Deaths and Funerals
Joseph Allen Dorsey 27 a respiratory therapist and Southgate Baptist Church member died Sunday in Aiken County. Funeral 3:30 p.m. at Poteet with Rev. Bill Rice. burial Bellvue Memorial Gardens. He lived in Aiken, born in Vidalia Georgia. survived by parents Pamela and Herbie Wayne Dorsey siblings Pamela McGowan and Herbie Wayne. pallbearers named. Mary Ruth Carter Summers 54 mother of Gene Griffin died yesterday. Services 2 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home. Manning Cemetery burial. Native of Georgetown County and Carolina Cleaners employee. survivors include widower daughters Elisa Mit chum Sharon Broom Debbie Summers Connie Summers Nell Odom and sons John Edward Summers. nine grandchildren two great grandchildren. listed siblings Jessie Carter G P Carter Leonard Carter.
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Joseph Allen Dorsey
Lakeshore Road
Aiken County Hospital
Poteet Funeral Home
Bill Rice
Bellvue Memorial Gardens
Dorsey
Vidalia
Aiken
Edgefield County Hospital
Southgate Baptist Church
Herbert W. Dorsey
Augusta
Pamela McGowan
Sumter
Herbie Wayne Dorsey
al Linkbeiner
Roger Solis
Cecil Truett
Jimmy Yarbrough
Rufus Hammock
Skip Stuart
Manning
Mary Ruth Carter Summers
Gene Griffin
Stephens Funeral Home
Manning Cemetery
Georgetown County
Summers
Carolina Cleaners
Elisa Mitchum
Sharon Broom
Debbie Summers
Patricia Summers
Connie Summers
Nell Odom
Misflile
John Summers
Edward Summers
Jessie Carter
Community Calendar Highlights In Aiken Area
A busy schedule lists health clinics at Margaret J. Weston Health Center in Clearwater and Midland Valley Shopping Center, plus multiple meetings across North Augusta Aiken Belvedere and Graniteville. Notable events include Toastmasters gatherings Diabetic Association chapter meetings and AA sessions with locations in hospitals churches and centers.
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Margaret J. Weston
Midland Valley
Clearwater
North Augusta
Aiken Optimist Club
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
Aiken
S.C. Diabetes Association
Aiken Community Hospital
Overeaters Anonymous
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Belvedere
Midland Valley Shopping Center
Aiken County
Family Fun Day Set for Saturday at Virginia Acres Park
The Aiken Jaycees announce the Se cond Annual Family Fun Day this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Virginia Acres Park. All family members are invited. a parent or both must accompany children. Events include a one mile fun run obstacle course broad jump balloon toss egg race big wheel race and a two division bike race. Refreshments will be served. To sign up call Willie Boyd at the Aiken Recreation Depart.
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Aiken Jaycees
Virginia Acres Park
Willie Boyd
Aiken
WIFE to Lobby Congress Over Farm Bills in Washington
Women Involved in Farm Economics plans lobbying in Washington this week against all proposed farm bills. Net farm income fell 39 percent from 1979 and USDA projects no improvement into 1981. Fran Dickinson of Wagener urges agriculture supporters to call President Reagan at (202) 456 1414 with views on the bills.
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Congress
Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Fran Dickinson
Wagener
Reagan
Dickinson
Three Escape From Helicopter Crash Off Hilton Head
The Coast Guard helicopter crash landed about 50 yards off Sea Pines resort injuring Lt. Robert Hallig II who hurt his back. Lt. Tom Blancett said two other crew members escaped unharmed as Coast Guard and Army teams begin recovery and a board of inquiry will determine the crash cause.
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Hilton Head Island
Coast Guard
Tom Blancett
Savannah Coast Guard
Robert Hallig II
Savannah
Sea Pines
Hallig
Blancett
Army
Advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
A directive states all advance payments must be made to the Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. It outlines the payee as the designated recipient for prepaid amounts. The notice sets the payment instruction and the recipient name for future transactions.
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Aiken Standard Pbm
PBM
Aiken
Rain Outlook for Aiken County Today and Tomorrow
Rain showers are forecast for Aiken County today and tomorrow with a high likelihood of precipitation. Temperatures will be in the mid to low 80s by day and fall to the low 60s at night, then partly cloudy skies with a slight shower chance later in the week and nightly temps in the 60s.
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Aiken County
Central Gulf
New England
Southern Plains
Great Lakes
Central States
Tara
Ergle
North Aiken
Cable TV Plan Discussed With Jackson Officials
Former state Senator Bill Knotts and his son Ronnie met with the Jackson Town Council regarding cable TV. The project aims to have Home CATV Company Inc. operating by December with completion targeted for October.
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Jackson
Bill Knotts
Ronnie
Dale Ferrell
Home Catv Company Inc
Aiken County Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Cable T.V. Home Catv Company Inc
Wagener Council OKs Audit and Discusses Parade Plans
Wagener Town Council reviewed and passed the audit by Vernon McElveen at the monthly meeting. Second readings approved on parking regulation and election procedures. Martha Cole, town clerk, said the group also discussed the Christmas parade and decorations.
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Wagener
Vernon McElveen
Martha Cole
Salley Council Plans Water Shutoff Over Delinquent Bills
The Salley Town Council voted to cut water service for residents with unpaid bills by Friday Sept 25 per town clerk Brenda Walker. Officials also warned street drinkers and discussed curb painting and other street work.
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Brenda Walker
Midland Valley Coach Smith to Speak at Graniteville Exchange Club
Midland Valley High School football coach Bill Smith will speak at the Graniteville Exchange Club meeting tomorrow. The group gathers at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Dixie Lee Restaurant on the Aiken Augusta highway.
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Bill Smith
Midland Valley High School
Graniteville Exchange Club
Dixie Lee
North Augusta Considers Zoning Ordinance Update
The North Augusta City Council will hear the second reading of an ordinance implementing Planning and Zoning recommendations on historic and site preservation overlay zoning. P&Z suggests referencing the flood plain ordinance in the zoning ordinance. No new business on tonight’s agenda. The 7:30 p.m. meeting is at City Hall on Buena Vista Ave.
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North Augusta
P&z
Incor
Buena Vista Ave
Council Given Grant Update in New Ellenton
New Ellenton council heard HUD grant progress with south town construction planned to start by December 1 and applications to open about three weeks before work. Hattie Polk reported 195 youth served and 35 volunteers logging 3,093 hours for Channel One. Former state senator Bill Knotts pressed cable TV startup under Home CATV by November 1. Trout fishing in Catskills rises aided by DeBruce Fish Hatchery.
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New Ellenton
Hattie Polk
Ellenton
Monticello
N.Y
Catskill Mountains
New York State
DeBruce
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Joseph A. Dorsey
Williams
William L. Summers
Aiken County Museum
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Ambucs
Western Steel Restaurant
Ramada Inn
Heywood’s
Aiken County Health Department
Senior Citizens
Department of Social Services Board of Directors
Food Stamp Office
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloversville
Ellison Garvin
Aiken Standard
Hitchcock Aluminum & Metal Works
Georgia Ave
I Bradberry
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
South Carolina
AP Laserphoto
Spwce
Wagener Council
Oks Audit
Salley
Smith
Aiken Augusta Highway
Lista
Alec Hopper
Uncle Alec
Millbrook Baptist Church
Pine Log Rd
W. James Rivers
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