Tea Leaves tag Aiken visitors at spring race scene
Last week marked spring's start and the tail end of the Aiken racing season as many out-of-town guests arrived. The piece lists guests from Boston Huntington West Virginia Syracuse Augusta New York City and more including notable locals and alumni sharing trackside chatter and memories during the Hunt Meet weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Schneider
T.R. Hanscom
Boston
Mass
Whiskey Road
Hanscoms
Ethel
Edward) Knowles
Syracuse
N.Y
Melvin
Marilou Knowles
Joseph
Barbara Snyder
Terry
Taffy Sloan
Snyders
Fond du Lac
Wisc
San Diego
Calif
Snyder
Signal Officers
Fort Gordon
Aiken
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Louis Rodriguez
New York
Scott Huxel
Cornwall
Mike Wilson
Farmingdale
Javier Geronimo
Kansas City
Stacy Exum
Atlanta
Larry Turgeon
Toby
Valentine
Neb
Jane Livingston
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Margaret Ross
Houston
Aiken High Grad Wright Selected for Food Service Training
Airman Glenn E. Wright, after basic at Lackland AFB, Tex, and a 1975 Aiken High School graduate, was selected for instruction in the food service field at Lowry AFB Colo. Nelson A. Schilling, son of Mr and Mrs John H Schilling of Aiken, has enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Service
Lowry Air Force Base
Colo
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Glenn E. Wright
Aiken High School
University of South Carolina
Nelson A. Schilling
John H. Schilling
Aiken
U.S. Air Force
Robert V. Gann
Tactical Air Command
Michael Army Airfield
North Augusta High School
Robert S. Ferguson
Strategic Air Command
S.H. Ferguson
Local clubs mark anniversaries and meet for garden talks
The Aiken Business and Professional Women's Club observed the 60th anniversary of the National Federation at Trinity United Methodist Church with officers elected for the year. Garden Makers and Country Gardeners held meetings with slide presentations and plant talks. Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta chapters joined regional gatherings, while DAR members featured Nat Mann’s artifact program and announced Continental Congress representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Business and Professional Women’s Club
National Federation
Trinity United Methodist Church
Rita Kelley
Connie Heider
Neil Bonnette
Charlotte Kennedy
Bridget Brown
Sarah Perkins
Georgia Organist Pride Presents Recital at Dalton Church
Glen Pride, organist choirmaster at First Presbyterian Dalton, will present an evening program at 7 30 p m on Thursday featuring classics and lighter works including P D Q Bach. Pride holds a master’s in sacred music from Southern Methodist University and Perkins School of Theology and directs the Dalton Community Chorus. A reception follows the concert inviting all attendees to meet Pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Pride
First Presbyterian Church
P.D.Q. Bach
Pride
Southern Methodist University
Perkins School of Theology
Chattanooga
American Guild of Organists
Dalton Georgia
Dalton
1979 Spring Craft Show at Odell Weeks Center
The Aiken Recreation Department announces the 1979 Annual Spring Craft Show on April 22 at the Odell Weeks Center. Ninety craftsmen from South Carolina and Georgia will display and sell handicrafts from noon to 6 p.m. Open to the public. Rural Health Services now provides full family health care at Margaret J Weston Medical Center Midland Valley Shopping Center Clearwater. Hours 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sliding fee scale. The Junior Woman's Club sponsors Plant-A-Tree weekend. On April 21 from 10 a.m. to noon 200 white dogwoods will be given free to interested people at Laurens and Richland corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Margaret J. Weston
Midland Valley Shopping Center
Clearwater
Laurens and
Richland
Edition Studies Confederacy The Confederate Nation 1861 65
Emory M. Thomas analyzes the Confederacy through diaries and archives showing how Southerners forged a national identity while waging total war. The study traces Richmond governance, foreign relations, and the transformation of the Old South into a Confederate South under leaders like Davis and Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Confederate Nation
Emory M. Thomas
Harper & Row
Henry Steele Commager
Richard B. Morris
Thomas
University of Georgia
Richmond
South
Nursing Home Family Night Delights Residents and Guests
Aiken Nursing Home hosted Family Night last week a quarterly event to strengthen ties between families and staff. The evening featured a covered dish supper and magic acts highlighted by Julian Webb of Jackson and Gene Bagwell of Aiken performing balloon sculpting tricks clown routines. Both performers belong to the International Brotherhood of Magicians the CSR A Magic Club and the Society of American Magicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Julian Webb
Jackson
Gene Bagwell
Webb
Bagwell
International Brotherhood of Magicians
C.S.R.A. Magic Club
Society of American Magicians
Cinderella Pageant Seeks District Three Contestants
Newberry invites girls ages 3 to 17 to compete in the District Three Cinderella Pageant on April 21 at Newberry College. Four age divisions apply with talent judging for most groups. Entry forms available from Loretta Wicker in Newberry or Cinderella Pageant at 1414 Cecilia Dr. Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
Newberry College
Loretta Wicker
Cecilia Dr
Charleston
Price announces birth of Adam Robert in Aiken
Mr and Mrs Verlon R Price of Aiken announce the birth of a son Adam Robert on March 17 at Aiken Community Hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ira H Ferguson of Aiken and Mr and Mrs Verlon H Price of Swainsboro Ga
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verlon R. Price
Aiken
Adam Robert
Aiken Community Hospital
Ira H. Ferguson
Verlon H. Price
Swainsboro, Ga
Telephone booths fade as vandalism spur replacements
Boston AP reports New England Telephone leads a nationwide move to replace fragile enclosed glass booths with open outdoor models. Cronin notes walk up designs lower cost and vandalism risk, with 79,000 pay phones across New England states and about half of 10,000 booths already converted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Telephone Company
New England Telephone
American Telephone and Telegraph
Peter Cronin
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Cronin
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Randolph Shortt
Shortts
Ann
Jim) Barham
Aiken Racing
Huntington
W. Va
Clemson University
Beth
Ellen
Washington, D.C
Williamsburg
Suffern
Willis Irvin
Irvin
Augusta
Gregg Avenue
Suzanne Smoot
New York City
Clarence
Sue Jolly
Sissy
Wade Brodie
Duke University
CSRA
John Bigger
Sally
North Augusta
Shack Martin
Arne Fliflet
Duke
Art Gregory
Meg
John Jones
Jim Thompson
Marietta
Scott
Karen
Angie
Keith
Morris Jones
Frankie
A.B. Cubbedge
Bennie
Ronnie Ordell
Kellie
Brady
Walterboro
Winthrop
Elinor
Charles) Cannon
B&pw
Garden Makers
Pvt
Kenneth Valentine
Robert Valentine
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
Garden Makers Garden Club
W. P. Bebbington
Hitchcock Woods
Emily Fincher
South Carolina
Savannah River
Ecology Laboratory
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Kappa Upsilon Omega
Georgia
Florida
Callaway Gardens
Ann Dicks
Janie Key
Wilhelmina Johnson
Rose Butler
Carolyn Blassingale
Margret Johnson Sidney
Rosa Lee Johnson
Dorotha Brown
Fannie Johnson
Justin Hickson
Bernice Green
Dar
Nat Mann
Henry Middleton
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mann
New Mexico
Stallings Island
Carles C. Cooper
Continental Congress
Rural Health Services
Muriel Fletcher
Jefferson Davis
R.E. Lee
Stonewall
Jeb Stuart
Heart of
Dial
Joanne D’ Alcomo
Associated Press
of Fovel Agency
Dot Mac Dowell
Crest Travel Agency
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Mendenhall Glacier
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