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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1986
Page
5
A column recounts a chain letter claiming rewards for forwarding copies while warning of dire outcomes for nonparticipation. It lists cases from various individuals including workers, a secretary, and a missionary, noting large cash awards and a fatal end for Dylan Fairchild. The piece questions fate and chooses skepticism amid the tale of luck.
Readers urged to write about their fathers sharing memories and appreciation. Include name address and telephone. Letters to be submitted to the Aiken Standard office by 5 30 p m on Wednesday June 11 with the box 456 address in Aiken 29802.
Staff reporter Lynne Katonak profiles Lewis Grizzard, a Southern humorist whose work resonates nationwide. He notes humor is universal, cites past best sellers Elvis is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself, and discusses his career from Athens Daily News to major syndication. He reflects on writing style, timing, and subjects from country music to college football, while acknowledging sensitive topics and his three marriages. He also mentions a new book My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun due in October from Villard Press.
The Morgan biography, Agatha Christie, is called definitive and engaging, tracing Christie's Edwardian birth, wartime life, and prolific writing career with works from plays to novels. It highlights her unusual productivity, global travels, and late life writings while noting her stories blend myth and obsession with common human themes.
The Book of the Month Club awarded three $10,000 grants in the name of Robert A. Caro Toni Morrison and Lewis Thomas for distinct contributions to American letters. The gifts support Give the Gift of Literacy, a national literacy program backed by publishers and booksellers.
June 3 calendar lists many local group meetings in Aiken and North Augusta. Activities include Alzheimer’s support, Jaycees, Rotary, Toastmasters, Senior Citizens clubs, and various recreation and health programs at USC Aiken, Odell Weeks Center, Richland Avenue venues, and area churches.
Aiken chapter of the National Federation of the Blind collects paper donations at 441 Chesterfield St. through June 11. Aiken County Museum hosts 22 Currier & Ives prints all June, open Tue-Fri 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Teens hop at Odell Weeks June 6 at 8 pm with DJ and games, $2. Uncle Tom's Farm hosts a June 8 beach blast with popular acts, advance tickets $10, day $12. Aiken Newcomers Club meets June 10 for brunch. dues for 1986-87. childbirth classes June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10 at HCA Aiken Regional. DSS seminar July 12 in Columbia. $5 members $8 nonmembers. Augusta Genealogical Society trip Oct 13-19 to Richmond and DC, cost $440.
Community notice from the Aiken Standard inviting clubs and meeting representatives to submit event details. Please send entries to CAL ENDAR Box 456 Aiken 29802 and ensure the notice reaches the newspaper at least two working days before publication.
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