Mrs. Fred Wise, 77, Dies in Lexington Nursing Home
Mrs. Fred Wise, 77, died Tuesday in a Lexington nursing home. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. at St. Marks Baptist Church with Rev. L. C. Cason officiating, followed by burial in the church cemetery. Amos & Sons Funeral Home of Batesburg handles arrangements. Friends may call at Clark Bland Funeral Home or Mrs. Annie Dorn’s residence until services.
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Batesburg
Fred Wise
Lexington
St. Marks Baptist Church
L.C. Cason
Lexington County
Amos & Sons Funeral Home
Clark- Bland Funeral Home
Annie Lewis Dorn
Johnston
Mrs. William Branch dies at 85 in Saluda County
Mrs. William C. Branch 85 of near Saluda died Thursday morning at home. Funeral held today at Johnston United Methodist Church with Rev. Pic kett officiating. Buried at Mount of Olives Cemetery. Survived by widower William C. Branch two daughters and one son. Bland Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Saluda
William C
Ruby Strother) Branch
Johnston United Methodist Church
Ross Pickett
M.B. Fryga
Mount of Olives Cemetery
Saluda County
Johnston High School
Winthrop College
York
Allendale
William C. Branch
W.J. Walton
Lexington
R.H. Gwin
Rock Hill
Col
James S. Branch
Aiken
Gertrude B. Strother
Greenwood
Johnston Matilda Lunger Johnston dies in Augusta church service
Mrs. Matilda Lunger Johnston dies Thursday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services conducted at Philippi Baptist Church at 5 p.m. with Rev. Lon B. Knight and Rev. Kenneth Thompkins officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Annie Lewis Dorn Johnston and two stepdaughters Mrs. Eugene Holley of Aiken and Mrs. Flent Hendrix of Augusta.
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Philippi Baptist Church
Lon B. Knight
Kenneth Thompkins
Church
Edgefield County
Johnston Baptist Church
Annie Lewis Dorn
Johnston
Eugene Holley
Aiken
Flent Hendrix
Aiken Standard Publication Details and Rates
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes each afternoon except weekends. Address 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801. Rates: $1.73 weekly by carrier $22.00 yearly by mail $11.60 half-year by mail $6.40 quarterly by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
County road crews overhauled with strict discipline and internal promotion
New district driven structure assigns a foreman and lead man to supervise crews. Each driver receives a specific truck, maintains it, and cleans it weekly. Prisoners cannot operate county equipment and meals must not be eaten at county facilities. Crews start by 7 45 a m and return by 5 p m with Byrd directing daily. Commissioners praised road improvements after inspections.
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Byrd
Carrol Warner
Larry Murphy
Mrs Thomas Richards 87 dies in Aiken
Mrs Emma Elizabeth Lundy Richards aged 87 of 245 Barnard Ave SE Aiken widow of Thomas J Richards died Wednesday at University Hospital Services 2 30 p m Saturday at George Funeral Home chapel the Rev Feltham S James officiating Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens Born in Bay City Michigan she lived in Aiken ten years Member of St John United Methodist Church and the Maccabees Surviving two daughters Mrs Henry Benney San Antonio Texas Mrs Sheldon P Rideout Aiken two sons Charles T Richards Hancock Michigan Walter E Richards Dearborn Michigan 18 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren Pallbearers named WE Hussey George J Deily Richard Philipp Robert J Ondrejcin Anthony Petrina John Murdock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Elizabeth Lundy Richards
Barnard Ave
S.E
Aiken
Thomas J. Richards
University Hospital
George Funeral Home Chapel
Feltham S. James
Sunset Memory Gardens
Bay City
Mich
Charles and
Jennie Boyington Lundy
George J. Deily
Richard Philipp
Robert J. Ondrejcin
Anthony Petrina
John Murdock
North Augusta School Window Vandalism Costs Cited
Two weeks before the start of school in North Augusta 125 windows were damaged across several schools. Willis estimates five dollars per pane for normal glass and up to fifty dollars for glass alone in some cases. To deter further damage plywood covered broken windows and repairs began in August. The vandalism insurance carries a fifty dollar deductible. Both officials urged reporting vandalism to principals or police to curb the problem.
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North Augusta
Willis
Holley
Adult education classes open registration at Aiken TEC
Aiken TEC's Adult and Continuing Education division accepts applications through Tuesday. Evening classes start September 24 with credit and non credit options. VA approved credits available. Dr. Faulkner of Faulkner Associates will teach two seminars starting September 27 and October 30 31 respectively. registration deadline September 17. Space limits urge early sign up.
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Aiken Technical Education Center
Aiken Tec
David M. Faulkner
Faulkner Associates
Atlanta
TEC
Reading Group Sets Meeting in Aiken IRA Council
The Aiken Council of the International Reading Association will meet Wednesday at 3 30 p m in room 107 at the University of South Carolina Aiken Regional Campus to elect a new president elect and review charter by Florence Nelson SC IRA president. Reading exhibits organized by state Reading Library Wilson Gray Adult Reading Council local districts Edgefield Williston and Aiken County schools will be shown. The IRA charter was granted in June and the organization has over 50 000 members worldwide. Dues are $2 per year.
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Aiken Council of the International Reading Association
IRA
University of South Carolina Aiken
Thomas C. Brandner
A’la Perle Hickman
Florence Nelson
South Carolina Council of the Ira
Aiken Council
Flooding Forces Evacuations In South Carolina
Heavy thunderstorms dumped over six inches of rain in the northeast section, triggering evacuations for at least 15 families in Anderson and closing a state highway between Anderson and Honea Path. In Spartanburg County four families were rescued as the Weather Service warned more flash floods in the Southern Piedmont and Southern Coastal Plains.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Anderson
Honea Path
U.S. Weather Service Office
Columbia
Piedmont
Coastal Plains
Hospital Expansion Plans and Site Ownership Stated
Cullinan outlines future hospital growth behind the current site with space for later needs. The county owns the 14 acre Aiken County Hospital property. Graybear notes patients come from within 15 miles, influencing the Hewitt and Royer plan to avoid serving Jackson Beech Island North Augusta and Belvedere residents. A satellite facility in Clearwater Belvedere would require a tax hike, deterring its opening.
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Eustis Park
Aiken County Hospital
Graybear
Hewitt and Royer
Jackson
Beech Island
North Augusta
Belvedere
Hewitt and
Roger
Kansas City
Aiken County
Clearwater - Belvedere
Graybeal
Community Calendar with Local Meetings and Events
Planned Parenthood of Ai ken County hosts a Family Planning Clinic at Satan Baptist Church Wagener from 10 to noon. Aiken Business and Professional Women's Club holds flea market and rummage sale at 100 Park Ave next to Duckworth's Fabric from 9 to 6. Aiken County Museum open 3 to 5. Rotary Club meets 12 45 at Commercial Hotel. Kiwanis meets 1 at Holiday Inn. Food Stamp Office open 1 to 4 at Catholic Center Gloverville. Fiberglas Women’s Club meets 7 30 at Owens Corning Clubhouse. League of Women Voters meets 7 30 at Farmers and Merchants Bank.
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Planned Parenthood of
Aiken County
Satan Baptist Church
Wagener
Aiken Business and Professional Women's Club
Park Ave
Duckworth’s Fabric
Aiken County Museum
Rotary Club
Commercial Hotel
Kiwanis Club
Holiday Inn
Food Stamp
Catholic Center
Gloverville
Fiberglas Women’s Club
Owens Corning
League of Women Voters
Farmers and Merchants Bank
New Ellenton Residents Report Observing UFO
Judy Rich reports that about 15 New Ellenton residents saw a UFO on Wednesday night near Jewel Street. Chief Jack A. Fields says observers described a round light with a halo, color changing from red to bright, hovering at 5 000 to 6 000 feet for 15 to 20 minutes and moving up down and sideways.
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New Ellenton
Jack A. Fields
Jewel Street
Fields
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Mrs
William Branch
Matilda Lunger
Matilda Holmes Lunger
Augusta
Thomas Richards
City of Aiken
H. Odell Weeks
T.B. Willis
Owen Clary
John C. West
Spartanburg County
Cullinan
Porecas
Ted
New England
Judy Rich
First Baptist Church of
Richland and
York Streets
Robert L. Cate
Church of Christ
Aiken Church of Christ
South
Paul W. Epler
P.O. Box
Church of God
First Church of God
Pine Log Road
Fred D. Woodham
Hampton Avenue Church of God
J.D. Warren
Church of the
Lord Jesus Christ
D.C
Apostolic Faith
Otto Meadows
Highland Pines Baptist Church
Hampton Ave. N.W
J.D. Dorr
Millbrook Baptist Church
W. James Rivers
Shiloh Baptist Church
Hwy
North of Aiken
Daniel E. Johnson
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Whiskey Road
Hayne Avenue
S.W
Wakn FM
Church of
Episcopal
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Pendleton Street
Richland Ave
Isam Family
Howard M. Hickey
Rhett Y. Winters
Town Creek
Pine Log
Silver Bluff
Gem Lakes Estates
Fred L. Lowery
Independent Baptist
Aiken Baptist Tabernacle HiWay
Norman A. Seiler
Wed
Lutheran
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Whiskey Rd
Hitchcock
Robert Haupt Jr
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Word of Life Temple
Cong. Holiness Church
Johnny Cox
South Airien Pentecostal Holiness Highway
South Rev. W.E
South Airien Presbyterian
Mitchell Center
G. Dana Waters
Salvation Army
Ladies Home League
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