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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1978
Page
6
A fragment of the Dear Abby column covers a bridesmaid dress dispute about who pays for ill fitting gowns, a Catholic curiosity on Immaculate Conception versus Virgin Birth, and advice on adjusting sleep habits for marriage. The tone mirrors a midcentury advice column addressing family, faith, and personal habits.
The bulletin lists service members from Aiken and surrounding areas. Steffeny Matthews advances to Air Traffic Controller third class at Norfolk while daughter and other locals serve at Moody GA Vandenberg Laughlin and USS Independence posts. Standly Dicks earns Sailor of the Month aboard USS Independence.
Pamela Ann Quattlebaum will wed James Rocky Fulmer on October 7 at Shiloh Baptist Church. Their families from Aiken announce the engagement with details on ancestry and schooling.
Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Harrison of Wagener announce the engagement of their daughter Pamela Sue to Joseph Dean McDougal. The couple plans a Oct 21 wedding at Selvern Baptist Church Wagener Pamela is a Wagener-Salley High School graduate employed by Salley Manufacturing Co McDougal is son of Mr and Mrs Jack McDougal of Aiken and grandson of Mr and Mrs Jack Harvey of Charlotte NC and Nora McDougal of Florence He is a graduate of Aiken High School and employed by Corning Fiberglas
The Aiken Standard acknowledges an error in Thursday’s edition where two brides-to-be were printed in the wrong order. The corrected pictures are reprinted here in their proper arrangement.
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