St Johns Troop 121 Jamboree Fund Drive Showcases Scouts
St Johns Boy Scout Troop 121 in Aiken reports progress toward sending 20 scouts and two leaders to the National Jamboree in Idaho. They have raised about $1000 from rummage and bake sales and odd jobs, contributing to equipment and a $1600 registration fee, with transportation funds sought next. Leaders Jim Newman Roy Craft and LeRoy Roberts praise parent support as Governor John West names the troop South Carolina’s Jamboree representative.
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Lin Smithwick
St. John’s
St. John's
Tom Dill
Jim Newman
Roy Craft
LeRoy Roberts
John West
South Carolina
Miss Sheeley to Wed Mr Rodgers in August at St Pauls
The engagement of Miss Margaret Sheeley to Mr Edward Rufus Rodgers is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Edgar Lelon Sheeley Jr The wedding is planned for August 11 at St Pauls Lutheran Church Rodgers plans include attendance at Aiken Technical School and work at Owens Corning Fiberglas while Miss Sheeley is with the Office of Instructional Television in Aiken
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Margaret Sheeley
Edward Rufus Rodgers
Edgar Lelon Sheeley Jr
Rodgers
Rufus Hayes Rodgers
Graniteville
William Boyd McKinnon
Evans, Ga
Edgar Lelon Sheeley
Aiken
Sheeley
Miss Sheeley
Aiken High School
University of South Carolina
The
Office of Instructional Television
Frank Marion Rodgers
Ridge Spring
Mr. Rodgers
Aiken Technical School
Leavelle McCampbell High School
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Mr. Owen
Walter M. Reed
Jessie L. Owens
Detroit College of Applied Science
Don Taylor Chevrolet
Millbrook Baptist Church
Johnston Jaycees Host Miss Edgefield County Pageant
On May 19 in the Johnston school gymnasium Miss Claudia Turner Wells presided as mistress of ceremonies for the Miss Edgefield County Pageant before a capacity crowd. Nell Carol Wise won Miss Johnston of 1972. Elizabeth Virginia Satcher, daughter of Edward Satcher, claimed the crown. Little Miss Edgefield County was Gene Louann Kimmell. Music by Jim Landers and the Strom Thurmond High School Concert Band accompanied the event. Mrs Haskell Johnson attended later as her son Dr Haskell Johnson wed Sally Dominick in Orangeburg with a reception at the bride’s home.
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Johnston Jaycees
Johnston School
Claudia Turner Wells
Edgefield County
Nell Carol Wise
Walter Wise Jr
Trenton
Miss Johnston
Elizabeth Virginia Satcher
Edward Satcher
Mt. Calvary
Gene Louann Kimmell
Daugher
Bob Kimmell
Johnston
Jim Landers
Strom Thurmond High School
Jim Mahorn
S.H. Johnson
Orangeburg
Haskell Johnson
Sally Dominick
Presbyterian Church
Dr. Brannam
First Baptist Church
Underwood Owens Bans Announced
Patricia Diane Underwood of Aiken announced engagement to David Stewart Owens son of Luther B Owens and the late Jessie Owens. Patricia will wed August 18 at Millbrook Baptist Church Aiken. she works at Savannah River Plant after graduating from Aiken High School.
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Harry Underwood Jr
Aiken
Patricia Diane
David Stewart Owens
Luther B. Owens
Jesse Bowen
Moseley, Va
Harry D. Underwood
Collinsville, Va
E.I. duPont de Nemours
Savannah River
Aiken High School
Aiken Standard Wedding Policy Guidelines
The Aiken Standard publishes wedding stories up to 30 days after the ceremony and requires engagements to be announced at least 30 days before. Submissions for wedding forms and photos are due two publication days prior, with bridal party details five days ahead to run before the event. Timeliness and newsworthiness guide coverage.
Ladybugs Boost Aiken Auxiliary Fundraising Effort
The Aiken County Hospital Auxiliary promotes terry towel sales featuring ladybugs to support donations and hospital programs. The luncheon at the Ramada Inn highlighted volunteers and officers, including president Mrs. Curt E. Davis and secretary Mrs. Sam Nesbit Jr. A $6,000 donation for portable life saving equipment was presented by the administrator, with hours of volunteer service noted and several members honored with pins for their contributions.
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Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
Wesley E. Hawkins
Hawkins
Ramada Inn
Curt E. Davis
Sam Nesbit Jr
William Christy
Frederick J. Krish
Stanley Schnappauf
Riegel Textile Co
American Medicorps
Christy
Sam Nesbit
Dorris Burrows
Carolyn Holley
Beth Driver
Irene Croll
Ann Johnson
Jackie Carlton
Marion Smoland
Charlotte Blair
Betty Ridout
Elizabeth Coon
Lillian Barnett
Marlene Vandervoort
Helen Ronchetti
Dottie Kirk
Rosemary
Carden Council Donates To Fund Banksia Renovation
The Carden Council voted to give $200 to the Banksia renovation fund led by Friends of the Library. The decision was made at Mrs. Harold Morris's home last week.
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Aiken Garden Club Council
Banksia
Friends of the Library
Harold Morris
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Dave
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Delaware
Carol Kruess
Stephens College
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Mooresville, N.C
James Arthur
Gastonia
N.C
Herbert Miller Jr
Clearwater Park
Covington, Va
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Lauderdale-By-the-Sea
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A.W. Moore Jr
Washington, D.C
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Shelburne Falls
Mass
G.J. Fink
Roanoke, Va
Paul R. Barry
Grafton
W. Va
Joseph Schall
Columbia
Harry V. Hall
Seneca, S.C
Mary Beth Quick
Rock Hill
Sam D. Mauney
Diane and
Debbie
Raleigh, N.C
Pastor W. Raymond Hollifield
Charleston
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UNC
Greensboro
USC
William E. Winter
Barbie
William Pillinger
Joseph Jimnies
Mary Beth Pillinger
Jody
Jill Jimnies
Hugh C. Minton
Debbie Sykes
John F. Elliot
North Carolina
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Hampton Park
Apts
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Columbia, S.C
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Philip H. Prince
Spartanburg
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Leon Galloway
Davis
Nathan Davis
Newark
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Rosemary Galbraith
Helen Davis
Florence Hawkins
Emily Bull
Johnston Journal
W.L. Sawyer
Ceeet
Madeline Thompson
Becky Thackston
Lois Cox
Bertha Momberger
Eleanor Krisch
Jean Spruell
Myra Cato
Leona Gallagher
Louise Stribling
Peggy Piech
Kalmia Plaza
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Devine ST
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Aiken ’S Own
Travel
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York SE
Augusta Rd
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