Gardening In Aiken by C. W. Haasis
The piece notes an early spring trend despite a sharp cold spell labeled Red Bud Winter and explains garden timing. It discusses nematode and fusarium wilt control for tomatoes, including wilt resistant varieties, soil treatments, crop rotation, marigold use, and the benefit of planting next year’s crop thickly with marigolds. It also covers sun exposure needs and soil flexibility for vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
V.F
Manalucie
Homestead
Charleston Chapter Visits Retiree Club
Nearly 40 members of the Charleston Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons stopped in Aiken for lunch and a city tour as part of a three day tour through South Carolina and Georgia. Chapter President J Rucker Newberry led the group with arrangements by Aiken Chapter President Charles Ludwig and state director Dorothy Gingras. The Charleston group planned to return home today.
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Charleston
The
American Association of Retired Persons
Aiken
South Carolina
Georgia
J. Rucker Newberry
Senior Citizens Club
Crosland Park
Augusta
Charles Ludwig
State Aarp
Dorothy Gingras
Cattle Prices Echo 1951 Levels Amid Rising Living Costs
The article notes beef prices at $34 per hundredweight today echoing 1951 52 levels while the broader economy shows sharp increases since then. Housing up 35% clothing 22.3% transport 59.9% medical care 88.6% reading and recreation 36.6% food 25.1%.
Daisy Elliott Salley's 78th Birthday Family Reunion Held
Mrs. Elliott Daisy William, 78, celebrated with 125 relatives at the Salley Vocational School gymnas ium on Sunday March 8. Attendees included her ten children, 30 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. The gathering featured picnic dinners and two frosted birthday cakes.
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Elliott
Daisy) Williamson
Columbia
Salley
Daisy
Arthur Williamson
Lottie Adams
School Lunch Menu Week Summary
Weekly list of school meals includes milk each day. Monday features spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, tossed salad with French dressing, pears, garlic buttered rolls. Tuesday offers hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw, squash with onions, applesauce cake, bun, butter. Wednesday serves hash over rice, black-eyed peas, buttered spinach, peaches, cornbread. Thursday provides baked ham with pineapple, candied sweet potatoes, Waldorf salad with peanuts, Easter cake with confetti and coconut, rolls.
April events and society notes from Aiken area society
A tea honored Miss Mary Catherine Hennelly bride elect of Peter Burke at Green Shingles on Berrie Road with 65 guests. USC Theatre to stage Our Town April 9 to 11 in Drayton Hall. Aiken Chapter NSA marks 14th birthday at Commercial Hotel Monday 7:30 with Elizabeth Roper speaker. Republican Women host April 18 Antique Show Preview Night at Fermata Club. officers to be installed at Garden Club luncheon Wednesday Commercial Hotel.
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Mary Catherine Hennelly
Peter Burke
William A. Smith
Berrie Road
Aiken
Markie
Edward Hennelly
Smith
London
Robert McKellar
H.A. McClearan
Eugene Marks
Milton Davis
George P. Cole
Our Town
University of South Carolina Theatre
Drayton Hall
Columbia
National Secretaries
Home Trust
Commercial Hotel
Elizabeth Roper
Fairways
N.S.A
Augusta
Mary Frances Arrender
Stacy Gentry
Aiken County
Fermata Club
G. R. Price
W. P. Walke
Henry Warneke
David Dows
M. A. Wilder
Olin K. Burgdorff
Springfield
West Low Country Garden Club
Council of Aiken Garden Clubs
Dear Abby letters offer dating and privacy guidance
Readers seek blunt advice on handling unwanted flirting at a bridge party and establishing privacy with a nosy mother in law. Abby counsels clear boundaries and practical steps to protect personal space.
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Abby
Rick
Madison
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By C. W. Haasis
Roslyn
Deborah Cooper
Perry
John R. Cooper
Roslyn Deborah
Thomas Winfield Sawyer
G. W. Sawyer
Monetta
Wagener High School
Baptist Hospital
Sawyer
Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Clemson University
First Baptist Church
Wagener
Clara Gardner
Salley Civic and Garden Club
Ruth E. Jones
Terue Sawyer
Christine Salley
Marion Boylston
Marie Johnson
Rule Mitchell
Krinkle
Gail Dennis
Aiken, S.C
Abigail van Buren
Inspector General
Hides, Mitchell Shopping Center
Jean Sutton
Mitchell Shopping Center
Dupont
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