Archive By Section - Yesteryear
Yesteryear -- Jan. 5, 2011
35 YEARS AGO -- Jan. 2-7, 1976 Photo cutline -- Improving Reading Skills -- Gloria Kenney, a certified Laubach Literacy tutor, helps foreign – born Grace Truesdell improve her reading skills. A Laubach 10-hour workshop will be held at the Kershaw County Vocational Center on January 20, 22, 27, and 29. Photo cutline -- Giving Number 88 -- Nurse Linda Campbell prepares George Sheheen of Camden for the extraction of another ...
Yesteryear -- Dec. 29, 2010
39 YEARS AGO -- Dec. 27-31, 1971 Photo cutline -- New Plant -- Camden Concrete Company's new plant on Wylie Street Extension, next to the railroad, is nearing completion, and ready-mixed concrete is already being trucked from the plant. The new plant represents an investment of more than $100,000, said Kirby Tupper, president. Photo cutline -- Style in Columbia -- Mrs. Ruby Hornsby and Mrs. Kitty Mooneyhan were invited as guest artists ...
Yesteryear -- Dec. 22, 2010
Photo cutline -- West cited by West Germany -- Knight Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany was conferred upon former Governor John C. West last night by Consul General Dr. Ernst Ingendaay of West Germany. The award was presented "in recognition of your valuable contribution to the strengthening of friendly relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the U.S.A." Dr. Ingendaay declared that, during the West administration, ...
Yesteryear -- Dec. 15, 2010
29 YEARS AGO -- Dec. 14-18, 1981 Photo cutline -- Charlie Williams, state superintendent of education, presents Mary Ann Blaskowitz with the honors plaque from the council of chief state school officers for being chosen 1982 South Carolina Teacher of the Year. Looking on are her sister Joan, her grandfather, Oscar Smyrl, and her minister, Dr. Herbert Garrett. Photo cutline -- Colen Adair has started a Christmas tree farm at his home ...
Yesteryear -- Dec. 8, 2010
20 YEARS AGO -- Dec. 5-10, 1990 Photo cutline -- West Wateree Rotary Club members were among the Adopt-A-Highway litter control volunteers that picked up roadside trash last month. In addition to performing a community service, it paid off for one volunteer who found a $20 bill among aluminum cans, empty fast food containers and cigarette butts. Photo cutline -- Green thumb -- King Haiglar Garden Club member Gail West, her 2-year-old ...
Yesteryear -- Nov. 28, 1979
31 YEARS AGO -- Nov. 28, 1979 Photo cutline -- Charles Miller, a senior Army ROTC cadet at Camden High School leads fellow ROTC cadets during the Christmas parade held Monday in Camden. Miller and other participants paraded before a large crowd which viewed the parade in sunny weather. Photo cutline -- Nurses Joyce Watkins and Joan Ella Ives are seldom surprised by what they encounter at the Health Department. Photo ...
Yesteryear -- Nov. 24, 2010
24 YEARS AGO -- Nov. 21-26, 1986 Photo cutline -- Smoke Detectors have long played a vital role in saving lives, and the state and county are combining to help spread their use. Here, Sandra Vann Senn of the S. C. State Fire Marshal's Office, presents the first of 46 smoke detectors from her office to Kershaw County Fire Marshall Gary Elliot and REACT president Bob Mays. The smoke detectors will be distributed ...
Yesteryear -- Nov. 17, 2010
35 YEARS AGO -- Nov. 14-19, 1975 Photo cutline -- Don't Drive Drunk -- The South Carolina Alcohol Safety Action Program's (ASAP) mobile breathalyzer van will be at the Colonial Cup on 11-15 to conduct free and non-binding breathalyzer demonstrations for the public. The van will be parked in front of Paddock on Saturday from 11 to 5. According to Bill Higgins, director of the Kershaw County Commission on Alcohol and Drug, the van ...
Yesteryear -- Nov. 10, 2010
37 YEARS AGO -- Nov. 7-12, 1973 Photo cutline -- Costumed Adults -- Not to be outdone by the students, these adults dressed in costumes for Lugoff Elementary's Carnival. From left, Miss Catherine Watson, Miss Barbara Bennett, Mrs. Minnie Payne, and Mrs. Virginia Collins. Photo cutline – Most Original – This honor went to Jeff Robertson, a fifth grade student, at Lugoff Elementary's Halloween Carnival. Photo cutline – A Beautiful Wreath! ...
Yesteryear -- Nov. 3, 2010
27 YEARS AGO -- Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 1983 Photo cutline -- Horse business -- Col. L.E. Meckstroth of Camden met recently with Les Tindal, South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, to celebrate the publication of the S.C. Horse Council horse directory. Also on hand were council president Jim Fisher, and directory chairman Bettylou Terry. Photo cutline -- Welcoming reception -- Several hundred Camdenites gathered at a reception welcoming ...
Yesteryear -- Oct. 27, 2010
39 YEARS AGO -- Oct. 25-29, 1971 Photo cutline -- Receiving Letters of Commendation for high performance on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test are Camden High School students Diane C. Henderson, William L. (Dubby) Jackson, and William McCreight. Photo cutline -- Punt-Pass-Kick Winners -- 18 young athletes won trophies in the local Punt-Pass-Kick contest sponsored by Redfearn Ford Company of Camden. Winners are Francis E. Pfohl, Jr.; Beckwith ...
Yesteryear for Oct. 13, 2010
25 YEARS AGO -- Oct. 11-16, 1985 Photo cutline -- Troy Jordan is one of several newcomers who Dennis Metz is counting on to help the Lugoff-Elgin cross country team in the state meet. Jordan recorded a personal best time of 18:22 for the 3.1 mile Fort Jackson course on Wednesday. Photo cutline -- Landy Greene takes the ball for a run in last week's junior varsity ...
43 Years Ago - Oct. 4-9, 1967
Photo cutline -- Legion's DSA Recipients -- Mrs. Marion DuPont Scott and Richard W. Lloyd were awarded the local American Legion's Distinguished Service Award for 1966-67 and 1967-68, respectively, in ceremonies at the Post 17 home Monday evening. Pictured are Raymond Woolfe, who accepted for Mrs. Scott; Legion Commander Grainger Kornegay; Henry Savage, who make the presentations; and Mr. Lloyd.
Yesteryear for Sept. 29, 2010
Photo cutline -- Wilson Mills of Camden laughs with Johnny Crowell, one of aviation's great early pioneers, during a luncheon Saturday at the Holiday Inn. Crowell was here for a meeting of the OX-5 Pioneers, a group made up primarily of men who were active in the early days of aviation. Crowell, 85, presented Mills with a plaque "in recognition of his outstanding achievements in advancing aviation and for his assistance and friendship for ...
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Yesteryear - June 19, 2013
Old CHS Announcement Jogs Memories of Class of 1920
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