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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1969
Page
5
A reader asks Abby for help after job loss and weight stigma and another asks about a spouse in a group therapy setting. Abby advises self care, therapy guidance, and warns against charity for the obese, urging medical evaluation and support groups.
Amid planned Tricentennial celebrations, the American Association of University Women sponsors a children's creative writing contest across Aiken County schools. Entries due January 21, 1970, may be prose, poetry, song, or anecdotes about Aiken County history with winners displayed at the exhibit.
Miss Davis and Mr. Redd are engaged. Alice Sue Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davis, will wed Eugene Osborne Redd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Redd of Wagoner. The couple brings ties to families in Sylvania Vidette Wagener and Wagener. plans include future life together.
Gertrude Herbert Memorial Institute of Art announces a schedule of day and evening courses for adults and children starting January. Monday and Friday morning sessions cover drawing and mixed media with instructors Jay Gage and Mrs. Freeman Schoolcraft. Evening courses teach life drawing still life and painting with instructor Mrs. Jean Pollack. Children attend daytime classes only. Registration at 506 Telfair St Augusta or call 722-5495.
Area Club Activities lists a Wagoner road meeting at 9 45 a m with luncheon hostesses Vangie Co francesco Jeanette Starks Helen Burckhalter and others. Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club holds its Christmas party tomorrow at 7 p m in Knights of Columbus Hall with snacks. last week’s winners are named. Miss Mary R Dana VA Hospital Augusta will speak to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 26 at 8 p m at 3426 Summit Drive with co host Mrs Ralph Dyer. items for the Emergency Shelf of Charleston V A Hospital requested. Fifth District Daughters of America Past Councilors Club met at Mrs James M Ansley’s home. new officers elected and next meeting set for January in Graniteville. A closing note on early childhood cross eyes notes treatment can restore vision if begun promptly.
London reports a new breed called the Sykes Brown weighing five pounds and colored dark chocolate. Researchers claim it is genetically unable to lay white eggs, marking a notable poultry milestone.
A food shopping guide notes rice as an ancient staple with growing home use due to good flavor and low cost per serving. It highlights matching rice type to intended use with short or medium grain rices suited for puddings croquettes and rice rings.
Readers are urged to try Dr Scholl's Air Pillow Shoes for sore feet caused by work, dancing or long walks. The ad promises comfort and a livelier step, suggesting these shoes as a solution to foot fatigue.
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