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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1971
Page
6
Shirley O Neill and Doreen Dixon lead 42 guild members preparing for a public reception Sunday April 18 from 3 to 5 p m in the Heritage Room at Farmers and Merchants Bank.
The Pilot Club of Aiken hosted a dinner at the Commercial Hotel on April 8 with Mrs. Davis Ross as safety chairman introducing speaker Miss Karen Olsen. Olsen, an Aiken High graduate and Furman alumna, spoke on Defensive Driving and accident prevention. Fifteen Aiken Pilots will attend the Pilot International Convention at Clemson April 16 18 with Margaret Ross Sadie Watson presiding.
The Henry Middleton Chapter of NSDAR will be represented by Mrs. Marion H. Smoak at the 80th Continental Congress in Washington. The meeting opens with a memorial service on Sunday April 18 and includes a South Carolina luncheon on Tuesday April 20.
William A. Beasley Clemson Extension agent will address Crosland Park Garden Club on April 14 at 2 p.m. He will cover lawn care including planting trimming and weed control. The club will elect new officers at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse.
Mrs Victor Montengohl will host the P.E.O. Sisterhood gathering at her home Wednesday night at 8 o clock. Mrs Orville Kelley assists with arrangements and Mrs Charles Thorngate will present the program.
A reader living with an unwed partner asks how to handle two children and ongoing absence. Abby suggests recognizing the decision to stay is strong. Other letters discuss prom dating pressure, and a Hamilton Ohio teacher assigning father writings, noting some children have no fathers.
The Sunshine Garden Club met on April 6 at Mrs Cecil Berry's home on Burgundy Road. Officers for the coming year were elected: Mrs G N Shirley president, Mrs W R R Garrett vice president, Mrs C H Marvin secretary, Mrs T Gibbs treasurer. Members toured Dr H G Mealing's greenhouses in North Augusta and learned about orchid cultivation. Dr and Mrs Mealing shared many rare orchid varieties and gave each member a variegated ivy cutting. Installation for club officers is set for Saturday May 1 at the Commercial Hotel with hostesses Mrs Tommy Gibbs and Mrs Cecil Lawrence.
Mrs. Charles Ernest Lefort joins twenty five provisional Junior League members in Raleigh at a spring luncheon. Readers seek genealogical data on the Aiken family and report former Aiken residents moving to Weston Connecticut. Art professor Jon Formo’s sculpture exhibits at the University of South Carolina Aiken campus run April 14. Homes tours planned in Barnwell Blackville Williston on April 14 16 17 and Washington Georgia on April 16 18 with guided hours.
Seven year old Sonya Dixon won the New Ellenton Wildwood Garden and Civic Club 7th annual talent show for her rendition of Hey Look Me Over. Division winners included Chris Heath Donna Grant Lee Van Archie Harden and more across age groups. Judges were Albert J. Maddox Jr. and Dan Magness families noted Dixon as daughter of D. R. Dixson.
The Aiken Augusta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta presents the 1971 Jabberwock at 8 p.m. Friday in the Augusta College Fine Arts Building. Theme is The Age of Aquarius and proceeds benefit the chapter scholarship fund. Contestants include Harriett Allen Wanda McIntyre Margaret Dorsey Lynette Thacker DeAnna Bryant Cheryll Cordon Rachelle Jamerson Monica Y. Herdon Lalita Y. Ashley Tangy Morgan Dina Page Valeriette Casey.
Miss Karen Andrea Olsen and James Allen Edwards were united in marriage April 10 at First Baptist Church in Aiken. Officiants were Rev. Thomas O Neal and Dr. L D Johnson. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Olsen of Aiken. groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Edwards of Society Hill. The ceremony featured organza gown with lace appliques, daisies and pink roses, and a Camelot lace veil. A reception followed at the Olsen home. The couple plans residence in Jacksonville Florida.
Miss Laura Dawn Bass daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard James Bass announces engagement to James William Carr of Columbia South Carolina son of Dr William S Carr of Aiken and Mrs Howard Jones of New Smyrna Beach Fla. The couple plans to marry July 10 at 2 pm in the First Presbyterian Church Aiken.
The Aiken Standard reports Deborah Lee Collins married Thomas Kobezak in a ceremony yesterday at St. Mary Help of Christian Church in Aiken. A previous version misnamed the groom as Kobenzak and stated the wedding occurred in Charleston. The newspaper regrets the error.
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra commissions a study on stress affecting musicians health performance and mental well being. The project aims to identify strains influencing well being and work quality within the orchestra.
Miss Melinda Anne Gentry and Ricky William Byrne become engaged. Melinda is a graduate of Aiken High School and Boe n's Business University and works at Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan. Ricky is a graduate of Aiken High School, attended Truett McConnell and Georgia Southern, and manages House of Suits Inc. The couple will wed June 12 at Millbrook Baptist Church.
Miss Brenda Faye Baker engaged to Thomas Edward Sims Jr. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baker of New Ellenton. Sims is son of Mrs. Ola B. Sims of Langley and T. E. Sims of Aiken. Brenda attends Aiken High School and Aiken Tech. Sims, a 1968 LBC High School graduate, works at Life and Casualty in Aiken. Wedding planned June 5 at St. Pauls Methodist Church New Ellenton.
Mr and Mrs W F Robinson announce the engagement of their daughter Shannon Marietta to Richard Glen McCoy son of Mr and Mrs F G McCoy of New Ellenton. Shannon attended Aiken High and Aiken School of Beauty Culture. The wedding is set for June 25 at 7 p.m. in Corinth Baptist Church New Ellenton.
Ruby Lee Cumbee and Emanuel S. Day announced their marriage. The double ring ceremony took place in Edgefield South Carolina on April 3. The couple now resides in Augusta Georgia.
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