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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1979
Page
5
An elderly mother recalls the empty nest when her son moved out and the family adapts to life with him away. After a moment of mourning, they embrace changes as the son returns home this week, prompting reflection on loss and renewal.
Publication reprints multiple readers letters to Dear Abby. Topics include aging and face lifts, mother-in-law daughter-in-law tensions, sexual assault survivor seeking guidance, and a mother seeking a wife for her son Burton. Abby declines editing and offers guidance on relationship dynamics.
Local page notes daily items from Aiken County including community events and notices. Small items highlight school activities, public meetings, and local appointments affecting residents in Aiken County.
Aiken High School educator Bernice Green, Mrs George Green, was honored as the 1979 South Carolina Home Economics Teacher of the Year. The Elko native emphasizes nutrition, balanced meal planning, and teaching vitamins and deficiencies to high school students while promoting male participation and hands on learning.
Malinda White recalls a bygone Aiken when the Willcox Hotel hosted winter visitors and unpaved roads echoed with horse traffic. She recalls waters at Coker Springs, penny marble candy, polo and hunts, a staff served picnic life, and meeting figures like Alice Roosevelt Longworth while working as a maid for the Hitchcocks and others.
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