Deaths And Funerals In Aiken County
Mrs. Marylou Anderson Nixdorf 81 of 1091 Cherokee Dr Aiken died Saturday at Aiken County Hospital Funeral services set for 5 p m today at Poseys Funeral Home chapel Graniteville with Rev Everett Talbert officiating Burial in Sunset Memory Gardens Langley She was a Toombs County Ga native formerly of Cincinnati Ohio lived in Aiken County 12 years a registered nurse member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 50 Cincinnati and St Johns United Methodist Church Aiken Surviving a sister Mrs Martha Murray Claxton Ga and many nieces and nephews Pallbearers named and honorary pallbearers listed Friends may call at the funeral home or nephew Col on Cowart s residence Memorials to Aiken County Cancer Society
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Marylou Anderson Nixdorf
Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
Posey’s Funeral Home Chapel
Graniteville
Everett Talbert
Sunset Memory Gardens
Langley
Nixdorf
Toombs County
Cincinnati
Ohio
Aiken County
American Legion Auxiliary
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Martha Murray
Claxton
Lewis Coleman
James Corley
Ray Clark
Boyce Fogle
Ray Hydrick
Raburn Cowart
Dale Cole
Bruce Cole
Chuck Grandy
Rickey Freeman
Ray Beck
Owen Clary
Colon Cowart
Stifeltown
Aiken County Cancer Society
Augusta Woman Mrs. William I Barksdale dies in Augusta
Mrs. Ruth Ellison Barksdale of 2811 Bellevue Ave. died yesterday at a local hospital. Funeral will be today at 4 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Wal lace T. Gentry officiating. She was born in Girard, Ga., lived in Augusta long, and was a member of the Women of First Christian Church. Surviving are two sons William I. Barksdale Jr. and H. Stacey Barksdale of Augusta and two sisters Mrs. Edward Scott of Beech Island and Mrs. C B McClamrock of Eatonton, Ga.
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Dorr
Caldwell McCoy
Graniteville
Whisenant
Aiken County
Graniteville Manufacturing Company
Highland Pines Baptist Church
Mary Parrish
Bath
Mae Scott
Aiken
Berline Walker
North Augusta
Ellen Author
Warrenville
Jean Bahlhorn
Gail Simpson
Carl E. Renew
Frank Duncan
Fresno
Calif
Charles Duncan
Everett Duncan
E.A. Duncan
Bill Whisenant
Ed Whisenant
Bob Whisenant
McBean
Bessie Booth
Augusta
William I
Ruth Ellison) Barksdale
Bellevue Ave
Magnolia Cemetery
Wallace T. Gentry
Barksdale
Girard, Ga
Women of First Christian Church
William I. Barksdale Jr
H. Stacey Barksdale
Edward Scott
Beech Island
C.B. McClamrock
Eatonton
Mrs Whisenant Dies at 79 in Aiken
Mrs Florence Whisenant, 79, of 3507 Trolley Line Road, Aiken, wife of William P. Whisenant, died yesterday at Aiken County Hospital. Services are set for tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Poseyville with Rev. Jerald officiating.
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Florence Renew
Duncan Whisenant
Aiken
William P. Whisenant
Aiken County Hospital
Posey’s Funeral Home Chapel
Graniteville
Jerald
Aiken Standard publication details and pricing
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes weekday afternoons except Saturday and Sunday from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801. The paper carries AP dispatches with exclusive reproduction rights for local news and AP wires. Pricing includes carrier rates and mail subscriptions.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Lightning Strikes Parkway Trees in Hitchcock Drive Area
A lightning strike yesterday damaged three pines in a parkway at Hitchcock Drive and Evans Road causing street damage. Public Safety Director J C Busbee said the street would be blocked off until repairs could be made.
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Hitchcock Drive
Evans Road
J.C. Busbee
Emil Watkin
Williams St
Greenwood firm wins study pact for Horse Creek cleanup
Davis and Floyd Engineers, Inc. of Greenwood was chosen by the Aiken County Delegation to complete a $40,000 state coordinated pollution study for Horse Creek Valley. The firm, one of three of 14 applicants, would lead surveys and design a consolidated waste treatment system, with a $5,000 county cost and completion by January 1 next year.
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Greenwood
Davis and Floyd Engineers, Inc
Aiken County
Horse Creek
Office of Planning
Horse Creek Valley
Clemson University
State Pollution Control Authority
Davis and Floyd
Aiken
Mozingo remembered as influential South Carolina legislator and trial lawyer
Spotlight on Spot Mozingo, veteran South Carolina lawmaker and famed civil trial attorney. Born 1913 in Darlington, he clashed with House leaders over education funding in 1962, later reconciled with Blatt. A Clemson and USC Law alum, he held university, banking, and raceway posts and advised on motor vehicle safety. He is survived by his wife and four children. funeral arrangements are pending.
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House
Mozingo
Blatt
South Carolina
Senate
Darlington
University of South Carolina
Winthrop College
Carolina Bank and Trust Co
Darlington International Raceway
National Motor Vehicle Safety Advisory Council
Voter Board Plans Final Community Registration Visits
Field registrars for the Board of Registration will visit Horse Creek Valley and eastern Aiken County communities this week before the October 7 registration deadline for the November election. Additional registration sessions follow next week with locations to be announced for Langley Jackson New Ellenton Beech Island and North Augusta. Registration then moves to the main Aiken office behind the courthouse annex.
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Board of Registration
Horse Creek Valley
Aiken County
Aiken
Sheriff's Department
Laurens Street
Park Avenue
Salley
Wagener
Graniteville
Magistrate’s Court
Warrenville
Methodist Church
Langley
Jackson
New Ellenton
Beech Island
North Augusta
Highway deaths rise in South Africa with over eight thousand killed
The Department of Statistics reports 8,392 people killed in 218,925 highway accidents last year up from 7,948 fatalities in 205,267 accidents the year before.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Department of Statistics
Delegation Debates Stockade Closure in Aiken County
Aiken County officials weigh whether to close the stockade amid calls for improved security. Delegation members including Sen. Gilbert McMillan and Cain favor careful study and interim safeguards. Rep. Julian Dunbar urged immediate closure and transfer of prisoners, while Mary Elizabeth Hewston organizes a Thursday public meeting at the Aiken Electric Co op building.
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Sion
Cain
Aiken County
Sen
Gilbert McMillan
Board of Commissioners
Michael Laughlin
Laughlin
Rep
Julian Dunbar
Dunbar
Wagoner Rd
Aiken High Leads National Merit Semifinalists in State
Aiken High School tops South Carolina with ten National Merit Scholarship semifinalists based on test scores. Porter-Gaud and St. Angela Academy follow with nine and five semifinals respectively. Nationwide, about 15,000 students compete for 3,000 scholarships to be awarded in spring 1973.
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Aiken High School
Aiken
David P. Bafford
Valerie A. Copley
John C. Cox
Owen Mason
Hugh B. Morris
Nancy 0. Mowry
Caryle A. Schles
Steven A. Skinner
Paul J. Swope
Dale A. Walsh
Porter-Gaud School
Charleston
St. Angela Academy
Rodney A. Beals
Mack S. Bonner Jr
Paul W. Durban
Teresa Howard
Marjorie E. Kemp
Community Groups Meet This Evening in Town
The Sertoma Club gathers at 6 30 p m at the Commercial Hotel. Lions Club meets at 7 30 p m at the Lions Hut. Crosland Park Civic Association at 7 30 p m at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse. Owens Corning Women at 8 p m at the Owens Corning Clubhouse. The food stamp office opens a branch 10 30 p m to 2 30 p m in the CEO Center New Ellenton. Aiken Business and Professional Women at 7 p m at the Commercial Hotel. The Carolina Squares teach dancing at the municipal auditorium at 8 p m.
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Sertoma Club
Commercial Hotel
Lions Club
Lions Hut
Crosland Park Civic Association
Senior Citizens
Crosland Park
Owens Corning
The
Food Stamp Office
CEO Center
New Ellenton
Aiken Business and Professional Women's Club
Carolina Squares
Municipal Auditorium
Sargeant Charged In Slaying Near Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach police say 23 year old Air Force sergeant has been charged with murder in the weekend slaying of Rosemary Cameron Wray 27 of Greensboro. Wray was found on the beach with multiple stab wounds around 10 p m Saturday.
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Myrtle Beach
Air Force
North Carolina
Rosemary Cameron Wray
Greensboro
Dorn addresses Augusta complex role in future VA hospital programs
Congressman Dorn, Augusta based, weighs how his role as Palmetto state delegation dean could shape South Carolina interests in the House. He plans to call delegation meetings upon return, noting past annual meetings in Columbia were blocked by early adjournment. He expects a mid October adjournment and 23 weeks to campaign for re election.
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Augusta
Palmetto State
Dorn
South Carolina
McMillan
Congress
Columbia
POWs Freed In Hanoi After Extended Captivity
American POWs released in Hanoi press ceremony and banquet at Hoa Binh Hotel. Families and officials express relief and gratitude while noting ongoing war end hopes. Survivors recount surprise release and humane treatment, as Nixon policy and peace debates frame the event.
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Southeast Asia
Hoa Binh
Elias
Schofield PTA Hosts Open House This Evening
The Schofield PTA invites parents to visit children’s rooms at 7 30 p m on the campus. Robert E Hanvey serves as Schofield PTA president.
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Schofield Pta
Robert E. Hanvey
The
South Africa Considers Ground Relay Station for Satellite Link
A post office spokesman said South Africa is studying a ground relay station to connect the country to the global satellite network. Currently external telecommunications depend on undersea cable and radio services.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Post Office
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Marylou Nixdorf
Mrs. Barksdale
Mrs. Whisenant
Parkway
Susan Abney
Edgefield Avenue
Esau Moore
Abney
John B. O'Neal
Alan Jenkins
Richland Avenue
Melba S. Bolt
William B. Cool
Rollingwood Road
Bolt
Ann M. Jacober
Whiskey Road
Sam McCain
Belvedere
Jeanette Garrison
Pine Grove Road
McCain
Garrison
John Blair
Gerald Baggents
Fairwood Avenue
Blair
Greenwood Firm
National Weather Service
MOAA
U.S. Dept. of Coma
Midwest
Northern Plains
Pacific Northwest
Northwest Plains
Northeast
Kalmia Mall
Belk Department Store
Kalmia
Franklin Howard
Belks
Mike Hatten
Sargeant
Gartley
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Indochina
Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Charles
Olga Charles
City Clerk’s
S.W
J. M. Hendrix, Jr
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