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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1978
Page
5
A Navarre Ohio mother writes about coat hangers allegedly breeding in a dark closet and the columnist delivers a humorous crash course on the hanger reproduction cycle. The piece cites global sightings of rare wooden hangers and notes hotel practice of restraining hangers to deter theft.
Dear Abby recounts a Michigan family reunited with their runaway daughter who contacted Abby after finding the toll free number in the column. The letter-writer thanks Abby as the daughter plans Thanksgiving with her parents in Michigan while living in Fort Lauderdale. Abby provides the phone number and notes Operation Peace of Mind has logged thousands of calls helping runaways reconnect.
Two local wives Cherieann Herndon and Carolyn Powers discuss life on a dairy farm and near downtown Aiken. They note shared routines such as carpooling babysitting and hobbies and say inflation blurs city farm differences. Herndon adds there is not much difference anymore between town and city.
Mrs. Herndon shares dairy farm duties with relatives while grading eggs at home. She copes with child care, schooling migrations, and shifted chores as inflation rises, noting city and farm life growing closer and that shopping and meal routines stay tightly planned.
Mrs Powers and her husband garden and plan to freeze surplus meat while managing tight space and high costs. She blames the middleman, notes urban routines, and emphasizes energy and health consciousness. She balances family life with outside activities and values neighbor interactions despite younger city living.
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