Library Notes Rich In Heritage From Aiken County
Carol Garvin highlights the South Carolina Collection at the Aiken County Library as a rich archive for the tricentennial. Featured works include Eliza Pinckney, The Expansion of South Carolina 1729 1765, Mark Catesby The Colonial Audubon, Calhoun biographies, Mary Chesnut’s Diary, and abstracts of wills. The piece notes the library’s acquisitions, a new literary magazine The South Carolina Review, and scholarship tying Carolina history to family history and state memory.
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Carol Garvin
South Carolina
Aiken County
Elza Pinckney
Harriott Harry Ravenel
Charleston
Lucas Pinckney
England
Antigua
Eliza
Charles Towns
Robert L. Meriweather
Carolinas
Mark Catesby
George F. Frick
Raymond P. Stearns
Catesby
Essex
Florida
Bahamas
John C. Calhoun
Margaret L. Coit
South
Calhoun
Mary Todd Lincoln
Floride Calhoun
Dixie
Mary Boykin Chesnut
Jefferson Davis
Claudia Phelps
Michael Laughlin
Minnie B. Kennedy
South Carolina Review
Furman University
Clemson
USC
South Carolina Life
Thomas Wolfe
Hari Singh
Columbia College
Dr. Singh
India
Old
North Carolina
Mortgage Bankers Plan Fall Meeting at Wrightsville Beach
The Mortgage Bankers of the Carolinas announce their annual Fall Meeting at Wrightsville Beach N C on September 11 12 and 5 The MBAC and its members from North and South Carolina provide over 2 billion in residential loans and related real estate financing. William E Sellars president notes record attendance and Claude F Pope of Cameron Brown Co is convention chairman.
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Mortgage Bankers of the
Carolinas
Wrightsville Beach
N. C
William E. Sellars
North Carolina
South Carolina
Sellars
Claude FE. Pope
Cameron - Brown Co
Raleigh
MBAC
Five Aikenites Join Furman Freshman Class
Five residents of Aiken were accepted as members of Furman University's 1969 70 freshman class. Orientation begins September 16 and classes start September 22. From Aiken are Michael J. Flanagan Laura Ann Mackenfuss Gerald D. Robison Mackey Scott III and Cathy Diana White.
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Greenville
Aiken
Furman University
Furman
Michael J. Flanagan
Laura Ann Mackenfuss
Gerald D. Robison
Mackey Scott
Cathy Diana White
Jerkens Shines as Trainer and Polo Player on NYRA Circuit
H. Allen Jerkens stands out on the New York Racing Association circuit as an outstanding young trainer and also pursues polo playing, illustrating his versatility in sport and horse racing.
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H. Allen Jerkens
New York Racing Association
Wages Key To Spreading Teacher Strikes Across Regions
Teachers in New England and the Midwest walkouts keep classrooms closed in numerous districts. In Michigan 6,000 teachers in 28 districts stayed off, affecting 147,300 pupils. Rhode Island districts reached tentative contracts but opened slowly, while Chicago suburbs eyed a 30 day return pending talks. </analysis>
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New England
Midwest
Michigan
New Bedford
Mass
Manchester
N.H
Norwalk
New Britain
New London
Woodstock
Conn
East Haven
Rhode Island
Providence
North Providence
Manchester City
New Hampshire Hemue
Chicago
Yonkers
N.Y
New York City
Yonkers Federation of Teachers
Sex Determination by Ambition Correlates With Offspring Sex
A University of Iowa study reports that ambitious fathers tend to sire daughters while ambitious mothers tend to bear sons, depending on parental tension. When both parents face stress, families may show balanced or varied sex ratios, while calm couples tend to larger, sex-balanced families. The work notes 73 percent predictive accuracy in linking stress to offspring sex.
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Washington
Iowa State University
Donald H. Schuster
Lucky Schuster
American Psychological Association
Ames
Iowa
Hunger Takes Man in Rajasthan Starvation Toll
In Rajasthan 42000 people died of starvation this year an opposition member claimed in the state Assembly Bhairon Singh of the Jan Singh party urged the government to present death registers from village councils in the legislature.
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New Delhi
Rajasthan
Bhairon Singh
Jan Singh Party
Kipling Visits Burma Here a Poor Geographer
The dispatch notes Rudyard Kipling as Burma’s best known visitor who finds Mandalay lacking in flying fish and distant from China and the Bay of Bengal. It highlights Burma’s visa limits, a forthcoming $200 travel package, and new Bangkok flights in December. It adds Burma’s size, topography, treasures, Rangoon's growth, Shwe Dagon Pagoda and Kipling’s praise of its jewel pagoda.
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Mandalay
Burma
Rudyard Kipling
China
Irrawaddy River
Bay of Bengal
Rangoon
Irrawaddy
Evgn Exchange
Bangkok
Thailand
Texas
India
Pakistan
Laos
Asia
Shwe Dagon
Gautama Buddha
Kipling
Resort Property For Sale On Lake Murray Shores
For sale three adjoining lots on Lake Murray Shores each 50 by 100 feet. Bargain price for cash. Call 648-0595. September 4 to 8.
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Lake Murray Shores
Classic Cars and Auctions Notice Ads 1960s
Automobiles listed include a 1960 Rambler 4 door hardtop with automatic transmission and low mileage. a 1964 Luxury Olds 4 door sedan. a 1965 Ford pickup with V 8 engine priced at 995 dollars. plus two 19657 500cc Triumphs and a 1962 hard top Olds with power options. Ads show contact numbers and sale windows August to September.
Motorcycles and Scooters for Sale With Prices
Honda 160 runs good needs paint priced at 200 dollars. Honda 300 in good condition with helmet and windshield priced at 325 dollars. Call 648-5781 or 649-4252. September 4.
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HONDA
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Supe
School Board
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Ind
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Retriever DE
Lure
Spot
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
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Los Angeles
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Westmount Drive
G.ze
Goodyear
Richland Ave
Automotive
Ronnie Cook
Wagener
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Cowgar Estates
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