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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1985
Page
8
A humorous vignette contrasts Ohio memory with Sun Belt heat. The speaker describes moving south and losing the need to discuss weather. East coast neighbors defend their cold winters while desert heat is dismissed as dry and tolerable.
Erma Bombeck notes how heat ties together cities and sparks shared humor about bills and boiling water. The column mocks enduring summer, frozen pipes, and long TV news wraps while comparing northern and southern habits and the impracticalities of extreme weather.
Aiken branch of the AAUW hosts its 24th annual Books and Things Fair at the Aiken Municipal Building Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with books attic treasures a kiddie corner and baked goods.
A music program featuring Baroque and Renaissance works will be presented by Dr Jeffery King. The notice also mentions eye donor pledges drives by Lions Club and eye bank efforts, plus a Palmetto Girls State tea guiding selections for the program.
The Town and Country Club of Aiken sponsors its fifth annual Antique Show and Sale March 8 to 10 at the USC Aiken Student Activities Center. Hours are 6 30 to 9 30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $2 and may be bought from club members Plum Pud ding and Woodruff Drugs. Proceeds benefit the Town and Country Student Loan Fund and community projects. Contact Jan Cwalina or Nancy Posey for details.
The bookmobile routes run Tuesday through Friday with times at Bonnieview Mockingbird Toobee Community Woodward Montmorenci P.O. Couchton Woodland Drive Rocky Springs Store and other stops. Wednesday includes Crosland Park Graniteville shopping Green Acres Mobile Home and Jordan Community. Friday visits include Bamberg and Ehrhardt areas ending at Topps station.
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