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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1970
Page
3
A reader recounts enduring 22 years of jealousy in marriage and reflects on leaving, divorce stigma, and a cold ending after her husband’s death. Abby cautions that jealousy is unrelated to love and warns a young reader that possessive behavior harms relationships. Larry asks about his wife and girlfriend, and Abby jokes that their arrangement ends badly for him.
Garden Clubs in Aiken and nearby areas held meetings with demonstrations on garden design and floral arrangements. Mrs. B Harris Butler led a program on the art of eating church arrangements, and Garden Makers hosted a design for my doorstep teleview. A memorial for Mrs. Russell Mellette was discussed.
The Aiken Great Books Discussion Group schedules an 8 p.m. session at the Aiken County Public Library. The Business & Professional Women’s Club announces its monthly gathering.
Tuesday features milk fried chicken with rice and gravy buttered peas cabbage apple raisin salad lime Jet Set fruit cocktail biscuits butter Wednesday offers milk steak with onion gravy mashed potatoes tossed salad pineapple cake Thursday presents milk broiled luncheon meat with raisin sauce sweet potato souffle pickled beets fruit cup rolls butter Friday serves milk beef vegetable soup half peanut butter and jelly sandwiches half tuna salad sandwich apple ice cream bread butter
A dinner at 7 p.m. in the Pine Room of the Commercial Hotel features Dr. Harrison Jenkins Jr. of the Columbia Record as guest speaker on World Affairs. Public invited at 7:45 after dinner. Aiken Camera Club meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Aiken Day School Grace Avenue with Paul Ryan demonstrating color printing techniques. Public invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Robert N Knight announce the birth of a daughter Paula Lynn on March 9 at Aiken County Hospital Maternal grandmother Mrs George W Hall and paternal grandmother Mrs K N Knight are noted as family attendants.
Charleston gardens showcase unusually fine camellias along with peach crab apple red bud and magnolia blossoms. Middleton Place Magnolia and Cypress report wide camellia plantings and the plantation opens a new Stableyards exhibit in March with 18th and 19th century farm artifacts.
The notice highlights the women’s page editor role dated Tuesday March 17 1970. It outlines plans for editorial content and community features focusing on women’s news, events, and social columns. The item emphasizes upcoming assignments and contributions from staff writers.
Junior and senior class candidates compete for Miss Sweetheart 1970 after a Sunday tea at St. Angela Academy. Final pageant is Friday March 20 in the school auditorium with five judges rating academics student vote and poise.
A Crescent Cities town meeting in the vocational school cafeteria discussed Salley participation in the South Carolina Tricentennial. Mayor Jack Able said Mrs. Dorothy Salley and Mrs. Betty Salley are preparing an action plan after the committee completes its survey.
The 74th state conference of the DAR met in Columbia with Mrs. Drake Rogers presiding. Aiken's Henry Middleton Chapter listed officers and earned third in yearbook judging from 66 chapters. statewide membership reached 6635 as tricentennial themes and marker dedications were highlighted.
The South Carolina Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service of The United Methodist Church will meet at Myrtle Beach United Methodist Church on March 19 and 20. Delegates from St. John's United Methodist Church include Mrs. C R Baechler Mrs B J Fowler Mrs Cecil J Mc Ferrin Mrs James B Newman and Mrs Earl Roberts. Speaker at the Thursday banquet is World Federation of Methodist Women treasurer Mrs Alvin B Pfeiffer of Illinois. St. John’s WSCS President is Mrs McFerrin.
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