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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1971
Page
5
The photograph features Maybelle Hydrick aged 91 the oldest widow present alongside Ray Sollee Lucille Gunter and Kay Sharpe at the gathering.
A narrated roundup details a river journey from Augusta to Savannah by multiple boats including Mr Holley and companions with stops at Allendale and Hilton Head. The report lists other travels across Georgia and neighboring states with visits to sites such as Johnny Cash's home and Mammoth Cave.
Concert guitarist Juan Mercadal and Iris visited the Crosland Park home of Richard and Elizabeth Young after a barbeque luncheon. They toured Augusta with friends, visited the Augusta Classic Guitar Ensemble, and Mercadal planned a recital in Syracuse. Other items mention local residents visiting relatives, vacations, and community events in Augusta and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Lew Perkins of Aiken announce the birth of a daughter Amy Brooke Perkins born July 27 at University Hospital in Augusta. It is their first child. Maternal grandparents Dr and Mrs L S Flaum of Charleston. Paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs A A Perkins of Wakefield Mass.
In Perry, a small town with many widows, Mr. and Mrs. A L Brodie host an annual supper at their lakeside cabin for nearly 10 percent of the population. Seventeen of the 21 widows joined a catfish supper with fish, hush puppies, fries and cole slaw, while Lucille Rogers hosts a Christmas party for the group.
A collection of Dear Abby letters about marriage strain and domestic duties. A wife contemplates leaving, a husband is urged to let her go, and a wife confronts a stalled dispute over washing the bathtub. The column preserves the underlying tensions between spouses and expectations.
Mrs Helen Melzer became the bride of Mr Perry Helms on Saturday July 3 at Memorial Baptist Church with Rev Clinton Henderson officiating. The ceremony was attended by a few close friends and the couple will reside at 3011 Vaucluse Road.
Mrs. Pen nell Clamp joins the headstart program at Wagener Salley school this summer. After the session Helen and her youngest daughter Martha Lee travel to Edisto Beach to relax. They visit the club pool with Edith Clamp and her two sons Craig and Calvin, who are accompanied by life savers.
Gardening in Aiken by C W Haasis describes yucca or Spanish bayonet reaching six to seven feet with white blossoms, Adam's needle with hair edged leaves, and the century plant agave with a twelve to fifteen foot bloom stalk. Also notes sage palm not surviving Aiken winters.
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