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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1970
Page
3
End of February to mid March is prime time for planting roses and pruning established bushes. Prepare beds with good drainage, bone meal, and humus, plant 18 inches apart, dig 15 to 18 inch deep, and mulch. prune established canes to live buds, apply Tree-Kote, start organic feeding two weeks after pruning, and monitor for black spot mildew and pests.
The article notes a shortage of new sewing talent across garment factories and shops. It describes the Skills Center program retraining unskilled workers for power sewing and dressmaking in over 100 cities. Starting pay is about $2.85 an hour, with potential annual earnings of $8,000 to $10,000 at top department stores like Nieman Marcus and Marshall Field's.
The article notes a long shift in American eating habits due to processing and preservation. It cites a 200 pound per person drop in annual consumption over 50 years and a 400 daily calorie decrease, with more meat and fish and fewer starches. It attributes these changes to diet and lifestyle, including less physical activity.
The W S C S of Charles Wesley Methodist Church met with Mrs. B L Connelly on Lawson Road. Ten members attended with Mrs. Amos Hudson as president. The program The Ministry of Women was presented by Mrs. William Wood. Dean Reese, Montmorenci, recently stationed at Ft. Jackson, left Aiken for Vietnam. Mrs. Alice Mack of Charlotte visited Mrs. L W Carter on Seminole Street.
From March 2026 the Queen Anna Maria will host a Bermuda rock cruise for adults 18 and over. Groups include Catfish Buffalongo Love Cry Want Cherry Family Mustard Family Tractor and Moondog to compose onboard music. Richard Groff of Love Promotions Inc. organized the trip seeking Woodstock style escape without the mud.
Weekly school meals list for Monday through Friday including milk and assorted entrees such as glazed ham loaf pizza hot dogs and tuna wiggle with sides like candied yams beans greens vegetables and fruit desserts. The plan specifies bread butter and standard beverages.
A simple rib sticking bisque recipe uses clam chowder, milk and cream blended to smoothness. Parsley salt and pepper fold in for flavor before heating to serving temperature.
A reader denounces Dear Abby for printing sensitive letters while another praises the column for helping raise children. A parent notes how discussions in the column aided explaining divorce to a 4 year old and highlights topics like unwed mothers and homosexuality.
Leslie Uggams notes her mixed Cherokee and Seminole ancestry and explains her name is believed to come from an Indian word meaning a sweet one amid her television variety show season chatter.
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