Aiken Welcomes International Visitors Amid Winter Snow
The Tea Leaves notes an unusual South Carolina winter with visiting guests from Rhodesia and Japan, plus Miss Beverly Flower from Amherst on exchange. Local families, the Springers and Woodwards, host and settle in Aiken while Woodbine leads a makeshift ski week and the town anticipates March races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
South Carolina
Paul Springer
Beverly Flower
Amherst
Mass
University of Massachusetts
England
Keele University
Miss Flower
Kenneth Flower
Rhodesia
Flowers
Springers
Mr. Springer
Miss Flowers
United States
Woodbine Drive
Jim Hill
Woodbine
Miss Reynolds and Mr Dixon United in Foreman Church
Miss Patricia Gail Reynolds of Aiken and Mr Gary Ross Dixon wed December 17 in Foreman Memorial Baptist Church with Rev David L Cobb officiating. The bride's family and local friends attended a reception in the church social hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ellenton
Patricia Gail Reynolds
Aiken
Gary Ross Dixon
David L. Cobb
Foreman Memorial Baptist Church
Ernest Shaw Reynolds Jr
Davis Ross Dixon
Aason Bledsoe
Marion
N.C
James Purvis
Sonya Dixon
Kim Bledsoe
Tabatha Sparks
Gardener’s Almanac Offers Poinsettia Care and Garden News
The piece explains how to store poinsettias after their peak, recommending 40 to 60 degrees and a drying period through April, then repotting with manure compost and leaf mold. It also notes maple shade, camellia shows under glass, and new plant introductions like a dwarf crape myrtle and compact nandina, plus pruning and summering tips.
A Pistol-Packing Woman Joins Los Angeles Harbor Patrol
Joellen Natow becomes the first female deputy port warden at a major U S harbor serving in Los Angeles. She inspects cargos for safety, handles theft complaints, teaches self defense, and works with the Coast Guard to curb illicit trafficking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Joellen Natow
Ling
Natow
Harbor Patrol
Coast Guard
Scott
Todd
Har
Bor
Pat Grutsch
Abby Readers Debate Including Children at Weddings
Letters urge including children at wedding receptions to teach family unity and values. One writer argues cookies and punch keep costs down while allowing families to celebrate together. A second reader shares humorous travel anecdote about large families and questions.
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Abby
Mary K. Berg
Miss Cavanaugh Weds Larry Hudson in North Aiken Church
Miss Letitia Kay Cavanaugh married Larry Wayne Hudson Jr. at North Aiken Baptist Church on December 24 in a ceremony led by Rev. A K Carter. The bride, daughter of Frederick B Cavanaugh, wore a lace gown with a cathedral train and carried butterfly orchids and sweet heart roses. The couple planned a Disney World honeymoon before the bride joins her husband at his Air Force duty station in Weisbaden Germany.
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Letitia Kay Cavanaugh
Larry Wayne Hudson Jr
A.K. Carter
North Aiken Baptist Church
Frederick B. Cavanaugh
Raymond H. Hudson
Gibson
William F. Howard Jr
Lynda Williams
Camden
Raymond H. Hudson Jr
Columbia
Michael Ford
Augusta
George Brodie
Tony Smith
Gloria Hudson
Ruth McNair
Raymond Hudson, Jr
Kings College
Charlotte
U.S Air Force
Weisbarden
Germany
College notes highlight Dean's List recipients and birth notice
Clifton H Brown Jr earns Dean's List at Virginia Tech where he studies chemical engineering. Catherine Ice earns Dean's List at Lees McRae College. Donna Davis Thomas makes Dean's List at Spartanburg Junior College. James Park Jr. born to Dr James P Ashley and Peggy Herndon Ashley in Charleston. Donna's husband David B Thomas attends Spartanburg Junior College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton H. Brown Jr
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
Mrs. Brown
Aiken
Sullivan's Island
James P. Ashley
James Park Jr
Medical College Hospital
Charleston
Ashley
Peggy Herndon
James Herndon
Clarence A. Ashley
Columbia
Catherine Ice
L. Ice
Lees- McRae College
Donna Davis Thomas
Thomas F. Davis
Spartanburg Junior College
Donna
David B. Thomas
D.H. Thomas
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Carl E. Woodward
Waterbury
Conn
Anaconda American Brass
Miss Reynolds
Mr. Dixon
Richard T. Little
Gene Granham
Ridgeway
Ramson Bledsoe
Phillip Dixon
Michael Dixon
Juanita Kirby
Betty Stanridge
Brenda Antley
Susan Boatwright
Bobby Connors
Donna Beam
Roxanne Parker
Donna Parker
Hursday
By Eleanor W. Haasis
Cecil Muchmore
Harbor
L.A
Wichita
Kas
Oklahoma
E. W
Avondale, Ariz
L. A
Calif
Cal
Aiken Standard
Rutland Dr
Fairfield School
Bon Air
Georgia
Miss Cavanaugh
Bride of
Larry Hudson
Jack Howell
Richmond, Va
Marion Walker
Ricky Walker
Christy Styles
Fayetteville
Welgzie Dominy
Orlando, Fla
Juanita Wald
Michele Waldrop
Connie Waldrop
Atlanta
Jesse Kee
Hope Kee
Winnsboro
Bill Rigsby
Disney World
Florida
Larry Wayne
Wedat North Fiken Baptist
Richland Ave
Holiday Inn
Ramada Inn
U.S. No. 1
Dentsville
Two Notch Rd
S.C
Aiken Augusta
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