Local Teacher Pens Childrens Book Set in Aiken Landmarks
Idella Bodie, a ninth grade English teacher at Aiken High School Schofield Campus, authored The Secret of Telfair Inn set in Aiken with Willcox Hotel as a landmark. The book, illustrated by Louise Yancey, is available in Aiken and highlighted by the local library display.
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Aiken
Idella Bodie
Telfair Inn
John
Beth
Willcox
Bodie
Sandlapper
Sandlapper Press, Inc
Louise Yancey
Yancey
Florida
Aiken County
Local families share news of births visits and travel
Mrs. Marion Bane celebrates her daughter’s achievements at the Eastern Carolina Fair where Linwood McEleeben’s daughter Peggy won 13 blue ribbons for sewing and design and an extra ribbon for a suit and tie Peggy made for her husband. The column notes arrivals, visits, and homecomings across families in Florence Atlanta Appleton Arlington Arlington Virginia and South Carolina including Christopher Tobin Toby born November 8 and other holiday plans.
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Marion Bane
Linwood McEleeben
Florence
Peggy
Dear Abby column letters on marriage and parenting concerns
A reader asks about handling financial and moral support for an 18 year old son and his 17 year old girlfriend who is pregnant. Advice urges legal clarity on parental obligations and generous support, plus guidance to improve the son’s responsibility.
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Abby
Bud
P.S
Miss Heilig to Wed Mr. Howell in June
Betty Ann Heilig of Aiken and Bill Howell Jr. of Aiken announce their engagement. Betty Ann is a senior at Aiken High School. Bill Howell Jr. is a University of South Carolina alum and King Printing Company employee. The wedding is planned for June.
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Wallace Heilig
Aiken
Betty Ann
Bill Howell Jr
W. G. Howell
Miss Heilig
Aiken High School
Mr. Howell
University of South Carolina
King Printing Company
Silver Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Scott Mark
Mr and Mrs Scott Mark celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with a Nov 14 reception at the home of Woodrow W Scott in Vaucluse. About 100 guests attended as Lois Gary and Scott families mark 39 years since the pair wed on Nov 9 1946.
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Mr. and
Mrs. Scott Mark Silver
Woodrow W. Scott
Vaucluse
Alonzo Redd
Ernest Johnson
Sharon Cockrell
Lilly of the Valley
Organza
Lily of the Valley
Scott
Lois Gary
Martin E. Dodgen
Graniteville
Michael J. Green
Duane T Scott
Leonardwood
Miss Arthur Engaged to Mr Glisson
Warrenville, South Carolina announces the engagement of Cheryl Christina Arthur to Robert Stanley Glisson. Cheryl, a Southeast Newspapers employee, is a Leavelle McCampbell High School graduate from Graniteville. Robert is Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School and Tennessee Temple School student. The couple plans to wed December 19 at Breezy Hill Baptist Church in Graniteville.
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Theodore D Arthur
Warrenville
Cheryl Christina
Robert Stanley Glisson
Tennessee Temple School
Chattanooga
Mr. Glisson
Paul L. Glisson
Mary Hall Hardin
Langley-Bath- Clearwater High School
W. P. Whisenant
Whisenant
C. O. Arthur
Breezy Hill Baptist Church
Graniteville
Erskine Choraleers Add Eight Members From Study Body
Melissa Jean Hunter of Aiken joins Erskine College Choraleers, an eight member addition to the touring ensemble of 25. The group aided this fall in Brigadoon and will present the Christmas Choral Concert in December, with a spring tour planned for March. Marilyn Donnan, of Aiken, plays violin in the IWU student orchestra for Fiddler on the Roof at Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Melissa Jean Hunter
John M. Hunter
Aiken
Erskine College
Erskine Choraleers
Erskine Players
Marilyn Donnan
M.Y. Donnan
Illinois Wesleyan University
McPherson Theatre
Miss Donnan
IWU
Aiken High School
Birth Announcement: Michael Derrick English in New Orleans
Mr. and Mrs. James Michael English of New Orleans announce the birth of a son, Michael Derrick, born November 1 at South Jefferson Hospital. The mother, Kay Kight, is the former Miss Kay Kight from Aiken. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. English of Clinton.
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James Michael English
New Orleans
Michael Derrick
South Jefferson Hospital
English
Kay Kight
H.G. Kight
Aiken
Henry C. English
Clinton
Turn Oranges Into Fragrant Pomanders
Craft a scented pomander ball by studding firm oranges with whole cloves. Drill holes with a nail, fill thickly with cloves, dry for about two weeks, then hang with ribbon and garnish as desired for a festive keepsake.
Pilot Club Honors Governor at Aiken Dinner
The Pilot Club of Aiken hosted Governor Frances L. Carlisle of District Five for its annual visit and report at the Commercial Hotel. Highlights included Anchor Club chairmanship for Wagener, 35 members in Wagener, funds for a Youth Freedom Leader Seminar, a Veteran's Day program with Sen. Strom Thurmond, 15 new members at a Mother-Daughter Banquet, a floral gift to Wagener High, a Christmas party plan at State Park Hospital, and Jane Cherry winning a $10 poster award for the 50th anniversary contest.
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Pilot Club
Aiken
Frances L.W. Carlisle
Charleston
Anchor Club of
Wagener
Mary Lou Willis
District Five
Anchor Club
Wagoner
Valley Forge
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Wagener High School
State Park Hospital
Jane Cherry
Aiken High
Evans and Dahlen Elected to State Offices in Camellia Society
At the Mills Hyatt House in Charleston the South Carolina Camellia Society elected Thomas C Evans as president and Paul A Dahlen as a vice president. J A Timmerman of Greenwood was named representative for the third district. Judge Sherrill Halbert urged statewide judging symposiums and boosted member recruitment to stop membership decline. The American Camellia Society winter meeting will be February 10 12 in Birmingham Alabama. A caravan to Massee Lane HQ in Fort Valley Georgia is planned for December 11 with BT Barnes the local president reachable for details.
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Mills Hyatt House
Charleston
Thomas C Evans
South Carolina
American Camellia Society
Birmington
Ala
Christmas Ideas for New Residents in Aiken Club
Cheryl Chewning presented a home Christmas ideas demonstration at the Welcome Wagon Club meeting. New Aiken residents attended and showed enthusiasm for decorating ideas. Rhea Price stood in for absent president Elsie Sieverson. A Christmas luncheon is set for December 15 at the Turf and Surf, with Marion Tompkins hosting and reservations by calling 649-9465.
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Cheryl Chewning
Welcome Wagon Club
Aiken
Rhea Price
Elsie Sieverson
Marion Tompkins
Miss Gantt to Wed William Suggs at Warrenville church
Miss Gantt, engaged to William Suggs, will be married Saturday November 27 at Warrenville United Methodist Church. Recent honor showers included a pink and green lingerie event for about 30 guests at the Warrenville Methodist social hall hosted by Mrs Mildred Baggott and Mrs Carl Silas, and a separate lingerie shower for Ann at her mother Mrs Albert Gantt’s home hosted by Mrs Ann Toole Mrs Merle Holley and Miss Marie Ready.
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Ann Gantt
William Suggs
Warrenville United Methodist Church
Mildred Baggott
Carl Silas
Ann
Ann Toole
Merle Holley
Marie
Albert Gantt
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Kimberly Clark
N.M. Mann
Barbara
Georgia Southern
Statesboro
James A. Burden
Randy Fenninger
Arlington, Va
Randy
Harold A. Fletcher
Greece
Aegean Islands
Rome
Italy
Nancy Overman
R.F. Overman
Medical University of South Carolina
Susan
School of Nursing
Nancy
Citadel
Dean Axbby
California
San Angelo
Texas
Los Angeles
Cal
Aiken, S.C
Miss Arthur
Kniphfer’s
Lynette Woodward
Mitchell Eopping
S.C
Anderson College
Loretta Key
Cherokee Street
Deborah Lynn Austin
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Dahlen
CS R.A
Massee Lane
Fort Valley
BT Barnes
Miss Gantt
Renville Methodist Church
Cassels Oil Company
Old Airport Road
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