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Worst Fury of Storm Missed Aiken But Some Damage DoneAiken got a fairly stiff sideswipe of the hurricane that lashed the Keys and Florida coast over the weekend. The major fury oi the storm spent itself, however, in the swamps of coastal SouthCarolina.The tropical storm, its forcegreatly reduced after reaching a velocity of 143 miles per hour in roaring across the Florida Keys moved inland near the big Marine base at Parris Island and whipped due northward.The force of the storm was dissipated by midaftemoon as the center of the blow slowly edged its way north of Sumter and was said then to have been diminished in fury as it advanced.There was considerable damage done to the unpaved streets in Aiken by the heavy rains. While no trees were uprooted, limbs were blown to the streets and thestreet department of the city said yesterday that it would requireseveral weeks to get the streetsback in order.The Telephone Company reported that some twenty-five telephones in the city of Aiken were put out of commission by the storm and that there were 200 out in the territorv served bv thev Vcompany, Aiken, Edgefield, and Newberry counties. Long distance lines were damaged by the wind.The Power Company reported no trouble to their lines.The cotton and peanut crop, a large portion of which is still in the fields, was considerably, damaged, according to County AgentR. R. Mellette.The rainfall Sundav and Mon-%day as recorded by Frank McCoy at the local postoffice was 3.35 inches.
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Aiken Standard and Review
Aiken, South Carolina, US
Wed, Sep 19, 1945
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