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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1973

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Warrenville Man Theodore Arthur

Theodore Arthur of Route 1 Warrenville died Wednesday in a local hospital. Funeral services Friday at 3 p.m. at Langley First Baptist Church with Revs. Fowler Burckhalter and Dorr officiating. Burial in Graniteville Cemetery. Aiken County native and 40 year SC Electric and Gas Co. employee. Surviving: widow Edith, daughter Jean Clark, sons Jervis and Kenneth Arthur, sisters Willie Owens and Ethel Eubanks, brothers Chester Arthur and J Loyal Arthur. Memorials to American Cancer Society.

Warrenville Lewis Theodore Arthur Route 1 Langley First Baptist Church L.H. Fowler O.M. Burckhalter Jerald Dorr Graniteville Aiken County South Carolina Electric and Gas Co Electricians Union Aiken C.B. Club Highland Pines Baptist Church Edith Gresham Arthur Woody Jean) Clark Stiefeltown Jervis J. Arthur Kenneth A. Arthur Willie J. Owens Ethel Eubanks Bath Chester O'Neil Arthur

Harris Sr. Charles Clements funeral services set

Charles Clements Harris Sr. 56 of 1022 S. Boundary died yesterday. Funeral services will be Friday at 6 p.m. at George Funeral Home Aiken. Burial Tuesday at Pine View Cemetery Queensburg New York. Survived by widow Dorothy Ziegler Harris three daughters Wendy Pamela Alan and two sons Charles Harris Jr and Albert W Harris.

Charles Clements Harris Sr S. Boundary George Funeral Home Aiken Henry A. Elion Pine View Cemetery Queensburg N.Y Carlton Funeral Home Hudson Falls Montreal Canada McGill University Princeton University Harris Savannah River Laboratory Dorothy Ziegler Harris Alan Kramer Philadelphia Wendy Harris Pamela Harris Charles C. Harris Jr Albert W. Harris

Aiken Standard masthead and postage rates

The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes each afternoon excluding weekends from 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken South Carolina 29801. Advertisers are responsible for errors with corrections in the next issue at no extra cost. Rates show CC per week carrier, 1.73 per month, 22.00 per year by carrier, and 11.6 per 6 months, 4.4 per 3 months by mail.

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

Funeral services for Jo sie Mabel Redd observed in Aiken

Miss Jo sie Mabel Redd 81 of 239 York St N E Aiken died Wednesday evening at the First Baptist Church where Dr Robert L Cate officiated. Burial is Montmorenci Baptist Church cemetery with pallbearers Russell Redd Bobby Bushee Cleveland Bentley Joe Redd W M Jackson and Ralph Redd. Services handled by George Funeral Home Aiken.

Josie Mabel Redd York St N.E Aiken First Baptist Church Robert L. Cate Montmorenci Baptist Church Russell Redd Bobby Bushee Cleveland Bentley Joe Redd W. M. Jackson, Jr Ralph Redd W.M. Jackson Barnard Ave S.E George Funeral Home

Death of Eloise Williams in Jamaica New York

Eloise Williams 52 of 105-12 Pine Grove St Jamaica died Saturday at home. Funeral service tomorrow at Rosa Hill Baptist Church Aiken County with Rev J E Dozier officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by daughter Barbara Wiley Jamaica son John H Williams Aiken mother Annie Williams stepfather Freddie Williams siblings Ernest Floyd James Williams and three grandchildren. Call at Jackson Brooks Funeral Home or John Williams residence 630 Ravenel St Aiken.

Jamaica N.Y Eloise Williams Pine Grove St Rosa Hill Baptist Church Aiken County J. E. Dozier Church New York Cedar Grove Baptist Church Wagener Barbara Wiley John H. Williams Aiken Annie Williams Freddie Williams Ernest Williams Floyd Williams Brooklyn James Williams Jackson- Brooks Funeral John Ravenel St

Obituary for Mrs Essie Jackson of Route 1 Box 301

Mrs Essie Mae Jackson 57 of Route 1 Box 301 died Wednesday in Aiken County Hospital. Funeral arrangements by Your Funeral Home New Ellenton. She belonged to Doyle Grove Baptist Church Blythe Ga and the Christian Union Society. Survived by son John H Jackson of New Ellenton and three sisters Emma L Mack Blythe Ga Carrie Flipp Savannah Ga Belva Walker Atlanta.

Essie Mae Jackson Aiken County New Ellenton Doyle Grove Atlanta

Johnston Baptist Church Rites For Delma J Berry

Delma Jordon Berry 87 died Wednesday in a White Rock nursing home. Funeral at Johnston Baptist Church led by Rev Lon B Knight with burial in Mount of Olives Cemetery. A native of Bamburg County she lived in Edgefield County most of life and belonged to Johnston Baptist Church. Survived by three daughters and two sons. Memorials to Lowman Home in White Rock.

Johnston Delma Jordon Berry White Rock S.C Johnston Baptist Church Lon B. Knight Mount of Olives Bamburg County Edgefield County James S

Fuel Shortage Hits Aiken Area Homes And Businesses

Distributors report no fuel available as demand spikes amid energy crisis. Several firms including Valley Fuel and Johnson Petroleum cite allocations based on last year. Hardware stores see increased coal and wood sales while households seek alternative heat sources.

Smith Valley Fuel Johnson Petroleum Co John Epps Milt Sawilowsky Franzblau’s Hardware, Inc Aiken Roy Prince Halley Hardware Valley Hardware Company Gloverville Hubert Nappier M.L. Curry Curry’s Wood Yard

Clearwater truck firms split on Nixon speed plan

Local trucking firms in Clearwater and nearby Belvedere say 55 mph cuts may backfire. Managers report fuel allotments shrinking, fueling constraints at Amber and Shell stops, layoffs possible, and varied impact by company and route.

Clearwater Nixon James F. Langley Thurston Motor Lines Johnson Motor Lines Belvedere Bob Dixon Akers Motor Lines Hugh Weathersbee Pilot J. R. McLeroy Amber North Augusta Danny Bales Dixon S&s Shell Clearwater-North Augusta Weathersbee J.R. McLeroy McLeroy MccLeroy Langley Thurston

Mideast Talks Broken Off

Israeli and Egyptian cease fire negotiators halted talks as gunfire erupted two miles from the venue. The Egyptian envoy called the situation very bad and a U N spokesman said no further meetings were planned. Brezhnev warned of a potential new military explosion in the Middle East if peace is not soon achieved.

Associated Press U.N Aharon Yariv Mohamed el-Gamasy Kilometer Cairo-Suez Road New Delhi Leonid I. Brezhnev Israel Middle East

Cylinders of danger spark fear after theft

Seven color coded gas cylinders were stolen including nitrous oxide blue oxygen green cyclo propane orange. Police warn they are highly flammable and explosive and could cause fatalities from a spark. Two theories: use at laughing gas parties or to boost motorcycles with gasoline. An earlier plea to return empty cylinders yielded an anonymous tip and recovery near Eustis Park School.

Nesbit Roger Martin Aiken Martin Eustis Park School

High Court Denies New Trial for Five Belvedere Members

South Carolina Supreme Court rejected a bid for a new trial by five Charleston area motorcycle club members convicted in the June 1971 Belvedere murder of Thomas Bolin. Justices ruled no venue change motion was made and upheld pre trial rulings and jury seating limits. The defendants Gary Faust Dennis Davis Bruce Poe William Holland and Osgood Leland remain serving life terms.

Columbia Charleston South Carolina Aiken County Edward C. Cushman Sylvia Westerdahl High Court General Assembly Bruce G. Poe Cleveland Ohio Gary Faust Monroe Ore William R. Holland Vero Beach Fla Dennis G. Davis West Carrollton Osgood M. Leland McClellanville S.C Thomas Bolin Springfield Bolin Belvedere

Pierce Undergoes Cancer Surgery for Prisoner

Six time convicted murderer William J. Pierce underwent cancer surgery at a federal prisoner medical center in Springfield Maryland. Warden Joe Hopper said two malignant tumors were removed from his thigh and Pierce is back in Reidsville under heavy security. He was convicted this year in Aiken County for killing a North Augusta babysitter Ann Goodwin. He has faced charges in nine murders across Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina.

Reidsville William J Pierce Springfield Joe Hopper Georgia State Aiken County North Augusta Ann Goodwin Hopper Georgia North Carolina South Carolina

Football Equipment Stolen From Scho Field Campus

Police report theft of practice jerseys helmets and a football valued at 252.45 from Scho field campus. Entry gained via a storage area mesh screen with no forced entry. A multi band radio and car stolen from Aiken was recovered in Saluda by the highway patrol. Jewel Redd reported the vehicle.

Schofield Aiken Saluda S.C. Highway Patrol Jewel Redd

North Augusta Community Meeting and Class Schedule

TODAY Karate Class at North Augusta Recreation Center and American Legion Post 71 gathering at Legion Hut. Kiwanis at Ramada Inn precede TOMORROW's Bridge at Virginia Acres and Senior Citizens Club at Crosland Park with Square Dance at North Augusta Recreation Center.

North Augusta Recreation Center American Legion Legion Recreation Department Virginia Acres Senior Citizens Club Crosland Park

Ten Years Since Thanksgiving in America

Pete Hamill writes a chastened New York Post commentary ten years after the Dealey Plaza assassination era. He catalogs national violence from Vietnam to domestic massacres, Nixon’s presidency, and Kennedy’s legacy, laments decline, and ends with a bleak view of the nation’s mood.

Dealey Plaza America Grace Hieronymous Bosch Richard Nixon John Robert Kennedy John F. Kennedy Malcolm X Martin Luther King Richard Milhous Nixon South Bronx Nixon Air Force One Congress New York Pest New York Pest Corporation

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