DeMolay Week Observed By Local Chapter
Members of the Col. Claude E. Sawyer Chapter Order of DeMolay held DeMolay Week with daily activities and a wreath laying at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The Aiken chapter, formed in 1953 and sponsored by Aiken Masonic Lodge, promotes citizenship and service for boys aged 13 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Claude
DeMolay
Jacques DeMolay
Aiken
H. Odell Weeks
Col
Claude E. Sawyer
Order of DeMolay
Mark Harper
David Herring
Rhett Prince
Debby Wendel
Dear Abby Knew Loss of Guests and Gift of Truth
Dear Abby column discusses handling uninvited houseguests at a New Year cocktail party and a humorous take on pants jokes from Rainbow Division veterans. The reader shares a Living Will and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale’s Protestant view on dying with dignity.
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Abby
Been
Alabamian
167Th Infantry
Army of Occupation of
Germany
Rainbow Division
Slim Sutherland
Slim
Norman Vincent Peale
America
Norman Vincent Pease
Birth announced for Tiffaniy Ellen Burckhalter IV
Mr and Mrs Llewellyn Jarrette Burckhalter IV announce the birth of a daughter Tiffaniy Ellen on feb in Charleston Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs D D Holliday of Aiken paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lt Burckhalter III Great grandmother on paternal side is Helen Burckhalter and maternal great grandmother is Pauline H Miller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llewellyn Jarrette Burckhalter IV
Tiffaniy Ellen
Charleston
D.D. Holliday
Aiken
Burckhalter HI
Helen Burckhalter
Belles of 76 beauty pageant set for New Ellenton festival
The New Ellenton Business Association will stage Bell es of 76 as part of the Atomic City Festival on April 23 at 8 p.m. in the New Ellenton Junior High School gym. The Bicentennial themed event includes entertainment and two winners receive $25 saving bonds. Applicants aged 16 to 18 may pick up forms at City Cleaners in New Ellenton.
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New Ellenton
Luncheon Menu and Bridal Party Tips Highlight Local Notices
Luncheon menus outline Aiken area school lunches for March with a Monday no school in service day and daily offerings. The piece shifts to encouraging a bridal party barbecue as a relaxed alternative to formal events with outdoor games and casual socializing for guests, including children.
Gardening In Aiken By Eleanor W Haas Is Aiken Garden Tips
The piece outlines seasonal garden chores and pruning guide for Aiken yards. It covers plant care for daffodils narcissis figs crape myrtles and camellias, fertilizing with eight eight eight, mulching with pine straw, dividing perennials, and root cuttings while urging another tour of Aiken to enjoy local blooms and revisit garden priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor W. Haasis
Aiken
Erskine elects first woman student body president
Lindy Scott of Aiken was elected Erskine College student body president on March 10 becoming the first woman to hold the position for the entire student body. The report also notes recognitions for midshipmen at USC and Citadel cadets earning Gold Stars for high academic performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melinda
Lindy) Scott
Macky Scott Jr
Aiken
Erskine College
Miss Scott
Erskine
Charleston
Citadel
Michael Williams Chesser
John Fraser Livingston
Loren Dale Stephens
Chesser
Air Force
Richard K. Chesser Livingston
Association of Citadel
Chester E. Hatch
Harry K. Pickett
J. F. Livingston Stephens
USCA Teacher To Lead Mexico Trip for Students
George Bowdler, a University of South Carolina Aiken instructor, is named by AIFS to accompany a student group on a trip to Mexico. The itinerary includes Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Cuernavaca, Taxco, and several days in Acapulco. Interested students or parents should contact Bowdler for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
George Bowdler
University of South Carolina
Aiken
American Institute For Foreign Study
AIFS
Greenwhich
Community events highlight arts and parenting in Aiken
The American Association of University Women meets Monday at 8 p.m. in Room 233 at USC Aiken. A film Why Man Creates will be shown and discussed. Lamaze classes for expectant parents are set for 7 p.m. at the Aiken County Public Library. The Aiken Artist Guild offers a March 26–30 painting course with Ilona Royce Smithkin. Call Anne Lattimore to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of University Women
Aiken
University of South Carolina Key Hearse
Saul Bass
Aiken County Public Library
Banksia
Michele Knapik
Aiken Artist Guild
Ilona Royce Smithkin
Aiken Junior Woman's Club Hosts Bread Demonstration
Members and guests met Harriett Skinner of Aiken Electric Cooperative for a bread making demonstration. Skinner presented a film strip Breads You Bake with Yeast and distributed refrigerator rolls. Officers elected for 1976 77 were Mrs Jimmy Spradley president Mrs Major Thompson first vice president Mrs Joe DeVore second vice president Mrs James Samsel recording secretary and Mrs Craig D Musick treasurer. Each member received a participation pin. Mrs William Gingrey president announced a $50 donation to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia S C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Junior Woman's Club
Harriett Skinner
Aiken Electric Co-operative
Jimmy Spradley
Major Thompson
Joe DeVore
James Samsel
Craig D Musick
William Gingrey
Riverbanks Zoo
Columbia
S.C
Augusta Chronicle Herald editor discusses cancer battle and recovery
Henry Middleton DAR Chapter hears Louis Harris recount his colon cancer diagnosis and recovery four months after surgery. He urges annual checkups to catch precancerous polyps and shares his fitness efforts. Mrs. James Bland presided as regent attended the South Carolina DAR Conference in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Harris
Augusta Chronicle- Herald
Harris
Henry Middleton
Leon Boylston
Dibble Road
James Bland
W H. Johnson
South Carolina
DAR
Columbia
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Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Pauline H. Miller
Mickey
Pop's Tops & Bottoms
Groverville
Atomic City ‘Belles
Aiken Area
Crosby’s
Dial
State Board of Cosmetology
R.A
EQUAL
Aiken School OF Beauty Culture
Ida Butler Kitchings
Vaucluse Rd
John T. McMurtrie
William J. Watters
Frank S. Watters
University of South Carolina Naval
USCA
Sawyer
Hwy. 19
Rich Plaza
North Augusta
UL Aga
Eel Ee
Scottie Store
Ilona
Aiken Jr
American Cancer Society
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