Augusta engineer Henry Pardue dies in local hospital
Henry Carl ton Pardue of 2420 Washington Road died Thursday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Platt's Funeral Home. Pardue, a native of South Carolina, had lived in Augusta since 1931 and was a retired engineer for the Atlantic Company. He belonged to Peace Haven Baptist Church and is survived by his widow Lillian, two daughters from Augusta and Martinez, his mother Mary Pardue, three sisters in Augusta Westminster and Raleigh, two brothers in North Augusta and Florence, and two sons with 12 grandchildren.
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Augusta
Henry Carlton Pardue
Washington Road
Platt
South Carolina
The
Atlantic Company
Peace Haven Baptist Church
Lillian Salley Pardue
Geraldine Vowell
Genevieve Thurmond
Martinez
Mary H
Frank E. Grant Sr. Dies. Services Pending
Frank E. Grant Sr. of 1532 Aiken Ave. died Thursday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home. A native of Aiken County he belonged to Second Providence Baptist Church. Survived by widow Susianna. daughters Addie Jackson and Geraldine Mays of North Augusta. son Frank E. Grant Jr. of Augusta. brothers Sammie James of New Jersey and Henry Grant of North Augusta.
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Frank E. Grant Sr
Aiken Ave
Peoples Funeral Home
Aiken County
Second Providence Baptist Church
Susianna Grant
Addie Jackson
Geraldine Mays
North Augusta
Frank E. Grant Jr
Augusta
Sammie James
New Jersey
Henry Grant
Aiken Man L L Boylston Sr Dies at 81
L L Boylston Sr 81 of Aiken died yesterday at a local nursing home after a long illness. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Millbrook Baptist Church with Rev W James Rivers officiating. He was a native of Aiken County, son of Brooks J and Ida Houser Boylston, member of Millbrook Baptist Church, a retired fuel distributor and life member of Augusta Lodge No 205, Order of the Elks.
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L.L. Boylston
Aiken
Millbrook Baptist Church
W. James Rivers
Boylston
Aiken County
Brooks J
Ida Houser Boyston
Augusta Lodge No
Order of the Elks
Obituary of Gadsen W. Tuten of Varnville
Gadsen Wattie Tuten 68 died Wednesday at his residence. A retired farmer and member of First Baptist Church Varnville, he was a Hampton County native. Survived by wife Mamie Lane Tuten and seven children including G Wattie Tuten of Greenville and Patricia T. Warren of Heidelberg Germany, with services by Peebles-Holland Funeral Home Hamp ton DC.
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Varnville
Gadsden
Wattie Tuten
Peebles - Holland
Hampton
D.C
Hampton County
Tuten
First Baptist Church
Mamie Lane Tuten
G. Wattie Tuten
Greenville
Lee Edward Tuten
Belvedere
Charles
Obituary for Mrs Dock Blocker of Aiken
Jessie Blocker 75 of 617 Carver Terrace N E Aiken died Thursday in Aiken County Hospital. Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken. She was born in Saluda County and belonged to Ocean Grove Baptist Church. Survived by widower one daughter Eloise Adams Manhasset NY two sons Clinton Blocker Raymond Blocker Aiken one sister Rena Mackey Jamaica NY and one brother Robert Wiggins Aiken.
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Dock
Jessie) Blocker
Carver Terrace
N.E. Aiken
Aiken County
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Saluda County
Ocean Grove
Ray Green funeral services in Warrenville set
Funeral services for Ray Carol Green of Warrenville who died Wednesday in a Charleston VA hospital will be held today at 5 p.m. at Congregational Holiness Church with the Rev. Dennis Phillips and Lillie Mathews officiating. Burial will be in Warrenville Cemetery.
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Warrenville
Ray Carol Green
Charleston VA
Congregational Holiness Church
Dennis Phillips
Lillie Mathews
Warrenville Cemetery
Belvedere killing probe intensivens with Jerrell update
Sheriff Paul Grant denied a Columbia report that Gary Jerrell 15 asked for milk and cookies after the Belvedere shooting. Jerrell has a tracheotomy and cannot speak yet, while Grant says he has questioned over 300 people and may travel to additional states to gather clues and pursue the case.
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Gary Jerrell
North Augusta
Belvedere
Paul Grant
Grant
Columbia
Jerrell
Augusta
Julie Widgeon
Georgia
Civil War Cost Estimated at Billions for Union and Confederacy
The Civil War is estimated to have cost the Union more than 6 billion dollars and the Confederacy about 3 billion.
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Union
Confederacy
Escapees From Aiken Stockade Face Preliminary Hearing
Two of four escapees from the Aiken County Stockade were bound over to general sessions after a 2:30 p.m. preliminary hearing before Magistrate Glenn Holley. Eddie Newsome, 23, and Charles L. Lewis, 21, were charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and attempted rape in an attack on an Aiken woman. The escape occurred June 9 and their attorney was George Anderson. A hearing for the remaining two has not yet occurred.
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Aiken County Stockade
Aiken
Glenn Holley
General Sessions Court
Carroll Heath
Eddie Newsome
Charles L. Lewis
Stockade
George Anderson
Price Opposes Stockade Operations in Reform Push
Mrs. Price criticizes county stockade costs and maintenance figures, alleging the supply bill hides over $175 000 in miscellaneous expenses and calling for an audit of the supervisor’s books. She pledges continued reform efforts or the stockade’s closure.
Missionary C Stan Maughlin to Speak at St Johns UMC
United Methodist lay missionary C Stanley Maughlin, with 13 years in Zaire as teacher, director, youth worker and builder, will speak at St. Johns United Methodist Church. He will address the women at 10 a.m. and then the congregation at a covered dish supper at 6 30 p.m.
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C. Stanley Maughlin
United Methodist
Zaire
The
Congo
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Maughlin
Aiken Club Meetings and Calendar Highlights Tonight
Community events include the Senior Citizens Club gathering at 7 30 p m at Crosland Park Clubhouse. Tomorrow the Aiken County Museum opens 3 to 5 p m. Sunday through Monday several groups convene at venues like the Commercial Hotel and Holiday Inn with schedules for Kiwanis Rotary and city council.
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Senior Citizens Club
Senior Citizens
Crosland Park
Aiken Rotary Club
Commercial Hotel
Aiken Food Stamp Office
Catholic Center
Gloverville
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Holiday Inn
Aiken
National Secretaries Association
Council
Democratic clash over county government reform and voting machinery
Aiken County Democrats attack the delegation over delays in a county home rule bill and call for a central accounting office. Irene Rudnick accuses Republicans of egg on their face and criticizes cost and bidding for new voting machines. She warns the reform measures could shift county officers from elective to appointive.
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Harte
U.S. Justice Department
Aiken County
Justice Department
Aiken
Irene Rudnick
House
Rudnick
Republican Department of Justice
Aiken stockade meeting on reform and education
County discussion urged minimum security improvements and corrective education at the stockade compound. Proposals cover alcohol bans, trained drivers, convoy routes, punished escapes, basic literacy, county project work, and public reporting to inform residents of progress.
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Columbia
Aiken County
Candidates oppose judicial reform in mixed county rallies
House candidates urged voters to reject the November reform question after Mrs. Rudnick spoke. Marion McGowan criticized appointive county offices and recalled magistrates as elected officials. Larry Sauls and W. E. Derrick echoed disapproval while Rep. Marshall Cain defended the need for federal state and county aid for a water system. Cain challenged Sauls to reveal tax impacts. In Langley, Jimmy Martin denied voter registration books kept at his Lexington real estate office, calling the charges asinine.
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House
Rudnick
Marion McGowan
Larry Sauls
W.E. Derrick
Sauls
Marshall Cain
Horse Creek Valley
Cain
Horse Creek
Saul
Aiken County
Laula
Langley
Jimmy Martin
Martin
John Land Johnson
Lexington
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Ray Green
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County Stockade Meeting
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Clyde Metts
S.C. Department of Corrections
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Alston Wilkes Society
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Aiken - Edgefield Industrial Educational Center
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Sea Aye
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Church Directory
Baptist First Baptist Church
Aiken Corner
Richland and
York Streets
Robert L. Cate
Pine Log Road
Shiloh Baptist Church
Hwy
Daniel E. Johnston
Town Creek
Pine Log
Silver Bluff
Gem Lakes Estates
Fred L. Lowery
Church of Christ
South
Douglass Gunselman
First Church of God
Fred D. Woodham
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
5.C
Apostolic Faith
Otto Meadows
Lutheran Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Whiskey Rd
Hitchcock
Robert Haupt Jr
St. Paul’s Lutheran Laurens
Abbeville
John McCullough
South Aikien Pentecostal Holiness
South Rev. W.E
South Aikien Presbyterian
Whiskey Road
Mitchell Center
G. Dana Waters
Church of God
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J.D. Warren
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Ladies Home League
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First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Newberry Street
Hayne Avenue
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