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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1984
Page
7
A reader notes the pileated woodpecker goes by many regional names such as log cock and cock of the woods. The birds frequent Hitchcock Woods and return to the same nesting site, laying three to five white eggs in mid spring and raising one brood annually.
Laverne Lee Johnson 31 died after a crash on Gordon Highway and Watkins Street. Police found a gunshot wound to the roof of the mouth and a revolver with one empty chamber and five loaded ones in his truck, indicating suicide before the crash.
A break-in at Pat's Restaurant at 205 Richland Ave in Aiken early this morning led to a loss of 195 dollars in change, per the Aiken Department of Public Safety. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
Aiken County Sheriff’s Department investigator Bennett Smith has taken an indefinite leave of absence after twelve years with the department, citing a need for a breathing space. Smith, 47, has worked long hours and is off for about two weeks, with the sheriff saying he will return when ready. Smith expresses love for the job but notes the possibility of not returning.
Wagener Town Council will hear the first reading on an ordinance to purchase a new garbage truck and discuss this year's Wagener Christmas parade. Town Clerk Dianne Neely said the meeting is at 7 30 tonight at the town hall at Park and Earle streets. Public invited.
A Saturday morning blaze caused extensive damage to the back and second floor of a vacant structure at 118 Sumter Street. The Aiken Department of Public Safety sent 35 personnel after the 2:42 a.m. call. the fire was controlled in 15 minutes. A squatter escaped through a window with a cut hand. investigators probe the cause.
AREKA John Daniel Herron 19 of Rt 2 Trenton died Friday afternoon from injuries after a car he was working on slipped from a jack. Aiken County Coroner Townsend said autopsy results were expected by mid afternoon. The incident occurred around 1 30 p m Friday.
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