Air Medal Awarded to Lt Ronald L Dance for Vietnam Missions
First Lt Ronald L Dance of Aiken was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during sustained aerial flight in support of combat ground forces in Vietnam. He logged more than 25 missions between July 8 and July 12, 1969, over hostile territory while serving with the 138th Air Company in Da Nang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald L. Dance
Aiken
Republic of Vietnam
J.L Dance
Aiken High School
Clemson University
Catherine Owens
138Th Air Company
DaNang
Reading Session Scheduled for Teachers in Aiken County
A special reading session titled Developing Reading Comprehension will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Aiken County Education Center with speaker Mrs. Marjory Farris who is completing her doctorate at the University of Georgia. A second session at 3 p.m. November 24 will feature Mrs. Marian Summerford, Florence Early Childhood Education director, demonstrating readiness and reading materials to develop auditory and visual perception for kindergarten and primary teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County Education Center
Marjory Farris
University of Georgia
Marian Summerford
Florence
Jo Ann Huskey
Aiken County
Parents Day Set At Furman Next Saturday
Furman University hosts over 800 parents for Parents Day on Saturday November 22. Freshmen families are invited to open houses in residence halls an assembly by President Gordon W Blackwell lunch in the dining hall and student professor conferences. Football game ticket discounts are offered to attending parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furman
Greenville--Furman University
Gordon W. Blackwell
Charles E. Daniel
The Odd Couple Opens Tonight at Aiken Playhouse
The Odd Couple directed by Art Barab debuts at 8 p.m. in the Aiken Junior High Auditorium. Cast includes Dick Currie as Oscar Madison and Allen Westerdahl as Felix Ungar with Barbara Beyers and others. Tickets sold at local merchants and from cast members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Currie
Marta Butler
Lee Morriset
Jo Fritzland
Aiken Community
Aiken Community Playhouse
Aiken
Art Barab
Neil Simon
Oscar Madison
Dick Currie
Oscar
Felix Ungar
Allen Westerdahl
Woodruff’s Drugs
Aiken Drug
Leminick Pharmacy
Manning Owens-Kalmia Plaza
Hobby Shop
North Augusta
Playhouse
Rosemont area officer earns Bronze Star in Vietnam
First Lt. Kenneth G. Kight of the U S Army Finance Corps son of Mr and Mrs Harry G Kight of Rosemont Drive Aiken has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Vietnam He also received the National Defense Ribbon the Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnamese Campaign Medal The citation notes his outstanding accomplishment and resourcefulness in a combat environment in the Republic of Vietnam
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth G. Kight
U.S. Army Finance Corps
Harry G. Kight
Rosemont Drive
Aiken
Vietnam
Aiken High School
Vicki McKinley
Indianapolis
Ind
University of South Carolina
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Kight
Annual Follies Planned By Junior High
The Aiken High School Junior Class will stage its annual Junior Follies on Nov. 21 and 22 in the auditorium. After auditions, 22 acts were chosen from 60. performances include dancing singing comedy and baton twirling with Bryan Barber as director and master of ceremonies. Proceeds fund the Junior-Senior Prom. tickets cost $1 for adults and 75 cents for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken High School
Aiken Junior High School
Bryan Barber
St Angela selects student for Notre Dame leadership institute
Thomas M. Monahon son of Mr and Mrs Joseph J Monahon of Boardman Road will represent St Angela Academy at the 1969 National Student Leadership Institute at the University of Notre Dame November 14 to 16. Delegates from across the United States will discuss the learning process with university and school leaders while housed at Notre Dame and St Marys College. The Associates of St Angela sponsor the academy representative for this opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Monahon
Joseph J. Monahon
Boardman Road
St. Angela Academy
University of Notre Dame
U. S
Notre Dame
St. Mary's College
Associates of St. Angela
St. Angela’s
Parents Day Schedule Highlights at Local Campus
The program begins with 9 30 am registration at McAlister Auditorium followed by coffee and dormitory open house. An 11 30 am assembly occurs in McAlister, 1 pm lunch, and 2 to 4 pm faculty conferences in the James C Furman Classroom Building and Plyler Science Hall. Evening football is at Sirrine Stadium starting 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlister
James C. Furman
Plyler Science Hall
Sirrine Stadium
India faces 4.8 million blind people amid malnutrition
Andhra Pradesh health minister Mohammed Ibrahim Ali Ansari says India has over 4.8 million blind residents in a 530 million population. He cites malnutrition smallpox glaucoma infection and injuries as leading causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyderabad
India
Andhra Pradesh
Mohammed Ibrahim Ali Ansari
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. L. Dance
Air Medal
United States Army
Barbara Beyers
Gwendolyn Pigeon
Cathy Urban
Cecily Pigeon
Alton Haynes
Speed
Keith Preston
Murray
John McMahan
Roy
Charles Lineberry
Vinnie
Bronze Star
St. Angela
Institute
Consumer
Richland Ave
E. Aiken, S.C
Steele Jumbo
Camellias
Coward-Corley Seed Co., Inc
Your Garden Center
Park Ave
Dial
Mtest A
Church
The
American Bible Society
Keister Adverting Service, Inc
Strasburg. On
John
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Jackson-Brooks
Posey Funeral Homes
Satcher Ford Plantation
Augusta
Langley
Graniteville
N. Augusta
Pet Incorporated Dairy Division
U.S
Southern Mortgage Co
Laurens NW
Graniteville Company
Graniteville, S.C
Alvanos Restaurant
Sizzling Steaks
Laurens, NW
J and W
House of Fine Foods
Newberry
S. W
Jackson Kar-Kare, Inc
Hayne Re
Culler
Augusta Rd
Aiken, S. C
Jackson Transfer & Storage
Marlboro
Ricks Parking Co., Inc
Charce
Rogers Tire & Battery Service Tires
Fiberglas Owens-Corning Corporation
Coward Corley Seed Co., Inc
J. E. Stewart General Contractor
Barnwell Ave
D. M. George Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Auto Supply & Appliance Co
Westinghouse & Magnavox
Virginia C. Heath
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!