Break-In Suspects Arrested in Aiken
Four men were arrested by the Aiken Department of Public Safety after a night break-in at Revco Drugs led to the roundup. Howard Barnes Curtis Harris Robert Huff and Johnny Huff, all facing housebreaking and grand larceny charges, tied to multiple local burglaries including A.R. Feaster and Company and other downtown sites.
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Aiken
Howard Barnes
Curtis Harris
Hampton Avenue
Robert Huff
Johnny Huff
Sumter St
Busbee
Revco Drugs
Northside Plaza
B Beverage
Marlboro Street
Southern Beer
Kershaw Street
Golden Comb
Barnes
A.R. Feaster and Company
Joye Cottage Changes Hands After 1897 Whitney Ownership
Aiken's Joye Cottage, long the Whitney family winter home, is sold by Whitney Tower to Robert L. Lennon of Washington DC. Lennon plans to use the 100-room historic residence as a private home, with restoration guided by historic-register criteria. The deal involves Eulalie Salley, Allison Wade, and Julian Salley, with closing anticipated before year end.
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Aiken
Whitney
Whitney Tower
Joye Cottage
Robert L. Lennon
Washington, D.C
Lennon
Artransport
Washington
Tower
Sports Illustrated
Flora Whitney Miller
Classic Magazine
Mrs. Miller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William Collins Whitney
William Collins
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Navy
New York
Thomas Hitchcock
Eulalie Salley and Company
Eulalie Salley
Jessie A. Hall
Andy Williams
Grace Mansion
Doris Chesser
Robert McCreary
McCreary
Robert O. Lipe
B.H. Terfloth
Montreal
Cities Debate Double Tax Relief Formula In South Carolina
In Aiken County the Aiken and North Augusta cities plus county officials debate a shared tax relief formula. Aiken residents would drop to 30 mills and North Augusta to 46 mills, while outlying areas rise about 5 mills. County leaders seek a county devised alternative with a two week timeline before a Sept. 16 meeting.
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Aiken County
Aiken
North Augusta
Ralph Cullinan
Jackson
New Ellenton
Wagener
Paul Roggenkamp
Howard Hickey
North
Roggenkamp
Cullinan
Rotary member offers 10 minutes free legal advice
North Augusta Rotary Club member and attorney Dick Miley offered 10 minutes of free legal advice after his speaker failed to arrive. Miley warned you get what you pay for while delivering the brief. Barry Adams quipped about a bald man being someone who removed dandruff by removing its hiding place.
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North Augusta
New Ellenton Crime Wave Spurs State and Local Aid
Since December 1980 New Ellenton has faced a wave of burglaries arson and break-ins. Fire at Main Street buildings injured three firefighters as authorities from SLED and Aiken County expand investigations and seek tips. Eight residents held on burglary and drug charges. four charged with housebreaking grand larceny and armed robbery. The Slayton murder case remains under investigation.
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New Ellenton
S.C. 19
Aiken
Aiken County
Ellenton
William Slayton
Jackson
Langley
Slayton
Gene Whitman
New Ellenton Middle School
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