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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1970

Page

2

Deaths North Augusta Rufus Weeks

Rufus Wayne Weeks age unknown of 136 Nutgrove Ave North Augusta died Tuesday at a Augusta facility. Funeral plans by Posey's North Augusta. Native of Oklahoma Weeks had lived in North Augusta three years retired tailor and Seventh Day Adventist. Survivors include widow Lila Lee Weeks three sons Jack D Weeks Veryl Weeks Robert Weeks two daughters Vivian Hendrick Jacqueline Guio a son Ralph Hardy and a daughter Jimmie Green. Calls may be made at Poseys Funeral Home or residence.

North Augusta Rufus Jack) Wayne Weeks Nutgrove Ave North August Augusta Posey Weeks Oklahoma Seventh Day Adventist Church Lila Lee Weeks Jack D. Weeks Decatur Veryl Weeks San Francisco Calif Robert Weeks Buffalo Han Vivian Hendrick North Dakota Jacqueline Guio Chanute Kan Ralph Hardy Atlanta Jimmie Green

Mrs. Janie Kneece dies in Columbia area hospital

Mrs. Janie Ruth McCarty Kneece, 58, wife of the late J. Frank Kneece, died at a Columbia hospital on Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are to be announced by Ramey's Funeral Home in Saluda. A native of Saluda County she had lived in Monetta for several years. Survivors include a daughter Frances K. Turner Burkett of Batesburg, two sons Henry Kneece of Saluda and Wiley J. Kneece of Allendale, four brothers Barney Floyd McCarty of Waterloo, Tommy McCarty of Keysville Georgia, Lewis McCarty of Aiken, Bailey W. McCarty of West Columbia.

Columbia Janie ‘Ruth McCarty Kneece J. Frank Kneece Ramey Sa‘luda Saluda County Monetta Frances K. Turner Burkett Batesburg Henry Kneece Saluda Wiley J. Kneece Allendale Barney Floyd McCarty Waterloo Tommy McCarty Keysville Lewis McCarty Aiken Bailey W. McCarty West Columbia

Viola Smith Bath- Funeral details for Mrs. Viola Smith

Mrs. Viola Smith wife of the Rev. Joe Smith of Bath died Sunday at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in St Phillip Baptist Church near Langley. Burial will be in Johnstown Cemetery Bath. Survivors include her husband and a stepson Edward Cobb of Augusta. Friends may call in Bath or at Miller's Funeral Home in Aiken.

Bath Viola Smith Joe Smith Aiken County Hospital St. Phillip Baptist Church Langley Johnstown Cemetery Edward Cobb Augusta Miller Aiken

South Carolina District 7 Senate contest to replace Spence

A special election will fill the District 7 Senate seat after Floyd Spence left to join the U.S. House. Voters in Aiken, Lexington, Saluda and Edgefield counties will choose a new senator. Republicans expanded their local delegation while Laughlin and McMillan influence remains. Recounts shift House balance with Aiken and Lexington gains. Williamsburg and Charleston show contests.

Laughlin Floyd Spence Lexington County Spence South Carolina Aiken Lexington Saluda Edgefield Gilbert E. McMillan Aiken County GOP McMillan Williams Marshall Cain House Williamsburg County General Assembly

Democrats Expand House Control and Gubernatorial Gains in 1972 Map

Democrats gained five House seats and overturned Republican majorities in both chambers of the California legislature. They won gubernatorial races across at least 27 states, boosting organizational strength for 1972. Muskie led Maine with a landslide win as Kennedy and Humphrey secured Senate victories, signaling broad Democratic momentum.

Sidi Limehouse Charleston County John Bourne James Clyburn Aiken Lexington Charleston Weeks Gloverville B. W. Baker Langley and Williams Aiken 2 California Pennsylvania Wisconsin Utah Illinois Nixon Maine Kenneth M. Curtis Edmund S. Muskie Curtis James S. Erwin Erwin Muskie Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts Chappaquiddick Island Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Senate

Price Named President of South Carolina Work Training Group

John Price, director of the Neighborhood Youth Corps in Aiken, is elected president of the S C Association of Work Training Programs at a Myrtle Beach meeting. He is a 13 year Army veteran, former Armor captain, and serves as chair of the Aiken Child Care Center. Other officers and representatives from multiple local programs are listed.

John Price Aiken S.C. Association of Work Myrtle Beach Price Schofield High School Hampton Institute U.S. Army Aiken Child Care Center Inc Aiken County Allendale Kay McCormick Beaufort William E. Mixon Winston Benton Florence U.S. Department of Labor South Carolina Altamese Pough Orangeburg Ollie McAlister Clarence Graham Rock Hill Operation Ann Smalls Charleston

Seven Charged In Passing Of Forged Checks

Seven people were arrested and charged with conspiracy in forging and passing checks. Jacqueline Pemberton of Aiken and James H. Scott of Graniteville were charged by Aiken police, while Bobby Arthurs Libby Blackman James Beckman Marvin Green and Bobby Glover were charged by the sheriff s office. The forged checks ranged from 64 dollars upward and circulated in South Carolina and Georgia since August 1969.

Aiken County Aiken Jacqueline Pemberton RFD 5 James H. Scott Graniteville Robert Johnson Donald Cheeks Bobby Arthurs Libby Blackman James Beckman Gloverville Marvin Green Clearwater Bobby Glover South Carolina Georgia

Aiken Standard Contact and Pricing Details

The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except weekends. Mailing address is Post Office Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29601. Rates listed include carrier and mail options with various monthly and yearly prices.

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