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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1973

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Mrs Eloise Leopard

Graveside services for Mrs Eloise Richardson Leopard 46 of 522 Berry St Martinez were held today at Sunset Hill Cemetery North Augusta with Rev Vadis Wylds officiating. Pallbearers named. Friends may call at William Rhodes 523 Coker Spring Ave or Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken.

Jack L Eloise Richardson) Leopard Berry St Martinez Sunset Hill Cemetery North Augusta Vadis Wylds

Hinton Vivian Pauline Cawley funeral held in Augusta

Virs A Louis Hinton 34 of 3620 Alene Circle died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral services were held today at 3 p.m. at Elliott Sons Funeral Home Lumpkin Road with Rev Robert Boyd officiating. Burial followed at Blythe Baptist Church cemetery. Surviving are her widower, mother and stepfather, seven brothers and five sisters. Pallbearers named includes Charles Whisnant and Glenn Ellison.

A. Louis Vivian Pauline Cawley Edward Cawley Houston Tex Bill Cawley McBean Gene Cawley Danny Cawley Winston Cawley Randall Cawley Jack North Augusta Fort Sutton Columbus Grady Lord Woodrow Keel Mary Cawley Olin Knotts North Augusta Charles Whisnant Charles Hinton Earl Dennis Herbert Morris Gene Morris Glenn

Funeral services for Mrs Harmon Padgett held in Belvedere

Funeral services for Mrs Harmon P. Bertha Marie Sears Padgett of 333 Serpentine Drive Belvedere were held at 10 a.m. in Immanuel Baptist Church with Revs Joseph W. Smith and Jack M. Corry officiating. Burial followed at Harlem City Cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers. honorary pallbearers include the Bethany Sunday School class members.

Belvedere Harmon P Bertha Marie Sears) Padgett Serpentine Drive Immanuel Baptist Church Joseph W. Smith Jack M. Corry Harlem Bethany

Rhodes Sr. Graveside Services Held for Brooklyn Man

Edward D. Rhodes Sr., 69, of 457 Classon Ave Brooklyn, New York died Tuesday at his residence. Graveside services will be held today at 3.

Edward D. Rhodes Sr Classon Ave Brooklyn

Aiken Standard Editorial and Publication Details

Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons excluding weekends. Located at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801 with post office box 456. AP dispatches licensed. republication rights reserved. ads corrections policy noted. Rates listed for carrier and mail delivery.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C S.C Associated Press

Mrs. B H Franklin obituary in Columbia family noted

Mrs. B H Franklin 89 of 4019 Ensor Ave died Tuesday in a local nursing home. Funeral services set for Thursday at 11 am at Eau Clair Presbyterian Church with ministers Patte son McIntosh Faust. Burial in Aimwell Cemetery Ridgeway S C. Survived by three daughters two sons a sister and a brother. Dunbar Funeral Home Columbia in charge.

Columbia B.H Margaret) Franklin Ensor Ave Eau Clair Presbyterian Church H.R. Patteson Claude McIntosh Clarence Faust Aimwell Cemetery Ridgeway S.C Joe Wallace Chester J. Wilbur Long Howard Pace Greensboro N.C James W. Franklin Aiken Charles P. Franklin Washing J.G. Brown Memphis Tenn Richard Pearcy Greenwood Miss. Dunbar Funeral Home

Spartanburg Elder Joseph W Harrison 85 Dies After Brief Illness

Joseph Wilson Harrison, 85, of Spartanburg died Monday after a brief illness. Graveside services were held at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. He was a retired postal employee and hospital administrator. Surviving are his widow, daughter Edna Bright of Aiken, stepdaughter S B Killingworth of Colorado, two sons J Wilson Harrison and John G Harrison of Spartanburg, sister Mary H Fuller of Pearl Mississippi, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Memorials suggested to charity.

Spartanburg Joseph Wilson Harrison Greenlawn Memorial Gardens J.F. Floyd Colleton County Alice Morrow Harrison First Baptist Church of T.B. Hospital

Infant Jamie Coleman dies. services set at Earl Church of God Cemetery

Jamie Coleman infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Coleman Jr. of Wagener died at Aiken County Hospital. Graveside rites are planned today at 4 p.m. at Earl Church of God Cemetery with Rev. Billy Gilliard officiating. Born in Aiken he was the son of James D. and Gloria Williams Coleman. Survived by parents maternal grandmother Mrs. Julia Coleman of Aiken paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Williams of North and one brother James M. Coleman.

Wagener Jamie Coleman James D. Coleman Jr RFD 2 Aiken County Hospital Earl Church of God Cemetery Billy Gilliard Aiken James D Gloria Williams Coleman Julia Coleman Ben Williams North James M. Coleman

Aiken Camera Club Meets Tonight at Day School

The Aiken Camera Club will gather at 7 30 PM at the Aiken Day School on Grace Avenue. An intra club slide contest is planned and the event invites public participation.

Aiken Camera Club Aiken Day School Grace Avenue

Optimists Hear Clyburn at Aiken Youth Banquet

William Clyburn new city councilman and Aiken High School assistant football coach spoke at the Optimist Club youth appreciation banquet in Hearts of Aiken Restaurant. The event honored youth with citations for Amy Copley Bobby Bell Neil McElmurray Bruce Owens Annette Washburn and Ed Bush and focused on bridging the generation gap during Youth Appreciation Week.

Aiken Restaurant Optimist Club of Aiken Optimists Amy Copley Bobby Bell Neil McElmurray Bruce Owens Minnie B. Kennedy Ed Bush Annette Washburn Aiken High Schofield Clyburn

Aiken Patrolman Honored as 1973 Highway Patrolman of the Year

Columbia luncheon honors Patrolman 1st Class Larry Wayne Mixson of Aiken as District One Highway Patrolman of the Year for 1973. Mixson, a Varnville native and five-year veteran, serves on the Specialized Accident Investigation Team and is Vascar and breathalyzer certified.

Larry Wayne Mixson Patrolman of Columbia South Carolina Petroleum Council Aiken District One Hilton Townhouse Varnville Mixson Highway Patrol

Car Hits Man On Horse In Overpass Collision

A 72 year old Black man riding bareback on a horse was struck by a car on Highway 25 and U S 1 overpass in North Augusta around 5 30 p m. The injured man Jimmy Green of North Augusta was taken to University Hospital with a fractured leg and possible concussion. The witness said the horse was killed.

North Augusta Highway 25 U.S. 1 John Surles Jimmy Green Rt. 3 Box 106 University Hospital

Realtors Honor Pioneering Mrs Salley with First Life Membership

Eulalie Rutledge received the first honorary life membership from the Aiken County Board of Realtors for her mother Mrs Eulalie Salley at a luncheon at the Commercial Hotel. Salley helped found the board in 1914 and later served as an officer and was named South Carolina’s First Lady of Real Estate in 1958.

Eulalie Rutledge Eulalie Salley Aiken County Board of Realtors Frank Bergdorf South Carolina Association of Realtors

Nuclear Waste Storage Plans Face Public Scrutiny

AEC officials discuss storage of spent reactor fuel at SRP near Aiken with tanks in use and plans to convert to solids. Projections include surface retrievable storage by 1995 and a large western site for a permanent repository, with pilot plants and potential long term transport to federal facilities.

AEC Savannah River Plant SRP Aiken Pittman Hanford Wash Hanford Allied Gulf Barnwell County Kansas New Mexico

Cain Seeks Early Decision To Serve Large District

Cain spoke about finding where he can be most effective in his large district. He stressed that a swift decision is best so the campaign can start, noting the district spans 10 counties to the North Carolina line and Aiken County is at its end. He aims to decide by year end or early next year to serve district citizens.

Cain Aiken County North Carolina Line

Break-In At Eckerd's Drug Store in Aiken

Aiken police investigate a Mitchell Shopping Center break-in at Eckerd's. Thieves allegedly cut a roof hole with an axe and lowered to the floor by rope. Some narcotics were taken while cash was not reported stolen. A rope and crow bar were confiscated. The probe began after a 9 a.m. report and is handled by the Detective Division.

Eckerd Aiken Eckerd’s Mitchell Shopping Center

County Officials Debating Hospital Plans and Public Vote

County Commissioner Ralph Cullinan cites need for a new hospital and signs required on the second contract to secure a certificate of need. Senator Laughlin cites Attorney General guidance that Assembly action may decide who can close the current hospital. A referendum on funding and facility ownership is planned for November 1974 with buy back costs and tax measures under consideration.

Ralph Cullinan Michael Laughlin Aiken Attorney General's Office General Assembly Irene Rudnick Daiken Aiken County

Community Calendar highlights local meetings and services

Today in North Augusta and surrounding areas community groups meet at various times. Activities include Toastmaster and Chess Club sessions, a Senior Citizens program, immunization clinic, and several church services and charitable events. Local organizers include the North Augusta Recreation Center and Grace United Methodist.

Commercial Hotel Virginia Acres North Augusta Recreation Center Aiken County Beech Island North Augusta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors S&s Augusta North Augusta Men’s Club Ann Hoval North Augusta Grace United Methodist Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jack L. Leopard A. Louis Hinton Rs. Harmon Padgett B.H. Franklin Joseph W. Harrison Camera Club William C. Clyburn Eulalie Karen Edwards Mary Jo Wilson Molly Gray Mary Chelton Jolly Woman America Robert Laird Alice Simpson Ed Becker Shirley Robertson Rachael Harper Jo Fritzlen Gorman Williams Henry Hall Wil Mac Virginia Dunkelbarger National Organization Washington Gerald Ford Lyons National Weather Service NOAA U.S. Dept. of Commerce Atlantic Coast Northeast States Rockies Northern Plains Central Gulf Bankam South Carolina National First Baptist Church Feltham S. James St. John’s United Methodist Church St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church Dick Lindell St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church Ernest T. Bowen Bankers Trust of South Carolina F.d.11.c Barnwell Batesburg Mitchell Langley New Ellenton F.D.J.C. Aiken Clearwater Kaimia Plaza Graniteville Edgefield Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan Association F.S.L.J.C Edgefield Johnston McCormick F.S.L.J.C. Corner Richland and Laurens South Carolina National Bank F.d.1.c Aiken North Augusta
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