Former German prisoner recalls the Battle of the Bulge horrors
Staff Sgt. William A. Zion, 78, recalls waking in a freezing Luxembourg barn with a chest wound after being shot by a German soldier during the Battle of the Bulge. He describes dodging capture, fleeing to a house, and treatment by a German doctor before his liberation.
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William A. Zion
Luxembourg
Zion
Fifth Engineer Combat Battalion
Virginia
Army
Fort Belvo
Obituary notices listed for multiple regional residents
Death notices for Lillie Emily Collie Aiken Emily J Craig Graniteville Norman C Garner Augusta Bryant G Goodman Augusta Robert 8 Lewis North Augusta Luther Milton Parker Birmingham Alabama James W Owens New Ellenton Violene P Simmons Aiken Carol D Terry Westlake Ohio appear on page 2B obituary notices.
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Lillie
Emily Collie
Aiken
Emily J. Craig
Graniteville
Norman C. Garner
Augusta
Bryant G. Goodman
Robert 8. Lewis
North Augusta
Luther Milton Parker
Birmingham
Ala
James W. Owens
New Ellenton
Violene P. Simmons
Carol D. Terry
Westlake
Ohio
Lottery Winning Numbers Brief Report
Tuesday draws listed results for multiple games including Ash 8, Maye 8 7 9, Bening 4 3 and 4 3, Fantasy 8 9 13 22 26 27, The Big Game numbers 10 17 23 86 and 23 for Big Woney Ball. Local betting officials released the official payout figures.
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Ash
Maye
Bening
Fantasy
Beaver Creek Pee Dee Tribe Transforms Salley Center Office
The Beaver Creek Pee Dee Native American tribe uses an old Salley school building as office space and a meeting room for its 12 member council. Acme-Wiley Inc. donated furniture moved in under supervisor Mike Curley. Bonnie Hunnicutt notes volunteers painted the space in one Saturday and plans include dream catchers and hides. Elder members pass on stories as the tribe expands its footprint in the community.
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Beaver Creek Tribe
Salley School
Salley
Acme—Wiley Inc
Mike Curley
Ms. Hunnicutt
Annis Williams
Ron Baxley
Bonnie Hunnicutt
Beaver Creek Pee Dee Tribe
Tribe
Central Baptist remembers Wessinger murder with graveside service
Central Baptist Church in Aiken plans a 2 pm graveside memorial on Sunday November 22 marking one year since the death of Zechariah Wessinger’s wife nurse and pianist Mrs. Wessinger. Sheriff’s office will attend as investigators appeal for information.
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Central Baptist Church
Zechariah
Mixson Wessinger
David Ruth
Michael Frank
Aiken County
Terry Wessinger
Tamara Smith
Aiken
Ryan Smith
Charlotte
Bill Archer
Ms. Wessinger
Janice Mixson Wessinger
Bill Prout
Wire Road
Wessinger
Sheriff's Office
Board of Education fills four seats in Aiken County
The Aiken County Board of Education introduced four new members Rosemary English Tom Goforth Larry Murphy and Andrew Yaun at a brief Tuesday meeting. Retiring members Glover Hicks on Kay Chriswell Charles Reames and Sheran Proctor were thanked for their service. The board approved Vanessa Lancaster an Augusta resident as assistant principal at South Aiken High and endorsed Gerti Bakradva an Albania exchange student to attend Silver Rat High with local support. Discussion covered mobile classrooms and the need for more space as the district pushes to lower pupil teacher ratios while noting five year plan elements may quickly become obsolete.
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Aiken
Augusta
Aiken County
Vanessa Lancaster
Murphey Middle
South Aiken High
Tubman Middle
Maxwell Elementary
Thomson, Ga
S.C. State University
Morris College
Sumter
Gerti Bakradva
Bill Gallman
Mobiles
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Ed Fourt
Iceland
Pearl Harbor
England
France
Radelange
Waterloo
Martelange
Lantrip’s
Church
Board of Ed
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