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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1969
Page
4
Robert Brooks president of the local NAACP chapter will address the Unitarian Fellowship of Aiken at their Monday 10 30 am meeting The Youth Group convenes at 7 30 pm A Christmas program is planned for the December 21 10 30 am meeting and guests are welcome.
Mr and Mrs Ellis Cook stayed a day and night with Mrs Helen Harman and Miss Benita Harman of Westmount Drive on their way to San Antonio Texas where they plan to live after his recent Hartesville retirement.
The Women's Board of the Aiken County Heart Unit announces the Sixth Annual Heart Fund Benefit at St. John's United Methodist Church on Friday Feb 20. Luncheon at noon and dinner at 8 pm with Mrs William Simpson as chairwoman and Mrs Grady L McElmurray as co chair. Davisions fashions and store door prizes featured while over 400 attended last year's Owens Corning Clubhouse event.
Miss Patricia Marie Hall and Mr William Herbert Martin announce their engagement. Patricia Hall, a graduate of Aiken High School, works in Owens-Corning purchasing in Augusta. William Martin, a Baker High School and Auburn University alumnus, works for E I DuPont. The wedding is planned for January 10 at Trinity Methodist Church in Aiken.
A trio of reader queries covers marriage trials and meddling relatives. Readers discuss a past Empire State Building date, dinner guest boundaries, and a chaotic oven dishwashing mishap. Abby offers candid, practical guidance.
Friday, December 12, 1969, features the women’s page with society notes, club activities, fashion items, and upcoming events. Local residents, including prominent ladies and community organizers, are listed for the season’s gatherings and charitable drives.
The National Association of Furniture Manufacturers picks consumer panelists from young shoppers to choose under $100 gift items. Selected pieces include a modern stack chair with chrome or white finish and a low chit chat chair. both chairs offer compact storage and foam cushioned seats. Also included are hostess tables and a snap-on card table. A separate junior contest features four-year-old Jimmy Johnson winning a Future Business Leaders of America baby contest. Proceeds fund the Graniteville High commercial department.
Dr. R. B. Greenblatt of Augusta author of Search The Scriptures and endocrinologist will address the Aiken Psychic Research Group tonight at 8. Ken Kilbourne says the topic is Modern Medicine and Biblical Personages. Meeting in Bankers Trust Building Civic Room.
Mrs Emmett Gober hosts a luncheon for Mrs N E Pope of Verona NJ a former Sunday School teacher at St John s Methodist. A Christmas program The Music of Christmas is set for First Baptist Church with Handel selections led by Mrs Claude Anderson and including organ piano and oboe. Wagener hosts a Christmas Bazaar at the Baughman Building with decor by Wagener Garden Club. On Sunday luncheon honored South Carolina Welcome Wagon officers in Crosland Park and Greenville with guests from several states.
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