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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1986

Page

17

No Nurses Named Bob Please

A humorous railing against gender roles in jobs from a columnist. The piece lampoons male nurses, operators, flight attendants, and other professions, arguing some tasks should be sex specific while critiquing political correctness and calling for a pause to let heat dissipate. The author ends with a punchline about answering the door with friendship or enema.

Gladys Arnold’s Marvin Fred

Toy Collector Dan Graves Builds A Dense 200 Piece Archive

Dan Graves travels to flea markets and shows across the upper United States to assemble about 200 toys from the 1890s to the 1930s including Hess trucks and wind ups. He values durability and personal history, noting toys as good investments but cites detective work to identify makers as a frequent challenge.

Dan Graves Graves Pendleton Aiken Charlotte N.C. Fairgrounds United States

Collector Dan Graves Transforms Front Porch Into bygone Barbershop Gallery

Arkansas native Dan Graves curates a cluttered clubhouse filled with old barber chairs gas stoves posters and rusting tools. He started collecting at age ten inspired by Cracker Jack prizes and bubble gum machine treasures and enjoys the hunt and potential future value of his eclectic exhibits.

Dan Graves Graves Arkansas

North Augusta Actor Leads Outdoor Drama in Kenansville

Roger White a University of Montevallo student from North Augusta stars as Phenius Pickett in The Liberty Cart an outdoor drama at the Kenan Memorial Auditorium Kenansville North Carolina. The eleven season Duplin Outdoor Drama Society production runs July 11 through August 23 with performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 15 p.m. Gail Evans directs the cast of 22 professionals and 30 local performers while White also mans the set as master carpenter for Inherit the Wind.

Roger White North Augusta White University of Montevallo Alabama William R. Kenan Kenansville N.C Phenius Pickett North Carolina Duplin Outdoor Drama Society Randolph Amberger Pickett the Peddler Country South Carolina Tennessee Indiana Louisiana Southeastern Theatre Conference Kenan Amphitheatre Richmond Augusta Players WGUS Gail Evans Atlanta Pickett

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