Woman Bankers Break Barriers In South Carolina Banks
Mrs. J. Dudley Pardue became manager of the Kalmia Plaza Farmers and Merchants Bank in Aiken on July 1 after serving as acting manager since January 30. She balances career with family, attends USC Bankers School, and says women can run banks. Another manager, Mrs. Max Meek of a Highway 1 branch, rose from a high school job to bank leadership. Both stress family support and youth financial education.
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Aiken
J. Dudley Pardue
Kalmia Plaza
Farmers and Merchants Bank
University of South Carolina
Bankers School
Max Meek
Farmers & Mer
Highway 1
Meek
Orfila Investment Honored At OAS Investiture
Frances Smoak notes the investiture of Ambassador Alejandro Orfila as secretary general of the Organization of American States in Washington. About 500 guests heard three hours of speeches with little humor as Orfila departs for a Rome Honeywell post. A cherry corner cabinet gift from the Bachman family era capped a farewell reception hosted by Mrs. Bacon.
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Organization of American States
Alejandro Orfila
Argentina
Washington
General Assembly
Pan American Union
OAS
Ortona
Rome
Honeywell
Bachman
Swiss cultural dinner honors Phillip Buchen delegation
Authentic Swiss music with bell ringers and yodelers entertained 60 guests at a dinner hosted by Swiss Ambassador and Mrs. Felix Schnyder. Musicians in native costume performed selections from French German and Italian Switzerland. Bunny Buchen's brother and wife the Loomises flew in from Grand Rapids to join the party.
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Felix Schnyder
Phillip Buchen
Switzerland
Bunny Buchen
the Loomises
Grand Rapids
Mrs Robert Low Bacon Hosts Farewell Party for Italian Ambassador
Mrs Robert Low Bacon hosts a four story brick mansion reception honoring the retiring Italian Ambassador and Mrs Egidio Ortona after 16 years in Washington diplomacy. The event reflects a bygone era social elegance and featured guests and formal hospitality.
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Robert Low Bacon
Egidio Ortona
Washington
Rockefeller wealth and VP Nelson fly with air fleet
The article notes the Rockefeller family wealth and Vice President Nelson's spouse Happy receiving jewelry, plus private planes shuttling between Washington New York and estates. It mentions a Rockefeller Air Force plane taking the VP and Happy to London and a follow-up Air Force C 141 with Secret Service, cars, and a protective bulletproof seal.
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Rockefeller
Nelson
Happy
White House
Washington
New York City
R.A. F
Rockefeller Air Force
London
John Q
Air Force
Secret Service
Army Bicentennial Spirit of America Stage Show
The Best production in our 200th Anniversary celebration is the Army Bicentennial Spirit of America. Sponsored by the Military District of Washington the pageant blends the Third US Infantry Old Guard Army Band Army Chorus and Army Herald Trumpets. It launches with a dramatic Birth of a Nation act.
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Military District of
Washington
US. Infantry
Old Guard
U.S. Army Band
Army Chorus
Army Herald
To Your Mental Health in Aiken Standard
The column explains mental health as emotional quality and adaptation, stressing prevention over cure. It outlines recognizing causes of low mood or anxiety, seeking professional help, and welcomes reader questions to be answered by the Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center at 104 Florence Street.
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Aiken
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Florence Street
Disaster Movies The Ultimate Disaster
Lynne Katonak surveys a surge of disaster films sparked by Jaws and Towering Inferno. The piece imagines outrageous concepts from The Supermarket Saga to Dough and a theater in space, arguing the trend could ripple through the economy and entertainment habits.
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Lynne Katonak
Menance
Kirk Douglas
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