Sheriff Busch recalls crime and compassion in a long career
The interview profiles a sheriff known for negotiating with criminals and caring for his ill wife Myrtle who has endured strokes. It recounts past cases from bootleg still busts in the 1960s to a textile worker pardon regret, and highlights his views on plea bargaining and modern policing. The piece also recalls a vivid bootlegging bust with garden hoses siphoning mash and a piglet's comic mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busch
Ines
Myrtle
Wrath
Senior Citizens Center
Rathwood
Adits
Ben Kight
Kight
Frank Kitchings
Kitchings
Washington
Women carry message of care and faith to village
Mrs Burckhalter and Mrs Copley advocate missionary work focused on feeding and healing. They stress that village acceptance of Jesus Christ requires practical aid first. Twelve others will accompany the two women on the mission to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tance
Jesus Christ
Davis named president of South Caroliniana Society
Davis Jane Crayton Davis of Aiken was elected president at the South Caroliniana Society annual meeting in Columbia. She succeeds Walton McLeod of Little Mountain, who led for three years, as the society preserves South Carolina history through its library collection at USC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Crayton Davis
Aiken
South Caroliniana Society
Columbia
Ms. Davis
Walton McLeod
Little Mountain
South Carolina
South Caroliniana Library
University of South Carolina
Group home aims to break cycle of abuse and neglect
Mrs. Spezialetti and Mrs. Shepard describe a plan for a transitional group home for young mothers. The program offers in home care for children, parenting training, confidence building, and skills for independence. Residents would leave at 18 and efforts seek private and public funding.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society
Taps
USC
Aiken City
Caroliniana Societ
Down York County
Goody’s
Patti
Soi
Gao Pei
Ero
Gina Peters
Cape Cod
Goody
Hitchcock Plaza
Jes Em Va UY
Mon. Thurs
FK. & Sat
Levi's
Young Men's Bugle Boy
Shoneys
Shoney
Whiskey Rd
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