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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1970
Page
5
A collection of letters to Dear Abby about aging mothers birthing ideas swinging lifestyles and free legal advice. Readers discuss family dynamics farm labor and courtroom chatter with humor and sharp reactions from Missouri Nevada and an attorney’s wife voice in the mix.
Salley residents share letters from Abby a pastor laments clerical misrule and praises honesty. Summer camps attract Barry Jones Kenny Hall Glenda Rose Young. Debbie Adams serves as Ward Clerk at Aiken County Hospital. Vietnam service highlights Joseph Weimartz of Salley. Local weddings anniversaries and visits from Miss Wyman and Salley families noted.
Miss Linda Deloris Dedmon daughter of Mrs Ruby Dedmon of Aiken became the bride of James Edward Cook son of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Cook of Aiken in a 2 PM ceremony July 11 at Redds Branch Baptist Church Rev Raymond Shumpert officiated Mr Bill Dedmon gave the bride away The couple will live in Aiken after a wedding trip to Atlanta
The 19th annual Pageland Jefferson Watermelon Festival begins with a parade and Miss South Carolina World pageant, featuring over 20 contestants. Dry weather reduces melon yields, with only a few local melons ready for festival pickup. The swimsuit contest is tonight and the evening gown event Saturday, plus a Saturday 11 a.m. parade with more than 90 units from the Carolinas.
The text cites Rudyard Kipling’s remark calling San Francisco a mad city inhabited by largely insane people and noting the striking beauty of its women. The attribution frames the city as volatile and colorful through a literary lens.
The Danish born writer Hannah Scheel blends literature with cooking in The One Pot Dinner. She highlights hostess led cooking, simple meals, and global recipes from Mexico to Greece while weaving humor and quotes into practical dishes.
Cynthia Ann Whittle and Dannie M. Rodgers announce their engagement and plan to wed on September 5 at Pine View Baptist Church in New Ellenton. The couple will be married at Pine View Baptist Church with both families in New Ellenton.
The National School Lunch Program served about 3.37 billion meals in 1969 to over 20 million school children across 75,000 schools. About 15 percent of meals were free or offered at reduced prices to children from low income families.
A healthful dairy argument promotes milk as a nourishing, low cost food. It notes two eight ounce glasses supply key daily nutrients, highlights milk’s unique vitality for busy adult women, and praises its convenience and affordability.
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