist Club council fire department and band practice venues such as S and S Cafeteria DeMasi s Restaurant Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Odell Weeks Center Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home and more. Contact Lynne Katonak at Aiken Standard for event submissions.
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North Augusta
S and S
Aiken Optimist Club
DeMasi’s
Aiken County Council
Overeaters Anonymous
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
League of Women Voters
Croft House
Aiken
Odell Weeks Center
Veterans Nursing Home
15Th St
Augusta
Aiken County Mental Health Association
Jaycees
Jaycee Hut
Parents Without Partners
First National Bank
North Augusta City Council
Aiken County Museum
Ramada Inn
Graniteville Exchange Club
Heart of Aiken
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Aiken Toastmasters
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John D. Coates
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Leesville
Mr. Coates
Charleston St
Earlene Rowe Coates
Ola Mae Coates
Gracie Mae Coates
William Coates
John Allen Coates Jr
Fort Stewart
Saphronie Sprouse
Springfield Baptist Church
Ronald Coleman
Dot S. Tripp
Essie M. Devore
Clearwater
Essie McCormick
William L.) Devore
Clearwater First Baptist Church
W.L. Brown
Westview Cemetery
James H. McCormick
Leonard E. McCormick
Frank Harling
Jessie Russ
Billy Wheeler
Carol Fulmer
David Brown
Ronnie Heath
Helpers
Inez Goff Weeks
Bethcar Baptist Church
Olin Sizemore
Floyd Dukes
Church
Weeks
Gilson Weeks
Charles Goff
James Withrow
Frank Quattlebaum
Paul Swartz
Edward Swartz
Wallace Weeks
Lonnie Weeks
Keith Weeks
George Wooten
H.B. Eagerton
Blizzard Funeral Home
Hamp
R. Favors
Hamp Rosier Favors Jr
Mamie B. Favors
Belvedere
Elliott Sons Funeral Home
Telfair Street Chapel
Douglas W. Hardy
Westover
Nellie P. Beck
Nellie Poliakoff Beck
Ninety Six
Morris L. Beck
Greenwood
George Funeral Home Chapel
Norman Goldberg
Sons of Israel Cemetery
Jean Poliakoff
Ann Poliakoff
New York
N.Y
Myrtle H. Fleming
Myrtle Hardy Fleming
B.R. Davis
Poteet Funeral Home
Greene Street Chapel
Robert E. Wade
Westover Memorial Park
Fleming
Hill Baptist Church
Ellis Ardmore
T. Irvan Ponc
Decatur
Minnie L. Benjamin
Tom Anderson
Pennsylvania Service Dealers Association
Ed Terkelson
DX Service
Omaha
Neb
Aiken Standard
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Jeffrey Heath
Eustis Park Elementary
Mula
Elizabeth Harrington
NTE
N.A
A.A., St
Lynne Katonak
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