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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1981
Page
5
Clouds of dust rise on a dirt road by a dry field as a racing Ford moves along. Josephine Matthews exits a house behind a driveway, wearing a bonnet, and carries a covered tray of food while signaling to a barking dog and a nearby woman.
In rural Aiken County, Mrs. Matthews brings hot meals to elderly clients and shares friendship on weekday routes. A former midwife who helped deliver 1,300 babies, she recalls nursing communities and notes the program provides fellowship as much as food.
A California engineer Stanley Zelazny developed a solar powered talking tombstone marker system advertised at $50 000 firm. The piece notes a trend of talking devices from phones to elevators to cars and even future grave markers.
A humorous exchange imaginesErma Bombeck style tombstone sound systems. A narrator considers personalized audio messages for relatives and friends including humorous and critical tones while musing on vandalism and practicality at funerals. The piece reflects witty reflections on memorial tech and family dynamics.
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