Plastic Party Pyramids Echo Costly Chain Schemes
A cautionary piece explains how spend money by association schemes resemble pyramid or chain letter scams. It traces invitations to dozens of parties, accumulating hundreds of contacts and a clutter of items, with risks of heavy losses and social pressure. The narrative cites victims and warning signs, noting how attempts to opt out can trap participants.
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IRS
Wanda Goodraod
Hearing Aid Can Be Music To Your Ears
A reader recalls a 1971 Abby column urging those with hearing loss to seek help. The letter stresses early testing by a doctor or audiologist, honesty about needs, and practical ways to cope. It urges hearing aids when helpful and notes many wearers go unnoticed.
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Abby
Nanette Fabray
Furniture craftsman carves her dream into wood in Aiken
Maggie Erb runs M. Erb Furniture Design and Restoration from a shop at 1744 Park Avenue. She reproduces period pieces and creates custom designs using cherry, walnut and mahogany, inlay and marquetry. After training in Virginia and South Carolina she opened her framing shop and then her own furniture business, pursuing restoration and original pieces.
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Maggie Erb
Park Avenue
M. Erb
Ms. Erb
David Sacks
Pennsylvania
Dudley L. Erb Jr
Aiken
Aiken High School
Dougherty Road
Virginia
Springwood
Roanoke
Fred Lindy
Pegasus Woodcraft
Lindy
Jake Cress
Cress
Thrasher’s Mill
Carl Corwin
Woodworks Inc
Corwin
Sarah Caskey
Miss Aiken County Beauty Queen Heads to State Pageant
Darlene Hale 24, Miss Aiken County 1979, leaves for Greenville to compete in the Miss South Carolina Pageant. She emphasizes a holistic self image blending physical, emotional, spiritual and mental aspects while pursuing Christian service.
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Darlene Hale
Aiken
Greenville
Miss Hale
George Lewis
Kenneth W
Sandy) Hale
Atlantic City
N.J
Furman University
Columbia
Tellers
Baptist College
Aiken County
Archie Jordan
Nashville
Alicia Hobbie
Observer School
Hale
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