Brother Bub Cobb dies of flu after WWI service at Camp Wadsworth
Relatives recall John C. Cobb known as Bub who died at 21 from flu while stationed at Camp Wadsworth on December 8 1918. He was the brother of Inez Pittman Ella Jennings Maryse Woodward and Ruby Cobb and left five sisters behind. The family remembers his letters and tall tales and mourns the loss during the war era.
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John
Hamlet
John C. Cobb
Camp Wadsworth
Weathersbee
Warrenville
Ruby Cobb
Bub
Spartanburg
Loften
Cobb
John S. and
Mondella Cobb
Inez Pittman
Ella Jennings
Maryse Woodward
Ginny Southworth
Glendora Hamlet
Mandella Weathersbee
Ford Firestone split ends long partnership dating to 1906
The Ford Motor Company ends its 100 year plus relationship with Firestone after safety concerns with Firestone tires. Ford estimates the breakup could affect about 5 percent of Bridgestone Firestone revenue while recalls and investigations continue over tire failures linked to Explorer rollovers.
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McLaughlin
Henry Ford
Harvey Firestone
Ford
Firestone
William Clay Ford
Martha Parke Firestone
William Clay Ford Jr
Tomers
Nasser
Lampe
Bridgestone
ATX
Wilderness
Aiken teen bitten by rabid bat prompts cautions
Aiken County health officials urge caution around wild and stray animals after a teenager was bitten May 17 near Bettis Academy Road. The bat was confirmed rabid May 18, marking the second local case this year with five last year statewide.
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Aiken County
D.C
Bettis ‘Academy Road
Interstate 20
Aiken
Edgefield
DHEC
LA. Williams Jr
Division of
General Sanitation
Helping Hands case over 1996 fire truck incident recurs
A fight over blame for an accident at Helping Hands child care center in September 1996 centers on a public safety officer driving a fire truck to the site. The court reversed a ruling that Cunningham was solely responsible, sending the matter back for jury evaluation of negligence among Helping Hands and the police department.
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Helping Hands
Frank Conoly
Police Department
Conoly
Cunningham
State Department of Social Services
Guardian Ad Litem
Floyd
Circuit Court
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Aiken Symphony Guild
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Etherredge Center
USC Aikenstra
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Aiken Teen
Rabid
Horne
Pest Control Co.Inc
Welco
Duagiois
Alivhaat
Fabian
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