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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1975

Page

17

Widow must give up dog or lose public housing

Memphis widow Mable Moore, 70, faces eviction from Lamar Terrace after the Memphis Housing Authority enforces a 1938 pet ban. She relies on a $149 monthly Social Security check and kept a white poodle Teddy for companionship and pest control. Officials cite health rules and lease termination risks, while Moore vows to keep Teddy or go with him to the street.

Memphis Mable Moore Teddy Memphis Housing Authority Jeanette Cox Moore Orelle Ledbetter The MHA

Dear Abby readers clash over dog attacks and weddings

A reader urges extreme dog punishment for killing chickens, prompting Abby to humorously suggest a dog leash. Other letters defend living together before marriage and request guidance on wedding choices, money, and etiquette. Readers share personal anecdotes from Wellsville New York and Los Angeles California.

Abby Bill Wellsville N.Y

Bike Hike Fundraiser By Youth Group Set For Sunday

A Youth Mentally Retarded Association event will hold a 25 mile bike hike Sunday at 1 30 p m starting at Virginia Acres Park. Food and beverages will be provided along the route. The group funds activities for mentally retarded children outside school and has hosted four parties and accompanied children to the Jaycee Fair. Sponsor sheets are available at school offices and local drug stores.

Virginia Acres Park

GOP Women To Visit Garden

A meeting of the Aiken County Republican Women will be held at Hopeland Gardens at 10 a.m. Thursday with Mrs Harold Morris as guest speaker. President Mrs Lucius Eubanks asks attendees bring clothing or food for the Salvation Army. Coffee will follow at 167 Barnard Ave SE.

Aiken Lucius Eubanks The Republican Women Salvation Army Lloyd T. Olsen Barnard Ave S.E

Special Events Planned For Nursing Home Residents

Aiken Nursing Home hosts National Nursing Home Week events with visits and programs from local groups and students. Highlights include crafts from Adult Development Center, a Beach film, beauty school hairdos, a youth choir, color slides of camellias, and dances and lectures throughout the week.

Aiken Nursing Home DuPont Dr National Nursing Home Aiken USCA School of Nursing Eleanor M. Stringer The Solid Rocks Graniteville Red Cross

Wanderlust and Florida Dreams From Tea Leaves

A light column notes growing wanderlust sparked by friends travels to St. Petersburg and Treasure Island near Tampa Bay. It mentions Lowell and Mrs Humphries and the Smithwick Motel, plus Mike Facciola, his role in Aiken's Recreation Dept, and a light joke about the H. O. Weeks Recreation Center and a new building.

St. Petersburg Fla Lowell Humphries Treasure Island Smithwick Motel Florida Mike Facciola Lee Gehardt Swansboro N.C Mike Facciolas Aiken's H. O. Weeks Recreation Center

Pedalers Bicycle Club Meeting Tonight in Virginia Acres

The Pedalers Bicycle Club will meet at the H Odell Weeks Activities Building in Virginia Acres tonight at 7 p.m. All cyclists are welcome to attend and join the club.

Pedalers Bicycle Club H. Odell Weeks Activities Virginia Acres

Miss McFerrin to Entertain at Senior Citizens Club

Holly McFerrin daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil J McFerrin of Aiken will give a piano concert at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse on Crosland Drive Friday at 7 30 p m She has ten years of piano study and plans to attend Agnes Scott College to study music after high school

Holly McFerrin Cecil J. McFerrin Aiken Senior Citizens Miss McFerrin Agnes Scott College Crosland Drive

Savannah nurse named Beta Sigma Phi Girl of the Year

Brenda Brown Mincey of Beta Upsilon Chapter selected as Beta Sigma Phi Girl of the Year for Savannah. She is a surgical nurse at Candler Central Hospital in Savannah and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olney L. Brown of Aiken.

Brenda Brown Mincey Beta Upsilon Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Savannah Mincey Candler Central Hospital Olney L. Brown Aiken

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