Michelangelo Homosexual Rumor Debate Reignites
Dear Abby letters recount claims about Michelangelo and a blackmailer. Irving Stone and Italian authorities dispute the allegation, noting no evidence from Florence or Rome supports homosexuality. Aretino’s slander is blamed for persistent rumors. Oysters myth ends with a playful verdict and a ten dollar wager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Michelangelo
Pietro Aretino
Aretino
Irving Stone
Stone
Clara Stuart
Jean
Italy
Florence
Rome
Aiken Observes Professional Secretaries Week Local Events
The Aiken Chapter of Professional Secretaries International marks the week with a series of events. Flo Bagwell and Carolyn Burdette announce activities including a banquet for bosses, a 1981 Secretary of the Year selection by Carol Hamilton, and a scholarship recipient.
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Aiken
Professional Secretaries International
National Secretaries Association
Flo Bagwell
Carolyn Burdette
Porns Gael
Carol Hamilton
Education- Cps
Shannon’s
Holley Inn
Future Secretaries Association
S.C
FSA
Aiken High School
Wade Brown Wade and Stephen Brown Tie Local Nuptials
Elizabeth Marie Wade and Stephen LeRoy Brown wed at St. John's Methodist Church Chapel in Aiken with Rev. Robert E. James and Rev. John W. Hipp officiating. The bride’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barry Wade. groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Austin LeRoy Brown Jr. The ceremony featured matron of honor Cindy Stringfield West and best man the groom’s father, with groomsmen John Barry Wade and Stanley Jerome Brown. The couple plans a Hilton Head Island honeymoon and will reside in Graniteville. Elizabeth is a 1980 Aiken High School graduate employed by Selman Electric. Stephen is a 1980 Graniteville Company graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Marie Wade
Stephen LeRoy Brown
St. John’s Methodist Church
Aiken
Robert E. James
John W. Hipp
Charles Barry Wade
Austin LeRoy Brown Jr
Cindy Stringfield West
Warrenville
John Barry Wade
Stanley Jerome Brown
Jennifer Diane Brown
Hilton Head Island
Graniteville
Sandra Bennett Etherington and William Tucker Married in Aiken
Sandra Bennett Etherington and William Handley Tucker wed Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Aiken. Officiant Rev. Dr. Robert Smith, father of the bride gave her in marriage. Reception followed at the Green Boundary Club. Bride from Upper Montclair New Jersey. groom from Chrisman New Jersey.
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Sandra Bennett Etherington
William Handley Tucker
First Presbyterian Church
Aiken
Robert Smith
Roger B. Etherington
Upper Montclair
N.J
Walter Tucker Jr
Chrisman
Paul E. Bernardo
Granville
N.Y
Caryn D. Etherington
Middlebury
T. Bradley Tucker
Andrew
Ranke-Wright Susan Clara Wright and Joseph Adams Ranke Wed
Susan Clara Wright and Joseph Adams Ranke married Saturday at Redds Branch Baptist Church in Aiken officiated by Rev. Charles Still with Rev. John Culp assisting. The bride, given by her father, is from Aiken and the groom is a son of Mrs. Esther Ranke and the late Mr. Robert Ranke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Clara Wright
Joseph Adams Ranke
Redds Branch Baptist Church
Aiken
Charles
John Culp
Matthew Wright
Esther Ranke
Robert Ranke
Barbara Goff
Summit
Gayle Wright
Robert E. Ranke
AAUW Joins Groups to Form Friends of the Family Program
The American Association of University Women joins DISCUS ECS and HHS Office for Families to create Friends of the Family a campaign to improve parenting skills. Mary Grefe leads the national effort and a free catalog 50 Ways to be a Better Parent is offered by mail.
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American Association of University Women
Friends of the Family
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Discus
Education Commission of the States
ECS
United States Department of Health and Human Services
HHS
Office For
Mary Grefe
The
Office For Families, An
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
P.O
Washington, D.C
Hentz Hill Georgia Couple Wed at Wesley Chapel Beech Island
Elizabeth Hill and William Henry Hentz married Saturday at Wesley Chapel Beech Island officiated by Rev James H Williams. Bride given by father, reception at Rathwood Hall, trip to Bermuda, residence in Aiken. Bride teaches first grade at Johnston Primary. groom works for W H Hentz and Son Pulpwood Dealers.
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Georgia
Elizabeth Hill
William Henry Hentz
Wesley Chapel
Beech Island
James H. Williams
Fred Cannon Hill
William Shealy Hentz
Newberry
Cynthia Moseley
Aiken
Deborah Davis
Charleston
Jackie Lewenthal
Atlanta
Jim Hentz
Brian Dipner
Chappell
Rathwood Hall
Bermuda
North
Augusta High School
USC Aiken
Johnston Primary
Newberry High School
W.H. Hentz and Son
Deborah Rhoden and Billy Boyd Wed in Warrenville
Deborah Rhoden and Billy Boyd married Friday at the Warrenville Church of God with Rev. Olin Martin and Rev. A G Thompson officiating. The couple plans a Warrenville wedding trip and will reside in Warrenville. the bride works at Gurley’s Supermarket and the groom at BiLo in Clearwater.
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Deborah Rhoden
Billy Boyd
Warrenville Church
Donna Rhoden
Bride
Warrenville
Lyn Jordan
Graniteville
Gurley’s Supermarket
BiLo
Clearwater
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Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Clara
Viola
Randy
Milwaukie
Obe
Aiken Recreation Department
Virginia Acres Park
Charles O. Warner
Aiken County
Aiken Electric Co-op
Fine Arts
Stravinsky
Francis T. Borkowski
Usc-Aiken
Aiken Technical College
Joyce Ross
Christian Women’s Club
Houndslake Country Club
Jackie Clinton
Bobby Kelly
Richard Furshour
Roger Chastain
Knights of Columbus
Spanding Drive
Brown
Wade
Selman Electri Co
Graniteville Company
Mrs. Brown Elizabeth Marie Wade
Tucker
Etherington
M. Tucker
R. Barrie Etherington
Rutland
Donald E. Ruff
Paris, Ill
James M. Geddes
Robert F. Sharpe Jr
Lewisville
N.C
John F. Easton
Green Boundary Club
Bennett College
Millbrook
Ranke-Wright
Westminster
Donnie Gainey
Alex Henderson
Clinton
John Pittman
Lumberton
Carmen Goff
North Georgia Mountains
Aiken Community Hospital
Pembroke State University
North Carolina
Talmadge Memorial Hospital
Aauw
Coon Aan Capping University
Tekway
Aiken South Carolina
Telaphone
Hentz Hill
Mrs. Hentz
Georgia Elizabeth Hill
Boyd- Rhoden
Wayne Rhoden
Stanley Rutland
Edgefield
Boyd Kneece
Deborah Ann Boyd
Mrs
Boyd Deborah Rhoden
Lista
Pendleton
Spaulding
Jacknemng
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Richland Ave
NYLON
Saxony
Moore
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