Right to Read tutoring program aims to boost literacy
Aiken County launches the Right to Read tutor program as a pilot to raise literacy toward a national goal of functional sixth grade reading by 1980. Volunteers receive 20 hours of training and work one to three days weekly at local schools under district guidance.
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National Reading Council
United States
Aiken
Aiken Area
South Carolina
League of Women Voters
Edith Parke
Jeanette Craig
Aiken County Consolidated
Pinecrest
Aiken Junior High
Belvedere
Hammond Hills
Dear Abby Letters On Cats And Glasses
A reader asks if a boyfriend who pretends to hate cats can fool people, after a cat shows affection. Another writes about a punch bowl misused for vodka and whether to confront the guest. A teen asks for confidence about wearing glasses and a playful comeback is suggested.
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Abby
Willie
Mr. X
National Ribbons Go To Four Aikenites
Four Aiken residents won national ribbons at the Camellia Show. Mrs John H Williams led with first place and presides over Garden Makers. Mrs H C Scott earned second and previously led Aiken Garden Club Council, marking her fourth national win. Cereus Garden Club members Mrs H C Morris and Mrs L S Deaton claimed third with their first entry.
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Aiken
John H. Williams
Garden Makers
H.C. Scott
Cereus Garden Club
Aiken Garden Club Council
Cereus Gardeners
H.C. Morris
L.S. Deaton
State Local League Tour of SRP Visit
More than 30 officers and members of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina toured Savannah River Plant to learn plant operations, radioactive waste containment, and environmental protection. Nathaniel Stetson briefed the group with plant objectives while DuPont representatives spoke on programs and processes. The tour included a look at tank farms and a bus drive through the site, with attendees from Clemson, Seneca, Sumter, Charleston, Columbia, Mt. Pleasant, and Aiken.
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League of Women Voters of
South Carolina
Savannah River Plant
Nathaniel Stetson
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
K. W. French
B. C. Rusche
DuPont Company
Commission
Stetson
French
Rusche
D.C. League
Clemson
Seneca
Sumter
Charleston
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
Aiken
Aiken County League
Robert Ashley
J.A. Bland
Handy Coleman
James A. Donovan
H.W. Griffin
Isabelle Murtha
Kermit W. Oberlin
Printing Short Runs Today at 158 Lourens NW
Short run printing is underway today at location 158 Lourens NW with deliveries starting this afternoon. Equipment and staff are set to handle multiple small orders, offering quick turnaround for local clients.
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Lourens
Education Is Stressed At Secretarial Meeting
Mr. E. Owen Clary, director of Adult Education, Aiken County School District, urged continual learning at the Aiken Chapter secretaries event. About 20 members attended the dinner at the Commercial Hotel as plans began for the November 4 secretarial institute at the University of South Carolina Aiken Regional Campus.
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E. Owen Clary
Aiken County
Aiken
National Secretaries Association (International
Clary
Commercial Hotel
Dessie Gentry
Delda Harper
University of South Carolina-Aiken
Missionary Speaks To Methodist Women's Group
United Methodist lay missionary C. Stanley Maughlin spoke to United Methodist Women of St. John's Church about change in Zaire as rural life shifts toward urban life. He has spent 13 years in Zaire and met his missionary wife. The meeting included new program books Live A New Life and devotions from The Lost Angel. A fall turkey dinner is planned for Nov 16 and a luncheon followed the talk.
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United Methodist
C. Stanley Maughlin
St. John’s Church
Zaire
Congo
Maughlin
Earl Roberts
Presi
Meat dollar value hinges on waste per pound
The article argues that most food dollars go to meat and urges comparing lean meat to waste such as bone fat and gristle per pound. It recommends judging value by cost per serving rather than cost per pound to stretch meat dollars.
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U.S
Kay Lawrence Speaks On Aiken Atmosphere At Club Event
Kay Lawrence discusses Aiken atmosphere at a Town and Country Club gathering in Aiken inviting members to sign up for 1972 73 year memberships. A baby boy Paxson Holman Jean cake born Sept 21 at Aiken County Hospital was announced by Mr and Mrs Nicholas Jeancake and grandparents listed.
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Town and Country Club of
Aiken
Kay Lawrence
Mid- West
Nicholas G Jeancake
Paxson Holman
Aiken County Hospital
George Jeancake
J.H. Brodie
Kitchings Mill
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VRS. Scott
Mrs. H.C. Scott
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XEROX
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Richland
Aiken, S.C
University of Kansas School of Journalism
Aiken Standard and Review
State of Columbia
Augusta Chronicle and Herald
Fermata Club
T&c
Harold Saucier
Maurice Meadows
Jeancake
Caroline Lindsay Cross
Daniel Arthur Henderson
Patricia L. Cross
C.P. Cross
Frampton W. Henderson
Mr. Henderson
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