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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1976
Page
2
Funeral services for Michael Lee Merritt three month old son of Mr and Mrs John C Merritt were held at 2 p m Saturday at Pineview Memorial Garden Cemetery.
Mrs Elsie Old Heath 76 of 2006 Alpine Dr died Thursday at a local nursing home Funeral services were held Saturday at Cox Funeral Home Norfolk Va Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery A native of Norfolk Va Mrs Heath was the daughter of the late ee Young and Melissa Fre Heath retired was a member of the Methodist Church Surviving are one daughter
The Aiken Standard lists its establishment in 1867 and notes publication each afternoon except weekends. It provides mailing and subscription details including P O Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801 and policy on AP dispatches and advertisement corrections.
Mrs Martha Lehman 97 died Friday at her residence in Aiken after four years there. There will be no funeral services. She was born in Weyauwega Wisconsin and was a member of the Christian Science Church. Surviving are daughter Margaret Sparrow of Aiken two sons Howard D Lehman of Aiken and Richard Lehman of Monaco Pennsylvania and sister Mrs Ray Minnie Brooks of Gelletto Wood.
George Yank Holley 73 of 410 Walker Ave died Nov 13. Funeral held 3:30 p.m. at St Mary Baptist Church with Rev W E Davis officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Larose Augusta coverage includes additional obituaries for Reb Emmie Boyd died Friday in Thomason. Burial planned at Westover Memorial Park.
Salem records the death of the Rev. Ernest A. Phillips 71 who passed Friday in a Seneca hospital. Funeral services are set 2 p.m. Sunday at Salem Baptist Church with three ministers officiating. Burial follows in Brasstown Cemetery Cullowhee. Survived by widow Pearl Arrington Phillips and three sons Vernon Kissimmee Everett and Jack plus three sisters.
Charlie Lloyd Jr. of New York City died Thursday in a city hospital. He was 66 and a native of Aiken County. The service was held at Jeruselam Branch Baptist Church with Rev. A F Alford officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Harry L. Williams, 63, of Milledgeville died Sunday. Funeral held at 3 p.m. today at Louisville City Cemetery with Rev. Grady Summer officiating. Survivors include brother Walter Newman of North Augusta.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Nina Burt 79 at Willow Springs Baptist Church with Rev. E. L. Cain presiding. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Surviving children include James Burt and Frank Burt of Aiken, Johnny Burt of Elyria Ohio, Willie Burt of Corona New York, Frances Greenwood Annie Mae Pope Roosevelt Padgett Johnston Miner va Washington Jamaica New York Bertha Butler Elyria and Irene Buggs Washington DC.
Alexander Hyslop 67 died Friday in an Aiken County hospital. Funeral service held at 11 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church with Revs. Jerry Robinson and S. W. Heslip officiating. Burial at Calvary Cemetery pallbearers included Hugh Henry Joe Busby Dan L. Luckenback Charles Marvin Miles Robinson Hastings Wyman. Native of Scotland, he lived in Aiken seven years and worked part time for the Aiken Standard in circulation. Formerly lived in West Virginia as accountant and bookkeeper and associated with the State of West Virginia and the Eastern Gas and Fuel Association. Member of First Presbyterian Church Shrine Temple Beni Kedena Senior Citizens Club of Aiken American Association of Retired Persons and Tewkesbury Sunday School class.
The Millbrook PTA will meet tonight at 7 30 at the school. Dr Samuel W Heslip associate minister at First Presbyterian Church will speak on child behavior and take questions afterward.
An explosive device was reported found near Bankers Trust Bank in Johnston early today. Officials were unavailable for comment as investigators pursue details. A bomb squad from Columbia was being sent to detonate the device, but information remained sketchy late in the day.
Beirut report says most of Lebanon was at peace under Syrian occupation on the 33rd independence anniversary. Leaders pledged cooperation with President Elias Sarkis to rebuild. Syrian armored forces occupied Tripoli and Sidon, triggering joyous reactions despite a 19 month civil war that has claimed over 37,000 lives.
Prime Minister Michael Manley promotes socialism while Edward Seaga pushes capitalism as Jamaica nears the December 15 vote. With a sagging economy and Cuba relations shaping the race, political violence threatens turnout and observers call the result a tossup.
Mary Dean Hyslop survived by two daughters Mrs William A Brown and Mrs Gibbs H Dixon Ai ken and two sons James Alan Hyslop Odenton Md and A S Hyslop Gilbert Ariz six sisters Margaret Cunning ham Grace Magnus Myrtle Smith Ella Russell Virginia Williams Hazel Dean Smithers and one brother Sam Hyslop Greensboro NC memorials to American Heart Association requested.
ERDA official confirms high volume air samplers activated after atmospheric detonation. Winds up to 130 mph pushed radioactive cloud to sea while federal and state agencies monitor air, milk, and produce for contamination.
Gary Allen Sr., civil rights activist, sues the City of Aiken for 1.5 million dollars alleging racial bias in street paving. He claims black neighborhoods receive fewer improvements than white areas, citing a 1958 to 1964 paving record and a recent list where 24 of 39 requests target black areas. Windham promises a full report at council.
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev arrives in Bucharest to strengthen ties with Romania while Nicolae Ceausescu signals he will keep independence. Brezhnev meets Romania amid East European alignment tensions.
Evening events listed include the Aiken County Rescue Squad at squad headquarters and the Ambulance Commission at Paramedical Services Headquarters at 7 30 p.m. The Aiken Community Band and other groups meet at local venues with city council sessions and public services announced across venues including the Ramada Inn and Weeks Activities Center.
The Aiken County Bar Association elected officers for the coming year Marion L. Powell of Aiken as president Henry Summerall Jr as president elect James D Bailey as secretary Belton E Weeks III of North Augusta as treasurer.
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