Deaths And Funerals Plum Branch Robert Tillman White
Funeral services for Robert Tillman White 79 will be held today at 3 p m in Plum Branch Baptist Church with Rev Kenneth Boone officiating Burial will be in Plum Branch City Cemetery Friends may call at the residence or church at 2 p m today Aiken funeral home also announced services with Rev James Rivers and Henderson Frazier arranging later services in Silver Creek and Rome Georgia
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Plum Branch
Robert Tillman White
Plum Branch Baptist Church
Kenneth Boone
Plum Branch City
Chapel of George Funeral Home
Aiken
James Rivers
Pleasant Hope Baptist Church
Silver Creek
Henderson-Frazier Funeral Home
Rome
Willie James Crawford dies in Aiken County Hospital
Willie James Crawford 37 of Route 1 Jackson died Sunday in Aiken County Hospital. A Barnwell native he lived most of his life in Jackson and belonged to Friendship Baptist Church. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Dave Crawford Jackson three sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken.
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Jackson
Willie James Crawford
Aiken County Hospital
Jackson- Brooks Funeral
Aiken
Barnwell
Friendship Baptist Church
Silver Bluff Road
Crawford
Savannah River
Dave Crawford
Lessie Hurtt
Baltimore
Flossie Riley
Leola Pressley
Lewis Crawford
Dave Crawford Jr
Fogerty Infants Die. Services Held in North Augusta
The twin infant sons of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Fogerty of 2032 Wrens Road North Augusta died Monday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Hill Crest Memorial Park conducted by Rev. Vadis Wylds. Surviving are the parents paternal grandparents James Henry Fogerty Westfield New Jersey paternal great grandmother Jenny Fogerty Westfield New Jersey paternal great grandparents Fred Eichharm Linden New Jersey and maternal grandparents George Hall Augusta Elliott Sons Funeral Home is in charge.
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North Augusta
John T. Fogerty
Wrens Road
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Vadis Wylds
James Henry Fogerty
Westfield, N.J
Jenny Fogerty
Westfield
N.J
Fred Eichharm
Linden
George Hall
Augusta
Elliott Sons Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. William H. Mote in Silver Creek Ga
Funeral services for Stella Bradshaw Mote wife of William H. Mote of Silver Creek Ga. were listed after her death Sunday in an Augusta hospital. The notice notes her passing and lasts with service details in the local obituary column.
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Silver Creek
William H
Stella Bradshaw) Mote
Augusta
Aiken Standard Publication Details and Rates
The Aiken Standard, established 1867, publishes afternoons except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29801. Copyright notes reserve republication rights. corrections offered in the next issue. Subscription rates: carrier 1.73 weekly, 22.00 monthly. by mail 11.60 six months, 6.40 three months.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
Mrs Benjamin of St Petersburg Dies at 69
Mrs Benjamin 69 of 2027 Twenty-eighth Street St Petersburg died Saturday at St Anthony Hospital. She lived in St Petersburg 12 years, born in Aiken. Survived by widower four sisters and three brothers with services at Zion Hill Baptist Church area.
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Lawrence
Ollie Drayton
William E. Gordon rites set in North Augusta
William E. Gordon of Route 2 Box 131 North Augusta died Friday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Posey’s Funeral Home with Dr. R J Robinson officiating. Burial in Pineview Memorial Gardens. He was a Oklahoma native who lived in Beech Island 21 years. Survived by his widow Loriie P. Gordon and brother Junior Gordon U S Army. Pallbearers named. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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North Augusta
William E. Gordon
Box 131
Posey
R.J. Robinson
Pineview Memorial Gardens
Oklahoma
Beech Island
Gordon
First Baptist Church of
Augusta
Loriie P. Gordon
Junior Gordon
U.S. Army
RJ. Gaines
Tommy Quarles
Grover Russell
Ernest E. Murphy
Fred Carpenter
Johnny McCord
Mason McKnight Sr. Dies in North Augusta
Mason McKnight Sr. of 1017 Georgia Ave North Augusta and chairman of McKnight Construction Co died Monday in a local hospital. He had worked in Augusta since 1935, with his firm known for commercial and industrial construction and residential subdivisions. Survived by wife Edna, and son Mason McKnight Jr.
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North Augusta
Mason McKnight Sr
Georgia Ave
McKnight Construction Co
Posey’s
McKnight
Augusta
Edna McKnight
Mason McKnight Jr
Final NA Hearing Set For ARTS Plan
The final open hearing on the ARTS proposal will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Jay Cee Community Center in North Augusta.
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N.A
North Augusta
Jaycee Community Center
New Funding Source Reshapes CAA and Youth Work Plan
The Community Action Agency pivots to state funding via the Governor's Office and renames the Neighborhood Youth Corps to the Work Experience Program. In Aiken County 107 youths participate in school year and 121 in summer. The program aims to employ dropouts through a 20 week period leading to local job placement. The total funding is 158000 dollars. Janie Hightower will head the program with counselors Earnestine Davis Leon Myrick Jr. and secretary Myrtle Rogers.
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Community Action Agency
CAA
John Price
Governor's Office
Department of Labor
Price
Co - Operative Area Manpower Planning Camps System
Aiken
Allendale
Barnwell
Bamberg
Orangeburg
Calhoun
Aiken County
Janie Hightower
Earnestine C. Davis
Leon Myrick Jr
Myrtle Rogers
Routine Investigation Leads To Capture
Aiken police say a routine probe into a minor property damage accident at a hamburger stand led to locating a stolen car and arresting William Donald Lawrence, 24, of Jacksonville Florida. The vehicle was reported stolen from an Augusta motel and Lawrence was also wanted for Jacksonville jail escape. He was sent back to Augusta for possible charges.
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Aiken
Florida
William Donald Lawrence
Jacksonville
Fla
Aiken Hamburger Stand
Augusta
Lawrence
Hospital Hearings Continue in Aiken County
The Aiken County Commissioners hold ongoing public hearings on the hospital issue with sessions at Wagener High School on Wednesday September 12 Belvedere Elementary on Thursday September 13 and LBC High School on September 17 all starting at 7 30 p m.
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Aiken County
Wagener High School
Belvedere
Partly Cloudy Warm Weather Expected In Aiken
The Aiken area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures today tonight and tomorrow. Highs reach the upper 80s with tonight's low in the low 60s. Rain chances are near zero through tomorrow. The extended outlook shows cloudy skies and warm temps through Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 80s and overnight lows in the 60s.
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Aiken Vicinity
Fort Moore-Savano Town gains national historic status
The Fort Moore Savano Town site near Beech Island is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Studies by regional councils note its 18th century trade prominence and reveal portions during bridge and highway work. Archaeologists mapped and excavated before destruction, with earlier records of a Savannah Town garrison in 1716 and fort rebuilds to 1747 and 1764.
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Fort Moore-Savano
Beech Island
Lower Savannah
U.S
Congress
Area Officials To Attend Local Government Seminar
Aiken County will be represented at a two day seminar on local government in Columbia. Sponsored by the S C Personnel Division S C Association of Counties the Municipal Association of S C and the S C Councils of Government. County Administrator Ronald LaCouture will attend along with several commissioners. Registration starts Friday at 1 p m at the University of South Carolina Law Center and runs to Saturday 1 p m Westmoreland will give the welcome address followed by a discussion on the legal basis for government by Attorney General Daniel McLeod.
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Aiken County
Columbia
S.C. Personnel Division
S.C. Association of Counties
Municipal Association of
S.C
University of South Carolina Law Center
William C. Westmoreland
Fowler Urges Professional Political Action by Teachers
Richard W. Fowler president of the South Carolina Education Association urged teachers to use political action in a professional way, informing legislators about teacher problems and arranging meetings with school boards. He spoke at the first Aiken County Education Association meeting at Aiken Junior High School. Fowler cited nationwide teacher strikes and praised the National Education Association for aiding local districts in obtaining federal funds. He is a University of Virginia graduate and was named the 1965 Outstanding Young Educator in Spartanburg.
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Richard W. Fowler
South Carolina Education Association
Fowler
Aiken County Education Association
Aiken Junior High School
State General Assembly
National Education Association
University of Virginia
Spartanburg
Community Calendar Notices for Evening Meetings
Rescue Squad meets 7 p.m. at headquarters. Board of Education 7 30 p.m. at Educational Center. Retired Federal Employees 7 30 p.m. at Crosland Park Senior Citizens Clubhouse. Choral Society 7 30 p.m. at First Baptist Church. County Commissioners 8 p.m. Room 107 USCA building. Graniteville Band Booster Club 7 30 p.m. Leavelle McCampbell High. Tomorrow Aiken Women’s Heart Board 10 a.m. Ramada Inn. Crosland Park Garden Club 2 p.m. Crosland Park Senior Citizens Clubhouse. Knights of Columbus 8 p.m. 1003 Spalding St.
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Board of Education
Crosland Park
First Baptist Church
USCA
Graniteville Band
Leavelle McCampbell High School
Senior Citizens
Knights of Columbus
Spalding St
Adult Education Classes Open for Registration Tonight
Registration for adult education courses remains open with sessions at 7 30 p m today or Thursday at local centers. Programs include Basic Education covering reading math writing and social studies for those not completing 8th grade and a High School Diploma Program. A Learning Lab at Schofield aids self paced study and GED prep with centers listed across several towns. High School registration runs through September.
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Owen Clary
Schofield
Muckenfuss Named Burlington Manager in Stonewall
J Wes Muckenfuss a native of Aiken has been named manager of the Burlington Industries plant in Stonewall Mississippi announced by Cyrus E Cooley executive vice president manufacturing division of the Erwin Mooresville Mills The Clemson graduate joined Burlington in 1962 and has held several management posts including plant manager at Pinnacle Plant Cherryville NC He is married to Barbara Ann Jones of Aiken and they have two children.
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J. Wes Muckenfuss
Aiken
Burlington Industries
Stonewall
Miss
Cyrus E. Cooley
Erwin - Mooresville Mills
Aiken City Council Supports United Way Sign Campaign
The council approved United Way outdoor thermometer signs for the annual drive. Signs will be placed near the park, Mitchell Shopping Center, Kalmia Plaza, and a banner near the County Courthouse with first installation Sept 15 and removal by Nov 15. Also the Zoning Board granted a 3.5 foot variance for Dr. D E Bowens property at 1521 Richland Ave West to store medical records and equipment.
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South Carolina American Legion
Wyman
Aiken
United Way
Post Office
Mitchell Shopping Center
Salvation Army
Kalmia Plaza
Windham
City Zoning Board of Adjustment
Richland Ave
D.E. Bowen
Gulf United Plans Barnwell Plant to Support Nuclear Stations
Gulf United moves families two weekends late this month to acclimate them to the community. The group would serve as headquarters for a light water fuel fabrication plant near the Allied Gulf Nuclear Services site, currently under construction. The Barnwell facility aims for completion in late 1977, employing 400 workers initially and about 1,000 within eight years.
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Barnwell
Allied Gulf Nuclear Services
Gulf United
Virginia Starts Sophomore Year At Schofield Campus
Virginia enters her sophomore year at Schofield campus of Aiken High with an A- average. She shows interest in piano sewing and basketball and plans to attend college after graduation with a possible music major.
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Virginia
Schofield
Aiken High
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Robert T. White
Fogerty Infants
William H. Mote
Northwest
Great Lakes
New England
Mrs
Benjamin
Mason McKnight
ST. Angela
Carol E. Stetson
Rotary Club
A.M
Buck” Scherffius
Commercial Hotel
Miss Stetson
Nathaniel Stetson
Emory University
Atlanta
LBC High School
Fort Moore
Savano Town
Daniel McLeod
Aiken Women’s Heart Board
Ramada Inn
Crosland Park Garden
Aiken Senior High
Paul Knox
Jackson High
Langley - Bath - Clearwater
Langley
Leavelle McCamp
Bell High
Graniteville
Ridge Spring
Monetta
Wagener - Salley High
Wagener
Muckenfuss
Burlington
Mackenfuss
Gulf United Move
Virginia Henderson
Charlotte Henderson
Framp
Danny
Alex
First Presbyterian Church
Holiday Inn of
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