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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1971
Page
5
A reader asks how to cope with a dependent mother after her husband’s death and faces loss of privacy. Abby urges professional grief counseling and personal boundaries. Additional letters touch on child abuse, a potentially bigamy issue, and common law marriage questions with general legal guidance.
A portrait of Marie Stopes 1880 1958 highlighting her early isolation success in school and rapid shift to science at University College London. By 18 she targetted a science career, won a gold medal and later authored Married Love and founded the UKs first birth control clinic in 1921.
The Morton, Kimball, and Johnson family reunions occurred around Lake Murray and Graniteville with dozens of attendees from Columbia, Pensacola, Belvedere, and beyond. Out of town guests stayed through the week while others attended Library Week and Youth Week in Ridgecrest North Carolina. Local residents reported travel to Florida and Key West and noted several family members visiting relatives in Anderson, Orlando, and New Orleans.
Linda Feldman announced the State Planning Session to be held Saturday July 17 in Greenwood during the New Ellenton Jaycee-ettes meeting. A rummage sale runs July 15–16 beside C. H. Shaw's office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds go to the Cancer Society. July 23 features a Teen Dance from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. with Merging Traffic. admission 3 dollars per couple, 2 dollars single. Women’s softball starts July 26 with teams Langley, Bath, Clearwater Jaycee-ettes, New Ellenton Jaycee-ettes, Piney Grove Baptist, and Bath Methodist Church.
Ruth Earle Jones reports on a string of local adventures and visits. Families from Salley trek to Cambridge Ohio and Ontario while others tour Key West Edisto Beach and Savannah Beach. The piece notes returning soldiers, scouting trips and community activities with many named residents and relatives.
Mr and Mrs John C Burton hosted a reception in Monetta for their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs John C Burton Jr of Washington DC who were recently married. Local and out of town relatives attended including families from Elberton Cross Hill Ninety Six Cayce Florence Tennessee and Arkansas.
Thousands of teenage girls will compete in the Make It Yourself With Wool contest in South Carolina on November 13 at Anderson College. The event offers junior and senior divisions for ages 14 to 16 and 17 to 21. Deadline is October 18.
Mr and Mrs Myers Porter Jr of Belvedere announce the birth of a daughter Annah Myria on June 28 at St Josephs Hospital. The mother is Donna Burroughs formerly of Ware Shoals and the paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs A M Porter of Aiken.
The engagement of Miss Alice Adelaide Hudnall to Charles Cecil Cash Jr. is announced by their parents in Spartanburg. Miss Hudnall, a Louisville School of Music graduate student, and Mr Cash, son of Kentucky residents, are both students at the University of Louisville. The wedding is set for August 15 at Central United Methodist Church in Spartanburg.
Knits shape dresses clinging to figures and swing with flair. Ankle length gowns catch eyes for travel and social scenes. Bright spring colors and peasant styles with rattled skirts charm frontier women who admire refined, playful attire.
Engagement of Sally Suzanne Cox to William Leo Harton announced by Lt Col and Mrs James Allen Cox of Savannah formerly Bainbridge. Sally Suzanne a 1969 Bainbridge High School graduate and University of Georgia junior. William Harton slated to be a senior at UGA College of Business. Wedding planned August 28 at Hunter Army Airfield Chapel Savannah at 3 PM.
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