Deaths in Burnettown and Clark’s Hill
Funeral services were held for Edith Isham Gunter 58 of Thonotosassa Florida at Burnettown First Baptist Church with burial in Sunset Memory Gardens. Separate services for H Pierce Reese of Star Route were scheduled at Posey’s Funeral Home chapel North Augusta with burial in Big Stevens Creek Cemetery. Reese, a World War I veteran, is survived by a son and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnettown
Kenneth G
Edith Isham) Gunter
Thonotosossa
Fla
Burnettown First Baptist Church
Liston Gunter
Hoyt Murray
Sunset Memory Gardens
J. F Dukes
Robert Williams
George Yarbough
Andy Gunter
Tommy Kitchens
Ben Clark
Clark's Hill
H. Pierce Reese
Augusta Hospital
Posey's
Funeral Home
North Augusta
William J. Harris
Roy Head
Big Stevens Creek
George Wise
Jim Cooper
John Kemp
Don Ladson
Jack Herndon
Harris Medlock
Reese
Edgefield County
American Legion
Henry P. Reese Jr
Belvedere
Buddy Morgan
Edgefield
Barbara Herlong
Temple Hills
Prosecutor Clears Gerald Ford In Campaign Finance Probe
Special Watergate prosecutor Charles Ruff cleared President Ford of wrongdoing in campaign finances in his home county during his Congressional years. He said the matter is closed and counsel for the President has been advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Ruff
Ford
Congress
Ruff
Coroner Delivers Blunt Words on Johnston Woman Murder
Edgefield Coroner Thurmond Burnett called the Johnston murder of 78 year old Lena Thomas awful. Thomas was found by her son James in a Phillips Community frame farmhouse after six to twelve hours since death. She was beaten with a dining room chair and an autopsy is pending at MUSC Charleston. Sheriff Griffis and SLED agents assist as investigators have no suspects at this time.
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Jeane Hall
Johnston
Edgefield
Thurmond Burnett
Lena Thomas
Phillips
S.C
Thomas
James
Burnett
Edgefield County
H.H. Griffis
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Griffis
Dorn Endorses Carter in South Carolina Campaign
Dorn tells county Democrats Carter is the man to lead four years and cites Navy service Southern legacy and commitment to breaking a regional stigma. He condemns discrimination and urges mainstream political power while praising local Democrats and noting statewide campaign optimism from A Russ Marane and Harry Dent.
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Dorn
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Supreme Court
Harry Dent
Dent
Nixon
Ford
Community calendar of town meetings and clubs
Activities listed include Planned Parenthood vasectomy clinic at Midland Valley Shopping Center from 5 to 8 PM and evening clubs at various locations. Recurring events include Pilot Club at Ramada Inn, Citizens Band Club on Pine Log Road, Chess Club in Virginia Acres, Duplicate Bridge at the Senior Citizens Club, Camellia Club meetings at St. Johns building and Augusta Richmond Library, and Alcoholics Anonymous on Linden Street. Additional items feature Hadassah rummage sale, Special Guild luncheon, Aiken County Museum hours, Recreational Bridge, Senior Citizens Club gathering, and Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship at Palmetto Federal in North Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Club
Ramada Inn
Citizens Band Club
Pine Log Road
Virginia Acres
Senior Citizens
Hadassah Sisterhood
Greenville
Barnwell
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Aiken County
Senior Citizens Club
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Teachers Stand To Gain More Pay If Vote Passes
Districtwide pay raises totaling 521 805 dollars hinge on the referendum approval. The average raise is about 500 dollars per teacher with pay scales set around the midpoint for a B A degree plus 18 college hours and seven years experience. ACEA president Margaret P Sanders argues longer service deserves more pay. A chart outlines likely increases by certification and experience levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted B. Willis
Willis
Margaret P. Sanders
Aiken County Education Association
ACEA
Wesley Church Sets 91st Anniversary Service
Wesley United Methodist Church will celebrate its 91st anniversary Sunday at 5 p.m. The Rev. E. W. Hardin district superintendent of the Orangeburg District will be guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley United Methodist Church
E. W. Hardin
Orangeburg
McCormick Clarifies Sheriff Car Reconditioning Claim
Republican sheriff candidate George A. McCormick said he was misunderstood about county costs for reconditioning sheriff department cars. He explained the county would cover reconditioning before returning cars to the dealer, with dealers able to resell each LTD vehicle for 1500 to 2000 dollars, totaling 54000 dollars if all 36 cars are sold for 1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. McCormick
Sheriff's Department
McCormick
New York Man Killed Riding Bicycle Near Aiken
A 56 year old white man, Donald Bargy of Dexter New York, was fatally struck from the rear by an automobile on U S Route 1 about 2 1/2 miles west of Aiken at 3 30 a m. Willard Gartman of Graniteville drove the auto. No charges filed and investigation continues.
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U.S. No. 1
Aiken
Donald Bargy
Dexter
N.Y
S.C
Bargy
Atlanta
Willard Gartman
Graniteville
Highway Patrol
Marion Street Baptist Revival Services Scheduled
Marion Street Baptist Church plans revival services from October 17 to 23 at 7 30 p.m. with a closing service October 24 at 11 a.m. A post service grounds meal will follow. John Dickey of First Baptist Clearwater directs music. Cotton Christian Choir of Aiken offers special music October 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Street Baptist Church
John Dickey
First Baptist Church of
Clearwater
Cotton Christian Choir of
Aiken
Divorces and property transfers listed in Aiken County records
A compilation of divorces and real estate transfers filed at the Aiken County Courthouse. Entries include marital dissolutions involving Moneyham, Johnson, Washington, and others, plus numerous lot and acreage transfers across Green Acres, Crestiland, Summerfield, Hollow Creek, Woodridge, Belvedere, North Augusta, Beech Island, Monticello Estates, and adjacent areas.
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Mary Robinson
Ronnie Lee Washington
Shirley T Washington
Wicklow Heights
Carl Tully Jr
Clarence Norton
Beverly B Sanders
James Lo’ Quinn
Green Acres
Dorothy Roser Woodin
Lonnie A Rosier Sr
Millidge Rosier Jr
Warrenville
Katie Ann Spinks
John T
Crestiland
Augusta
Calvin D Pulcher
Sylvia
North
Belvedere
John R Turnbull
Leonard H Turnbull
Lois Turnbull Piercy
Doralee Helen Hite
Nail Tracy Hite Jr
Edward K. Turnbull
Wiley Justice
Gloverville
Mildred C Peeples
Albert E Kellett
Margaret D Kellett
Greenacres
Don E Shaffer
James E. Dorn
Gwen H Dorn
the Highlands
Robert Nathans
Annie Laura Nathans
Herman Andrew Reeves
Diane T Reeves
Kalmia Forest
James Robert Bussell
Gail Sills Bussell
Woody D Alexander
Sandra H Alexander
City of
Aiken
Joseph E. Sharpe
Joan G Sharpe
David G Martin
Smithfield
North Augusta
Jack E Fallon
Dewey William Wall
Susan R Wall
Belvedere Terrace
Fallow Builders, Inc
Lee B Burke Jr
Beth F Burke
Knollwood
David W Rushing
Suzanne Rushing
Charles Bruder
Melody H Bruder
Lynnhurst
J Franklin Smith
Jerry Mabrey
Lorraine Smabrey
Willow Springs
Dorothy Rosier Woodin
Floyd H Camthers
Edward F Becker
City of Aiken
Hadden Builders Inc
Larry Jan Edmondson
Mary K Edmondson
Horace Herbert Hollaman Jr
Judith A Holloman
Fred Vinson
Victoria Vinson
Monticello Estates
Millidge Roser
Lonnie A Rosier
Beech Island
Edna Robertson
J C Robertson
Marilyn R Wright
Linda Ro Rector
Phillip Robertson
Kathie Robertson
Bonnieview Estates
W H Shuttleworth Jr
Julian Able
Mary Ona Able
Marydell Manor
Broome Jr
J J Little Jr
Mildred G Crawley
John David Cooper
Robert W Fritz
Linda H Fritz
F W Schoenfelder
Angela Schoenfelder
Edgewood Heights
Mortage
Phillip R McElhaney
Kay R McElhaney
Harry C Deffenbaugh
Linda K Deffenbaugh
College Actes
James Ronald Gates
Constance U Gates
Larry C. Keith
Alexis Keith
Pine Log Acres
Thelma Green
Paul G Busbee Sr
Lila P Busbee
Ray weighs future of council and Home Rule Act in Aiken County
Ray, a 53 year old council member born in Camden, discusses his stance on ousting Williams, the Home Rule Act, and methods to foster harmony. He favors executive sessions for private discussion, a centralized purchasing system, and voter removal provisions for ineffective councilmen. Ray recounts his military service, Dupont career, farming, and family life in Wagener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Aiken County
Benson proposes adult council conduct and tighter budget control
William Benson criticizes party politics and lack of voter contact on the council. He supports a 13 member council with improved chair authority, early budget planning, department audits, and a liaison to ease administrator councils. He opposes the Williams resignation action and endorses Home Rule benefits while stressing service to the people.
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Benson
Graybeal
GOP
Harold V. Graybeal
CPA
Donnie J. Williams
Williams
Donnie
Aiken County
Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
U S. Army
Ft. Gordon
Clearwater
S.C
Wagener
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Minnesota Mutual
Eloise
Balcony
Parkways Beautification Fund Receives 3526 In Aiken
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce Parkway Beautification Fund has received 3526.60 with another 100 pledged. A report at a parkways beautification committee meeting outlined spending of 763.91 on printing brochures, photography, postage and state tax filing fees. The committee formed sub groups for garden club fundraising and parkway improvements. John Elliott chaired a plan completion for one parkway to be offered among six.
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Jeane Hall
Greater Aiken
John Elliott
Garden Club
James Boswell
Lloyd Olsen
P.H. Chis
John F.]liott
William Beasley
T. A. Iamamond
George Owens
Ken Kilbourne
Bob Yarborough
Burrel Whitley
Cityway Commission
Ion Committee
Aiken Park
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Mrs
Kenneth Gunter
Gerald Ford
The
Medical University of South Carolina At Charleston
Planned Parenthood
Midland Valley Shopping Center
Camellia Club
St. John’s Educational Building
National Audubon Society
Richmond County Library
Linden St
Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship
Palmetto Federal
Marion St
Leonard Porter Anderson
Leonard Porter Anderson Jr
Dan H Sawyer
Phil H Sawyer
Jesse Adell Howard
Pauline W Howard
Lee Walker
Lucille Walker
Nord
Ricky Earl Boyd
Lillie Ann Johnson
David Lewis Kelly St
Dupont
Murry Sill
Lucas Ray
Council Democrats
William Benson
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