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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1981

Page

5

Erma Bombeck on the quirks of greetings and goodbyes

The essay satirizes how people greet each other across society revealing mix ups huggers kissers and wavers. It notes showbiz left cheek kisses and Richard Dawson’s 23 kisses in a 30 minute episode while offering humorous anecdotes about church peace kisses and polite refusals.

Richard Dawson

Wonderful Father Provider Also A Reliable Liar

Dear Abby answers a reader about a miserable marriage with a lying husband and sexual distance after an abortion accusation. The adviser urges professional help, separating if needed, to decide whether to stay for the children or divorce.

Provider Abby Little Rock

Sara Ridout Exits Aiken City Office After 18 Years

Aiken City Manager Roland Windham will miss his longtime executive secretary Sara Ridout who is leaving to join Mercer University in Warner Robins Georgia as executive secretary and office manager. Ridout has served since Windham became manager, handling council agenda budget minutes and public inquiries.

Sara Ridout Aiken Roland Windham Windham Mike Strickland Hopelands Gardens Sara

Aikenite Recalls Civil Rights Leader On King's Birthday

Sidney A Moore Jr recalls the 1950s and 60s civil rights movement in Rock Hill South Carolina. Martin Luther King III will speak at USC Aiken. Moore, now an administrator at the Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center, reflects on education gains and ongoing attitudes toward equality.

Aikenite Martin Luther King Jr Sidney A. Moore Jr Moore Rock Hill S.C King Martin Luther King III Usc-Aiken Aiken-Barnwell United Citizens Party

Fair Finds Offers Quirky Treasures At All Saints Church

Fairfield's Fair Finds, run by All Saints Anglican Church women on Fairfield Street, operates year round as a garage sale open Tuesdays 10 am to 2 pm and Thursdays 10 am to 4 pm. Items range from used boots and clothing to china pitchers with goats once requested for Father’s Day, reflecting a lively community venture in a 60-year-old building once known as The Bell Garden.

Fair Finds Louise Stribling All Saints Anglican Church Fairfield Street Fairfield Antiques Bell Garden Missouri Pollard Aiken

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