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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1985
Page
17
A column recalls meeting Ottis Smokey Bailey, a yard man and street preacher in suburban Atlanta. He handed out Bibles daily, but was fired for giving away Bibles, leaving him jobless and living with relatives. The speaker reflects on helping others in case of need and the value of compassion.
On December 4 Chase's Calendar notes the 28th birthday of Chase's Annual Events with first edition copies delivered in Flint Michigan in 1957. It also marks Mission Santa Barbara anniversary dating to 1786 and the fourth structure on site after the 1812 earthquake. Lillian Russell's birthday notes her 1861 birth in Clinton Iowa and later fame in The Great Mogul before dying in 1922.
St Thaddeus Episcopal Church hosts its annual Charlotte Russe Party during the Tour of Homes this Saturday from 4 6 p.m. at 141 S Boundary Ave SE. Tickets include the tour and a Sunday afternoon musicale plus the dessert recipe booklets and a continuing church tradition dating back to the 1800s.
Hanukkah, the festival of lights, begins December 8 with one candle then adds a candle per night for eight nights. The article outlines menorah customs, festive cooking ideas, and several holiday recipes including potato pancakes with cheese sauce, a chocolate coconut cake, fruit and cream cheese pastries, tuna cucumber bites, and a zucchini cucumber variation.
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