Deaths Burnettown woman Lilie Beard
Mrs Lilie Frances McCracken Beard widow of Sailor Beard of 102 Parker Street Langley Burnettown died Sunday at an Augusta hospital Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 4 p m at the Langley First Baptist Church with Rev G W Splawn officiating Burial will be in Langley Cemetery She was born in Edgefield County lived in Langley most of her life and served as Langley postmistress for 22 years Survivors include a daughter Mrs Paul Corley Greenwood five sons Bradwell M Beard Wayne A Beard Spencer Beard Aiken Luther S Beard Buies Creek NC Roland Beard North Augusta a sister Mrs Pamela Moss Augusta a brother M B McCracken Augusta Pallbearers will be Leon Heath Harold DuBose Johnny Rucker M B Ferguson Joe Jones Cecil Bowen Lewis Leverett and Rev A F Carter Friends may call at Posey Funeral Home Langley until 5 p m today then at the residence
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Burnettown
Lillie Frances McCracken Beard
Sailor Beard
Parker St
Augusta
Langley First Baptist Church
G. W. Splawn
Langley
Edgefield County
Burnettown Baptist Church
Paul Corley
Greenwood
Bradwell M Beard
Wayne A. Beard
Spencer Beard
Aiken
Luther S. Beard
Buies Creek
Roland Beard
North Augusta
Pamella Moss
M. B. McCracken
Leon Heath
Harold DuBose
Johnnie Rucker
M. B. Ferguson
Joe Jones
Cecil Bowen
Lewis Leverett
AF. Carter
Posey
Funeral Services for Eddie Days Jr. Announced
Eddie Days Jr. 23 of 3475 Savannah Rd Augusta died in an automobile crash seven miles south of Aiken S C Sunday. Funeral services by Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home in Aiken will be announced later. He was a Lucy Laney High School 1965 graduate and served four years in the US Air Force. Survivors include his parents three sisters a brother and his maternal grandmother.
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Augusta
Eddie Days Jr
Savannah Rd
Aiken
S.C
Jackson - Brooks
Williams Chapel Church of God
Lucy Laney High School
US Air Force
Eddie Days
Judith Williamson
Frankie Days
Paula Days
Lonnie Days
U. S. Army
Vietnam
Mamie Cross
Ancient elephant tusk found near Kiowa in Washington
A 4 1/2 foot elephant tusk dating 16 000 to 18 000 years old was recovered from a stream bed near Kiowa Washington by a highway crew worker who alerted archaeologists from Washington State University. No other remains were found.
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Kennewick, Wash
Kiowa
Here
Washington State University
Pullman
Washington State
Weekend traffic toll rises with 13 dead in South Carolina
The Associated Press reports a weekend of fatal crashes across South Carolina. Donnie L. Greene a 29 year old head basketball coach from Inman died with Mary Burris 23 of Gaffney in separate wrecks near Gaffney in Cherokee County. A dozen other young men and additional drivers perished in crashes near Charleston Hanahan Chesterfield Florence Aiken Anderson Sumter and Manning.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Cherokee County
Gaffney High School
South Carolina
Donnie L. Greene
Inman
Mary Burris
Gaffney
Highway Patrol
U.S. 52
Wayne
Wade Roark
Hanrahan
S.C
Curtis L. Heyd
Charleston Naval Base
Ronald van Horn
James C. Deese
Ruby
Chesterfield
Chester A. Rush
Rt. 1
Timmonsville
Florence County
Lawrence A. Duckett
Eastover
Richland County
Eddie Days Jr
Aiken
Debate on Home Rule Bill and County Council Powers
County officials signed a statement opposing the Home Rule bill noting that incumbents would keep current salaries but budgets would require council approval. The bill would abolish some offices, with Whetstone to be eliminated and Scott to join the council for two years. Opponents warn of tax increases and unlimited council powers.
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Frank Thomas
Martha W. Chapman
Cleo J. Scott
Paul D. Grant
J. L. Gregory
Carl M. Hair
Irene K. Rudnick
C. T. Whetstone
Mackey Scott Sr
Whetstone
Scott
Baker
Aiken County
Campus Unrest Report: Time Will Tell Its Usefulness
SCRANTON Pa AP William W Scranton doubts whether the Commission on Campus Unrest recommendations are fully useful in calming tensions and ending violence at colleges He notes some sharp criticism led by Vice President Spiro Agnew and hopes Nixon will take the report seriously.
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Scranton, Pa
William W. Scranton
Spiro T. Agnew
Scranton
Pennsylvania
America
Nixon
Agnew
Commission
White House
Tiebreaker Determines Grid Contest Winner
Two entrants tied for the prize in a grid contest with over 400 entries. John Craft and Sidney Taprell shared the top spot, Craft winning the $50 for closest prediction of the Oklahoma versus Texas score. Entries must reach the Aiken Standard office by 5 p.m. Friday before game day.
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John Craft
Coker Jr
Sidney W. Taprell
Chesterfield St. Craft
Texas
Aiken
Aiken County Grand Jury recommends county planning and upgrades
The Grand Jury urges a county planning and zoning commission for Aiken County to regulate roads and land developments and asks the Lower Savannah regional body to expand consideration. It calls for more staff and vehicles for District One roads, pooled county equipment, better Welfare Department facilities, and a new county stockade shop. It notes rising crime and drug traffic and praises the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.
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Paul Grant
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Welfare Department
Committee On
Aiken
Court Begins Second Week in General Sessions
The fall term of the Court of General Sessions opened with Judge George Gregory presiding. Guilty pleas were taken in the morning and jury trials were scheduled for this afternoon. A Friday verdict found Bernard Livingston guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of James Jenkins near New Ellenton on March 15, with a two year sentence to the public works.
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Court of General Sessions
George Gregory
Chester
Bernard Livingston
Livingston
James Jenkins
New Ellenton
United Fund Leader to Speak at Aiken Rotary Club
George Brelsford of Owens-Corning and United Fund president was set to be the guest speaker at the Aiken Rotary Club this afternoon. He leads the United Fund Drive this year and will discuss The United Fund Past and Present.
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George Brelsford
Owens-Corning
United Fund
Aiken
Brelsford
Bloody Showdown Ends With Blood Drive Donation
About one hundred motorcycle club members marched to 6125 SW 31st St and halted at Variety Children's Hospital to donate 50 pints of blood after a Sunday gathering. The event turned into a charitable moment, with the riders leaving the hospital smiling.
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Miami
31St St
Variety Children’s Hospital
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